Karma defines the life.

Action is the sign of Life. All living beings do some  action, for survival. In Gita, action is termed as Karma. In Karma yoga, Lord Sri Krishna proclaims Brahma as the origin of any Karma.

             

                     Karma Brahmodbhavam, Brahmakshara samudbhavam

Action originates from Brahma residing in every being, and Brahma originates from Imperishable.

Whatever Karma may one perform, that results to a Potential charge.These potentialities, these charges off actions are carried forth through the succeeding  births. The result of every karma, (whether good or bad,)stays in the form of Potential charge, so we should act very causciously. Bad actions result negative charge, good Actions result positive charge. All the total potentialities are stored in the heart only., the sum potential charge is divided into three stages of Karma. 

Prarabda karma::  is called commonly as Destiny. Prarabda is responsible for our impulses and total personality. Prarabda karma is the riped results of actions done in previous births. Prarabda karma, decides the happyness and sorrows of the present birth, irrespective of one's discretion.One has to face, what destined.

 Sanchita karma::: The totality of all potential charges, accumulated in innumerable previous births, as well as in present birth, and which are not yet ripe for fruition, stored up, is termed as Sanchita Karma.

It is this Sanchita karma, which is responsible for the good and evil promptings or impulses of present birth. One can reduce the Sanchita karma by  following certain desiplines like, Dhyana ( Meditation),different Spiritual persuites, or spiritual  rituals.

Kriyamananii::: the potential charge resulted out of the actions of Present birth, is called  Kriyamanani.

A fresh powerful Prarabda can be created by doing an exceptionally great act. It is possible. 

The Kriyamanani takes many  births,to convert to the charge of Prarabda.

Thes three stages of karma, Prarabda, Sanchita and Kriyamanani are responsible for the type of birth, The Span of birth, the enjoyments of birth, the pains or pleasures of a birth. Non can escape the Prarabda. But one can correct the Sanchita by virtuous actions and Spiritual persuites.

Though, Kriyamanani is guided by Sanchita, if deliberate efforts are put, any one can change it to Prarabda.

. How far is that possible?,depends on one 's determination, and sincere persuite.

Hence, we all have to perform actions, minding these three forms of Karmas, and their  effects. Especially, the Spiritual aspirent, whose goal is God realisation , should do every action with pure mind, and with pure consciousness. Why? Because,  Purity alone cleans the Sanchita karma, Converts the Sanchita to favourable Prarabda.

Favourable prarabda gives all worldly  possessions, and all sensual enjoyments.

Unfavourable  prarabda gives worldly dissatisfactions and all grievances.

So, ultimately, it is U, who is responsible for ur Destiny, ur Sanchita or ur Kriyamanani.

Some people claim the success to their credit, and failure to Destiny. That is absolutely wrong. You were there in the previous births, the same in this present birth also. 

You are the same  soul, which  forgot to enhance the Spirit in u.

Our Karmas deside  our present life, and our future births.

What u did, that u reep. What u sow, that u crop.

So,  do better actions,  get better results.This should be the slogan of any sensible person.

           

      "Manasa vacha karmana yoginaha karma kurvanthi  sangamthyakthvathma  suddhayeth"

Actions should be done, Mentally, verbally and physically, to purify the soul. Actions should be done with detached expectations. This model of doing any action will yield positive karmaphal (results of actions) ,fecilitating enhanced life.

This is the Theory of Karma Siddanta, which designs anybody's Life.

                                     Gitauvacha 

                             

Detached attachments

  Life  is so prescious, rare  gift given by God. We don't know weather we will have the same previlage once again. So, one should feel the importance of Human birth, and try to give a meaning to it. Every body wants to enjoy  his/ her life in his own way. But those ways of enjoyments should not be dangerous.Those means of enjoyments should not guide him/her

towards wrong doings. This is where one should be very very causcious of the ways of enjoyments.

Of course, in this process of craving for enjoyments, anybody gets attachment to the worldly things. That is very natural. But, to what extent one should attach to this worldly things ?,is a big question.

Are ur means of pleasure intellectual or materialistic?, should be scrutinised deeply every time u mind towards enjoyments. 

Intellectual  enjoyments transcend one to higher spiritual zones.

Materialistic enjoyments  drench  one into worldly attachments.

The first one uplifts the intellect, where as the second one deplits the intellect.

No doubt, every one requires enjoyments, but they should remain with restricted attachment.

How can one live with restricted attachment with any sourse of pleasure? Like this...........

One should not think that this life is only to enjoy. Beyond enjoyments,or along with enjoyments, there is some thing,he should attain in this life. That is "elevation in intellectual

 Planes." This is possible only by attributing his every action and it's result to God.

Pleasure or sorrow, gain or pain, praise or deride......all should be experienced without ownership.All dualities of Life should be accepted equally, as if  they  are all prompted by  the Devine Consciousness dwelling inside u. All these things should be dedicated to That supreme supernatural presence of one's existance.  This mind set alone can help any one to lead a life with detached attachments.

Have many sources of happyness, but not many spaces of attachments.

Grab the spirit of pleasure but not the entanglements of worldly attachments.

How many occupations may be one has, they should not tie one to this Deluding world.

If this attitude is followed, one can live a strain free life. Of course, this " detached attachment" formula is tough to follow, but once adopted, one can lead a cool life.

Belief in Devine, and Devine hand in our acts,can alone make anybody to accept this 

style of Life. Great intensity of Belief ,without any doubts, is required in this process.

                  "  Abhyasenathu veiragyena" says Lord Srikrishna ,when Arjuna asks how to practice a cool balanced life. Lord says.... U can practice anything , pursue any endeavour. ; but with your mind disassociated to the results. Then only Mind reminds under your controle.

Controlled mind always paves peaceful  life.

                                Gitauvacha  

Why to pray God??

Why should we pray God? 

Lord Srri Krishna answered this question, very clearly in Gita. For four reasons, people pray me.

Arthi (one in crisis), gignaasu (an enthusiast to discover what I am ), ardhardhi ( desiring a wish), gnani (who wants realisation )are the four kinds of people, who pray me. 

                      Chaturvidha bhajatemam Jonah sukruthi nor junta

                   Anther  jignasu ardhardhi gnaanicha bharatharshabha

Arthi remembers God only, when he is in trouble.Soon  he comes out of crisis,he forgets God, and drowns in the worldly things. This kind of fear oriented God-fear is bussiness like

thing ;, not appreciable.

Jignasu always remains inquisitive about God, forgetting to connect with him. He whirls in the pool of questions,; What is God? How does he look? Why this Creation? How this Creation takes place? So many doubts continuously pester him distracting from the main line of linking with God. 

Ardhardhi prays God to get his wish granted. After his wish is fulfilled, he forgets, who did it. Once again it is a bussiness like attitude. He keeps a price to his prayers. Ardhardhi is not aware of the fact that what all he is offering to God, is  given by God only. Once again this is not appreciable.

 

Gnani,who is aware of the fact that, this entire creation is god's play, and god is That whole sole commanderen supremo,.He never forgets God even single minute.; accepts God as the Supreme power, prays every minute relentlessly. Gnani prays God for Self Realisation, but not for any selfish intention.A gnani wants to be connected to God always, because he will get the Devine charge flow continuously..Link with God is not easy.One should become a pure soul, a pure mind to realise God. How is it possible?

Simply Chanting mantras, performing rituals, visiting temples won't help an aspirant to

get  God's blessings.The above said activities simply help one to direct him mind towards God. If all these activities are associated with devotion and meditation, one will surely link

To God.It is to transform to a gnani, one has to Pray God.  When one becomes dear to God, I mean, when one becomes linked to God, all godly qualities transmit from That. The prayee converts to gnani. 

 In Bhakti yoga "Lord Sri Krishna explains who is dear to him. Any devotee, any prayee, any bhakta who is always contented, contemplative, dedicated with his intelllect and mind to Me, is My  favourite.". That's all. Once, if you come into God's sight, you will be blessed with everything that gives eternal peace. The devotee gets " Santhi achirenadi gacchati." For this reason every one has to pray God.,

Then how to pray??

Bhagavan says in Bhakti yoga.....

                              MAYYEVA MANA AGHASVA MAYI BUDDHIM NIVESAYA

                             NIVASISHYATHI MAYYEVA ATHAOORDHVA NA SAMSAYAHA

"There is no doubt, u will live in Me, if u fix ur mind and intellect in Me.

Once u live in Me, your welfare is My concern".  Says Bhagvan.

So, while praying God, one should concentrate on his prayer with total dedication with

Total contemplation. Mind should not wander. Then only the bhakta connects to Lord, gets Lord's blessings. 

                      "Ujjannevam sadatmanam yogi vigatha kalmashaha"

Once, connected, the self gets purified from all worldly taints. A pure soul always remains

( ujjannevam ) connected consistently to the Paramatma imagining That in it's own desired form. When a Bhakta turns to a yogi, his intellect and knowledge sharpens, transforming him to an elevated soul. This transformation of a simple devotee to a gnani ,a simple  self to an elevated pure self, is the purpose of praying God.

                      

We all ask our parents to fulfill our wants, similarly we pray God to grant our wishes.

That is a worldly goal, but the spiritual goal is to connect to God.; to Come into  God's looks,; To become dear to God. This is what Gita suggests to be the criteria of those, who so ever Pray God.

Pray to connect to God.

Pray to realise the truth.

Pray to be blissed.

Pray to purify yourself.

Desire, the devil.

It is very natural to have some desire, because it is desire that drives a person to work.

No desire no interest in life. Desire is the fuel of anybody's life. Desire is the Force of action.

But,everybody should know, how much one should attach to the fulfilment of one's desire.

We should always remember one important thing,...desire should make your life spicy but not fussy. Why do l want this?Can I live without this? How important this desire in my life? 

To what extent I should attach to this desire? Does desire dectate me or I dectate it ? Is this desire giving me trouble free happyness? 

Is it truly desire or obsession ?All these questions should be clarified before one aims for a 

desire. Where Fife elements (earth,water,fire wind and sky) exist, there desire arrises.

This is a doubtless concept. Non can escape the vision of desire. 

Mind is the seat of desire. Hence, one has to restrict the count of desires, for this reason, one should always control the Mind.

Is your desire directing u towards Gnanamarga or Kamamarga, should be clearly introspected by the Desiree ;.Is your desire guiding u towards Knowledge or towards worldly

Whirlpool ? One has to put his Mind to all these questions.

A controlled mind guides one to wish a desire that ends in Knowledge.

A wavering mind guides one to wish desires ending in momentary physical happyness.

The earlier one elevates you, whereas  the second one deludes.

Some people desire all worldly things ( which are temporary ), some desire non worldly things .

Restriction of desires displays, how much controe one has on one's mind.

It is Human to aspire desires but devilish to crave desires.

Great Rajarshi Viswamithra, Raja Dasaradha, Brahmarshi Ravana, Sacred Seetha, even 

Thrimurty Brahma Vishnu Maheswara could not escape this Maya Moha of Desire. Even

all above mentioned Mahatmas were deemed to experienced the danger of their desire, 

because they are  not admissible ones. All of them faced the bitter side of their desires.

Desire turns Devil when it is negative in nature. ; But Devine when  positive in nature.

Positive when ur desire doesn't cause trouble to anybody ;.viscious desires can even destroy

the human kind, this planet too.

 

The greatest enemy of the beings is Desire only.  This works as a fire , burns and also as 

Light, enlightens. The sences, the mind,and the intellect are said to be its'seat. Desire deludes the mind. Even greatest of greatest minds did not escape Desire delusion.

So one has to be very very causcious while desiring a desire. Entertain, and work for any desire as long as that won't destroy the knowledge and sanctity of self.

Self > intellect >mind >sences >sensory objects says the below given sloka.

 

                         " Indriyani paranyahuhu, indriyebhyaha param manaha

                            Manasasthu para buddhiryo buddehi paratasthu Saha"

Then how to aim for an approved desire. By controlling the intellect and mind, descriminating the good from bad, one has to wish for any desire which is trouble free.

Your desire neither trouble u nor others. Desiring any thing, keeping the welfare of people around you, is appreciable always. 

Your desire should give happyness not sorrow.

Your desire should not be ur enemy leading to problems.

Your desire should be constructive  not Destructive.

Finally, your desire should be self enlightening but not self distructing.

                          Gitauvacha

Consequences of wars

Since ancient times, society is categorised to four important castes, considering their nature of jobs.in Bhagavadgita Gita, Bhagavan proclaimed that He has created these four Varnas.

                " chaturvarnam maya krutsnam guNa karma vibhagasaha"

Brahmana, Kshatriyas, Vysya, Sudra are the four castes which constitute a society in our country. Marriages used to take place in between the people of same caste.

Inter caste marriages were beyond imagination in those days of Arjuna's era.

Social norms of marriage, family traditions, customs and culture of a perticular caste are very strictly followed by that caste.

If not followed, what happens to the society ,is explained by Arjuna, in First chapter of Gita.ie Arjuna vishal a yoga.

Arjuna was asked to kill his cousin brothers and his elders, in war Kurukshetra.

Seeing Bheeshma, Drona, Krupa and his kith and kin in the war field, he felt aghast, dropped the arrows and bow, and started narrating to Lord Sri Krishna the dare consequences of killing Families.

                                 "Kula kshaye pranasyanthi kula dharmasya sanathanaha 

                                   Dharma Nashe kulam kruthsam a dharma bhibhavathyutha."

When a caste destruction happens, the honoured family traditions are lost, unrighteousness overtakes the whole family.

                          Adharmabhibhavath. Krishna pradushyanthi KULASThriyaha

                          Sthreeshu dushtasu Varshneya! Jaayathe varnasankaraha.

Arjuna says::::::

O Krishna! When unrighteousness prevailed, the women of the family become corrupt, and when the women r corrupt, there begins mixture of castes.

The cross castes disturb and destroy the customs , traditions  abseved from ages.

Disrespect towards traditions, direct the families to an indisciplined style of life, where no rigid binding to any norm of the society exists.; here from starts the caste system collapsing.

Social values become weak and  alterable to one's own convenience. SAsthrAs defined Vedic norms will be ignored.That means Dharma is disrespected. Unrighteous attitude overtakes the families,;where unrighteousness, there discipline dies,; social system, caste system,creed system collapses.;their ancesters are forgotten. Ancesters miss there offerings, and fall from heavens,;

Pitrudevatas( demised ancesters ) are deprived of the funeral offerings.

The long standing kula dharma, jathi dharma ( truthful traditions of caste and creed )

will  be destroyed because of this mixture of castes.

When any person of any caste dies, funeral rites are systematically performed to facilitate that Atma to reach the higher heavenly zones.  This is written in Bramhanda puraNa and other scriptures. Different ceremonies with different specified offerings  lift the demised Jeevi , to reach the higher Devine planes. This topic is explained in detail, also in Ramayana and Mahabharata.

But, when kula dharma is destroyed  due to the mixture of castes, the Pitrudevatas 

will be deprived of heavens and perpetually doomed to live in hell. Here, logic is that even after death, Jeevi demised  will be connected to the related surviving Jeevies for some period of time.In this period of time, if the defined ceremonial rites are done as per SAsthrAs, demised Jeevi raises to the Devine planes, escaping from the earth's catch.  The same is emphasised by Arjuna in the below sloka.

                            Utsanna. Kuladharmanam manushyanam Janardana

                             Narake niyatham vaso bhavatheethyanusuksham 

Hence,Mixing of castes and creeds should be avoided to stop the Destruction of Dharma, says Arjuna. Of course, entire Bhagavat Gita preaches about Karma and Dharma.

Deviation from defined Rightuous norms, and traditions of any caste or any creed

will damage the families and consequently society too.

As Bhagavdgita is  authentic and speaks about Dharma Rakshana , we may have to give a thought to this aspect of Kula, jathi Sankaram, and their consequences.

                               Arjunauvacha

                

Some ignored notes in Gita

In all chapters of Gita, we find a word,Yoga,invariably and emphatically. 

What is meant by Yoga? Connecting this Simple soul to that Supreme Soul, is Yoga.

Then, what is the name of that Supreme Soul? Gita calls that Supreme soul as ParaBrahman or Paramatma and also describes that ParaBrahman as formless (nirAkAra).But, never refers to the Supreme power by any Avatar Purusha's name,for example, Rama, Narasimha, VAmana so on so forth. 

Gita is an Upadesam given to Arjuna, to drive away his despondency. We all know.

Arjuna is one among the Pandavas, who lived in Krita Yuga. Before Krita Yuga, there were few more Yugas, and few more Avtaras too.They are, Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, VAmana, Narasimha, And Rama Avataras. Non of them are mentioned or praised in any chapter. Every Yuga has a Yuga Purusha.( Avatar ). No AvatAr is mentioned. But, 

Ikshvaku, Vaivasvatha Manu's names are taken.

Vedas are not  described or praised in detail, but in many chapters it is said that, what Gita preaches is better  quintessence of Vedas.

Vedeshu Yagneshu thapassu cheiva daneshu yath punyaphalam prathishtam 
Athyethi that sarvamidam vidithwa yogi Param Sthanamupeithi  chadyam
Aksharabrahma yoga...

Yogi, who knows about that Akshara brahma and Adhyatma will beget all good results declared by Vedas ,Yagnas ,Penances, and Sacrifices. 

Vedas praise the Paramatma by the name Narayana. But, nowhere in Gita, we find the mentioning of Narayana, who is Praised as Paramatma and Parabrahma, in Vedas.

Because, Gita is a SamvAd (dialogue) between  Lord Krishna and Arjuna, lots of doubts about human existance, human birth, human Dharma, and creation of this Universe,definition of Atma,and Paramatma,and how different ways are connecting to the Paramatma , etc etc are all cleared in different chapters. Lord Sri Krishna is  swayam Vishnu rupam (incarnation of Lord Vishnu).

In Moksha Sanyasa yoga, in last Sloka,Sri  Krishna is praised as "Yogeswaraha" (lordof yoga ),; many other names of  Sri Krishna are also referred to, like... Madusudana, Vasudeva, Hari, Kesava, Madhava, Achyuta, Janardana, Hrishikesa, etc. But, in a very negligible number of times, the name Vishnu is spelled in this lengthy Upanishad of Eighteen Chapters. In 24th sloka, of" Visvarupa samdarsana yoga", one time, Arjuna addresses the Lord as "Vishnu".

Bhagavad Gita speaks mainly about the different  ways of Yoga, to realise the Supreme Being. That Supreme being is called Bhagavan. In every chapter , we read the dialogues between Arjuna and Bhagavan. All discussions and Conversations of Bhagavan and Arjuna referred to as Bhagavanuvacha, Arjunuvacha;  these two addressings run the entire sacred Upanishad Gita. Not only this, in Sraddhatraya vibhaga yoga, Bhagavan is designated as" om tat sath. That means " Om " is the name of that e Eternal Truth. If anybody wants to call bhagvan by any specific name, that is his own choice, that's all.

No defined name, no fixed form, no fixed place, etc are the characteristics of That Supreme power. Wherever is excellence there is My Presence, says Bhagavan, in Vibhuthiyoga. Excellence in any faculty, such as Beauty, Intellect, Power, Brillience, Knowledge etc etc, should be considered as God's presence. 

Among four Vedas, three are mentioned. But, Adharvana Veda is not quoted. In Rajavidya Rajaguhya yoga, 27th sloka speaks...

Pitahamasya jagatho mata dhata pitamahah
Vedyam pavithram omkaram ruck sama yajurevacha.

In the end of second line, Rukvedam, Sama Vedyam, Yajurvedam are only quoted. Why Adharvana Vedyam is not mentioned is not known. Similarly, Om, which is designated as Narayana himself in Vedas,  is not considered as it is, but defined as Brahma everywhere in Gita.This mono syllable Om, sanctifier of any word, to which ever it is attached infront is simply mentioned as a designation of Brahma,but not of Narayana. Wether all these notes deliberately ignored or by chance ignored,in Gita ,we don't know.  But, they are all thought provoking features.

Gitauvacha 

How great is Human body and human birth??

Of course , we are all  aware of human anatomy to certain extent. We think, some important organs function together to sustain this Body. Is that all about  a human body? No, no,..........

How precious is this birth?? Do we know, what this body is made up of and how this birth can be utilised to realise the Amighty?? Above all, how one can reach the non return destination??(( ie the ultimate supreme abode.))

Gita explains the Spiritual interpretation of the Human body in a very  exotic way.

In Kshetra Kshetragna vibhaga yoga, the configuration of body is explained with a spiritual perspective as this.......

    

                       Mahabhutanyahankaro, Buddhiravyaktamevacha

                       Indriiyani dasheikam cha panchendriyagocharaha

                       Echchadveshaha sukhah dukham sanghataschetana dhyuthi hi

                       Etath KshEthram samasena savikara mudahrutham

Five elements ( earth, water, fire, air and sky), feeling of 'I', intelligence, the Unmanifest,

Five sence organs along five sensory perceptions, likes and dislikes, sorrow and happyness, power of action and inaction, and velocity of action....all together compose a Human body, which Gita names as Kshetra.

 

The embodied self Jeevatma prompts the Feeling 'I' ( Aham ). 

The Unmanifest  Supreme self, (Paramatma ) present inside body, simply witnesses the actions; neither acts nor attaches to the actions.

Jeevatma, Paramatma reside as two birds on a branch in our body.

Jeevatma  experiences  the emotions where as Paramatma remains an unattached

witness. 

            Anaditva nirgunathwat Paramatmaya Avyayaha 

            Sareerasthopi KownthEyA na karothi na lipyathe.

Though residing in the body, the  Paramathma ,neither acts nor attaches to the results of actions. Why??? Because, actions are all prompted by 

Prakrithi and propelled by Chaitanyam which is a disposition of Jeevatma.

Prakrithi is composed by ThriguNas ....Satva, rajah, tamas.So, the nature of any action is 

decided by either of these  thriguNas , prevailing at that perticular time. We should be beware of thriguNas, because they dictate our actions and their results (our Papam and PuNyam.),which in turn decide the quality of next birth and next  body.

The Karma phal of previous births,( Sanchita karma) decides,the kind of Life of a person in his next birth. 

 The nature of a person, his attitude, his behaviour, the likes and dislikes, the total personality is as per ones' previous birth's karma phal. Hence, how precious is Human birth? A human body? How carefully one has to utilise the life for good cause? In my view, to certain extent, by conditioning the mind, by controlling the

temperment, one can lead a sacred life by doing noble actions. 

So, ultimately, what we do, what we experience, in this Life is dictated by our

previous births.Our actions, our emotions, our experiences, our thoughts, our speed,

our mindset, are all guided by the nature of the Embodied Self and it's' prapta Punya.

Why? The same Self was there in the previous births, and will continue in coming births too.

Body changes in every birth, but conduct doesn't. Hence, one should very regularly

Introspect his conduct to better it. Pure soul possesses pure conduct, which guides good actions, good results and correspondingly good birth. To certain extent, our life is in our hands, not totally in God's hands.We are responsible for what we face in our life.There is Liight in every body. Brightening and dimming is in 

your hands. It is stupidity, to blameGod for the bad happenings of anybody's life.by controlling the ThriguNas, one can build up a fine conduct, to drive this  vehicle, body,for a Good purpose.

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 So  amazing is this Body. It is not simply a frame configurated with limbs and organs. The various places, where the Paramatma exists in a body, is given in Gita,.......

"Sarvasya chaham Hrudi sannivishtaha ":::: Heart is the place of Almighty.

" Aham vyswanaro  bhuthvA  praninam dehamasrithaha " ::::::The Digestive fire,                  

                                                 Vysvanara is a form of Almighty that exists in Liver.

"Smruthir GnAna mapohanam cha " :::: Memory, Knowledge and forgetfulness are all

                                              Different dispositions of Almighty rest in brain.

"Mañaha Sastaneedriyani Prakrithi sthani Karshathi":::: Mind, the sixth sence , the    

                generator of thoughts( Bhava ) orders all actions and stores the results of  

                actions ( as Sanchitakarma )

The PraNa shakti, which holds the body, sustains the Life, is spread in entire Body,

And Illumins it. The Atma, the embodied Self, remains spread in the body, like Light. PraNa shakti drives the actions, which we all aware of.

The Adhyatma, Adibhutam ( The Embodied self and Body )together run the show of one's life.

Isn't it  wonderful to be a human? It is a very very precious gift given by God, and a special oppertunity to Realise  Him.How best one can make use of one's life, utilising this specially designed, amazing  body, is  one's own artistry.

Life is a  wonderful artefact of Jeevatma and Paramatma;

   And A great coexistence of Supreme mind and simple mind.

    And a great co functioning of Supreme consciousness and simple self consciousness.

      

Attaining or refraining the Supreme  goal  is one's own discretion.

                                             Gitauvacha 

 

Parabrahmam is Only one

God is only one entity, one Unity.. The Ultimate Devine Power, whom we all call God

is defined as Parabrahman, in Gita. Whichever name may one give to God, either Paramatma or Paramdhama or  ParamEswar or Paramjyothi, Parasakthi, ultimately That is only one Supreme being, existing everywhere.

The 18th century saint singer,  Sri Swami Thyagaraja sings in one of his songs,

               

                     UndediRamudokkade, oorakachedipoku Manasa [ Telugu language] 

Meaning.....Lord Rama is the only one Supreme Devine being, don't get confused by so many names by which people worship Him. Rama is the name of Brahman. Another

15th century  great singing  saint,  Sri Annamayya also says in one of his songs,

                   Brahmamokkate Parabrahmamokkate [ Telugu  language ]

Meaning.......Brahma or  Parabrahma , both are of same nature  but different in their quantum of energies.   Parabrahma is a Sourse of unimaginable quantum of energies, single Unchangiable 

Principle .

Brahma is as same as Parabrahma, with same charectoristics and relatively less energies.

The designation of  Brahma is one Single Syllable , ie Om.

                 "Om ithYEkaksharam Brahma VyAharaNmamanusmaran "

(Aksharaparabrahma yoga)

 The imperishable principle, which is running entire show of this universe is Single.

Srushti, sthiti, Laya ( creation,sustainance, destruction ) are all due to the expansion 

and contraction of all pervading infinite Devine  power, ParaBrahmam.

Brahma the universal mind, present in every living being either moving or non moving, is Single.Brahma is the same Devine supreme power, appears in different dispositions in  and out of beings. 

It is only one imperishable,indestructible,unexplainable power of ultimate goal from  which every thing emerges and into which everything merges,that is = Brahma, defines Gita. The Ultimate resting place of this Universe, which is so ancient from time immemorable, which is unexhausting is designated as Brahma in Gita.

                       Gati bharta Prabhuhu Sakshi Nivasaha Saranam Suhrutu

                        Prabhavaha Pralayaha Sthanam Nidhanam Beejamavyayam 

(Rajavidya Rajaguhya yoga---18th sloka.)

The Ultimate goal, the sustainer, The Lord, the Witness, the abode, the refuge, the

Friend, the sourceof creation  the destroyer,, the sustainer, the protector and the eternal seed is Parabrahmam only, with all different Functional dispositions.

 

The Supreme Mind with it's Supreme consciousness, and Supreme Intelligence

created this universe is spreading it's infinite Knowledge, along with its'Infinite  energies into different forms. What wonders me is, how so many great features rest in one single entity?? That is the mystic nature of the supreme being. This mystery can never be revealed to anybody,because,That Brahmam is beyond the physical laws of this World. Brahma is beyond human intelligence and understanding.

We give different forms and names to This mystic entity, thinking Him,the Lord of worlds.

Whichever path may one select to reach the Ultimate goal, which ever form, name may one give to That Parabrahmam,  ultimately one day all reach the same  Destination , from which one returns not. This is the Truth of Truth.

In  Sanskrit, Rama means Brahmam. That is why, praying Rama leads anybody  towards  Paramdhamam. We need not doubt this fact. Though, Srimad Bhagavadgita 

mentions Rama's name only once, that too in Vibhuthiyoga as a great orcher, the power of chanting  that name gives unexplainable, amazing results. Parabrahmam is Ramabrahmam, Rama is Parabrahmam. Tath is only one. Tath twam asi....

                              Gitauvacha 

Purushaha

 Who is Purusha? In all chapters of Gita, why this word Purusha appears repeatedly and predominantly .The Supreme Devine power who is Lord of this entire universe, is designated as Purusha. Purusha is the "He Man" of the universe. Puru+Sha = the Ancient Supreme being.
Ancient in the sense, time beyond imagination, beyond calculation. 

" Purusha suktam" a Vedic hymn which describes and praises Purusha exclusively, mentioned Narayana as  Purusha. These are the attributes given to Narayana who

is the Parama Purusha..........

Narayana :param, Paraha (ultimate Devine being)

Narayanam : brahma tathwam( Narayana is Brahma)

Narayanam: Paramjyothi, Atma (celestial Light and Atma )

   Antarbahirchitassarvam vyapthaha (existing inside and outside of all beings )

Narayana: sarvam vyapthaha, sthitha (existing everywhere)

Narayana:  ananthaha, Avyayaha,viswa sambhuvam (is infinite in nature,unexhausting 

Narayana: aksharam, paramapadam ( Imperishable and supreme goal)

Narayana is  Viswam, harim. ( Narayana himself is entire Universe, named also Hari )

Narayana Vedaha,  Purushaha (Purusha is Entire Absolute intelligence )

Narayana: Patihi ,ViswAtma, sashwatham ( Ruler and Unchangiable )

Narayana: achyutam, mahagneyam (indestructable absolute knowledge )

Then, how is That Devine supreme power, Narayana, present in this Universe??

Like agarland of lamps, Narayana (Purusha ) is envoloping the entire  universe.

Purusha rests in all beings as bright light.;like jwalamala, Narayana is envoloping the

Viswam.

All above description of Narayana , said in Sri Purusha Suktam is resembling that all said in Gita about Purusha.

Then, how to attain Purusha? ?

Lord Sri Krishna  says,

               Oh PArdha ! The supreme being in whom are all beings  and by who  all this is pervaded, is attainable by  one- point devotion, that is by staunch  Bhakti .

Presence of Purusha is clearly expounded in this verse.....

                   Dwavimov Purushorloke ksharakshakshara Evacha 

                Kharaha sarvani bhutani kutasthokshara uchyathe 

O PArdha! There are two formats for this Purusha in this Universe, Perishable  and 

Imperishable. When Purusha is inside the creatures, called Purusha Perishable. While spread 

outside the creatures it is called immutable Imperishable. In other words, Jeevatma,

Paramatma are two dispositions of Supreme Purusha.

Paramatma is Purushotthama. Gita says emphatically......

Purushotthama  is immutable and Imperishable.

Purushotthama  is omnipresent and omnipotent.

Purushotthama who is beyond perishable  and even beyond imperishable is the  ultimate Devine supernatural  being spread every where equally in this universe.

This evenly spread  charectoristic is one of the features of Electro magnetic field.

So, Purusha is an exceptionally, extraordinary supernatural Devine, supremely special Magnetic field which is beyond human perception. Purusha is beyond description, unexplainable, and beyond human perception. Those Yogis and saints and GnAnis,Who so ever Realised Purusha are unable to explain That. Why? Why? When they saw

Purusha, they experience the Divinity, they experience an undescribable Bliss, which 

Is called Brahmanandam. They reach Brahmi sthiti. Brahmi sthiti is acquired through

Uninterrupted contemplation on God. Only unflinching Bhakti paves way to Mukti (nirvana or realisation of God. )ie Brahmi sthiti. How this Brahmi sthiti is possible?

                   Purushaha sa Paraha PArdha bhaktya labhyasthwananyaya 

                    Yasyantha sthani bhutani yena sarvamidam thatam.

O PArdha! The supreme Devine being by whom are all being pervaded and in whom are all beings, is attainable only by single point devotion. How? Why?

Concentration at one point without any distraction, converges the Cosmic energy existing in Skys, into that specific point. This is called single point devotion ,which

helps one finally to experience Purusha (Lord of universe ). This is one method of 

Dhyana ( meditation ).

Here, Ananya Bhakti is the underlined word. Ananya Bhakti means, undisturbed undeluded Bhakti, absolutely undeluded Bhakti.

Bhakti yoga clubbed with Dhyana yoga helps one to realise Purusha, quickly.

Bhakti is for dedication and dhyana is  for concentration.

In Bhagavadgita ,Narayana is referred  as Purusha or Purushottama or Akshara brahma Or Parabrahma, or Paramatma or Paramdhama. 

Purusha ( who is ViswAtma) is named Narayana in Purushasuktam.

But, in every chapter, Gita called the same  Narayana, as Purusha.

  Purusha is Narayana, Narayana is Purusha.             

" Om Purushaha Narayanah Paraha "

                  

                                            Om tat sat

Chaithanyam _The force of action.

What makes us to work, what prompts all living beings to act, is Caithanyam.

A driving force in all humans and other living beings, is nothing but Chaitanyam.

This is one disposition of That Devine,existing,in all of us.

Thoughts originate from Buddhi, Bhava originates from Mind, Actions get command by Intelligence, sensory perception comes from five sences. But all these activities are directed by what entity, what guides a living being to work?

That entity, which prompts Buddhi, GnAnam, Memory, Sences, Ego,and Mind is nothing else than the Devine invisible power, chaitanyam which in other way understood as Jeeva. 

Entire living beings are sustained by this Jeeva, a supreme inconceivable form of 

Paramatma. Wherever is life, there is Jeeva. Every living being has inside in it, That

Paramatma as Jeevatma. We all aware of a big secret, that Atma, when outside a body,called Paramatma,,,and when inside is called Jeevatma. 

JeevAthmA runs that particular body It holds, whereas Paramatma runs the show of 

Entire creation. Jeevatma is associated with the nature of particular soul,but Chaitanyam isn't. Here, one trickish  aspect of Atma is, physical format is same for both Jeeva and Chaitanya. But, functional format is different.  As long as life exists  in the bady, Chaitanyam functions,;once life is lost, Chaitanyam deminishes, relievesJeevAthmA. This is a great subtle secret  of the existance of Jeeva as Chaitanyam in our bodies. 

This is the reason why a person in Coma lives but does' nt act. He has Jeevam,but no Chaitanyam. A Coma patient's Mind is switched off. How to switch on it?..How to bring Chaitanyam back into a Coma body?? How to activate the Coma silent Mind??

A"Great mind , if connects to the frequency of a Coma mind, and gives nonstop instructions, that may be recharged, may regain it's functionality ."  Medically, how far this is possible, I don't know. But, there is chance for this treatment too.

Mind and Chaitanyam are linked with each other in everybody.

Chaitanyam dectates both Consciousness and Sub Consciuosness.

The ParamAtmA as Chaitanyam  inside us is cause for all our actions and activities.

Nothing can be done without this Driving Force.  The same concept is emphasised in the ninth 

Sloka, in Sanyasa yoga. (5th chapter.)

Seeing, hearing, touching,smelling,eating, walking, sleeping,breathing,speaking even

excreting, opening closing of eyelids, everything is the prompt of Chaitanyam.

 

                              Neiva kinchit karomeethi yukthO manyet  thatvamithu

                              Pasyanhi stun an sprusaggigran  asnangachchanswapansvasan

                              PraNapana visrujan. Gruhnan  nimishannimishannapi

                              Indriyaneendriyardeshu varthantha iti dharayan.

A man of selfless attitude knows this Grand Truth~"I am not doing anything ".

Everyaction is performed  by the guidance of That, which is beholding  the Body, ie Dharayan....in otherwards Jeeva.

A selfless person who acts like a Saint, by knowing the Truth that "inside everyone lives that supreme Lord, ".....realises the presence of  Chaitanyam,; he attributes every action and it's 

result to That only.  

This is the Phylosophy of Life. :: Tat thvam asi.::Thou are that.

Where there is Life, there is Chaitanyam.

                               Gitauvacha 

 

                                   Om tat sat

                                                  

                           

Who is a sage

Sage is a wise composed person, who shows wisdom in speech, and actions.

Many times, the word sage is confused synonymously to the word saint or Muni.An expert person who

Provides future forecasts through supernatural  insight is called a saint.;a saint is a siddha purush with highly evolved insight. Having mastered the art of living pure, a sage may change to a saint.

How a yogi behaves sagely?

A yogi, whose actions are free from selfish motives, whose actions are burnt by the fire of  knowledge , changes to a Sage. A sage does  not live away from the world, a sage does not live secluded. He lives in the midst of all worldly things without been influenced by them, 

resembling a Lotus Flower which lives in  mud, untouched by its dirt.

The same is explained in GnAnakarmasanyasa yoga, in this verse.......

                                     Brahmanyaghaya karmani sangam Thyakthva karothiyaha

                                      Lipyathe na sap apnea padmapatra mivabhyasa

                                                  

The actions of a sage are  all selfless and designed for the welfare of  co beings. Never a sage 

Works anything with worldly attachment. He dedicates his wisdom for a Good cause.

The selfless actions clean the sins of sage's Mind. Pure mind treasures Godlyness, with all positive qualities .

                                  Kayenamanasa budhyaha kEvaleirindriyeirapi 

                                   Yoginaha  karmakurveiti  saga thyakthvathma siddha yet 

A sage yogi  does all his jobs with a detached Mind set, only as a matter of fact, not associated to the results. Physically, intellectually, mentally he works for the good being of humanity, 

by relinquishing the  fruits of his actions. This selfless attitude is what tranforms a yogi to a Sage. Sri Sri Vivekananda swami preached the same as, " do not leave the world, leave the selfishness , to become a sage".The happyness of self free actions can never match any other 

Actions.

Even amidst thousand people one can very easily spot out  a sage . The presence of a sage can not be ignored. Why? What makes a sage different from others?.

A serene face, a silent radiation of thoughts, a cheerful face, soft speech, simplicity in attaire,

a poised behaviour, a soothening expression, an over all attractive compassionate personality (irrespective of beauty ).etc...are the special features of a sage, which discriminate him from the ordinary.

These personality features are not actable, or pretendable. They develop naturally when anyone transforming  to Sagic Person gradually. 

Free from fear, anger, greed, croockedness, selfishness etc etc a sage evolves to a Devine natured person. Washes away all bad in him, becomes spiritual in nature. 

A sage attains Samadristi (equanimity ) towards a friend and foe, happyness and sorrow, pride

And deride, rich and poor. .....so on and so forth.

A peaceful mind is a reflection of a Sage. He radiates the same to all around him.

This is what happened with  Buddha, mahatma Gandhi, Vivekananda , Sri  Ramakrishnaparamahamsa, Sri Sankaracharya  etc etc. to quote so many. It is our fortune, our

Country gave us so many sages to educate us in spiritual lines.

If followed their path, anybody can transform to a sage and enjoy their given life peacefully 

And completely .

Face the life like a sage, feel the greatness of it.

                      

                                    Om tat sat

Faith in ultimate truth

" My God " is the exclamation which every body uses in crisis and excitement.

Why only God is remembered in times of  extremes?  Reason is that we all know very surely one supreme power is  running entire show of  this  Universe. That supreme being, existing time immemorable, that supreme being, extremely supernatural in  nature ,that supreme being cause of all actions and results, is believed as God. We all believe this truth of absolute Truth.

Bhagavadgita preaches in every chapter the same fact repeatedly: "remain faith in Me."  In Rajavidya Rajaguhya yoga Lord Sri Krishna says:::

    

                         Manmanabhava madbhaktho, madhyajeemamnamaskuru

                     MamE veisyathiyuktheiva AtmAnam math parayanam 

Fix ur Mind on Me,be my devotee, sacrifice to Me, having me for the  supreme goal, thus fixing the Mind on me, you will attain me alone. Says Above  sloka.

Simply to say, dedicate yourself to That supreme Self., that will take care of u totally.

" That " refers to God, That refers to "Tat Sat".Faith is God, God is Faith, That is truth.truth is God.Being truthful is Being Godly.

Those, who always remember God ,will be taken care by That.

Few centuries back, there lived a saint singer Meera bai, a princess of Rajput Kingdom .

She was an ordent Krishna Bhakta. She was married to a Rsjput king Rana. But, from her child hood she believed Lord Sri Krishna as her husband. So, though married to a Raja, she could not 

Subdue to him.so Rana wanted to kill her by poisoning.when she was asked to drink poisoned milk.without fear, without any hesitation ,Meera drank the milk, praying Lord Krishna with total faith. There was no impact of poison, happily Meera started singing on SriKrishna. 

History is evident for this story. God saves his devotees without fail.

God is same to all beings. There is no dear nor hatred for anything or anybody.

But, those who worship with faith are always taken care of .

Faith in  God  is strength of Life. 

Faith in God is the ultimate guiding force of life.

        

                                             Om tat sat 

Real conditions for self Realisation

All our actions are-dominated, dectated by ThriguNas , which in turn prompted by ones' own Karma.Naturally, all good actions are prompted by  Satva guNa,   Where as bad actions by Rajo guNa. Non can escape this law of Nature. Even, Gods, taken birth on this planet cannot escape themself from this law.

                " Thribhirgunamayeir bhavairebhihi sarwamidam Jagath mohitham ".  Says  Lord Sri Krishna, in Kshethrakshethragna vibhaga yoga.

But, to overcome this domination of nature, one has to put deliberate efforts.

The aspirent of self realisation ,should condition his Mind to become Suddhatma;, because, 

Suddhatma  can alone Realise the Supreme mahan atma .

What are those traits of a conditioned  Mind???

A first and foremost  characteristic of a conditioned mind is  a  a serene ,peaceful  behaviour. 

A cool and composed behaviour, which generated  by  controling the sences, is seen in all

Conditioned minds. Those with prashanthama  behave very poised, look very pure in thoughts, 

Devoid of the  Dualities of this world. This is said in Dhyanayoga, in the below verse........

  Jitathmanaha  prashanthasya Paramathma  samahithaha

   Sheethoshna sukha duhkheshu thadhamanapamanayoh

Self controlled  person  whose mind is perfectly serene  in the pairs of opposites ;,treats  joy and sorrow equally, ;feels cold and heat equally, ; considers honour and dishonour equally.

He behaves like a Yogi,who is unmoved under various circumstances of dual nature.the same

Mentioned in Bhakti yoga as below.........                                  

    Samaduhkha sukhah  swasthah samaloshtascha  Kanthana!

    Thulyapriyapriyo  dheerasthulyanindathma samsthuthihi

A conditioned Mind  exhibits wisdom in every aspect of Life. He looks upon friends and foes,

relatives and non relatives, honour and ignominy, the virtuous and sinful with the same eyes.   

A self controlled person does all actions with a selfless attitude, attributing the results as God driven, and God given.            

The same is expressed in Bhakti Yoga as below...........

   Manapamanayohsthulyasthulya   Mithraripakshayoh

    Sarvarambhaparithyagi   GuNatheethaha    Sa  uchyathe.

These charectoristics of highly conditioned, exalted souls are beyond thriguNas .

These yogis renounce the sence of doer ship for their actions, raise above thriguNas.

These elated great minds prepare themself ready for Self Realisation. 

             Shun the sence of ' I ', u can see the shining Supremebeing.

                    Bhagavanuvacha