Oh God, Who are You?

As we know Einstein’s theory of relativity states that E=MC2 i.e. energy can be transformed or converted in to matter and vice versa, and also we know about the dual nature of energy, the particle nature and the wave nature. That means in simple words what we are made up of is energy which is behaving as particle, and wave, both, that is why our body constantly needs energy to survive which it gets from the food and where does the food comes from, say from the plants and where do the plants get the energy from, well, from the sun, so it in simple words sun is the main source of energy for the earth, that is why many Sanyasis and Yogis can survive without food for years because they absorb the energy directly from the sun without any medium like food. So it should be clear by now that our whole body is merely the energy vibration , but if our body is energy then who are we? Well, answer lies in the Big-Bang,  but before putting light on the Big-Bang , beautiful lines by a famous shayar Shamsher Bahadur Singh:


ख्याल भी है मेरा जिस्म , गो नहीं वह मैं.
ये जिंदगी की है एक किस्म , गो नहीं वह मैं.
जो होने होने में है, मैं हूँ मेरा यकीन करो.
खुदा भी है मेरा ही इस्म, गो नहीं वह मैं.

Big bang tells about the creation of universe. According to which universe came out from the state of nothingness, but as we know according to law of conservation of energy, energy can neither be created nor be destroyed it can only be transformed from one form to another. It is pretty hard to understand the state of nothingness that is the state of timelessness until our consciousness is awakened.

Now let me tell you about our scriptures , Shiva and Shakti, Brahma and Saraswati(goddess of knowledge), Krishna and Radha, are nothing but the consciousness and energy ,which are constantly creating the illusion of this universe (mithyajagat). Is that clear now what God is. God lies within ourselves not somewhere in the sky. We are the God, but we must realise that state of being God which is also known as attaining Lakshmi, Lakshmi has nothing to do with your bank balance, Lakshmi is the universal enrichment which comes out as the automatic by-product of the internal self realisation or Amrita.

I really can’t understand why people pray to Lakshmi on Diwali for Money.

Just reading and not thinking is just the wastage of time. If you are only reading and not thinking what I am saying then better not to waste your time, otherwise lot more to come.

Symbolism of Samundra Manthan

I want more and more people to understand the hidden truths so that we can really understand the actual meaning of these "puranic" stories.

The story represents the spiritual endeavor of a person to achieve self-realisation through concentration of mind, withdrawal of senses, control of desires and practice of austerities and asceticism, this is done by meditation.

 • The Devas and Asuras represent the positives and negatives respectively of one's personality. The participation of both the Devas and the Asuras signifies that when one is seeking bliss through spiritual practice, one has to integrate and harmonise both the positive and negative aspects and put both the energies to work for the common goal.

• The ocean of milk is the mind or the human consciousness. The mind is like an ocean while the thoughts and emotions are the waves in the ocean.

• Mandhara, the mountain symbolises concentration. The word Mandhara is made up of two words Mana (mind) and Dhara (a single line) which means holding the mind in one line. This is possible only by concentration.

• Mount Mandhara was upheld by Lord Vishnu as a Kurma (tortoise). The tortoise here symbolises the withdrawal of the senses into oneself (just as a tortoise withdraws its head into its shell) as one practices mental concentration and meditation or contemplation.

• Vasuki symbolises desire. Vasuki used in the churning of the ocean denotes that the Devas and the demons held desire (to seek immortality) as a rope and churned the mind with the help of concentration and withdrawal of the senses. Desire, if not controlled will overpower and destroy an individual.

• The Halahala poison symbolises suffering and pain (counter-reaction of the mind and body) that one undergoes at the beginning of spiritual sadhana (practice). When the mind is subjected to intense concentration, the first thing that comes out of the process is intense suffering and great inner turmoil. These must be resolved otherwise further progress is not possible.

• Lord Shiva symbolises the ascetic principle. His role in this story as the consumer of poison suggests that one can deal with the early problems of spiritual life by cultivating the qualities of Lord Shiva, namely, courage, initiative, willingness, discipline, simplicity, austerity, detachment, compassion, pure love and asceticism.

• The various precious objects that come out of the ocean during the churning stand for the psychic or spiritual powers (Siddhis) which one gains as s/he progresses spiritually from stage to stage. The seeker should be careful about these powers as they can hamper her/his progress unless s/he uses them judiciously, not for selfish gains but for others' welfare. This is the reason why the Gods and demons distributed these objects as they did not want to lose sight of their original aim which was to gain immortality.

• Dhanvantari symbolises health and signifies that immortality (longevity, to be correct) or spiritual success can be achieved only when the body and the mind are in a perfect state of health.

• Mohini symbolises delusion of the mind in the form of (or originating from) pride. It is the pride of achievement to which the asuras or the demons succumbed and thus lost sight of their goal. Pride and egoism are the last hurdles one has to overcome in spiritual life before experiencing self-realisation.

• The Amrit symbolises the ultimate achievement of the goal of self-realistion.

• Lakshmi represents universal enrichment which comes as an automatic by-product of the internal self-realization or Amrita

So I hope on this diwali instead of praying Lakshmi as a goddess of money we will try to attain Lakshmi by self realisation and knowing ourselves what we are and why we are here.
Just try to open your eyes, use your brains and ultimately you will know that there was no need to use the brain it was being used automatically for what our goal is.

TILAK

 

Ancient yogis or spiritual aspirants used to put tilak on their forhead to activate third eye chakra or behind where lies the pituitary gland in order to meditate better. The pituitary gland is small organ, at the bottom of the brain. It is... the master gland of the human body, this gland produces and secretes many hormones that travel throughout the body, directing certain processes stimulating other glands to produce different types of hormones. The pituitary gland controls biochemical processes important to our well-being.
This practice continues today as tradition. Actually, putting tilak or anything on your forhead does have calming effect. In Hinduism people wear tilak on their forehead. There is variety in tilak it could be sandal paste or chandan tilak, it could be kumkum that is made of red turmeric powder. Earlier women used to apply a real kumkum tilak on their forehead but now due to the lack of the time they just put a sticker bindis which are not at all beneficial. Its a believe that a woman should put a kukum tilak on her forehead as that is for her husband's long life.
There is also a scientific reason behind tilak on forehead. Tilak is made up of chandan or turmeric powder and both of them are cool. There is Aajna chakra between eyebrows and applying tilak on that spot makes a cool effect and also good for memory. We suppose to hide our anjan chakra from direct light of sun because this chakra is very sensitive and invoked very fast so we use tikal to avooid direct sun light also
Tilak stimulates the gland and makes it more active. By putting tilak one can rise its third eye. It helps pran to come up. When pran remains up one has great thoughts in mind but when it goes down one thinks only hateful thinks and do hateful works i.e sign of no wisdom.
Women has their pran down so it is a tough rule for them to put tilak. Now a days bindis have taken place of tilak. This is a shame. Because to stimulate the third eye the material used should be pious. Bindis contain gum made up of improper material and not pious. So women should avoid using bindis. Put tilak of kumkum or sandalwood paste, remains of yajna.

By applying Tilak on the forehead....your personality get attracted.....tilak represents reverence. Also, there is a nerve connecting to the brain which is present between the eyebrows which connects the memory concentration of the body, so when we put tilak it constantly stimulates it and keeps it active, so that our mind body and soul are under our control.

 

हिंदुओं ने तिलक क्यों धारण करना चाहिए ? हमारे दोनों भोहों के मध्य में आज्ञा चक्र होता है , इस चक्र में सूक्ष्म द्वार होता है जिससे इष्ट और अनिष्ट दोनों ही शक्ति प्रवेश कर सकती है , यदि इस सूक्ष्म प्रवेश द्वार को हम सात्त्विक पदार्थ का लेप एक विशेष रूप में दें तो इससे ब्रह्माण्ड में व्याप्त इष्टकारी शक्ति हमारे पिंड में आकृष्ट होती है और इससे हमारा अनिष्ट शक्तियों से रक्षण भी होता है | तिलक लगते सम...य चन्दन, बुक्का, विभूति , हल्दी-कुमकुम जैसेसात्त्विक पदार्थों का प्रयोग करना चाहिए साथ ही स्त्रीयों ने गोल और पुरुषों ने खड़े तिलक लगाने चाहिए , यदि कोई विशेष संप्रदाय से संबन्धित हो तो उसके अनुसार तिलक लगाना चाहिए | तिलक लगाने से मन शांत रहता है , अनिष्ट शक्तियों से रक्षण होने के कारण और देवत्व आकृष्ट होने के कारण हमारे चारों ओर सूक्ष्म कवच का निर्माण होता है | आजकल कुछ स्त्रीयाँ टीवी धारावाहिक देखकर विचित्र आकार के टीका लगती हैं उससे भी ऐसे व्यक्ति को आसुरी शक्ति का कष्ट होता है | उसी प्रकार आजकल बाज़ार में उपलब्ध प्लास्टिक की बिंदी लगाने से भी कोई लाभ नहीं होता क्योंकि उसमे देवत्व को आकृष्ट करने की क्षमता नहीं होती ! तिलक धारण करने से प्रत्येक जीवात्मा को उसके आध्यात्म शास्त्रीय लाभ अवश्य मिलता है चाहे वह हिन्दू हो या ईसाई हो या अन्य किसी भी धर्म का हो !!