During the 12th January 09 celebration, a question was asked:

Guru Dev must have been fully enlightened. Now after leaving the body nothing remains in the Relative, just Absolute. Then how do we invoke and to whom? And if nobody is to be invoked, then what is the use?

Maharishi:

Some such similar question I asked Guru Dev once. What happened was, naturally people come to the ashram from all over India to pay respects to Guru Dev, once or twice a year according to their own convenience.

And when they would come they would narrate all sorts of stories, the child was sick or they had a law suit, all sorts of difficulties and then thinking of Guru Dev, that thing disappeared.

And hearing all these things for a long time, one night I asked Guru Dev 'What is this?' These people don't even write to Guru Dev, Guru Dev doesn't know they are in difficulty on the surface of life and then how do they report they had a vision or some thought of Guru Dev and then from that time everything started to be smooth?

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The Aditya Hridayam is revealed in the Ramayana to Ram by the great sage Agastya on the battlefield before fighting with Ravana. Ramayana is the classic story of Krishna Avatar S'ri Ram. This story of the seventh advent of Lord Vishnu was recorded as the Ramayana by Rishi Valmiki upon direct inspiration of Lord Brahma Himself. The purpose of the Ramayana is to reveal the Path to Brahman Consciousnes for the benefit of everyone.

As we progress on the Path to Brahman Consciousness, we will all, as did S'ri Ram, slay Ravana. Ravana is the collection of karma and ungounded energy that is expressed as arrogance. To destroy arrogance, we must call upon our Atman to give us the secret of how to do this. The Aditya Hridayam is that secret.

Chant the verses of the Aditya Hridayam three times at sunrise with devotion to your Atman and hold in your heart the desire to transmute all traces of arrogance. The s'akti of Aditya Hridayam will build day after day and reach its peak after 1,000 repetitions, which will take about one year of regular daily practice. Each day your Âtman will transmute one layer of the Ravana energy and the sum-total of your arrogance will diminish. 

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Maharishi once said "A family is a field of joy" and we know that Maharishi's statements are deeply profound and can produce the awakening into Brahman Consciousness. This statement is particularily suitable for those who are in family situations. Sometimes the family situation is, on the surface, far from "a field of joy"! Severe health problems with children can occur and bring on much distress, the anxiety and pain caused by a teenager's drug use, the unfaithful spouse, or the death of a child are examples of family situations that appear on the surface to be nothing like a field of joy. So why would Maharishi make such a statement when family life is sometimes the apparent source of deep sorrow and misery?

Human life is a transition period on the ascending phase of the cycle of evolution, from the unconscious realms of nature to the superconscious realm of Brahman Consciousness. To make this transition we have to wake up from the dream of daily life. Have you noticed how in a dream, just before you wake up, it sometimes gets very violent or bizzar, actually forcing you to think "hey, I don't want to do this anymore - wake up!"

So called "waking state" human life is actually a dream from the perspective of Brahman Consciousness. We can at any time choose to wake up from this dream and become established in Brahman Consciousness. Then we look back and see how that whole period of life before was just like a dream where one is lost in a morass of ridiculous situations, sorrow, misery, happiness, unhappiness, etc.

It says in the Yoga Vashista:

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Conscious individuals are preparing to celebrate Earthday on April 22, 2008. This is a good beginning of the awareness of the importance of our planet. But there is so much more to understand and appreciate about planet Earth! The Earth is also Goloka, the eternal abode of Krishna. Krishna incarnated on Earth about 5,000 years ago near the end of Trita Yuga as the eighth incarnation of Vishnu. The Srimad Bhagavatam describes Goloka as the highest planet. In Goloka Krishna, who is known as the protector of cows, resides with Radharani, His eternal consort, wherein He performs His divine play, known as Veda Lila.

This first paragraph raises some interesting ideas, the first of which is Goloka.  Goloka means the world of cows. We know that cows are considered sacred, but why? Because the cow is the physical representative of mother Gaia, the diety of planet Earth. When we respect the cow we are paying respect to Gaia and to her gift to mankind, the planet Earth. Throughout Vedic Literature there is mention of the importance of cows and that the highest Dharma of man is the protection of cows.

 

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Jyotish means light on the path - an invaluable gift from the Creator, Lord Brahma, that not only reveals to us the karma we carry, but also provides a means to rise above this web of karma to the realms of blissful life in Brahman Consciousness. Those who are seeking to improve their happiness and fulfillment in life are invited to enjoy the self-knowledge, keen insights, and techniques for rising above karma provided by S'rî Vyuha Jyotish.

S'rî Vyuha Jyotish is unlike Jyotish as commonly used today in two important ways:

1. The focus is on rising above one's karma to enjoy the full bliss of Brahman Consciousness, not  predictions of the future
2. The S'rî Vyuha Jyotish Chakra is quite unique and gives a picture of the individual's karma in a way that traditional the Jyotish Kundli cannot.

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Today we viewed an interesting video that gives us an account of Dr Jill Taylor's experience of what she calls nirvana. Please set aside 18 minutes to enjoy the memorable TED Talk.

According to Dr Taylor, nirvana (complete bliss and delight and peace) is experienced when the left hemisphere of the brain stops dominating life with its incessant chatter and becomes silent and the right hemisphere takes over. How does nirvana relate to Brahman Consciousness?

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One of the most fascinating and useful aspects of the Vedic Literature are the Brahma Sutras. For anyone interested in living Brahman Consciousness, the Brahma Sutras are very important.

Brahma Sutras are not supposed to be translated and understood on the level of the mind. Brahma Sutras are pointers to the transcendental, beyond the mind. If we attempt to understand the Brahma Sutras on the surface level of the meaning of words, then the mind will become caught up in the words and we will miss Brahman. Brahman is not a thing to be known. Brahman is for Being. Brahman is the essence of Being, the silence of Being.

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If a person lives to be 100 years old these days, it makes the news. However, the human physiology is designed for a lifespan of 100,000 years in Sat-yuga. So why is it that we do not live much, much longer than a measly 100 years?

In the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible there are accounts of people living for hundreds of years. Methuselah is mentioned in Genesis as the son of Enoch and the father of Lamech (father of Noah), whom he fathered at the age of 187. According to the Bible, he reached the age of 969 years. Genesis 5:27 states, "And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died" (American Standard Version). Genesis 5:5 states, "So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died." 

Modern science puts the natural limit on current human longevity below 130 years. The limit is similar to the limit in Biblical reference in Genesis 6:3, where God placed a limit of 120 years on man's lifespan. This corresponds with transition into Kali-yuga that occured at the end of the Mahabharata when Krishna ascended (about 5,000 years ago). Krishna's ascension marks the end of Dvapara-yuga where the typical lifespan was 1,000 years.

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Brahman Consciousness is like an omnipresent "sun" that illuminates the universe. It is always there, shining brightly but the invidivual ego has created a shell around consciousness that blocks it so that we experience life in darkness and isolation. Fortunately for everyone it is possible to "tunnel" through this egoic shell and catch a glimpse of our birthright, the full sunshine of Brahman Consciousness.

The first step into the full sunshine of Brahman Consciousness is the Maha Videha Initiation. Maha Videha is the experience of That which exists outside the shell of the ego. This experience produces a tunnel through the thick, dark shell of the ego that permits a glimpse into Brahman Consciousness. The Maha Videha Technique is a means to repeat this experience of Brahman Consciousness at any time. Each time the technique is used to experience Brahman Consciousness, a layer of egoic darkness is removed. Eventually, the thick dark egoic shell is transformed into a crystal clear bubble and full bliss of Brahman Consciousness is experienced at all times.

The ego is that structure which provides the individuality necessary for existence. "Exist" means to stand out from. In order to exist, one must have an individual ego but that ego does not have to be a dark shell that only reflects itself back to the witness...

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The Shankaracharya's Welcome to Maharishi

Jyotir Math, India, 1975

From the tradition of Shri Shankaracharya, He is the disciple just like the Master: Destroyer of tamas of the inner Self, King of Rishis, And from the darkness of the people He is the bestower of light. Greatest of the great, greater than greatness, He is indeed the reason for the welfare of the tradition. Bestower of the calmness in the three layers of existence, Incarnation of Yoga, indeed of Shankara, Whose speech is true speech, Whose demeanor is precise, Whose actions are compassionate, Whose fame is compelling, In the world of all men He is the inner Self. The course of His speech is the incarnate form of Indra. the Creator. O Mahesh Yogi, let Your benevolence be extended unto me, Great Rishi, King of Rishis, Rishi of Gods. From the light of the Himalayas to the level of the plains He resides in the midst of Shankaracharya Nagar.

Sri Ananda Mayi Ma

In 1981 during the Vedic Science course in Delhi, Maharishi sent a large group to the Taj Mahal for a visit.

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