Our Life works like a car

Our Life works like a life of a car.

The car needs fuel (petrol/diesel) and a battery to spark the plug to ignite. We also need fuel (air, water and food), but the battery in inbuilt in the system from the fertilization of the follicle. It's a spark of God. Nobody knows when it gets off. Therefore, many Saints have confirmed that only God knows the death, but the time is already fixed when we born.

The battery has been placed in our heart keeping the pumping of the body well, that keeps the brain alive. Brain is the switch board of all the functions of the body organs but it's power station is placed in the heart. The specialized nerve fibers sinoatrial (not made in China!) node produces electrical pulses that regulate the rhythmic contractions of heart which is pumping life giving blood to all organs. The voltage (electrical potential) is dependent on membrane potential, therefore repolarization or depolarization of membrane changes the voltage patterns that can be measured through ECG (electrocardiogram). And our nerves are controlled by our nature and our reaction to people, events and environment around us. With a stage of anxiety, the chemical secretion in the blood directly involve the nerve functions and changes in the voltage patterns. Therefore, heart get damaged when one is hurt by people, event or environment.

Those who have strong heart (majboot kaleja) and balance nerve can fight well and last long, but those whose hearts are like Dove, may be loving but depart early. Therefore, sometime people say, good people go early and tough remain.

The invention of Yoga and Meditation by Hinduism, is one of the best therapy to regulate the nerve nodes and regulate the voltage fluctuations. Better to do meditation than to die in love of woman/man or property.

Modern life is a life of electricity. It has over charged our brains and hearts. But excessive use of electrical appliances may damage the voltage pattern and heart, therefore it's time to ring alarm bell.

And dear spouses, please don't damage the voltage system of your better half. It has potential to keep you only half!

Do meditation and live a fuller life.

Punamchand
31 March 2015

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14 Lokas and 7 Heavens

14 Lokas and 7 Heavens

How could they visualized? 

Modern man is trying to see the world through eyes. He has invented equipments that can allow him to see farthest possible distance. And with the help of mathematics and logic he reveals the secrets of the Universe.

But ancient human mind was sharper than present mind because they could see through the third eye, i.e., gyan chakshu. The support system paralyze the strength of the modern mind. But in the higher stage of meditation, the ancient mind travelled beyond the seen to the unseen secrets of the Universes. How accurately they have revealed the secrets! Yog Vashishtha mentioned about how Vashishtha Muni travel from one universe to other leaving his physical body apart. As per Quran, the Prophet went through all 7 heavens one by one when he was ascended to the skies. 

According to Hindu cosmology, there are fourteen Lokas (worlds), seven higher ones (vyahrtis) and seven lower ones (patalas). The above ones are named Bhu (earth), Bhuvas, Svar, Mahas, Janas, Tapas, and Satya. The below are: Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Rasaataala, Talatala, Mahaatala, Patala, and Naraka. Some scholars believe that Seven Heavens and Seven Earthes of Torah/Bible/Quran refer to these same 14 Lokas of Hinduism. 

Quran mentions 7 heavens (samawat) created by Allah in layers; the Visible Universe (the earth, the planet's, the Stars) (our dunya) and Unseen 6 Heavens above us. 

Our Galaxy Milky Way has 400 billion Stars. There are billions of Galaxies. Their orbits and paths are intersected like a woven fabric. We are unable to reveal secrets of our visible Universe, then how long we shall take to understand Multiverse?

We understand four dimensions: Width, Height, Depth, Time. Scientists and researchers are adding more dimensions. Is the Quran refers 7 heavens as 7 different dimensions? Or the Hinduism refers 14 lokas as 14 different dimensions?

Hinduism say the whole creation is a play of mind (manasi srishti - Leela) of Brahma, the creative energy of GOD. Our eyes are means to see, but the seeing is by the mind. Our earthly mind can't look beyond earthly objects, the physical world. Even on earth all creatures don't see, visualize or think the same. With the refinement of mind, with different frequencies (like wireless sets), the subtle body, can visualize the other Universes. They were able to connect their mind frequencies with the frequencies of other universes, travel to other lokas and explained to us when returned to the physical body. With the change of frequency, one can enter into Dev Loka, Yaksha loka, Gandharva Loka, Pitru Loka,  etc.

Brahman is an infinite field of probabilities and possibilities. Whatever one imagine, it is possible. Our mind is our Brahma, has capacity to create our new world. 

अणोरोनियान महतो महीयान I

Punamchand
30 March 2015

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Life in the balance of Potassium and Sodium

Life in the balance of Potassium and Sodium.

Potassium and Sodium are essential nutrients of our life. The balance between them regulate the electrolytes and in turn keep the vital organs in order and keep our light on.

Potassium improves the functions of brain and memory. In memory loss or Alzheimer, potassium intake is advised. But excessive potassium damages the heart function. The sudden loss of pulse and heart beats essentially linked with very high potassium in the blood.

Sodium is another essential element of our life. It has direct relation with blood pressure. Sodium reduction can increase in plasma cholesterol and plasma triglyceride. It balances the potassium, therefore saves the heart.

It is said that dying person remembers entire life events before departure. Is that a play of increased potassium? Increasing brain function reminds him/her deed and simultaneously decreasing heart rate takes away his/her life.

Humans are smarter. If they eat more salt they can balance by eating potassium. Sometimes, they add salt in potassium rich food to maintain balance. Potatoes, bananas, water malon, tomatoes, apples, avocados, leafy greens, nuts, apricots, salmon, and mushrooms are high in potassium, and it's easier for people to add things to their diet than to take away something like salt.

To protect your Heart and Brain, your Sodium to Potassium Ratio is more important than your overall salt and potassium intake.

Balance karatu.

Punamchand
29 March 2015

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We are undivided family

We are undivided family

Do you have feelings of separation? Separation from the body? Separation from others? Religions, Nations, Colours of skin, Politics, Castes, etc have divided the humans.

We are tethered to all with the tie of the mind or the knots of heart. Sometimes we feel joined and in the stage of depression feel apart. But these are psychological knots. 

Are we separate? Separate from our body? Our family? Our Nation? Our world? Our Universe? From the objects of the Universe, i.e. the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, etc? 

No. Not at all. 

All creatures and objects have influence on us. Space is not disconnecting element, therefore influence of stars on us is not merely in a mechanical manner as the law of gravitation does but a very very living and organic manner.

The way, all creatures in the Sea are united through Ocean of water, all of us living on earth are united through the Ocean of Air; similarly all are united in the Ocean of Brahman, the Absolute, the Being.

The ties of the mind or the knots of the heart, the psychological knots by which we are tethered to earthly experience, break immediately, when we enter into the ocean of Being, the Ocean of nectar, the Ocean of eternity. 

How to enter into the Ocean of Brahma? Intact we are in it. The question is to realise it. How? There are means.

One must see purity, hear purity, touch purity, think purity, and sense purity. Practice self control through fasting. Live in Brahamcharya, to live as Brahman. Practice Maunam, not speaking, silence of all the senses, on account of the contact of the Atman which is the Supreme Silence. Meditate, to withdraw senses and mind and centre consciousness, the Brahman. 

One can walk a little, but the master key Guru necessary to instruct because those try through mind and senses are unfit to contact or enter into the Ocean of Brahman!

We are One in the Ocean of Brahman.

We are one and undivided family.

Punamchand
28 March 2015

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Dooj Ka Chand

Dooj Ka Chand

72 Jinalay, a Jain temple at Talvana, near Mandvi (Kutch), Gujarat is a famous Jain pilgrimage with Tirthankar Shri Adinath Bhagwan as main Deity and 72 Deris of Tirthankars.

When we have Darshana of Lord Adinath, a young Jain girl was making an image with rice. Bottom as Swastika, middle three cubes and top as duj moon and bindi. What do you do? What is the meaning of this image? My wife asked her. I don't know. I am doing because others are doing. She replied. One gentle man tried to explain but my wife couldn't catch the meaning. I was watching from little distance. Then I asked the question to one Mahasati Sadhviji doing prayer in the temple.

The Swastika is a symbol of four Yonis: Deva, Manushya (Human), Tiryanch (birds, animals) and Narki (living in hell). The middle image of three cubes are gyan (knowledge), darshan (understandings) and charitrya (character). And the top duj moon and bindi is "Shiddh Shila" the final destination of all Jeevas. A Jeeva is moving in four Yonis as per it's Karma. During the life as Human, it can live a life with gyan, darshan and charitrya to merge with the "Shiddh Sheela" the Nirvana of complete peace. The rice is a symbol of Akshat, the eternity. While making the image, one pray God to bless the path to reach Shiddh Sheela. She explained.

I was surprised with the image of duj moon with bindi in Jainism, the same in Hinduism and same in Islam, as the symbol of the Almighty, the final junction of all creatures.

In Hinduism, it is R kar and Bindi of Aum. The sound is Ram, the bij mantra and the mantra to chant Rama, Rama, Rama. (Not only the Sun of Raja Dasharath!)

In Islam, it symbolizes on all structures and flags of Islam followers. They celebrate Ramadan Eid after looking at dooj ka chand (Z Hijjah Moon). And at the moment, Venus remains above the Moon in the sky, making beautiful picture of ँ dooj ka chand and bindi. They follow Hijari lunar calendar based on lunar visibility.

The union of Moon (mind) and Venus (beauty) is called Romance in Jyotish. Therefore, the most beautiful girl may be called "Chaudavi ka Chand" (can have further beauty) but She is "Dooj ka Chand" for many.

Human life is also an opportunity to know the "Self", "the Being", and it is limited like "dooj ka chand". Otherwise at the end we may have regrets, looking at the balance sheet. 

Awake till the light of life is illuminating. 

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय, तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय , मॄत्योर्माअमॄतं गमय । 

Punamchand
27 March 2015

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Atman, a beautiful tale from Upnishad

Atman, a beautiful tale from Upnishad

One day, Prajapati (Brahma) announced that this Atman is free from every kind of evil, unaffected by old age or decay of any kind or death. It has no hunger, no thirst. It's wishes are immediately materialized.

After hearing the proclamation of Brahma the Gods (Devtas) and Demons (Asuras) held conferences separately, discussed about the capacity of Atman to fulfill every wish or desire, and decided to send their Chief, Indra and Virochana for training under Brahma to know this Atman, respectively.

Indra and Virochana, the deadly enemies, didn't speak to the other about the purpose, and both went to Brahma and stayed for 32 years without saying anything, observing austerity, controlling their senses and living a very disciplined life. Then after 32 years Brahma asked them the purpose of their visit. Both replied about his great proclamation of knower of the Atman fulfill all desires, and explained the purpose of coming in search of the knowledge of the Atman.

"The Being which you see in your eye is the Atman" said Brahma. The Being that you see in your eyes, that is the Atman. This is the immortal, this is the abode of fearlessness, this is the Absolute.

Oh, I see, this is the Atman. What is reflected in the eye, concluded both. Then what is reflected in water, mirror is that Atman also? They asked. "It is seen in every kind of reflection" Brahma replied. Then Brahma told them to go and look at themselves in a pan of water and see what is there? They went and saw themselves, from hair to nails, everything they are, reflected in that water. We see ourselves as we are, they answered. "This is the Atman". Brahma said. What you see in your eyes is the Atman, what you see in the reflection is the Atman.

Both were very happy, went back thinking they have known the Atman.

Virochana, the chief of Demons went to Demons and explained I know the Atman, by which I can control all the world and fulfill all your desires. This body itself, what we are here is Atman. It become asuras doctrine of crass materialist and sensualist. They concluded body as Atman and to use it to fulfill desires. They started decorating the body beautifully, cover it with silk, gold, etc, even care for the corpse after the death. This become the fate of Virochana and his followers.

Indra, half way to heaven had doubts, how could this body be the Atman? What is reflected in water or anywhere is the body, and if it is Atman then it would be affected by every kind of defect in which the body is subject. So there would be defective Atman. This can't be called immortal. It goes with the death of body. Where then comes fearlessness and immortality and brahmatva mentioned by the creator? He didn't go to gods (devas) and returned immediately to Brahma.

Indra asked, how can we regard this body as the Atman, when it is subject to these defects? If the body is blind, the Atman will become blind. If body is diseased the Atman would have disease. If the body dies, Atman will die. Reflection can't be the Atman.

Brahma told him to live the life of austerity (severe discipline, self control, and aspiration) for another 32 years, afterwards, he will speak.

After 32 years, Brahma have fresh instructions. "That which you see in the state of dream is the Atman. The Being which rejoices and is happy in the state of dream is the Atman, which is fearless and which is immortal".

Yes this must be so. Indra accepted and went back. Before he reached his palace, he again had a doubt. How could this be? That which is in dream is the Atman? The dreaming individual is not affected by the defects of the physical body but some other defect will be as one is not perfect in dream. One cries, weeps, and sobs when one has painful experiences in dream. This dreaming Atman is no good. He went back to Prajapati and raised his doubt, the dreaming individual is no good at all, it can be affected.

Indra stayed for another 32 years of self control. After 32 years Prajapati instructed Indra again. "Now, I will tell u about Atman that is not affected by the physical body not conditioned by the sorrow of dream and which is blessed in its own state, what is that? He who is in deep sleep state, that is the Atman. This is immortal, fearless, Atman".

Indra got satisfied and returned. But on the way he again had doubts. Atman in sleep, it is zero. It is in darkness, neither know self nor others. This kind of Atman is no good. He again went back to Prajapati, raised doubts, stayed for another 5 years of self control (total 101 years of Tapas).

Then Brahma said, "O Indra, this body is perishable and it is enveloped and overwhelmed by death from every side. How could this be Atman?" Neither the body nor the mind is Atman. Anything finite can't be Atman. Neither the walking individual nor the dreaming individual, nor the experiencer of deep sleep can be Atman. Atman is manifesting through body but it is not identical. The body the vehicle, the mind are conditioned by the vicissitudes of pleasure and pain. There is under current of future sorrow even at the time of present happiness. Bodiless existence is free from the vicissitudes of pleasure and pain. The Atman is Bodiless. Atman can't be thought of by the mind. One has to rise above the physical (walking), subtle (dreaming) and causal (sleeping) conditions, the limitations of the Atman, then one become the true Being. True being is not unconsciousness. It is self luminous light of all lights. Brahma further explained, the Purush, seeing through eyes, smelling through nose, speaking through mouth, hearing through ears is Atman. The experiencer is Atman. Whatever thinks through mind (celestial eye- Divya chakshu) (the Brahma-loka) (the state of mind to the high frequency level of consciousness) also is Atman.

Indra return peacefully and conveyed the knowledge of Atman to the gods(devtas). Whether Indra and Devtas followed the knowledge in the same meaning or not but  if Indra need 101 years to understand, what to speak of ordinary people like us? We are followers of Virochana, the chief of demons, busy in decorations of our body with designer cloths and ornaments and acting for fulfillment of its desires.

After reading the tale, what do you do? Follow Virochana? Or follow Indra? Or follow Brahma?

Atman Bhavatu.

Punamchand
26 March 2015

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Unification of India by British

Unification of India by British

We have always blamed British for their divide and rule policy and reason for division of India at the time of independence.

But when was India united? It was a country of Kings and Sultans. Much before the arrival of British the people were divided through religion. One of the major reasons of Maratha defeat in the 3rd war of Panipat on 17/1/1761 against Ahmed Shah Abdali was the support to Abdali by Rohilla of Doab and Nawab of Awadh Sultan Shuja-Ud-Daulah. Afghan-Rohilla-Nawab, perceived as "army of Islam".

Hindus conquered up to Hindu Kush BC,  but the Northwest border always remained a challenge for India. Whether Kal Yavan during Lord Krishna's time, or Alexander and Greeks, or nomadic warriors (Puranas called them malechchh rule) attacks during dark period of history of 500 years (between fall of Mauryas and rise of Guptas) from central Asia,  the Shakas, the Huns, the Kushanas, the Turks, the Mughals, the Afghans; Indian Northwest border was under attacks of invaders. Many tribes came and merged with locals but Muslim invaders came, established their rule and increased their strength through conversion of religion from backward Hindus. 

Invaders used to come from Northwest and the local Kings used to countered them with only one fighting community 'kshatriya', and lost many times. But when the foreign rulers established their kingdoms and allowed other communities to join their army, their strength of waging wars increased. The rise of Shivaji and Marathas was possible by allowing other communities to wage wars.

When invaders conquering India from Northwest border and wars were mostly fought on physical strengths, British though entered from West (Surat, Gujarat), studied the strengths and weaknesses, moved to East, established their rule over Bengal and slowly and steadily conquered India with better strategies, diplomacy, strength, discipline, law, judiciary and English language. 

With the establishment of British rule, the invaders stopped attacking from the Northwest border. British with the use of Railway, Post and Telegraph, bureaucratic administration, laws, etc, ruled the Country for 190 years with less number of British soldiers and officers. 

Equity was the greatest gift of British to India. Their respect to Law allowed Gandhi to fight freedom struggle. Their love to equity, may be for political reasons to counter Congress, allowed Dr. Ambedkar to raise voice of backwards in the Round Table Conferences in London. 

The nation divided into varnas and castes of unequal first converted and later united with the help of Constitution of India, written mostly on the pattern of British system of Ruling the Nation.

Northwest is a problem border after independence. We had wars with Pakistan and mistrust is not going away. Terrorism is our trouble but still Pakistan became buffer for us from the attacks of Afghan and Turks. 

British United India territory and gave us a country of present size India under one rule with a governing principles of Equity, Rule of Law and Natural Justice! But are the rulers and people follow the principle of Equity in administration and customs? Lot of introspection still needed after 67 years of Independence. 

Punamchand
24 March 2015

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