Digambar Sadhana

Digambar Sadhana

Sanskrit word digambara is a combination of two words :dig (directions) and Ambar (clothes). Those whose, garment is the element that fills the four quarters of space is called digambara. Monks and Sadhus in the Digambara tradition don't wear any clothes.

After attaining Kaivalya, Mahavir Swami neglected his body and walked naked for 12 years. He underwent and suffered all pleasant or unpleasant occurrences arising from divine powers, men, or animals.

In Tantra and Adwaita Sadhana, many Hindu Sadhus live in Nudity. Mystical Witches are known to the foreign world.

Purush and Prakriti; Shiva and Shakti (Sati), the couple is in the root of all the religions. The God and His Power. (Don't imagine them in human form). All directions, all universes are manifestations of the Almighty. 

Many meditate and do prayers to unite with the Universal Soul/energy, the God. But because of bandages of desires, they are unable to attain it.

Digambar sadhana is supersonic way of attaining the merger of individual soul with the universal soul. 

How?

Have you seen an earthen Pot?

Their is space, in and out of the Pot. The earthen wall of the Pot is the divider of the two spaces, the inner and outer.

What will happen, if you break the Pot? Both the spaces will merge. 

Digambar Sadhana is a merger of the Jeeva consciousness with the Shiva consciousness. It starts with leaving of the clothes, but as it progresses, the filling of physical body also goes away. Only the live wire exists, without any cover, fully merged in the universal Soul, the God.

It expresses the perfect merger of the one who has stripped off every bond. 

If you are keen to travel in this supersonic way, try it. May be in nights. Lol.

Punamchand
14 October 2015

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Worshipper matters not whom we worship.

Worshipper matters not whom we Worship

I had visited Kali Temple of Kolkata twice. I was told about the story of Swami Ramkrishna Paramhansa's devotion to Mother Kali. He used to talk to her, laugh with her and obey her as if she were his friend and mother. But when I tried to talk to the same idol, I failed. If the idol has the power to talk, love and command, then many people could have experienced it. But it didn't happen to anyone except Swami Ramkrishana. Because he had established Mother Kali in his body. "In this body there are two people," he said, "Kali and her devotee." Ramakrishna's whole life was a hymn to Kali.

We see many religious places where people are worshipping and demanding from the deity, idol, grave or tomb. We see people around Sadhus, Babas, Fakirs, Munis for the same demand. But do they carry power to give? The answer is No and Yes together. No because the physical articles are lifeless and the live babas (etc) are unable to solve their own problems. And Yes because, the live manifestation of God energy (us) around them are creating a live environment of energy circles that makes the things happen. People get the results through their devotion but pass on the credit to the place/person whom they worshipped.

We have seen/read rise and fall of Gandhi, Nehru, Indira, VP Singh, Manmohan Singh, etc, in Indian politics. If the individual matters than there wouldn't have any fall of their image. The people mattered because they as live energy waves were adding or subtracting their values. Same will happen to others. 

Till people see the hope of fulfillment of their desires through the individual, they will worship/follow you. But the day when their dream breaks, the popularity/love/devotion diminish. The best example is the love marriage! How do they value each other before and after marriage? However, the individual also has to continue his/her efforts to maintain the illusion of his/her image of a saviour.

I may talk to Kali, if I carry the same devotion like Swami Ramkrishna. Worshipper matter not whom we Worship. 

Punamchand
11 October 2015

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Chakrasana

Chakrasana

Chakrasana or the wheel pose is a backward bending yoga asana. Chakra in sanskrit means Wheel. In chakrasana, the final position looks like a wheel, hence the name. It gives great flexibility to the spine.

It is difficult asanas for those whose body is stiff. But once mattered, it is the most useful asan to live a long and healthy life. It not only cures the physical body (annamay kosh) but also cures breathing (pranmay kosh), mind (manomay kosh), improves wisdom (vigyanmay kosh), and give happiness of life (anandmay kosh).

When I read acupressure, I was surprised with the placement of important pressure points in spinal cord as well as besides it. Our heart beats, blood pressure, breathing, intestinal functions, mind control, sex control, kidney functions, cervical issues, blood flow into the brain, knee and calf muscles, tummy problem, digestion problem, etc are governed from these areas. If one makes the muscles relaxed and the energy flow right, many of the physical and mental problems can be resolved.

As the points are at the back and it is difficult to press it everyday with external help, Chakrasan substitute the need. Mostly we bend forward, therefore the back muscles from sole to neck become stiff and with the ageing the degeneration of vertebra disrupt the functions of the vital organs.

Only 4 Chakrasanas a day can cure many of our day to day problems. Learn it from the yoga master. Alternatively use the chair as support and do the bending of the body from the back. If you do Dhanurasan with it, it will work better. And finishing it with Shabasan (happy relaxation) make your day the best.

Do you wish to reverse the damage done through ageing? Do you wish to do Kundalini Jagaran Sadhana? Please start with Chakrasana, once or twice in a day with empty stomach.

Shubham Bhavatu Kalyanam.

Punamchand
7 October 2015

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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, mysterious last departure

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, born on 23 January 1897, at 12.10 PM in Cuttack, Orissa, is in news again.

Passing out ICS from England, became President of INC twice against the will of Gandhi and Sardar Patel were his giant achievements of public life. But his adventurous escape from house arrest from Kolkata in 1940 and an international journey of Afghanistan, Russia, Germany (1941-43), and landing up in Japan in 1943, leading Azad Hind Fauj in WW-II and sudden disappearance on 18/8/45 from Taiwan, was like a sensational thriller beyond once imagination.

His accidental death in a plane crash at Taiwan on 18 August 1945 has not been accepted by India till date. The mystery of his disappearance has neither been satisfactorily resolved by the GoI nor by any other agencies/commission. If GoI or Nehruji were known to the facts correctly, they couldn't have eyed over his relatives. If the political facts on records are going against Nehru or Congress, non congressi governments would have disclosed it.

Let us review his horoscope through Stars.

He was born with Aries lagna (25.16°), in Virgo Moon sign and Utaraphalguni Nakshatra. His life can be divided into 3 phases: 0-17, 17-36, 36-death. The first phase of Sun-Moon was of education, second phase of Rahu to establish in public life with hard work and third of Jupiter was for a rise and adventurous acts from 3/3/33 to 3/3/49. Jupiter (16.30°) is vargottami in his horoscope, therefore, the start of its mahadasha on 4/3/1933 was a major turning point of his life, making him bigger personality of the public life. He became INC President twice. As the Jupiter Mahadasha was for 16 years, therefore after crossing 9 years, he had to take a tiger leap. He did it in 1943-45, left Germany, entered into Japan, involved in WW-II, and lead AHF.

After the end of Jupiter Mahadasha on 3/3/49, he might have moved to spiritual life during Saturn mahadasha of 19 years. There was no yoga of his accidental death by injury or execution during those two mahadashas period. In fact he had a long life of 80+.

But reading all informations together, published in media, nothing can conclude for the reason of his death. There were following probabilities of his departure:

1. Died in plane crash in Taiwan on 18/8/45 (ashes kept in Renkoji Temple, Tokyo).

2. Might have been imprisoned in Russia as POW; died in captivity or repatriated.

3. Might have gone back to Japan from Taiwan and lost his life in some conspiracy there.

4. Might have returned to India and lived a life of spirituality as Gumnami Baba.

5. The mystery of his last days might have something adverse against his image. Reasons for non disclosure of some documents/files, keep people in confusion.

The first and fourth probabilities are easy to conclude through DNA test of the ashes with the DNA of his heirs.

As per Soviet Statistics (1956) on web, by 1950, almost all Prisoners of War (POW) had been released and repatriated. Some died in captivity. And if he was in Russian jail and was released, it would be known to GoI, except death in captivity. It was not clear, therefore, Nehru might have tried two more possibilities: search for him in Japan; and in India through watch over his relatives in India. But he couldn't find him.

Looking to the records disclosed so far, the mystery has not been resolved by anybody. The last word left with Netaji himself. There was possibility of him taking a sanyaas like Maharshi Arbindo Ghosh and lived as Gumnami Baba. Maharshi Arbindo, a settlement revenue officer of Maharaja of Baroda, became a revolutionary freedom fighter, went to jail, escaped a British warrant by moving to Pondicherry, a French colony and lived a life of a Spiritual Saint. Netaji might have followed the similar path of spirituality. However, he was not a man to live as a "Gumnam".

With modern technology and international interactions, why can't we resolve the mystery and conclude it for the people of India.

We are missing you Subhas Babu, our Great Hero.

Jai Hind.

Punamchand
25 September 2015

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Drumstick for Health

Drumstick for Health

I had an opportunity to stay in Shahdol District of MP on election duty. I happened to meet one traditional Vaidhya Umashankar Joshi in the Prant HQ Pushparajgarh (now in Anuppur District). He had learn the usage of the local herbs from the local Baiga tribe. The area near Shahdol is very rich with many Drumstick trees (Moringa Oleifera). They call it Munaga.

He told me that if you drink 1/2 cup of juice of the leaves of Drumstick before going to bed for a period of 15 days, your Cholesterol level will come down to the normal level even if you have crossed 200 mark. It clears the extra fat from the intestines.

When I saw monkeys in Gandhinagar eating leaves of Drumstick at regular intervals, I was surprised. And they do it so nicely that the thin branches remain intact so that new leaves come again for that next round of eating. I think it may be useful to them to maintain flexibility of the body.

Drumstick is a popular food of South India. The sambar is incomplete without drumstick. Somebody has opened a factory in Karnataka making tablets of Drumstick leaves and exporting.

If you have problems of cholesterol and edema of the body, you may try taking 1/2 a cup juice of Drumstick leaves before going to bed. It's a very good cleaning agent, acts as a phenyl for our intestines.

I couldn't do the 15 days course due to the bitter taste of the juice, but whenever I feel heaviness of the body, I take it occasionally. It's an effective medicine.

Punamchand
1 October 2015

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We are creation of our mind.

We are creation of our mind.

Hinduism believes that the universe and all the creatures are created by Brahma from his mind. It is a manasi srishti. The samashti consciousness is taking new forms every moment. The show is going on.

Researchers of the modern world have mostly accepted the evolution theory of Darwin. 

How could the first reptile got it's wings to fly? It was not happened to all at a time. But their minds were demanding. And one super mind was able to change the DNA system through mind, and found the wings and the birds created. Therefore, there are creatures with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 senses. The first jeeva had only one sense, the central nerve of consciousness. It desired for touch and skin created. It desired for mouth and mouth created. It desired for nose and nose created. It desired for eyes and eyes created. It desired for ears and ears created. Desire is the seed for evolution. Desire is expanding the size of the brain in each creature and taking new forms. And within the species, each one is different. The fittest survive. All humans don't grow in one direction. Each one has different ability. And the more organized, the dreamer, takes the lead.

We see millions of creatures on earth. The life lines may vary but the system is the same: birth, growth, pairing, reproduction, ageing and dying. The activities vary as per the weight and volume of their brain, the main organ of the nerve system. Human brain governs them all because it has larger brain in relative terms. It's brain has reached to a weight of 13-1400 grams and volume of 1300 cm3. Human brain volume grew from 600 cm3 to 1500 cm3 and shrunk to 1300 cm3. Cerebral cortex is more developed in human brain therefore it has more vision. And the brain size is changing continuously. God knows, after some geographical years, some other species may govern the earth.

If the favourable system ends for the creatures to survive on the Earth, the samashti brain will create its samsar on another planet. And the Earth may not be it's only playground. There may be creatures in different forms elsewhere. The stars, planets, atmosphere, etc, the entire cosmic scene has been created by the samasti brain (consciousness) with the desire, Ekoham Bahushyam (The One, who chose to become many). One Gold has taken form of different ornaments. The same basic substance a variety of objects with different forms are produced. 

We as individual have our path as dot. As a group our path is union of dots as wave. And all waves together our form is of an Ocean, the creation of Brahma from it's mind (thought). Desire is the seed that generate thought in brain and it takes a form as desired. Therefore, if you wish to expand more, dream, desire and act and go on acting on the stage of nature. And if satisfied, conclude, burn the seed of desire, and submerge with the Universal Consciousness. Everything is possible here. It's a live drama. Whatever you desire, it will happen today or tomorrow. Therefore keep watching your desire, the thoughts and action. Because it is our tomorrow.

Punamchand
23 September 2015

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Love is Supreme

Love is Supreme

Love, the four letters word is loved by all creatures on earth. Whether the person or object carry that quality or not but the palpitations of heart with the rhythm of love is heavenly feeling in all hearts.

Human tries to love opposite sex first, then try to love other humans, creatures and at the end love the Almighty. And when one loves someone, he/she is ready for all the possible acts and sacrifices. One will overlook minuses and add on pluses to enlarge the value of the loved one in his/her heart and mind. 

Why do they do that?

We are manushya, the creation from the mind of Brahmaji (manas putra). We live by mind and feel by heart. The happiness, unhappiness, joy, sorrow, anger, greed, ego, desire, attachment, detachment, etc, emerge and submerge on the screen of our mind. And our mind is not a machine but a live object carry it's heart, reacts with each feeling. Therefore, our entire existence, from birth to death, is a play on the ground of our mind. 

Therefore, whatever one wishes, can plant in the mind farm, cultivate and enjoy the fruits. Whatever we plant, the same grow and deliver crops. Therefore, it is very essential to attend the plantation (of thoughts) in our mind.

Why Hindus perform Navadha Bhakti (listening, praising, remembering, rendering service, worshiping, paying homage, servitude, friendship and complete surrender) to pray God? The God is in the form of idol and all know that it can't accept the flower, pujan, archan in physical form. But the prayer is not for the Idol. It is for us to cultivate better thoughts in our mind. With each aahuti with swaha, we plant godliness in our heart and mind, and go on increasing with the act, so that it becomes permanent. All good dravya, flowers, aroma, prasad, etc, are to facilitate us in cultivating more and more crop of devotion and happiness.

Similarly, loving an individual, the person may be far away from you, but in his/her remembrance you make your thought process active to develop various kinds of positive feelings in your heart. The other person may not be aware, but you are cultivating your farm. When this process crosses the boundaries of physical attractions (vasana) to feeling of mind (love) and then a desire of unification of souls (Bhakti), the true meaning of love and God can be understood.

Worshipping with or without idol is a means of procedure; but the medium that plant more seeds of love and happiness in our mind to get the maximum yield during the life span is the best suited method for each individual. The way keeping opposite sex in mind, one may feel better in feeling of love, similarly with idol and rituals, one may express better worshipping to God. 

The procedure is for outcome. Whichever way it suits you, do it. But always keep in mind, your ultimate goal is to cultivate love in your heart, the pure form of Brahman, Himself.

Punamchand
12 September 2015

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