Vajra Nirvana Kundalini and More

constructing self worth or living from Self Worth ?

2011-09-19T06:49:00.000-07:00

Namaste -

Which do you have *self* worth or Self Worth? The first is
based on the mask constructed honed and held in place by an
ego that seeks the approval of society aka others for it's self worth.
While balanced and grounded Self Worth comes from the Honest
Internal Integrity that has thrown the door open to genuineness.

A constructed image has a mask of fear at it's helm and with
that there is no peace. Society may judge and eventually abandon
but genuine Self Worth has a rock solid core which is unshakeable
and freeing. How can Honesty, Integrity, and Transparency that is
genuinely held to and walked lead to anything other than a freeing
up from the demons of a falsely constructed * self worth*.

When one rather seeks the approval of society based on an *image*
one is attempting to put forward as a false front and trying to hold
as a mask to the world then one is entertaining the demons of
unworthiness and lack plus a whole other host of nasty uglies behind
the scenes that are driving one in an unproductive circle of hurt. SELF
Worth needs no masks as the beauty of being a Genuine Sacred Being
is shining forth within the actions of Honesty, Integrity, and Transparency
of a simplistic nature. Now talk about going green. Holistic and you just
can't get any more pure and clean than that. Talk about a breath of fresh
aire. No constrictions - No games just Reality at the helm.

If you need to protect something in a less than stellar, dishonest
manner then HOW can one say they are living freely ? How can that
one claim any SELF Worth ? Are you kidding yourself and perpetuating
pain OR are you ready to turn a corner into meeting the Genuine Sacred
Being that you can be and ARE at the core level. Time to remove the
constructs of falseness the little white lies one engages in to keep
themselves safe. As there is NO Safety in them at all they are simply a
more extended prison of falseness.

The ego can want to make its self look good on paper or with the
neighbors or go along with the popular spin that is engaged in but
comes from anything other than what stems from genuine Self Worth.

Just look at the damage such as sexual impropriety which is widely
touted as just fine in society now. Look at drinking and drugging. Look
at the *games* and movies of violence being sold to children and how
do ANY of these things stem from or turn one towards genuine Self Worth.
The list is endless. The cheating your boss or turning a blind eye or self
justifying actions which one KNOWS at the core level is just simply not
coming from integrity. These things WILL grate on one and bring nothing
but suffering along with them. Do you REALLY want to continue to construct
a cycle of suffering OR are you ready to turn the corner to develop FREEDOM
and to find the key to take off the shackles you have constructed and weigh
you down ?

OM Shanti

Sexual abuse real or fabricated ?

2011-09-07T06:42:00.000-07:00

Guru may I ask you a question?

9:11am
Namaste -
What is the question ?

9:13am
Namaste the question is pertaining to childhood molestation not having a concious
memory of it --but being told that was--and having dark sexual thoughts. Is this possible?
Could ego be projecting out to people because does want to feel the emotions of molestion to heal?

9:14am
So you are running your life around something that one has no direct knowledge of ?
and who has told you this thing ?

9:15am
about 5 different healers

9:15am
How was it BEFORE you heard this.

9:15am
clear

9:15am
healers my foot.
they are perpetrators of illness

9:15am
thank you

To bad
Why did you go to these *healers* to begin with ?

9:17am
feared sexual illness i think was the underlying cause

9:17am
* Feared * and this is based on what ?
See they took your fear and ran with it, securing a drama that had
no genuine relevance and put you in even deeper suffering ... and this is healing how ?

9:18am
no Guru

9:19am
No Guru what ?

9:19am
its not healing

9:19am
right.
it has put you in a mindspin
it has only secured this FEAR.

9:21am
i do offer counseling
for those not in florida sessions are usually done over skype

9:25am
If interested in counseling you could check out WWW.LivingCure.Com
Am in the process of getting ready to write a book to revolutionize therapy.

9:26am
will look into Namaste clarity much appreciated

9:27am
Just don't run your life around a fear of something that has no genuine
reality. one CAN develop it into an ill-ness

9:28am
there is no need to do so.
It's time to look deeper and untie the knots.
OM Shanti

9:28am
Namaste

Osama's Death - A planetary message

2011-05-02T05:07:00.000-07:00

Namaste

It is a great sadness to see such a celebratory nature surrounding
the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Any terrorist's anger and action comes
out of a mental illness and is it also not a mental illness to
celebrate his killing ? When is this madness going to end ?

As far as giving him a burial according to islamic custom what part
of dumping the body in the ocean is going to fly with that ? Do you
not think that this is will be seen as just another slap in the face to
the radical faction ? Do you not see that this will only serve to inflame
the situation even further that now Osama will be held up to be a
glorified Martyr and raised to an even greater status of figurehead
to fuel the fires of hatred.

What does this show the world to see many of a nation out waving
flags and celebrating his killing ? Would it not be more in alignment
to mourn another death in this back and forth killing spree ? Let's
face it all radicals are unbalanced whether the far right Christians
or the radical Muslims or the radical Jews in all they polarize
themselves and their belief systems into Us versus Them. None is
healthy and all have excluded the rest of humanity from also being
children of the One God.

Our God versus their God only shows the ignorance of understanding
there is only ONE GOD. God does not wear the mask of Christian nor
Muslim, nor Hindu, nor Buddhist nor Jew. God is beyond and prior
to mans trying to name - claim and own God as an item to be paraded
around as we are best and right. Our Bible, Our Talmud, Our Koran etc.
is the ONLY right scripture to be followed

It is more a time for humanity to GET IT. To get what ? That we are
ONE Mankind. All have the same emotions - the same wants - the
same desires. All want Freedom. All want food in their stomachs and
a roof over their head. Most want a family and to be able to have that
family prosper. What gives the right to any country to dictate what
another country has to do within it's culture ? Should we not
CELEBRATE Diversity rather than seeing it as some inherent threat ?

Yes radicals need to be taken out of the equation - they cannot be
allowed to run rampant ever fueling the fires of the ignorant sheep
minded followers. But there also needs to come education of mankind
to break the bonds and ignorance that keeps the mental spin of Us
versus Them in place. Should this not be done with more of a heavy
heart rather than celebration ? What has happened to Humanity ?
The Human has been replaced with something that has a hardened
heart that bears little resemblance to one nation Under God. Just
as the nation of israel hardened their hearts and thereby wandered
in the desert for 40 years - that generation missing out of the
promised land so does this nation and all nations need to learn
from that pointing. Do you want to wander around in the desert
of desolation or come into the promised land of peace and plenty ?
It is mankind's choice.

You create your personal Karma and the nations Karma. What is the
future that you wish to encounter ? It is in your hands.

May we mourn the deaths of those on all sides who are driven by
hatred and anger. May we mourn the deaths of all the innocents
on all sides that lose their time on this planet due to the ignorance
of hate fueled mentality, as all of this is ugly no matter which side
is the perpetrator. So much killing done in the name of righteousness
under the banner of religion. So many twisted scriptures that men
use to fuel their misdeeds to call them good. When did this Good
God full of Life and wanting to Bless suddenly become a blood
thirsty DemiGod requiring the deaths and ridged minded books of
rules that bring more bondage than liberation ? Is it not Men that
have abused God and mis spoken proclaiming themselves to be God's
mouthpiece and prophets which then turn This Life of ALL LIFE into a
seeming hater and a seeker of needing to be propitiated and appeased
in order to not send destruction ? Is it not the mental spin of mans
identifications that have mis spoken under the name of being one of
Gods prophets that have caused ridged ideologies that bear little
resemblance to Gods Nature of simply being the Life of ALL Life
and the Blessing of All Blessing.

How can mankind blame God for the wars - the polluting of the planet
the global warming - the imbalance of nature which is coming out of
mankind's greed. This is the nature of the egoist - this is what fuels
the fires of me versus them and turning a blind eye to the destruction
of this planet which is taking place day by day.

Isn't it time to WAKE UP ? Isn't it time to put away the guns and hatred
and focus on Healing the planet before all of mankind is lost due to it's
nature of greed ? Hatred needs to give way to seeking Understanding -
having compassion - coming to balance. Let mankind change from
the hardened heart to one that is seeking the BEST for ALL Life -
rather than at the expense of other.

Can this not become a time of healing rather than another excuse for even
more division ?

No matter what terrible things were done under the planning of Osama Bin Laden
still he was someones son - someones husband - someones father. They are
mourning his loss. He was lost in blind hatred who knows the reason why ? It
is a time of sadness to see those who rejoice in jubilation at any killing. When
will the killing end - when will sanity come back where mankind is seen as
Man - Kind with mutual respect and giving the right to worship God as the
One God to mankind that wears many faces and celebrates in many varied
ways ?

OM Shanti

Nithyananda Shows his True Colors - Wake UP

2011-02-01T05:54:00.000-08:00

Namaste

Nithyananda makes light of rape charges
Maya Sharma, Updated: February 01, 2011 18:38 IST

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/nithyananda-makes-light-of-rape-charges-82805?cp

May his Huge Ego bring him down...

Here is the latest out of his mouth further condemning him from being a Proclaimed
Paramhamsa to rather a devious Psychopathic personality with over the top Narcissistic
actions in full bloom.

The Godman said he was astounded by how inappropriate the rape charge was for
someone of his stature.

QUOTE: "I am shocked that people slapped a rape charge on me. It is like slapping
a Rs. 200 rupee theft charge on a president. Don't they have shame?

"People should have asked that so called rape victim - if you are being raped, why do
you go to his room again and again for 4 years?" he dared.

You can't have it two ways that the video is morphed and that he is Clearly stating that
the woman that came forward was coming to his bedroom over a period of 4 years... And
so Ranjitha is also brainwashed and deluded and continuing to lie and deny what is clearly
an obvious fact...

It goes onto say after Nithyananda made these jaw dropping statements that
Quote : His followers at the ashram clapped and cheered.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg as to how heinous his actions are and just how
blinded people that are willing to overlook such proclamations and STILL are there
chasing after him like lemmings on their way to destruction.

Let's be Clear his words can only come from one that is a full blown Narcissist.
So how to spot this type of persona ?

Here is an article on Narcissism.

0- it's a long article but describes Nithyanandas actions to a tee....
http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/traits.html

Don't walk but run in the other direction - get out don't continue to be pulled
in by his surface charms.....

The most telling thing that narcissists do is contradict themselves. They will do this virtually in the same sentence, without even stopping to take a breath. It can be trivial (e.g., about what they want for lunch) or it can be serious (e.g., about whether or not they love you). When you ask them which one they mean, they'll deny ever saying the first one, though it may literally have been only seconds since they said it -- really, how could you think they'd ever have said that? You need to have your head examined! They will contradict FACTS. They will lie to you about things that you did together. They will misquote you to yourself. If you disagree with them, they'll say you're lying, making stuff up, or are crazy. [At this point, if you're like me, you sort of panic and want to talk to anyone who will listen about what is going on: this is a healthy reaction; it's a reality check ("who's the crazy one here?"); that you're confused by the narcissist's contrariness, that you turn to another person to help you keep your bearings, that you know something is seriously wrong and worry that it might be you are all signs that you are not a narcissist]. NOTE: Normal people can behave irrationally under emotional stress -- be confused, deny things they know, get sort of paranoid, want to be babied when they're in pain. But normal people recover pretty much within an hour or two or a day or two, and, with normal people, your expressions of love and concern for their welfare will be taken to heart. They will be stabilized by your emotional and moral support. Not so with narcissists -- the surest way I know of to get a crushing blow to your heart is to tell a narcissist you love her or him. They will respond with a nasty power move, such as telling you to do things entirely their way or else be banished from them for ever. ^
If you're like me, you get into disputes with narcissists over their casual dishonesty and cruelty to other people. Trying to reform narcissists by reasoning with them or by appealing to their better nature is about as effective as spitting in the ocean. What you see is what you get: they have no better nature. The fundamental problem here is that narcissists lack empathy.
Lacking empathy is a profound disturbance to the narcissist's thinking (cognition) and feeling (affectivity). Even when very intelligent, narcissists can't reason well. One I've worked with closely does something I characterize as "analysis by eggbeater." They don't understand the meaning of what people say and they don't grasp the meaning of the written word either -- because so much of the meaning of anything we say depends on context and affect, narcissists (lacking empathy and thus lacking both context and affect) hear only the words. (Discussions with narcissists can be really weird and disconcerting; they seem to think that using some of the same words means that they are following a line of conversation or reasoning. Thus, they will go off on tangents and irrelevancies, apparently in the blithe delusion that they understand what others are talking about.) And, frankly, they don't hear all the words, either. They can pay attention only to stuff that has them in it. This is not merely a bad habit -- it's a cognitive deficiency. Narcissists pay attention only to themselves and stuff that affects them personally. However, since they don't know what other people are doing, narcissists can't judge what will affect them personally and seem never to learn that when they cause trouble they will get trouble back. They won't take other people's feelings into consideration and so they overlook the fact that other people will react with feeling when abused or exploited and that most people get really pissed off by being lied to or lied about. ^
Narcissists lack a mature conscience and seem to be restrained only by fear of being punished or of damaging their reputations -- though, again, this can be obscure to casual observation if you don't know what they think their reputations are, and what they believe others think of them may be way out of touch with reality [see remarks on John Cheever elsewhere on this page]. Their moral intelligence is about at the level of a bright five- or six-year-old; the only rules they recognize are things that have been specifically required, permitted, prohibited, or disapproved of by authority figures they know personally. Anyhow, narcissists can't be counted on not to do something just because it's wrong, illegal, or will hurt someone, as long as they think that they can get away with it or that you can't stop them or punish them (i.e., they don't care what you think unless they're afraid of you). ^
Narcissists are envious and competitive in ways that are hard to understand. For instance, one I knew once became incensed over an article published in a national magazine -- not for its content exactly, but because she could have written something just as good. Maybe she could have -- she hadn't, but that little lapse on her part was beside the point to her. They are constantly comparing themselves (and whatever they feel belongs to them, such as their children and furniture) to other people. Narcissists feel that, unless they are better than anyone else, they are worse than everybody in the whole world. ^
Narcissists are generally contemptuous of others. This seems to spring, at base, from their general lack of empathy, and it comes out as (at best) a dismissive attitude towards other people's feelings, wishes, needs, concerns, standards, property, work, etc. It is also connected to their overall negative outlook on life. ^
Narcissists are (a) extremely sensitive to personal criticism and (b) extremely critical of other people. They think that they must be seen as perfect or superior or infallible, next to god-like (if not actually divine, then sitting on the right hand of God) -- or else they are worthless. There's no middle ground of ordinary normal humanity for narcissists. They can't tolerate the least disagreement. In fact, if you say, "Please don't do that again -- it hurts," narcissists will turn around and do it again harder to prove that they were right the first time; their reasoning seems to be something like "I am a good person and can do no wrong; therefore, I didn't hurt you and you are lying about it now..." -- sorry, folks, I get lost after that. Anyhow, narcissists are habitually cruel in little ways, as well as big ones, because they're paying attention to their fantasy and not to you, but the bruises on you are REAL, not in your imagination. Thus, no matter how gently you suggest that they might do better to change their ways or get some help, they will react in one of two equally horrible ways: they will attack or they will withdraw. Be wary of wandering into this dragon's cave -- narcissists will say ANYTHING, they will trash anyone in their own self-justification, and then they will expect the immediate restoration of the status quo. They will attack you (sometimes physically) and spew a load of bile, insult, abuse, contempt, threats, etc., and then -- well, it's kind of like they had indigestion and the vicious tirade worked like a burp: "There. Now I feel better. Where were we?" They feel better, so they expect you to feel better, too. They will say you are nothing, worthless, and turn around immediately and say that they love you. When you object to this kind of treatment, they will say, "You just have to accept me the way I am. (God made me this way, so God loves me even if you are too stupid to understand how special I am.)" Accepting them as they are (and staying away from them entirely) is excellent advice. The other "punishment" narcissists mete out is banishing you from their glorious presence -- this can turn into a farce, since by this point you are probably praying to be rescued, "Dear God! How do I get out of this?" The narcissist expects that you will be devastated by the withdrawal of her/his divine attention, so that after a while -- a few weeks or months (i.e., the next time the narcissist needs to use you for something) -- the narcissist will expect you to have learned your lesson and be eager to return to the fold. If you have learned your lesson, you won't answer that call. They can't see that they have a problem; it's always somebody else who has the problem and needs to change. Therapies work at all only when the individual wants to change and, though narcissists hate their real selves, they don't want to change -- they want the world to change. And they criticize, gripe, and complain about almost everything and almost everyone almost all the time. There are usually a favored few whom narcissists regard as absolutely above reproach, even for egregious misconduct or actual crime, and about whom they won't brook the slightest criticism. These are people the narcissists are terrified of, though they'll tell you that what they feel is love and respect; apparently they don't know the difference between fear and love. Narcissists just get worse and worse as they grow older; their parents and other authority figures that they've feared die off, and there's less and less outside influence to keep them in check. ^
Narcissists are hostile and ferocious in reaction, but they are generally passive and lacking in initiative. They don't start stuff -- they don't reach out. Remember this when they turn and rend you! They will complain about the same things for years on end, but only rarely do anything to change what dissatisfies them so badly. ^
Narcissists are naive and vulnerable, pathetic really, no matter how arrogant and forceful their words or demeanor. They have pretty good reasons for their paranoia and cynicism, their sneakiness, evasiveness, prevarications. This is the one I get suckered on. They are so out of touch with other people and what goes on around them that they are very susceptible to exploitation. On the other hand, they're so inattentive, and so disconnected from what other people are up to, that they don't recognize when someone is taking advantage of them. ^
Narcissists are grandiose. They live in an artificial self invented from fantasies of absolute or perfect power, genius, beauty, etc. Normal people's fantasies of themselves, their wishful thinking, take the form of stories -- these stories often come from movies or TV, or from things they've read or that were read to them as children. They involve a plot, heroic activity or great accomplishments or adventure: normal people see themselves in action, however preposterous or even impossible that action may be -- they see themselves doing things that earn them honor, glory, love, riches, fame, and they see these fantasy selves as personal potentials, however tenuous, something they'd do if they didn't have to go to school or go to work, if they had the time and the money.
As Freud said of narcissists, these people act like they're in love with themselves. And they are in love with an ideal image of themselves -- or they want you to be in love with their pretend self, it's hard to tell just what's going on. Like anyone in love, their attention and energy are drawn to the beloved and away from everyday practicalities. Narcissists' fantasies are static -- they've fallen in love with an image in a mirror or, more accurately, in a pool of water, so that movement causes the image to dissolve into ripples; to see the adored reflection they must remain perfectly still. Narcissists' fantasies are tableaux or scenes, stage sets; narcissists are hung up on a particular picture that they think reflects their true selves (as opposed to the real self -- warts and all). Narcissists don't see themselves doing anything except being adored, and they don't see anyone else doing anything except adoring them. Moreover, they don't see these images as potentials that they may some day be able to live out, if they get lucky or everything goes right: they see these pictures as the real way they want to be seen right now (which is not the same as saying they think these pictures are the way they really are right now, but that is another story to be discussed elsewhere). Sometimes narcissistic fantasies are spectacularly grandiose -- imagining themselves as Jesus or a saint or hero or deity depicted in art -- but just as often the fantasies of narcissists are mediocre and vulgar, concocted from illustrations in popular magazines, sensational novels, comic books even. These artificial self fantasies are also static in time, going back unchanged to early adolescence or even to childhood; the narcissists' self-images don't change with time, so that you will find, for instance, female narcissists clinging to retro styles, still living the picture of the perfect woman of 1945 or 1965 as depicted in The Ladies' Home Journal or Seventeen or Vogue of that era, and male narcissists still hung up on images of comic-book or ripping adventure heroes from their youth. Though narcissists like pictures rather than stories, they like still pictures, not moving ones, so they don't base their fantasies on movies or TV.
Grandiosity can take various forms -- a narcissistic woman may believe herself to be the very model of perfect womanhood, the standard by which all others are measured, and she will try to force her daughters to be just like her, she will not be able to cope with daughters who are taller or shorter than she is, fatter or thinner, who have bigger or smaller feet, breasts, teeth, who have different favorite colors than hers, etc. Narcissistic men can be infatuated with their own looks, too, (witness John Cheever, for instance; Almost Perfect) but are more likely than women to get hung up on their intelligence or the importance of their work -- doesn't matter what the work is, if he's doing it, by definition it's more important than anything you could possibly do. Narcissists I've known also have odd religious ideas, in particular believing that they are God's special favorites somehow; God loves them, so they are exempted from ordinary rules and obligations: God loves them and wants them to be the way they are, so they can do anything they feel like -- though, note, the narcissist's God has much harsher rules for everyone else, including you. [Many readers have questions about narcissism and religion. Here is an interesting article on the Web: "Narcissism Goes to Church: Encountering Evangelical Worship" by Monte Wilson. "Modern American Christianity is filled with the spirit of narcissism. We are in love with ourselves and evaluate churches, ministers and truth-claims based upon how they make us feel about ourselves. If the church makes me feel wanted, it is a good church. If the minister makes me feel good about myself, he is a terrific guy. If the proffered truth supports my self-esteem, it is, thereby, verified."] [More on grandiosity.] ^
Narcissists have little sense of humor. They don't get jokes, not even the funny papers or simple riddles, and they don't make jokes, except for sarcastic cracks and the lamest puns. This is because, lacking empathy, they don't get the context and affect of words or actions, and jokes, humor, comedy depend entirely on context and affect. They specialize in sarcasm about others and mistake it for wit, but, in my experience, narcissists are entirely incapable of irony -- thus, I've been chagrinned more than once to discover that something I'd taken as an intentional pose or humorous put-on was, in fact, something the narcissist was totally serious about. Which is to say that they come mighty close to parody in their pretensions and pretending, so that they can be very funny without knowing it, but you'd better not let on that you think so. [Interestingly, this is the only trait on this list about which there seems to be any controversy. Maybe I've just been unlucky! I've known narcissists who'll make fun of others, repeat jokes they've heard others laugh at, and laugh at jokes when others laugh, but knowing how to make people laugh is not necessarily the same as having a sense of humor.] ^
Narcissists have a weird sense of time. It's more or less like they are not aware that the passage of time changes things, or maybe they just aren't aware of time's passing at all. Years can pass without touching narcissists. Narcissists often look, or think they look, significantly younger than they are; this youthful appearance is a point of pride to them, and some will emphasize it by either preserving the styles of their golden youth or following the styles of people the age they feel they "really" are. That their faces don't show their chronological age is a good sign that they haven't been living real lives with real life's wear and tear on the looks of normal people. The narcissists' years have passed without touching them. Bear in mind that narcissistic adults have had decades of not being in synch with the times or with other people, so that by now they are really out of it. Sometimes it just seems like they have a highly selective memory -- which, of course, they do, sort of; they pay attention only to what has their name in it in the first place, so after 30 or 40 years, you shouldn't be surprised to hear a narcissist say something like, "Didn't the Beatles have a couple of hit songs while we were in high school?" or to suddenly discover that the narcissist doesn't know that M&M's have little m's on them or that smallpox was eradicated over 20 years ago. They are not being ironic: they really don't know. They were off in their own little world of fantastic perfection. On the other hand, as far as I've seen, all that stuff really is in there, but is accessible only intermittently or unpredictably. Narcissists ordinarily have spotty memories, with huge and odd gaps in their recollections; they may say that they don't remember their childhoods, etc., and apparently most of the time they don't. But they will have sudden accesses of memory, triggered by God knows what, when they remember details, everybody's names, what people were wearing, why the people in that picture from 1950 are standing the way they are, what the weather was like, etc. -- in other words, every once in a while, their memories will be normal. But don't count on it. ^
Narcissists are totally and inflexibly authoritarian. In other words, they are suck-ups. They want to be authority figures and, short of that, they want to be associated with authority figures. In their hearts, they know they can't think well, have no judgment about what matters, are not connected with the world they inhabit, so they cling fanatically to the opinions of people they regard as authority figures -- such as their parents, teachers, doctors, ministers. Where relevant, this may include scientists or professors or artists, but narcissists stick to people they know personally, since they aren't engaged enough with the world to get their authoritative opinions from TV, movies, books or dead geniuses/saints/heroes. If they get in trouble over some or another opinion they've put forth, they'll blame the source -- "It was okay with Dr. Somebody," "My father taught me that," etc. If you're still thinking of the narcissist as odd-but-normal, this shirking of responsibility will seem dishonest and craven -- well, it is but it's really an admission of weakness: they really mean it: they said what they said because someone they admire or fear said it and they're trying to borrow that person's strength. ^
Narcissists have strange work habits. Normal people work for a goal or a product, even if the goal is only a paycheck. Normal people measure things by how much they have to spend (in time, work, energy) to get the desired results. Normal people desire idleness from time to time, usually wanting as much free time as they can get to pursue their own thoughts and pleasures and interests. Narcissists work for a goal, too, but it's a different goal: they want power, authority, adulation. Lacking empathy, and lacking also context and affect, narcissists don't understand how people achieve glory and high standing; they think it's all arbitrary, it's all appearances, it's all who you know. So they try to attach themselves to people who already have what they want, meanwhile making a great show of working hard. Narcissists can put in a shocking amount of time to very little effect. This is partly because they have so little empathy that they don't know why some work is valued more highly than other work, why some people's opinions carry more weight than others'. They do know that you're supposed to work and not be lazy, so they keep themselves occupied. But they are not invested in the work they do -- whatever they may produce is just something they have to do to get the admiration and power they crave. Since this is so, they really don't pay attention to what they're doing, preferring the easiest thing at every turn, even though they may be constantly occupied, so that narcissists manage to be workaholics and extremely lazy at the same time. Narcissists measure the worth of their work only by how much time they spend on it, not by what they produce. They want to get an A for Effort. Narcissists lack empathy, so they don't know what others value or why. Narcissists tend to value things in quantitative ways and in odd quantities at that -- they'll tell you how many inches of letters they received, but not how many letters or from how many correspondents; they know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
A narcissist may, in fact, hold himself to a grinding work schedule that gives him something like an addictive high so that, when wrought up, he can be sort of dazed, giddy, and groggy, making you wonder if he's drunk or otherwise intoxicated -- now, that's a real workaholic. Usually, this excessive busyness appears to be -- and some will even tell you this -- an attempt to distract themselves from unpleasant or inconvenient feelings (i.e., it's a manic defense against depression -- and, note, with narcissists it's inaccurate to use "happy" or "unhappy" because their feelings are just not that differentiated; "euphoria" or "dysphoria" are as close as they get to ordinary pleasure or distress) or to make themselves unavailable to others' emotional needs. ^
Narcissists feel entitled to whatever they can take. They expect privileges and indulgences, and they also feel entitled to exploit other people without any trace of reciprocation. ^
Some narcissists spend extravagantly in order to impress people, keep up grandiose pretentions, or buy favorable treatment, and some narcissists overspend, bankrupt themselves, and lose everything. My personal experience is that narcissists are stingy, mean, frugal, niggardly to the point of eccentricity. This is a person who won't spend $1.50 on a greeting card but will instead send you an advertising flyer that came with the newspaper. This is a person who will be very conscious of her appearance but will dress herself and her children in used clothes and other people's cast-offs. [Note: Thrift is not in itself a narcissistic trait; neither is a fondness for old clothes. The important element here is that the narcissist buys clothes that other people she admires and wishes to emulate have already picked out, since she has no individual tastes or preferences.] These are people who need labels or trademarks (or other signs of authority) to distinguish between the real thing and a cheap knock-off or imitation, and so will substitute something easy and cheap for something precious and dear and expect nobody else to know the difference, since they can't. These are people who can tell you how many miles but not how many smiles.
Narcissists are not only selfish and ungiving -- they seem to have to make a point of not giving what they know someone else wants. Thus, for instance, in a "romantic" relationship, they will want you to do what they want because they want it and not because you want it -- and, in fact, if you actually want to do what they want, then that's too much like sharing and you wreck their fun and they don't want it anymore. They want to get what they want from you without giving you what you want from them. Period. If you should happen to want to give what they want to get, then they'll lose interest in you. ^
Something I had not connected with narcissism until I read about Reactive Attachment Disorder is that narcissists I've known have had unusual eating habits or appetites, including eating match heads, dry cake mix, chicken bones, raw meat, dog kibble, egg mash, bits of paper, wood pencils; some binge or gorge on ordinary foods, others seem always to be on one or another self-imposed, self-invented eccentric dietary regime. This behavior does not seem to have much in the way of affective component compared to, say, "normal" eating disorders. ^
Narcissists are very disappointing as gift-givers. This is not a trivial consideration in personal relationships. I've seen narcissistic people sweetly solicit someone's preferences ("Go ahead -- tell me what you really want"), make a show of paying attention to the answer ("Don't you think I'm nice?"), and then deliver something other than what was asked for -- and feel abused and unappreciated when someone else gets gratitude for fulfilling the very request that the narcissist evoked in the first place. I've seen this happen often, where narcissists will go out of their way to stir up other people's expectations and then go out of their way to disappoint those expectations. It seems like a lot of pointless work to me.
First, narcissists lack empathy, so they don't know what you want or like and, evidently, they don't care either; second, they think their opinions are better and more important than anyone else's, so they'll give you what they think you ought to want, regardless of what you may have said when asked what you wanted for your birthday; third, they're stingy and will give as gifts stuff that's just lying around their house, such as possessions that they no longer have any use for, or -- in really choice instances -- return to you something that was yours in the first place. In fact, as a practical matter, the surest way NOT to get what you want from a narcissist is to ask for it; your chances are better if you just keep quiet, because every now and then the narcissist will hit on the right thing by random accident. ^
It's very hard to have a simple, uncomplicated good time with a narcissist. Except for odd spells of heady euphoria unrelated to anything you can see, their affective range is mediocre-fake-normal to hell-on-Earth. They will sometimes lie low and be quiet, actually passive and dependent -- this is as good as it gets with narcissists. They are incapable of loving conduct towards anyone or anything, so they do not have the capacity for simple pleasure, beyond the satisfaction of bodily needs. There is only one way to please a narcissist (and it won't please you): that is to indulge their every whim, cater to their tiniest impulses, bend to their views on every little thing. There's only one way to get decent treatment from narcissists: keep your distance. They can be pretty nice, even charming, flirtatious, and seductive, to strangers, and will flatter you shamelessly if they want something from you. When you attempt to get close to them in a normal way, they feel you are putting emotional pressure on them and they withdraw because you're too demanding. They can be positively fawning and solicitous as long as they're afraid of you, which is not most people's idea of a real fun relationship.
I always have the problem that I get fed up and stay away from THEM long enough to forget exactly what the trouble was, then they come around again, and every narcissist I've known actually was quite lovable about half the time so I try it again. A clue: Run for cover when they start acting normal, maybe expressing a becoming self-doubt or even acknowledging some little fault of their own, such as saying they now realize that they haven't treated you right or that they took advantage of you before. They're just softening you up for something really nasty. These people are geniuses of "Come closer so I can slap you." Except that's not the way they think about it, if they think about it -- no, they're thinking, "Well, maybe you do really care about me, and, if you really care about me, then maybe you'll help me with this," only by "help" they mean do the whole thing, take total responsibility for it, including protecting and defending them and cleaning up the mess they've already made of it (which they will neglect to fill you in on because they haven't really been paying attention, have they, so how would they know??). They will not have considered for one second how much of your time it will take, how much trouble it may get you into in their behalf, that they will owe you BIG for this -- no, you're just going to do it all out of the goodness of your heart, which they are delighted to exploit yet again, and your virtue will be its own reward: it's supposed to just tickle you pink to be offered this generous opportunity of showing how much you love them and/or how lucky you are to be the servant of such a luminous personage. No lie -- they think other people do stuff for the same reason they do: to show off, to perform for an audience. That's one of the reasons they make outrageous demands, put you on the spot and create scenes in public: they're being generous -- they're trying to share the spotlight with you by giving you the chance to show off how absolutely stunningly devoted-to-them you are. It means that they love you; that's why they're hurt and bewildered when you angrily reject this invitation. ^
Appearances are all there is with narcissists -- and their self-hatred knows no bounds. The most dramatic example I can think of is from John Cheever's journals. Throughout his life he had pursued surreptitious homosexual activities, being transiently infatuated with young men who reminded him of himself in his youth, while also living in a superficially settled way as a married family man, a respected writer with an enviable suburban life, breeding pedigreed dogs and serving on the vestry of the Episcopal church. When his secret life (going to New York City for a few days every now and then to pick up sailors and other beautiful boys for brief flings) came to scandalous light, his family sought to reassure him by telling him that they'd known about his homosexual activities for years. Now, a normal person would be ashamed and embarrassed but also relieved and grateful that scandal, not to mention chronic emotional and marital infidelity, had not caused his wife and children to reject and abandon him -- but not the narcissist! Oh, no, Cheever was enraged that they would ever have thought such a thing of him -- if they really loved him, they'd have bought his artificial "country squire" persona: they would have seen him as he wished to be seen: they would have believed his lies without question or doubt. ^
Narcissists don't volunteer the usual personal information about themselves, so they may seem secretive or perhaps unusually reserved or very jealous of their privacy. All these things are true, but with the special narcissistic twist that, first, their real life isn't interesting to them so it doesn't occur to them that it would be interesting to anyone else and, second, since they have not yet been transfigured into the Star of the Universe, they're ashamed of their real life. They feel that their jobs, their friends and families, their homes and possessions aren't good enough for them, they deserve better. ^
Narcissists not only don't recognize the feelings and autonomy of others, they don't recognize their own feelings as their own. Their feelings are sort of like the weather, atmospheric, acts of God. The narcissistic think that everyone's having the same feeling as they are. This means that usually their own pain means nothing to them beyond the physical discomfort -- it has no affective component. When they do get some painful affect, they think that God is punishing them -- they think that their trivial errors are worth God's specific attention to their punishment. If you try to straighten them out, by telling them that your feelings are different, beware: their idea of sharing their feelings is to do or say something that makes you feel the way they're feeling and, as they make a point of not sharing anything desirable, you can expect something really nasty. The sad fact seems to be that narcissists feel just as bad about themselves as they make others feel about them. ^
Narcissists are noted for their negative, pessimistic, cynical, or gloomy outlook on life. Sarcasm seems to be a narcissistic specialty, not to mention spite. Lacking love and pleasure, they don't have a good reason for anything they do and they think everyone else is just like them, except they're honest and the rest of us are hypocrites. Nothing real is ever perfect enough to satisfy them, so are they are constantly complaining and criticizing -- to the point of verbal abuse and insult. ^
Narcissists are impulsive. They undo themselves by behavior that seems oddly stupid for people as intelligent as they are. Somehow, they don't consider the probable consequences of their actions. It's not clear to me whether they just expect to get away with doing anything they feel like at the moment or whether this impulsiveness is essentially a cognitive shortcoming deriving from the static psychic state with its distorted perception of time. ^
Narcissists hate to live alone. Their inner resources are skimpy, static, and sterile, nothing interesting or attractive going on in their hearts and minds, so they don't want to be stuck with themselves. All they have inside is the image of perfection that, being mere mortals like the rest of us, they will inevitably fall short of attaining. ^

OM Shanti

Realization - Shifting - Settling From Mind to No-Mind

2010-11-01T09:48:00.000-07:00

Namaste

There is a process after Realization where the journey has just begun
to it's new phase of Shifting - Settling - Pulling up - pulling out and
cauterizing the remaining seeds that may once again take root and
grow to occlude the fullness of Realization. The first falling away or
glimpse is not the end - it's just the start. What is the path from that
point on ? Staying steady - continuing to be vigilant - allowing the
roots to be fully cut.

Does mind continue to revolve and spin after Realization ? The mind is like a
machine that has been turning and revolving for quite sometime and
it may have some subsequent motion for a time after Realization. This
is the time where one must be Most Diligent to not fuel the fires of mind.
Mind must eventually Slow and Still into that Ever Present Being for
Realization to be fully present.

The mind Does fall away when One remains Immersed in the
Unchanging Reality. Thoughts are the realm of the transient
and changing projection of the dream. Ramana sat immersed
in the Quietude of Stilled Awareness of that Ever Present
Absolute, as there is nothing that the world holds that can
overshadow the Absolutes Presence of Reality. When mind
is divided it may bounce back and forth for a time UNTIL the
Quietude and Stillness of Presence usurps the throne of the
delusion of ego as being primary reality. Until this takes place
there is a shifting back and forth from witness state to Being.

The pull of duality is strong and it's spell is eventually broken.

When all has fallen away the mind slows and the thoughts dissolve.
At most some stray and random flotsum may appear on occasion
but that is the exception rather than the rule. It's just another
dream within a dream and nothing more.

There are shifts that occur as settling takes place and the last of
the threads or potential threads that create and sustain the ego
illusion are cut and cauterized. Its not over until the mind has
Stilled and died into the Reality versus still chasing and being
enamored of the dream.

OM Shanti

Rick Ross cult finder - Atheist (Rationalists) (?)

2010-09-15T06:49:00.000-07:00

Namaste

This was posted as a last response to Rick Ross cult hunter
and the Atheist Rationalists that ran to Rick Ross so
that the world would be protected from GASP these
teachings and this teacher... What is it that has pushed
their buttons.. This reminds me of the so called black
tantric in Rishikesh that was threatening someone i knew
and when i confronted him in the street and said this nonsense
ends now he RAN to the police.. Long story short the police
called me in to ask what was going on.. hahahahahaha so
i took with me the one that was being threatened with
black magic and said --- SEE here this is the extent of this
so called black magic vast powers; he has run to the police to
get protection from here ... And all that was done here was to
say his nonsense ends from today... If he had all the powers he
proclaimed would he have run to hide behind the coat tails of
the police ?
...
So be still and have no fear --- this one is just another
blowhard in the wind....

OM ---

You implied i am not a Sadhvi --- but i most certainly am..
Now you pull the guilt by association card. NOT a surprise.

Now if a man becomes a Priest and there are those in that
organization that are heinous does it follow that then by
those standards you are going to judge him as heinous ?
He took the Vows most honorably and is living his life to
the best most sincerely. He may not agree with much that
is being done by others and even if the Pope himself is
the devil incarnate it doesn't follow that you can lay any
charge at this Priests feet...

Did you bother to ASK what is my take on all that is going
on there ? NO --- You just run blindly along with yet another
tirade. i UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES hold to what is being
done there ... Does this negate the fact that Sannyas was
taken in a legitimate way ? NO ... One has a Pujari that
officiates the ceremonies and the Pujari that officiated is
beyond the shadow of a doubt a genuine Pujari. This is
what is being stressed and stated..

As far as how am i being supported.. Is not a teacher
worthy of his hire ? even the bible and ANY religious
organization finds a way to take care of their preceptors..
Be this as it may...

Am self supported so sorry to pull that little drama
out of your hand.. i was in the military and as such
have a stipend... Not that its any of your business.
YES there is a non profit and NONE are paid out
of it. You seem to have some false notion that
HUGE money is coming in... LOOK i am not on any
Satsang circuit.. Am not selling courses -- Not
selling big money retreats or any of the other assorted
nonsense that others engage in... People give donations
a little here and a little there.. Am not Nithyananda have not
taken illegal land or any fortune from anyone... Truth
be known not even enough donations come in that
could keep a roof over my head and food on the table
monthly... NOW All your garbage and trash assertions
and assumptions have been answered... and this
is the last of it.... The funds that come in are used
for paying internet costs and for the basic things needed
to keep things up and running.. Monies are being saved
so that at sometime in the future a small ashram may
be put into place...

You know it's really sad to see that you rick ross are
depending on these atheists who most certainly have
an agenda to cast dispersions and try to cuckold anyone
and anything that pushes their buttons... And you are
right there with an attitude of one is Guilty until proven
innocent EVERY question asked by them is with an
aim to look for something that can be spun. NOW
Why don't they come clean ?

Am most certainly 100 % disgusted with not only the
realm of Religious happenings but also that there are
those who are looking to find demons and cults around
every corner. And if you don't like what someone says
or the way they look etc. the FIRST thing to do is to
begin to yell Cult Cult... Such a nice and convenient
way to take up their time with having to answer allegations
and innuendos -- while these same Upstanding atheists are
out there taking videos mine and others and making extremely
childish voice and text overlays on them and putting
them out -- This doesn't show any stretch of the means
someone that has Rationality but rather just someone
that has their shorts in a knot and is going to blindly
lash out in a most childish manner ---

So this being said Am NOT going to stop doing what is
possible to see the world of Spirituality get cleaned up.
Am sickened by all the so called religious factions
running on political platforms -- they are dangerous -
ugly and will stoop to any underhanded measures.
there is nothing uglier than the hindu platform in india
and the religious right here isn't far behind. They deal
in fear mongering and hate. This is as far away from
true Spirituality as one can get..

Now if you don't like what is here that's fine... don't like
it... BUT don't try and put this cult tag on it so easily.
Have said Rick Ross come spend a couple of days and
FIND OUT what is here and what isn't... If you aren't
willing to do that then maybe ask yourself just how much
you are actually willing to look into what is present ?
Are you really that hell bent on proclaiming something to
be a cult because one uses mantras ? You don't understand
Shaktipat and so it MUST be either drugs or hypnosis ?

If you knew anything about me you would know am also
very outspoken against hypnosis ... As have seen hypnosis
misused and has caused the downfall and is putting into
place false stories.. the mind will want to create something
when hypnosis is done and the one doing the hypnosis asks
*** leading **** questions which the mind will then create
a story to fill... So once again you are barking up the wrong
tree here...

Am not popular because i stress one should be eating meat
Especially when doing meditation - WHY ? because taking
high carbs and without enough protein the brain doesn't
work well and this is one of the tactics of YES cults.. to
keep people away from protein ... i want people in their
right minds and grounded not flighty and airy fairy.

i am not proclaiming to be anyones savior - the second
coming - or an avatar or any other the other BS
that cults want to proclaim their leaders (?) to be..

Am not wanting people to gather around me like hangers on
as am very private and you have to go live your own life...

People aren't being told to leave their families such as
cults are want to do... Morality is stressed 100 % to
the degree that it is said have some backbone and
don't be jumping into bed at the drop of a hat -- respect
yourself and respect others.

Now really isn't it time to put the shoe on the other foot
maybe question in depth the ones that are coming here
to sling mud... they come and want to do whatever is
possible to cast doubt - just what is so threatening to
them and their atheistic free thinkers agenda ? Here
i tell people just that --- Someone else cannot run their
lives.. That they have to Prove for themselves whether
or not God exists -- Stop running and quit looking for
something external to save you whether this be a person
or god or gods etc. The conditioned mind keeps one
spinning and what one clings to or rejects is what is in
the drivers seat. You can't go beyond something you
are not willing to encounter or see directly... So number
one Stop running from yourself.. Begin by living with
Honesty - Integrity and Transparency.. First get honest
with yourself.. And this is what i will leave you and your
forum with today... STOP and look at what is driving
you.. Find out what is within yourself that causes these
knee jerk reactions that want to lash out YES maybe you
have been hurt or have been involved in a cult but this
doesn't mean that every organization or teacher or guru
is a cult... For those who say they are rationalists - how
rational is it to just be blindly striking out at something
and someone simply because you don't like the way
something is presented ? You say that i have to PROVE
everything to you as far as Kundalini is real etc. Well
i say to you prove that it is not.. i say to others you
think this is fake --- you think that it's all made up
well it's easy to sit back and crow but have you actually
walked the walk to find out ? The answer to this is no...

One could say i am a rationalist because what is being
spoken of here has come out of not books - not held
to doctrines - not belief systems -- but in actually walking
the walk to find OUT IF what the Sages have said is true..
IF what the various texts of spirituality have said are true
or bogus... And YES they can be born out... Don't accept
any of it blindly ---- but be willing to make the journey.

OM Shanti
PS: People may proclaim anything
and may rant and attempt to cast doubt - they may sling
mud and make accusations. And yes some may believe
them to their loss... There are so many jealousies out
there and sadly so many embittered and angry people
who want to project their angst on humanity. But i
say stand Tall -- Stand up for Truth...

So many have this mob mentality and jump on any
bandwagon WITHOUT finding out the facts just because
it may support their personal rant and agenda of the moment.
BEFORE doing that take a breath and look deeper or
you may have to take your foot out of your mouth later.

Stand for Truth - versus spouting skewed opinion

To the Rationalists - atheists - free thinkers

2010-09-13T07:40:00.000-07:00

Namaste

Sahaj is effortless --

For the fully established one in Realization they remain
in the Sahaja Nirvikalpa State of Consciousness.
This is when the mental drama of mind play has receded
and simply and effortlessly Pure Awareness of that ever
present Non-duality Is.

If one has to hold it with intention then it's a state that
comes and goes and is limited.

Yes the mind stills and then what is opened when all
deconstructs is the seeing of That which has always been
present at the core of Being and at the core of the Universe.

There are those naysayers of the rationalist crowd such
as indiasparks and the rest of that ilk at nirmutka free thinkers.

What is Nirmukta ?. In Realization there is Freedom in that
all the formerly held ideas of Religion - God - separation -
hells and heavens - and the rest of the projections have
imploded into the very Simple Reality that cannot be denied.
This is not something that one has read about and adopts
as a blind belief system as those are not liberating but
just another projection to keep one clinging to a set of
ideas and dogmas. What amounts to keeping ones
current set of ideas that keep one safe and unchallenged
in the scheme of society -and ones social circle in place.

Quantum is understood and known - the Factoid that the
world projects from and is held in place by this 0 point
balance of Pure Life Energy which is Ever Living and
cannot be destroyed is discovered uncovered and revealed
as a Fact and not a speculation. It is also known in a split
second that the laws of the universe are in place simply
due to the vastness of this unchanging IS. When discovered
it is like Pure Intellect before knowledge occludes it.
St. John of the Cross rightly said i have entered the
Unknowing Beyond Knowledge. This can't be adopted
as a philosophical stance and cannot be comprehended
or known for what it is other than by direct experience.

No one can hand this to anyone -- Each must make
this internal journey on their own. There is no one
that is going to save you and no one that can run
your life or accept it's consequences but yourself.

So for the rationalists who are pissed off because you
don't understand what is being said here and your
big come back is to sit and mock and run to this
forum to try and get my organization listed as a
cult then i say SHAME on you... it is said here IF
you are saying that you are Scientific Minded then i
say do what i did and Make the internal Journey to Discover
whether God exists or NOT. What is the Truth of the Universe ?
No book is going to give you that knowledge. You
are only reading about someone elses experimentation
which will do little good in actually tearing away at the
mental ideas and conditionings that you are attempting
to fight against. How are these conditionings going to fall ?
It takes more than just sitting back and putting forward
school yard bully tactics...

i as a Guru take stands Daily against these phonies that
are conning people -- and am not popular for doing so.
i speak out against the Catholic Church for hiding these
pedophiles and will continue to do so. i speak up in
warning against those so-called Gurus that present one
face to the crowd and then live a life that bears no
resemblance to their words. Am working towards
wanting to see these societal abominations of thinking
that *honor* killings are fine and that the cast system
of higher and lower and separation is dissolved. So
before just seeing the word Guru and going off on a
tangent it would behoove one to First find out the facts
what is being given here and how.

Now as far as what is being spoken of in the Satsang
videos and your requiring Proof. Can only point you
in the direction of what Science is just starting to attempt
to understand and uncover and YES i have volunteered
and continue to be open to be a part of these types of
studies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness_causes_collapse

http://canonizer.com/topic.asp/23/13

The 0 point that they are addressing and what Scientists are discovering
is what is Readily able to be entered into and what is discovered
Directly... This is why NOW scientists are starting to do studies
in Consciousness. There are many volumes out there...

So rather than wanting to make a mockery out of what you
haven't experienced then i point you back to your own theme
of PROOVE IT. The ONLY way it can actually be proven or
discarded is through your own journey inwards.

Do i have respect for Religious Traditions ? Yes to a point but
also see that there are a lot of abuses -- a lot of societal drama
being fueled through the twisting of scripture and through the
ignorance of dogmatic systems. The Path of Spirituality should
be aiming to free mankind of all the extraneous fears - and projections
that keep mankind in separation and insecurity and still within the
dark ages of superstition and negative actions.

Did i take initiation into a sampradaya -- Yes -- do i uphold
the Sancarachayas ideas in still advocating sati and more ---
100 % NOT... All identifications with the dogmatic and
externalized forms of religious holdings are broken through
when one enters what is termed Realization. The big important
me deconstructs as a driving force. It is replaced with the
Light of that 0 point balance that permeates the universe.
Does this make one higher than anyone else ? NO ---
All have that Same Eternal Unchanging spark of life
within the only difference is here the blinders have
been removed. That is all. The ridged holding to any
specific religious spin is replaced with seeing the value
and what the different reformers such as Christ who
wanted to reform the dogmatic fallacies of Judaism
and Buddha who when blown out into Nirvana (this
unconditioned state of Consciousness ) wanted to
reform Brahmanism - the caste system etc. And this
is what happens -- when one implodes or opens into
this awareness fully the shackles of the driving mind are
no more... One then goes forward to simply say there
is something to be discovered -- no one can hand it to
you --- you have to be Responsible for your journey and
actions - and the way is within. A Guru is a catalyst but
its the seeker that has to make the journey and PROVE
or Disprove the world - mind - God - and all that has been
taken at face value...

Now this is truly the way of the rationalist - the scientist
and the man of God to not follow anyone blindly and to
prove or disprove by Direct Experience. As the bible
rightly Says BE STILL and KNOW.

OM Shanti

The delusion of Guru is a God.

2010-09-10T05:37:00.000-07:00

Namaste --

People have a mistaken notion that Sat Guru's are are looking
for people to bow down to them. This is the furthest thing from
the truth.

A Sat Guru points the direction to bowing down within - and
allowing the Grace of the Ever Present Eternal Source that is
called God to be Revealed as ego is laid down before the Reality.

This is why it is said What i AM you ARE. How can you find God
within IF you project that it is somehow locked up in some embodied
person.

God is Spirit. It is not this specific form you are seeing with your eyes.
Any Guru that says they are a God or The God and that you are needing
to cling to them to be saved is in delusion. That which you seek is Equally
within you as it IS within the Guru sitting before you. You take the Guru
to be a person within some elevated state - but again that is another projection
as this Consciousness may be entered as one is drawn within to the Heart of
their own Being. It is like the bible says the scales fall from the eyes and
what was hidden is seen. In the twinkling of an eye.

The Guru works to aide in pointing you towards within. To help you to
Surrender within not to some external persona that is seen with the
eyes, but to that Ever Present Truth of Being that has never been
owned by any. You are NOT the limited finite body ultimately -
Nor the conditioned mind that drives one in circles and suffering
without that Spark of Life and that eternal Breath one would have
no life. The journey is to discover and uncover That which has
always been eternally Present. Whole and Complete. A Sat Guru
is simply a catalyst for your journey H-0m-e.

OM Shanti

Spirituality is a Dirty Word

2010-09-09T16:43:00.001-07:00

Namaste

Since when is spirituality and the path to seeking
the Truth of God and Existence a negative thing ?

When you come across the *** Free thinkers in India***

Since when is Seeking the Truth of Existence through
Direct Experience against being a Free thinker ?
And with the name of Nirmukta - Mukta Being
Liberation one would think that Liberation would
point to Actually Discovering and Uncovering through
Direct Knowing. This is not about adopting a belief system but
in no longer running and seeking something outside
of ones self. One Has to stop and face what is here
Now. This path isn't about looking outside to be
saved by some personality or some God. It takes
finally taking a stand and not buying into the mental and
emotional drama that has run ones life and continues to run
the conditioned mind. This is NOT about constructing
new conditions and better conditions and belief
systems. While this is a spiritual path it is not
one of dogmas nor any of the other things
that people may want to assume it is. NOW apparently
anything that smacks of spirituality is anathema. So
where is the free thought in that ?

Now it's quite fine for them to disagree with this path
NOT a Problem. Enjoy your opinion. But what IS
objected to is when things are taken out of context
and twisted to appear to be other than what it is.

If the link is followed you will find that he has listed
this path as New Age. Now ANY that know anything
at all about this path KNOW that New Age is the
furthest thing from what is being given here... If
this path was New Age would be clamouring to
speak at the new age conventions but that NEVER
takes place... This being said lets look at what
has been posted.

Namaste

Since when is this path a New Age religion ?

This path is a Kundalini path that is going forward
to Realization -- so since when is that new age ?

i don't mind that they want to disagree with this
path - but when things are taken out of context
and they want to make it seem to be other than
what it is -- THAT is objected to...

OM Shanti

Here is what was posted at the Nirmukta freethought community
by the moderator
Sajit. NOTICE : this was taken off my website and out of context
making it appear
to be other than what it is....

Guru Swami G
http://www.guruswamig.com/howtocontactguru.html DO NOT SEND T
HE QUESTION AND THINK THAT GURU-G WILL SIMPLY ANSWER IT WITHOUT
SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR TIME AND EXPERTISE... YOUR MAIL WILL
BE DELET.

The Nirmukta Freethought Community... - http://nirmukta.net/User-hdongilberth

Here is my post and answer to this happening.

Namaste --

You have posted this here why ? Please Don't take things off my website
out of context. If you are going to post this here then perhaps ask WHY
this policy is in place. This is for those who are NOT students on this
path. For those who want to ask 50 questions and have no intentions
on going forward on any path. This is for those who write and want you
to evaluate their whole life histories. Their questions are endless and
the time that could be dedicated to those who Actually want to progress
is taken up with those who simply are looking for easy answers. The
internal quest takes dedication to look within rather than looking for a
quick fix. It takes no longer running and stopping to see what is Actually
going on versus what ones projection about the events are.

The students DO have full access to ask any questions and get aide at any
time gratis... All is given by donation and none are turned away for lack
of funds.

The way you post this out of context makes it seem other than what it is -
that is not being honest with what is actually taking place. This being the
case am asking that it be removed as am guaranteeing that none here are
going to do anything more than look for something to say see there another
fake and fraud.

While you may not agree with this path - and that is quite fine. What is
objected to is the fact that things are being taken out of context and
therefore why this is being done is being lost in the translation. If you
want to know why this had to finally be instrumented then ASK.

Have been giving 100 % gratis for 10 years. There is unfortunately
only so much energy and time in the day and WHEN you are working
one to one with all of the Sadhaka's on this path there is precious
little time to give to those who have no interest other than just a
passing fancy ..

Again you don't have to agree with this path -- but don't misrepresent
things.

Love - Light
Maha Shanti OM & Metta

Where is Morality and Integrity ?

2010-08-14T05:47:00.000-07:00

Namaste

It's amazing how immorality and integrity are so easily
exchanged for that quick feel good moment. What
has happened to humanity ? People not only do not
value others but they also do not value themselves in
the least.

Have been asked about polyunions lately and don't
people have enough problems on their plate just
managing one relationship at a time ? Even if these
are minus the sexual aspect, which in most cases is fully
in play; there still remains all the jealousy and other
emotional drama traumas of mental loops and hoops
to be waded through.

There could be so much turmoil avoided if just this simple
pointing were put into effect and that is to keep sex on the
back burner and find out what values - direction - and life
partner reality this possible union may have. Sex comes and
it goes and when one is being driven by the gonads of
WOW am i ever turned on so this MUST be Love, it is going
to do little more than keep the head spinning and the
mind going and the body revved up until the newness
wears off and that veneer of excitement is replaced
with where did this godzilla come from ?

OK you say but i am not looking for a life partner just a
little fun. What is fun in the emotional turmoil that results
when one discovers a pregnancy OR that they have received
or given some communicable disease ? Or that one person
is looking for a relationship ? There are so many dramas
that arise from this besides once again being driven into
justifications and seeking that feel good moment which is
limited at best. When this driving force is taken off the
table one seeks the higher things that can actually bring
a steadiness and balance within. When staying body
focused and seeking the external limited momentary
pleasures which are so fleeting in nature you
are doing little more than buying a ticket for a roller
coaster ride that goes nowhere but in circles. If
you go in circles long enough you wind up simply
dizzy and without balance.

In order to keep some balance in ones life - there has to
come a time of integrity rather than the rationalization
and justification of running after the momentary ME
gratifications which can have so many unforeseen
complications and devastating consequences in tow.

People say that they are seeking a way to be more
in control of their lives - and the FIRST step to gaining
more balance is to start to step into integrity without
justifying these activities which bring hidden baggage
and chains of defeat and karmic consequences in their
wake...

Isn't it time to wake up ? Take the High Road, walk
in Sacredness and Simplicity

OM Shanti

Guru's and Seekers - the Disconnect

2010-07-25T06:54:00.000-07:00

As you can see even on Guru Purnima and ESPECIALLY on Guru
Purnima am going to continue to advocate for the truth.. There are
3 new videos up today.

May you be fully blessed on this Guru Purnima.

If Guru's are lacking in morality then how valid can
their pointings be ? No am not at all disheartened at
all - it is understood that many have invested in
such teachers and IF they can dismiss a teachers
immorality then they can abide in their own as well.

There is such a disconnect now when it comes to
what is being seen on a screen and what is behind the
screen. People want and are supporting Guru's that are
playing a role on stage - and are in delusion and fantasy
and there is a disconnect between that and the reality
that is playing out behind the scenes and this has to
end... People invest in the fantasies and they aren't
willing to go any deeper than what is being presented
and hawked outwardly. Seekers are relying on infomercials
to much TV and Movies - books and other gadgets rather
than going to the heart of the matter. Seekers continue
to look for a nicely packaged fantasy that looks fantastic
at first glance -- they are unwilling to look deeper into the
genuine quality - if it has a nice perfect smile and wears
all the right clothes and says pretty words then it must be
genuine.. right ? ----- if it projects some illusion of other
wordlyness then it must be valid. If it tells bigger and better
stories of phenomena than the next teacher then they MUST
be the Real Deal. hahahahahahahahah What people don't get
is all that phenomena is nothing more than another mental
projection and it ends with Realization. Those type of powers
take place during the journey and they blow out with completion.

Does the Absolute have ANY use for such magician tricks ?
There is nothing more than that One without a second.

OM Shanti

Ranjita is a sincere devotee: says Nityananda

2010-07-22T16:41:00.000-07:00

BANGALORE: Breaking his silence about actress Ranjita after
her name was linked with him for alleged involvement in
sleazy acts, self-styled godman Nityananda described her
as a "sincere and humble devotee". The swami said he was
hurt by the pain caused to Ranjita and her family.

"When the scam broke out, I did not feel hurt for myself but
I clearly felt bad for all the pain and suffering caused to my
devotees, especially Ranjita," Nityananda, who recently won
his ‘freedom to preach', said on YouTube.

"People who wanted to attack me could have done it directly.
They shouldn't have ruined the life of my devotee," he said.

0- Namaste -- No one ruined Nithyananda's devotees life
except his false sense of power which resulted in the
inappropriate actions of scamming devotees. If she had an
honest Guru rather than a lecherous one - there would be no
need to find her to clarify a matter that should never have taken
place. Yes it is sad that she is drawn into this limelight yet it is
important that the truth of this come out so there will be a much
less chance of others being taken advantage of by any Guru
making inappropriate advances and admonitions that are solely
for His sexual appetite and benefit. There is nothing Tantric in
what was being done, and he is throwing out a word to cover his
actions that has been abused in the west as well by near do well
fakes selling sex in the name of spiritual progression.. shame
shame shame. The Scam remains solely on Nithyanandas plate.

Apparently Nithyananda has no shame for the scams he has
been perpetrating and continuing to spin. More then likely he is
sincerely deluded and believes his own press. Not knowing truth
from fiction he keeps weaving this web of fantasy without one
moment of taking responsibility for his actions and his web of lies.
Yes he speaks well but so do those who have not one ounce of
genuine experience. This is not to say that perhaps there will be
those who will have genuine experience from his courses. When
seeking is genuine then some experience may come but it will be
limited in scope and the goal of Realization will remain just a
fantasy notion.

May the genuine seekers be blessed always.

OM Shanti

Many Enlightenments ? What is it or not ?

2010-07-21T06:09:00.000-07:00

Namaste

What im trying to understand is, what exactly does enlightened mean?

0- it means that one is Living Within that Truth that is before - after
and runs like a thread throughout the dualistic realm... It Allows the
dualistic realm to exist and yet it is not caught by it nor does the realm
of duality confound the Reality of Non-duality. The eyes may register many
but the Consciousness remains in Non-duality that is prior to one...

* How do you know if you have been enlightened before? (many say, "you will just know").

0- hahahahahah first off there is NO **you** no ** I ** or a **ME**
that is going to know. IF there is a Me story contained that thinks it
has gotten something then it's not living the Enlightenment of Being..

* and how exactly can a master help to achieve this.

0- it's not a achievement... an achievement is in the realm of mind -
persona - duality and has nothing to do with Realization.. A Master
is one that has walked the path from start to finnish and knows all the
pitfalls and dead ends along the way.. They can give the guidance to
say YES GREAT keep going forward OR Whoa that is headed towards
a trap and blind maze of circular endevor. Or that's phenomena that is
exciting for ego but takes one no closer to Reality.

* I have only read maybe 3-4 pages of one of nithyandas books at the library, its mainly the videos. I found out about him 6 months ago, and the idea of someone supposedly had been through many different types of enlightenment, and has spent his life in research on consciousness excited me.

0- hahahahaha there are NOT MANY Types of Enlightenment.. There again
shows one that is in delusion. Enlightenment ONLY has taken place when all
that drama has fallen away. When mind has Stilled and Clarity remains..
When mind is stirring then the mud of duality also is in motion and where is
the Clarity then? The Clarity needed is being covered over by the swirling
mud of dualistic content and desire of grasping - clinging - seeking - and
doership...

* This daily moment to moment living statement you mentioned sounds interesting. Im not taking it as some kind of technique, but it sounds like your saying we need to condition our own mind.

0- That is 180 degrees away from what is being said.. Hence again WHY a
Guru is needed as what you are hearing is NOT what is being said.. One has
to DE-condition the mind until it is stripped bare of the content of duality. Then
the Clarity has nothing covering over the Ever Present Truth which is simply
not being accessed in it's purity..

* If possible could you guide me to the right path for information on this conditioning of the mind? or the 100% focus on a direction. I would love to ask you personally but i think i have been a bother already.

0- Who do you think you are asking except this Guru personally ? hahahahahah
you may check out the website at : WWW.GuruSwamiG.Com and watch more
of the videos.. There is access to the path here IF you are really seeking to go
forward.. BUT number one thing is to REALLY be Honest in what it is you are
seeking.. Most that claim they want Realization when they find out the cost
they run the other direction. hahahahahhaah It Really IS Freedom - but most
seekers idea of freedom is the Freedom to do whatever THEY as a ME want to
do but without consequence.. hahahahahaha Now that has Nothing at all to do
with Enlightenment.. In Enlightenment there is no longer the illusion and delusion
of this grand me story - it dissolves as nothing more than a past dream that
brought separation into a dualistic rollercoaster of me versus other. In Realization
there has never been a me or other... That is the Ultimate Reality of the
Unknowing beyond knowledge.. Now within the realm of dualism there is the
wheel of karma that keeps spinning and minds that keep churning and creating
and sustaining and dying to world after world after world in an endless
succession.

OM Shanti

Why this Guru is NOT supportive of Nithyananda

2010-07-20T06:26:00.000-07:00

Namaste

0- This blog has come due to someone at Youtube asking why *without
negativity * am not for Nithyananda as a teacher even though he is seen
personally as a cheat ? Whatever is said that isn't going to support this
seekers ideas will be seen as negative. The answer is actually in his
question -- one that is cheating personally is cheating all the way around
as what purity can come from one that is bankrupt on the morality scale ?
But be that as it may here is the list that was sent...

1. Number one reason he is NOT Enlightened...

2. He has Lied Lied and Lied again embellishing his
path and making up story after story to suit the crowd
he is speaking to at the moment..

3. He gives out practices that can bring extreme imbalance..

4. He has abused the robes of the renunciate by making contracts
and having sex with the devotees under the admonition of it being
tantric and spiritual.. It's NOT..

5. His actions are those of a calculated business man.

6. He has cheated many out of lands and monies on a grand scale

7. The ideas contributed to him actually have come from other Guru's
which his books have plagerized.

8. Before giving Satsang they show videos to pump up the crowd to
show basically an infomercial about him being a Paramhamsa --- a
Genuine Paramahamsa would NEVER Ever resort to such a carnival
practice of hawking.

Just because he is charismatic and presents the look and external
demeanor that people THINK is what a Guru should look like and be
like - CLEARLY his actions belay that and have uncovered what is
really running the show... Maybe he is sincerely deluded in thinking
he has come to the end of the path but am assured he has very far
yet to go... Sorry to put a damper on your seeking but if you are so
convinced he is a wonderful teacher then what can be said - you will
chase him and when clarity comes and the disappointment over rides
the fantasy notions about him then you will move forward to find a
genuine Guru that is giving the real unvarnished and unpolished path
to Realization.

Must any more be given out ?

OM Shanti

Isn't it time to Wake UP ? Abuse of Religion

2010-07-18T06:51:00.000-07:00

Namaste

Here is another prime example of how religion is abused
and misused and misconstrued to create and sustain a
prison rather than leading mankind to True Freedom...

Isn't it time for mankind to wake up ?

Will be adding more commentaries if seekers would like
to see more of this type of blogging...

Om Shanti Guru-G ( aka GG hahahaha)

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Gaza's Hamas rulers have banned
women from smoking water pipes in cafes, calling it a practice
that destroys marriages and sullies the image of the Palestinian
people.

The ban marks the Islamist militant group's latest effort to impose
their harsh Muslim lifestyle in the seaside strip on an often resistant
public.

While Muslim law does not technically ban women from smoking
the traditional tobacco-infused pipes, tradition frowns upon the habit.
Hamas frequently mixes its strict interpretation of Islamic law with conservative Gaza tradition, and over the weekend, the two
dovetailed to produce the smoking ban.

"It is inappropriate for a woman to sit cross-legged and smoke in
public. It harms the image of our people," Ihab Ghussein, Hamas
interior ministry spokesman, said in a statement released Sunday.
"Many women who smoke in public were divorced when their
husbands saw them, or found out about them," said Hamas police spokesman, Ayman Batneiji, without substantiating his claim.

Many Palestinians see the water pipe as inappropriate for women
because of its sexual innuendo, and because it looks crass for
ladies to smoke, said Palestinian anthropologist Ali Qleibo.

Guru-G's comment :

0- What a sad thing that smoking a water pipe is taken
to be some phallic image - what type of mind
would put such an intent behind such an activity?
Can men not have enough control over themselves
without subjecting women to such baseless restrictions?
Are men that incapable of keeping their minds out of the
gutter?

Why put all the drama of mens weakness on restricting
women to some inferior level ? Are men so afraid of women
and so unable to contain themselves and their passions?

Since most are readers of the bible or koran then remember
women are from the side rib of men they didn't spring from
the soles of the feet - they are intended to be side by side
not under your feet, to be subjected to being trampled pushed
down and used for mens egos. It's time to wake up..

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2010-05-11T18:10:00.000-07:00

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What Fraud Guru's Sell & Getting Real

2010-04-05T08:38:00.000-07:00

Namaste

What do fraud guru's sell ? They sell what people imaginations
want to hear.. They sell people on the idea that they are
going to get Realization without sacrificing ego in the process.

They play to peoples emotions about being more giving and
compassionate as a bid to gain more monetary funds.. Very
little of what actually goes to the programs of aiding the less
fortunate.

They play up being some Avatar or Holy Man that has been
indoctrinated by some Baba that isn't on this earth plane.
Now that is very convenient.. Or they get their special
commission in some dream. Or their Wisdom is higher
than Realization.. Etc. That people should worship them
sit them on Thrones - pay to touch their feet or cling to
their image as some type of lucky charm.

They sell Pujas - Yagyas - Astrology etc. ALL with the
aim of bringing prosperity and happiness in your life...
OR they are touting the gaining of Siddhis and powers..

People want to hear that they are all ** Special** and again
these charlatans will feed that. In Realization one not only
does not become ** Special ** one rather implodes into that
One without a Second and all illusions are broken and at an
end.. That is IF the mind has been blown out into Pure
Awareness without revolving content... If the thoughts
again spring up then one may hold onto Realization with
effort swinging back and forth from persona (with thoughts
to clarity without thoughts ) No Me... But for that one there
are still projections and murkiness and treading water.
Then there are those who have the illusion of Realization
that are confusing the expansion state of Oneness to be
a falling away into Realization.. This Oneness state while
extremely Blissful has as it's counter point suffering in the
wings... It is still the pendulum that is swinging and in motion.
In Genuine Realization that pendulum has stopped and rests
at 0 point balance...

All this is being said simply that false Guru's are out there
to sell you a Cosmic Ego --- hahahahahahaha one that is
bigger than life... Sell you on the smoke and mirrors of
belief systems and the fantasy's of what you imagine a
Guru should be --- and what the imaginations are, about
what Enlightenment is. They aren't giving you the genuine
article but are selling a cubic zirconia as a very high priced
diamond... And the gullible seeker not knowing the difference
is purchasing this illusion and is convinced that he is owning
a priceless gem... Until he tries to sell it and finds out his
priceless gem is a fake and fraud and worth very little in the end..
As long as they are under the fake godmans spell - and
it is supporting their illusions of grandure of being a super
seeker a genuine sadhaka with a happier life then they will
continue to wear the blinders and will fight tooth and nail
to hold their shining gems.

Seekers want to be special hands of God to be co-creators
that way they keep and cultivate that very special self
that is one with god..... This is the new age spin... We are
going to fix the world and create a garden of eden.. Well
that is well and good.. But it has nothing to do with the
path to Realization. So if you want to go save the world
and become a Bodhisattva putting your Enlightenment
on hold to save the planet - then Understand that you
are choosing to remain on the wheel of karma... OK..
Not a problem but don't confuse that with breaking
through the conditioned mind and dying the death into
Realization.

People should just come to a point of number one being
HONEST in themselves about where they are wanting to
go -- and being honest in what is being taught. If a
Guru is going to teach the way of manifestation - and
getting a happier life on this planet --- OK -- that is
fine well and good. But don't pass it off as Enlightenment
nor becoming a Jivan Mukti or a Realized Being.. Simply
it is not...

Most paths are not taking one to Realization
because it is usually the very last thing that any ego would
gravitate to... hahahahhaahah Really one DOES go into a
death but that death is in the end the entrance into Life...
Unfortunately though to most seekers they are confusing
things with nothing should be lost and all should be gain
along the way ... On the path to Realization it feels as if
one is going to sacrifice and lose Everything.. That is simply
the way that it is... People run in the other direction when
actual changes begin to take place... As the ego must crumble
and dismantle into the illusion that it has always been..

Teaching a path to Oneness where one sees that God is within
the me and within every thing on the planet is an easy one to
get to... It may feel so expanded and heavenly.. But it's not
Realization nor Enlightenment... Manifesting is an easy art to
learn but in the end it is an empty pleasure that doesn't satisfy.
Many though have to pass through these blind alleys before they
understand that they aren't the holy grail they are searching for...
Love and Loving when viewed through the human understanding
is about projecting these warm fuzzy feelings for everyone... It
is another movement of mind... Not to say there is not LOVE in
Realization but it's not what people are looking for which is more
of passion --- In the Love of Realization this projection of passion
subsides into the total Contentment of Life and of Being... There
is no other to project outwards to... The projection takes place
in the world of Shakti and duality.. Others may feel some projection
but to the Realized One it is simply a Totality of IS - not an is
something and something else... There is no one to project outwards
to... It is a totally different state of Consciousness.

Just as Kundalini Yoga is a misnomer for a Kundalini path --
these are not one and the same... Hatha yoga was to be a
preparation to begin a path... It is not a replacement for a
path and a Sat Guru...

Now may all look deeper into what it is they are actually seeking
and go Forward into the direction that they are willing to walk..

May Guru's that are worldly Guru's no longer claim to be
Sat Gurus... May worldly seekers no longer claim to be
seeking Realization. This way there will be more harmony
and truth at the core of their walk....

There is nothing wrong with not seeking Realization... It's clearly
not the path for everyone... There are infinite lifetimes available..
When one has had enough of playing the games of a me... Then
it is time to go forward and seek the path of Realization.. Until
that point you are better off to simply understand that you are
looking to fulfill the me's identifications and try to make them
develop better options for yourself and humanity at large versus
going beyond all the identification into the Unknowing that is
beyond knowledge... If you are looking for knowledge then you
are still eating of that apple that was offered in the Garden of
Eden... hahahahahaha with that comes corporeal form and limited
life expectancy so that you can not fall to far before getting another
chance to begin and try again... Hence the wheel of karma and the
life lessons that are abundant in nature...

OM Shanti

What is the Stink of Enlightenment ?

2010-03-18T10:02:00.000-07:00

Namaste

There is a phrase that is the **stink of enlightenment**--
a prime example of it is .... Reaching a point where one
can say all the right things BUT thinking one is above the
world and now they are some type of higher being and
that the world is going to cater to them... There is no
**mundane** versus not, and no one is above the world ---
one is in the world but not of it --- that doesn't mean
above it though... it simply means that one is not deluded
or drawn in or lost within some false view of the world...
One enters into the Play of God --- it ALL becomes Lila no
matter what one is doing it doesn't mean one runs away from
responsibilities. That one is above it.

Before Enlightenment one chops wood and carries water and
AFTER enlightenment one chops wood and carries water... One
doesn't bum around - speak flowery words and think that others
should cater to them...

Neither does it mean that you can do whatever you damn well
please without consequences to your actions -- Karma for that
one is still in place... There is nothing worse than to encounter
the stink of enlightenment...

One example of this was a supposed Enlightened Being that was
procreating all over europe and then saying well it was the womens
fault for sleeping with him as they knew he is not involved with
anything - that he is in vairagya .. (That has nothing to do with
Vairagya at all) Oh he traveled around giving Satsangs and they
sounded good on the surface but there was no regard for honoring
**any** responsibilities... After all responsibilities are for the
unenlightened that are in the world... He is now above it...

Let's look at another one -- Adi Da aka Ladi da... So above it all
that he had a harem of women... Claimed to be above Jesus Christ
and all other Guru's on the planet... Is that Enlightenment ? No
it's having re-rooted into the stench of enlightenment ego... Does
Enlightenment bring into place being beyond everything without
consequences ? NO .... Does it make one a less authentic human
being ? NO .... One becomes rather more Ordinary... Living life
as it comes --- without fanfare --- without running away..
without grandiosity ...

Another of these prime examples is Nithyananda --- claiming to be
Enlightened and a Brahmachari and yet having sex with many of the
devotees all the while claiming to be beyond it all and without
desires or lust .... and having no responsibility to these actions...
He is not Krishna reborn and that was not lila but sex pure and simple...
He is defrauding the people in the name of Enlightenment... It stinks....

Maybe these guys had openings -- maybe the ultimate truth was
seen... remembered ... spoke about... but a mind that is Still and
Dead when within a Living Nirvikalpa Sahaja Samadhi is within a
place where one lives a life of equity... of fairness to others. it's not
about am out to satisfy myself first and foremost... after all
i am the center of the universe --- i am the universe ---
there are no others ..... This is the delusion of the grand spiritual
cosmic ego... It is not the actions where there is no Me that remains
to be entranced by chasing desires... Ones desires are now within
the realm of Vairagya - dispassion.. One does not chase after them
they no longer run the show...

OM Shanti

When Sages Fall - when Full Realization is not secured.

2010-03-17T08:14:00.000-07:00

Namaste

It is a very sad day when a Guru has a Sadahaka that goes
so far along the way then falls into delusion again... And
so this is the perfect time to talk about what it takes to
enter Full Realization...

Full Realization is ONLY Full Realization when the moving
mind has died and been fully submerged in the Unchanging
IS... Until that point one may have glimpsed the Absolute
and may be in and out of Non-duality to Duality swinging
back and forth like a pendulum... Moments of Clarity
but then mind rises and another wash of mental debris
covers the clarity.. Once the Absolute is glimpsed it may
be recalled and spoken of ... This does not mean that it is
fully present as a Living Reality.

What can happen is the worst of scenarios --- Absolute may
be glimpsed and the swinging back and forth may take place
with a spiritual ego arising... This is the most difficult ego to
cut through... For now it is off to save the world and give it's
very **special ** truth... There is at that point a running and
chasing after (as has been said by our falling sage) an attempt
to stabalize by reading unauthorized texts. This only serves
to feed the spiritual ego rather than cutting it at the roots...
Any Intellectual knowledge isn't going to bouy up Truth that
is beyond the intellectual holdings... Truth is the Unknowing
beyond knowing... It is like Intellect stripped bare of all it's
collected ideas and ideals - Primal - Pure - Without content...
One is not finished with the path when things recede having
glimpsed the Absolute Truth... The ME may appear to be dead
but has only receded temporarily and may reemerge with mind
that again begins to move and create looking to sustain this
Bliss and Truth... Glimpsing the Truth This is only the Starting point.

UNTIL a Nirvikalpa Sahaja Samadhi remains it is not Full
Realization... The Most UNFORTUNATE thing is that the
one that has had this temporary abidance may now enter
that time of Everything is Illusion - There is nothing to get --
Nowhere to go... NeoAdvaita speak will arise to fuel their
agenda of self talk that they are done... They may fool
others for a time... But time will tell... Yes all go through
this transient stage of All the world is an illusion... But this
gives way to it coming back into view as Reality and NOT Two -
Not Two... When this doesn't come back into view then
there is yet further to go --- more to be cut...

All one can do as a Guru is to give the Truth of the situation
to that Sadhaka... They choose to either stay or to follow
that blissfulness that is held with effort... The Bliss of
Full Realization is a subtle thing --- Unwavering Stillness
that the world rises within and dances for... Just as
Shakti danced for Shiva... The world dances before
Realization but there is no confusion that remains....

The worst thing to see is when spiritual pride and that
spiritual ego rises up and supplants Guru and the
Wisdom that is attempting to be imparted... There
is a lesson in this --- don't stop half way... Don't
come to the point of glimpsing Reality and then turn
a blind eye and ear to Guru's promptings which are
only to be given for the benefit of your path... Don't
chase after unauthorized material and wind up in a
confusion for as long as there is yet a moving mind
in play --- there is yet ego that is filtering and
skewing truth into what it is most inclined to hear
and then disregarding that which needs to be heard...

Om Shanti

Fall of Guru's and Swamis - Indias Golden Age is Past

2010-03-04T09:08:00.000-08:00

Namaste

It's unfortunate that so many people jump on the ** popular ** Guru band wagons
and wind up getting taken for a ride. The Golden Age of India is long past.. So
many of these "Guru's" are looking for Name & Fame to become World Guru's
and have huge organizations complete with adoring minions. This was not the
way of genuine Guru's... They worked one to one with the seekers coming.
Perhaps some of them are just sincerely deluded and believe their own press..
Am sure that many are justifying their actions because they are setting up so
many ** social programs ** to aide others in society. So their deceit can be
justified.. But it's not justified. Not Ever.

The Sad thing is that with Every Charlatan that comes along it just makes
the public sentiment go more viral and distrusting of all Guru's ... After
all if even the Guru's from India are being found to be so dishonest then
how can we believe that any from the West are going to be any better ?
One thing though within the west as here many know that the gravy train
isn't going to be found through Name - Fame - nor Monies.. We have gone
beyond the mentality of enough programs are going to solve the worlds ills.
It takes a fundamental change Within rather than just programs that are going
to make life easier overall. Am not saying that there is no need for social programs
and educating and changing the backward ways of society. Most Assuredly these
things are Needed and Justified to a degree. But don't confuse this with bringing
people along to internal Freedom..

Just recently Kalki was exposed --- a few days before another *Swami* in
New Delhi with ashrams and temples numerous in number was arrested for
running a call girl prostitution ring... Now Nithyananda is caught with his
pants down fondling two women and he is claiming to be a celibate and a
light to others...

They even make a big show of making those coming to hear Satsang watch
a video that is extolling his Virtues and claiming he is a Paramahamsa of the
highest degree... Yes he can talk a good talk but his actions are NOT in
alignment with his words.. He claims to be A Sat Guru but these are not the
actions of being a Sat Guru as he is perpetrating a fraud. If he wants to have
Sex and chase women then why don the robes of a renunciate and make a big
show of being a renunciate ? Simply he is wanting to appear like a Holy Man -
like another Vivekananda,Long hair - personable - etc. He is putting forth a
show of what people expect a Guru to be and all the while he is making a
mockery of it all behind the scenes.

It is good in one way that things are coming to light ... But it's amazing to see
the people that have been following him defending him rather than
coming to terms with the fact he isn't what he is claiming to be... How long
will they remain in denial ? Yes films can be doctored but it's quite clear
that those films are authentic. If they were fake the actress would be
coming forward in outrage. She hasn't...

Am sure they probably believed their own press and more than likely are
just as deluded as those they are leading down the path as followers.
On the surface they all looked good for a short time... Look how
quickly though that these organizations grew ----- Why ? Because they
are pandering to egos ... Kalki it now comes out was giving drugs to the
seekers saying that they were taking something that was cleansing ---
and their highs and peak experiences were nothing lasting as it was
perpetrated by fraudulent means --- drugs... And these people were
being told they were enlightened.. Shameful...

Authentic Guru's aren't looking for big crowds... Not looking for the big
show... They don't have people out hawking them to the largest bidder.
They are going to tell you - you have to do the work and there is no easy
way to Enlightenment... One has to be willing to face the death before
death... NOW if you want the path to remain in Duality - that is fine too..
That is the path of learning how to roll with the punches -- don't look to
deeply within --- learn to manifest and have some inner peace. Nothing
wrong with that but be clear that you are not wanting Enlightenment...

There are some Real Guru's remaining in the world... There are some
true Celibates remaining in the world. Usually the ones with the
biggest fanfare and promotion are going to be showmen.. You get
what you pay for but buyer beware... What is it you are really wanting
to purchase ? Sometimes the dream of spirituality comes with a high
price tag... Sometimes they are just to good to be true... Are you
looking the illusion of what a Guru would look like ? Or are you
looking for what they are giving without all the fanfare surrounding
it ? Some want that glittering diamond of a world famous Guru ---
after all if thousands are believing in him then he MUST be the real
deal --- but most often when thousands are believing in them then
what is happening is they are giving a show of what people want to
see on the surface ... Pump up the emotions and selling them a
ticket on the spiritual ride. If you bought the ticket then look more
deeply into what it is you are really looking for ? Is it good looks --
crowds - good works - social programs ? Or is it walking the walk
of the Inner Journey which is always traveled alone... Yes there may
be others along the way - a community BUT you can't walk through
the door of Enlightenment with a crowd cheering crowd.. You can
have fun -- make merry -- sing -- dance --- be in the world with
worldly endeavors with a crowd Absolutely.. But you aren't going to
dissolve or implode into God. Then again most want to Dance with
God they don't want to find that only God exists...

OM Shanti

What do Guru's do in Los Angeles

2010-02-25T19:47:00.000-08:00

Namaste --

What do Guru's do in Los Angeles ? Enjoy the energy - the smoke and mirrors of tinsel town..
Yes that's right.. You heard correctly.. While there it's time to enjoy fashion - sun - and just
going with the ambiance of what's there...

Hanging out at Urth Cafe - sipping a cup of latte and soaking up the sun while people
watching (never a dull moment). HAHAHAHAHAHA

The days off were spent mostly in Long Beach walking along the water front.. Just
hanging out in quietude with the beauty of the harbor.. Water - Palm Trees - Blue
Skies and Sunshine... So nice.. The vehicle works so much better when it actually get's
what is needed from the sun..

What bliss to have a little place on the water..

We also spoke together on some books that would be beneficial to write.. Perhaps
one day we will be in a place where that can be done...

OM Shanti

Guru's are they Really looking for Sadhakas to control ?

2010-02-03T15:34:00.000-08:00

What is more pleasant to Guru's ?

Do you think it is having to cut through Sadhaka's
drama or enjoying the simplicity of quietude ? Do
you understand why it is termed Tapas ? Austerity ?
It's not easy nor pleasant to take on Sadhakas as
Sadhakas are wrapped up in ego and always looking
to benefit it. While they may say with the mouth that
they are seeking to go beyond it to Realization in
the end 99 % are simply not understanding what
Realization IS and is not… They are under the
delusion that it is something that ego is going to
get and then become more special due to it's having
acquired this new boon. Realization is not something
owned by an ego.. People think that going beyond
ego means being less egotistical -compassionate -
and peaceful.

Ego means being under the delusion of being a persona
that is driven by desires and fears. Taking the motion
of mind and it's content to be your world. Looking through
the lens of past experience and projecting onto the latest
happening or putting some fantasy hope out there rather
than seeing what is there as it is.....
That one is something separate from everyone else
and looking to make a bigger better world that is going
to solve their problems… It may have an idea about
we are all one and connected (oneness) but in the end
we are still separate and unique beings…

Realization has no such unique being -- that projection
has ended… Self is not a persona that is One… It has
nothing to do with moving minds content as that has
fallen away into IS and remains quite Still in Pure Awareness..

Oneness is the motion that looks towards Stillness…

Really there is nothing that Guru's care to say -- speech
is simply due to the fact that Sadhaka's expect it and look
for it… Gurus would rather be within Silence as it is simply
much richer than the revolving door of worldly content… Speaking
only gives more fodder for minds to chew on --- while the practices
are aiming to cut through the mind play rather than sustaining it
or making it go in a better direction that sounds or looks better and
that gives ego a better defined identification within the world…

Even Satsang becomes clouded with speech as Pure Satsang
may only come from Silence… Words are the property of duality
and mental creations by those caught within it's web of knowledge
versus Living the Unknowing IS…

So do Guru's seek to collect Sadhakas ? Do they want to run
their lives ? Do they want to be the center of seekers attentions ?
The answer to these questions is a resounding NO…. Compassion
moves Guru's to extend an open hand to those who are truly seeking…
But Guru's do not care to be put on display --- nor to have to micro manage
peoples lives nor to chase after seekers that have decided that they
want to pursue their idea of spirituality versus going forward to genuine
Realization and Enlightenment… Neither do they wish to become
*** friends *** and buddies to students that are on the path now ---
or with those who choose to leave the path to go on their way… Peoples
dramas are not of interest as duality has been left behind like an
ephemeral dream that is no more… The eyes see duality but there
is no mind nor persona that is wallowing in it nor looking to be
entertained by it…. In NonDuality there is simply the Ever Present
IS that is beyond dispute and no mask of duality may ever hide it
again… The content of duality is forever empty in nature -- a momentary
show on the Screen of Reality…

Guru's are forever Alone and yet never lonely.. Solitude is enjoyed
as it has more fullness than the degraded world of content that is
more distraction oriented… One is submersed and submerged in
that which is Prior to and remains Forever after the rise and fall of
the transient shows…. The Transient Show is ENJOYED in the
Quietude and Solitude of Being.

OM Shanti

In San Francisco

2010-01-24T08:10:00.000-08:00

Namaste ---

Just got back from two weeks in Los Angeles and a day
layover in San Francisco.. We set up a meeting with another
Non-duality teacher named David Spero.. He once told
Hridaya your teacher should come and sit with me... So
when in town i did just that... We sat - had lunch - and
enjoyed the day.

The meeting turned out to be quite fine with much
laughter and working on understanding the pointings
and ways of explaining the Non-dual Reality. Each
teacher has a different flavor and way of presentation.
Words can be aides or barriers and it takes a bit of
time to unwind the external words to uncover what
is attempting to be said in the end. Sometimes it
takes a few days and then a light bulb goes off and
it becomes more clear as to what was being put forth.
Clarity is always a good thing.. The only way to come
to clarity is to continue to broach the field of words
with a grain of salt and hope that the salt dissolves
in the ocean of IS... hahahahahahahaha

Why are teachers at loggerheads ? Different flavors
are different flavors but the basic elements are one
and the same... You can have potatoes and can spice
them up or down and turn them into so many different
dishes and yet when it comes down to the basic fact
underneath the flavors and differences one is still
encountering potatoes. Lets keep digging through
the spices until the basic element of potato is found..

As a Guru or a Teacher one encounters all so often
the admonition that you should meet with some other
Teacher but most often it is said tongue in cheek as
if there is someone one needs to learn from them.
Have encountered this a number of times and i
always take them up on it --- most often then
the back peddling takes place and they aren't
willing to meet. But Teachers and Gurus that
are simply giving the Truth and speaking from
Ground of Being KNOW that there is nothing
to run from --- nor any false aires to put on.
Once in awhile a meeting actually takes place
and it's usually beneficial to all as some of the
walls come down. It takes peeling away the
layers of fragrance and flavors to get to the substance
but the substance has to be one and the same in the
end... That is unless ones starting point is Shakti
and then it's easier to get lost in the manifestations
versus the primal first projection of Love as
moving energy.

When it comes to Realization there is nothing to be
learnt --- it is either uncovered or is not. If there it is
FULLY the Living breathing Reality that cannot be
discounted nor denied.. If not then there is endless
posturing in place and claims of scholarship or
being the highest being on the planet with some
brand new higher teachings for the planet or being
a special avatar that no one can touch claims of
specialness will prevail ...

The hallmark of Realization is becoming ORDINARY..
YES any idea of being some higher being has
blown out with all the other illusions of separation.
There is only 0-NE ABSOLUTE
0--NE BRAHMAN
Therefore how can there be some ***Special ***
unique persona that is reborn ? At the core
it is that one singular Brahman without Change
One without a second - Pure - IS...
Now what others see is the transient and that
has as many flavors as beings in the universe..
One is relating and looking at what may be
seen in the physicality which is the Shakti
element which is always in flux and change
and motion... People use the Shakti element
and try to use it as a judge of Absolute..
That cannot be done... That is a mistaken
notion that Shakti is ever going to present
in a singular way... People that are wrapped
up in their externalizations only see through
the lens of externalization..

So how to go beyond this ? How to go beyond
the externalized notions of how a Guru or a
Teacher should be ? Perhaps if Teachers and
Guru's began to come together and dialog and
be open in genuine meetings then these stereo
typical projections would begin to be broken
through...

In Realization what is lost - what falls away is
the ME Story and Identification as a limited
body form. That story is at an end and as if it
never took place... What remains is the Reality
that there is no birth nor death of that primary
IS which is the LIFE of BEING... The transient then
becomes this beautiful Dance of Eternal Change
that takes place to entertain the Unchanging IS.
Whereas before Realization there is the trepidation
and fear driven persona that feels it has to keep itself
SELF Centered.. hahahahahahaha Self is not the me
of persona it is the Lifeforce of all of humanity Equally..
NONE ARE HIGHER AND NONE ARE LOWER - that is an
impossibility when the core being is Absolute.

OM Shanti

End of the Year

2009-12-30T09:05:00.000-08:00

Namaste ---

2009 is winding down and it's a GREAT time to look at
where you have gone this year and where you are
heading in the next. Take these last moments to
simply sit in reflection as to your life up to this point
in time.

If you are seeing the answers to your problems only
in externals such as finding Just the right Partner -
or just the right job etc. then perhaps look a little
deeper within as the only place that one can find
that center in the midst of any storm is within.
It is only within, that the Peace that does not come
nor go with the tide may be found the rest is all
transient.

We cannot change the past but one can change
the future. How ? By allowing the mind to
slow down - still - to be in the Moment Fully.
Enter into Observing Experience versus Reactionary
drama that covers over from the past or projects
into the future. See what actions have led to where
you are in This moment and then move forward
in a more beneficial way.

May All make the best choices for their lives
and may the best take place for the choices
that are made...

OM Shanti

Monks & Nuns - Seekers - Keeping Integrity of a Path

2009-12-09T09:10:00.000-08:00

Namaste ---

Think it's easy to be in a path or keep it running smoothly ? hahahahahah
Here is what it takes - Here are just a few of the the dynamics that
take place and what a Sat Guru has to engage on a daily basis.

For Monks and Nuns now or any contemplating to become a Monk
or Nun. :::::

In ANY spiritual order one is called to even greater accountability
for ones life unless you go to india and become a homeless
wandering monk and even then in order to eat and progress one
should be focused fully on the practices and not hanging out and
talking stories and bull all day such as what is commonly seen in
most places now.

Some have this misbegotten notion that becoming a monk is
going to be letting go of any and all responsibility and just
hanging out and being taken care of for doing so. There are many
that write and want to come in order to give up all their responsibilities
(as life is just to hard ) and i send them packing immediately as they
are looking for a free ride. There are no free rides in life for any ever.

To be a monk on this path is to have even a greater proportion of
Honesty - Integrity and doing things in a responsible manner.

Others look to the monks to SEE how the path Should be walked
and as such you are Representatives of the highest order. If you
are being flakey then what does it say about the path ? Is it
developing and giving good values or is it just another way
to be lazy and bum around contemplating your navel ? ?? This
is also why here all the monks are working in some field of endeavor
in order to keep them engaging in life versus running away from it.

Side note on Seekers who claim to want to come and serve the Gurus:

(Same thing applies to those seekers who write and say i just want to
come and sit at the feet of Guru-G in order to serve her. As they are
looking for a romantic notion and most often are seeking special
treatment in the guise of serving the Guru). Have seen this type over
and over again and invariably they have turned out to be flakes that
soon head down the road and blow up at the least bit of direct guidance.
They aren't fit to even walk the path let alone be a responsible aide to
any Guru.

Meanwhile back to the Monks and Nuns:

This path is about doing the practices in the midst of life and this is
what the Monks and Nuns should be a living example of. Keeping the
integrity in place at all times. Enjoying life as it comes - holding the
center in place - and being fully accountable for and to whatever they
are engaging in.

Now onto the Realized Beings and giving Satsang :

The Realized Beings give Satsang in whatever area they are at
usually informally as in the normal course of a day. For those
who are participating in Formal Satsangs as a representative
of this path when time and the work schedule allows they may travel
to give Satsang in other areas around the world (but this must
be cleared with Guru-G ---FIRST). The organization must be kept
running in a clear cut manner in order to keep the integrity of the
path in place. In order to keep confusion at a bare minimum
anything to do with the path Must be cleared and discussed with
Guru-G or Siddhananda * FIRST * before taking action and not after
the fact. This is the proper way to keep things running in a beneficial
manner.

As long as we are within the world even though not of it - there
still remains the practicalities of keeping the path clear and free
of anything that could be accidently brought in that could
eventually bring a rift or a diluting of what is given. This path is
not about reaching as many as possible in order to make their
lives a bit lighter and better in the world. This path is about
working to bring the Opportunity to get OFF the wheel of Karma
once and for all. As such there will be a very small percentage of
those who will be seeking this out. Most in the world wish to secure
a better ego rather than having it imploded and tested and bonked
in order to allow it to surrender and dissolve into the vastness of
the Absolute that is without a second. Therefore this path is called
to an even greater accountability in order to keep it clear and free
of any obstruction. No path can please everyone and those who
try simply wind up becoming an amalgam of diluted teachings
that have no power to cut through to the Heart of Being. This
path will keep it's way sharpened and honed to a razors edge
in order to cut through the conditioned minds - belief systems
and ingrained identification of mankind that create and sustain
ego.

Om Shanti
If any think that keeping a path going forward is a walk in
the park think again.

When a Sage Passes

2009-11-29T08:39:00.000-08:00

Namaste

When a Sage passes out of the form they are simply liberated from
a corporeal covering. At that point is infinite Freedom. While it is
a shift in not seeing that form running around for that Being it is
simply entering into the Full Liberation of Being.

May grief enter into Gladness as Maha Samadhi truly means
the Great Samadhi of Full Liberation. The Consciousness of
that ONE is Ever Present. So nothing has been lost but the
encumberance of a limiting form. Now that Sage is always
as close as your very breath. The heart open may commune
with that Ever Present Infinite.

Do not hold onto the form, as it's just a passing shell and momentary
prison of Consciousness that has become caught up within a moving
mind that gives an appearance of division and other. When this
falls then the Truth of not two liberates.

May the Wisdom of Life be entered - enjoy the passing show
but don't take it to seriously as nothing comes or goes.

OM Maha Shanti Shanti Shanti OM

The Kalki Oneness Snafu

2009-11-18T08:54:00.000-08:00

Namaste --

Big shake up at the oneness university - now how is he going to skew this one ? Ah yes now that he has
millions - land - a 20 million dollar temple NOW spirituality and money don't mix... What part of this is
just full of hot air ?

Apparently kalki is making a bid to keep the followers from leaving with the top 3 that have bailed from
his organization along with 25 top teachers... Somehow i doubt that what he is putting out there is actually
going to be honored..

His other big pronouncement is once he is gone then the organization should be disbanded so it doesn't
become a cult ?????? What ???? You mean versus seeing him as a holy avatar (god) on earth that is being
promoted now ????

Can we say isn't it time some people wake up and smelled the coffee... Where are all his Enlightened Beings ?
This is the problem when you have a messiah identification being promoted that has been intent on making
as much money as possible - taking people to the cleaners and then claiming to be an Avatar and finally the
top people can no longer stand in the shadow of the hypocrisy...

But even with that some who are there will STILL be blind to the truth of it all and continue to fabricate the
stories that keep them on the golden wheel of kalki spins.....

OM Shanti

Another Tattoo

2009-11-13T10:15:00.000-08:00

Namaste

5 hours later another tattoo is in place... It's a representation of the path. Kali in the middle and
on either side is the new addition. On the front on is a skull as One first has to face the fear and
the death of ego...

On the other side which faces back of the arm is the Buddha. Enlightenment takes place but not
always readily apparent to others at first to see or cognize any Enlightened Being .. hahahahahaha

If you are going to get a tattoo get something that is going to be a representation of your path
or life that has meaning rather than just some random picture that seems like a hoot at the
moment.... You look at tattoo books and just go what in the world were they thinking to get
that --- but each to their own and hopefully they will be still enjoying it when 80 years old...

One really gets to use their practices of balanced breath and sinking into the pain as a
meditation. One breath at a time.. At the end of it there is beautiful artwork that remains.
Also remember to choose your tattoo artist with care --- LOOK at their portfolio as not
all artists are competent nor will they do the specific type of work or design type with
proficiency that you may want. Each artist will put their own take and flare into the
work. Never let a shop dictate who is going to do the work --- you have a right to pick
the artist of your choice...

OM Shanti

Practices in This Moment

2009-11-05T10:57:00.001-08:00

Namaste

Practices should be done with Full Attention rather than like a parrot or a record that
is mindlessly droning a tone. It affords no help to simply have the droning sound of
OM That I AM going on like a background noise.. One does OM That I Am from the
Heart within Full Awareness....

Keep the Balanced Breath fully in place... not simply ok am going to be aware of
breathing... Yep i'm breathing so good enough.. hahahahahahah

All of these practices or coming back to the Mantra is done with the mind immersed
and the attention immersed within it... This is HOW it breaks through mind - it doesn't
touch mind when done as a mindless drone like an afterthought...

Sitting in Quietude means BE STILL... One Fully RESTS in the Heart... Allows the
colors to be FELT within the Heart.. Allows the Sounds to resonate within the Heart..
Allows the natural Bliss to come forward within the Heart... Allows the drama of
mind play About what is being seen to die away... QUIETUDE.... STILL... ONLY THE
BREATH IS MOVING.. ALL ELSE IS STILL .... QUIET .... REVERANT... SACRED... IS....

Enjoy this moment FULLY.... FEEL this Breath .... Smell the Fragrance...
BE the Puja and offering...

OM Shanti Shanti Shanti OM

How the Path Unfolds to Reality

2009-11-03T07:17:00.000-08:00

Om Namo Naryana -

All honor to the One Absolute the Self of All-

Realization came on the banks of the Ganges appropriate since my name is Ganga-Puri..... Although Realization comes in a split second of eternity
beyond time and boundaries there were definite openings along the way.... first intellectual... then moving inwards ever towards the Source of Self... Before direct realization there is the knowledge that you are absolutely not the body... and that all experience has happened only to this physical
form... and you are not the thoughts or experience or senses... and you know
beyond a shadow of a doubt that all perceived sins etc. have melted like the shadows against the dawn.... and samadhi states come easily and the body awareness drifts away... but still it is not realization.... until you hit the wall and even the desire for realization is surrendered.... and then....
and only then does the breakthrough come.... and in a flash ALL EXISTANCE
CHANGES.... for all your "illusions of truth" are broken in an instant.... and ego (belief that I am this form) drops away... All that exists then is
Source-- the Formless Constant -- beyond division --- containing all yet touched by nothing -- self effulgent -- and all of this is beyond the words
of duality that limit the explanation of the un-explainable.... Even beyond
one it is.... for within one is the potentiality for division and this (Self) is EVER UNDIVIDED.... This is the way of Realization.... and you laugh at the great cosmic joke.... for in ALL your searching here and there you realize that you couldn't have gotten away from it if you tried... For Source... or That Which Is -- is the only Reality... and no matter what happens in the Maya Realm of Dream.... The Essence of Self is
never born nor dies.... and is ever unchanging Truth - Consciousness - and Bliss.....

Love and Blessings nothing is by chance

Namaste and Welcome

2009-10-31T11:22:00.000-07:00

Namaste ===

Well more floating nun videos are up complete with Music and Robes... hahahahahah
Someone asked if i had a floatation device under the robe --- i said yes it's called a body..
hahahahahahah

No there are no external flotation devices hidden away ... No salt in the pool...

May try to do one more video IF i can find a pool that's not freezing cold and has
no people disturbing the surface of the water.... Would be nice to do one slow
extended meditation type video...

Now if i can just limber up and stretch out the muscles would be able to
do more asanas and that would be a nice film....

OM Shanti Shanti Shanti Enjoy the day...

Floating Nun

2009-10-29T15:44:00.000-07:00

Namaste

Saw a video of a Thai Floating Nun ---
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mfyCeVdbHw

So OK --- it's not magic and no it's not a salt filled tank.

Some can just simply float effortlessly... So i'll see your
float and raise you a float.. hahahahahahahaah

Am not a big swimmer - nor am caring for getting in pools
they are just not warm enough.. BUT am off to the YMCA to
do this buddhist floating magic.. hahahahahahahah

Let's see how it goes...

Floating Nuns Unite --- maybe we could have a floating nuns
solidarity club around the world... Different flavors...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwiU-VB4hiI

OM Shanti Shanti Maha Shanti OMmmmmmmmmmm

Christianity, Jesus & the Bible

2009-10-27T18:09:00.000-07:00

Seeker: I need to ask your advice. I am faced with a situation in that both of my parents (particularly my father) are quite heavily Christian. Having started to try to explain to them about the path that is now presented before me and the instinctive feelings I have that are driving me towards it, I need to be able to try to relate an understanding of their faith.

My limited understanding and lack of reading of the Bible allows me only to draw an unsupported opinion, which is no help in discussing the matter. I feel that the message within the Bible is likely to be a pointer in the right direction and that those following the faith are essentially leading a karmicly good life, thus potentially allowing them to be opened up to a greater understanding and maybe in their next life cycle moving forward to true realisation.

My question is this: In your opinion do you think that studying the Bible will help me to draw parallels between the path and Christianity that will help better explain my choices to my parents and in future other Christians. I do not want it to hamper my progress or confuse my mind any further but cannot think of any other way of reducing the battle that I feel inevitably will ensue.

Sage Amrit: Your situation is common to almost everyone who walks a deeper, internalised spiritual path. Parents only want the best for you and out of misguided love and their own ignorance they often project their owns fears and beliefs onto you and the path. Some parents will be understanding and accepting (especially once they notice the positive changes in you), but others will never be convinced as their minds are too entrenched in their conditioned belief systems. It's very sad to see but such is the current state of humanity.

Religion for the most part nowadays is totally externalised and focused on rituals, building temples/churches, hierarchy, and is totally dualistic (i.e. “I am separate from God”). The truth is that there are no separate individuals and a separate, superior, personal God, but only God exists as an impersonal Reality (as consciousness) and this world and all the beings in it are the singular manifestation of God. The only way to awaken to this truth is to BE it, to be the living experience of it, and this will only happen once the illusion of separation is brought to an end. This false sense of separation only exists in the mind and has developed and solidified over countless lifetimes. The path is not about learning, growing or attaining anything, it's simply a matter of letting go, unlearning and removing the false mental coverings to reveal your true nature, which is unchanging. It's like sitting in your house and asking different people the best way to get to your house! You're already there and always have been there, it's just a matter of realising this hahaha!

But you're right in saying that people who lead a good life and pray to God can accumulate good merit, which will lead to another birth in which they might pursue a deeper path. But ultimately, we want to get off the wheel of karma (the cycle of birth and death) to discover what we are prior to that. Even gold chains are still chains of bondage.

As for reading the Bible, sure go for it, but it can be very difficult to understand and often verses can be taken out of context to suit what the reader wants to say! You could try and give them an idea about what enlightenment is and give references to it in the Bible, this could help them, but more then likely they won't want to hear it.

Jesus said “the Father and I are ONE,” “ye are Gods,” “all of these things ye shall do and more,” etc. At no point did Jesus say that he was special and superior to anyone else, he told the Pharisees (the Jewish religious establishment) that all of the robbers, prostitutes and lepers will reach the kingdom of God before they do. His role in life was to show others how to walk the path to God and that “the kingdom of God is at hand,” meaning that you can awaken to the truth HERE and NOW and not wait for the body to die and go to an imaginary eternal heaven. He also said “the kingdom of God is within,” meaning that truth will only be found within one's heart and not by seeking outside of oneself (i.e. by reading scriptures, doing good deeds, praying to an external God, going to church, etc). He told Barabus that everyone must carry their own cross and follow him, meaning that one can follow the example of Jesus but must willingly give up their own life. So we have to respect that everyone is on their own journey and will inevitably find the truth in their own time: “Just as a piece of coal takes long to be ignited, a piece of charcoal takes a short time, and a mass of gunpowder is instantaneously ignited, so it is with grades of men” (from Ramana Maharshi).

Another good Bible quote is “no one looks into the eyes of God and lives.” This means that the ego (the false sense of being a separate individual) will not reach enlightenment, but one must die the death before death (the ego death) in order to awaken to the truth.

As for you studying the Bible to further your own progress, if you decide to join this path then it's not needed and can create more confusion, as the passages are often very difficult to understand. We don't study any scriptures; it's purely practical meditation. There is a short list of books for the students to read (written by various authors from different traditions) and they all serve a slightly different purpose to help with one's practice. Our Guru started off in an esoteric Christian order and studied the Bible for many years, and many others on this path have similar backgrounds, too, but this is no longer the focus now.

Just be honest with your parents, and that doesn't necessarily mean going into every single detail about the path, just say what you feel is right and can help them to understand in that moment. If you decide to join the path and you go through positive changes, then the proof is in the pudding. If they can't accept that, then what more is there to say... Jesus said, “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.” If your parents really are Christians then they should be living by the teachings of Jesus.

The Sticking Point

2009-10-26T16:45:00.000-07:00

This one's journey was indeed a long one, much, much phenomena — never what one asked or hoped for, but Guruji continued to remind me that going through it would benefit others. Of course all is out of this one's hands now as there is no-one identified with being a helper - all moves within the flow of pure consciousness- all the same - writing, sitting, talking - nothing separate - no giver - only the gift.

Would like to comment on the 'sticking point' came from an internal feeling of being responsible as am a single mom "What will happen to me?" "Will I still be able to function?" "What will happen to my child?"...so unconsciously was holding onto feeling personally responsible. This one that is not me wants to stress whole-heartedly (for lack of a better word), all these fears that are held are completely unfounded - have absolutely no reality except what one gives to them. After realization, motherhood continues, work goes on, eating, rest and the continuing cycle of life, but the consciousness does not participate and it feels as if nothing has happened. What a joy! Nothing has ever happened to me, the true me (which is the true you which is the same essence). It can never be touched, tainted, stained, soiled, thrown away or lost.

Encouraging all to let go of fears so that progress can continue rapidly as there is no need to hold oneself back.

The truth of one's being is known when the mind falls silent – how simple - it all works the same, there is never a 'she or he is better at it' or 'She has it, but I don't' - these statements are absurdly false - so don't buy into this nonsense for one moment. You are this beauty this very moment. The Guru is what you are -

Come

be that which

you have always been

not two, not two

Boundless love and Om,

Guru Siddhananda

Ego is an Unruly Child

2009-10-25T20:50:00.000-07:00

"To fight with ego is only to give it more substance.
It is an unruly child that enjoys the attention. Keep
attention on what is here now - minus the self defeating
dialogue.

Every time the pot is stirred another layer of sludge
comes to the surface to be swept away. So progress is being
made whether it appears to be so at the time or not.

Simply don't continue to engage its drama."

-Guru SwamiG

Discover Eternity

2009-10-23T08:51:00.000-07:00

Past memories
Are repeat thoughts
Held to be real

Future dreams
Are projected ideas
Of something beyond

But the Eternal Now
Carries neither
Yet contains both

Sweet beings
Your Nature is Eternal
Beyond what you believe
Eternal to be

This past which haunts you
Has long since died
In the Silent Stillness of the Real

This future which carries you away
Will never be caught
But rests in the Eternal Now

Here Now
Eternity Reigns
Without yesterday
And free from tomorrow

Eternally whispering
Freedom
Peace
Life
Is what IS

Be Still
So the Silence of Now
Can Reveal
Eternity

OM,
~ Sage Sarojini

Where are you headed ?

2009-10-21T08:39:00.001-07:00

Namaste

Life gives back what is put into it = what are you putting into your life ?
What Karma are you hoping to find ? Making better choices leads to better
Karma. What is NOW is determined by your past deeds. What will be coming
in the future depends on your actions in THIS Moment. Your choices and
mindset NOW determines what will be your Karma encountered tomorrow.

Until all falls away into Non-duality one should put into place what they
hope to find. Writing a Gratitude Journal helps to keep the focus in a
positive direction rather than sliding into the pessimistic framework..

May you live your life today as if at the end of the day it was judgement
day... In other words don't put off till later what you should be putting
into place Today. If you live your life with Honesty - Integrity and
Transparency then there will be nothing to come back to haunt you
nor to cause your mind to suffer in an untoward manner.. Be the
person you most would like to spend time with.

When the conditionings fall away then none of the above is anything
to strive for as it is what remains in Flow - effortless in nature....

OM Shanti

October 18, 2009 Satsang

2009-10-18T16:43:00.000-07:00

Namaste ---

Satsang is over and being uploaded to youtube.com

Another Day another Opportunity for a Fresh Start.

2009-10-16T08:03:00.001-07:00

Namaste

Another day is another opportunity for a fresh start with renewed
determination. Who says you can't do it ? Let go of the negative
mind spin and see it as nothing more but a tired old movie. Get
really bored with it and don't give it so much importance.

Spend as many moments sitting in Quietude as possible.
This can be done more often than one would think. Even
it is only done for 3 seconds it is better than no seconds.

How is Quietude put into place ?
Sit or stand. Let everything be Stopped
and be Still.. Nothing in Motion EXCEPT
for the balanced breath in a relaxed manner.
Even the eyes should be STILL and not darting
here nor there... Pick a point - allow the focus
to rest there but draw the attention inwards so
the eyes are seeing but not seeing... They may
register what is external but the attention is not
locked onto what is being seen. The attention is
rather within the Heart Center Fully. There is
nothing here and Now but Quietude - Fresh -
Pure - and fully Available in ANY Moment...

Eventually will come a shift and Bliss will arise.
Enjoy it....

OM Shanti

Are you coming with something Significant to Share ?

2009-10-15T11:01:00.000-07:00

Namaste ===

GREAT !!!! Here is how it is done....
Get a tape recorder --
Talk into it ...

Then play it back...

Enjoy your special sharing.

There is NOTHING that seekers can bring
to the table which is going to impress
Realization. WHY ? Simply because all
your special ideas and insights have to
do with the dualistic mind and all it's
gathered ideas. You may impress
yourself and others that are bumping
around in the dark. But this is like
bringing a single small candle to one that
has full on halogen lights a blazing and
the only way you could stand the light
is by wearing sunglasses...

In other words if you want to join
one of the online ashrams to share
with a Guru because there is something
that the Guru could hear from you that
is going to light up their world, think
again... That simply is NEVER going to
take place..

The proper way to come is to recognize
that you Don't know the way - and you
Don't have the answers and only then
are you going to be open enough
and dry enough of a sponge to be
able to soak up what is given... If
you come like a sponge but a sponge
that is soaking wet with all it's own
ideas and belief systems then there
is no absorbing power left in place...
So come like a sponge...
But come like a dry sponge
and not a sopping wet mess....

Dump your bucketful of ideas
that are all wet on the plants
where it will do some good -
but don't drag it into this
Ashram room....

OM Shanti

OM Shanti

Guru's Guru written 3/06

2009-10-12T22:37:00.001-07:00

Namaste

Just yesterday, Swami Niranjanananda and this Swami had the good fortune of being in the holy company of Sri Rajiv, the beloved Guru of Swami Kaliuttamananda.

As we approached the home in which he was staying a woman opened the door to greet us. We were ushered into a little entrance way and could not yet see into the living quarters. The woman asked us to take off our shoes and threw aside the curtain so we could enter. The living room was very modest, simply decorated with a beautiful hand drawn portrait of Sri Rajiv on one wall. I recognized him from pictures that Swamiji had an her altar at the ashram. There was also a picture of Ramana and Papaji on the mantle above the Guru chair. The woman that welcomed us in got us some tea, then dissappeared into another room. At this point Sri Rajiv had not yet entered .... Niranjanananda and I sat on the couch with the empty Guru chair facing us. There was a stillness that pervaded the place identical to the ashram. In the archway in which Rajivji was to enter hung two thin, white curtains.... when Rajivji parted them to enter it was startling. He was a very beautiful man with
smooth, dark skin. He wore all white traditional indian attire, had the appearance of tradition as well as a commanding presence. We greeted him and told him how grateful we were that he was Swamiji's Guru as she is such a bright light for others. We told him that Guruji had answered our questions.. so we had nothing to ask of him, but to tell him thank you and be in his holy presence. Then we sat quietly for quite some time until Sri Rajiv said our tea was getting cold ... he then smiled very pleasantly.... one could see there was warmth in him as well as a sterness... very one pointed.

After some time he began to speak awhile. His manner was fluid, like when Swamiji speaks. One could tell another power was speaking which feels true of Swamiji and Swami Swarupananda... same feeling... very powerful, still and complete... very fluid... like beauty in motion. He spoke about how the Guru is one... the importance of being devoted to ONE Guru... to follow that one faithfully and "then you will be alright". He said "I am your Guru's Guru and I speak through her... when you are with her.. I am with you as well." My Guru speaks through me and so on... He said he existed only for the development of the sadhaka... that he does not impart information, but offers the truth only. Many want to gather more and more information... this is not important.. what is important is to remove the blocks. He also said he travels a lot, but everywhere he goes it is the same.... no change within.

After he was done speaking, we both received a blessing. He touched the head for a long time and said "bless you".... a very beautiful experience.... then he gave us both an apple (prashad). We thanked him and gave him some fruit and flowers we brought.
He received the gifts graciously... then we departed.

When we got in the car, we both felt happy and blessed that this rare opportunity opened up. There was the feel of tradition in the experience... also the strength of the lineage... this was all palpable.... very real feeling as if one wasn't isolated, but protected in this holy bond.

The ride home was mostly quiet except for the munching of apples. It is wondrous that a kundalini master came along just when needed, but to meet more than one Sat Guru... was amazing to both of us. Life is a mysterious unfolding.... what a blessing!
Thank you Swamiji for bringing yet another surprise our way.

In love and gratitude
Siddhananda

Though many forms come and go....the Guru is one...
There is only one truth...there is only one..... Om

News of the day. Siddhananda/Amrit Letter

2009-10-12T20:59:00.000-07:00

Life song

in the free open space

there is nothing created that sings of anything different

the story of the other is a dream that has vanished

in the heart of the beauty that lives in this moment

Namaste and OM Sage Amrit,

- Namaste!

S - How are things in the monk hut? Enjoying your tea, ginger and kitties am sure......

A - was just lying down in medittion and thought to call you and then saw your email hahaha! yes, all is very well here thanks! drinking plenty of spiced tea hahaha! the hut is really nice. we've been doing work for my parents, designing flyers for my mum's business and helping with ehr website and this week will start helping my dad with his books business, then we have loads of gardening to do, so they're keep us busy hahaha! vimal is comign along really well, mind is generally quiet. prasham is coming today. will be fun with all three of us here together hahaha!

S -News of the day here:

another tattoo on the arm recently (was going to say today, but guess it wasn't -forget what day) hahahaha.....

this one hurt waaaayyyyyy more. Ouch! It is still red and swollen. Then today, sat down on the sidewalk to gaze at mount rainier and the water and a bee stung the hand --- another ouch! The arm and hand are now very swollen, but as Guru says, go for the gusto!! this was definitely done today.......

A - watched the videos last night hahahahaha! looked painful. hahaha this path is about balance, so there we go...

S - Guruji chose a perfect tattoo for Hridaya: a dancing fat buddha with his arms raised in the air. He looks just like Hridaya dancing hahahahaha and he has a little halo over his head. Hridaya sounds serious about getting a tattoo. He says he might as well join in.

A - hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! yeah that's perfect, the buddha dancing hridaya style!

S - Tomorrow invited Guruji to go to a Global Rhythms dance class and Hridaya said he would come along (to honor the dancing buddha tattoo he is getting of course). This will be hilarious.

A - hahaha! was telling Guruji about 5 rhythms dancing (never been myself, although would love to as it must be hilarious) and was saying that it would be some funny crazy wisdom to send Hridaya there for him to loosen up hahahahahaaaaaa! can't believe you're actually going, that's going to be the funniest thing ever.

S - This evening, went to the Pink store with Guruji. The bod is now all done up in pink. What is next? Who knows?

A - hahaha! as long as that isn't a guru-requirement... washing the feet is too far already hahaha!

S -The weather is lovely here. The leaves are falling and the sky is a vibrant, deep blue....the house is nice and quiet.......

A - sounds beautiful! sun is out here too. when prasham gets here we'll go on a walk around a small nature reserve down the road. must be quiet there without Judah, nice and peaceful for once and no need to stay waiting for him until 3am!

Well, off to bed.

Have a great day!

- good to hear from you, will give you a call soon. what sort of time is generally best for you? om

Talk with o ne soon.

Shanti Om

Siddhananda

hahahhahaha --- well today, Hridaya did go dancing. When he came to the house, he was wearing his jeans and a freshly ironed buttoned down dress shirt (to go to a dancing class?). This o ne fixed him up with some pajamas and a sweatshirt from the son's room (he wasn't going for the shorts).

Guruji, Siddhananda and Hridaya flowed in a bit late to class. Hridaya lined himself up with a white haired older gal -- Guruji and Siddhananda were in front of Hridaya and the dancing began! Guruji flowed rather smooth with the dancing, shaking the hips at just the right time and turning on the beat...... this o ne shook and jumped around, missing much of the steps, but having fun and Hridaya jerked around in the back (the old lady was helping him a bit). All of us (including Hridaya) got a little better towards the end of the class. It was grace-filled fun. A big applaud to Hridaya for being such a trooper. Now to schedule him for the tatto hehehehe.......

Enjoy the falling colorful leaves as the season turns and the brisk air fills the lungs and caresses the face. Cuddle up with some nice hot tea and inspirational music.... immerse in the balanced breath.... get lost in the wonder......

Great Evening and OM

Siddhananda

When Getting Tattooed

2009-10-11T08:44:00.000-07:00

Namaste

Balanced Breath is Really a boon when getting inked..
Balance the breath and relax into it...
Feel the pain go deeper..

If you are getting a tattoo remember it's going
to be with you the rest of your life so choose
wisely.

0-Mmmmmmmm Shanti

Gurus Blessings

2009-10-10T08:05:00.000-07:00

Namaste and Great Morning --

Shakti is in flux and motion -
Absolute is ever STILL...

Mind that is divided wanders here and there.

The door to Awareness is Open
The Guru gives the Keys

Have no fear in walking through
and the illusions will be laid bare.

Absolute is only an ego death away
into Life...

OM Shanti

The search ends and nothing is revealed

2009-10-07T18:58:00.000-07:00

Why have i come.

to look for myself

over the sea of experience i have come

looking for what is not known, but following the pull

over the land of time, i have walked with friends, family, animals and alone

over the laughter, the sadness, the pain, the fear and glimpses of joy i am moved

following, following and believing in something i don't truly understand

looking to find something felt to be lost

i follow

as i walk, there are many bumps i trip on and sit and curse awhile my fate

why me, oh lord

shine your light on me and make this suffering go away.......

this me that wants so desperately to know and be relieved

this me that want to have it all (or have it all taken away, whatever that means)

or to be like the others that seem so light and free

to be like those that smile easily and carry no burden

oh lord, make me like them....

carry me out of this that i am certain is not perfect ------

i keep wandering, head down sometimes and sometimes looking up

looking for some bit of knowledge in a word i have read or heard.....

maybe, there is something there and God will shine thru me.....

but there is nothing lasting there, and again am walking the road of the world

searching for the one thing that will bring peace and happiness.

It might be found in the embrace of another.

I will look there ----

And there is some relief here for a very short time

This one knows me so well, and feels i am so very special.

This one compliments me and gives sweet affection which feels like

shelter from the storm....... and i want so to stay right here for all eternity

to have it be just like this. The two of us, forever and ever......

but this changes to my dismay and again the cloud of suffering falls and i do not

feel the same light shining.......

and again, the road of the seeker is picked up, searching......

the river is beside me as i walk, flowing easily with the bright flowers and rocks

the clouds are above floating across the sky

the warm sun shining against my skin

i walk - sometimes pulled into the shelter of tempatation

staying there awhile, in hopes this ache within me is filled

staying in the land of physical needs and cravings --- and yet, within

this fear that something will go one day hangs heavy on the back

walking, walking, walking

at night i dream and fly

there is a vast expanse and i am swallowed in, only to re emerge

gasping

there is the family to care for

there is work to be done

and the cycle continues

the shadow of the evening falls and the sun rises again

another day is born

one day, this journey that seems so familiar

comes to an edge

one stands awhile to look and ponder the vastness

and it is seen that there is no bottom

and nowhere to land

one walks away, but is left wondering-

what lies beyond?

this journey continues for so long

the hoping, the dreaming, the peaks and the valleys

and one keeps walking

Then, when the conditions are ripe

when resistance and grasping have come to an end

as there is no more energy left to put there

One day

there is nothing that can pull one back

into the old ways

this is the grace that begins to move

and then this very moment

one stands on the edge of that cliff

shuts the eyes,surrenders

and falls

with complete self-abandon

letting go 100%

no worries about what might happen

no grasping to what has happened

no thoughts

nothing

the wind rushes thru the ears

expectations fall

searching falls

questions fall

the burden falls

the me dissapears

and all is silent

sweet, pristine

silent

all thoughts of enlightenment vanish

all the wisdom one has read is lived

all the glory that one has hoped for comes alive

as the me is no more

flow continues

and the sweet, laughter and clarity of no one

is revealed

there was never any one there

nothing to loose

nothing dies

nothing is born

there has always only been this

there was never a seeker or anything to seek

there is nothing to find

this IS has always been

this no-where

this h-om-e

O-NE

Balancing Emotions

2009-10-07T10:26:00.000-07:00

The Path Beyond "I Am"

Do the following exercise to balance the emotions. Take as much time as needed on each part until you feel the desired results. If rushed, you will not achieve the results you wish to attain... Practice each day and then use as needed to maintain a healthy balance.

Find a comfortable place, whether in a chair in the house, or you may even feel the need to sit outside. ANY place where you feel comfortable and safe will do.

Breathe gently in and out until you start to feel a calming come over you. If music helps you to attain this state then feel free to use it. Once calmed and relaxed enough to focus proceed to the following exercise. Visualize and feel as much as possible for best results.

“I release into the ground despair, anger, hurt, depression, feeling of being worthless and unworthy, feelings of being unloved and unlovable, that they may be transformed. They are released with love and compassion.”

“I draw in with each breath from the top of my head to the tips of my feet PEACE, JOY LOVE, EQUANIMITY, CREATIVE ENERGY, and LIFE MORE ABUNDANT. I allow these feelings to enter in and fill my being until I can hold no more...”

“I consciously hold PEACE, LOVE, JOY, ENERGY and COMPASSION, so that I may walk in balance this day.”

Note: As needed stand and walk, feeling with each step the release of negative emotions. With each breath feel the influx of positive emotions. This will keep you conscious of keeping in balance throughout the day.

What is Selflessness?

2009-10-05T20:43:00.000-07:00

Question: How does one become selfless?

Guru Swami-G’s response: Selfless is not a matter of a mindset --- Selfless means that no ME is found within or without.... Many take selfless meaning a persona that is generous and has more focus on others than themselves ... But this is not what Selfless means here... Here there is no ME story or center point of an *** I *** Am that remains.... There is the Consciousness of the 0-ne that is before birth and has never tasted death.... One Surrenders into Living... There are none higher or lower than another... Contrivance is of the ego mind... The path takes one to a Still mind that lives within the Reality of Non-Duality rather than chasing the reflections of a moving mind that creates and sustains divisionary realms and personas...

A Prayer for Guru

2009-10-04T21:20:00.000-07:00

May this be the Prayer that is Prayed from Heart by All (written by Sage Dharma):

• May I handle my own life circumstances and not dump them onto the lap of Guru to solve.

• May I stop blaming the world, parents, lovers, children, Guru, Sages, Sadhakas, Seekers, Government etc. for my life circumstances and devote to Practices and narrow focus to the stepping stones necessary for the completion of This Path: H-onesty, I-ntegrity, T-ransparency-------Vulnerability, Simplicity, and Sacredness for All life.

• May I unlearn quickly the false notions and "nonsense" that other paths, books, TV shows, and lifetimes that have been given that glorify and materialize duality, and pay attention to the Simplicity of Guruji's Presence, Teaching and Practices of O-ne.

• May I stop reaching my hand out like a child wanting a cookie, and bring maturity and respect to each moment and interaction with Guru, Sages, Sadhakas, and Seekers----and family, friends, colleagues, and strangers.

• May I read EVERY POST TO THIS (Groups) LIST FROM ALL, and learn from Each instead of selfishly only reading responses to one's own posts and asking questions answered so many times that take the time and energy away from the Practices those who respond to every post.

• May I stop kidding myself about being Here in this Ashram and if it is not the right place for me, move on to where honesty directs.

• May I look deeply and see if This Here, in This Ashram, IS the right Place and right Now, then REJOICE and DIVE EVEN DEEPER! YES! YES! YES!

• May I stop only taking and give.

• And may I LAUGH at all of the Storylines that emerge as I read this Prayer List and DIVE DEEPly into the Practices and the NOW.

So Be It.

Don't be sad! Rejoice! The Guru Thunderbolt has Struck. Do not mistake this Bolt an error or mistake. It is PERFECT. Timing is RIPE.

Guruji is devoted to the awakening of MANY MANY MORE SAGES. That is the Prayer. This is the Only Reason for Here.

No time to waste.

From Pure Caring

2009-10-03T22:03:00.000-07:00

Namaste and Beauty Filled Fall Evening,

Here is some writing from the book Pure Caring.

Kay

When I walked into her room, she was smiling, her eyes twinkling, her face aglow. “Well you look like you are having a good day, Kay,” I said to her. “Every day is a beautiful day,” she said in a manner that made one smile and feel the blessing of the moment, so sweet and precious. Her body was nothing but skin stretched across bones, little bird-like hands and wonderful wrinkles covering her. Kay had been bedridden a long time, totally dependent on others for her care. She did not have an easy time of it. There was pain with movement and bedsores. She needed to be fed and changed, yet her simple words and presence emanated a sweet surrender, a very gentle peace and acceptance.

I knew her just a short time. She died the very next day.

* * *

Everyday is a beautiful day.

Divine Vision

When we return to a place we lived in our childhood, we experience it very differently, this is because life experiences have worked on the consciousness in such a way that the environment takes on a different appearance. It is not the physical eyes that have changed, but the internal view. The more youthful view of the world has been integrated with the pleasant or unpleasant experiences that have been gathered in between. The environment can be just the same, but it is taken in differently and so it is not the physical senses that have created this internal world from which we look out, but it is the personalized vision — mental habits and attachment to objects of the senses... and it is the momentum of this force that is carried over and over into every phase of life.

It is mind that creates the world that we see and as mind begins to dissolve, the world loses the shadow of judgment, separation and personalization it once took on. All that moves appears related to the self and yet there is a pervading stillness as if submerged in a deep, clear pool — nothing feels separate, all is divine... all is God. There are no worries or reflections, no concerns about what might be lost or gained - only a sweet gentle flow, a beingness, a wholeness, a perfection. There is a heartfelt understanding that life is a miracle and all is grace. All is grace.

The spiritual view is through the heart. It springs from the eternal fountain of pure consciousness that is all intelligent, yet void of all distinctions. Living through the heart is of the highest form of yoga practice because it refreshes and brings life to every other spiritual practice. It brings nourishment to a practice that has grown dry due to relying on intellect alone; it is the smile, the warm fire, the push that urges us forward. Because we love and are loved; this is why we keep going.

To lose ourselves in the moment, to be lost in the eyes of a child, in the eyes of a loved one or patient, to be absorbed by the moment — this allows love to take over. To do our work with tender, loving care — be it washing dishes, sweeping the floor or tending to children and family... to nourish the seed of the divine in the mind and heart is to begin to treat every experience as divine — with care, with love, with patience, with awareness and little by little as the seed is watered in this way, there will be a blossoming. Like all things, the fruit comes to the one who prepares well for the harvest. Such is the blessing of heart-felt sadhana.

May the heart open to the beauty of each moment....

May the focus be on the many blessings that abound.....

Maha Shanti Om

Siddhananda

For those in a Relationship Dynamic

2009-10-03T11:15:00.001-07:00

Namaste   Please keep your attention in the Heart Center

You may read more Heart Centered material.

Keep up the Gratitude Journal making sure you find a reason to have

gratitude for your mate every day...  Do the balanced breath and plenty

of Om that I AM.

Sit in Quietude.

Bhakti centered Music is nice to play and delve into.

One can put up and altar in order to focus your devotional aspect and

this can be tailored however you wish to do it.

Will post something on setting up altars...

IF your partner is amiable to the path you can sit together gaze

into each others eyes and do OM That I AM ...

IF not then simply do it internally from the Heart when you happen

to catch your lovers gaze during the day.

When you see your partner internally bow within and do Namaste

in order to Honor the core of Being...

Give GLAD Seva to your partner so that they feel secure within

your relationship.

Be willing to look at and take into consideration their concerns

as well as your own.

Give the BEST you can give at all times...

BE the BEST you can Give at ALL times...

In order to keep the LOVE Alive then be LOVING.

EACH Relationship has a different Dance so come to know your

Dance Partner and Find a harmonious union.

Surrender into the dynamic that fuels Love rather than simply

is your projection of what You desire without concern for your

partners well being...

It takes two both dancing the Same dance and direction for a routine

to be successful.

OM Shanti Shanti Shanti OM

New Group for Nominal Path -

2009-10-02T11:18:00.000-07:00

Namaste

Well it has come time to implement a group for those not ready to prepare

for the Mystics path aka Monks life...

The new group is for those who like Swami-G's videos and want to keep a

foot on the path but don't or are not yet ready to fully commit to the deeper

path to Full Realization. This path is very good in conjunction with remaining

in the world but not fully caught up within it. It can aide in bringing some much

needed balance into the equation.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Balanced_Living_with_Guru-G

One has access to the videos - Starting Practices - and a supportive

community of like minded seekers...

OM Shanti

Why so hard core about Sex - Dating & Marriage ?

2009-10-01T10:23:00.000-07:00

Namaste Even during retreat what is heard as the topic of talk ? Yes you guessed it ** all about my relationship **. When you can't even be at a retreat with the focus on the retreat then this is a major problem.. Retreat means to retreat from the world and to submerge in what is being offered at the retreat.. It doesn't mean to drag the world and the worldly mind stuff there with you. So when it is seen that even at a retreat the nonsense doesn't take a back seat then in reality it's never going to ... So WHEN the mind and body has it's focus on sex and getting that very special relationship to actually be the fantasy that you want to have in the mind that it is *supposed* to be what is taking place is simply that the practices and retreat and path is secondary to the ego's whims and desires. When you read ANY serious texts about Kundalini you will see that what is stressed is CELIBACY so that the Kundalini keeps on a forward motion. YES Celibacy.. There is no making allowances for dating - or any relationship excuses.. Have stressed over and over again that Celibacy should be in place even when dating .. Ego is so consumed with wanting to have immediate gratification that it wants to argue and fight that it should be allowed to run amok and enjoy it's own pleasures. So where is the focus ? Clearly it is on the ego seeking and grasping at the world and worldly items to fulfill it's holes.. So where is the path ? It has taken a back seat to ones ego driven desires. As stated on the video that even the Krishna Bhakti path one is supposed to remain Celibate with the exception of Actively attempting to have Children. What has happened in this society is that women have been taught to devalue themselves by thinking that in order to secure a relationship that they have to jump into bed while dating to entice the man to stay. In other parts of the world children and young women are forced into prostitution in order to service mens egos and to keep the other women safe from their lusting. This really has to end. IF YOU ARE SO CONCERNED WITH CHANGING THE WORLD THEN START WITH YOURSELF and GET RIGHTEOUS (engaging in right actions) FIRST... This means respecting yourself and respecting others. Rampant sex only secures unwanted children (and they pay the price in their upbringing for your moment of pleasure). Communicable diseases are spread and this is now rampant all around the world - aids - syphilis - and the list goes on and on. Hearts are broken and twisted inside out as one invests all their time and energies into securing some fantasy perfect relationship that is going to solve all their heart pain... Isn't it time to Wake UP ? Are your loins so important that they are your first consideration. Or are you so devoid of understanding that you are projecting so much unworth that you have to seek somebody outside of yourself to fill your holes ? Can you have a celibate relationship and one that is based upon partnership rather than lust and ego fantasy ? If you are actively having children then that is another thing entirely then sex has it's place during that time.. Sex is for procreation not for ones superficial entertainment nor to give ones ego a boost although this is the drug of choice for many.... This path requires no drugs and no running after activities that keep the mind clouded... Such as seeking the romantic self-fulfilling drama in which you and your perfect partner are going to ride off in the sunset together in bliss to save the world and planet. Fairytales are for those who want to remain caught in the dream rather than waking up. If that is your mindset then go enjoy the dreamstate and continue to attempt to create your fantasy worlds of imagination. That has nothing to do with Realization aka being Awakened having left the dream behind... One is saying I want to be Awakened in my dream state yet that is a total sham. There is no becoming Truly Awake and buddha means Awakened when one is chasing the dream states of duality... At most what may happen is the subtle illusion of Oneness that all parts are one with the whole may arise... Yet this is the fantasy notion about Non-duality. This is more of an insight that mind creates to attempt to understand God or Whole and the projections of Love and Loving... Oneness not 0... OM Shanti

Kundalini path what is needed.

2009-09-30T08:45:00.000-07:00

Satsang Sept. 27 2009.

Guru SwamiG: Please have a seat everyone.

(To smiling attendee): You're a happy guy today! [laughter]. That's always good.

Lets just sit for a few minutes in quiet, and take a few minutes of meditation time before we begin.

You know, its the most odd thing with what happens with time after realization, there's just no continuity of it, or, you know, that when its. . . that moment's done, its gone. So, yeah. I think that's one thing that you never really never kind of. . . .get over, that, that . . such an odd. . .

Guru Siddhananda: . . . sense of "no time," 'cause it all feels the same, its all the same consciousness, it . . . "here-there" has no meaning whatsoever, and, uh. . . yeah so its like after something just happens, it's . . . really once its over, its over:. Its like it never happened. That's how it feels, and you never quite get used to that. Its like, you know, when we'll go on a trip or whatever its like "did that ever happen?" Its forgotten about. . .

Guru SwamiG: . . . And no projections into the future. There's people, they always ask "well aren't you excited that this is coming up, or aren't you excited that that. . . . " No! It doesn't exist yet! There's no . . . none of that anxiety about things, you know, that anxious building up, you know, that one has when they're looking forward to something. There's no longer anything to look forward to, it's just this moment, so where is that going to come into play any longer? So that's a big major shift that takes place. . . just it's a whole different consciousness when it comes to time and past and future. . . they no longer have relevance any longer, so its an interesting . . . interesting thing that takes place.

So we begin Meditation : OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

Remember to keep your attention in the spiritual heart center instead of the third eye.

Any sounds that you hear externally, do "OM THAT I AM" [note: this manta is done internally, said to oneself] and allow that division to fall.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

Do we have any satsang questions or topics from anyone here?

Guru SwamiG: And Jayanad [=recent renunciate and full initiate from the UK who has received his new name]? How are things going?

Jayanand: Yes, its strange having a new name, but its quite good because it gets you thinking more. . . what is, what is a name, really? Its not really me . . .it got the mind spinning a bit, which is good.

Guru SwamiG: Yes . . . that's why you have a name change. Because all the former stuff is at an end. . . and to shake up that identity. You're not that identity.

So if we have no other questions. . . ?

Attendee: Can we ask a basic question? Because when I exchanged a few emails with [Sage] Amrit, and he said go through all these readings and there's seven pages, and there's a lot of stuff to read. . . So I thought, you know, its like one, one, one. . . each subsequent page almost tries to talk you out of it, like, unless you're really firm, you better not mess with this, you know . . . So I see that and . . . I mean, do you qualify people, like, who's really ready? Or it has to be the decision of each individual? . . . You would put a stop on somebody if they're really not ready or . . .

Guru SwamiG: Yes

Attendee: And also . . . I want to start like. . . for thirty-five years I have been trying to be a vegetarian, so like this is a shock for me. . . So uh. . . is it only like when it gets really. . . when the kundalini gets really strong that we have to take meat or is it something that should be on a regular basis? Or. . . and . . Second half of the question, can it just be a little fish, like maybe two or three times a week. . . would that cut it? Or . . .

Guru SwamiG: For part one [laughter] . . . We have a three-partner here. We'll start with part one. Yeah, as you can see with this path, we're not about trying to save the world, and we're not about trying, you know, "this is the best thing since sliced bread and everybody needs to be here." This is not that type of a path. So we're not out to promote this path, and this is why I don't travel around and give satsangs and make big posters and try to get huge crowds in. Because simply. . . again the mystics path is not for everyone. It's very strenuous, and its only for those that are really, really dedicated to wanting to go forward the whole of the way, not just part way. So yeah, I look at people's situation, their life situation and. . . as you've seen I've had a few new people come in that are just, you know, in the beginning of life and they're wanting to have a family, and start a family, and I said this is not what you want to mess with. You don't want to be awakening kundalini when you're having a new family. Because once kundalini awakens, you are stuck with all this stuff and if you're, you know, not having enough time for the practices to cut through all the mental conditionings and stuff you're just going to be going in circles and developing more and more phenomena, and for what? And so it will become very difficult to have a family life. So this is why we try to weed out people and say look: if you really are intending and wanting a family, great! Have a family. . . go do that, but pick a less strenuous path that you really can have enough time for and devote what's needed . . .the time that's needed for that type of a path. You know, pick something where its not a focus, where this path the focus and attention has to be 100%. It has to be all of the time, being able to bring this into your daily life.

[Where there is a] young marriage, new marriage, passions, this and that, goals, children, raising children, you know, them wanting your time, the wife wanting the time, the husband wanting the time, then really you don't have the attention that one needs to have. Now if you. . . you're in a family dynamic, you've been married for a lot of years, your children are, you know, older. . . you know, the sex and passion's gone out of it, and you're basically like live-in roommates and respecting each other's privacy and things then that's another story. Then you have the time and attention to put on the path and what's needed. So its all of that in a case by case basis.

As is [the case with whether] this [is] a fit for the individual, or is it not a fit. 'Cause we don't want to waste your time and we don't want to waste our time if we could be working with somebody that really is dedicated and wanting to break through the conditionings. So yeah, that's why you'll see that this path is different. You don't find a lot of paths that try to dissuade you from joining. [Laughter] Usually it's, you know, "we want to save the world and we want you there to help us to save the world and we're going to do it together and, you know, have the community and do all of these social programs and, you know, build temples and have yagyas and, you know. . . . but that's not the focal point here.

Like I said, nothing wrong with the other paths. They are what they are, and its wonderful they want to give what they can to humanity, but we want to get people off the wheel of karma, that can go forward, and then have, you know, more sages and enlightened beings there that can work with others and can really help to get them off the wheel of karma, or of after that they want to do social programs, fine, let them do social programs. That's fine too.

Guru Siddhananda: Yeah, we want to stress too with kundalini, once its awakened, it can just toss. . .you know, you go through all sorts of shifts in consciousness and, you know, a lot of phenomena can come up, and if you're not really dedicated to the practices and to the path 100%, then you can really get thrown off balance, it's a very serious thing. Its not like the bhakti, you know where you're singing and dancing and playing, and this is serious business, and really it can really create some very intense shifts so that's also why there's paper work that we put out there so people know this. Once it awakens we can't close it down many times, and once it gets going, it's there [and] once it really in action its 24/7, and all sort of things can come up and that can throw you off balance. So if your heart isn't really there within it then that's why we really want to weed people out right away, then its best to find another path and that's no problem. We prefer less people that have that dedication. That's really what its about. So, there definitely is a sifting-out process that takes place, for a good reason. So, yeah.

Guru SwamiG: And the shifts are not always easy. When the mind starts to still and you start coming more into the moment, then people begin to freak out, 'cause they think "I've got Alzheimer's . . . I can't think anymore.. . ." you know, and if they're "I've got to support my family, oh my God, what am I going to do?" you know, that death experience starts coming and looming and ego starts getting cut through, again there can be a panic. . . "I've got to support my family," you know . . . "I've got to have my full focus. . . I can't do this. . . " Well, by then, you're already deep into it. So we try to avoid that if possible.

Now, again, everything has to be looked on at a case by case basis. Some people come in and the kundalini's already active, so we do what we can to get them balanced as much as possible, but really, when you start going deeper and the mind starts to still it can be very traumatic for people that are caught up in the mind, and think "Well I need to have my mind going because I need to do my job and I'm not going to be able to support myself and I'm not going to be able to take care of my family. . . Oh my God, what if I develop vairagya [non-attachment], I'm not going to love my children anymore, I'm not going to love my wife!" I mean just so much drama comes up. And yeah, there's a shift that happens. It doesn't mean you hate your children or that you have no relationship with them, but they become like any other person that you see, you know. There's no longer this big drama surrounding them as there was before. So these things have to be understood. Same thing when you're on the path and the mind starts to still, you're no longer caught up in the old activities that you wanted to engage. And then your partner thinks, well, you don't want to do anything with me anymore!" So all this drama comes in. . . you don't feel like small chit-chat anymore, you know. That's no longer relevant in your world. And so, again, another whole set of drama and problems come in when you have a family dynamic.

So these are really realities that happen with the shifts of consciousness. So we want people to understand this is what happens. You know people think "I want realization, but they think the ego's going to get realization, and then "my world's going to be better . . . I just want to make my world better. I just want to be happier. I want to have more control over my world. If I can do this maybe I can develop powers, can control things better. . . " Ok? So do a path of Oneness and you can go and learn to develop siddhis and powers. That's fine, but its not going to break through ego, and this path is to break through ego. This path is to forgo developing siddhis and powers and controlling the universe. That's a dualistic path. This is a path towards non-duality. So we forgo all of that. We don't teach that. That's very easy to attain. But then in the end you find, even though you can manifest things and you can do this, change weather, whatever it is, that in the end it doesn't bring you peace. Its not its all cracked up to be.

Guru Siddhananda: And all that comes and goes anyway. Its transient, so, there's nothing that will remain in it. You know it may feel great at the time, but its going to go eventually. All of it will. So, you know, that's what people don't get. They think "I have all of this and it's gonna be this way," but it's gonna go. It'll shift, always, everything within the transient world does. So, there's nothing of lasting value within those kinds of things.

Guru SwamiG: "I'm going to get enlightened." [shakes head] The "I," the "me" never gets enlightened . . .

Guru Siddhananda: Thank goodness.

Guru SwamiG: It dissolves. It disintegrates at the door, and once it starts to dissolve and disintegrate and one starts facing those death feelings, they start freaking out. I've had people, you know, call and, you know "you don't understand I'm REALLY GONNA DIE!" Yes I do understand and I told you this! [laughing] It really does feel like you're gonna die! Does it not?

Guru Siddhananda: Hridaya? [=renunciate at satsang]

Hridaya: [still blottoed from shakti [=kundalini energy] at 2^nd diksha [=full initiation ceremony], grins and waves]

Guru SwamiG : Does it feel like a joke? Does it feel like an intellectual thing that, oh the ego is going to die?

Hridaya: Intellectual?

Guru SwamiG: Yeah.

Hridaya: No, its, you know, for real.

Guru SwamiG: It's a for real experience, yeah. It feels like a "for real" experience. And so, again, when you have family and children and you have this and that all on your plate and you start feeling like you're going to die, you're going everything you can except to surrender to that.

So yeah, this is why we're really point-blank honest with people coming in as to what this is and what this is not. I don't want people coming back later and saying, "well you didn't tell me this," you know, "you didn't tell me that I was actually going to," you know, "mind was going to stop and I was actually going to feel like I was going to die," you know.

Great Morning

2009-09-29T08:13:00.000-07:00

Namaste --- Spoke with Dharma and if we find a volunteer perhaps some of the Satsangs may get transcribed and posted as part of the blog.. So that is the newest news from the land of

Shakti. hahahahahahaha

Fall is firmly here and so time to enjoy warm fireplaces and hot cups of tea. You can't

beat a nice cup of tea - some nice music and looking out the window for a fulfilling

Quietude session.. OMmmmmmmm

Today we are having a special Satsang day, as our resident indian store merchant

has requested to come. His day off is on tuesday and since we have a couple of new

Renunciates still here even if he doesn't show up it will all be well. So either Satsang or

what i term a shake and bake session will take place. What is shake and bake ?

Darshan and Meditation with the Guru's...

Am thoroughly enjoying the new Sannyasi wear --- maybe it may start a trend,

Sannyasi Sweats - Yes a sweat skirt and sweat Kurta. hahahahahahaha So comfy

warm like wearing a soft blanket. You can't beat it for colder days. MMMMMM

toasty warm.

Have a GREAT Tea time today.. Savor it... feel the warmth of the cup... inhale the

Fragrance. Savor the taste.. Slow down and enjoy the moment as it is Rich in it's

nature..

OM Shanti Shanti Shanti

Namaste and Welcome

2009-09-28T08:26:00.000-07:00

Namaste and Welcome --

Today is the first day of the Vajra Nirvana Blog spot.. It feels like Fall is here

and time for bundling up and enjoying the great turning of the leaves. It's a

great time for taking a walk out in the brisk air and enjoying the invigorating

feeling of the chill on your face. Experience the joy of the warmth of sunlight

as it makes it's presence know.

Don't forget to keep in pace with the balanced breath - for those who don't

know how to do the balanced breath the directions may be found through

the following link. WWW.GuruSwamiG.Com

May you enjoy the offerings of the day and the beauty that surrounds you.

OM Shanti