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Understanding Purusha and Prakriti in Consciousness

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The consciousness has a Purush tatva and Prakriti. Be it a man or woman every one has Purusha and Prakriti in it .

Consciousness or Brahman was unmanifested matter, Prakriti helped it to manifest in it’s evolutes.

  1. Tri Gunas i.e. Sattva, Rajas and Tamas are the evolutes of Prakriti
  2. The ego ( self identity) is the evolute of Prakriti
  3. The Cognitive Sense i.e. Jnanendriyas like hearing,touching,seeing tasting smelling is all evolutes of Prakriti.
  4. The Active instruments i.e. karmendriyas i.e speaking, holding, moving, procreation,eliminating are evolutes of Prakriti.

Prakriti or Shakti allows us to exhale and inhale …. We usually think it’s the breath which is the prana. But, it’s the prakriti or Shakti that allows the air to fill the lungs. This is why we breathe.

Anything in motion, behind it is the Shakti. The voice from the throat is Shakti in various forms: Para, Prashanti, Madhyama, and Vaikhari. Behind sleep is Shakti which allows us to feel sleepy.

Behind thinking is Shakti which allows us to think.

Without Shakti the cosmos cannot operate … Anything in motion in this Universe is Shakti … If we follow the Shakti/Prakriti we will reach the Purusha or consciousness.

Draupadi: The Fireborn Catalyst of Mahabharata

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Many people say that Mahabharata happened because of a women “Draupadi” . Does a women like Draupadi born out of fire which is considered to be the purest elements ( pancha tatva) could become a cause of such a huge war ???? 🤔

  1. BHISHMA PITAMAH : The eldest son of the kuru dynasty is the son of goddess Ganga. He was trained in all sorts of weapons and righteousness (dharma) by none other than Parashuram. He surrendered to Dhritarashtra an unrighteousness king …. that became the basis of all sins by kuru son’s or kauravas.
  2. KARN : Karn was the son of the Sun. He was well trained in bow and arrow 🏹 and righteousness by Parashuram. He also surrendered to Kuru Son “Duryodhan”. Karn powers were the basis of all sins performed by Duryodhan.

” When a strong and powerful person who has a capability of changing the society surrenders to a unrighteous , unethical, and corrupt minds, the exploitation of people and resources increase and the basis of this exploitation is always powers of that person who is capable but in the wrong side”

3. GURU DRONACHARYA: Guru Dronacharya was very attached to his son, Ashwathama. His love for his son covered Ashwathama’s sins. During the episode of Draupadi disrobing, Ashwathama abused the women. Love for a child is good but when love turns into attachments then it becomes unrighteous.

Fire is considered the purest element in our sanatan tradition. Marriages are usually conducted around fire as it burns all impurities. Rituals like yagya are performed with fire because it is the purest form. Draupadi was born out of this fire. How could such purity cause massive destruction and a war like the Mahabharata?
It was Yagya Saini Draupadi powers which dissolved all the impurities in itself and purifies the outside world!

One who desires to know oneself!!

Best Spiritual books to Read

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  1. Bhagavad Gita translations by  Swami Swarupananda :
    • This book covers the translations from Bhagavad Gita which I found easy to understand . Recommending the Bhagavad Gita readers to refer this book , it has quite detailed and easy to understand translations by Swarupananda ji of Shri Ramakrishna mission publications .
  2. Raja-Yoga by Swami Vivekananda :
    • It covers the details of Sanskar’s or Habits and how it is formed , further details about Mind management techniques. This is beneficial for Office going people who have daily course of managing different types of people and people who want to change habits but unable to do it . This book is very useful in changing habits
  3. Karma-yoga by Swami Vivekananda:
    • Karma Yoga is the essence of Bhagavad Gita . This book tells us how to perform a duty in every situation for a common man and how that duty turns into a YOGA .
  4. DEATH : An Inside Story by Sadhguru :
    • This is very detailed book by Sadhguru where he has explained the various phases of death, karma and it types and various aspects of the body mind complex .
  5. The Third Eye by T. Lobsang Rampa :
    • This book gives details of how to activate third eye and what happens when the third eye is activated .
  6. YOU Forever by T. Lobsang Rampa :
    • This book gives insights of meditation techniques and Astral Travel. It also gives insights of how we could meet people from different astral worlds .
  7. An Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar:
    • A seeker who is honestly seeking answers to who am I and how to live in this world and manage all problems , here’s this book which answers questions to all problems also give the way or Art of Living .
  8. Don’t Believe Everything You Think by  Joseph Nguyen
    • People who are struggling with Negative thinking , this book is a mind changer .
  9. Ikigai: Japanese secret to long and happy life by Francesc Miralles (Author), Hector Garcia (Author) 
    • IkiGai is good techniques came from Japan where people find solutions to small problems with an objective of wholesome benefit and share it with others . This helps is solving issues and contributing to society . This is applicable everywhere in a work place or home or in society.
  10. YOU CAN George Matthew Adams 
    • This book describes how to live a simple life , managing time , service to mankind and many more ways of living a healthy and successful life .

How the Mind Functions: Manas, Buddhi, Chitta, Ahankar

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The mind has 4 components :

  1. “MANAS” is the Cogitative aspect of the human mind . It keeps modifying and thinking considering pros and cons of everything. Normal thinking . 
 Sanskrit definition : "sankalp vikalpatmika antahkarna vritti"

2. “Buddhi” is specialized way of thinking and is the determinative aspect of the human mind i.e. It is the mind which has come to decision , the determinative aspect . 

Sanskrit definition : "nishchayatmika antah karna vritti" .

3. “Chitta” is a memory bank. Mind is loaded with lot memories which is called the chitta aspect of the human mind . i.e. It means it is a memory bank loaded with all experience of past , some of it has come out and some are yet there as memory . MOST of the HUMAN thoughts are memory ( Chitta)

Sanskrit definition : "Anusandhanatmika antah karna vritti"

4. “Ahankar” It is the self referential aspect of the human Mind . We could call it ego or I i.e. MIND Functions through these 4 Functional Aspects of mind 

Sanskrit definition : "Ahamatmika antah karna vritti "

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Decision Making – Shreyas & Preyas!

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Decision Making – Shreyas & Preyas!

As per Kathopanishad there are two paths while taking a decision :

  1. Shreyas : What is good for me ? (which is good us )
  2. Preyas : What is pleasant for me ? (something which is pleasing to our senses )

For Example – I am Dieting !

Shreyas ( What is good for me ? )Preyas ( What is pleasant for me ?)
Good food which maintains good healthFood which gives instant pleasurable taste
Good wealth which maintain lifestyle Greed
Good music which keeps mind peaceful and no harm to earsLoud music which may gives pleasure in the beginning but later it may damage ears
Waking up early in the morningSleeping in a cozy bed

Whenever we have a choice like this we need to make a “DECISION” .

While taking a decision we should not just select one option but also completely cut the other option which is not chosen e.g.

The reason is if I am not completely cutting the option B and leave it open and then same thing will happen I will slowly consume little bit of sugar intake and think we will follow the routine from next day . So, decision of choices should always be done in a Right Way !

“So Shri Krishna says the definition of decision is to cut or completely remove the option which you are not going to do in life rather than keeping it open . Also while taking a decision select “Shreyas” in place of “Preyas” !”

Krishna Mentions to chose “Shreyas” rather than “Preyas” while deciding the choice .

Verse 1.18: Eliminating Distinctions-A Journey to Self-Realization

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Verse 1.18

विकल्पो विनिवर्तेत कल्पितो यदि केनचित् ।
उपदेशादयं वादो ज्ञाते द्वैतं न विद्यते ॥ १८ ॥

vikalpo vinivarteta kalpito yadi kenacit |
upadeśādayaṃ vādo jñāte dvaitaṃ na vidyate || 18 ||

Gaudapadacharya says – all this differences would disappear guru-shishya (Student-Teacher), Knower and known ” I am the illiterate who has now realised turiya” , these differences would disappear

उपदेशादयं वादो ज्ञाते द्वैतं न विद्यते (upadeśādayaṃ vādo jñāte dvaitaṃ na vidyate) – all these distinctions have been set-forth by the Upanishads for purposes of instructions. The reason is because we feel it this way , but once we realise turiya , the feeling of Oneness arises ….satchitdanand roop arises ! sat chit and anand !!

“न मे मृत्युशंका न मे जातिभेदः पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म।
न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यः चिदानंदरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥५॥“

At last Ashtavakra Muni said to King Janaka! I will give you advait Gyan but you give me guru daskhina first , because after the gyan there wont be any guru or shishya … as oneness arises!!

Chidananda roopah shivoham shivoham !!

Verse 1.17: The Myth of Existence

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Verse 1.17

प्रपञ्चो यदि विद्येत निवर्तेत न संशयः ।
मायामात्रमिदं द्वैतमद्वैतं परमार्थतः ॥ १७ ॥

prapañco yadi vidyeta nivarteta na saṃśayaḥ |
māyāmātramidaṃ dvaitamadvaitaṃ paramārthataḥ || 17 ||

Will the world go away after i realise “Turiya” , will I be light ? here Gaudapadacharya says – if the world was there then there is question of staying or going arises , but there is no such world at all !!

Will the snake run away after I realise it is a rope ….the correct answer is, there is no snake to run away from …it was a rope only !

प्रपञ्चो यदि विद्येत (prapañco yadi vidyeta) निवर्तेत न संशयः (nivarteta na saṃśayaḥ) – If the world existed !! No doubt it would have gone have away! (But the world does not exists just like snake does not exist)

मायामात्रमिदं ( māyāmātramidaṃ) – It is an error , just like snake is an error !

dvaitamadvaitaṃ paramārthataḥ (द्वैतमद्वैतं परमार्थतः ) – It (Turiya) is an undivided reality i.e. Non-dual reality. There is no world separate from you which has to be driven away!

Verse 1.16: The Awakening from Maya

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Verse 1.16

अनादिमायया सुप्तो यदा जीवः प्रबुध्यते ।
अजमनिद्रमस्वप्नमद्वैतं बुध्यते तदा ॥ १६ ॥

anādimāyayā supto yadā jīvaḥ prabudhyate |
ajamanidramasvapnamadvaitaṃ budhyate tadā || 16 ||

I ( the viswa “waking state”) am asleep in Ignorance due to Maya since Beginningless!!

When did the Ignorance started??? Gaudapadacharya says ! it is from beginningless ….

Infact , all the ignorance is Beginningless !! How??

If I ask you - "Do You know German?", suppose you don't know German then you will say , "No , I don't Know German". 
So, You are ignorant about German!

Now again , If I ask you "Since when you are ignorant about German" ??

You say " since my birth I do not know German ! oh so, before your birth you knew German...? NO!! Hence You are ignorant about German from (अनादि) Beginningless..!!

But , Ignorance has an end … When does it end ??When we take up a book and start learning German!.

Similarly, Ignorance is actually Beginningless (अनादि ), but It can end . When knowledge comes it Ends !

अनादिमायया सुप्तो (anādimāyayā supto) – You cannot say since when you are in Ignorance!

यदा जीवः प्रबुध्यते (jīvaḥ prabudhyate) – when the jīvaḥ (जीवः ) awakens (प्रबुध्यते ) {Buddha came from here }

अजमनिद्रमस्वप्नमद्वैतं बुध्यते तदा ( ajamanidramasvapnamadvaitaṃ budhyate tadā ) – Then I realise

  • I am अजम (Ajam) i.e Unborn
  • I am anidram (अनिद्रम ) i.e Sleepless (without sleep) —-> referring that I am not prājñaḥ
  • I am asvapnam ( अस्वप्नम ) i.e. without dream —-> referring that I am not the Taijasa
  • I am advaitaṃ (अद्वैत) i.e. there is no second reality apart from me , I am the Viswa in waking state , I am the taijasa in the dream state and I am the prājñaḥ in the deep sleep state. Where “Viswa” , “Taijasa” and “prājñaḥ” are all appearances but the reality in all is “Turiya”

Another big questions comes in Mind is after realisation ,will this world disappear ??? will there be body after realisation?? will the body live after realisation ??

Refer next blog for the answer…..

Verse 1.14: The Concept of Turiya in Spiritual Awakening

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Verse 1.14

स्वप्ननिद्रायुतावाद्यौ प्राज्ञस्त्वस्वप्ननिद्रया ।
न निद्रां नैव च स्वप्नं तुर्ये पश्यन्ति निश्चिताः ॥ १४ ॥

svapnanidrāyutāvādyau prājñastvasvapnanidrayā |
na nidrāṃ naiva ca svapnaṃ turye paśyanti niścitāḥ || 14 ||

It means “Viswa” the waker & “Taijasa” the dreamer they have swapna (dream) & nidra (sleep) i.e. they have ignorance and error!

‘prājñaḥ’ has only nidra ( the deep sleep or sleep blankness) without dream i.e. A sleep without a dream or “Ignorance without Error“! However,

“Turiya” the pure consciousness has niether sleep nor dream i.e. niether Ignorance nor Error!

Verse 1.13: Understanding Dvaita and Turiya

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Verse 1.13

द्वैतस्याग्रहणं तुल्यमुभयोः प्राज्ञतुर्ययोः ।
बीजनिद्रायुतः प्राज्ञः सा च तुर्ये न विद्यते ॥ १३ ॥

dvaitasyāgrahaṇaṃ tulyamubhayoḥ prājñaturyayoḥ |
bījanidrāyutaḥ prājñaḥ sā ca turye na vidyate || 13 ||

It means , “Dvaitam” a separate reality or Error is not seen by the ” prājñaḥ ” the deep sleeper and “Turiya” the pure consciousness. But, the ” prājñaḥ ” or the one who is in deep sleep is associated to Nidra (i.e Ignorance / blankness), where as, “Turiya” doesnot have ignorance (or deep sleep blankness) .

” prājñaḥ ” donot see dvaita (seperate reality) niether turiya see any seperate reality apart from it . But , ” prājñaḥ ” is covered in darnkness or blankness of deep sleep whereas , Turiya illumines everything!

Verse 1.13 mantra 7th, mandukya upanishad