Our civilization dates back to some 5000 years ago, when people use to live in most hostile and inhospitable conditions. For them the word God referred to one supreme holy being, the divine unity of ultimate reality and of ultimate goodness. The one who is elusive, abstract and baffling notion, religious layers started appearing around it, with each scholar and thinker establishing his own rationale and giving its mental representation and interpretations to this idea. It was during this era, idea of god took firm root in the minds of people with such unflinching faith and belief entrenched in their minds even today.
God is considered as the source of life force flowing through this universe with various variations but is difficult to define. Truth, knowledge, wealth, conduct, faith, happiness etc. are the intense driving powers of cosmic energy which is omnipresent in each individual right from its moment of birth. Each and every creature, originated from master creator possesses inherent qualities of cosmic divinity which undoubtedly gets manifest in the form of deriving powers that energizes the creature. Neither being time nor space, concept of god leads towards absolute one only experienced in transcendental state of mind.
In hindu theology, this eternity is infinite as it doesn’t suffer any loss of energy under any circumstances therefore it is called “Avyaya” or imperishable. It is serene and dispassionate therefore it is called “Avikari” or impartial. It is indestructible therefore it is called “Avinashi” or undestroyable. Its occurrence is without any birth therefore it is called “Anaadi” or deathless. Since it is not incalculable therefore it is called “Anant” or infinite. As it continues in identical state be it past, present or future so it is called “Sanatan” or eternal. Every materiality in this universe exists within him that’s why it is called “Advaita” or sole. Since this energy transcends in all, so it is free from every fear.
This fundamental constituent always remains equal and identical in neutral state hence it is called “Saat” or absolute truth. It illuminates and gives radiance to all creatures and earthly world hence it is called “Chit-Chetan” or “Chaitanyamaya” or divine cosmic light. Everybody in this universe finds happiness in his close proximity therefore it is called “Anandamaya” or divine happiness. Its presence is thorough and absolute in each and every where within every materiality and outside it too. There is no place where it cannot manifest therefore it is called “Vibhu or Sarva-vyapak” or omnipresent. This eternity remains unconnected and isolated for that reason it is called “Asang”. It is devoid of ego consequently it is called “Akarta” or super ego. It is neither measurable by any system of cast or figure, understanding, imaginativeness, rationality, notion or substantiality neither through any device nor through any conceptualization; consequently it is called “Aprameya”. Since it dwells in the heart of every creature it is named as “Atma” or soul. What is more it regulates this entire universe through its enormous power so it is called master of the universe or super spiritual being. He is "over all and through all and in all"
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Religion the most misunderstood thing
In Geeta it is said by Lord Krishna that our body is like chariot whose faith and Belief are its two wheels. Our intelligence or thoughts are like horses. The soul is the charioteer, who reins these horses and embodied mind is perceiver sitting in the chariot who experiences the divinity of the spiritual path.
Scholars indicate that fundamental religious quest of our life is self discovery besides make this life meaningful and experience divinity along with getting freedom from cycle of birth and death, where does the religion stand? What does is mean by religion?
I was awestruck when during my factual research about religion came face to face with an amazing fact that there are six major demographic regions where myriad religions and several “ism” are followed irrespective of language of communication. More difficult is the answer to question; how many decades ago religion started taking shape. Needless to say, it must be quite different from what is prevailing today. The metamorphosis that occurred was sometimes good, sometimes bad and sometimes frightening as violent religious conflicts brought mankind to its knees.
Even if we go into the question whether God exists or not, most of the world religions believe that as a living process, life is eternal and its source is one who some may call God, Allah, Ishwar or Tao. Religion is very complex process helping us connects with divinity of God or absolute one who with his infinite cosmic power created this entire universe. It is the process interacting continuously with us to move closer with the infinite creator and experience its divinity.
Again unless all entities like body, mind intelligence and behavior are involved in this cognitive thought process whose faith and Belief are dynamic wheels, we cannot understand the idea of God or religion in totality. Religion encompasses cultural traditions, ethics, practices related to spiritual faith and personal convictions. Historical developments, origin of social and psychological roots also are part of religion. Religion also includes Fictional religion, alternative beliefs, mysticism, ritualism, and esotericism. The list is endless.
Rigidity in faith and belief is nothing but conditioning of mind where fourth dimension that is time is not taken into consideration. Water stagnant in any storage place for a few days starts stinking and becomes breading ground for all kind of decease causing germs and bacteria. Conditioning cannot get brought about instantaneously. This process starts taking shape over a period of time. Social customs, religious festivals and rules created by community of people and groups provide framework to conditioning. Hence religion which was observed or followed 3000 years ago is not adopted today and what we are practicing today would find space in history tomorrow.
Man’s conditions of life, his perceptions and outlook, his attitude of mind, both toward himself and toward any possible Creator, have all changed so enormously in the last sixty or seventy years that we face an almost a new situation. Hence every individual who underestimates the dynamism of religion will have to accept that faith and belief should not be inflexible like our stubborn habits, where a particular habit once gets well established prevents other changes occurring in the brain. Hence it is by understanding faith and belief in particular, we can truly understand religion of today.
More contents on author’s personal website-http://hiralalchawla.webs.com
Scholars indicate that fundamental religious quest of our life is self discovery besides make this life meaningful and experience divinity along with getting freedom from cycle of birth and death, where does the religion stand? What does is mean by religion?
I was awestruck when during my factual research about religion came face to face with an amazing fact that there are six major demographic regions where myriad religions and several “ism” are followed irrespective of language of communication. More difficult is the answer to question; how many decades ago religion started taking shape. Needless to say, it must be quite different from what is prevailing today. The metamorphosis that occurred was sometimes good, sometimes bad and sometimes frightening as violent religious conflicts brought mankind to its knees.
Even if we go into the question whether God exists or not, most of the world religions believe that as a living process, life is eternal and its source is one who some may call God, Allah, Ishwar or Tao. Religion is very complex process helping us connects with divinity of God or absolute one who with his infinite cosmic power created this entire universe. It is the process interacting continuously with us to move closer with the infinite creator and experience its divinity.
Again unless all entities like body, mind intelligence and behavior are involved in this cognitive thought process whose faith and Belief are dynamic wheels, we cannot understand the idea of God or religion in totality. Religion encompasses cultural traditions, ethics, practices related to spiritual faith and personal convictions. Historical developments, origin of social and psychological roots also are part of religion. Religion also includes Fictional religion, alternative beliefs, mysticism, ritualism, and esotericism. The list is endless.
Rigidity in faith and belief is nothing but conditioning of mind where fourth dimension that is time is not taken into consideration. Water stagnant in any storage place for a few days starts stinking and becomes breading ground for all kind of decease causing germs and bacteria. Conditioning cannot get brought about instantaneously. This process starts taking shape over a period of time. Social customs, religious festivals and rules created by community of people and groups provide framework to conditioning. Hence religion which was observed or followed 3000 years ago is not adopted today and what we are practicing today would find space in history tomorrow.
Man’s conditions of life, his perceptions and outlook, his attitude of mind, both toward himself and toward any possible Creator, have all changed so enormously in the last sixty or seventy years that we face an almost a new situation. Hence every individual who underestimates the dynamism of religion will have to accept that faith and belief should not be inflexible like our stubborn habits, where a particular habit once gets well established prevents other changes occurring in the brain. Hence it is by understanding faith and belief in particular, we can truly understand religion of today.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
System and Processes key to achieve Objectives & Goals
A few days ago my friend called to ask me if I am going to make any resolution this year. I first thought of asking what resolution he is going to make this year as the year end was approaching very near. But then I put off this question simply by saying, I have not given much thought on that so why think now?
But the question kept ringing in my mind on and off for the whole day. I have been keeping these resolutions for every year, thinking they would probably help transform my life. Unfortunately I take them seriously no more than two to three days. Then again they are buried under the carpet with a pledge to look at them sincerely in the coming days.
Why we fail to stand by them? I can call it a modern world’s Paradox. Making a declaration is like setting objective or goal without any substance. Without any well defined period, managing this goal becomes risk. Gradually we start overlooking them and one fine day, we find them gradually vanishing from our lives. The best way to achieve them lies in the fact that if we necessitate to manage them, we have to set system and cognitive processes to monitor their achievability and how we seal off the distance each day towards them.
System is nothing but putting together all entities in totality. These entities in our case is body, mind, intelligence and behavior to bring out the integrated whole. Cognitive process is the process of thought to develop concepts. What are these systems and informed processes and how to personalize these system and processes needs objective thinking and observance of our strengths and weaknesses we possess.
The foremost process required is to give up our ego. This brings all our conflicts going within our conscious mind to minimal. The moment we surrender, we discover deep peace within. The conscious energy attached to our strong views gets detached from it making us unargumentative and non-impulsive. Slowly and steadily cognitive process of thought starts shaping our concepts as well as ideas and puts them together piece by piece; to support all our entities like mind, body, intelligence and behavior in totality.
More important since there is no conflict and arguments within us, the spiritual attribute becomes reality in our lives which emanates through our interpersonal relations with our loved ones. Not only that the spiritual energy connects us with our objectives and goals so precisely that we see our goal achieved effortlessly without any disagreement and opposition.
Fear is a psychological condition and it emerges from danger. The greatest fear is the fear of death which makes us vulnerable to all kind of anxiety which is like a constant companion. These emotions block of our vision and create false projections of our future. Once we surrender, all our fear, inertia and indecisions disappear to give clear vision of path to reach our goal or objective.
But we have to be careful and watch deep within our conscious mind of any thought that tries to condition or create any resistance in our mind. Let the surrender be our first step to setting systems and processes to achieve each and every goal in our life.
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But the question kept ringing in my mind on and off for the whole day. I have been keeping these resolutions for every year, thinking they would probably help transform my life. Unfortunately I take them seriously no more than two to three days. Then again they are buried under the carpet with a pledge to look at them sincerely in the coming days.
Why we fail to stand by them? I can call it a modern world’s Paradox. Making a declaration is like setting objective or goal without any substance. Without any well defined period, managing this goal becomes risk. Gradually we start overlooking them and one fine day, we find them gradually vanishing from our lives. The best way to achieve them lies in the fact that if we necessitate to manage them, we have to set system and cognitive processes to monitor their achievability and how we seal off the distance each day towards them.
System is nothing but putting together all entities in totality. These entities in our case is body, mind, intelligence and behavior to bring out the integrated whole. Cognitive process is the process of thought to develop concepts. What are these systems and informed processes and how to personalize these system and processes needs objective thinking and observance of our strengths and weaknesses we possess.
The foremost process required is to give up our ego. This brings all our conflicts going within our conscious mind to minimal. The moment we surrender, we discover deep peace within. The conscious energy attached to our strong views gets detached from it making us unargumentative and non-impulsive. Slowly and steadily cognitive process of thought starts shaping our concepts as well as ideas and puts them together piece by piece; to support all our entities like mind, body, intelligence and behavior in totality.
More important since there is no conflict and arguments within us, the spiritual attribute becomes reality in our lives which emanates through our interpersonal relations with our loved ones. Not only that the spiritual energy connects us with our objectives and goals so precisely that we see our goal achieved effortlessly without any disagreement and opposition.
Fear is a psychological condition and it emerges from danger. The greatest fear is the fear of death which makes us vulnerable to all kind of anxiety which is like a constant companion. These emotions block of our vision and create false projections of our future. Once we surrender, all our fear, inertia and indecisions disappear to give clear vision of path to reach our goal or objective.
But we have to be careful and watch deep within our conscious mind of any thought that tries to condition or create any resistance in our mind. Let the surrender be our first step to setting systems and processes to achieve each and every goal in our life.
More contents on author’s personal website-http://hiralalchawla.webs.com
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Root of Our Existence or Muladhar Chakra
There are seven plexus or stimulating points in our body which are invariably connected to the brain. They are as follows.
1) Muladhar Chakra or Pelvic Plexus
2) Swadhisthan Chakra or Hypogastric Plexus
3) Manipur Chakra or Solar Plexus
4) Anahad Chakra or Cardiac Plexus
5) Vishudha Chakra or Pharyngeal Plexus
6) Adnya Chakra or Cavernous Eye Plexus
7) Sahastraar Chakra or Cerebrum
Every plexus is conjoining point to number of nerves. First plexus called Muladhara is said to be located at the base of the spine in the vicinity of the coccygeal plexus beneath the sacrum. In hindu scriptures lot is written about it but is shrouded with secrecy and concealing the real meaning. Some scriptures have said that conscious energy lies here in circled serpent form it’s tail held in its mouth thus locking its power. The three psysic nerves emerge from this plexes called ida, pingla and sushumna. They are also called Surya Nadi, Chandra Nadi and Sushumna Nadi. If this conscious energy is awakened and if it passes through Sushumna Nadi, then a person goes in higher transcendance.
There are four nerves conjoined with each other; each acting as arousing point for initiating a particular type of behavior. I would call them basix urges important for evolution and existence of life on this earth. These urges are eating, sleeping, sex and fear. People with subdued conscious energy of the lowest spiritual order; are found to indulge or have excessive desires of this kind or show intense earthy behavior pattern generated by their mind. It is not that they cannot alter these patterns. If they choose to regulate their conscious energy flowing freely through this base plexus, they can assure themselves of better life. These urges are like driving powers compelling them to run through an acts giving rise to more bondage and greater unhappiness. These are some of the basic points which I have touched.
I can give living example of my younger brother-in-law who being youngest was parented with excessive pamper througout his childhood. Unfortunately due to spoilt friend circle, he was introduced to drinking alcohol even before his marriage. Slowly and slowly this drinking habit went out of control to such extent that his firmness of purpose started giving way. He was unable to take business decisions independently. Whatever money he had, was cheated by his friends and business associates. To avoid his creditors, he closed down his shop under some guise and started sitting at home. Even though his brothers and sistors gave their uncomparable assistance in whatever they form they could, his boozing abuse heightened to such a level, that he started borrowing money from his close relatives. Then came the turn of close acquaintances. Honesty and integrity got substituted by lies and deceit to such a level that not only people but his brothers and sistors began shying away from him. Even more than that his addiction to alcohol had taken toll of his health.
This is how unintelligent use or abuse of conscious energy can transform any person from Darling to Unpleasant person or it can transform a person of animal nature to Spiritual being.
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1) Muladhar Chakra or Pelvic Plexus
2) Swadhisthan Chakra or Hypogastric Plexus
3) Manipur Chakra or Solar Plexus
4) Anahad Chakra or Cardiac Plexus
5) Vishudha Chakra or Pharyngeal Plexus
6) Adnya Chakra or Cavernous Eye Plexus
7) Sahastraar Chakra or Cerebrum
Every plexus is conjoining point to number of nerves. First plexus called Muladhara is said to be located at the base of the spine in the vicinity of the coccygeal plexus beneath the sacrum. In hindu scriptures lot is written about it but is shrouded with secrecy and concealing the real meaning. Some scriptures have said that conscious energy lies here in circled serpent form it’s tail held in its mouth thus locking its power. The three psysic nerves emerge from this plexes called ida, pingla and sushumna. They are also called Surya Nadi, Chandra Nadi and Sushumna Nadi. If this conscious energy is awakened and if it passes through Sushumna Nadi, then a person goes in higher transcendance.
There are four nerves conjoined with each other; each acting as arousing point for initiating a particular type of behavior. I would call them basix urges important for evolution and existence of life on this earth. These urges are eating, sleeping, sex and fear. People with subdued conscious energy of the lowest spiritual order; are found to indulge or have excessive desires of this kind or show intense earthy behavior pattern generated by their mind. It is not that they cannot alter these patterns. If they choose to regulate their conscious energy flowing freely through this base plexus, they can assure themselves of better life. These urges are like driving powers compelling them to run through an acts giving rise to more bondage and greater unhappiness. These are some of the basic points which I have touched.
I can give living example of my younger brother-in-law who being youngest was parented with excessive pamper througout his childhood. Unfortunately due to spoilt friend circle, he was introduced to drinking alcohol even before his marriage. Slowly and slowly this drinking habit went out of control to such extent that his firmness of purpose started giving way. He was unable to take business decisions independently. Whatever money he had, was cheated by his friends and business associates. To avoid his creditors, he closed down his shop under some guise and started sitting at home. Even though his brothers and sistors gave their uncomparable assistance in whatever they form they could, his boozing abuse heightened to such a level, that he started borrowing money from his close relatives. Then came the turn of close acquaintances. Honesty and integrity got substituted by lies and deceit to such a level that not only people but his brothers and sistors began shying away from him. Even more than that his addiction to alcohol had taken toll of his health.
This is how unintelligent use or abuse of conscious energy can transform any person from Darling to Unpleasant person or it can transform a person of animal nature to Spiritual being.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
How to achieve Neutrality in Life
There are five subtle bodies in our physical bodies.
1) Physical body
2) Metaphysical body
3) Astral body
4) Cosmic body
5) Soul
Consciousness travels seamlessly between all these bodies throughout the day. Every level will bring in knowledge of new identity which we have; apart from physical body. To get this knowledge it is imperative and essential to connect with these bodies and get our real identity.
When we look into the mirror we become aware of our body. At metaphysical level, we have awareness of sickness and deceases. Astral body brings awareness of our likes, dislikes emotions, fears, desires, perceptions attachments with our loved ones. Cosmic body being closer to soul gives deep contentment. It is divine touch of soul to our conscious energy that brings about neutrality and real detachment.
The more we detach our conscious energy from our physical body, metaphysical body and astral body, the more we get closer to neutrality. Conscious energy detaches from our physical body, metaphysical body and astral body and gradually comes back to soul where it starts identifying itself with soul.
Conscious energy always recognizes images and sounds that are stored in our body in the form of memory. It attaches itself so strongly with them that we are unable to break free from these relations. Any relation of our loved ones like mom, dad, brother and sisters so strongly bonded that breaking free is really a tuff task. Their memories are stored and are part of our astral body which is connected by conscious energy to the cosmic body that in turn is connected to soul. These relations form part of our past life so they are with us in this birth.
While the divine spiritual power illuminates the whole universe, by the same token powers of mind turn as guiding light in determining duties as well as responsibilities concerning each and every human being moving on the earth. It promptly goes in the process of finding allusive clue to each and every complex question pertaining to fair or unfair, benevolence or non-benevolence, friendship or rivalry, loss or gain, responsibility or non responsibility, partial or impartial, appropriation or misappropriation.
Truth, knowledge, wealth, conduct, faith, happiness etc. are the intense driving powers of cosmic energy. Each and every creature, created by master creator of this universe is always under gripping powers that drives the creature. Even though we don’t like any relation we are compelled to perform with them till these memories gets released from our mind. Once released, we sense, we no longer need them and gradually try to get free from that relation.
At a time it is difficult to understand why these relations with people have so gripping power on our mind. It takes time to understand these driving forces of divine cosmic power. I just have no clue to the question some people ask me as to why should they be neutral if they are good to other people and they are happy with it. It is again their discreetness which they have to use in determining if this happiness is permanent of temporary.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Misconceptions about Conscious Energy
The other day I was reading a leading national newspaper which invites eminent people from all walk of life to write on spirituality and religion. They publish these articles under the banner of “Speaking Tree”.
The gentleman an eminent atheist and fierce speaker on “Geeta”; wrote something which kept intriguing my mind throughout the day. The article said something that was beyond my imagination, shaking my spiritual foundation from its core.
The article said “The consciousness in each of us is like fish that jumps to explore beyond the ocean and explore the unknown. If you do not insulate yourself from the negative forces, there will be leakage of energies that will hamper your growth. So we should not struggle in life and not allow negativity to control your life”.
After reading this article, suddenly I found my imagination was trying to explore some kind of storage place holding conscious energy some where in our mind which might start falling apart and escaping out due to negative energy piercing this storage place.
I admire this gentleman for putting such provocative and misleading concept unconvincingly before the world without giving any consideration to the source of this energy. Firstly the source of our conscious energy is soul but lies in locked condition in a small pocket below the last vertebra called “Kundalini Shakti”. It lies in dormant condition till it is awakened. Secondly this whole universe is filled with conscious power of absolute one, whom some may call God. Thirdly soul neither gives energy nor takes energy. Fourthly there is no vacuum in this universe. Any vacuum left is always filled by another substituting energy.
Coming to the point if we bring negative energies in our mind, these energies weaken our conscious energy by displacing or substituting them. The soul doesn’t suffer any loss of energy due to this displacement of positive energy with negative energy. It is like uninterrupted orderly breathing system that exists in our body. This breathing though monotonous is independent also beyond our control. We cannot stop this process. So I ask you, what is the best way to live in this world? Yes the best way is to be neutral. Let these desire come and go, we must float on them without fear of any loss of energy.
The gentleman an eminent atheist and fierce speaker on “Geeta”; wrote something which kept intriguing my mind throughout the day. The article said something that was beyond my imagination, shaking my spiritual foundation from its core.
The article said “The consciousness in each of us is like fish that jumps to explore beyond the ocean and explore the unknown. If you do not insulate yourself from the negative forces, there will be leakage of energies that will hamper your growth. So we should not struggle in life and not allow negativity to control your life”.
After reading this article, suddenly I found my imagination was trying to explore some kind of storage place holding conscious energy some where in our mind which might start falling apart and escaping out due to negative energy piercing this storage place.
I admire this gentleman for putting such provocative and misleading concept unconvincingly before the world without giving any consideration to the source of this energy. Firstly the source of our conscious energy is soul but lies in locked condition in a small pocket below the last vertebra called “Kundalini Shakti”. It lies in dormant condition till it is awakened. Secondly this whole universe is filled with conscious power of absolute one, whom some may call God. Thirdly soul neither gives energy nor takes energy. Fourthly there is no vacuum in this universe. Any vacuum left is always filled by another substituting energy.
Coming to the point if we bring negative energies in our mind, these energies weaken our conscious energy by displacing or substituting them. The soul doesn’t suffer any loss of energy due to this displacement of positive energy with negative energy. It is like uninterrupted orderly breathing system that exists in our body. This breathing though monotonous is independent also beyond our control. We cannot stop this process. So I ask you, what is the best way to live in this world? Yes the best way is to be neutral. Let these desire come and go, we must float on them without fear of any loss of energy.
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