Spiritual News Bulletin Issue #:0101 Vol: 10 March - 2015 INSTITUTE OF UNIVERSAL SELF CONSCIOUSNESS MOVEMENT THE OPERATIONAL WING OF SAHAJAMARGA RAJA YOGA DHYANA GRUHASTHA ASHRAM INCORPORATED (Vishva Sarvatma Bhava Chaitanya Prasara Nilayam) Spiritual Patron Samartha SadGuru Sri Ramachandra Maharaj Spiritual Facilitator Prof. Satyanarayana Chillapa President IUSCM Spiritual Doctrine, Conceptual Guidance - and - Motivators: Bhagavan Sri. Adi Sankara and Lord Sri. Krishna Paramatma (Gitacharya ) “UNIVERSAL SELF CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE ULTIMATE AND LAST REVELATION OF DIVINE MESSAGE OF PROVIDENCE TO MANKIND”. Message from the Master The connection with the Ultimate is established when one crosses the region of maha parishad. There is life in Original State. All the stages end there. As long as there are stages Laya and Sarupya (baqua) will continue. There is no craving in union. But when the form of Master begins to disappear from the heart, one feels restlessness; in such a condition the link is direct. Most of the preceptors can be compared to children who are happy with their toys. All think that they have developed the spirit of renunciation and sacrifice in themselves. But none of them has really done so. Transmission may be given from any condition to Page 1 of 16 any point. But, the suggestion should come from the mind and simultaneously one should go on watching the condition. So long as, materiality does not end, one cannot get soaked in spirituality. So it should be finished first. Even the causal bodies of the avataras get destroyed. People create a form of an avatar before they are born. In order to keep up the prayers of the people, a life flow from the Ultimate starts and enters the form. So avatar is all the effect of peoples’ thought force only (as prayer). Rare are selfless friends in this world. For a disciple, there is no friend other than the Master. And a Guru who does not possess the quality of selflessness, is not fit for to be called a Guru, A condition of innocence prevails in the realized person. He cannot observe defects in others. And, has no distinction between a friend and foe. There is a feeling of expansion along with merger, and strong desire to leave the mortalcoil. This is a philosophy that when a man gives away all that he has, the possession of the person to whom it is given, merges in the giver. It is an established principle that, to whatever extent the abhyasi lacks in giving to his Master, in the same proportion will he get in return from him. Whatever anyone gave me I have returned it in full measure. During the meditation “one experiences consciousness of living-death”. Feeling of power of Master, getting absorbed in oneself, is indicative of “layavastha” in Master. The one who is “in absorption” in Master feels utter simplicity, and naturalness in the day-to-day practical life. Everybody is not pleased by Transmission, because it has no divine-juice in it. When the surrender is such that it remains unnoticed by the abhyasi, the condition then becomes like that of a puppet. Surrender is the true copy of Master’s living, which tends to become real in due course and there after it bears no relation with the Density. In other words we attain our ultimate condition. If you know the technique of Decent of Ultimate Reality, one knows how to develop this condition in others. The condition is like “the ocean in the drop”; but when that condition of limitation also breaks, and we fail to comprehend that also, during that period of “void”, the “divine-power” descends. It is all Page 2 of 16 practical; description fails to describe fully, the “Experience-LessExperience”. An Astral transmission through Prof. Satyanarayana Chillapa President IUSCM, HQ. Hyderabad-59, India. EDITORIAL You are not the Medium of Manifestation Body-mind conglomeration is the bio-instrument through which Atman, the Soul is manifesting as an expression. In similar analogy, God is in manifest-expression through the Universe and the Cosmos. Universe is His instrument of divine Expression. Man is just like the shadow or image of the Atman / Para-Brahman, The Reality casts shadow on the mind, that acts like mirror; and generates this Life-force, Prana called as ‘Jeeva’ the individual-self-entity as indicated in the following verses: “Atmana Esha Prano Jayate - Yathaisha Purushe Cchayaetasmin-etat-atatam - Manokrtenaayaatiasmin sharire” आ मना एष प्राणो जायते - यथैश पु षे छाय एति मन ् एतत ् आततं मनोक्र्तेनायाति मन शरीरे Meaning: This Prana is born of the Atman, as this shadow is in the man, so is the prana in the Atman. By the action of the mind, enters into this body (Ref: Prashnopanishad - Kausalya and Pippalaada) But, while expressing through the body-mind composed of bio-system, we have a live-feeling that we are the body-mind biosystem encasement itself; that is, Self means, the bodyencasement composed of bio-cells. If the encasement feels sick we feel we are sick; if it is hungry, we feel we are hungry; if it grows old, we feel intuitively we are old. In short, whatever changes happen in the body-encasement it is super-imposed on the true-Self, Soul, the Atman-Para Brahma Reality. This kind of Super-Imposition is referred as ‘Anyonya-Adhyasa’, the mutual Page 3 of 16 super-imposition of characteristics one over the other, has been postulated by Bhagavan Adi Sankara, the great Sage of 6th. Century who popularized ‘Adwaita’, the ‘Monistic-Philosophy’ that claims that there is no other than Brahman / Atman reality as manifestation. “Sarvopi Vyavaharastu Brahmana Kriyate Jenaihi” सव ऽिप यवहार तु ब्र मणा िक्रयते जेनैिह Meaning: All activities are carried out by Brahman. If all this is Brahman the Reality, there is ‘no other than Itself’ with characteristic of ‘Absolute–homogeneity’. Rishi Prajapati, teaches Indra, the king of Gods, about Atman the immortal Self, located in the body in the following verses: “Maghavanmartyam Vaa Idam, Shareeramaatham mrutyunaa Tadsyaamrutasyaa shareerasya atmano Adhishttanmaatho Vai Sashareerah Priyaapriyaabhyaam Na vai Sashereerasya stah Priyaapriyayor pahatir stasya shereeram vaava SantamNa priyaapriyo sprushatah” मघव म यर्ं वा इदं शरीरामातं म ृ युना त अिध यामत ृ या शरीर य आ मनो त माथो वै सशरीरः िप्रयािप्रया यां न वै सषेरीर य तः िप्रयािप्रययोर पहित तर् य शेरीरं वाव स त न िप्रयािप्रयो पश ृ तः Meaning: ‘O Indra, mortal indeed is this body, held by death. But it is the support of this death-less, bodiless, Atman verily, the embodied self (who thinks I am the body and the body is myself) is held by pleasure and pain. Surely, there is no cessation of pleasure and pain for one who is embodied. But pleasure and pain do not indeed touch one who is body-less’ (Ref: Chandogya Upanisad-8-12-1; Page-608). What primarily needed is the conceptual clarity of difference between Atman and body-encasement that holds Atman. Then constant remembering of the same, intuitively as-ifoneself as Atman in flesh and blood, moving around in day-today chores as advised in the following verses:. “Ananyachetaah Satatam Yo Maam Smarati Nityashah Tasyaaham Sulabhah Paartha Nityayuktasya Yoginah” Page 4 of 16 अन यचेताः सततं यो मां मरित िन यशः त याहं सल ु भः पाथर् िन ययक् ु त य योिगनः Meaning: Whosoever always and constantly thinks of Me, I am easily attainable. (Ref: Gita-8-14) “Nityoham, Nirvikalpoham, Nirakaarohamavaiyah-Sat-Chit- Aananda Roopoham; Brahmaivaaham, Na Sansaari; Muktoha Miti bhaavait” िन योऽहं िनिवर्क पोऽहं िनराकारोहमवैयः सि चतान दरॊपहम ् ब्र मैवाहम ्, नसंसारी मक् ु तॊह िमित भावयैत Meaning: Meaning: “I am Eternal, Un-changing, without any particular form of shape; Un-expendable, suffering no loss; of the nature of Existence - Consciousness-Bliss. I am, Brahman, The ultimate Reality. Always, intuitively, feel as not the Being of Suffering; but ever Liberated Free” Swamiji SPECIAL FEATURE COLUMN From Ravi: Feb 17, 2015 Nice to hear from you. Swamiji says, don't worry about the externality and vagaries created by the mind, as it is just designed for that purpose. In the process of evolution, every individual, in the beginning has to go through a devolution cycle of bringing oneself down from Supreme and Pure Consciousness, to a gross body-mind-intellect consciousness, thereby subjecting himself / herself to good / bad, respect / disrespect, love / hatred etc., dualities of life. There is nothing right or wrong about it. At a certain inflection point, he/she finishes this descent cycle and starts to ascend an evolution cycle, when suddenly introspection, self-inquiry, restlessness to know who you are and where you came from, crossing paths with people who are traversing in this direction and finally meeting a self-realized Page 5 of 16 Master who can help you unlearn and unwind back to your true state, is a natural occurrence. This gradual evolution not only helps you telescope back to your true self, but also brings about total equanimity and a major shift in your perceptional paradigm, helping you manage your day-to-day affairs with ease and dexterity. Swamiji advocates an easy and direct means to achieve the above mentioned goal, using a two pronged approach as propounded in our ancient scriptures. 1. Meditation using "Pranahuti" (a life giving force from the Creator himself), as a spark plug. 2. Total and continuous surrender to the Master, who himself is merged in the True Self (Parabrahman). It is a very simple but effective method with the only fundamental requirement being, un-waivered faith and true inclination to surrender your ego. If this system conceptually appeals to you, you are more than welcome to join this wonderful and breathtaking journey. Regards, Ravi LETTERS From: Ravi, February 21, 2015; To: "Undisclosed” You need to be initiated by the Master before you meditate; which means, Master cleans you astral body, in preparation for your spiritual journey. He seeds the "Pranahuti", the life force from the Supreme, in your heart, which then becomes your automatic link to the Master at all times; thereby acting a mantle/pivot in the evolution process. You will be disappointed if you expect miraculous changes in physical life immediately. This Yoga is not to physically cure, but to spiritually endure. It is a long drawn but surely goal oriented process, in which the only goal is to merge with the Page 6 of 16 Ultimate Reality (Parabrahman, True Self). Alongside this process, all your needs (not your wants) will automatically be taken care of. You are welcome to join the meditation tomorrow, but it is only effective after initiation. I will call you tomorrow to discuss convenient timings for initiation. Ravi From: Undisclosed, 02/17/2015 To: Ravi Hi Ravi, I am feeling it's time for me to stop wandering and get back where I belong, have been feeling this for a while as you know, let me know when you will be back from India ,so I can call. Last year it was- when will I buy a home, right now it's when will I get a job, will finances be ok ,I am tired of these external factors and want some long lasting peace, I am ready to surrender . Please guide me 2) On: 02/18/2015 Hi Ravi, That was a beautiful explanation, I am looking for this shift, a breakthrough kind of, which will help me deal with all issues. Right now I feel I make progress and then suddenly something happens and I lose it all! I feel anger towards myself for letting all my training go waste in one moment! I will join this Sunday. Let me know (Undisclosed) Spiritual Diaries From: Swamiji, 25 Feb 2015 Dear Daughter, Ashirwad The present state of mind of irritation & mental tension is a normal feature in newly initiated abhyasis, because of intentional Page 7 of 16 release of Sanskaras, that trouble more, the sensitive abhyasis. It will soon disappear, & you would experience peace, Shanthi, and settled mind-psych. Try to clean the sanskaras with will force, so as to reduce mental tension. Everything will come to normal very soon With Master's blessings Your Own Self, Swamiji From: Undisclosed, Feb 27, 2015 Dear Swamiji, Namaskaram Swamiji. It's been a long time, hope everything is fine with you. Swamiji nowadays physical movements of my hands reduced greatly, I can only feel them sometimes during meditation. I have also noticed few changes in me. These days I am arguing more and getting anger easily. I am unable to stand few people. I am getting irritated just by listening to their doings. To stop getting irritated I have deleted few apps in my phone which are connecting me to those people. Sometimes I am getting disturbed by thinking of things which might happen in future. I am in a total disturbed state at the moment. From 2weeks I am unable to meditate properly. I am not getting up early and sometimes not doing evening cleaning. How much ever I am trying I am unable to do. Whenever I sit for meditation few current tensions are running in my mind making meditation process difficult. This is frustrating me more. Swamiji, please guide me to attain relaxed state of mind. Thank you, Undisclosed From: Mac Maderski, 8/2/2015 Dearest Swamiji I pray this email find Swamiji in best and loved ones in best of spirits and health. Page 8 of 16 Spiritual Diary update 22/1-am meditation 05.20-06.10.Good thoughts present in background. absorption, some 23/1- pm meditation 9.00. Immediately after negation prayer the feeling of Master's presence was felt in my place and strong vacuum in the heart. Deep meditation followed. Vacuum was felt for a while after meditation. 24/1- pm meditation.10.30-11.30. Negative thoughts of fighting with strangers, experienced unpleasant vibration at the onset of these thoughts but the vibration didn't continue throughout the rest of the experience. Meditation quickly settled and slight pressure was felt on front-upper part of the head. Timeless experience in the second half, awareness without self awareness. 25/1- 10pm. Post meditation I was wondering why I never asked or prayed for and powers for Master to bless me with but instead prayed not to be endowed with any until Master deemed me fit and necessary. 26/1- Dream. I was sitting in a chair when a dog walked up to me and started gently biting my arm. It was a dog fighting breed. It's biting become persistent and the pressure of it's bite started to increase to the point where it was take to the back door and thrown out into the night. In the second part of the dream I was sitting on the ground and there was a person next to me sitting in a chair looking down on me. He was smoking a cigarette and blowing to smoke in my face asking if it bothered me, my reply was “no, because I hardly breathe”. 27/1 pm meditation 9.40-10.40. Meditation seemed very short maybe 10-15 minutes. I did remember a negative thought but no vibrations or effect of any sort were felt, stillness and calmness continued undisturbed. Page 9 of 16 1/2- pm meditation 3.20-4.20. Observed Master's face absorbed in meditation. His face slowly absorbed into a light blue light and faded away. It was a good meditation sitting. 2/2- pm meditation 9.00-9.50. Little disturbance by thoughts. Mind playing some tricks during the day but not really disturbed by them. Calm mind psych. 3-7/2 During the last 5 days experienced feelings of distrust, mistrust, some resentment and disappointment. They were all reflections of my experiences over the last six to eight months and low in intensity, treating them with indifference and remembered of master. Last Saturday afternoon 7 February I was surprised to experience similar feelings towards Swamiji but only momentarily. Some restlessness during that night. 8/2 pm meditation 3.20-4.15. Some thoughts present. Noticed the mind slipping into dream state on two occasions. Master was there to bring me back to meditation. At Master's Divine Feet Thine Own Self Mac Quotable Quotes (1) By Audi Guru Sri Lalaji Maharaj (Cont. from previous Issue) The letter had also indicated what ability and competence had been acquired by this humble servant for other seekers to take them to various chakras (spiritual centers) and to establish them there. The second document was an Izazatnama (letter of authorization) in favor of this humble servant which was based on the narration in the first document. All the saints and great scholars present there endorsed both the certificates with Page 10 of 16 unanimity and I was blessed profoundly. Since they were representing various sects and religions, they have also satisfied themselves wrote Izazatnamas on their own behalf and requested Huzur Maharaj to give them to this humble servant. It was certified in all those Izazatnamas that this servant named Ramchandra has accessed and established himself in the state of “Hiranyagarbha” (the golden cosmic egg). My revered Master Huzur Maharaj read each one of them, laying in his finger on every word. Thereafter, he requested one of the Vedanti saints present over there to briefly describe the state of “Hiranyagarbha”. He explained “Hiranyagarbhe Asti Yasya Sa Hiranyagarbha”. Meaning thereby that one who has ‘Hiranya’ in its womb is “Hiranyagarbha”. Hiranya is the power of brilliance, superiority, and sovereignty, which can be called “Parmatma” (the supreme Soul) or “Paramsatta” (the supreme authority). This power is working in the Sun and in its nuclei because of which it is “Hiranyagarbha”. (Ref: Autobiography of a Sufi: Cosmic Consciousness, Sayujyata; P141-142; B.R. Pub. Delhi—110052, India) (2) Sri Babuji Maharaj The world these days is passing through a critical stage. The political situation is going extremely intricate day by day. The economic condition has become very depressing. Moral, religious and social degradation has almost reached its final limit. An atmosphere of rivalry, unrest and insecurity prevails everywhere. Every nation looks with jealous eyes upon her neighbor and utilizes all her resources in finding out means of exploiting it. The statesmen of the world are not quite ignorant of these facts. But the efforts of all the organizations set up for this purpose do not appear to bring forth encouraging results on the whole. The problem of world peace so prominent in the minds of the greatest politicians and statesmen is a mere illusion or a mirage. {To be Continued, (Ref: Complete Works of Ram Chandra, My Vision, P.105; Pub. SRCM, India)} Page 11 of 16 (3) Letter from Saint Kasturiji, Lakhimpur Lakhimpur, Dated-6-7-1956 Revered Sri Babuji, Sadar Pranam You would have received my letter. I am quite well and there is nothing to worry about. I am now writing my spiritual condition whatever it is by the grace of the Master. God knows what the matter is that I am sojourning on the other side of the sleepy nature. It seems that the nature is getting digested in me. I now feel that my present spiritual journey goes on automatically through my sub-conscious mind. It is beyond my wish and control and it seems to me that my sub-conscious mind is getting dissolved and melted. I also see that my subconscious mind is the real form of the whole nature, hence the whole nature is disappearing or going out of my sight. To me nature is like a life line that has been rubbed off. I see that under such a condition the subconscious mind has become dwelling place of the abhyasi. Although my condition is such that I do not even live in the subconscious mind. I am neither here nor there, nor anywhere else. It seems that the whole darkness is prevailing within me and my heart. Amma conveys her blessings to you. Your’s most humble daughter, Kasturi (4)Dr. K. C. Vardachari (THEISM and ILLUSION) The intellectualist attempt then is at the back of the discovery of the Absolute. The process of discovering this Absolute is not very much different from that of so create an effort of induction which discovered the being of Naiyayika effort to find saamaanya, the widest possible generality. But then how can we explain the existence of the particulars ‘Viseshas’, if the God that is alleged to have created the universe is a figment of imagination or a postulation by the souls of an adorable object? Sankara on the one hand is committed to the logical Absolute, the Concept Void of qualitative and quantitative content, or the common denominator of all the contents, but on the other hand, Page 12 of 16 Sankara recognizes the infinite quality or the aesthetic fulfillment of the Union or Identity with the Divine, which verily absorbs the individuals absolutely into it. The separation from such a Being appears to be a varied dream even as sometimes our own miseries appear as dreams after they have been overcome or have passed away. (Ref: Sri Ramanuja’s Theory of Knowledge. By K.C.V.; TTD, Pub. 956P.259-260) (5) Ashtavakra Gita “Na Vikshepo Na-Cha-Aikagryam Na Athi Bodho Na Moodhathaa Na Sukham Na Cha Vaa Dukham Upasaanthasya Yoginah” न िवक्षेपो न च ऐकाग्र्यं --न अित बोधो न मढ ू ता --न सख ु ं न च वा दख ु ं --- उपसा त य योिगनः Meaning: “The Yogin who has attained serenity has no more any distractions, no concentration, and no increase in knowledge, no ignorance. He has neither pleasure nor pain”. Amplification: The liberated in life has transcended the mind-intellect equipment and, therefore, in his serenity there is no fluctuations of knowledge or feelings that might come to disturb him ever. Pleasure and pain are the experiences in the mind. Distractions are the experiences of agitations in the mind. All these factors indicate that that there is no stormy state of restlessness in the bosom of a Man-of-perfection. He experiences the peace that passes all understanding. (6)Bhagavatapurana “Yadvanasptayo Bheeta Lataaschoshadibhi Saha-Sve Sve Kaaleabhigruhanati Pushpaani Cha Phalaanicha” य वन तयो भीत लता चोशिदिभ सह वे वे कालेअिभग्रुहनित पु पािण च फलािनच Meaning: Afraid of Him trees and creepers along with herbs annual plants put forth blossoms and fructify each in its own season. Page 13 of 16 (7)Yogavasishta “Punah, Punar, idam Rama, Prabodhaartham mayocyate abhyaasena vinaasaadho naa abhyudety Aatmabhaavana” पन ु ः पन ु र् इदं राम प्रबोधाथर्ं मयो यते --अ यासेन िवनासाधो ना अ यद ु े य आ मभावन Meaning: Again and again I repeat all this, O Rama for the sake of your spiritual awakening; the realization of Self, does not happen for such repetition of spiritual practice. Amplification: Whatever there is and whatever appears to be the world-jugglery is but the Brahman, or the Absolute Consciousness and naught else. Even as the ocean appears to be expanded on account of waves, Brahman seems to be expanded on account of infinite variety of substances. Brahman apprehends Brahman is made manifest in Brahman, by Brahman through the instrument of Maya, the Cosmic-Mind. (8)Book of Knowledge Divine All that is born has to die. It applies to all from tiny creature to Cosmic Creator (Hiranyagarbha). This is the common experience, though there may be mythological stories of persons who were “Chiranjeevi” (living for all times). But, nobody knew for certain the location of their bodily existence. Birth and death are two sides of the same entity like light and shadow, and cannot stand one apart the other. To be immortal and eternal any entity (Tatava) ought to have no birth, hence subjected to no change (parinama). Therefore, the need is to redefine the concept immortality for rational understanding, in the light of scriptural statements, and testified revelations of Great Seers and yogis of past and present. Different phenomenon, need different Pramanas (measures of knowledge) for validation. Praktyaksha and anumana (direct and inferential measures) are used in sensory and mental phenomenon respectively. Aptavada or shabda pramana (divine word) is a valid measure when the phenomenon is beyond the scope of the above two pramanas. Declarations of scriptures come under shabda pramana. (Ref: Page 29, IUSCM, Pub. Hyderabad-59, India) Page 14 of 16 Activities Sent by Ravi Hajeebu; NJ.USA Editor’s Note: We have completed 100 issues of this bulletin started some time in the year 2006. We are greatly indebted to Swamiji for his untiring efforts in bringing it every month with a new content and an amazing rapport with all the abhayais who are constantly seeking his advice and honest queries. Every issue is complete in itself and brings about something to ponder for every spiritual seeker. I myself is amazed how month by month going through so much of content and truly is a big Sadhana (Sravana, Manana, Nidhidhyasana). This is what Page 15 of 16 swadhyaya swamiji wanted to inculcate in every true spiritual seeker. With all the blessings of the true ahyasis we will come up with more stories and spiritual content in the future. Spiritual Merit award Presentation to Sri Robert Becker Preceptor, Perth-AU, by Sri Hari Chillapa, Preceptor, Perth Editorial Board: India – Prof. V. Gopala Krishna Rao, Prof. M. Pochiah, Dr.I.Srinivasa Rao, Sri Anjaneya Prasad Australia – Mr.Govinda Sami, Mr.Satyanarayana Sunkara, Mr.Hari Chillapa 22/82 Bathurst Street, Liverpool NSW 1871, Tel. (612) 9822 5333. Mobile: 0419 242305. Email:govind@phls.com.au; chillapas@gmail.com; www.iuscm.com1NC9886042 HQ: 143/B, Old Santosh Nagar, Hyderabad -500 059, IndiaNO.670 - 2004 (Registrar of societies) Hyderabad India Land Line: 91-40-24531106, Mobile: 91-94918-79433 Published simultaneously from Hyderabad (India) and Sydney (Australia) DISCLAIMER: This spiritual newsletter is intended to provide general news and information only. 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