Monday, August 24, 2009

Joy:)

Joy is simply the highest state of being, and being is what we are...So at the peak 'We are all Joy'....Experiencing joy then becomes experiencing yourself...something that is indefinable!
How can we look for happiness outside and in things, when we are 'JOY'?
To add:
If you are full n happy, it is not possible that this will not flow to others...There is no other way...

And so follows ... Just Be.. When you are right here, right now, no thoughts, no expectations, no attachments, completely in the present --you are nothing but happiness....
How to Just Be - Meditate...and serve. Let the 'I' dissolve...

Antarmukhi Sadasukhi :)

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Understanding Chakras

A fabulous AMC (advanced course) with Tanu ma (Rishi Nitya Pragya jis wife) and 1500 other participants..A beautiful explanation of the chakras and associated emotions given in the AMC by Tanu ma..Trying to put together all that I can remember.

The chakra at the base of the spine is called the Muladhara chakra and is associated with enthusiasm as well as its opposite emotion which is not having the will to do anything (Jadta).
The second chakra is the Swadisthana chakra, a few inches above the base chakra associated with procreation as well as creativity.
The third chakra is the Manipura chakra in the navel region associated with emotions of generosity, will power, jealousy and desire
The fourth chakra is the Anahata (heart) chakra associated with fear and love.
The fifth is the Vishuddhi (throat) chakra associated with suffering (dukha) and gratitude, thats why whenever we are sad or full of gratitude, the throat area gets choked.
The sixth chakra is the Ajna chakra, between the eyebrows and is associated with emotions of anger as well as awareness.
The seventh chakra is the Sahasrara chakra at the top of the head associated with bliss.

These emotions are associated with sensations in the corresponding chakra region..

I had always wondered why we were asked to observe the sensations in the body during kriya and even otherwise and finally got my answer:

What is significant about the explanation about chakras and corresponding emotions is that when we observe positive emotions or the sensations in the corresponding chakra regions they have a tendency to increase and when we observe the negative emotions and corresponding sensations they are transformed into positive emotions.

So if you are angry, the moment you realize that you are angry and start observing the sensations in the area between the eyebrows, the anger subsides and awareness expands.

Also as we observe each chakra and corresponding sensations, the energy rises upwards opening up chakras from the base chakra to the sahasrara, and energizing the whole body in the process.

Janmashtami


An amazing time at the ashram with Guruji this Janmashtami:)
Grace flowing in full force, with two participants at the AMC sharing experiences of disappearance of cancer! One young boys blood cancer in the second stage disappeared simply after the basic course and after doing sudarshan kriya. He had come with his family to meet Guruji..

Another young girl (ard 27-28 years old) with cancer got cured after taking up an advanced course following a meeting with Gurudev. She had been suffering from fear of closed spaces and now felt free of all her phobias. Nothing short of ecstacy was her ex-pression as she shouted, I love you Guruji in front of thousands of people.:)

A special group of habituated cigarette smokers had come from the city after attending a special course for smokers. (People who had been in the habit for 40, 50 years) came at the Sunday satsang and reported:
An elderly gentleman smoking for 55 years, quit on the first day of the special course..
Another one smoking for more than 40 years hasnt touched a cigarette since he did the course :)
All of them overflowing with gratitude.