Two Paths of Civilization: Sameness vs. Uniqueness

Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam explains that historically, civilizations have arisen from two core proposals: either “all are same” or “all are unique”.

• Civilizations founded on the idea that “all are same” tend to focus on the outer world, striving to create equality through legal systems, societal structures, and political frameworks. This often leads to questioning disparities in wealth, power, and opportunity.
• In contrast, civilizations that started with the proposal that “everyone is unique” began researching and working in the Inner Space.

The profound truth, as articulated by the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism, is that as an existence or consciousness, everyone may be the same, but as an expression, everyone is unique.

The Trap of Comparison and the Power of Uniqueness

If you constantly believe you are the same as others and compare yourself, your growth will be limited to the level of those you compare yourself to. This perspective prevents you from truly expanding into who you are, hindering the experience of your infinite possibilities and dimensions.

However, when you realize that as an expression, you are unique, you naturally begin to respect yourself and actualize your immense potential and infinite qualities. This understanding shifts your focus from the outer world to the inner, leading to self-realization.

Patanjali: The Master of Inner Science

Patanjali, a revered master whom Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam describes as a “great logician in the inner science”, is the source of these ancient and powerful Yoga Sutras, estimated to be at least 5,000 years old. Patanjali was born and raised in South India, in a place called Chidambaram, where the community he created and the temple dedicated to him remain vibrant and continuously practice spiritual traditions. The sutras themselves are remarkably preserved in their pure form, without interpolation, making them timeless techniques that can enrich our lives.

Patanjali’s profound insights are revealed in sutras like the 19th, which, according to Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam’s translation, states: “When Body Mind identification is overcome, ‘Videhas’ beings at higher state and ‘Prakritihayas‘ beings who are one with existence take birth only due to the seeds of desires that are latent”. This sutra aims to unlock secrets about why we express ourselves uniquely – why we think, walk, and talk the way we do.

The Blueprint of Your Life: Engraved Memories (Samskaras)

A key secret Patanjali reveals is that what makes us unique are our engraved memories, or “samskaras”. The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism emphasizes that we carry an inner blueprint about our lives. This blueprint, rather than external factors, is responsible for everything we experience, including our relationships and life patterns. This profound truth implies a continuous cycle of birth and death, much like going through multiple sets of dreams each night. When the number of births and deaths (or dream sets) increases, there’s a natural urge to awaken from this “unconscious slumber”.

Have you ever had a “mind quack” experience – feeling like you intimately know a new place or predicting future events? Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam explains these moments as different layers of your past birth memories “crashing” or settling with each other in your unconsciousness. These experiences are not mere coincidences but glimpses into the truth of our continuous existence and the memories we carry.

Understanding your samskaras, this inner blueprint, is described as “Ultimate knowledge”. A person who possesses this knowledge will “never suffer,” signifying the end of suffering.

Living Without Fear, Only With Desires

Patanjali offers the radical possibility of living a life solely driven by desires, without the presence of fear. In this state, desires are not rooted in greed, and their fulfillment is not threatened by anxiety about loss or non-attainment. Fear enters when there’s a perceived time limit or an intertwining of fear and greed.

Patanjali is presented as a scientist whose findings are factual and logical, unlike mythological stories. His teachings enable one to live with “engrams which does not create any disturbance in Your Inner Space,” allowing for a life without disturbance or fear. This is not about renunciation, as taught by some, but about transforming one’s mental setup to live joyfully within the world.

The Ultimate Secret: Nothing Can Be Taken Away

The ultimate secret revealed by Patanjali, and powerfully endorsed by Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam from his own experience, is this: “Nothing can ever be taken away from you for which you are worthy of”. Conversely, “nothing can be enjoyed by you even if you acquire and legally keep it around you which you are not worthy of”.

This means that your true wealth, your ability to love and enjoy, your relationships, standard of life, intelligence, and understanding – all these essential things go with you even beyond death. The fear of death, or the “fear of unknown,” which often stems from the anxiety of starting from “zero scratch,” is completely nullified by this truth. “Nothing is lost,” Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam assures us; you reappear with the same qualities, attracting similar wealth, health, and relationships. The cosmos, the universe, never cheats you; it continues to hold onto whatever you consider valuable, whether it is suffering or joy.

Internalizing Truth for Spiritual Discovery

Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam encourages us not to blindly believe but to “have a little sympathy” and “try to analyze this truth in your life”. He encourages experimentation by fitting this truth into your life’s incidents, both painful and joyful.

When you discover a truth through your own experience, it transforms from mere “religion” into “spirituality”. Only through personal discovery can it truly help you achieve liberation and enlightenment. This transformation from mere entertainment to genuine Enlightenment depends on your sincerity in internalizing this profound truth.

May these great truths enter your being and lead you to live a life of eternal bliss, the Jivanmukti – living Enlightenment.

source: You Are Unique & Infinite