Tag: Meditation
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Beyond Enlightenment: Why Intensity is Your Ultimate Spiritual Secret – 21st and 22nd Patanjali Yoga Sutras
Enlightenment: A Continuous Happening, Not a Destination Many people mistakenly perceive Enlightenment as a singular event, a final destination. However, as Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam reveals, Enlightenment is not a noun; it is a verb. It is a continuous, intense happening, better understood as “enlightening”. While ultimate, it is not final, unfolding moment by moment…
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Unlocking Your Infinite Potential: 19th Sutra of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
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”. 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…
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Insights into Samadhi and True Awareness from the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism – 18th sutra of Patanjali Yoga Sutras
The Power of Right Reasoning (Vitarka) Vitarka, or right reasoning, is presented as a crucial element that contributes positively to society and civilization, even within scientific fields. It is characterized by contemplation, bliss (ananda), and pure awareness (asmita), which are hallmarks of the first level of Samadhi, known as Sampragnatha Samadhi. According to the Supreme…
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Committed and intense practice of unclutching makes one firmly established in a higher state of awareness – 14th Sutra of Patanjali Yoga Sutras
You might wonder, with so much spiritual material available, why do enlightened Masters continue to speak and write extensively? Bhagawan explains that the primary reason is to constantly inspire you to practice. Our senses are naturally outward-looking, making it challenging to consistently turn inward towards our source. We tend to forget or not fully absorb…
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Abhyasa: The Master Key to an Elevated Existence
What is Abhyasa? Abhyasa is defined as “the effort to remain constantly in that elevated state of awareness”. While a loose translation might be “practice,” Bhagawan explains that this word is “too small” to capture its full essence. More accurately, Abhyasa involves “again and again bringing yourself back to that Center, elevating yourself to that…
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Unclutch from the Mind Maze: The Ancient Key to Instant Destress Today, we delve into a profound teaching from the Patanjali Yoga Sutras that promises to revolutionize your life: the eighth Sutra. Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism, reveals how this single Sutra offers the complete science of “unclutching from the mind…
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Leader is a person who can handle large quantity of memory with very sharp quality of presence – Patanjali Yoga Sutras 11th sutra
In our fast-paced world, where information floods us daily, the concept of memory often feels like a superpower—the more we remember, the more capable we are. Yet, ancient wisdom, particularly from the Patanjali Yoga Sutras, offers a profound paradox: true mastery over memory lies not just in acquiring it, but in knowing when and how…
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How do we bring out the subconscious and unconscious fear and greed during the nirbhaya meditation?
When you again and again go through the Nirbhaya Dhyana, naturally in few days your subconscious and unconscious patterns open up. In cosmic law there is no separate subconscious or unconscious. Only the deeper layers on which you are not able to lay your hands immediately, you name them as subconscious or unconscious. Again and…
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Drop your mind
A small story: Once, a blind man went to a doctor to see if he had any hope of getting back his eyesight. The doctor checked him and said, ‘Yes, I can do a surgery and you can get back your eyesight. Then, you can drop your stick and start walking.’ The man replied, ‘Doctor,…
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Only a man living authenticity, is a liberated one enriched with the ultimate knowledge
In the next verse, Kṛṣṇa uses the word ‘śraddha’ again. What a beautiful verse, ‘śraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ—the one established in authenticity is enriched with knowledge.’ Actually, śraddha means faith plus the courage of authenticity to live to your highest possibility; the courage to be established in the peak of your capability. Understand, continuously committing with…
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Meditation is nothing but being integrated completely to what you are doing at a particular moment.
Kṛṣṇa continues to explain to Arjuna how difficult it is to control the senses and what happens when one loses control of the senses. Kṛṣṇa says that our senses are turbulent, and however much we try to control them, they stay out of control. He says that the only way is to integrate and fix…
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The eight-fold path of blissful living or Ananda Ashtanga!
Living in bliss – The eight-fold path of blissful living or Ananda Ashtanga These are: 1. Blissful Laughter 2. Blissful Affirmation 3. Blissful Cleansing 4. Blissful Yoga 5. Blissful Meditation 6. Blissful Tools 7. Blissful Energy 8. Blissful Chant Ananda Ashtanga or Blissful Living is a simple eight-fold pathway to Living Enlightenment. These are simple…
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