Tag: Mindfulness
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The Forgotten Freedom: Escaping Mental Patterns and Social Conditioning
How to Receive the Satsang — Turn Your Attention Inward Right now, whoever is watching through your eyes, whoever is listening through your ears — look at them. Turn your attention toward them. See the seer who sees. The one who sees from within, who watches — direct your full attention to that one. Observe…
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What is Ego/Ahankara ? How is it created ?
The nature of the ego, referred to as ahankara or the chit-jada granthi, is described extensively as a temporary, destructive process that creates the illusion of a continuous, separate self. Here is a breakdown of the nature and function of the ego: Definition and Identity The Illusion of Continuity The ego actively maintains the illusion…
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Three components of Mind
Bhagawan SPH Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam defines the mind as having three primary components, which are essential for achieving liberation and understanding the self. These three components, named chit, jata, and chit-jada granthi, are also referred to using the classical terms buddhi, chitta, and ahankara (ego). Clarity about these three components is said to liberate you.…
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What is Unclutching?
Unclutching is the direct practice of disengaging from the continuous chain of thoughts and resting in the gap between them — the pure awareness that is always present. It is a a very powerful and practical concept from modern Advaita and yogic teachings taught by Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism, Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam. Let’s explore…
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Understanding Yogaha Chitta Vritti Nirodhaha – Patanjali Yoga Sutras
What is Mind? When one reads the sutra yogaha chitta vritti nirodhah, it is commonly interpreted as “yoga is stopping the mind work”. A teacher might then provide techniques to stop the mind, leading to a lifelong struggle, often ending in frustration and a loss of confidence. However, a master is a person who straight…
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Do not learn Great Truths from a person who has not experienced Consciousness
Patanjali’s Scientific Approach to Enlightenment Patanjali is one of the rare happenings, the first master who quantified the unquantifiable, who made Enlightenment as a science. Till Patanjali, Enlightenment was taken more as a miracle or as an accident. It is Patanjali who made that more as a science and defined it along with the yoga…
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Unlocking Your Inner Potential: The Power of Intuition
What is Intuition? More Than Just a Hunch Intuition, in its purest form, is not merely a gut feeling; it’s a profound connection to pure consciousness. It’s a state where your senses record everything presented in front of them without any prejudice, biases, or personal commentary, allowing you to understand the “secrets of everything”. Bhagawan…
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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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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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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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