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ATMA

 Atma never dies, it cannot be cut, it cannot be wet, dry. It is everlasting. This is what Lord Krishna says in Bhagavat Gita. When someone dies, Atma seperates and body is burnt into ashes. Gross body is temporary while Atma is permanent. Based on the Karmas including prior births, Atma liberates and either to Naaraka, Swarga, Mahar, Jana, Tapa and final abode Satya Loka. Some great people who do Nama Japam throughout and be good, follows Sanatana Dharmam gets liberated from cycle of birth and deaths and merges with God. The one who says Bhagavan Nama when actually prana leaves gets liberated. But instead you think on something else, Atma gets into corresponding body and suffers. Atma is in subtle form residing in spiritual heart of a body. Spiritual heart is different from Actual heart. If you see Lord Anjaneya tears his chest above navel and shows Lord Rama and Sita Devi. That is the place Lord Ishwara, Para Bhramam resides. He appears in different forms as per our Ista Devata. ...

Spiritual Notes 1

 GURUR BRAHMA GURUR VISHNU GURUR DEVO MAHESWARA GURU SAKSHAT PARA BRAHMA TASMAI SRI GURUVE NAMAHA SRI GURUBYO NAMAHA SIVA DEVI VISHNU SURYA GANESHA KUMARA OM NAMO VENKATESAYA JAGADGURU ADI SANKARACHARYA NAMAHA JAYA JAYA SANKARA HARA HARA SANKARA MATROBYA NAMAHA PITRUBYO NAMAHA KULADEVATABYO NAMAHA GURUBYO NAMAHA OM MAHA GANPATAYE NAMAHA OM PARVATI DEVI NAMAHA OM NAMAH SIVAYA SARVABYO DEVATA NAMAHA DEVEBYO NAMAHA RISHIBYO NAMAHA MUNIBYO NAMAHA

Four Paths to reach God

 Bhakti Margam Karma Margam Jnana Margam Raja Margam Bhakti - Sincere prayers with Niyamam, Anustanam. Offering flowers, Neivediam, Chanting Slokhas, reading  Scriptures, Puranas, Upanashids Karma - Self service, Service to Humanity, feeding poor, donating to the needy and eligible.  Service to humanity without expectation. Securing Nation from humanity such that no disruptions and no damage Jnana - Knowlege of God,  Scriptures, Universe, Bhagawan Nama Japam, Understanding of Advaita Philosophy. Raja - Sincere and Pure Meditation on Single God All paths - No achohol, No Non Vegetarian. Strictly prohibited. Follow Dharma Sastram, Ahimsa is one important aspect.

Kali Yugam

 There are four yugas Satya Yugam Treta Yugam Dwapara Yugam Finally Kali Yugam Satya Yugam is golden yugam where mostly Devas, Mahans and Great Gurus lived 100% Percent Good happened during this period Treta Yugam (Silver) Great Lord Rama and Sita Devi lived during this period But Rakshasas also lived 75% good and 25% bad happened during this period Dwapara Yugam (Bronze) Great Lord Krishna lived during this period But lot of ruckus happened due to Kauravas where Bhisma Acharya, Vidura is an exception 50% Good and 50% bad Kali Yugam (Iron) 90% Rakshasas only 10 percent Good. All bad things happen during this period. There is a story which goes like this Last descendant of Dwapara Yugam, Parakshit Raja was ruling, in the last stages. Kaliyuga appeared and asked a place for him to establish. Then Parakshit Raja gives the place to live in, But Kaliyuga refuses as he says, these are punya bhoomi/Sacred places. What I need is Paapa Bhoomi where I want to expand. Finally Kaliyuga asks th...

Fate and Freewill

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  One evening a disciple approached His Holiness Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamigal,  the 35th Jagadguru of the Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sri Sarada Peetham,  with a view to obtain some valuable instruction, but found words wanting to express his intention and His Holiness came to his relief by starting the conversation himself. I hope you are pursuing your studies in the Vedanta as usual. I cannot say that I make any regular study, but I do study   somewhat off and on. In the course of your studies, you would have been faced with many doubts. I cannot say that I have studied deep enough even for that. I do not mean the doubts, which arise when we endeavour to grasp the technicalities of the Vedanta system, but only those broad problems, which present themselves to any one who makes an attempt at serious thinking. Certainly, there are very many such doubts. Will you formulate one of such doubts and tell me how you have tried to solve it? I shall mention one of such doubt...