Meditations on Transcendence

  मोहभङ्गस्य साधना — The Sadhana of Breaking the Spell We are all under the spell of the three modes — sattva, rajas, and tamas. Under this spell we believe something which we are not factually — identifying with body, mind, or ego, and forgetting the eternal self. Śrīla Prabhupāda beautifully used the word spell to describe this hypnotic illusion of māyā that binds the jīva to saṁsāra. Breaking this spell is the sādhanā. It is not an intellectual exercise but a deep transformation of consciousness. The method is adopting bhakti psychology — learning to relate, feel, and act as a servant of the Divine rather than as an enjoyer of matter. When one turns inward with sevonmukha bhāva — the attitude of willing service — the current of divine grace begins to flow. In that awakened state, the spell of the three modes dissolves, revealing the soul’s natural luminosity and love for the Supreme.

  Kantara: The Divine Call of Swadharma Kantara is a divine forest which beckons certain individuals to do God’s work. When there is disturbance or adharma, there is always dharma hidden inside adharma. And when that hidden dharma is disturbed, avatāra happens. In this cosmic play, Guliga and Panjurli beckon; Kadubetta Shiva was empowered; Berme was born for that sacred restoration. The forest becomes the stage, and man becomes the chosen instrument. We all are beckoned by our swadharma , our own inner law, for our abhyudaya — our growth — and for the preservation of the cosmos itself. The calling of swadharma does not come in excitement or noise, but often in the stillness of heavy boredom. That boredom is sacred — it is the pause before divine purpose speaks. Swadharma satisfies all three: your material desire, your spiritual upliftment, and cosmic preservation. The Greeks said the same in another tongue — that each soul has its logos, its inner flame that aligns with the or...