Meditations on Transcendence

  Recognize the divine within and see, In every heart, the spirit free. With wisdom's light, let illusions fall, Embrace the truth, the essence of all. सर्वात्मानं स्वयं विज्ञाय, हृदये सर्वेषु आत्मा मुक्तः। ज्ञानेन प्रकाशे मोहं त्यज, सत्यं आलिङ्ग्य, सर्वस्य सारं। Illusion melts away when you see that the owner behind the illusory energy is Satya 'reality' truth

 Verse 6 नमो देव दामोदरानन्त विष्णो प्रभो दुःख-जालाब्धि-मग्नम् कृपा-दृष्टि-वृष्ट्याति-दीनं बतानु गृहाणेष मामज्ञमेध्यक्षिदृश्यः ॥ ६॥ namo deva dāmodarānanta viṣṇo prasīda prabho duḥkha-jālābdhi-magnam kṛpā-dṛṣṭi-vṛṣṭyāti-dīnam batānu gṛhāṇeṣa mām ajñam edhy akṣi-dṛśyaḥ The above verse has -> Humility, prayer, Nama sankirtana, prayojana Seeing from the perspective of Sambandha, Abhideya and Prayojana: Sambandha Jnana - we are all part of ananta, since meaning of ananta means everything is included and nothing in the cosmos can be outside All inclusiveness with perfect awareness is Vishnu. To this when we add Prabhu and isa, it becomes a perfect definition of God and belonging to him Abhideya - Namah, dinam, ajna Prayojana - akshi drsyah Humility is manifested when one declares complete lack of knowledge before the Lord (mam ajnam) and also complete helplessness(dinam bata) being struck in the ocean of miseries (dukha jalabdhi) The request for mercy krpa should always be backed up with

Sulabha Is he easily attained?  Worldly understanding is he is difficult to realise But if he wills, it happens immediately Suvrata The resolution, nama vrata is Subrata and is sulabha. Also he becomes sulabha tonattain by nama vrata Siddha The perfection is attained by wonderful vrata of nama vrata Shatrujit Victory over int and ext enemies Nama helps in defeating enemies Shatru taapana Taap heat to enemies Nama shall give taap to enemies Nyagrodho Udumbaro Ashvatta The trees where there is his manifestation The powerful trees can be worshipped by circumambulation, watering and anjali mudra Chanurandranishudhanah He relieves us from degraded ajnana sukha, the happiness of ignorance The suvrata of nama relieves one from ajnana sukha

 The names of Vishnu, Vishnu Sahasranam, 1000 names of Vishnu. What is it all about? Are they just sounds or something more? Do they have potency or capable of energy transmission? Whole world is about energy transaction or flow of energy. Everyhing contains energy potential some visible and others invisible. So What to do? we have to get used to and master to live amongst energy flows. The spectrum of energy. when you come to the point of chanting vibrating mantras, u have to become sensitive to energy flow. One particular characteristic of living mantra is varied reciprocation in energy. It depends on the knowledge and faith of the individual, the type of energy which mantra transmits. Mantras are energy emission points but since they are living, they reciprocate differently to different individuals. So it is better one doesnt chant a mantra without knowing the meaning, diety addressed and beneficial energy that can be drawn. It is technicalled called in sadhana circles 'Mahima j

Whole nation is going ga-ga over three idiots. The nation has woken up to the new year with the chants of 'All is well'. Hope with this combined aspiration, 2010 will be a great year minus the terrorism and natural calamities. A feel good movie with a message communicated via a laugh riot. This is typical of Raju Hirani - the previous time he made Gandhigiri relevant to the times, again with laugh riot as a vehicle. With 3 idiots, Raju is taking on the education system. The timing of the movie is accurate since India is awakening to the importance of innovation to drive the country's GDP. Education has to teach how to contemplate and solve problems using existing body of knowledge. Of these the skill of contemplation is superior. To contemplate is to think. The popular trend is accumulate information and perform repeated work to earn livelihood. In this way life passes on without challenging status quo. Problems can be solved using existing body of knowledge but What about