The song of the cosmos

//Insights of the seeker (author)// At a very young age, I came across a perspective which I think is relevant to share here at this point of time for a better understanding of the subject and also for many other aspects of life. In our tender years of primary education, we were taught that the rays of the sun travel in straight lines—we all even drew sunrays like straight lines. In higher standards we were taught that the sun rays are not straight lines but waves—the rays travel in the form of waves—also, in more higher education, we were even told that the energy from the sun comes to us as packets of energy. Now for the same sun rays, we see here three different theories. This explains a lot about how we perceive/interpret the truth, depending on our own level of understanding. While none of the theories about the sun rays is wrong, at the same time it tells us that as we go deeper into the subject the theory can very well contradict itself and may even confuse if one doesn’t ha...

Shloka (14-21- remaining shlokas of week 16) Sharing my notes here for the next shlokas, I would first like to remind myself of the prayer with which the journey began (as I am now more humble and mindful of the auspiciousness of the cosmic song I am trying to interpret); करचरण कृतं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा । श्रवणनयनजं वा मानसं वापराधं । विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत्क्षमस्व । जय जय करुणाब्धे श्रीमहादेव शम्भो ॥ Meaning: "O God, kindly pardon my incorrect actions done consciously or unconsciously, either through my organs of action (hand, feet, and speech) or through my organs of perception (eyes, ears) or by my mind. I adore the God, who is the ocean of kindness". Just like God ( Ishwara ) who is apparently not the doer ( akarta ) but as He adorns maya , He is the one who has created expanse of the three worlds. Even if we call Him the creator, He remains indifferent to His creation as He is completely detached and remains in the undisturbed state of  ‘ yoganidra ’ (the deep cosmic sl...

  Week 16, Shlokas (8-21), Chapter 5 Shri Krishna keeps on describing the persona of a true yogi- the one who has attained the pure knowledge (enlightened knowledge/ the knowledge of the spirit). The pure knowledge that ‘I am not the doer’ –the one who contains it, is the one who is completely detached from his senses and anything worldly or related to this body. he manifests the formless, is aware and conscious of his surroundings, have his senses performing all their duties but he is unaffected by the feel of the physical body. till the time he was under the influence of maya , he was in a way asleep, and was enjoying the dreamworld…however, as he is awakened by the knowledge of his spirit, he is no more influenced by the effect of  karmas as he has attained- ‘I am not the doer’ state. Just like a lotus is detached by the water surrounding it, in the same way, such a being stands like a lotus in the waters of the material world.  As a small child, whatever he doe...

    Welcome to Chapter 4, We cover the initial 14 shlokas where Krishna talks about traditional knowledge and my understanding is to experience and experiment these knowledge and  bring about changes required as per Society needs. Our Cravings, aversion and fear are  things which is hindrance to selfless work. Krishna talks about how we can manifest something  in the world and what are principles to acheive something you desire or dream. I teid to cover the meanings in between the videos hope you enjoy. Please dont forget to share your views in the comments . Have a great week ahead. Take care and be safe.

  Week 15, Shloka (36-42) chapter 4 and shlokas (1-7) chapter 5 In the remaining shlokas of chapter four (shlokas 36-42) Krishna insists on the importance of the desire of a being to attain the 'pure knowledge'—that is the knowledge of the spirit. He also tells that if a being does not have this desire to attain gnyana (pure knowledge), he is already walking on the earth like a dead being. In other words, such a life is a waste when it is spent in indulgences and ignorance since it is not aligned with the natural principle of evolution (that which leads to the supreme union). This knowledge—the knowledge of the spirit is the provider of peace. When this knowledge is settled in a being, he attains the expanse of his spirit and experiences peace wherever he drops his sight. Such a being attains the principle of singularity and so, doesn’t differentiate between himself and others. To attain such a state first, one should be desirous of gaining this knowledge. For the one w...

 (Krishna creates a metaphoric picture of various kind of yajnas) Krishna talks about various yajnas/ Hawanas (a ritual where various kinds of offerings are made to the fire) that lead towards the supreme union—the yoga. ‘ Dravya-yajna (by offering various kinds of sacred liquids), ‘ tapo-yajna (by observing various hardships), ‘yoga-yajna (by mastering various yoga-asanas), then there’s ‘ vag-yajna (when words are offered to words), and when through the offering of knowledge union with the supreme spirit is attained. All these yajnas are extremely difficult to perform and observe but not for the ones who have won over their senses and have offered their souls to the supreme spirit. They are the only ones eligible to perform such yajnas. Krishna also talks about various kinds of pranayams and that is also a kind of yajna. Some perform Hathyoga by practicing hardships to win over their senses. and so like this these people who practice these yajnas get rid of their desires, ...

I am very happy to announce the completion of Chapter 3 in this week. We have talked about what is lust  and what we can do avoid being in trap of lust . I see anything outside our Goal statement is lust. What do you think? Write your thoughts in comments section.