The song of the cosmos

  What is adhibhoota (entity)? what is adhidaivat (predestination)? What is adhiyagna (prime offering)? And who is in this body? And how do those who have mastered their senses recognize you when their time to go (death) comes? Adhibhoota (the primal being or entity)- The way clouds appear and disappear in the sky, in the same way its existence is superficial, and non-existence is the real state. It comes into manifestation (expressed state) only when the five great spirits (the panchmahabhootas ) combine and give it a visible form and diminishes when the time of destruction comes. Adhidaivat – The essence of life referred to as the ‘Purusha’ ( jeev ), the eye of vitality, who enjoys pleasures produced by the creative force (Prakruti). He looks after the intellect and presides the kingdom of senses and is a tree for the birds of desires to rest when the body of five elements is destroyed. The supreme soul in essence but separated from it as it remains in the pride sleep. ...

  Week 23, chapter 8, shlokas (1-14) Asks Arjuna- What is Brahm? What is atman? What is karma? What is adhyatma (spirituality)? What is adhibhuta (entity)? And, what is adhidaiva (predestination)? What is adhiyagna (prime offering)? and who resides in the body? And how does those who have mastered their senses recognizes you when their time to go (death) comes?   Answers Krishna one by one- Brahm is the supreme- the eternal. Extremely subtle that it appears like a zero, but its nature is not like that. So subtle that it can be filtered by the sieve of the microscopic sky; Is continuous and cannot be obtained by any worldly/superficial knowledge. It  is not born when the things that have form are conceived. And is not destroyed when the things which have form are destroyed. This natural state of the supreme spirit (Brahm) that is continuous is called adhyatm (spirituality).  Brahm is eternal and supreme, and Atman is his spirit in man. Elaborat...

  Week 22, chapter- 7, shloka 15-30 Tells Krishna- then there are those who are possessed by pride and have abandoned their purpose. Surrounded by delusion, there are four types of people who worship me. One- who is affected and driven by sorrow, two- who is inquisitive/curious, three- the one who treasures something, and fourth- who is knowledgeable (a man of vision). Out of these four, the man of vision is my true worshipper as he is the one who worships me without a selfish motive. In the light of his enlightened knowledge, he becomes one with me and still worships me ( Ananya bhakti ). The other three worshippers are also dear to me, but the man of vision is dearest to my heart, and in him resides my soul, and in me- his. He is the one who attains non-duality and so is one with me. The others who worship me, their vision is blinded by indulgences and worldly pleasures and happiness. The desire to attain the fruit of worship separates them from attaining oneness with me. T...

Friends , today we will be completing our Chapter 6 and here are three Key learning from the set of shlokas we have covered today. And as always please share your views in the comments . Have a happy week ahead. I regard them to be perfect yogis who see the true equality of all living beings and respond to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were their own.  The mind is very restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate. It appears to me that it is more difficult to control than the wind. Only by practice and detachment it can be controlled. Goal of Yoga is perfection and if it cannot be achieved  in this life then such person continues his journey in next life.

  The narrative gets as beautiful as possible. Along with notes of Gyaneshwara on Bhagwad Geeta, I came across the translation of Bhagwad Geeta by Juan Mascaro. Starting from the introduction written by Simon Brodbeck the whole translation carries a certain beauty- something that aroused my interest in the subject and the context of the contemporary times when the text was written. Something everyone who is exploring the subject may take reference of as a starting point for their journey.   Captivated by the shlokas coming next, I feel lack of desire to touch it for I may destroy the sensitivity of the translation offered by Juan Mascaro (just like a work of art)— may I present the same in its untouched state. But beyond my visible nature is my invisible spirit. This is the fountain of life whereby this universe has its being. All things have their life in this life, and I am their beginning and end. In this whole vast universe, there is nothing higher than I. All th...

  Week 21, chapter 7, shloka 1-14 As Krishna gets mirror-like Arjuna to listen to Him and understand Him; delighted, Krishna preaches further… The knowledge of ‘self’ and the knowledge of the physical world. The realm where the intellect doesn’t enter and all the thoughts and reasonings stop is the realm of true knowledge ( Gyaan) –rest all is the knowledge of the physical world ( Vigyan ). And when from this physical understanding, one tries to understand the physical world, that is called ‘Agyaan’- no knowledge/false knowledge. Like out of millions who enter the flood of desire to attain self-knowledge, there would be one who will attain the pure knowledge of ‘self’. So, one must not consider it an ordinary thing. The Prakriti Just like the body casts its shadow, My shadow is ‘Maya' also called ‘Prakriti’, and is the creative force of nature. My nature is visible in eight forms- the earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, reason, and the sense of ‘I’ (the pride). And the...

Friend welcome back , in this week we have covered the  why and how of disciplined mind. As promised i am sharing my three critical Learnings . I have also changed the background of video with the art work which i did over the weekend . Hope you like the same and keep adding your comments. Have a great week ahead. Three Critical Learnings. 1. Mind should be discipline by withdrawing  from cravings and absorbing in self or uniting with self. One who has no controls over senses like eating , sleeping , mating , working etc.. will not be able to discipline his mind. 2. Happiness can be achieved by disciplined and calm mind. Controlled mind is not shaken in the midst of the greatest calamity. 3. Restrain the senses , renouncing all desire with conviction and intellect to make mind calm.