Podcasts about nirvikalpa samadhi

Do you do Japa with Om Namah Shivaya?A Mantra is that which removes all obstacles and miseries of one who reflects on it and bestows eternal bliss and immortality. Shiva Panchakshara (Namah Shivaya) is the best among seven crores of Mantras. There are seven Skandhas in Krishna Yajurveda. There is Rudradhyayi in the centre of the middle Skandha. In this Rudradhyayi, in the 8th Anuvak, Namah Shivaya or the Shiva Panchakshara Mantra is found. Its glory is indescribable. It means salutations to Bhagawan Shiva, signifying surrender. It is also indicating our essential oneness with Infinitr Consciousness or Shiva. In this way it is a Mahavakya.He who does Japa of this Panchakshara is freed from births and deaths and attains eternal bliss. This is the emphatic declaration of the Vedas. This Panchakshara is the body of Bhagawan Nataraja. This is the abode of Bhagawan Shiva. If you add ‘Om ' to the ‘Namah Shivaya' in the beginning, then it becomes Shadakshara or six-lettered Mantra.Take bath. Wear Bhasma and Rudraksha Mala. Sit on Padmasana or Sukhasana, facing East or North, in a quiet place or room. Repeat silently the Panchakshara and meditate on the form of Bhagawan Shiva. If you practise meditation regularly, your heart will be purified. All Samskaras and sins will be burnt in moments. You will attain Shiva-Yoga-Nishtha or Nirvikalpa Samadhi. You will attain the glorious Shiva-Gati and become one with Bhagawan Shiva. You will enjoy the eternal bliss of Shivanandam.#shiva #omnamahshivaya #omnamahshivay #namahshivaya #panchakshari #mantra #mantrajapa #japa #meditation #shivaratri #moksha #shivoham[shiva, meditation, spiritual practice, hindu, sadhana, japa, mala, repetition, holy name, freedom, mukti, sins, destroyer, Consciousness]

Maharishikaa in a brilliant discourse on what the meaning of enlightenment is? Nadim Yonis, on the path of reintegrating into the body from various enlightenment practices, seeks to understand the difference between partial and full enlightenment. Maharishikaa explains the difference between Savikalpa Samadhi (partial enlightenment) and Nirvikalpa Samadhi (full enlightenment). Shedding light on what is now becoming a widespread phenomenon, Maharishikaa describes the process that begins when seekers undertake practices of which they have little to no understanding. Often doing courses online, with no teachings on Samarpan (surrender), or the direct guidance of a Guru, results in the triggering of the Kundalini Shakti, which comes to the rescue of the unaware seeker, who is now in states of distress and suffering. Dismissing the modern fads of Kundalini Yoga, she invites seekers to surrender and the system of guruvada. #Maharishikaa #MeaningOfEnlightenment #Kundalini Aaryaa Maharishikaa Preeti Maiyaa, is a revolutionary female mystic who fearlessly dares to demystify spirituality in her unrelenting call to realize Self, and act from Source. Detailed biography: https://maharishikaa.org/biography/ If you would like to make a Dakshinaa offering directly to Maharishikaa: Online transfer: http://bit.ly/Dakshinaa PayPal: maharishikaadakshinaa@gmail.com If you wish to make a donation to charitable works inspired by Maharishikaa: http://bit.ly/Daanam Lives transformed by Maharishikaa: https://maharishikaa.org/testimonials/ Subscribe to our mailing list: https://bit.ly/MaharishikaaEmailList

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Ashtavakra Gita - Baba's Commentary - ch 1 vv 14-20 | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.196Recorded on 1 September 2024 with US participants0:00 Intro0:08 The sword of knowledge slays ignorance of Self. Consciousness misidentifies itself as the body. Meditation shifts the attention from imaginations to the True Self.6:07 How have we misidentified ourself from birth?8:11 Until you regain consciousness of your real Self ignorance will be there.8:59 By watching, the mind eventually becomes quiet and goes back to the Self, rather than imagining. Without paying attention, you cannot gain awareness of what you are. "Just Watch" explained.13:11 Eventually the consciousness of existence will be there always, it doesn't disappear. The process of gaining awareness of the Self: watching, paying attention, and awareness.15:55 When you just watch, thoughts and visions dissolve within the mind and it returns to where it came into existence. Purnamadah Purnamidam sloka explained.18:19 Truth was always there, it didn't appear. 18:39 Space is the only thing which exists in itself. It doesn't need anything else. Both, Meditation and knowledge of the Absolute can attune your mind to the Truth.22:11 Having knowledge, you begin to notice things you wouldn't notice otherwise.22:57 The master prepares you to stop giving attention to thoughts and visions which are in your imagination.23:34 The Truth of Existence is always there. It won't disappear. Only what is imagined can disappear. You loose the "I" consciousness  when you go to Nirvikalpa Samadhi.26:21 The Truth of Existence is not a void, it is Consciousness. Divinity can give blissfulness and eventually supreme peace. Only in that which is all pervading, like space, can appearances exist.  It is not religious thinking, it is discovery of the Truth of Existence. Thru the culture of Spirituality the Truth of Existence can be realized and its nature is supreme peace.31:57 Ashtavakra Gita verses 17-20 recited.33:08 Desire arises because the body has needs. Realizing the Self doesn't need anything for its existence, mentally all desires subside. If the mind can keep quiet when death occurs, that is a practice known as tapas. Meditation is all that is needed. The difference between desire and craving. 37:36 What is "knowledge awareness"?40:32 Does time only exist in the physical world?41:40 Is it possible to go into Samadhi very quickly?  42:47 Along with theoretical knowledge you must meditate to improve your consciousness.44:27 Desire is not a problem. Greed is the problem.45:51 To know the Truth, theoretical knowledge is not enough. You must meditate to experience and gain the practical knowledge.47:51 Why a person not following and spiritual practices can have strong spiritual tendencies.49:36 What is the difference between space, emptiness, and the divine?50:49 Baba explains the Gayatri Mantra.___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/online-satsang Maya - the endless illusion | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.195Recorded on 12 October 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:24 What is maya?2:25 What's the difference between maya and samsara?5:25 What is the power of the illusion that makes it appear as a reality?11:20 "The appearance is latent in the infinite consciousness"15:04 Can the illusion go on and on endlessly until we get out of it?20:56 Why does the Yoga Vasistha refer to waking, sleeping and deep sleep states as the three worlds?27:24 Is it important to think of the wakeful state as like the dream state?33:43 What happens when we awake from this illusion?35:35 What is the cosmic creation and cosmic dissolution?38:15 Yoga Vasistha extract: "Dissolution of the world appearance that has never been, is not and it will never be.  All this is pure consciousness and supreme peace. It exists as the infinite."41:05 "Logical or physical conditioning is an appearance like the sound that is heard when the wind blows, which is heard though it is not there at all."44:26 Is it ok to believe that we are totally protected by god and guru as we go through this?45:05 What about the spirit world, star beings, guides or mediums?45:53 How to avoid compulsion for food?47:20 What is the prime maya?48:28 How can anyone get liberated unless he drops his ego and personhood?49:15 How can truth be experienced?  50:22 Withdrawing the mind through meditation - a questioner asks about her elderly mother.53:00 A story from the Yoga Vasistha about the illusion - we believe and see whatever our mind tells us.59:18 Is there no truth in trying to reason out what the mind is showing?1:00:36 Unable to gather the strength to do something challenging.1:01:32 What is the difference between Turiya and Nirvikalpa Samadhi?1:01:55 Why is fear not included as one of the six shapes of the mind?1:03:20 Doing puja for ancestors - how does this work?1:05:56 Is whatever is playing out in this birth carried over from the previous birth's resolutions?1:07:32 Does this meditation in Babaji's presence serve as initiation?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

In dieser Podcast-Folge sprechen wir über die Königsdisziplin der Meditation – die gegenstandslose Meditation. Diese Form der Meditation ist frei von Objekten, Formen und Inhalten, wie es die östlichen Weisheitslehrer, Yogis und Zen-Meister lehren. Auf Sanskrit heißt sie Nirvikalpa Samadhi oder Asamprajnata Samadhi, was bedeutet, in einen Zustand des Seins ohne Gedanken oder äußere Bezugspunkte einzutreten. Wir starten mit einfachen Hilfsmitteln wie dem Atem oder einem Mantra, doch der eigentliche Höhepunkt ist das Loslassen jeglicher Fixpunkte. Schritt für Schritt begeben wir uns in den Raum jenseits von Gedanken, Gefühlen und Identität. Schreibe mir gerne deine Gedanken dazu oder tausche dich gerne mit uns auf Mastermeditation.com aus

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang The Divine Mother: Exploring Meditation and the Journey to Self-Realization | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.190This profound Q&A session with Baba delves into the concept of  Divine Mother, explaining the symbolic significance of Hiranyagarbha (the golden womb) as the source of all creation. The discourse details meditation, higher states of consciousness, the journey to Self-Realization, and transcendence of the mind to realize one's true Self, beyond the illusions of the material world.0:00 Intro0:07 How and why Divine Mother came into existence.3:59 Story of Vishnu and Narada, why Mother comes first.7:02 he concept of Hiranyagarbha, "The Golden Womb" from which all creation has emerged. There you realize your real Self.9:21 What appears in the mind is a stumbling block for Self Realization.10:19 The technique of "Just Watch" to regain Pure Consciousness and attain Nirvikalpa Samadhi.11:24 For Self Realization, Consciousness has to watch itself, not what appears in the mind.12:21 Meditation is to stop the mind from thinking or imagining.13:20 I no longer have many flashy experiences in meditation, only peace and expansiveness. Am I progressing? 15:04 "I assure you, you can't make your Self disappear."15:44 What happens to the person after Self Realization?17:09 The body is for others to watch and  recognize; it is just a media to talk to you.18:01 It is like entering the dream to awaken someone who is dreaming.18:13 Is Self Realization like waking up from a dream? Self Realization explained.20:07 As you continue meditating are there signs of progress?21:36 The world cannot contribute anything to the real Self, because matter cannot touch or give anything to infinity. Self doesn't need anything else for its existence.24:01 Absolute or zero, both our imaginations.(Truth) It is simply there.24:31 After Self-Realization, at all times only the absolute is visible, we see only the Self. 25:51 How did Rudra become associated with your name?29:11 Tapas, the final step to Self Realization, can be achieved by meditation or action.32:52 Developing an attitude of silently watching while you're in activity.34:01 The concepts of Mother and Father.35:55 The distinction between emptiness and the Absolute. In Nirvikalpa Samadhi all imaginations have disappeared.38:30 Is the principle of male and female present on all planes of existence? 40:25 Illusion was created so creation could continue.41:44 The yogi is neither attracted or repulsed. He is neutral.44:44 Impermanence makes you attracted or repulsed.45:25 Baba gives advice to someone with an abusive mother.48:40 Meditation is to turn off the projector. Baba explains Consciousness as the watcher, brain as the screen and mind as the projector.52:21 While living, can a person affect the existence of a departed loved one, such as a mother or father?54:10 Why is the Divine not telling us, "I am here and I am giving you everything?"___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Burning seeds of Sanskaras during Nirvikalpa Samadhi How can one parch/burn the last remaining seeds of Sanskaras during Nirvikalpa Samadhi? www.BeingShiva.Org www.YogiParampara.org

From Savikalpa Samadhi to Nirvikalpa Samadhi - How to Jump into the Unknown? What actually Burns the last remaining – I, Me, Mine? Watch the video to know the answer. www.BeingShiva.Org www.YogiParampara.org

Adiguru Prakriti shares her Enlightenment experience or Nirvikalpa Samadhi in her own words and bust a few myths related to it. Hear this video to get to know her mystical experience of Enlightenment. www.BeingShiva.Org www.YogiParampara.org

Adiguru Prakriti shares her Enlightenment experience or Nirvikalpa Samadhi in her own words and bust a few myths related to it. Hear this video to get to know her mystical experience of Enlightenment. www.BeingShiva.Org www.YogiParampara.org

3 types of Advanced Seekers (Yogis) and their Samadhi - Bhavapratyay Upayapratyay Prakritilaya What are three different types of advanced seekers and how their Enlightenment/Moksha (Asampragyat or Nirvikalpa Samadhi) differs as per Maharishi Patanjali's Yog Sutras? www.BeingShiva.Org www.YogiParampara.org

Register to join the live online meditation classes with Babaji at https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Thus Spake Babaji - online Q and A, No.30A live online Q and A session, recorded on 06 February 2021, with worldwide participants.In this session Shri Babaji gives guidance on the following:0:00 Introduction from Babaji2:04 The importance of patience7:26 Why is the number 108 used for japa, beads etc?9:27 When something happens in the day that distracts us from doing our daily meditation10:40 When we meditate it is the Self that is watching12:27 A question about ayahuasca13:30 Is a Self Realized master aware when body is asleep?15:17 Why has the droplet separated from the ocean of the Divine?16:36 What is the significance of 'lotus feet'?17:28 Use of an eye patch to give comfort to eyes when meditating19:02 What happens to the soul when we die, and can a soul be good or bad?22:33 The mind as your conscious energy24:55 When do we know when the mind is purified and how long will it take?26:39 Who is the real Self?28:49 What is difference between Samadhi and Nirvikalpa Samadhi and how can it be achieved?31:36 Difference between trance and meditation33:59 The world as your Guru36:08 What are angels?38:07 How can ultimate intelligence of real Self work without thoughts?40:09 Can being in the presence of someone in samadhi help to achieve samadhi also?40:50 How to maintain patience when one is attacked verbally and emotionally?

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Pujya Sir K.C.Narayana ( KCN ) Messages  (Meditation, Raja Yoga, Training, Spirituality, PAM - Pranahuti Aided Meditation, Divinity, Divine Service & Research, Babuji Disciple) Pujya Sri Ramchandraji's Disciple & Founder of  “Institute of Sri RamChandra Consciousness”  *Messages delivered by Pujya Sir K.C.Narayana ( KCN ), Hyderabad, India.  Dedicated his life for the Spiritual service of Pujya Sri Ramchandraji's Pranahuti Aided Meditation, Research, Meditation Trainings, Audio Messages, Books & SatSangh   For Meditation Info Contact: www.sriramchandra.in  Biography: kcnarayana.org Episode Notes: FREEDOM AND LIBERATION 1. "Lord Krishna has made it clear in the Gita that worship of gods may lead you at the most to their sphere only, which is a limited one and far below the point of liberation."[Reality at Dawn pg 7] Those who think that they can continue to have their own mode and method of worshipping deities and functionaries and also practice the system of sadhanaas advocated by our Rev. Master would only be swerving away from the path, sure they may return to the path but who knows that may take ages and many lives. 2. What makes us go astray and seek to a) find solutions in deities and other modes of worship and b) find similarities between our method and the so called traditional methods of praise (stotra) and incantations (mantra)? It is only the problems of our life which we sometimes feel as miseries and our desire to get happiness through such methods. Master states that "I wish you to be ever happy, but happiness consists in the due discharge of one's duty. The Gita lays so much stress upon it. It is in fact the very life and soul of spirituality. One must be prepared to face boldly the difficulties and the worries that happen to come across one's way on the path of duty to all those one might be concerned with. This is but a petty sacrifice which is nothing in comparison to the sufferings of all our successive lives. The only thing I insist upon is the due discharge of duty towards the world and the Divine, and that is all and enough for the attainment of liberation within this life. [Silence Speaks pg 381] 3. The problem of life is not just seeking pleasure or even happiness during our life time, but to seek permanent happiness that is attainable only through freedom from our desires and wishes. Until we find this freedom even as Swami Vivekananda put it we do not know the joy of freedom itself. For this one needs to be freed or liberated from the bindings of the desire and wishes. What is the way and how do we accomplish it in a practical manner. Master says "......, if one is to be brought to the stage of Liberation, "...method for it would be to divert his soul towards the Ultimate. The result shall be that he will go on developing till, by the last moment of his life, he will finally reach the destination and attain Liberation. I can proclaim by the beat of the drum that none except a worthy Master having at his command the power of transmission can ever bring forth such wonderful results, and that Raja Yoga alone is the path which promises sure success. But this can fall to the lot of those fortunate ones alone who are actuated by an earnest longing for Liberation and are really destined for it. The various successive steps of yoga laid down in Patanjali's system are all included in the one routine process ...and are covered by the abhyasi without undergoing each one separately. But since that is possible only through the help of Pranahuti, I wish more and more abhyasis to come up to it and be profited thereby. [Silence Speaks pg 423]" 4. "Moksha is commonly presumed to be the final point of most religious pursuits. But moksha may be represented in two ways as salvation and as liberation. Salvation refers to a state of temporary pause in the normal routine of birth and death. This temporary suspension of the normal routine may, in different cases, extend to different lengths of time according to one's attainment. During that period the soul enjoys freedom from rebirth. But after the expiry of that period it returns again into the world to assume a material form. But in the case of liberation, when once it has been achieved, there remains no possibility of the soul's return to the material form. Liberation is literally the end of the routine of births and rebirths." 5. "Liberation has today become very easy because of the presence of the Divine Personality. The conception of people does not generally go beyond the point of liberation which they take to be the final limit of human approach. But that is a wrong idea. As a matter of fact liberation is the lowest attainment on the Divine path, hence it is just like a toy for a child to play with. Beyond that there is yet a lot to be achieved. The Infinite Ocean lies still ahead. It is a limitless expanse. Have your eyes fixed upon Thatand only That, and go on and on to trace it out." 6. Master says that "I have a heart ever ready to help anyone who might be in need of help. I take the job not as a master but only as a humble servant of humanity. There are and have been masterly gurus who work and have worked as masters in their time, but I prefer to be a servant instead, and to work as a servant for the good of the people in general. Please do what you are told to do, and keep me informed of your day to day progress and also of the difficulties if any. I may assure you that you can achieve the goal very easily if you go on persistently with constant remembrance." 7. Our Grand Master who throws fresh light on any subject that he touches says that "Attaining freedom from miseries is liberation. Liberation is both permanent and temporary. When the liberation is such that the bondage of sorrow is never felt it is permanent liberation. [Truth Eternal.pg135]"That which is the cause of bondage, when reversed, helps in attaining liberation. There are three causes of bondage: (1)Remembrance, (2)Meditation, (3)Bhajan. When the practice of these three is associated with external things, the result would be birth and bondage. And when they are practiced at heart internally keeping the goal constantly in view, it will result in freedom from external and surface bondage. Remembrance means remembering again and again; Meditation means having the idea; Bhajan means contemplation or continuous meditation. Reverse these according to the instructions of the Master. There should be resistance to outside impressions, and the inner veil should be removed. Then gradually the meaning of liberation will become clear and liberation will be attained. [Truth Eternal. pg 138]   8. The impressions and samskaras that we form we know are what we reap as results of karma. Master says "As for Prarabdha Karma, I think and see in my vision that they are in store for bhoga, as every action of body or mind produces some effect. We can attain liberation when we have cleared ourselves of all the past impressions. It is of course a tedious task. In Raja Yoga, they appear for bhoga in an almost fried up state due to abhyas and good guidance. The process of bhoga is also carried on during sleep provided the Master - the essential need in spirituality - is worthy of the task to bring these things round for bhoga in the dream. We have only to unveil ourselves through devotional practices. [Silence Speaks pg 330]" 9. Master asserts that "As long as all Samskaras are not thrown out, there cannot be Liberation [Silence Speaks pg 281]" 10. He gives us enormous hope and courage in attaining liberation by making a categorical statement that "Our system is meant exclusively for the attainment of Liberation and beyond, hence, far away from baser ideals I impart the same to every one even from my first contact [Silence Speaks pg 216]" 11. Master makes it point to stress that Raja yoga is the only means for attaining liberation. Once an aspirant asked me whether the word "Raja yoga" was used by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita and the answer for that can be only a "No" but such queries are quasi intellectual and trying to avoid the liberating force of the Master Lord Krishna who in so many ways said that what the doctrine expounds is the secret doctrine of the Rajas. Be that as it may. Master asserts that "As for the attainment of liberation or complete freedom almost all the great sages of the past and the present agree on the point that Raja Yoga alone is the path that ensures success up to the final point of human approach, and everyone dedicated to complete freedom must sooner or later come up to it." 12. Grand Master Rev. Lalaji Maharaj said that "Liberation means becoming free. Freedom from bondage is called liberation. These two conditions are related to the mind. Mind alone experiences. Mind alone accepts and feels bondage and freedom. This knowing and feeling is knowledge. When the mind thinks itself ignorant, and is keen about knowledge and is interested in it and knows it, it is called knowledge. Likewise, when the mind becomes perturbed on taking a certain condition to be unpleasant, it is called bondage. And when it tries to free itself from that condition and attains freedom, it is liberation or Mukti. Just as knowledge and ignorance are the states of mind, so also are freedom and bondage. Both are illusory and mental acceptations [Truth Eternal .pg 72] 13. Master wrote to an abhyasi "You asked me about Nirvikalpa Samadhi. It is of course a yogic attainment, but it will not solve your problem. It can bring you to a state of salvation but liberation is something else," (Silence Speaks pg 330). This state we know is one where there are no thoughts experienced by the aspirant during meditation. 14. Master clarifies further "Thoughts can be stopped just in a moment, but that will not be in our interest since for the attainment of liberation it is but essential to throw out the buried thoughts after having completed their bhoga" [Silence Speaks 110]. He also states that "We do not stop the thoughts which come to the abhyasi but we try to clean every centre of the nerves and the mind lake (Chit Lake) itself. We clean the very bottom of the mind lake from where the waves start. If we somehow succeed in stopping its waves, the matter which gives them rise will remain as it is. It is possible that by the force of the will the thought waves may be stopped, but the matter which had given rise to those thought waves remains. And if it is not removed, the liberation is not possible. We should proceed in a natural way so that the poison at the root may be removed. Our associates also complain of the incursions of the thoughts, but they are happy at the same time since they find thoughts less disturbing. We can attain liberation, as our scriptures say, only when we are free from the coil of past Samskaras or impressions. The present Samskaras are so much controlled by themselves that no further Samskaras are allowed to be formed. It is of course a spiritual state. And we come to it easily in Sahaj Marg when we go deep into the Consciousness. "[Silence Speaks 112] 15. He strongly affirms ".... that such a masterly type of spiritual training cannot be had anywhere but in our sanstha which runs under the kind grace of my great Divine Master. It is certain that the followers of such a highroad to Divinity have ever been few at all times and in all yugas. Only those who are destined for liberation are attracted to it with eagerness and zeal." [Silence Speaks 175] 16. Master while exhorting us to develop humility said "As a matter of fact all of us are like beggars at the Master's door, having a begging bowl in hand which the Master readily fills. But when the bowl is already full with things other than spirituality, the question of getting anything from Him does not arise at all, for anything poured into it will flow out at once. The primary thing for us to do is therefore to make ourselves empty of all these so that it may be filled up with Master's grace." "But it is a matter of pity that I find all my warnings going unheeded; few seem to be trying to develop that amount of capability in themselves. The whole atmosphere is surcharged with the strongest Divine force. Can liberation ever be so easy and cheap? It is definitely the time when everyone should give his entire attention to it, setting aside all other things and feelings. I do not thereby mean to induce you to give up your worldly living, discarding everything including your responsibilities and obligations, but only to give yourself up to your Master in a spirit of surrender, availing of the time as best you can. The Master does a lot for you even without your knowledge, to inspire you with the true feelings required for your spiritual uplift. But then there must be a true response from your side too. You must promote within him the intensity of feeling which might compel him to push you on and on. That is, as a matter of fact, your part in the enterprise and for that you have to develop intense love and devotion."[Silence Speaks pg 74] 17. Master states that "At the stage of liberation one is relieved of all the five kosas or sheaths, without which one's naked form could not have come into view. Complete freedom from these kosas is an essential feature of Realisation, and that is possible within the life-time of a man too. All these things shall come during the course if only one remains adhered firmly to his final object or goal." [Silence Speaks 392] 18. Master said "If we go with the full force at our command towards our main goal, the world would itself become a second thought. Go on doing the process of meditation till it is matured. This is the last stage of meditation. When we become one with the real thing, the things following it grow so dark that we do not perceive them. In other words, we become blind in this respect and our vision for the real things improves and we bring it to such a standard that we are lost altogether. When this condition comes we feel that we are in the state of liberation. If this condition is matured then there is the end of all miseries - no pain, no sorrow, no enjoyment and no pleasure. The machinery of body now works without producing impressions upon us. In other words, the body becomes an automatic machine which runs by itself as duties demand. Here is the end of everything and there is no making of samskaras. Here is the point where we surrender ourselves in toto automatically. This is the essence (Tattva) of the Bhagavad Gita. This is the condition which the angels crave for. It is reserved for the human being alone." [Silence Speaks pg 478] 19. Master wants us to turn totally towards God and treat all existence as his expression which we are duty bound to serve. He says "If we turn our interest towards God in the real sense, then all these things fade out in the end, and gradually the result will be that condition which Lord Krishna has described. What is that condition? Man begins to feel himself actionless and this condition, when it grows and reaches a high level, stops the formation of impressions or samskaras. And if one ever stepped into this condition and went on further, then what remains? One part of it will be what is called the state of liberation in one's lifetime called jeevan-mokshagati. What a word which people are trying to prove in many ways!" [Silence Speaks 372] 20. Master dismisses the notion that liberation is too tough for the grhastha and asserts that "The popular belief that the attainment of liberation is not only difficult but also impossible within the span of one life is a mistaken notion. Who knows, this very life of ours might be the last one to bring us to the level of liberation. Indeed our Great Master has boldly asserted that one can, for sure, attain liberation in this very life, nay, even in a part of it, provided one is really earnest about it and has the fortune of having a proper guide. This he has practically demonstrated in many instances which only direct experience can prove." [Showers of Divine Grace pg 61] 21. For everything there is a price. One needs to understand that nothing is acquired by no effort. Master stresses this when he says that " Everybody likes freedom. But few take care to acquire `freedom from freedom'. This higher stage is the result of total submission to Master Supreme. It is all absorbing attachment (bondage) to Reality alone, which liberates one from every other bondage. Liberation can make one free from all the earthly bondages. When a person wants his Evolution, Nature helps him. Doctor gives bitter pills to the patient, even when he loves the patient dearly. God wants to see His creation quite befitting, pious and clean. So it is the Law of Nature that He does everything necessary to open the door of Evolution."[Showers of Divine Grace 88] 22. There is a current belief among us that recitation of the name of the Lord Hari is all and enough to get liberation. This has led to many cults and religions. Master states that "Now about reciting God's name over and over again advised by certain sages as the surest means of Liberation in the Kaliyuga, I believe that unless we merge ourselves in the vibrations produced by reciting God's name we can never be sure of getting the desired result." [Silence Speaks pg 44] Please note the broad minded approach of the Master and understand that he is hinting at the almost practical impossibility of one merging in the vibrations of the name of the Lord. It is a matter of our experience that the same Name of God sung by some is more attractive to us than others. These Nam Kirtans set to music of sorts is more absorbing to the sensuous ears than the ones sung by devoted ones immersed in the thought of the Master. Frankly please introspect whether you ever liked the song of the Master " deenana..." The sensuousness made you feel that is not attractive. If that is the case of the Master like Rev. Babuji Maharaj what to talk of others. Let us see the facts and choose the reality. 23. Master asserts that "Our method is so simple that for this very reason it sometimes becomes very difficult for people to realise its true significance. Difficulties arise when people do not take God just as He is, but fit Him into numerous artificialities created in their own minds to suit their own taste and likings, and thus put Him completely within the sheath of maya. They worship Him as such, with the result that they themselves get engrossed in maya, or in other words they become the worshippers of maya in gross form. Now if anyone comes up to explain it to them they run away from him thinking that he is trying to delude them. They appreciate more the Mahatmas who, being themselves dyed in various hues of maya, offer them colourful things which are suited to their taste. The common mistake is that they do not care to pay attention to these most vital facts and they seek for liberation from those who have it not. Really most of them do not have any aspiration for liberation at all. They adhere to gods and goddesses only to serve their worldly ends."[Silence Speaks pg 57] 24. Please observe the humility of the Master when he says "I earnestly pray that all of us, leaving our prejudices, may come to the path of righteousness which promises Liberation."[Showers of Divine Grace pg 123] 25. Master states that "Spirituality ends in Divinity, and Divinity ends in its Real Essence. Man after liberation gains nearness to God; and enters into a sphere where even Silence is silent. Liberation in body is also a chapter in spirituality. Material science cannot explain further after matter is left out. Spirituality is a sort of feeling or consciousness of the Highest. It is the doorway to enter into Divinity pure and simple i.e. the Highest Evenness all along." [Showers of Divine Grace pg 130] 26. Master in his Auto biography noted that "People be (are to be) encouraged to acquire (real) faith; structure and develop themselves; engage in preaching and spreading (real sort of) the science of the Ultimate (Brahma-Vidya) all around (everywhere). .........Thousands of (past) lives have gone by: no more should now be allowed to slip away. Liberation is not at all something difficult: it requires just (the right) attachment of thought! [Path to Perfection 66]

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on October 11th, 2020. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:03 - Is the awakening of the Kundalini and the recognition of our real nature as the spirit the same as Aparokshanubhuti? 11:08 - If you are already Brahman, what is the purpose of a appearing as a sentient being and finding Brahman? 18:35 - How do I know that this awareness that I am is the infinite? 29:00 - [Part 1] How do we have duality in experience when reality is non-dual? 37:54 - [Part 2] If Brahman is neutral, why does Brahman manifest? 47:28 - If Brahman cannot be experienced as an object, what kind of experience is there in Nirvikalpa Samadhi? 55:45 - Why do we believe there is one awareness and not many awarenesses?

This lecture was given on March 8, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of St. Louis by Swami Tattwamayananda. It gives a thorough analysis of Sri Ramakrishna’s Advaita experience from the perspectives of Advaita Vedanta.-Advaita experience is timeless. - It is just as ancient as an idea - a concept – as it is as an experience. - The Rig Veda Samhita itself, which is the oldest and, incidentally, the most important spiritual document of Hindu tradition, states ékaṃ sád víprā bahudhâ vadanty (Rig Veda 1.164.46), “Truth is One, Sages call it by various names.”-This idea was expounded and first developed into a compact philosophical metaphysical system by Shankaracharya (788 – 820 AD). - When Totapuri landed in Dakshineswar, he found a young man with beaming face, which showed that he had not thought of anything other than God in his whole lifetime because what you think with your mind, that can be seen visibly on your face. -Totapuri started instruction and found that it was difficult for Sri Ramakrishna to transcend the personal. Every time he tried to ascend beyond Dvaita, beyond the anthropomorphic, the personal, the sākāra, the Divine Mother Bhavatarani, Kali always appeared before him, blocking the way. -Totapuri instructed Sri Ramakrishna to meditate between the two eyebrows and then Sri Ramakrishna “cut asunder,” he went beyond the personal and entered into Nirvikalpa Samadhi for 3 days.-Totapuri exclaimed that the Advaitic experience that he himself had taken forty years to attain with great difficulty, Sri Ramakrishna had accomplished in three days. -Normally, in traditional Advaitic instruction there is one upadeśa-vākya, one lakṣaṇa-vākya, one anusandhāna-vākya, and then there is the anubhūti-vākya. These are the four Mahāvākya taken from four different Vedic traditions and four different Upanishadic traditions. -After getting Tat Tvam Asi Mahāvākya, a normal spiritual seeker, after practicing this maybe for several decades or maybe several lives may eventually reach the experience. -When you reach the experience level, it is called Aham Brahmāsmi (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad I.iv.10)-Even that experience has two levels – (1) where you intellectually get convinced of the reality - I am that Brahman. (2) Then you transcend the statement, you reach the real experience where knower, known and knowledge merge into one.-Sri Ramakrishna's never thought of anything other than God in his whole life. For normal people, the problem is how to think of God. For Sri Ramakrishna, the problem was how to think of anything other than God. -His saṃskāra-s, vṛtti-s, vāsanā-s, saṅkalpa-s, all had been merged into one single sākāra-vṛtti as it is called in the Bhakti tradition. It is also in Vedanta. Before you reach Advaita Anubhūti, it is called brahma-ākāra-vṛtti. If such a person happens to listen to a great spiritual idea, immediately he captures it.-A normal person who has not reached that level of spiritual evolution has to struggle hard to accommodate the God idea into billions of his other ideas which have already accumulated in the mental system. Whatever we do - karma, it becomes an impression, an attitude, a tendency – saṃskāra, which leads to more actions. This karma-saṃskāra-cakram goes on in cycles, different life cycles. - śabda-aparokṣa-vāda holds the view that a highly evolved person, a person who has reached the highest level of spiritual fitness, if he listens, immediately it strikes him as an experience. -The fundamental qualifications, for an Advaita-adhikārī are sādhana-catustaya – discerning wisdom, dispassion, the 6 virtues of self-restraint, and the desire for freedom - together with śravaṇa, manana, nididhyāsana - reading, listening, meditating, and contemplating on higher spiritual ideas. -One example makes it clear. Suppose a child, a student has done extremely well in his fifth grade examination with a very high grade. When he goes and sits in the sixth grade the next year, the first few lessons that he has to study will be very easy for him. There's no distance at all. -ābhāsa-vāda and pratibimba-vāda elaborated. -The opposite view is called Prasaṅkhyāna-vāda. Even after getting the instruction Tat Tvam Asi, you can't immediately get experience according to this view. You have to work hard to purify the mind for reaching that level of spiritual fitness. -Some parallels can be found in Western Christian mystical tradition in St. Theresa of Avila's autobiographical writings, St. Augustine’s life, or even Saint Francis of Assisi.-In one of the unique books, small books belonging to the Russian Orthodox tradition - the Way of a Pilgrim - you find a simple Russian pilgrim who was able to grasp the essence of the Jesus Prayer after being taught by his teacher almost immediately. He, of course had to make long preparation in search of his teacher first.-You can get an experience only if you travel the distance from an idea to the experience. It's a long distance. It is not just a concept or information or news that we get. It is a matter of real experience. -The view of Yoga-Vāsiṣṭha explains seven stages of spiritual evolution. After the initial stages, there should be a natural tendency, an instinctive tendency to study scriptures, to meditate on scriptures, without a lot of effort.-If you are surrounded by a large number of books, maybe in the airport or bus-stand or anywhere, your mind should automatically go to the Upanishad, the Gita or the Bible or anything that is likely to sublimate your mental tendencies. That kind of natural instinctive tendency - when we reach that level of spiritual evolution, then naturally slowly we evolve into the early stages of mukti, jivanmukti.-The personal-impersonal contradictions exist only at the polemical dialectical level, not at the experience level. -There is no question of going contrary to the personal. You are going beyond the personal. You are transcending the personal and once you have reached that transcendental-impersonal dimension, that Advaita Anubhūti, then you understand that the personal is also part of it. -The highest unwavering devotion - avyabhicāriṇī bhakti is jñānam itself.

I recently found an article on the BBC website about a 3100-mile race that happens every year. It’s called a run to self-transcendence and as someone that is very intrigued in self-development, I wanted to learn more. And hopefully talk with one of the runners that attempted and, maybe even, completed it. Not only did I manage to find one, he’s also a fellow Irishman. His name is Nirbhasa Magee and his the guest for this episode. Nirbhasa has been a meditation practitioner since his late teens/early twenties and through his practice, started to go for short runs with friends from the meditation group (Sri Chinmoys) he’s part of. One thing led to another. Before he knew it, he had moved on to marathons, ultramarathons, then 6 and 10 day runs and eventually the 3100 mile race. In this podcast interview, Nirbhasa tells this story in detail, shares the benefits he’s gained from meditation and running and provides some hugely interesting insights from his journey so far. Here is a summary and more about Sri Chinmoy (please excuse Typos):•How Nirbhasa discovered meditation •The key to a good meditation practice – even if it’s just 5 minutes per day – getting your foot in the door – this is the start of a building a habit•Always noticing if he missed the daily quotient of peace and joy i.e. a short meditation•Starting with a book ‘meditate like a master’ (or something of that name!) •Noticing the difference in the day to day life even if the it wasn’t a ‘great’ meditation•Finding deeper meaning and a feeling or pull of his being enjoying meditation•An overview of the mediation practices used early on: •Meditation Practice - Heart-Centre Mediations – Breathing and feeling the breath is coming from and leaving from the heart centre•The difference between concentration on the mind and the heart! •Finding himself coming out of heart-centre mediation with much more kindness on others and yourself •Techniques are just like a city map – the same with the meditation techniques – you get to know your heart just like a city and after a while you can throw away the maps! •Over time meditation becomes part of your being•Reflecting on the changes and impact meditation has on Nirbhasa – not borne out of sadness or loneliness •The one thing meditation has given him – a sense of fulfilment and purpose – not easily explained but more in a feeling •Mediation has taught him to cherish the joy of doing things not just the outcomes •Fitness & Running entered Nirbhasa’s life despite hating running originally •Mediation helped to be in the right inner space when running – this happened quickly after he started running •Getting into running longer distances more by chance running with others from the Sri Chinmoy centre •Getting into the space running the right way – running along ‘eternities road’ •Just doing 1-2 marathons every year initially but becoming more aware of the ultra-running•Hearing about much longer distances like the 6- & 10-day race and the 3100-mile race •In 2012, Nirbhasa, stopped in New York, and went to support the 6- and 10-day race. The feeling he had from this gave him the motivation to sign up for it the following year – a huge sense of peace being there – this is something I could do!!! •The 6- & 10-day races which are based on the most miles done in these days •How the mind can be limiting which lead Nirbhasa to sign up only to the 6-day race •The training plan for the 6-day race – having 2 great spiritual experience from the training itself – 1.Documentary – Spirit of a Runner on Vimeo – this lead to - The following day – an inner voice, why not move to the 10 day race instead2.A Talk that moved Nirbhasa – from a Sri Chinmoy seminar – learning about her meditation life – “it’s got the stage where I just sort of exist” – this was a statement he didn’t forget – but didn’t know what it meant….Having 3 big projects with work before the race – making the commitment – training was to be priority #1 – this was key! As this went along…put the important things first, everything else gets done! Like being an observer watching things happen! – A huge change•Dealing with misconceptions – that meditation is not accepting life’s responsibilities – but that is not the case - don’t what meditation is about •How the attitude of Meditation today is about leading your life….meditation is a key part of helping you be happy to be able to do everything you need to do and still be peaceful and satisfaction •Running & Training – avoiding injuries – lucky but also being able to connect into the issue and being able to find a workaround to overcome it •The attitude that you take when training and running is very very important – if you’re not running the for the right reasons…this can lead to injury or overexert! •There is a link between mental state and at which people suffer – when Nirbhasa runs, he must ensure he’s running from the right attitude – having a childlike consciousness when running! •The experience doing the 10-day race first time in 2013 – another big revelation doing it – setting a goal of 500 miles as a target – expecting to slow down on day 3 as all others thought – but as the days went on, Nirbhasa kept going and didn’t slow down – having 2-3 cosmic experiencing during the race •On the last day, after keeping a pace of 60 miles a day, decided to run all night on the last day and doing 91 miles on the last day, 622 miles overall and finishing 4th over•The power of the mind – overcoming the limiting beliefs •Meditation is about unlearning! About the 3100 Mile Race•3100-mile race around a single ½ mile block in Queens New York•The 3100-mile race is the longest of several ultra-marathons and other running races founded by Sri Chinmoy. •Not being allowed to run this unless you’ve done many multiday races before •Only deciding to run this after completing the 10 day. •60 miles a day is the average to run! •Deciding to run it for the first time but taking his time to sign up so doing the 10 day race a second time around and doing 702 miles giving him confidence for the 3100 •The training gives confidence more than anything•In 2015, in June Nirbhasa did his first 3100-mile race •Trusting the Universe to provide a response - Dealing with major cross roads, putting the questions or issue out there, even by writing a letter, and then meditating. Leaving the decision to God or the Universe to sort out and letting it to see what comes back •The notion of Spiritual Surrender – an ongoing and evolving process – not something that happens overnight •The 3100 Documentary including other self-transcendence runs (link to the documentary here)oIt’s a deep dive into Why people run and the spiritual explorationoThe 3100 Run and BecomeoFocus on Ash-Pri-han-nal – 14 times now 16 times?oYuri – do you have to be a follower of Sri Chinmoy?oRecord time -- 40 days - Ashprihanal Aalto has won the race nine times and participated 15 times.oShamita – Austrian – dropped out after 1000 milesoGyoman-san of the Monks of Mt. Hiei, JapanoNavajo Runner included•Nirbhasa’s experiences having run this 3 times over the last 5 years oThe physical adjustment taking a few daysoThe mental adjustment starting to calm down and a much more natural meditative state comes oStages during the race where meditation takes over and some parts of your being is having the time of its life!! That’s what keeps him coming back and get deeper every yearoComparisons with a silent retreat where the mind starts to calm after a few days•The race itself is a very safe space of spiritual transformation – with everything being taken care of and you’re running letting off steam and being able to talk and express himself is very important – can share the experiences with different to a silent retreat •From the 3 races Nirbhasa has completed, what stands out most? oFrom the 2019 race, after 35+ days, hitting a heatwave in New York making the heat 41-42 Celsius – Nirbhasa kept running and was so exhausted at the end of that day – leading to heat exhaustion inside his stomach – leading to 6/7 days that lead to walking most of the time! oThis lead to him learning to be happy no matter how he was doing – this is a key lesson – just to be happy no matter what! oA second heatwave come some days later – leading Nirbhasa to keep pushing forward but getting a recommendation from an Aru Vedic doc and being able to run again an hour later – the benefits of grass in his shoe that helped it cool down•To learn more about Nirbhasa and Sri Chinmoy check out:•Video called “Seeker” with Snatak on google the video will come up – check this out•This year, Nirbhasa after finishing the race, he felt he will do this every year •Sri Chinmoy links - https://ie.srichinmoycentre.org/More about Sri Chinmoy:•Background on Sri Chinmoy•Came to prominence•About him – Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, better known as Sri Chinmoy[1] (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007), was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the West after moving to New York City in 1964.[2] Chinmoy established his first meditation center in Queens, New York, and eventually had 7,000 students in 60 countries.[3][4] A prolific author, artist, poet, and musician, he also held public events such as concerts and meditations on the theme of inner peace.[4][5] Chinmoy advocated a spiritual path to God through prayer and meditation. He advocated athleticism including distance running, swimming, and weightlifting. He organized marathons and other races, and was an active runner and, following a knee injury, weightlifter.•In 1973, the New York Times wrote that Chinmoy was "revered in India as one of the few holy men to have reached Nirvikalpa Samadhi, the absolute highest level of consciousness"

I recently found an article on the BBC website about a 3100-mile race that happens every year. It’s called a run to self-transcendence and as someone that is very intrigued in self-development, I wanted to learn more. And hopefully talk with one of the runners that attempted and, maybe even, completed it. Not only did I manage to find one, he’s also a fellow Irishman. His name is Nirbhasa Magee and his the guest for this episode. Nirbhasa has been a meditation practitioner since his late teens/early twenties and through his practice, started to go for short runs with friends from the meditation group (Sri Chinmoys) he’s part of. One thing led to another. Before he knew it, he had moved on to marathons, ultramarathons, then 6 and 10 day runs and eventually the 3100 mile race. In this podcast interview, Nirbhasa tells this story in detail, shares the benefits he’s gained from meditation and running and provides some hugely interesting insights from his journey so far. Here is a summary and more about Sri Chinmoy (please excuse Typos):•How Nirbhasa discovered meditation •The key to a good meditation practice – even if it’s just 5 minutes per day – getting your foot in the door – this is the start of a building a habit•Always noticing if he missed the daily quotient of peace and joy i.e. a short meditation•Starting with a book ‘meditate like a master’ (or something of that name!) •Noticing the difference in the day to day life even if the it wasn’t a ‘great’ meditation•Finding deeper meaning and a feeling or pull of his being enjoying meditation•An overview of the mediation practices used early on: •Meditation Practice - Heart-Centre Mediations – Breathing and feeling the breath is coming from and leaving from the heart centre•The difference between concentration on the mind and the heart! •Finding himself coming out of heart-centre mediation with much more kindness on others and yourself •Techniques are just like a city map – the same with the meditation techniques – you get to know your heart just like a city and after a while you can throw away the maps! •Over time meditation becomes part of your being•Reflecting on the changes and impact meditation has on Nirbhasa – not borne out of sadness or loneliness •The one thing meditation has given him – a sense of fulfilment and purpose – not easily explained but more in a feeling •Mediation has taught him to cherish the joy of doing things not just the outcomes •Fitness & Running entered Nirbhasa’s life despite hating running originally •Mediation helped to be in the right inner space when running – this happened quickly after he started running •Getting into running longer distances more by chance running with others from the Sri Chinmoy centre •Getting into the space running the right way – running along ‘eternities road’ •Just doing 1-2 marathons every year initially but becoming more aware of the ultra-running•Hearing about much longer distances like the 6- & 10-day race and the 3100-mile race •In 2012, Nirbhasa, stopped in New York, and went to support the 6- and 10-day race. The feeling he had from this gave him the motivation to sign up for it the following year – a huge sense of peace being there – this is something I could do!!! •The 6- & 10-day races which are based on the most miles done in these days •How the mind can be limiting which lead Nirbhasa to sign up only to the 6-day race •The training plan for the 6-day race – having 2 great spiritual experience from the training itself – 1.Documentary – Spirit of a Runner on Vimeo – this lead to - The following day – an inner voice, why not move to the 10 day race instead2.A Talk that moved Nirbhasa – from a Sri Chinmoy seminar – learning about her meditation life – “it’s got the stage where I just sort of exist” – this was a statement he didn’t forget – but didn’t know what it meant….Having 3 big projects with work before the race – making the commitment – training was to be priority #1 – this was key! As this went along…put the important things first, everything else gets done! Like being an observer watching things happen! – A huge change•Dealing with misconceptions – that meditation is not accepting life’s responsibilities – but that is not the case - don’t what meditation is about •How the attitude of Meditation today is about leading your life….meditation is a key part of helping you be happy to be able to do everything you need to do and still be peaceful and satisfaction •Running & Training – avoiding injuries – lucky but also being able to connect into the issue and being able to find a workaround to overcome it •The attitude that you take when training and running is very very important – if you’re not running the for the right reasons…this can lead to injury or overexert! •There is a link between mental state and at which people suffer – when Nirbhasa runs, he must ensure he’s running from the right attitude – having a childlike consciousness when running! •The experience doing the 10-day race first time in 2013 – another big revelation doing it – setting a goal of 500 miles as a target – expecting to slow down on day 3 as all others thought – but as the days went on, Nirbhasa kept going and didn’t slow down – having 2-3 cosmic experiencing during the race •On the last day, after keeping a pace of 60 miles a day, decided to run all night on the last day and doing 91 miles on the last day, 622 miles overall and finishing 4th over•The power of the mind – overcoming the limiting beliefs •Meditation is about unlearning! About the 3100 Mile Race•3100-mile race around a single ½ mile block in Queens New York•The 3100-mile race is the longest of several ultra-marathons and other running races founded by Sri Chinmoy. •Not being allowed to run this unless you’ve done many multiday races before •Only deciding to run this after completing the 10 day. •60 miles a day is the average to run! •Deciding to run it for the first time but taking his time to sign up so doing the 10 day race a second time around and doing 702 miles giving him confidence for the 3100 •The training gives confidence more than anything•In 2015, in June Nirbhasa did his first 3100-mile race •Trusting the Universe to provide a response - Dealing with major cross roads, putting the questions or issue out there, even by writing a letter, and then meditating. Leaving the decision to God or the Universe to sort out and letting it to see what comes back •The notion of Spiritual Surrender – an ongoing and evolving process – not something that happens overnight •The 3100 Documentary including other self-transcendence runs (link to the documentary here)oIt’s a deep dive into Why people run and the spiritual explorationoThe 3100 Run and BecomeoFocus on Ash-Pri-han-nal – 14 times now 16 times?oYuri – do you have to be a follower of Sri Chinmoy?oRecord time -- 40 days - Ashprihanal Aalto has won the race nine times and participated 15 times.oShamita – Austrian – dropped out after 1000 milesoGyoman-san of the Monks of Mt. Hiei, JapanoNavajo Runner included•Nirbhasa’s experiences having run this 3 times over the last 5 years oThe physical adjustment taking a few daysoThe mental adjustment starting to calm down and a much more natural meditative state comes oStages during the race where meditation takes over and some parts of your being is having the time of its life!! That’s what keeps him coming back and get deeper every yearoComparisons with a silent retreat where the mind starts to calm after a few days•The race itself is a very safe space of spiritual transformation – with everything being taken care of and you’re running letting off steam and being able to talk and express himself is very important – can share the experiences with different to a silent retreat •From the 3 races Nirbhasa has completed, what stands out most? oFrom the 2019 race, after 35+ days, hitting a heatwave in New York making the heat 41-42 Celsius – Nirbhasa kept running and was so exhausted at the end of that day – leading to heat exhaustion inside his stomach – leading to 6/7 days that lead to walking most of the time! oThis lead to him learning to be happy no matter how he was doing – this is a key lesson – just to be happy no matter what! oA second heatwave come some days later – leading Nirbhasa to keep pushing forward but getting a recommendation from an Aru Vedic doc and being able to run again an hour later – the benefits of grass in his shoe that helped it cool down•To learn more about Nirbhasa and Sri Chinmoy check out:•Video called “Seeker” with Snatak on google the video will come up – check this out•This year, Nirbhasa after finishing the race, he felt he will do this every year •Sri Chinmoy links - https://ie.srichinmoycentre.org/More about Sri Chinmoy:•Background on Sri Chinmoy•Came to prominence•About him – Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, better known as Sri Chinmoy[1] (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007), was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the West after moving to New York City in 1964.[2] Chinmoy established his first meditation center in Queens, New York, and eventually had 7,000 students in 60 countries.[3][4] A prolific author, artist, poet, and musician, he also held public events such as concerts and meditations on the theme of inner peace.[4][5] Chinmoy advocated a spiritual path to God through prayer and meditation. He advocated athleticism including distance running, swimming, and weightlifting. He organized marathons and other races, and was an active runner and, following a knee injury, weightlifter.•In 1973, the New York Times wrote that Chinmoy was "revered in India as one of the few holy men to have reached Nirvikalpa Samadhi, the absolute highest level of consciousness"

In diesem Podcast spricht Sukadev über die höheren Entwicklungsstufen auf dem spirituellen Weg - die höheren Bhumikas. Diese höheren Entwicklungsstufen sind: Sattvapatti Asamsakti Padarthabhavani Turiya Diese Bhumikas entsprechen quasi den zukünftigen Schritten eines spirituellen Aspiranten. Sattvapatti ist die vierte Bhumika, die vierte Stufe der sieben Stufen zur höchsten Verwirklichung. In Sattvapatti bist du dir der Gegenwart Gottes bewusst. Du hast Savikalpa Samadhi erreicht. In Sattvapatti manifestieren sich die Siddhis, die außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten. Sattvapatti ist also das Erlangen von Wahrheit bzw. das Verankert-Sein in der Reinheit. Asamsakti wird unterschiedlich interpretiert. Eine der Interpretationen, der wir bei Yoga Vidya folgen, ist: In Asamsakti ist das Selbst verwirklicht, ist Nirvikalpa Samadhi erreicht. Daher gibt es keine Anhaftung mehr, daher gibt es keine Erwartungen mehr. Es ist bedingungslose Liebe, es ist bedingungslose Wahrnehmung der Einheit. In Asamsakti handelt aber der Weise, die Verwirklichte ganz normal. Äußerlich betrachtet scheint da kein Unterschied zu sein. Nur innerlich ist er, sie vollkommen ohne Anhaftung, dafür umso mehr mit Liebe. Padarthabhavini ist die Bewusstseinsebene eines Heiligen, eines Selbstverwirklichten, eines Jivanmukti, der sein Karma weitestgehend abgeschlossen hat. Padarthabhavini ist der Bewusstseinszustand, Bhavani, jenseits aller Dinge, außen und innen. In Turiya erfährt der Weise die höchste Wirklichkeit, die absolute Wahrheit. Das Wissen und die Erfahrungen der drei anderen Welten sind relativ. Dieser Vortrag ist Teil der Vortragsreihe „Yoga Vidya Schulung – Der ganzheitliche Yogaweg“.

In diesem Podcast spricht Sukadev über die höheren Entwicklungsstufen auf dem spirituellen Weg - die höheren Bhumikas. Diese höheren Entwicklungsstufen sind: Sattvapatti Asamsakti Padarthabhavani Turiya Diese Bhumikas entsprechen quasi den zukünftigen Schritten eines spirituellen Aspiranten. Sattvapatti ist die vierte Bhumika, die vierte Stufe der sieben Stufen zur höchsten Verwirklichung. In Sattvapatti bist du dir der Gegenwart Gottes bewusst. Du hast Savikalpa Samadhi erreicht. In Sattvapatti manifestieren sich die Siddhis, die außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten. Sattvapatti ist also das Erlangen von Wahrheit bzw. das Verankert-Sein in der Reinheit. Asamsakti wird unterschiedlich interpretiert. Eine der Interpretationen, der wir bei Yoga Vidya folgen, ist: In Asamsakti ist das Selbst verwirklicht, ist Nirvikalpa Samadhi erreicht. Daher gibt es keine Anhaftung mehr, daher gibt es keine Erwartungen mehr. Es ist bedingungslose Liebe, es ist bedingungslose Wahrnehmung der Einheit. In Asamsakti handelt aber der Weise, die Verwirklichte ganz normal. Äußerlich betrachtet scheint da kein Unterschied zu sein. Nur innerlich ist er, sie vollkommen ohne Anhaftung, dafür umso mehr mit Liebe. Padarthabhavini ist die Bewusstseinsebene eines Heiligen, eines Selbstverwirklichten, eines Jivanmukti, der sein Karma weitestgehend abgeschlossen hat. Padarthabhavini ist der Bewusstseinszustand, Bhavani, jenseits aller Dinge, außen und innen. In Turiya erfährt der Weise die höchste Wirklichkeit, die absolute Wahrheit. Das Wissen und die Erfahrungen der drei anderen Welten sind relativ. Dieser Vortrag ist Teil der Vortragsreihe „Yoga Vidya Schulung – Der ganzheitliche Yogaweg“.

Hello and welcome to episode 83 of The Ask Sri Vishwanath Show. Today I want to talk about nirvikalpa Samadhi, the highest state of existence ever achieved and how you can achieve it with the help of Krishna. Send an email to free109@gmail.com with the subject line "Ask Sri Vishwanath show" and ask your question and we will feature it in one of our episodes.

In this podcast Professor Thurman discusses the Buddhist Twelve Links of Relativistic Origination it's perspectives on Bliss, Causation, Theism, Kingship, Ignorance, Emptiness & nirvana. Includes an introduction to David B. Gray's Translation of "The Cakrasamvara Tantra (The Discourse of Sri Heruka) Śrīherukābhidhāna: A Study and Annotated Translation" Published by American Institute of Buddhist Studies, dialog with trip participants and an elaboration of the Buddhist concept of Bliss and it's connection to the Clear light of the void. Podcast concludes with a cautionary tale about the way in which people resist the notion of infinite relativistic bliss in favor of accepted creation & destination theories and falling into a Psychotic Nirvana or what the Hindu Yoga Tradition terms Nirvikalpa Samadhi. This podcast was recorded during the 2014 GeoEx Adventure Travel Trip with Robert A.F. Thurman "Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon" and is apart of the Tibet House US Member Archive. Photo by Benny Jackson on Unsplash.

Nirvikalpa Samadhi ist der höchste Bewusstseinszustand. Nirvikalpa heißt ohne (Nir) Gedanken (Vikalpa), ohne Abwägen, ohne Überlegung. Nirvikalpa Samadhi heißt intensive Bewusstheit, reine Bewusstheit, ohne Gedanken, ohne Bewusstseinsinhalte. Nirvikalpa Samadhi ist Unendlichkeit und Ewigkeit, die Erfahrung von Satchidananda. Erfahre hier mehr über die verschiedenen Bedeutungen von Nirvikalpa Samadhi. https://wiki.yoga-vidya.de/Nirvikalpa_Samadhi. Dieser Vortrag über Nirvikalpa Samadhi von und … „Nirvikalpa Samadhi höchster überbewusster Zustand“ weiterlesen

Fractal Glitch Works #003Nirvikalpa SamadhiEpisode #003Track list:Kerosene Club & Astro Spy - Vedic WarsAmras vs Killawatt - Contact ProblemShouton - Notelba EvilAngry Luna & Speed Side - Indian MadnessFurious & Btoxik & Sampler - Fat BurnerFright Rate vs Lucid - New EnergyN.Gin - EclipseBtoxik vs Gotalien - DrunksquatleArcek & Hyperactive 25 - Acid AbductionAngry Luna & Gotalien - ShantiExtraterrestrial vs Btoxik - Sound Experiments

Do G-d and science have a problem with each other, seriously? What are “non overlapping magisteria”? What is the true power of friendship? R & D ramble through very different realms of reality, ending in the great vibe of merely mentioning Nirvikalpa Samadhi…

Student Question: I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about the differences between being in the now, the present, during meditation vs. when you’re going about doing errands and other activities in the world. “In the field of yoga, these two different possibilities of what you can achieve in the sitting meditation and what you can achieve in the daily life meditation are referred to on the one hand as nirvikalpa samadhi, and on the other hand as sahaja nirvikalpa samadhi,” maintains Shunyamurti, the director of the Sat Yoga Institute in Costa Rica. “In sitting meditation, you can reach such a state where the ego completely dissolves, and there is a realization of, not only the oneness of all things, but of the presence of the past and the future; one enters the eternal now. . . . The greatest yogis say that that’s not enough. We want to be able to be in a state in which the mind is silent and we experience that eternal now even while we’re walking around and working and doing whatever we need to do in our daily tasks.” And once one is in that state, “then life is just joyous because you are seeing the Absolute in everyone.” Recorded on the evening of Thursday, July 29, 2010.