Belief is no relief

 Belief is no relief

truth is the real help

search for truth

no blind grope

assumptions, presumptions

surmises are compromises

belief binds, blinds, misleads,

truth frees, lights, leads

bhagavan says if you want to talk to me in my office, meet me,

 bhagavan says

if you want to talk to me

in my office, meet me,

meet me direct

agents may misdirect

i am there seated in my office,

in the depth of your consciousness

meet me at my own level,

observing right protocol

go your inward track,

by any knack

open is my door,

i am there now , ever and before

my working hours,

all twenty four, yours

for me no holiday

every day a holy day

i remain truly yours

for an early meeting of ours

 Brahmachari

Eka brahmachari shatha markatah

…….3 ways of seeing this, all 3 are right

one brahmachari has energy of 100 monkeys

one brahmachari is as mischievous as  100 monkeys

one brahmachari has an intelligence equivalent to 100 monkeys

 sidhi sadhana , the sidha vidya 

and one must learn this and master it 

Shakespear had said "what ever a human mind can think that is possible"
.......yadbhaavam thath bhavathi, 

" ख़ुदी को कर बुलंद इतना कि हरतक़दीर से पहले

ख़ुदा बंदेसे ख़ुद पूछे बता तेरी रज़ा क्याहै

 "
.......yatheenam brahma bhavathi sarathi 

this is the clue on how ''miracles '' are made to happen 

it is possible to reach a level where thoughts materialize , things happen as per one's wish, god becomes the servant of bhaktha 

this is the level of sidha , the ability to cognize the thoughts at the point of their origin, the field of pure consciousness which is the field of all possibilities, chethana sarva sidhi pradayini

 

Brahman, the ultimate reality can --not---be known only through scriptures." 

meditation, is essential , with expert guidance

 

virtues like love, acceptance, faith, living in the now, scriptures getting revealed from inside------are all outcome of experiencing brahman ,

 

these cannot be cultivated / comprehended/acquired/------ without it

 

but 
with the experiencing of brahman in sufficient measure, 
one can discover newer and newer scripts within

 

and thus becomes himself the creator of 
scriptures and epics, greater, grander, newer, original

 

sadhana means

--- saadhna---asadhya ko saadhya karlena ----

it's moving / taking action ----to accomplishment, achievement, making a thing possible, attaining, winning, conquering, getting the grip of the thing, mastery, 

in the ultimate, mastery over universe , internal and external

stupidity is a matter of one's perception

stupidity is a matter of one's perception
we are all gods children, and so we are gods
a stupid says all are stupids
a cupid sees cupids in all 
a saint sees saints in all
god sees gods in all 

for the same one blog, replies are different from different readers why
since every one's perception is unique and is right in its own angle 

one feels it is the richest wisdom
other finds a useless time waster
how
but , can we see good in all
can we spot the merits in all and focus on it, 
imbibe and improve ourselves on it ,
instead of expecting that our view will be accepted as best by the world 
and world will become wiser by reading and following only our writing .
time will show who is wiser who the lesser, 
every individual birth is a factor of infinite different circumstances and is a challenge, 
not to be looked down upon, since we do not know our limitations,

though we may think we are the wisest , we cannot see our own back ,

only others can see what we cannot see .
best is learn how to make the best of every situation,

every individual, every encounter with a open mind,

trying to help, if we can,

but never downgrade any soul for what ever was is the reason 
 

kalidas was a fool and idiot 
but he did not remain so , who imagined , why and how
what happened, who helped , 
world is changing every moment , it is like flow of river, 
always freshening itself from new waters 
 

we to clean and bathe ourselves in the waters , 
not to acquire and soil ourselves with mud and dirt

 Plus

5+1+1plus1, to each of all the stars here, 
and to the moon , 
main , 
mine, 
i mean, 
meddin , 
made-in
heaven 
i know not, 
this is poetry or art
or mimicry of heart, 

i wanted to reply only my part
stumbled upon an apple cart

All Gods are within! ''----------this insight is true as per rigveda

All Gods are within! ''----------this insight is true as per rigveda

here is a definition of deva and where they reside

quote''richo akshare parame vyoman yasmin deva adhi vishve nishedhuhu yasthannaveda kim richa karishyathi yayithath vidu stha ime samasathe ''

richa is situated in akshara. knowledge is structured in consciousness, the non changing transcendental basis of all relative existence in which reside the impulses of creative intelligence responsible for the whole manifest universe. he whose awareness is not open to this level of reality, what can these eternal expressions of knowledge accomplish for him? he whose awareness is open to it the field of pure consciousness, the home of all knowledge, is profoundly established in it''--maharishi"

human is a mobile temple'

'one in his the pure awareness,is an assemblage of all the rishis, maharishis, devarishis, brahmarishis,devas, gandharva s kinneras kimpurushas ----simultaneously ---but in different stages of evolution like a field with all kinds of trees vegetation plants it's yoga kshethra it's a internal university, with students, professors, scholars, research students, guides ,of different faculties and different degreesso one can be one of these or all of these simultaneously

All beings are alive but in less or more %

 

All beings are alive but in less or more %enlightened lives a higher %, even the degree of enlightenment matters, like, 40 watts or 60 watts or 100 watts 500 watts etc"

All actions will be done with intentions only , by any one intention is the spur to all action , without intention, no action will take place  thinking is the basis for action------maharishi if there is no thinking, if there is no intention, doing of any action will not arise  human or inhuman is a matter of one's value system all will not think alike , every one is free to draw his own meaning ,to his advantage or disadvantage, indicative of his level of wisdom

Yatha pinde thatha brahmande

Yatha pinde thatha brahmande
"Jivo Brahmaiva naparah" - "The individual soul is Brahman, the Totality, and nothing else."DELETE

 

The ultimate Vedic principle which the Upanishads recommend every individual to directly experience: "Aham Brahmasmi" - "I am Brahman, I am the totality, really I am everything." REPLYDELETE

as is , in unenlightened state it is aham , my body mind , my kith kin

2 in samadhi ,only aham unmanifest , no universe, , no i, nothing more nothing less, pure i exist

3 after maturity of experience of samadhi, over long time

aham is infinite=unmaifest i+manifest universe=all is i , mine . this is no ilusion

age does not decide

 

age does not decide Younger are waking up finding ways to assert like anna fans but, truth is , age does not decide , it's wisdom that one attains that propels the changes, irrespective of bio age  an old can be as ignorant as the young, in matters of sensual attractions, and equally , young can be as ignorant as the old as long as wisdom does not dawn chalam talked sense in the beginning days later the same chalam talked more than the usual sense what made the difference muppaala ranganayakamma , not young, but said ramayana maha visha vrikshamu so not the age is the criteria what do you say

Who propelled anna , not the youth, only his wisdom  he propelled the youth  kiran bedi is not old as anna, yet a force by herself

 

Human bomb who is responsible, not the youth, innocent,  the negative seeds planted in them , tho free of cost, has costed their own life and the life of countless in wtc is not youth ready to jump in to action. by why , in the wrong direction how in the environ created by adults, with nude photos and movies with vulgar dialogs , obscene dances--can they come out for right causes so i am for right guidance from the wisest souls young or old, to all in the society to propel all to the goal of life, not expecting the youth to do this way or that way  give the right inputs right output is natural as a bright day , after the darkest night REPLYDELETE

After getting self realization- only it is truly possible with heart fully in love to share

 After getting self realization- only it is truly possible with heart fully in love to share, with hands fully in abundance of resources, sufficient for all and without concern and care for my little needs for a few morsels and a piece of cloth and a patch of shade so i repeat, first self realization-----the horse before later selfless service the -------------the cart

i cannot imagine the possibility of moving cart placed before the horse   this point to be really understood thoroughly, even by the best masters who preach selflessness and virtues to attain mukthi,

whereas the selfless ness and all the virtues blossom only after and as a result of realizing the self, the source of all virtues

Aadi , sanathan, original, oldest, ancient, origin

 

 Aadi , sanathan, original, oldest, ancient, origin, the source, the para , the unmanifest, absolute is the most beautiful, charming, powerful, worth gaining worth striving for anything else is lesser

Para though, it is the puraana, oldest, it is the newest
every moment it updates gets renewed,

reborn thru you and me and all nonstop
navo navo bhavathi

Absolute Truth is again Omniscient, Omnipotent force God.

 Absolute Truth is again Omniscient, Omnipotent force God.

so, 
put the best priority should be 
to know it
to experience it 
to own it
to live it

how
if you know the way proceed
if not, search and find a qualified guide, 
without wasting time in talk , 
aimless, endless, 
on issues useless

Are you a good human?'' answer depends on how ''good'' is defined

 

''Are you a good human?''

answer depends on how ''good'' is defined

for some , there is no bad in this universe, which is a creation of nature ,

so they may not find any bad in me

for some others, if i meet their expectations, i am good, if not i am bad

some like praise from me , some like favors, some like my obedience, humility, they want me to be blind to their deficiencies , so if meet these expectations , they will rate me as good

i like to be a simpleton, unmindful of any rating , that is my definition of ''good''

since expectations of every one can never be met fully simultaneously

since these differ, even contradictory

a criminal expects law to be good to simply pardon him and let free

a citizen expects law to be good to punish the criminal

 

all dead matter is food for live creatures,

all dead matter is food for live creatures,  Let's observe nature for insects, bacteria, worms ,  a manure to trees, plants so this teaches man to leave the dead body to decay  in the most natural way ,  but taking the care that living beings , men , animals  do not decay in the process attacked with diseases to me this suggests that burning deprives food to lowest creatures. so alternatives , natural , in order of merits 1 best to allow it to nature to dry or wet by air sun rain and putrefy and feed to vermin s----if you can afford, without damage to environ  2 leave it in seas oceans, rivers , streams, to be eaten by water creatures 3 bury ,but not in stony, not very deep where life cannot exist,DELETE

4 cover with enough loose earth on a plain ground , not a deep ditch , so that ventilation exists for creaturesDELETE

 

5 burn , if you cannot do aboveREPLYDELETE
6 in any case avoid the foolishness of just being ritualistic, without knowing deep significanceRYDELETE

 

This issue needs some free mind to look fresh, and expertise of ancient knowledge truly, not sentiment

Aum …om.....one anahath naad manifests as shadaj

 Om

Aum …om.....one anahath naad
manifests as shadaj

shadaj transforms into sapthaswar
with teevar, komal, shudh, baara barabar

then heightens into thara, 
lessens to mandra, yet remains mostly in madhya

swars combine to be thaats
generate raags

raags create nava rasas
and the creator enjoys raas

with thal, with vadan, 
and does nachan

sangeeth with association of sahithya
creates a world of mithya and sathya

all a nice unity
tho all is unique diversity

in ever new novelty
with infinite variety

with divine beauty
truly, it's cutie

Basics of Voice Culture

Basics of Voice Culture

The process of bringing the voice under control is known as voice culture. This study includes traditional and scientific methods to improve the quality of voice. 

Though voice is used for both speaking and singing, the technique of voice production for singing is more complex. Singing requires a more delicate control over the muscles. Effective control of breath, flexible speech organs, adjustments of resonators, wider range, mental perception, etc. are the features wherein the voice can be trained.

Voice production for singing consists of other features also, in which fields the voice has to be trained. They are like the shape of the mouth, effective pronunciation of the words, adjusting the voice to different tempos or speeds, controlling of volume or amplitude as the background of presentation demands, vowel pronunciation and a very important feature of developing imaginative power to improvise.

The voice has to be trained according to the style and type of singing one chooses, e.g. classical, light, folk, pop, semi-classical, etc. This is because each type of music demands a different style of voice production. The male and female built up of the voice producing organs differs. So, the training style will also differ.

The voice is the only living instrument of music. Every individual is unique, so is every voice. Though there are individual limitations differing from person to person, it is very important to note that this is the only instrument, which can be cultivated, improved and cultured, by variation of pitch, intensity and timbre (tonal quality) and all the above mentioned features. 

4 Basic Steps Of Voice Training 
1. Hearing. 
2. Control of Breath. 
3. Practice (Riyaz). 
4. Physical and Mental Fitness. 

Hearing:
Imitation is the first step towards learning. This statement applies to voice training, too. Concentrated listening is the basic requirement. By listening more and more, the brain creates and stores a mental image of the music. The notes, the tunes, the rhythm, the speed, the words, the volume, the tonal quality of the voice or instrument, etc. are stored in the brain. When we try to sing, this mental image co-ordinates with the laryngeal muscles to produce the music required. Thus, it can be easily understood that, the more we hear, the more we listen, there will be a better ability of voice production. We should listen with all the aspects of the musical form in our minds - like, tonal quality, phonetic quality, time intervals, the microtones (shrutis), expressional effects of the voice, etc. The more deeply we listen, the better quality of music we will sing. Better the mental and physical co-ordination, better will be the voice production. Though this is the first, basic fundamental and unavoidable step towards learning, we should remember that this is not the only step. It is not enough by itself.

Control Of Breath: 
This is also a very important step towards voice culture. If we can master our breath, we can easily master our voice for singing. Breath Control gives fine-ness, clarity, steadiness and confident phonation to the voice. There are 4 types of breathing: Clavicular (shoulder), Costal (chest), Diaphragmatic and Abdominal. Clavicular breathing is useful to sing very shrill notes. Costal breathing is used to sing high-pitched notes. Diaphragmatic breathing is useful for every singer. When a singer cultivates this type of breathing, unnecessary and unwanted wobbling or shaking of voice can be controlled. Abdominal breathing helps to sing the lower notes effectively. Also, this type of breathing helps a singer to reach the subtler heights of singing. 

Riyaz (Practice): 
Everyone knows - 'Practice makes man perfect'. Practice should be divided in 2 types: 
1. Trying that which we cannot sing but want to sing. 
2. Repeating that which we already know and bring it closer to perfection. 

By regular practice of singing, we give physical training to all the muscles and the voice production system on the whole. This training will vary with the type of music chosen for singing. The aspects of the voice, phonation, articulation, pitch control vary with the style of music, so will the factors to be emphasized during practice vary.

The time period that should be given for practice will again vary with the expected time period of the performance. In classical types of music where improvisation is a part of the performance, it is necessary to devote more time, even 2-3 hours at a stretch.

One important factor during practice is that we should, along with singing, hear our own singing, critically. We should listen to our own singing like a third party. This will help us to grow faster. We can thus find out our own mistakes and limitations and work over them. This rules out overconfidence. We should always remember that perfection is a word found only in the dictionary, it is an illusion. If we start thinking that our performance is perfect, then the growing, culturing and cultivating totally stops. 

Practice develops the control over the vocal cords. Practice also develops confidence in the singer, which expresses itself in the voice.

Physical and Mental Fitness: 
Singing is an activity of physical and mental movements. It is a synchronization of our physical and mental state. So, physical and mental fitness are necessary for good and happy singing. 

So that our voice should be rich with harmonics, all the resonators i.e. the air cavities in our body should be clean and healthy. This includes the lung cavities, pharynx and nasal cavities, which are directly related to singing. These resonators should be free from coughs and colds, extra mucus and other infections, for a good voice production.

We experience that overwhelming emotions affect our voice controlling capacity. Negative emotions also affect the tonal quality of our voice. Negative emotions are a hindrance to the growth of voice production. Mental fitness leads to a better synchronization of the singing activities.

Regular exercise, healthy and balanced diet and regular meditation or any tension releasing exercises are a necessity for our fitness.

We see people around us who have reached considerable heights without practicing these four steps. This tends many of us to become lazy or we lose trust of this path. 
We should remember that the above steps of culturing the voice help us to reach the higher points of 'our' potential. Even if we do not follow the steps, it will not happen that we will be nowhere, but we will surely miss the highest potential of our own self. The growing of our talents will surely be affected.

Manjiree Gokhale
Thane, Maharashtra INDIA
25-Jan-2003

 Guru

On yoga i say only one word '' guru''

with guru guidance
it is science 
arts 
maths 
exercise
logic 
magic
spiritual
religious  
philosophic
politic 
economic
and any thing unexcluded
without guru guidance

it is waste of time 
time pass chana batana, 
blind leading blind

Vishvam is one word when you want to be brief.

 Vishvam is one word when you want to be brief.

Vishvam is possible of infinite description    

 if you elaborate it , it can be a lifelong task, of infinite number of souls,

yet the story will be inadequate, incomplete, unending

each elaboration will be different, new, of some part of it, some aspect of it,

but never the total 

 

Books, primary ,yes, to learn alphabets, must

for more, school, college , university ,

teachers, professors,

theory

 and-------practice--------precise--------

 

To inspire practice, and to grow

''motivate compassion, and nourish devotion'' follow as by products as practice matures, wisdom blossoms

so

guru

knowledge

spiritual experience

sustained practice, practice, practice

then start of sharing blossoming wisdom from within, and writing of more books, new books, better books, surpassing, obsoleting the previous books

not to be bookworm, not to be parrot with old books of others

soul is the word of god, it's the pure food ,

 

soul is the word of god,

it's the pure food ,

soul is the sole food,

for life nutritious,
for taste delicious

it is for religious,

spiritual, material,

matrimonial, ceremonial

it is one for all ,

it is all purpose,

for hungry for angry

for thirsty for hasty,

for tired, for weared,

 

for vexed for frustrated,

for worried, for taxed

 

it is the multi-cuisine
most healthy most rich

 

it is the amrith ,

it is the ganga jal

it is the blood of jesus

it is the divine elixir,

it is the soma

take it , taste it ,

drink it, gulp it,

become strongest,

 

wisest,easiest,

fastest, latest, best.

 

simplest truth told

 inebriated in own exuberant verbosity

 

words dancing

at the sight of silence

 

divinity can be intoxicating beyond a degree

 

making one totally free and nonchalant

 

words trying to compete with truth

and eventually trying to rule the world

 

trying to occupy the chair of silence

the wise will not get deceived by this mischief of words.

 

silence is laughing at the words.

watching silently

 

yet so many words flowing from ancient to modern times,

from different luminaries,

 

yet unable to defeat silence

yet not willing to stop their mischief

 poetry or just wordy tapestry let it be a mystery

it's vasanth's mimicry

just to pose as a valmiki as if a great rishi,

and maha tapasvi

God

By saying words like

----he, supreme, up above in the sky, ,

impossible to reach,

difficult to catch,

one has to wait,

ask for his mercy, ----

and such every exhortation by all great masters,

god is irretrievably lost, ran away,

hidden, in the remotest heaven

and every devotee waiting ,

with faith belief hope

till eternity never to find ever

what a pity

where can i search for myself, in the entire universe,

having forgotten my own existence right here now in its fullest clarity

is it possible for me to find me in any temple, in the stone god?"

 Age

what's your age

 i must tell truth
truth is that i do not know the exact time of my birth truly 
when the union of the pinda in mother took its birth , and the nine month and then how many moments/.seconds/minutes it took for me to come out into this earth starting with head, and ending with legs.
so i cannot really tell the age correctly , 
i do not want to tell approximate it's half truth.

so i skip, ''wisely'',

or you may take it ''cleverly''

artificiality is unnatural

nature is intelligent to provide the required----what when how much to whom why where and how to provide
a being is nourished/provided for in the womb, .---in the home by parents---in the out side world as he grows---all in different but best suited----
and intelligence and limbs to be self sufficient ---sends us out into a bigger school, the world, it teaches with love slap and cane
let us be with it receiving what is given , not regretting with what is not given

a higher wisdom is to know how to be in the lap of nature always, in its ever loving care .that is thru meditation, taking us right to the center of our being where all the laws of nature exist in a unified way and mind contacts that source and gains the ability to be familiar with all the laws of nature , and thus live a life with all blessings spontaneously, effortlessly, without the occasion to undergo suffering or without the need of struggle to overcome difficulties 

 Artist On The Move

think ,what is art 
what's the purpose

who is artist 
what his purpose

art and reality how are they connected 
can artist create a live piece 
can it bring light and peace

how a piece is judged, evaluated now 
how to evaluate it's real value 

where all celebrities stand as artists 
krishn was expert in 64 arts, the best artist

where is modern art 
how it is different from traditional

should not artist grow to a higher medium to express 
what are the mediums and their relative places of application

basically what is the definition of art, and its purpose, and that of art galleries? 

surely, not crowd pulling. 

whether general connoisseur has ability to judge the value of a piece of art, 

and the ability to judge the depth reached of artist and the mastery of the artist on the themes ? 

how is the price fixed--a factor of demand and supply? 
or on the nuances expressed? 

what is the context of nudity? 
can art be great if it offends? 

whether artist knows his journey forward or got stuck or reached a dead end or missed the track or compromised??

artist has any social responsibility 
or can express as uninhibited? 

artist works in an environ of real life 
or lives in his private universe? 

clarity on the above may be relevant to the artist and the connoisseur 
.
which is the best art
how 

rishi cognizes
Artist sees life, draws a meaning, 
cognizes an idea from within .

gets inspired to express 
he chooses a medium that is most suitable

it can be speech song drawing painting 
sculpture, photo video drama dance theater movie 

he creates a piece of art 
he wants to create the best like the one of god's creation 

with multidimensional multicolored multi fragranced, 
pleasing to touch taste see smell hear, bubbling with life

goes further searching the better and better media and reaches nearer himself to his body mind 

and penetrates deeper in search of 
still better material still better medium

and ultimately he discovers his deepest 
the pure consciousness, the best and ultimate medium and material

and starts creating , he is now brahma ,one with the creator
he wills and creation happens