Nature        Whether at the level of physiology,, neurology, psychology, nature has a way of providing what is required, how much, where, when, in what way, what for,

all towards accomplishing evolution towards highest level, including a providing enough scope and ability to manipulate and alter the provisions to a limited extent as per needs, convenience, or for innovation, improvisation, improvement, refining, towards a higher purpose, but individual specific, situation specific, some times uniformly , somewhere at random, the reason or justification for each cannot easily be discerned, yet nothing happens without a deeper significance

     na guror adhikaṃ tattvaṃ 

na guror adhikaṃ tapaḥ

tattva jñānāt paraṃ nāsti 

tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ 

There is no higher truth than the Guru,

no higher penance than (service to) the Guru, 

there is nothing higher than Realization of the Knowledge of the truth imparted by the Guru. 

My salutations to such a Gurudev, who is himself that very timeless truth (and who has taken up a form to bless his disciples like us with real knowledge).

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this sthothra, is a flow of heart ,

the shishya,  having had the glimpse of all-fulfilling absolute within , 

ie, his internal guru having been lit

----as a result of practicing the instruction taught by his guru,----

----and  having accessed the source of every thing worthwhile,within, ---

has become  immersed in the ecstasy,  is now seeing the  transcendental reality of his external guru 

as nothing but the same as the internal guru, the gyan jyothi 

and singing the glory of both together , the plane of reference becoming transparent, non existent 

Tattvam, tat tvam , that you 

ie, the essence, what that exists basically, fundamentally,and really, 

ie truth of existence of you / truth of existence of individual ,

or simply the truth 

when shishya experiences this truth, and since he could experience only with the help of guru , and comes to know that himself, and external guru are nothing but truth , he simply utters what he felt 

that is guru himself is the truth

hence there is no greater thing as guru 

so no greater thing than guru guidance 

so na guror adhikam tattvam 

applicable for external guru and internal guru both , they both merged, merged with his own self in essence, the truth 

hence 

My salutations to such a Guru, who is himself that very timeless truth (and who has taken up a form to bless his disciples like us with real knowledge. 

Devotee goes from form to formless, 

from visible to invisible, 

from relative to absolute, 

from earthly to heavenly 

from apara to para 

we see this transparent walk in the devotional songs of saints , 

and---- the reader too ----experiences such ecstasy 

in reading/ listening such expressions from great souls

  Need of a mechanic

i struggled a lot, passed thru all exams, graduated, got a job, earned money, bought the best model bike,, with full petrol, tyres nicely full, along with colorful manual, neat good looking, ---early in the morning, i wanted to drive 

autostart it is, i pushed the button, did not start, tried and tried it refused.. at least by kick starting, no , tried several attempts. no it does not start.

of course, mechanic can help,

''but all auto mechanics are cheats fake, they swindle money, better avoid, and you depend on your own''---is the repeated advice given by all the wise. when majority is of ths opinion, i thought it must be true 

so i did not like to take that line

instead i asked my friends, all st souls, nicely blogging, and sharing all wisdom a to z absolutely free

i received abundant wise advice, promptly and generously , readily, they are all good souls

i picked the best of responses-------

'' you tilt the bike , and kick it ----even pilots do this, when plane does not start''

'' you repeat god name 108 times, god will come and help you, ''

'' your aim is to move forward but you must put effort, and repeated efforts, arise awake stop not till it starts'' 

''you should show love and kindness to all in the universe, bike is a soul, you should not kick it , instead you give gentle kiss and a close hug''

'' give a good bath, and do a puja, with flowers, coconut, kela, agarbathi. and then only you press the start button''

''with faith you can move the mountains . have faith in you . it is sure to start ''

''mechanics rob the public, display their tools and wear funny dress, wear rags, but they lead luxurious life. be careful''

''be happy whether it starts or does not, what we need is ultimately happiness''

''all mechanics are fake, they attract by tricks. in fact they copy their knowledge from manuals''

'' read bhagavath geetha, it contains solutions to every problem''

'' simplest, if mountain does not come, you go to mountain. you push it till you reach your office''

'' seva is paramount , you do service to all, carry that poor thing on your shoulders daily to and from office in the sravankumar way, you will attain moksha''

''analyse the problem, see it with microscope and see if any bacterial attack''

''read manuals learn by heart every word of it and repeat it with eyes closed''

consensus seems to be ''mechanics are cheats and fake. avoid them''

i respect all the views, but none worked, but time is up , if i do not reach office, i will be sacked

so helpless, went to the mechanic, he opened the cover, located one disconnection in the wire, made the joint, pressed the button, started in 4 minutes, said ''rupees 10''
i gave 100 happily. he smiled

i said ''why don't you join st and write blogs and replies''

he said '' no thanks'' and busied himself with another customer immediately

i reached office just in time , thanking god, that he has created mechanics, who, make the bike run, on payment, i do not bother whether they are cheats  or  fake

but flabbergasted, i am at the wisdom in st the great souls display

     Need of our times is not ''conversion '' but a ''conversion table''

Differences and similarities are due to the presence of ''uniqueness and universality'' that exists in every system, every individual, 

however, when one rises to cognizes the inherent universality existing in his own uniqueness, one will be able to harmonize all differences in his perception, no more conflicts"

"Need of our times is not ''conversion '' but a ''conversion table'' defining all the spiritual / religious terms, like we do in science, from one system to other system, without confusion or conflict 

Then only we will be able to solve the problems of life for example we have this table 1 inch =2.54 centimeters,, or 1 ounce =so many grams, and rupee to dollar etc ,"

"''Spirituality is an individual journey and therefore every journey is unique''.

..it is .like a journey..by Columbus to America.

or a journey ..even to mount Everest,

or... to mars, by curious daring pioneers and path finders into fields unknown, unexplored,

it is adventurous, uncertain, may be hazardous and arduous involving tremendous will power, commitment, indomitable spirit,

many pitfalls on the way, countless wrong tracks, innumerable wasted moves only a blessed few succeeding, enabling them to move further on and on till life long.  

but once the'' pioneers'' showed the right track, the ''common'' men made maps,

laid roads invented, vehicles,... without needing to do a ''rediscovery''....but enabled all others to trek and reach successfully and easily and quickly 

similarly, to explore more mysteries in spirituality too one need not waste one's life to learn and know afresh what is already discovered,

the help from the experts makes one to quickly master the fundamentals and graduate to the higher lessons, and prepares one to launch on ‘‘new’’,'' original'' discoveries, and thus more and more novices are enabled to progress rapidly hence the need to systematize the plethora of spiritual paths and findings, ie in short , precisely defining and standardizing, and universalizing is the need 

why not

‘’Yardstick’’ exactly is the need in spirituality, at least now in this most modern infn technology age 

before defining and standardizing fundamental units , L M T length mass time , things were arbitrary, different, some used to measure length with reference to the length of hand, or foot or finger, or guess , and weight by hand feel, or relative difference in articles, also time by just observing the shadows etc but a few men put enough trials / effort, and f p s/ c g s,was made, and then mks,, now rationalized R MKS, or SI units were evolved 

first spirituality must evolve as a science, with precise definitions, amenable to theory and tests /practical

maharishi mahesh yogi did a attempt in his '' science of creative intelligence '' he has made whole thing scientific and results measurable precisely by modern instrumentation, those who are familiar with TM ,know this,99 names of allah in quran were correlated to the attributes of the unified field ,,.....this was done by one muslim spiritual/scientist

ravishankar sri sri has done it in his book  ''hinduism and islam, the common thread''

prof hawkins too has made a good attempt in spirituality the basic yardstick is brahman, unmanifest , nirgun nirakar, pure consciousness

by using this one can differentiate who is master who is seeker and at what levels each individual is ....exactly like , in education, we know elementary, high school , inter, graduate, post graduate, doctorate levels 

in the spirituality to there are the levels jad chethan, jagrut chethan, turia, turiateeth, daivee, brahmi levels, may be corresponding to rishi maharishi. Devarishi,brahmarshi etc

none need to change their religions but they will come to know where they are and how far they have to go, 

humans are unique and different, but medical/ psychological sciences are developed applicable to all kinds of humans 

IQ levels are measurable, health /fitness is measurable

similarly this attempt for systematization & standardization of Spiritual must be done on by a committee of top saints 

they must define, and a world standard must emerge

jesus ''i am the way the life and the truth'' is identified as ''aham brahmasmi'', sarvam khalvidam brahma''

''blood of jesus cleanses every sin '' is parallel to ''gyanagni dhagdha karmani, 

''blood of jesus is the pure consciousness, not the red corpuscles

Icons, idols, allegories are obscuring 

A standard tears off the delusion and makes one know one what he is, where he stands

"''The scriptures show us the path but how many have found the truth?

At any given time there are millions on the path but how many have reached the ultimate?'

'since "The proof of the pudding is in the eating"  the very fact that not all, but a very few could reach the ultimate ....is the very reason for more scientific result oriented approach needed , though putting mental/ physical effort and strain, the goal is not reached, benefit not got since humanity is on the wrong track, guidance is faulty/ not clear/ confusing, / ineffective/ unwise 

i did a study of a few teachings and systems and find there is enough scope to make a table of all religions and teachings and show the equivalents, some sankara teachings are coinciding with marati saints like tukaram , meera etc some with milton, William blake, emerson "

more can be thus harmonized, and assimilated to one’s benefit 

………………………………..

one of agenda should be to standardize terminology

 and provide precise definitions for several of the vocabulary that all religions use

 

also, evolve standards like ISI / ISO and a gradation and eligibility criteria to give a open certification to the spiritual leaders/ gurus

also evolve an conversion table like british system to metric system, like 1 inch =2..54 centimeters, or 1 kilogram =so many pounds .so that all teachings from all the saints and babas are understood by properly ''syncing'' them

 

and there should be a table like periodic table putting all elements metals, gases, etc in their proper place using certain criteria, so that one is able to understand and know relative worth of each saint/ teachings compared to others' 

 

and all conflicts must be resolved in an open forum freely fearlessly without inhibitions are secretes 

this is required for new gen not to waste their time and life by groping into the jungle of scriptures and gurus, but to arrive at the proper grip on ''what is all ''

this will be resisted since it dilutes the hold of spiritual leaders on their followers and exposes them naked on their hard earned false position and respect

     none in the universe except human being concerns 

to understand by seeing more meaning 

and interpreting /analyzing /synthesizing, 
expanding/extrapolating/ summing / 
counting/ classifying/ labeling'------ 

and what not 

i have deflated my colorful balloon, 

and brought me down to the earth me flying high with it .

yes now i realize that it's not at all required, made me learn some innocence and enjoy the bliss of ignorance too,

but intellect requires some food 
and it continues to do chewing cud

    names are not just words

they are keys /index/titles of the wealth ,

 rather a particular portions of that which exists within

the names are originated /designated by those who have fathomed the depths that contain infinite treasures inside

each name is a label of that particular package

this leads me properly,…..to rishi, devatha, chandas

rishis cognize these packages of wisdom they name it /label it quite appropriately as particular devathas

what is cognized is the content of that package , its rupa and gunas ,

chandas

thus each name is associated with what it is meant to convey

but any one of us to capture that content we need the purified consciousness [very important ]

and with the help of which, one is able to access to the content of the package ,

and own that in his practical life that is the intent of nama smaran and nama karan sanskar

"Nīnyāko ninna hangyāko ranganinna nāmada bala ondiddare sāko kari makarige sikki moreyiḍutiruvāgaādimūlavemba nāmavē kāytō prahlādana pitā bhādisutiruvāganarahariyemba nāmavē kāytō bāleya sabheyalli sīreya seḷevāgakriṣna kriṣnavembo nāmavē kāytō yamana dūtaru bandu ajamiḷana eḷevāganārayaṇanemba nāmave kāyto ā mara ī maravendu dhyānisutiruvāgarāma rāmavembo nāmave kāyto hasuḷe ā druvarāya aḍavige pōpāgavāsudēvānemba nāmave kāyto ninna nāmake sari kāṇeno jagadoḷughanamahima siri purandara viṭhala"

Rama naama is more powerful than rama

neenu yaako, ninna hangu yaako

ninna naama bala saako---purandara das

what for are you, what avail is all your grandiose

strength of your name is enough

‘Nama Bala’ of Sri Rama constructed bridge for ‘Vanara Sainya’ to reach Lanka

There is a great wealth in names, hence nama smaran, sumiran

"If we consider the unmanifest , pure awareness, the home of all knowlege, wisdom, virtues, wealth -------as the one single --database,--- nameless, container of all, each saint/rishi has come out with a particular package of the content , and named it as devatha , name signifying/delivering that content

i may have to explore more on parallels of dbms and unified field..

.............in due course i just see a hint that ---we can create new gods, new names of gods, --since ---it's rishis that cognized/ created particular gods--so if we evolve to rishi level , we can create new gods, demigods but these are wild guess , i need to grow much more

......... with same reverence, same state of mind '' is the key…………………………………………………………………

 

we are born from the bhoomika of anamika , from the field of nameless unmanifest

we come into manifest , as an entity , we take nama, rupa, guna,, grow and then we go beyond back to the namelessnessso names come, but have to go, sooner we grow our universal nameless spirituality, sooner we enjoy infinite freedom from name" 

 I listen to the same raga, same song, several times, with full attachment

 ie with so much full attachment that i get new tastes in it,

new insights in it, new melodies in it, new excitements, new fantasy, new wonders, thus every listening increases my attachment to it much more, probably i may not get detached from it at all in my life time,

 

i get never bored, never tired, never disgusted, but ever wanting to listen again and again can you see why and how this is happening?

 

here lies a principle it is the ability of the subject that matters , not the quality of the object if one is in the awakened stream of consciousness,

everything, from the most grand to the routine trivial becomes charming equally ,sensing the newness of his own newness in whatever object encountered yatha pinde thatha brahmande , even in tasting a chocolate"

 

"When u keep listening to something again and again u become one with it.. u and the the thing forming a self referral pair as if a silent dialog happening with it, the thing becoming a jhoola, to sit on and swing back and forth the jhoola, it is just a routine , nothing new, just oscillating yet one sitting on it and swinging finds immense joy, excitement, fun, liking to play again and again due to one forming a self referral pair with it, when u keep listening to something again and again , that thing acquires a special hue, an aura, a ''holy'' something since u are the stream of consciousness that has wetted it, that has sanctified it, that has enriched its value in other words ,an insignificant, stray, trivial , a chocolate or a straw 

 

straw gains value by association with u, since u are the stream of consciousness here one is in deep attachment yet in a ''nonstick'' unblemished by any attachment all due to one having awakened the stream of consciousness"

 

"In the state of stabilized samadhi, the activity carried out does not bind the doer / no attachment / no residual marks , like a line drawn on water, no trace is left since he is doing in the state of nondoing, so emphasize that the level of consciousness of the doer matters, but not on what is being done or on how many times it is repeated ,"

 

"Detachment does not happen if the activity is repeated any number of times detachment happens thru meditation, which lead one to the experience of the state of samadhi, instantly for a few moments in the initial days kshanika samadhi

 

as sadhana, matures after some time, this state becomes nitya samadhi ,ie, detachment, ie nonstick prevails in activity, whatever it may be, eating, walking, seeing, listening etc , without this sadhana, detachment does not happen even if the activity is repeated any number of times For a real devotee ,the same one name, rama , gives everlasting sweetness, for him its madhurima is ever lasting, never he gets bored never get detached

 

One's creativity makes the routine work too charming , nothing never boring

 

not the task is important , but the doer's level is the significant factor

Rasikatha, is the point a rasagna enjoys anything more thoroughly than others

since his level is that of rasovaisaha for a commoner classical music is boring for a connoisseur the same classical music is charming

lokobhinna ruche

since levels of perception differ

 

''bhais ke aage been, '' --is a saying underlining this point ''pearls before the swine'' is another"

   is this a global village

here citizen's life no count?
uno where is it, has any say or only helpless?
where is the humanity of ruler to protect the people?
an army and against the unarmed, where is the match?
is this a modern age or gone reversed in history?
as indian, i feel for indians there.
as human being, i feel for the loss of life at the hands of a cruelest creature.
all due to not knowing the meaning and purpose of life,
an animal existence, lacking any consideration for others.
how long this continues
how many deaths?
human animal needs to be tamed by the best/worst means available,
to contain his vikruth nature, by whoever and urgently.

    Love is the nectar, and love is the only cure of ailing humanity