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9 modes of #Devotion
śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ: smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam
arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam
iti puṁsārpitā viṣṇau bhaktiś cen nava-lakṣaṇā
(Srimad Bhagavatham 7.5.23-24) #Thread
@ShefVaidya @anuradhagoyal @Sai_swaroopa @vikramsampath 1/22
śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ: smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam
arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam
iti puṁsārpitā viṣṇau bhaktiś cen nava-lakṣaṇā
(Srimad Bhagavatham 7.5.23-24) #Thread
@ShefVaidya @anuradhagoyal @Sai_swaroopa @vikramsampath 1/22
Nine types of #Bhakti are
1. Shravana
2. Keerthana
3. Smarana
4. Paada sevana
5. Archana
6. Vandana
7. Daasya
8. Sakhya &
9. Aatmanivedana.
Thus, a person can follow any of the given nine types of Bhakthi and can attain #Enlightenment. 2/22
1. Shravana
2. Keerthana
3. Smarana
4. Paada sevana
5. Archana
6. Vandana
7. Daasya
8. Sakhya &
9. Aatmanivedana.
Thus, a person can follow any of the given nine types of Bhakthi and can attain #Enlightenment. 2/22
1. #Shravanam: It means ‘to listen’. A devotee can demonstrate shravanam by listening to the Bhagawan’s qualities & stories related to his divine nature and form. Also, this is the easiest type of Bhakthi any devotee can practice. All it takes is for one to listen. 3/22
Here's a thread with key lessons from each chapter of the Bhagavad Gita.
Chapter 1:
Every duty comes with challenges. Learn to embrace the hardships - thats half the battle won.
Every duty comes with challenges. Learn to embrace the hardships - thats half the battle won.
Chapter 2:
You will never know peace, long as you are attached.
Peace comes from detachment.
You will never know peace, long as you are attached.
Peace comes from detachment.
How do you reconcile 'you are already enlightened and there's no need to strive!' with 'you should strive for enlightenment. Purify your mind!' (Enlightenment, truth, Buddhism)?
The confusion is because of the wrong word called enlightenment.
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The confusion is because of the wrong word called enlightenment.
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To me, it seems to be a dangerous word convenient to create religious supremacies.
En-Lightenment - what is adding light to what? The halo around the head?
Replace it with ‘Realization’, or the Sanskrit ‘Atma Jnana’.
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En-Lightenment - what is adding light to what? The halo around the head?
Replace it with ‘Realization’, or the Sanskrit ‘Atma Jnana’.
#enlightenment #Enlightened
There are beautiful Mahavakyas in Sanskrit pointing to this- Ekam Brahma- Brahman is One, Aham Brahmasmi- The inside is of the nature of Brahman, TatVamAsi- You Are That, and so on.
You are what you are whether you realise or not!
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You are what you are whether you realise or not!
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With all the different definitions of enlightenment, isn't it foolish for people to keep insisting theirs is the right one?
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Did Ramana Maharishi define enlightenment in Russian?
He did not.
But, why didn't he?
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He did not.
But, why didn't he?
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Obviously, His mind does not know the Russian language.
Definitions happen through their minds.
There cannot be two different truths.
Enlightenment aka Truth is the same but the minds that express them are different.
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Definitions happen through their minds.
There cannot be two different truths.
Enlightenment aka Truth is the same but the minds that express them are different.
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Why is it said that only psychological pain falls away after Enlightenment, but not physical pain? If Consciousness is our true nature and if it's really primary & prior to everything, then wouldn't we also be free of physical pain too?
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Pain is a general word universally applied to both body and mind.
But, are they both ‘pain’ ?
A lustful man could not possess a woman, and is suffering pain. A child was bitten by an ant, and is crying in pain.
Is it fair to call both by the same word and idea called ‘pain’ ?
But, are they both ‘pain’ ?
A lustful man could not possess a woman, and is suffering pain. A child was bitten by an ant, and is crying in pain.
Is it fair to call both by the same word and idea called ‘pain’ ?
A psychological pain is purely caused by attachment and delusion.
Then, what is physical pain.
It is not pain. It is body’s signal mechanism that something has to be set right. This unpleasantness instructs the brain to take some action and correct it.
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Then, what is physical pain.
It is not pain. It is body’s signal mechanism that something has to be set right. This unpleasantness instructs the brain to take some action and correct it.
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Discussions about #FreeSpeech are misguided in the information age.
Even before our voices are drowned out by the noise on social media, or overwritten by information combatants, we lose our agency and decision autonomy to manipulative complex systems we don’t fully understand.
Even before our voices are drowned out by the noise on social media, or overwritten by information combatants, we lose our agency and decision autonomy to manipulative complex systems we don’t fully understand.
The whole point of the #enlightenment, the scientific revolution, our educational and #epistemic institutions was to empower individuals to find a way out of their self-imposed #immaturity, to take #agency over their lives and make informed decisions.
We need #epistemic clarity about reality, for without it, our agency will be blunted & our freedom a charade
It is public-interest education, journalism & science that truly make individuals in a #democratic society free, not the right to cast a vote or to elect a representative
It is public-interest education, journalism & science that truly make individuals in a #democratic society free, not the right to cast a vote or to elect a representative
@linda_a_burnett's workshop done, presentations attended, scholars met, and conversations had. What have I learned? Surprising things. Here's a partial reflection histories of scientific instructions, lists & colonial travel. @UU_University, @BookScribbler, @eayers0, @dominikhhh
First off, not all lists are alike. Much can be learned by the order of items, especially when it comes to ethnographic observation. The order of observation tells us about the intellectual context from which the instruction arises. #listing #History #Science #KNOWLEDGE
But study of intellectual context takes us into other domains - of national experiences, of inter-imperial exchanges, of cross-cultural encounters and yes, so often, of violence and indifference to sufferings. #History #Empire #colonized #Violence #KnowledgeManagement
Is effort required for enlightenment?
Extraordinary effort is absolutely required for Spiritual self realisation.
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Extraordinary effort is absolutely required for Spiritual self realisation.
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Please do not fall for fancy non-dualist theories that you need to do nothing. Please do not flatter yourselves. You will reach nowhere except that you will be imagining yourself to be enlightened.
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And when reality strikes which will, you would have done lots of psychological damage to yourselves.
Please Beware!!!!
You must put effort in negating all that which is making your self-reflection, vichara & dhyana difficult.
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Please Beware!!!!
You must put effort in negating all that which is making your self-reflection, vichara & dhyana difficult.
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#Enlightenment
Where should one’s awareness be directed in the body? Where is the centre point?
Big question deserving direct answer from a BrahmaJnani.
Two Direct Pointers from Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi:
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Big question deserving direct answer from a BrahmaJnani.
Two Direct Pointers from Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi:
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You cannot know it with your mind. You cannot realise it by imagination when I tell you here is the centre [pointing to the right side of the chest]. The only direct way to realise it is to cease to fantasise and try to be yourself.
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When you realise, you automatically feel that the centre is there. This is the centre, the Heart, spoken of in the scriptures as hrit-guhaarul [grace], ullam [the Heart].
The Heart is used in the Vedas and the scriptures to denote the place whence the notion ‘I’ springs.
The Heart is used in the Vedas and the scriptures to denote the place whence the notion ‘I’ springs.
What does life feel like after the ego or "me" dies? How do I know if I'm experiencing 'ego-death’?
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Here in the world of so many so called ‘Enlightened people & ‘Spiritual’ categories, and throughout the world’s ‘spiritual path’ communities, there’s lots of talk about the ‘death’ of the ego or complete collapse of the false “me” identity. Sounds attractive & intriguing, right?
So everyone wants to know what it feels like, what’s left…and how to “do” it.:-)
But if the “me” dissolves, “who” is to see what it feels like?
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But if the “me” dissolves, “who” is to see what it feels like?
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What did Nisargadatta Maharaj mean when he said, "The clearer you understand that on the level of the mind you can be described in negative terms only, the quicker you will come to the end of your search and realize your limitless being."?
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Silence, stillness, peace, being, clarity, freedom, bliss, awareness, the Self, the Absolute.
The limitless goes by many names.
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The limitless goes by many names.
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Look close, and you’ll see they’re all negative terms.
Silence is the negation of sound.
Stillness is the negation of activity.
Peace is the negation of agitation.
Being is the negation of doing.
Clarity is the negation of confusion.
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Silence is the negation of sound.
Stillness is the negation of activity.
Peace is the negation of agitation.
Being is the negation of doing.
Clarity is the negation of confusion.
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Is sex a hindrance in path of spirituality and enlightenment?
The actual act of sex need not be a hindrance.
The fantasizing and the obsession over sex definitely are pathetic hindrances.
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The actual act of sex need not be a hindrance.
The fantasizing and the obsession over sex definitely are pathetic hindrances.
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Everywhere there is a sexual dopamine trigger to the mind.
What is the relevance of erotica to milk? Seriously? Are we so sick mentally that we should be sexually seduced to buy and drink milk?
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What is the relevance of erotica to milk? Seriously? Are we so sick mentally that we should be sexually seduced to buy and drink milk?
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Romancing with a single partner at intervals isn't a hindrance unless your next step is Nirvikalpa Samadhi itself.
But the societal obsession over sex is leaving individual minds in a state of chaos, that is non-conducive to spiritual practices such as meditation & mindfulness.
But the societal obsession over sex is leaving individual minds in a state of chaos, that is non-conducive to spiritual practices such as meditation & mindfulness.
Without accepting someone as a guru, can we gain spiritual enlightenment simply by reading scriptures or listening to lectures?
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Sant Namadev, a great saint of Maharashtra, used to have a direct contact with God (Vitthala). God spoke with him face to face. But one day, he was deeply disappointed.
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At the behest of Jnaneshwara, Gora Kumbhar, a potter and a senior saint of his times, tested the maturity of knowledge in a bunch of holy men including Namadev. He tapped their heads like a potter taps a baked clay pot to see if it’s fully done.
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Why am I so bullish about @BabyApe_SC even though we are in a bear market?
Let me explain why I invested today 8.5 sol for rank 58 #BASC considering the floor price at around 3 sol right now...
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Let me explain why I invested today 8.5 sol for rank 58 #BASC considering the floor price at around 3 sol right now...
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#BASC was minted in december 2021 and they are one of the #OG projects on #solana! But many projects minted in this time....#BASC is still there and most important: #TeamIsWorking
#BASC was minted in december 2021 and they are one of the #OG projects on #solana! But many projects minted in this time....#BASC is still there and most important: #TeamIsWorking
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and checkout this tweet for more info
I could write a very long thread about all the great stuff the team is working on...but maybe just look at this teaser...it says more than 1.000 words 😍
and checkout this tweet for more info
What happens to an enlightened person after enlightenment? Can they be reborn as a human again? If yes, why would they want to come back to this world of suffering if they are already free from it forever?
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What happens to an enlightened person after enlightenment — Nothing. He realises what he always was - Pure Consciousness. This truth was earlier hidden by ignorance. After Enlightenment, the covering of ignorance goes away once and for all.
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Can they be reborn as a human being? — Yes they can be reborn as a human being again but their spiritual realisation remains intact.
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Kailāsa is revived on this planet earth, to give superconscious breakthrough, and to revive ancient, enlightened Hindu civilizational nation.
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#Kailasa
Kailāsa is a civilizational nation. Even though we have a territory, defined territory, we are not just territory focused nation. With the grace of Paramaśiva, we do have a sovereign territory, sovereign land in more than one place.
The purpose of Kailāsa is to revive enlightened civilization. Many people asked Me, “When India is there, Nepal is there, why Kailāsa?” Kailāsa is not a competition for India or Nepal or Bali or Thailand or any nation! We are not a competition for any nation.
Since truly enlightened people only experience things for what they are, do they still have "mental" interests, not just things that they like to do, as in actions, but interests, as in certain topics being more alluring to their minds?
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Once one is enlightened, they are no longer a person.
They are still human. That is, they have a human body & a human mind. And that body does human things and that mind thinks human thoughts and may be interested from time to time in human interests. But the person is gone.
They are still human. That is, they have a human body & a human mind. And that body does human things and that mind thinks human thoughts and may be interested from time to time in human interests. But the person is gone.
So, what does it mean to no longer be a person?
Let's take a look at where the word, “person” comes from. It originates from the Latin word, “persona” which originated from the Greek word, “prosopon.”
Let's take a look at where the word, “person” comes from. It originates from the Latin word, “persona” which originated from the Greek word, “prosopon.”
There are said to be several stages of enlightenment.
This maybe confusing for some advaitins, who like to talk in terms of oneness, but the stages all take place beyond the mind in a state of non-duality, so the oneness is never lost.
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This maybe confusing for some advaitins, who like to talk in terms of oneness, but the stages all take place beyond the mind in a state of non-duality, so the oneness is never lost.
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They are simply deeper dissolutions into the Whole.
Different teachings, traditions and systems that have arisen from different mystics use different names for these stages.
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Different teachings, traditions and systems that have arisen from different mystics use different names for these stages.
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How many buffaloes are needed to attain spiritual awakening?
Reminds me of an incident in Seshadri Swamigal’s life.
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Reminds me of an incident in Seshadri Swamigal’s life.
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Swamigal was walking in Tiruvannamalai, and was very intensely staring at a buffalo.
A passerby saw this strange act, which is not unusual for Swamigal, and then amusingly asked, ‘What is Swamigal watching?’.
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A passerby saw this strange act, which is not unusual for Swamigal, and then amusingly asked, ‘What is Swamigal watching?’.
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Swamigal replied, ‘Ahh.. Is Swamigal watching this Buffalo?’ ….. ‘hmmm.. you tell me what is Swamigal watching?’ asked Swamigal somewhat mockingly.
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Before my liberation I told my teacher that I want someone who has grown spiritually. She said that is your ego speaking. She was right.
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However, right now, I want/feel to be with someone whose heart is closed that I can open with my love.
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What are some signs that a person has attained self-realization through karma yoga (the path of action)?
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Neither Karma yoga can lead to self-realization nor can Kriya Yoga or Raj Yoga.
The quickest way to achieve enlightenment requires you to understand the combination of all the path available.
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The quickest way to achieve enlightenment requires you to understand the combination of all the path available.
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Bhakti: the path of devotion.
Gnana: the path of intelligence.
Dhyan: Path of meditation.
Kriya: the path of energy - kundalini and chakras.
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Gnana: the path of intelligence.
Dhyan: Path of meditation.
Kriya: the path of energy - kundalini and chakras.
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How does an enlightened person sustain the state of enlightenment? Do they need to say to themselves every time that they are not the body?
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If we grow up not learning to swim & are thrown into water, we panic & thrash our arms & legs. However, it is interesting that babies, not yet having learnt any fear of water, already feel at home in it. This is because they still have the memory of their previous environment.
An enlightenment experience is something like this. The more we have defined ourselves by our worldly experiences, the more surprising it is when we get tossed into another very different inner environment.
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Many masters said 99.9999% of people cannot get enlightened in this lifetime. How can I confirm whether I can be enlightened this time or not?
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The only reason people don't become enlightened is because they want enlightenment.
They seek enlightenment outside of life, enlightenment can only be found in life itself.
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They seek enlightenment outside of life, enlightenment can only be found in life itself.
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Enlightenment is life itself: the little things that makes you happy, the jokes that make you laugh so hard that you get tears or when you are alone in your room dancing like a happy crazy child that is true enlightenment.
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What is enlightenment? How does it feel to be enlightened?
Enlightenment is the end of suffering.
When you are enlightened the whole existence is with you, in you.
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Enlightenment is the end of suffering.
When you are enlightened the whole existence is with you, in you.
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Because you are no longer sleeping, you are awake.
You are now who you always were, just human.
But you think you're too good to be just human. You have pride. Throw away your pride, NOW! and the whole existence will worship you!
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You are now who you always were, just human.
But you think you're too good to be just human. You have pride. Throw away your pride, NOW! and the whole existence will worship you!
#Enlightenment
#Spirituality
When one becomes enlightened, all of existence celebrates, because they are no longer separate from you.
When you walk the whole existence moves with you, when your feet make contact with the earth, the whole earth trembles with joy.
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When you walk the whole existence moves with you, when your feet make contact with the earth, the whole earth trembles with joy.
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