If each chakra opening corresponds to different worldly faculties, how do sanyasis living in ashrams handle it? #Kundalini #yoga
According to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, the first three chakras Muladhara, Svadhishtthhana and Manipura represent the gross worldly state of existence. #Kundalini #yoga
When the mind moves about in these three chakras only, the person will be predominantly interested only in eating, drinking and sex life. #Kundalini #yoga
Whatever other worldly faculties or special accomplishments that accompany these three centres will be used for enjoying more and more pleasures of the tongue and the sex organ. #Kundalini #yoga
When the mind or kundalini reaches the Anahata chakra or the heart centre, the person or sadhaka sees divine light and exclaims, “What's this?! What's this!?” Even after the mind reaches the Anahata chakra, it can come down to the other three lower levels. #Kundalini #yoga
When the mind or kundalini reaches the Vishuddha chakra in the throat, the person or sadhaka will not be interested in listening to worldly talks. He/she will be interested only in talking about God and spiritual matters. Even the least talk of mundane matters burns the ears!
When the mind or the kundalini reaches the Ajna chakra or the centre in between the two eyebrows, the sadhaka feels as if he/she is one with God. #Kundalini #yoga
But there will be a very thin veil separating the Jiva from Īshwara. It's like seeing a flame through a crystal clear glass case. Very very close to union but a very very thin separation persists. #Kundalini #yoga
What happens when the mind or the kundalini reaches the Sahasrara chakra or the crown centre cannot be described in words…as it represents the union of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul! #Kundalini #yoga
All that has been written above is purely what Sri Ramakrishna himself has said. My expression of it is the only difference from what's there in the original biography. The matter however is same! #Kundalini #yoga
Now, about how do Sadhakas living in Ashrams handle it? Allow me to rephrase the query: the word Sanyasis has to be replaced by Sadhakas as Ashrams are strictly meant for them.
Sadhaks living in Ashrams try to perform all their activities in a spirit of worship to Divine.
Actions in themselves are not worldly or spiritual! Actions are neutral in themselves.
Attitude with which Sadhaks perform actions is what make actions worldly or spiritual. How?
A priest is worshipping the deity in the temple but if his mind is always on money, women and worldly enjoyments, and prays to the deity to grant him these, then his actions are certainly worldly. #kundalini #yoga
A sweeper, if he regards his sweeping work as noble & divine & performs it as an offering to the Divine without any thought of reward or punishment…solely for purification of mind, then certainly its not a worldly action.
It becomes spiritual in nature because of the attitude!
So if Sadhaks in Ashrams perform their all their various actions, including the most ordinary ones of eating, drinking, attending calls of nature, ablutions etc… #Kundalini #yoga
..with spiritual awareness that it's God Himself or the Divine Mother Herself who's performing all these actions, such an action purifies the mind and all bondages eventually drop off by Divine Grace! #Kundalini #yoga
Must also remember that Ashrama isn't merely a place where Sanyasis or ascetics & mendicants live.
It is also the place where Brahmacharis, householders, forest dwellers or Vanaprasthis live.
Thus they are called Brahmacharya Ashram, Grihastha Ashram & Vaanaprasth Ashram.
And spiritual seekers can belong to any of these three Ashrams too apart from belonging to the fourth or the Sanyasa Ashram.
When there is the right consciousness or spiritual awareness, even our own dwelling places can become an Ashram. #Kundalini #yoga
Where there is no right consciousness or spiritual awareness, even the Ashrams where Sanyasis or ascetics or mendicants live can become like any other worldly place!
Shukracharya: A great knowledgeable person who was respected even by Devas and Saints. He was an expert in Political Science. He founded the Shukra Niti. In his niti he has laid down the following points:
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One should never reveal certain things in front of others.
It’s great if you are loved and respected by all, but don’t show it off in front of others- doing so will lower your respect in the eyes of others
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If you have to face insult at any point in your life, it’s best to keep it to yourself; telling that to everyone you know will make you feel insulted in front of others as well.
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Tantra is an abstract religion, it doesn't have a clear definition. Different seekers define it differently, many not even consistent with each other. Tantra, though, is clearly recognized as being very different from the ancient Hindu Vedic tradition. #SanatanaDharma#Hinduismtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Before trying to delve into tantrism, it is important to understand that this is not a single coherent system. It is rather a tradition that gradually evolved from an accumulation of practices and rituals, in order to attain the grace of the divine. #SanatanaDharma#Hinduismtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The practitioner of tantra uses his own prana or divine energy in order to harness it to the universal prana, thereby attaining his goal. The goal in question could be either spiritual, material or both. #SanatanaDharma#Hinduismtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Tantra in Hinduism could be considered to be parallel to the Hindu Vedic tradition. Tantra contains written records of the Agama, which comes in four main parts, as follows: #SanatanaDharma#Hinduismtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Jnana or metaphysical knowledge
Yoga or meditative practices
Kriya or ritual practices
Charya or ethical and religious principles of conduct #SanatanaDharma#Hinduism
Most of the staunch Hindu Vedic practitioners, however, consider the Tantras to be anti-Vedic in character and hence, altogether shun both the cult and the practitioners of the same. #SanatanaDharma#Hinduismtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The universe consists of a Mahabrahmanda, or grand Cosmos, and of numerous Brihatbrahmanda, or macrocosms evolved from it. As is said by the Nirvana Tantra, all which is in the first is in the second. #spirituality#Cosmostwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In the latter are heavenly bodies and beings, which are microcosms reflecting on a minor scale the greater worlds which evolve them. "As above, so below." This mystical maxim of the West is stated in the Vishvasara Tantra as follows: #spirituality#Cosmostwitter.com/i/web/status/1…