Thursday 23 August 2012

Vikalpa Vritti- the action of imagining

"This is one of the five kinds of Vrittis* according to Patanjali Maharshi in Raja Yoga. It does great havoc indeed.Vikalpa Vritti is imagination. Maya* havocs through this Vritti. Fear, worry, co-exist with this Vritti.
There is a rumour that there is cholera in George Town, Madras, the man in the Park Town falsely imagines that he will get cholera. He worries and actually gets cholera out of fear. Your friend did not talk to you, as he was running in haste to catch the train,You imagine that he was offended. There was a rumour that a riot broke out in London. You falsely imagine that your son who was studying in London, might have died. Eradicate these Vrittis thoughts Vichara. Do not identify yourself these Vrittis through Vichara*.
Do not identify yourself with any Vritti. Identify yourself with the Vritti-less Brahman*, and rest peacefully forever."

"Conquest of mind". Swami Sivananda. chapter 10.IV


When everything is good in our life naturally we are relaxed, the thoughts are calm, we have full concetration in what we do. In this moment the mind is getting dull by thinking "too much silence, too quiet, I have to show that I am still here" there the different "what if..." comes : "what if I loose my job tommorow?", "what if my son wouldn't back at home", "what if the rain doesn't stop".
 The mind is the master of imagination.  Dont fight with your thoughts. Let them go.

Hari Om Tat Sat


***Vritti- wave, action
      Maya- ulusion
      Vichara- inquiry (by seeking the real essence of the self, world )
      Brahman- the Absolute




Wednesday 1 August 2012

Home pooja

It's not really necessary go to the temple to worship God, to ask him for the blessing. Everybody can make a little altar at home with Jesus picture, Buddha, or other deity or symbol that remind you about the purity, inner peace and gives you a strength.
 There is my today's pooja at home


Burning incense and candles;  Kurma, Buddha and Rama with Sita

You can just meditate on the picture, it gives you the inner balance. You can sing the mantras- the vibrations of the sound purify yourself and the environment.
Better do it in one separate place, where you can keep purity, calm, and nobody will distract you. Every time when you enter to this room, from the beginning your mind will go to the state of calmness. This is a psychological process, as often you spend the time in this place in the state of harmony, as faster your mind associate the state with the place. Later, even the thought about this place will guide you into the relaxing state.

One more thing to share with you. My three deities from the pictures are the avatars of Vishnu.  Kurma: the second avatar, the turtle incarnation, Rama- the king incarnation, the seventh avatar , and Buddha- the ninth incarnation. In total, there is ten avatars with different history that i will tell you next time

Om

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