Invocation / Preamble

Volume 1

Is it possible to live a superhuman life in this human body? Are some individuals really wired differently from the rest of us? Does such an awakened state as 'enlightenment' really exist? Are the expressions of an enlightened consciousness scientifically quantifiable?

Can spiritual states be transmitted from Master to disciple?

For centuries, science and spirituality have been battling it out on these issues of perennial importance for humanity, attempting to find a unified thread of existence. Although spiritual teachers have always maintained that enlightenment is a 'real' phenomenon, and a perfectly realizable goal for all of us, the scientific community has naturally been unwilling to accept this without solid proof. It is only in the recent past that science has made a sustained effort to demystify the ancient mystic yogic sciences, and to gather sound scientific evidence that explains why the spiritually super-evolved are endowed with 'powers' that the rest of us can only dream about.

His Holiness THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM has been endeavoring to bridge the gap between traditional Vedic wisdom and modern science by putting Himself under the scanner, so to speak. A dedicated team of doctors and researchers have put significant time, expertise and resources into the effort to decode, document, analyze and present these events for the benefit of science and humanity.

The results continue to intrigue the world of medical science, but we now have growing proof (called 'pramana' in Vedic philosophy) that a range of extraordinary abilities do lie latent in us, just outside the sphere of our current experience. Not to be awakened by effort alone, these abilities (known in Sanskrit as siddhis) also demand of us a courageous life of intense integrity, authenticity, deep devotion to seeking the Truth and an unquestioning surrender to the flow of Existence - the Divine, the Tao, God, or whatever else we may choose to call that most intimate mystery of our lives.

Poised delicately on the border of the scientific and the mystical, these phenomena serve to remind us, as Einstein was to famously observe, that science without religion is lame, while religion without science is blind. It also leaves us with the unsettling realization that we may be much more than we can ever imagine - divine beings merely enjoying a human experience, slumbering spiritual giants only awaiting the touch of inner awakening from the Avatar.

This book is meant for educational purposes only. It strives to be a bridge between spirituality and modern science. It aims to be a guiding light with which the scientific community can further explore the uncertain territory of human possibilities and cosmic mysteries.

Many of the statements and conclusions in this book are directly supported by Hindu scriptural references and/or documented, preliminary scientific studies. However, for many conclusions and findings, science has yet to catch up with the declarations of the rishis, the ancient seers of the Vedic tradition, who orally transmitted the experiential Reality to disciples seeking the highest truth. Further, the book includes never-before revelations from authentic mystical sources like the Akashic Records, and the direct 'experiential expressions' of the Avataric consciousness, which we are still endeavoring to record, comprehend and quantify completely.

S ince the advent of Man, there has always been an intense curiosity to learn about the nature of the universe we dwell in, and the nature of the human that dwells in this universe.

It was always believed that there is one underlying principle or order that governs all the laws of Nature.

However, the questions related to 'when', 'where' and 'how' took on greater importance than the great question of 'Why', possibly becuase, at this stage, the answer to 'Why' very often entered the realms which science was insufficiently equipped to deal with.

This led to a disintegrated approach to science, with each aspect or question being developed as a separate end in itself, and giving itself different names like physics, chemistry, biology, etc.

At the periphery of these sciences were unanswered questions and unquestioned answers that did not fit the mathematical model of science as currently understood.

However, the laws of Nature are integrated in their minutest operation. In fact, even the underlying science operating in the living cell follows the cosmic laws of Nature, which science terms as physics and chemistry.

Consciousness as a study in science became a point of interest for philosophers, and spirituality and found very few scientists willing to consider Consciousness as a science by itself.

His Holiness THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, with his direct experiential understanding of the nature of Consciousness — from the microcosm to the macrocosm — has revealed a unified, universal understanding of the very fabric of our existence, connecting flawlessly Consciousness and the energy of Consciousness, with physics, chemistry and biology, as well as integrating medicine and health seamlessly.

The current book, in its first volume, introduces us to the science of the descent of Superconsciousness, and the sacredness behind the advent of an Avatar, giving us both — an objective analysis that is scientifically deduced and a profound subjective revelation that is beyond logical thresholds — helping us understand the nature of Consciousness (to the extent possible) through a language we understand as modern science and modern medicine.

Never before have medicine, biology, physics and other sciences been seamlessly integrated as a single thread of knowledge unifying all the forces of nature, and beyond.

Preface

President of 13 Akhadas, leading the largest apex body of Hinduism with over 1 million sadhus or saints, and running major temples, ashrams (monasteries) and gurukuls (Vedic educational institutions) in Bharat

Letter fromSri Narendra Giri ji expressing his admiration for His Holiness THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM's spiritual penance, strength and contribution to Sanatana Hindu Dharma and to humanity.

~ (Late) Sri Ashok Singhal ji

Former International President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Just as this concern, this love, rises in the heart of the mother on seeing her child, the compassionate Guru feels an intense concern on seeing the living beings, and takes them into his heart and makes them taste the nectar of spirituality. This is the grace of the compassionate mother-like Guru .

I am overjoyed to see such a great yogi, a mahapurusha (elevated soul), delivering spiritual teachings through so many centers around the world and transforming the lives of so many people, wiping their tears and suffering, reaching out to them in their homes by the power of his words. He is indeed doing a great spiritual service to the people. I offer my gratitude to Swamiji.

~ Sri 1008 Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Sukhdevananda ji, Atal Akhada

Spiritual head and guide of 13 Akhadas (apex bodies of Hinduism)

Whenever humanity falls into suffering and pain, Ishwar (the Divine) Himself does austerities (tapas) for their upliftment. Ishwar is the embodiment of the Divine Light. THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM Maharaj is seated as the embodied Divine Light, spreading world peace and serving the whole of humanity from Bharat. THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM is a treasure-house of jnana (sacred knowledge).

For an idol to become a deity, it has to go through so much. But once a good deity is created, people appreciate it. THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM Maharaj is now seated as that great deity. We are here to support him in all his efforts to serve humanity. I pray to the Lord to grant him a long and active life, and let all support him. Aum Shanti!"

~ Sri Sri Sri Dr. Shantaveera Mahaswamiji, pontiff of Kolada Matha Mahasamsthana, Karnataka, Bharat

Here we can see a template for the mental and spiritual state we aspire to: fully organized neurological activity, expanded use of the higher brain centers, and the ability to consciously transition at will from one level of amplitude to another."

~ A Glimpse Into the Meditating Brain by Bryan Williams, University of New Mexico (excerpt from an invited talk given at the Morning Star Center for Spiritual Living, Norman, Oklahoma, USA on June 7, 2009)

Every once in a millennium, a Being graces our fragile planet, the sheer power of whose presence turns the tide of humanity's spiritual evolution.

When such a Being lives and moves among us, millions are drawn towards Him beyond their understanding, intuitively sensing in Him the fragrance of their own inner awakening.

Such a Being is recognized as an AVATAR, the Divine in human form.

An Avatar has no purpose. Just as the rain is drawn to the parched earth He is drawn to our plane compelled by nothing but boundless compassion to fulfill the longing of a million hearts. He hears the ardent cry that asks to break free of the pain and misery of countless lifetimes, of every human limitation.

His is the power and the onus to awaken humanity from the darkness of ignorance into the light of bliss and Enlightenment.

A Being of such cosmic proportions walks among us today revered by millions as a living Avatar of Superconsciousness.

Playing in our dimension as a teacher, healer, yogi, mystic, social visionary, spiritual guru and guide, HIS HOLINESS PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA unfolds the joyous leela of His Avataric advent, manifesting a conscious revolution in the destiny of over seven billion humans, and innumerable other sentient beings in other states of evolution.

And what does He teach? Only this: "I am not here to prove that I am God. I am here to prove that YOU are God."