TEACHINGS OF GREAT MASTERS
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How to enter into them
Before entering into the great truths of enlightened Masters, we should analyze to whom it is given, what was the ulterior motive, purpose, and then we should enter into the teachings. Only then we will be able to understand, assimilate and practice the truth in its purest form. Here the teachings are given only to liberate you, to give you enlightenment. That is the goal: achieving the ultimate level of consciousness, experiencing the greatest truth.
Paramahamsa
Understand and Transcend, Jain Sutras
6 Mar 2007, Los Angeles, USA
| Senior brahmacharis prepare
the danda (sacred bamboo staff)
to be given to new initiates
THE REAL MASTER
The way to yourself
Fire walking in front
of the sacred banyan tree
at the Bangalore ashram.
Following Paramahamsa,
the entire group of people
walk the fire strip.
July 2006
Shiva is the only Master who not only gives respect to devotion but he is such a great Master that the devotion towards him he turns into devotion towards yourself. He is such a great energy that he straightaway helps you to turn the devotion towards him towards yourself. That is why Shiva bhakti - the devotion towards Shiva - is very easy and it is more oriented towards spiritual experience and meditation.
The more you start your journey towards Shiva the more he will be again and again putting you towards your energy. He will be again and again turning you to look into yourself. He uses his form only to create inspiration in you. The moment the energy is created he just puts the energy back into you.
In India, last December, we had a fire walking ceremony - walking on a bed of red hot charcoal. It is just to express the power of devotion and trust. Before the ceremony, everybody has tremendous trust over me because I am the first one to walk! I walk first and everybody follows me. After the ceremony one of the devotees said, 'Swamiji, before the fire walking I trusted you. After the fire walking I am able to trust myself.' It was at least 21 feet...and burning charcoal! It is made of strong wood and live charcoal. The bed is prepared in a very traditional way, at least 21 feet in length. You walk on that fire bare foot. Don't think that you will walk with shoes or socks! With a real Master, when you are devoted to him, he just turns the whole devotion to yourself.
Paramahamsa
You are Divinity - Shiva Sutras
9 Mar 2006, St. Louis, USA
WHO IS A BRAHMACHARI?
Living like Existence
First, let us understand the word Brahmacharyam.
The Sanskrit explanation of the word charya is 'living'; Brahma is 'Existence'. Living like Existence is Brahmacharyam. Understand: the word Brahmacharyam is not as you are made to normally understand: celibacy. Of course, celibacy also is included in it but not just celibacy. In English, it is translated as celibacy. No!
Living like Existence means living with sat - Truth, chit - Consciousness and ananda - Bliss; living like God - with tremendous independence, great clarity, high energy and the truth.
Whenever you are caught in fear or greed, you will not see reality as it is. The moment you say, 'this is my husband', you don't see him as a human being. You reduce him to matter. The moment you bring 'I' and 'mine' into the mind, you will see people in a different way. You will not see reality as it is. You bring suffering into your life.
The truth will not be experienced by you the moment you bring in the 'I' and 'mine' consciousness. The moment you bring in 'I' and 'mine', you will not have intelligence. You will experience highs and lows - peaks and valleys of energy. If you feel someone is your spouse or lover, the moment you feel
'mine', she or he can take you to a high or a low mood at any time. He can play with your inner space. He can simply rule your inner space. You are literally a slave then.
You are not conscious about your inner space. Your Consciousness is not under your control. If your bliss is under the control of somebody, you can never truly love that person. You will always only have a deep vengeance against that person. You may deny this, but this is the truth. Living like Existence means living with sat, chit and ananda: with Truth, Consciousness and Bliss. Whatever hinders these three, we will go beyond it. That is the whole purpose of this program. We will go beyond it.
Paramahamsa
Brahmacharyam training program
13 Aug 2006, Bangalore ashram, India
Brahmacharis and brahmacharinis set out for monastic begging as part of the Brahmacharyam training program. Bangalore ashram, India - Aug 2006
This danda (bamboo staff carried by the initiated) is infused with the Energy of the Master and given to those taking the brahmacharya initiation. The danda is the Master's inspiration and blessing for them to go through the vow. It is a blessing and a constant reminder for them to achieve the Truth that the Master has achieved!
Paramahamsa
Guru Purnima
21 July 2005, Bangalore ashram, India
Paramahamsa with a group of ordained monks of the Nithyananda Order. Bangalore ashram, India - Aug 2006