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Manish Vohra

• Herausgeber: V&S Publishers
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

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A journey through eastern mysticism

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EXPLORE YOUR

POTENTIAL

A Journey Through Eastern Mysticism

Use the Wisdom of Ancient Indian Texts

Exercises to enhance intuitive perception

Manish Vohra

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Dedication

I would like to thank respected Sage Chandra Swamiji and Swami Prem Vivekanandji under whose guidance this book was written.

I would like to thank my parents and my brother from whom I learned the power of virtue and good intentions.

I would also like to thank my beloved wife for her constant love and support and my children without whom my life would not be complete.

This book is dedicated with respect, love and gratitude to all beings. I would like to offer my salutation to all the sages who emanate unconditional love for all beings.

Solution to Mother divine

MOTHER! IN PRAISE OF YOUOH MOTHERACCEPT THIS HYMN TO YOUIN PRAISE OF YOU USING YOUROWN WORDS

Oh mother of all words!This praise to you with your own words,Is like giving to the OceanIts own water in offering.

Is like giving in offering to the moonThe little water of the moonstone.

Is like giving in offering to the sunThe flames of a lamp.

— Soundarya Lahari

Blessings of Respected Sage Shri. Chandra Swamiji

My hearty good wishes for Shri Manish Vohraji, for whom divine Love is the only thing worthy of attainment. May he be drawn closer and closer to God and be bathed in His Love and Light which alone dispels all doubts and darkness forever.

— Chandra Swamiji Udasin

Sadhana Kendra Ashram

Domet, Dehradun

Foreword

For Shri Manish Vohraji, the author of this book, the words contained within these pages are expressions of his love for the divine, which to him is the loftiest of all the ideals to be attained. He writes beautifully in the book, “This universe spins on love and surrender to God”. In pursuit of his holy quest, he also attempts to understand and explain the great cosmic principles including the law of karma, justice and compassion. To write on spirituality is often a tedious job, for it is all inclusive and therefore, must involve apparent paradoxes. Moreover, one writes in time with particular references which are timeless, non-specific and beyond words. Yet, the writer has written in broad terms and integrates love and logic nicely.

Pray, may the sweet grace of the Lord saturate him evermore

Ever in His refuge,

— Swami Prem Vivekananda

Disciple ofShri Chandra Swamiji UdasinSadhana Kendra AshramDomet, Dehradun

The Life of Shri Chandra Swami Udasin

Shri Chandra Swami Udasin was born on 5th of March, 1930, in the village Bhuman Shah, near Lahore (now Pakistan). Since childhood, he was blessed by the unreserved grace of his master Baba Bhuman Shahji, a great mystic and sage of the 18th century. Swamiji discontinued his post-graduate studies at the age of twenty-one and renounced all worldly ties. He passed eight years in seclusion and deep contemplation in Jammu & Kashmir. This was followed by another period of over nine years of solitude in Sapta Sarovar jhari, a forested island on the Ganges near Haridwar. It was here that he was blessed with the highest spiritual realization. In 1970, Swamiji shifted to Sewak Niwas, a small ashram in Sapta Sarovar. Twenty years later, he moved to the Sadhana Kendra Ashram, located on the left bank of Yamuna, about fifty km from Dehradun where he is staying presently. Shri Chandra Swamiji has large number of disciples and devotees in India and all over the world. Since 1984, he has been observing silence. In 1990, Life magazine (USA) had undertaken a worldwide survey entitled ‘Men of God’ and discovered nine sages from different countries. In its Dec 1991 edition, the magazine featured the nine sages. Beloved Chandra Swamiji was featured along with the revered Dalai Lama, his holiness Pope John Paul II and other saints.

Introduction

‘Explore your potential’ is a journey into Hinduism and an offshoot tradition of Buddhism namely Zen. The book is an effort to piece together the beautiful and profound wisdom of several sages which are is scattered in the Vedas, several Upanishads and also esoteric works like Ananda Lahiri. This book will help the reader to get access to the wisdom in several scriptures in one piece. Several important concepts of Hinduism have been elaborated on. Several concepts of Shakti (Mother) worshipers have also been explained at length. Zen has been discussed in this book because of its belief in non-dualistic consciousness which is same as the philosophy of Shakti worshippers. The book deals at length with the karma theory and explains in layman terms several profound secrets of the universe. Even some sutras which are normally only passed on in the oral tradition are documented in this book. Intuition and how it works have been elaborated on at length in this book and the secrets of developing intuitive perception have been revealed. Also I have posed Swamiji with nine eternal questions which have been debated for centuries and on which Swamiji has given brief pointed replies. To end the book on a creative note, there are four poems written by me as Salutation to ‘The Divine Mother’, ‘The Guru’, ‘God’ and ‘The Seeker,’ following which the fourty-one slokas of Ananda Lahiri (The wave of beauty and bliss) by Respected Sage Adi Shankaracharyaji have been elaborated on.

Contents

Summary of the Book

Chapter -1

Oral Tradition in India

The Concept of the Mother

The Concept of Mother Worship in the Hindu Tradition

The Concept of Sacrifice in Hinduism

The Nat ofGayatri

The Power of Mantras

The Meaning of Gayatri Mantra

The Concept of Warfare in Hinduism

The Goal of Mother Worshipers

The Two Main Schools of Mother Worshipers (Shakti Worship)

The Ten Mahavidyas (Branches of Great Knowledge)

The Maha Mantra of Sri Vidya

The Karma Theory

Wisdom in Chapter I

Chapter - 2

The Eleven Sutras of Hinduism

Wisdom in Chapter - II

Chapter - 3

Intuition

Intuition Versus Logic

Intuition Over the Ages

Exercises to Enhance Intuitive Perception

Understanding the Trance State

Wisdom in Chapter-III

Chapter - 4

1. Introduction to Zen

2. Zen Story

   • It Will Pass

   • When Tired

   • Chasing Two Rabbits

   • Temper

   • Nothing Exists

   • Zen Dialogues

   • The 360° Mind

   • The Most Important Teaching

   • Joshu Washes the Bowl

   • Bodhidharma Pacifies the Mind

   • The Mind Monarch

   • Mystic Understanding

   • Absolute Truth

   • Truth and Words

   • Life and Death

3. Wisdom in Chapter-IV

Chapter - 5

Life’s Eternal Questions

Chapter - 6

Mã

The Seeker

The Guru

Bhagwân

Chapter - 7

Introduction to Ãnanda Lahari

Forty-one Mantra of Ãnanda Lahari

Wisdom of Chapter VII

Glossary

 

Chapter 1

Zen Proverbs

The “way” is not difficultFor someoneWithout preferencesImmersed in water,You stretch outYour hands for a drink.Don’t search for truth,Simply stop having opinions.Great understandingComes with great love.

Oral Tradition in India

In ancient times scriptures were passed on from the Guru to the disciple orally. The disciple had to remember all that the Guru said so that he could accurately pass on the same to his disciples. The impressionable sayings of the guru remained in the mind of the disciple whereas the mundane sayings although very important were never passed on. For example, if the Guru said, ‘Death is just like the body changing old clothes’. All the disciples would remember it, but when the Guru spoke about love it was often considered mundane and a lot may never have been passed on. This book is an effort to piece together the beautiful and profound sayings of many gurus. Also, Sutras from Isha Upanishad and Mundaka Upanishad have been elaborated.

The Concept of the Mother

In simple words, worshipers of the Mother believe that the moment you believe in a concept, you are placing limitations on the mother.

Mother worshipers believe that the mother can feel the heart beat of all the species which exist in the universe created by her and yet it is inconceivable that you could actually get a glimpse of the mother. To get a glimpse of the mother, you need to move from the ‘realm of calculation’ to the ‘realm of no calculation’ and then proceed to the ‘realm of anything is possible’. In simple terms, the Emperor can meet you any time but it is inconceivable, that you could walk into on Emperor’s court. The ‘zone of calculation’ is a metaphor for new aspirants who have received the bija mantra, for such seekers the future lies in the realms of calculation. The ‘zone of no calculation’ is for seekers who have the Guru mantra. A future for such aspirants cannot be calculated. The ‘zone of anything is possible, ‘ is a metaphor for those praying to the mother.

Note : A bija is “a mantra consisting of one syllable with no ordinary meaning and always ending in the anusvara : m” The etiology of bijas is not known.(The origin of bijas is not known).

A bija mantra is usually given as the first initiation. The act of giving a bija mantra is like planting a seed in the soil and so it is called bija or seed mantra. The Guru mantra is usually the second initiation given (some precepts may have to be adhered to). Shakti worship is usually done by aspirants who have cleared the first two stages of initiation.

The Concept of Mother Worship in the Hindu Tradition

Mother worship in Hinduism is always done by the aspirant as a child, in front of the Mother Divine.

It is customary for the aspirant to pray to the Mother for something. Sages are of the belief that anyone praying to the mother apparently for nothing could be unconsciously lying because we are dependant on the Mother for everything. However, there could be cases of highly evolved sages who may want nothing for themselves.