Who am I ? .........cont...............

न जागरण न में स्वप्न को वा सुषुप्तिः
न विश्वानवातैजसः प्राज्ञ को वा
अविद्यात्मकत्त्वात त्रायानाम तुरीयः
तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवलोअहम

There is no waking state for me, nor dream nor deep sleep. I am neither Vaishvaanar, nor Taijas, nor Praagya (self identified with the stste of waking, dream and deep sleep respectively).
Of these ignprance bound three I am the eourth (Turiya)। That One, the Residue, the Auspicious, the Only One am I.

Talisman for peaceful living

Our scriptures have given us several guiding principles following which we can aviod many problems and with happy and peaceful mind engage in our own spiritual progress. We only have to choose from amongst the four major ways to react according to the nature of the person in question-


1. Maitri (friendship) : One should make friends with the people whose ideals, beliefs and nature match his.

२। KaruNa (compassion) : Be kind and show compassion To those who are ignorant or immature. He should try to raise them to his own level with all sympathy & compassion.

3. Mudita (Delight): One should rejoice at the success of those who are higher than him in level of understanding, skill or maturity. He should never envy them.

4. Upeksha (Indifference): One should remain indifferent to those who are obstinate and impudent, who are likely to become ill-disposed towards him if he tries to make them understand and see reason and are not worth making friends with. Such undeserving people should be overlooked and treated with indifference.

Who am I?.......contd........

न शास्ता न शास्त्रं न शिष्यों न शिक्षा

न चत्वं न चाहम न चायम प्रपंचः

स्वरूपावबोधो विकाल्पासहिष्णुह

तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवलोअहम्

There is no ruler nor rule, no pupil nor training; there is no you nor I, This universe is not, For the realization of the true nature of the self tolerates no distinction। That one, the Residue, the Auspicious,the only one am I॥

to be contd...............

Who am I?............contd.........

न शुक्लं न कृष्णं न रक्तं न पीतम

न कुब्जम न पीनम न ह्रस्वं न दीर्घम

अरूपम्ताथाज्योतिराकार्कात्वात

तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवलोअहम्

it is neither white nor black, neither red nor yellow

neither dwarfish nor stout, neither short nor long

as it is of the nature of light, it is shapeless also.

That One , the Residue, yhe Auspicious, The only One am I

to be contd................

To Pakistan with Love

Here is a tale which I would like to most lovingly relate to Pakistan....

once upon a time in a village a satsang was organised. Aman took the responsibility of serving the Sanits & the seers. He performed his duties most enthusiastically..He also attended satsang daily.But even after listening to the preachings of saints he could not free himself of the vices of ego, envy and greed and it was not hidden from the eyes of seers.

Satsang over, the saints and the seers decided to depart. Now was the time for seeing off the saints and also to seek their 'blessings'....so the man went to them touched their feet ...the pleased saints told him to ask for anything he desired... The man at once asked them to give him a mantra which would give him anything he wanted. The saints were wise people .They gave him the mantra but at the same time told him that this mantra will give him anything but the condition is that whatever he gets his neighbours would also get double that....and he must not do anything with envy and with grudge against others.

Now the man reached home and chanting the mantra, asked for nice food, clothes ,jewellery and a palatial house for his family...He got all but just then he heard a noise... He rushed out only to see his neighbours dancing and shouting with joy ....afterall they had got nice food ,clothes ,jewellery (double) and two palatial houses each.....This filled the man with envy, He thought It was I who served those saints to get the boon but my neighbours are getting its fruit for free...He stopped using the mantra .after some days he met his friend who told him how to use his mantra so as to bring satisfaction to him by harming his neighbours.......He went back home and chanting the mantra, demanded that there be a well just in front of his house gate...and there were two in front of all neighbours' houses....Happy...he asked for another wish forgetting all about the warning of the saints that he shouldnt use it with illwill against others. he demanded that he should become blind of an eye...but the neighbours would become totally blind....and then they will fall in any of so many wells and die...and then he would enjoy his boon alone....But lo! what happened॥He became blind of an eye alright.....but all the boons given to  him by the mantra were withdrawn.....To crown the things his neighbours were still hail and healthy still enjoying the boons they had got earlier....The man was left repenting in vain....

Now what is the connection between this tale and Pakistan? Only this that it is something Pakistan can draw a lesson from....

Pakistan got help from India at the time of partition...but that was used to support insugency in India....It has been getting help from US also but instead of focussing on development issues it continued to focus on Kashmir and giving strategic and monetary support to terrorist outfits(just like the man in the present story)...

so much so that Pakistan harboured them in PoK and other parts of Pakistan(demanding that it should become blind of an eye so that the neighbour becomes totally blind)......India is a powerful nation its people have made up their mind to fight terrorism and not to Kneel down before the terrorists ...and it has been braving all the small and big attacks of these terrorists(HATS OFF TO SECURITY FORCES)...but its situation is still firm and stable......People stand united in condemning terrorism sponsored by Pakistan.

Now turn your eyes towards the pathetic condition of Pakistan....So helpless that it cannot guarantee the SriLankan cricket team(which agreed to visit Pak even after India's refusal to do so) ....has to take fresh instructins and warnings from US...is facing Talibani threats in various regions and its government far from stable(caught between Obama & Osama)....with fresh rumours of power change and millitary rule arising daily.....

The moral to be learnt thus is that one should not envy one's neighbours for their prosperity and happiness but instead enjoy the little he gets or possesses...this contentment (which always remains absent in Pakistan's dealings with India) could have won true friends for Pakistan .....if only it had not chosen to nestling and nurturing foes inside its territory.........

But we still hope that we will rise above our diffrences ....as we know if true happiness is to be won it is to be won for one and all......

Who am I ?...........contd.........

न चोर्ध्वा न चाधो न च अन्तर न बाह्यम
न मध्यम न तीर्या न पूर्वापरादिक
वियद्व्यापकत्वाद खंड ऐकरूपः
तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवलो अहम्


There is neither above nor below, neither inside nor outside
no middle, nor crosswise, no direction East or West
For it is all pervasive like space, it is partless and homogeneous
in naure..That One, the Residue, the Auspicious, the only One am I


t0 be contd..............

Who am I?..........contd.......

न सांख्यं न शैवं न तत्पन्चारात्रम
न जैनम न मीमान्स्कादैर्मतमवा
विशिष्टानुभूत्या विशुद्धात्मकत्वात
तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवलोअहम्

there is no Saankhyaa, nor Shaiva, nor that Pancharaatra (VaishNava),
nor Jaina.The conception of Meemanska or other religions is not for me.
For through the direct personal experience,
The self is known as of the nature of Absolutely Pure
That One, the Residue, the Auspicious, the only One am I...


to be contd............

Who am I? ......contd........

न माता पिता वा न देवा न लोकाः
न वेदा न यज्ञ न तीर्थब्रुवंती
सुशुप्तौनिरस्तातिशुन्यात्मक्त्वात
तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवालोहम

there is no mother, nor father nor gods ,nor regions of experience
no scriptures, nor rituals; and nosacred place. So say the Sages:
For in the state of deep sleep, all these negate and that state is
completely devoid(of any object of perception) That One, the
Residue, the Auspicious ,the Alone am I...


to be contd..............

Who Am I?...........

Contd......

न वर्णा न वर्णाश्रमाचार्धर्मा

न में धारणाध्यान योगादयो अपि

अनात्माश्रयाहम्मामाध्यासहानात

तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवालोहम अहम्

The castes are not for me,nor the observances of

duties attached to the castes and the stage of life. Even the

steadying of mind, concentration.self communion and other

courses are not for me. For the mistaken senses of I and mine

which rested on the Non -self have been abondoned.That One ,

the Residue ,the Auspicious, the Only One am I....

to be continued.....................

Who am I?

न भूमिर्नतोयम न तेजो न vaayur
न खं नेंद्रियम वा न तेषाम समूहः
अनैकान्तिकत्वात सुशुप्तैकसिद्धस
तदेको अवशिष्ठः शिवा केवलोहम

I am not Earth nor water, neither fire nor air, I
am not space,neither am I any of the faculties nor am I their
aggregate..I am not any of these as they are all impermanent..I
am observed however in the sole experience of deep sleep
That One, the Residue, the Auspicious, the only One am I.....


to be continued..............

Want to break free?

All of us would surely answer this quetion in 'yes'...but here follow yet other questions- break free from what? What is it that has tied you or caught you?  

Look carefully .....there is nothing that can bind you unless and until you hold onto it...we can understand it better with an example of a monkey who put his hand in a pitcher containing grains and held a handful in his fist....now he tried to take his hand out of the pitcher but no matter how hard he tried ,the fist wouldnt come out of the pitcher....what will awise man do in such situation ? He will simply open his fist, let the grains go...and pull his hand out.

If we wish to break free we also need to open our fist of worldly desires and possessiveness......and lo! we step into the world of freedom & happiness where nothind binds and constrains us.....It is not the pitcher nor the grains which has caught the monkey it is his own hand (fist) ...so friends freedom & happiness or slvery of mind & misery the choice lies in our hands....tighten your fist (try to grab the worldly possessions & relations) and you are trapped OR loosen your grip open your hand and break free from the ties that hinder you.

Thanks to Guru