Darshans2026#02
MOST BEAUTIFUL FEATURE
Well, somebody asked someone, what do you like best in my beauty, which feature?
And he said, your mind is absolutely stunning and most beautiful.
Because to be beautiful physically, with extraordinary intelligence, awareness, and a touch of heart, and with a great sense of humor, will enhance beauty to unlimited heights.
Very good. That’s the point.
A girl looking very beautiful, and a man is looking beautiful, but he is continuously nagging you, always saying, you are wrong. You will begin to hate that beauty in no time.
So there you are. Sense of humor, intelligence, mind. There is so much there.
I ask you, how can I describe such beauty as yours? My eyes have no tongue, and my tongue has no eyes, so I cannot describe.
But then we are all allergic to life, so we are doing our best to spoil our lives. We should be addicted to life, more and more and more.
A SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE CONTEMPLATION OF BEAUTY
I think the beauty depends on the situation.
We all appreciate the beauty of the lion or the gorilla or the tiger when we are safe, watching them on TV or inside the zoo. If we are facing them in the jungle, the appreciation disappears in one second. So, the appreciation of beauty depends on the situation also.
Beauty is at the same time objective also and subjective also. And depends on the observer, what he is trying to see, how much he is able to appreciate what he is seeing.
So that means physical beauty may be secondary. It may be attractive at the first glance, but if there is a bastard inside the physical beauty or a very cunning person, you will stop liking that person.
That doesn’t mean that you stop appreciating beauty. Your understanding of the beauty became a little bit deeper. It became subjective also and it was objective also.
So appreciate beauty, develop your mind so you will be in a situation to appreciate beauty to the limit.
You have my best wishes. Thank you.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA STORY
Swami Vivekananda was very famous.
Swami Vivekananda was staying with the King of Khetri — it is a very famous story. But one day he went to the court, and there was an arrangement for a dance by a prostitute.
Swamiji, because he was a monk, turned away. And she was hurt. Then she started to sing a bhajan: “It is not my fault that I am this way; God created me like this.”
Swami Vivekananda became very emotional. He touched her feet and said, “Mother, please bless me.”
She blessed him.
And the rest is history. He became the most famous Swami from India. He openly received a blessing from a prostitute in the king’s court.
Always be careful and respectful.
So we should learn from these examples. And we all knew this story, but this thing that I told about Hanuman Ji — my Guru told me in Benares. He also knew many things like that.
ABOUT SHAMANS
Q: What are yogis’ thoughts, knowledge or opinions about shamans? What could be the consequences of such intervention — for both the shaman and the person who’s been cured?
Guruji: Oh, we know quite a lot about shamans, and they are very much knowledgeable people. They are connected with natural spirits also.
They can feel the spirits of the nature, trees, and everything. And sometimes shamans know far more than so-called philosophers.
He is helping, that is the main thing. Helping anyone is a very good thing. And if you know something and even then you are denying help to the needy, this is not a good thing. So shamans are doing good. I will tell you, I had so many friends.
We were friends with one Aghori, who was a very knowledgeable person, and we were very good friends.
And he will tell one thing, and I will repeat it to you, “A wise person is not the one who has read so many books. A wise person is the one with whom the dead persons’s spirits talk.” And I have to agree with him. That is wisdom.
THE MAN
A man, who has been doing bench press for almost 57 years, was able to talk about the Void and the consciousness of the Void and the Time and the consciousness of the Time; and went too deep into yoga? This record is unprecedent; – if modesty will allow me to say this.
RECOGNISE THE EXPERIENCE
When we are doing something – you experience something. Especially in spiritual practices the experience comes. But it takes the very long time – to experience the experience itself: to understand, what you experienced- that experience will take quite a lot of time. Think on it – and carry on!
GORAKHNATH AND PATANJALI
I will tell you the difference, who will tell you the difference. You search. Patanjali was a disciple of Nandi, Śilāda-putra Nandi, who is the chief Gana of Shiva. Okay? Patanjali and eight other disciples. This record you may find in the Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis by Brigs and some ancient Nath traditions.
And Gorakhnath was himself an avatar of Shiva. Why did he have to take this avatar? He took it because Shiva started to live on earth and he was watching humanity for some time. So he made the first human his disciple, Matsyendranath, to study and know about their emotions and ambitions and everything — every tragedy, every happiness. Then HE told HIM that he would come as his disciple.
Matsyendranath had to do tapas for 100,000 years continuously, preparing himself to be the guru of Shiva incarnation. Then Gorakhnath came and rest is history. So Gorakhnath was Shiva himself.
Patanjali was a disciple of the Gana of Shiva, the chief Gana. So the difference will always remain.
We go more towards Gorakhnath. I have done a full commentary on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. We respect him so much, but Gorakhnath stands apart. There is no comparison of Gorakhnath with him. So we need to remember that.
NUTRITIONAL BALANCE FOR YOGIS
Q: What practices are most effective in reducing the body’s dependence on food?
Guruji: No, the fasting is not recommended in yoga practice. It will make you weak, and a weak person’s ability to think rationally also disappears. Make yourself strong. Eat just enough which body needs. No, too much or too less is not recommended, just enough. Ah, no, he, it is part of his self-awareness also how much food your body actually needs, and he will discover it.
Sometimes we eat too much and sleep too much. Find the exact point. See, stomach is not running after the taste, only your tongue is getting commission of taste. So give the stomach enough. Don’t go to the tongue.
ANCIENT PUJA FOR HANUMAN JI
There was a time when Hanuman Ji was worshipped only in cremation areas by the Aghoris only. After the Tulsidas episode, he became popular among the general public.
So there is a special puja for Hanuman Ji, and to create Bhog, they build a big roti. And they have to pull a cloth. The flour is kneaded on that, never touching the ground, and is cooked on fire.
You have to beg it from a sweeper’s house, because a person who has never deviated from his dharma — only sweepers are there. So you go and beg respectfully, they will give you flour.
Second thing, beg from the eunuchs who don’t know what sex is. Only eunuchs fit this thing. Very respectfully go to them and beg for flour.
And take the flour from a woman who has no other man in her life. Go very respectfully to a prostitute, and ask for flour, and she will give you that.
Then that Bhog for Hanuman Ji is made and the puja is successful. So it’s a very ancient puja. Only done by Aghoris in cremation areas.
FEAR OF KNOWING YOURSELF
Q: When I’m practicing and I get close to what feels like a fundamentally crucial point, I begin to fear losing my sanity. How might this be karmically determined?
Guruji: You are not losing your mind, you are going beyond your 2%. So don’t be afraid. Face your fear and it will pass. Be brave.
And I will add one more thing. When you are actually facing a very dangerous situation, you actually discover who you really are by your reaction.
So that is partof self-realization as well.
ANCIENT MESSAGE OF A YOGA GURU
That has come just from the hands of a woman who has never had a relationship with other men. And in a prostitute’s life, there is no such thing as other men. So this gives them extraordinary power.
I have seen many old families where men were going to them, and ladies were cursing them. Everything gone, absolute bankruptcy follows.
Same thing in front of Shiva. Those ladies are invited to dance in front of Shiva, those who have no other man in their life. And only they fit the description. So always behave very respectfully with every prostitute. If they bless you, your life is good.
With hijras also, now they are called Kinnars , eunuchs, behave very respectfully with them. If they give you blessing, life is good.
Same with the low caste sweeper. Behave very respectfully with them. Because in India we consider only they are the people of the caste who have never deviated from their dharma.
And Sadhu, you never know who he is. Be respectful.
That is ancient message of Indian Gurus.
Thank you.
IS IT DIFFICULT TO RECEIVE DIKSHA?
Q: Guruji, the disciples who’ve been getting the practice for years say it was a lot harder for them to receive it than it is for new disciples now. What affects this? Is there any specific criterion for choosing disciples and initiating them into Kriya?
Guruji: If I’m in good mood, I give practice easily. If I’m in bad mood, it’s a, “Come next time.” Because nowadays many people are coming, they have done lots of research already in it. They are doing good studies and they are going deeper into the subject, so my mood is good. My mood was really bad in those days.
Q: Like when?
Guruji: I mean, let’s say about 20 years back or 25 years back. I was using so heavy bad words most of the time.
Q: But you were already in Samadhi in all of these years.
Guruji: The reaction to the situation. Even a person in Samadhi react.
Q: Reaction to external situation?
Guruji: Of course. You have to deal with that even though you may be very knowledgeable, wise person. And if someone is wise and knowledgeable, he will know every single bad word also. And he will be wise enough to know exactly when to use and when not to use. That is wisdom.
YOUR POWER IN ASTRAL
Control your imagination and control your thoughts and develop your mind, because after death, in the astral, it is a mental world like. Whatever you begin to think and imagine, you will begin to see that also. If you are not trained enough or not a good yogi, then you will not be able to differentiate between reality and the astral. And then problems will begin.
So you need to understand exactly imagination, the power of your mind, and make it strong. And yoga is actually doing it already. I am sure everybody’s mind is more powerful than an average person. Keep getting more powerful.
Simply imagining that your mind is developing is not enough. Only step-by-step teachings of yoga and very good practice, and it will actually develop your brain.
So only with enough practice, your mind will become very, very strong and you will be independent in the astral world. That is what we should aim for.
And the knowledge and the understanding of the astral world is so important. I can refer to the dialogue between Gorakhnath and Matsyendranat.
When Gorakhnath became immortal, then Matsyendranat, His Guru told him, Gorakhnath: “My son, now you have understood everything which is possible in the material world. But remember, the wisdom of the other world is to remain. Keep that in your mind.”
So becoming immortal will make you learn so many things about existence, nature, this, this, this. But the wisdom and knowing the other side will remain.
So remain prepared.
HELP OTHERS WITH YOUR PRACTICE
Q: If you practice diligently, you spend a lot of time on it. It’s as if your priorities start to shift — the choice favors practice: financial resources, including time, effort, rather than serving others.
If you will develop, you will become a good person, you will be in a better situation to help anyone. Without your development what help you will do? It is just a matter of time management, how she’s able to manage her time. And we all have limited time, so remember that.
Q:So how should use the time?
Guruji:Intelligently.
Q:So first you practice and develop yourself?
Guruji: No, find the time. Which is your personal time. So nobody will disturb you and you will not disturb anybody. Find thetime.
GURUJI ABOUT HOLI
I can say this: I have not read this in any mythological book..
But when I connect, when I read that she is burning herself in the Havan, and then Shiva Ji attacking the next day. So I think that the fire of Sati, we call Holika Bhaiya ki jay, but Prahlad was there, but nobody said Prahlad ki jay, Holika Bhaiya.
So maybe it is a symbolic representation for Sati. She burned herself, next day all the Shiva Ganas attack. See, everybody is looking like Shiva Ganas, all colorful, everything. And whoever is looking clean, they are like Rishis, so they are especially tortured with the colors and all these things.
So I think it is like that.
Another point if you just want to think, and Hindus cremate, so that big fire is a symbolic cremation. Next day everybody goes into the ghostly world, everybody is enjoying, everybody is equal. No class distinction, no status, nothing, rich, poor, all are equal, all are enjoying.
Anyway, they feel like enjoying. That’s the good thing.
And here, specially here in Govardhan, we are providing mud bath. Why? That is a special treat for my disciples because only disciples are allowed inside.
Braj-raj is considered the most pious and holy thing in the entire creation. Sri Krishna walked on it, Radha Ji walked on it, countless saints and sages walked on it. 16,000 queens of Sri Krishna before being cremated were here, they were cremated in this area.
So many saints and sadhus believe if you put Braj-raj on your person, sins of so many multiple different lifetimes just disappear.
So you all have come from the outside, even if you have not committed sins, some sin has touched you.
So the mud bath with the Braj-raj is waiting for you and I am sure now you must be feeling very pious and pure.
Yes, that’s how I see it.
UPADESH FOR YOGIS. SMOKING.
Guruji, we want to ask You, we discuss a lot about the development of the brain, but what are the main obstacles to the development of the brain?
Which are the main obstacles for yoga practitioners?
Guruji: Smoking is not recommended for yoga practice, because very deep practice depends on different types of pranayams.
So if you keep on smoking and doing other things, your lung capacity will go down dramatically.
And as you smoke, the essence of the smoke will go to your brain, and it will impair the function of your brain also.
So if you are actually trying to develop your mind and consciousness, you need to feed your brain with the purest oxygen and blood. Blood is the carrier of oxygen.
And also when the blood starts to carry the essence of the smoke, the quality of the blood will also go down. Eventually, slowly, slowly, slowly.
It may give you a very euphoric feeling in the beginning, but ultimately it will lead to problems.
THIS THING IS ONLY FOR YOGIS.
Otherwise you are free to smoke anything you want.
We are not actually starting a company against smoking.
You smoke.
But if you are a YOGI – then you will have to take care of your lung capacity, and you need to keep your mind clear also. So more and more and more fantastic thoughts will start coming to your mind.
That’s it.
HOW TO MAKE PRACTICE AN ADDICTION
I will say that everything, whatever you are practicing, you should do it very regularly.
Regular practice will become a habit, and a habit will become an addiction. Then you cannot leave whatever you are practicing.
Always be addicted to good things.
Another point I will say is that champions are born. Like, for that matter, our favourite hero Arnold Schwarzenegger, he was born with every quality to become a champion. But it took him years of training to convince himself that he is really a champion.
Then don’t be disheartened if you are born in a normal way. If you train, you will be far more superior than your current situation.
So never be disheartened that if someone is born a champion, you may not be born a champion, but every single person is a special creation of God. So be very happy for it. And train in any way, learn in any way to convince yourself that you can do that!
Thank you!
FIND THE TIME FOR THE PRACTICE
Q:If you practice diligently, you spend a lot of time on it. It’s as if your priorities start to shift — the choice favors practice: financial resources, including time, effort, rather than serving others.
Guruji: If you will develop, you will become a good person, you will be in a better situation to help anyone. Without your development what help you will do? It is just a matter of time management, how she’s able to manage her time. And we all have limited time, so remember that.
Q: So how should use the time?
Guruji: Intelligently.
Q: So first you practice and develop yourself?
Guruji: No, find the time. Which is your personal time. So nobody will disturb you and you will not disturb anybody. Find thetime.
Guruji: Fire element is the soul or the basis of all elements.
Q: because Kartikeya was born out of the fiery semen he is so powerful?
Guruji: he is the son of Shiva – so he has to be powerful.
Q: who were the mothers of Kartikeya?
Guruji: six Kartikas, Matrikas. They are also called Krittikas. They are like foster mothers, who take care of him. And they live somewhere in heaven.
Q: could we connect the 18 alchemical processes with the Nabhi Kriya?
Guruji: they are already connected. Some scientist came – he is a disciple; he was telling: with all these pranayamas one extra electron is being created in the brain – which is somehow creating more consciousness. In 18 Nabhi Kriyas 18 electrons are moving in your brain and creating some extra consciousness. 1 electron with every Nabhi.
GURUJI ABOUT DEMOCRACY
Q: in series “Devon ke Dev” Indra has attained the status of the greatest king…
Guruji: because of his karmas: he did 100 Ashwamedhyagyas: so as the result of this you get to be the king of the gods. But he has retired forcibly by Shri Krishna; and now king Bali from the Netherworld is holding the throne. That’s why democracy came. Nobody noticed that: we are already in a new world order. Till second world war monarchy was everywhere, all over the world. After second world war – suddenly, everywhere is democracy, mostly. It is big miracle: no king or no big person will simply give up their property. And the Guru of king Bali, Shukracharya, in his book “ShukraNiti” writes about democracy; equal rights to everyone – even he is describing living relationship. All these things are coming now. And what we see: I’m not that old – but I have seen enough; today the average’s men life is much more easierand far better. We are enjoying things – as Dracula was saying – even king and emperors were unable to enjoy: refrigerator, air conditioning, electricity. This is miracle! We must appreciate this. It’s a new world order. And – in comparison – 50 years before, 40 years before there was much street violence. Now it is much less, not to that level anymore. We are improving: with democracy we are becoming more refined.
KNOWING LIFE
He said: take the middle path.
Shailendra Sharma thinks between birth and death – life is the middle path.
Remain continuously in the middle path. That is the name of the game.
Only by knowing death, we start to appreciate life. If you will become unaware or remain unaware of death, you will never enjoy life in totality.
So for knowing life and enjoying it, we need to know death also.
YOUR LIFE SPAN AND NUMBER OF BREATHS
Q: I’ve heard about one experiment: when people are constantly moving and busy in their lives – they feel themselves much happier; does it connected with the perception or relationship with the Time?
Guruji: no. we are just using time with our breath count; in India we believe that everybody was given the certain number of breathe; when he will breath them – he will say “do svidaniya”. It’s up to you – how you use your breath. Same amount of breath you can stretch for some more time; or you can breath faster and just shorten your life. This is the clock, which is ticking: is our breath.
Q: what do You think: those who died young – 13 or 20 years old – they just expire their limit?
Guruji: no, maybe the amount of breath which was given to them was much less. Depends on your previous karma and destiny. Some are given more, some are given less. Whatever experience you need more in this life. Life is a sort of education program.
Q: and when the person with certain disabilities came to this world?
Guruji: depending on the karmas of the parents or the family and his own: it’s a combination of certain karmas. 7 generations, including himself.
Q: so if sometimes I have negative feelings to my mother…
Guruji: you need to understand them first. Understanding is a great achievement. I don’t know where I heard – but I like it: coincidence and destiny are not so far apart. It maybe one and the same thing.
FUTURE FOR THE IMMORTALS
Q: it exists such thing like coincidence?
Guruji: no. when the planetary situation is exactly in tune with your karmic results – you will be put to continue mahadashayou died before. Even Matsyendranath talks about planets. Planets show the results you are having.
Q: we are moving in time only in one direction; but maybe the Time itself is just stable or rotating somewhere?
Guruji: kaal ukritika kshati(???)– time is playing with us and just moving on. This is what some wisemen have said in Hindi. So we need to find more options instead of going in one direction. Kriya yoga will provide us at least some understanding.
Q: if the yogi will attain immortality – he will break the chain of this direction?
Guruji: we have discussed in Gorakhbodh: maybe he will have to create his own future. That takes tremendous amount of imagination. Immortality doesn’t mean that if physically you have become immortal, if you don’t have a future – you won’t exist. At the same time you need a proper physicality of it; and also the ability to create the extraordinary future for you and to be able to do it continuously. Otherwise, where you will exist? If there no future for you. That is a catch point in attaining immortality. If someone is attaining immortality – that goes without saying, he is much wiser and intelligent than a layman; so he maybe able to parted in the future of others also. That will be for him much easier thing to do; the immortal person might be moving over the waves of others’ people future – maybe sharing also with them. it’s my theory: at the same time creating a future for himself.
NAME OF THE GAME
Do you know what is dust? Major percent of it – human skin particles.
Q: during the practice we are trying to connect our own heaven with the earth element?
Guruji: earth element and the consciousness of the Earth.
Q: Vasudeva is in the heart, God is in the heart: so brain is like a device to know the God?
Guruji: that is your consciousness; and consciousness can be your spirit also: uniting atma and Paramatma is the name of the game. First you prepare your atma – so the Paramatmawill accept it. And what is the final liberation? When you won’t even need your spirit to remain alive: because you have already reached to the source of life, which lives inside your heart – Ishwar Himself – and that will be the final exorcism, where even your spirit will not be able to possess you. That is the final liberation! He is already billions years old: he has only one job – he gives us life and takes it away. And Narayana – or Ishwar – is already sleeping inside your heart: nobody is bothering about it, nobody cares about it to wake him up. We were concentrated on spirit and keep ignoring Ishwar inside our heart; and you have to remember, that only in 18th chapter in Gita Ishwar is mentioned. Till then – only atma.
Q: could I ask You about our spirit?
Guruji: it is not exactly ours: it is just coming from somewhere and going back somewhere.
Q: it exists some kind of reality that is always in the shade – we can never saw them?
Guruji: it’s a scientific fact that 99,9% of your physicality is just empty space – but who is perceiving it? It is real, but we don’t see it. So we cannot see 99% of reality and 1% is also a reflection of light, so it is just an illusion. Most of the wisemen of the past: they were saying – it’s all maya, it’s all illusion; they were giving the very accurate statement. That’s why consciousness of the Void is very important to achieve. Then you will have some glimpses of reality. Otherwise – what is real?
Q: so first you will become aware of the existence of the Void and only then you will become aware of the existence of its consciousness?
Guruji: yes; it is very big achievement: to be aware of the Void first. Then after many years of that awareness you start to realise that it is conscious.
ALL IS CONSCIOUSNESS
Q: how you will realise that something is conscious – like the matter is conscious?
You can see it; but how you can know?
Guruji: that’s why we try to develop our consciousness! Only the developed consciousness will become aware of it. That other thing that you were think is nothing – is conscious.
Q: it is like communication between two consciousnesses?
Guruji: no, first you will become aware: communication will come much later.
Q: so you will understand that it is like living being which could feel, which could perceive…?
Guruji: and the most powerful thing – if you can call it a thing: it is carrying all movements of the matter! Life is because of it!
Q: for me it is still like a miracle – that the matter could be conscious!
Guruji: matter is conscious. Just look at the atom: why it has movement if it is not conscious or it is dead? There should be no movement; but it is moving in a certain way. Particles are changing their behaviour by observation. It is exactly like we see in India: if people begin to look at you – you’re suddenly more well-behaved – so you change your behaviour. They are very sensitive beings – every particle. For us it’s a particle – but it may be the very sensitive being.
Q: but again this is unbelievable: one thing is to know or to read about it and another thing is to perceive it?
Guruji: reading is just information and part of education- butyour experience and ability to understand what you are experiencing: for this we need a little bit of brain development.
ALL IS CONSCIOUSNESS
Q: we need to do pranayama and asana?
Guruji: this is part of yoga – it is only for yogis. Because if you are not a good person and sincere person and you lack the ability to take the strongest of the strong decisions and wise bite – you cannot become a successful yogi. And for that matter – you will not become so successful in life also: material or immaterial – doesn’t matter.
Q: but Your definition of asana is very different: not any person who can do asanas can be called a yogi…
Guruji: the way yoga has been introduced to the west – like physical culture – go back to the first yogi, who visited America: Yogananda Paramahamsa. He is a pillar of our Parampara. He was not teaching yoga postures, he was discussing about samadhi and superconsciousness and how to achieve that; so then many people for material success began to flow to America and other western countries. Even that is good – because you have to start from somewhere.
Q: but you cannot see the consciousness?
Guruji: if you see the person going somewhere, with your eyes; but until unless you know him and you talk with him – you will never know the level of consciousness which he might be having. Looking is not enough!
Q: but can we see the consciousness by the mind?
Guruji: your consciousness will become aware of that consciousness.
Q: and when the communication will start?
Guruji: when you will introduce yourself
Q: how it is possible to introduce yourself to the consciousness of the matter?
Guruji: very easily. We are very mundane people: everything you are doing – you’re doing with your brain, body is just an instrument.
GOD IN THE HEART
Q: how to understand that it’s not the play of our imagination – if we’re seeing the moving of particles – if it is the reality?
Guruji: believe in yourself! Who is an atheist? Who doesn’t believe in god? I think atheist is the one, who doesn’t believe in himself. That is atheism. Ishwar is inside your heart. You don’t have to believe somebody is living in heaven in the very antiseptic climate – he is here, inside.
That brings us to very interesting conclusion: that’s why you will never hear somebody have cancer in the heart. Never happens. Because Ishwar lives there- second heart is constantly working out. So clean diets and daily workout is very important( smiling).
Q: what can we say about the people with the artificial, electronic heart?
Guruji: maybe it’s a sense of humour of the Ishwar; but we need to study: what are the changes in their nature, they cannot remain the same.
Q: Guruji, but we see kutastha by the brain?
Guruji: let’s say we see our immortal soul by the brain.
Q: so like seeing kutastha needs more time to understand what we see – same with the consciousness?
Guruji: in a way, yes; seeing is the beginning of understanding. I think we explained it in Gorakhbodh: seeing is of many kinds – you see with your eyes, you see with your intellect, you see with your feelings…seeing has many different shades to it. I will see, let us see – even language is full of it.
Q: on what level the person could see the kutastha or the spirit of other people? When he understand the consciousness of the Void?
Guruji: no, much before. I will give the very simple example here because you have been working out for many years; I think the person who is just walking towards you – you will know in a second whether this person is working out or he is not working out. That you are seeing with your understanding. So will also see other person’s thing.
DEVELOP YOUR MIND, CULTIVATE YOUR IMAGINATION
The power of your mother is sleeping inside after the cord was cut- or the power of the woman is sleeping in your nabhi, and it created your whole body. It has its own consciousness.
Q: how to understand it?
Guruji: in Kriya you already learn; as you will continue to do – slowly, understanding takes quite a lot of time. The understanding is not so understanding; that it is able to understand itself.
There are two words in English: recognition and cognition; yogis concentrate more on cognition – after their level is a little bit developed. So instead of 2% they are able to develop 2,000001%: then they begin to perceive. And I’m amazed; – of course many disciples agree to it – but it is difficult to make people understand that it is your brain which is knowing everything. And you need to develop it.
Even in life for success – you have to have brain. But most of the people are following Kabir das thing: actually he was meaning about the body: without doing anything wrong with the body he returned it exactly in the new condition to the god. But I see many people keep the brain intact, unused – and they return it in perfect condition to the god. And we need to use it to the limit.
Many wise people in India have tried to convey this thing; somebody gave this example – he was a great person: that two disciples were given sitar, to keep it in good condition. One disciple was dusting it every day and kept it clean; other disciple started to play it and became the very accomplished music player; and his sitar also was used and remain absolutely intact.
That’s up to you: how you use the things which you have been given.
One father testing his two sons gave them – let’s say, one rupee each; he simply said: do something- so the whole community will receive something. One son became very angry: with one rupee what I can do? Other person was intelligent; he just bought some incenses in 1 rupee, burn them and just went around the community and everybody felt – how he shared. It is in the brain, and creative brain. And for creativity you must have a highly developed imagination. No imagination – no creativity. So, use whatever you have – to the best.
HOW TO THINK POSITIVELY
One time one man came- I cannot forget that person; he was the very depressed person, respondent to always. I told him: think positive! He was here for three hours; then he touched my feet – so, ok, I’m going. Then he came back from the gateand he asked: what should I thinking positively? ( laughing). isaid: please, leave me alone, I’m getting very great depression now( laughing)
Q: but what do You think on positive thinking? If the person will think positive in any situation, no matter how hard it could be;- will he recover from it?
Guruji: he will be able to create his own reality. That will be something. Here I recommend the movie: “Life is beautiful”- it’s classic and must seen movie. One of the best I have seen so far. Everybody is living in their own reality; even though who are giving this concept – their reality is the only reality. Just smile and ignore; people are saying: ignorance is bliss; I concern: ignoring them is bliss. So, learn to ignore!
It’s matter of accepting the challenge: the spirit of adventure is the basis of it. And what is our moto? Let us see, what will happen! It is the best.
HOW TO START FRIENDSHIP WITH PARAMATMA?
Q: when atma introduced you to the Paramatma – you don’t need it anymore?
Guruji: that is final liberation. You can even call it nirvana.
Q: but what happens with the atma then – when it introduced you to the Paramatma?
Guruji: then the friendly relationship will start. Only after that. A billions year old being, whom we are calling atma, will accept you as a friend – till eternity.
Q: so before it is like a Guru and disciple relationship?
Guruji: it is like a job; she is bringing you life and going away – that’s it. Even if it becomes the Guru, then the relationship will begin. She will teach you – or he will teach you and you will be able to be in a situation when you are able to communicate with the higher beings. Otherwise suppose a person will appear in front of you- only 10 billion years old – what you will talk? You don’t know? For this we need development of the consciousness.
Q: yes, it’s very logical: you cannot be the real friends with a person who is working on you
Guruji: yes, your boss is never your friend.
ALPHABET AND CREATION
52 sounds – and 52 Bhairavas: think about it!
Q: how we can recognize in our body separate functions of prana – that it is exactly apana, this is samana?
Guruji: that will take time. You will know exactly. It always takes time for understanding to develop. A lifetime – several life times.
Q: could we ask You about appearance of the vowels and consonants?
Guruji: that 16 vowels, which appeared from the drum – any language they are there. They are the basic root and the beginning of the imagination. This is creativity: so many languages came out of it.
Q: are these vowels connected with the music?
Guruji: there are only 7 different notes in music – but yes, all are connected. Music is a great thing. You will learn to appreciate sound in a very minute details – in the music. I have noticed: if you have this ability to play any musical instrument very well or to sing- everybody loves to hear it, on parties or any gathering: always some request will come: oh, please, sing a song! This is a divine thing. But many of us sing – and that singing is a big example that singing should not be like this( smiling). Even that is very positive. That’s why in India so many Paramahamsas are here.
Q: what do You think about the theory that the sound A condenses into I and it takes the will power; then it condenses into E and it takes even more will power…
Guruji: the basic material was there – the vibration: the whole creation is vibratory by nature; even all scientists agree to that.
Q: so could we say that all alphabet is the description of the creation?
Guruji: yes, Hindi alphabet or Sanskrit alphabet is a description of the creation.
Q: and materia or matter appears exactly on the consonants?
Guruji: you can say that. We can describe everything and anything. It is like code.
OM OR AUM?
Q: how then we can explain the AUM?
Guruji: I pay my deepest respect to those people who describe Om like this. I’ve no comment on that.
Q: many years back You told us that bija mantra of Shiva Ji is Um?
Guruji: Om is written like this: there is no a and u – that is one thing. But then they tried to explain – those, who don’t understand.
Q: but last year we discovered that another bija mantra of Shiva Ji is Sa; so they both are of the same meaning – or no? Um and Sa?
Guruji: both are the names of Shiva Ji, according to Sanskrit dictionary. The same thing described in the different ways.
Q: this is also very popular concept that a-u-m is Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva?
Guruji: this is human nature: we love to create confusion- then we come forward to say: yes, come to me, I will clear your confusions. That’s how the business begins. You create confusions, then claim: I can clear your confusions!( smiling). It depends on the understanding of that person whoever made this statement.
YOGANANDA TEACHINGS
Yogananda’s teachings were so esoteric and deep; and he was representing Babaji and Kriya yoga lineage – which in my opinion is still the most mysterious thing. And he started to talk about god realization, self-realization, nirvikalp samadhi, savikalp samadhi; he was talking about so many fantastic fairy-tales like incidents; he never taught yoga postures.
Q: then how that stereotype that yoga is asanas developed?
Guruji: after that some other yoga instructors went from India to make some money and then they commercialize it. It is a big business in America: maybe 50 million dollars annually – maybe more. But it’s not a bad thing: because commercial touch is there, so now people are taking real interest in that. And even if you are doing yoga postures, it will create a certain body language, which will directly affect your consciousness and your mind. Everybody has to start from somewhere.
That’s good point: read Yoga Darshan: they start by discussing samadhi – then they go into different chapter in the process. Yogananda was the first chapter of Yoga Darshan: he started by discussing samadhi; then the people followedand the practice started – from yoga postures. It looks like it now! And I will say: even yoga postures are not so easy to do – especially nauli.
Q: have You asked Your Guru about it?
Guruji: no, he was in a very different mood; and he was not so talkative as me – that was the main point.
Q: now so many people are claiming they received the teachings from Babaji directly ?
Guruji: they should give thanks to Yogananda Ji because he made this world-famous and now people are realizing the commercial value of it.
GURU ABOUT GURU
Before Guru Purnima he visited with his grandson; and amazing thing was that he could not do khechari, but he was doing 24 mahamudras every day. He was 99. My Guru has three layers; three buildings with very steep stairs. That 99 years old man simply ran up the stairs. He had absolutely perfect working condition. Very slim, straight, ramrod,- only grey hairs and few wrinkles; otherwise he was in perfect physical condition. 24 mahamudras a day; and he was doing 288 pranayamas every day: at the age of 99 he was in such extreme good physical condition. That gives us hope!
They all came young to my Guru and they all grow old together. It was my first exposure to such senior people; I was 25 then – and they were all looking at me. My Guru was youngest: he was 77. And the oldest person was maybe 97. And all those senior people will start looking at you: you feel very strange. But it was good – then they all became my friends. I’ve never come across such a senior group even after that. Most of them were in a good working condition. And there was one Shastri Ji; he was then 91, if I remember correctly. And he was having long hairs: and it was absolute jet black hairs. Beard and moustaches was white and grey, and he had some accidents so he was walking with the help of a stick- and he had great sense of humour: I inherited only one thing from my family and father- my hairs( laughing). and he was looking youngest among that senior – because his hairs were black.
Q: what was the discussions that time?
Guruji: oh, they were already beyond discussions; they were read a chapter of Gita with Lahiri Mahasaya’s commentaries and one chapter of Shrimad Bhagavatam. Then aarati of Shiva and maybe few bhajans – that’s it. It was about 2 hours program every evening.
Q: what mantras You were singing?
Guruji: not mantras – some bhajans in praise of Shiva.
Q: that is great if you can do full Nabhi Kriya at the age of 97; then how yogis decide when the time came to die?
Guruji: they know. You will know exactly and precise moment.
Q: but he will be able to do this technic?
Guruji: of course – otherwise he will never know. This is what Gita writes in 8th chapter: bhruvormadhye pranamavesyasamyak sa tam param purusamupaiti divyam. Bhrumadhya is suggested in Gita. The point on the top of the head is for sahasrara; when it is awaken – then it is different program. But for leaving the body – bhrumadhya. Bhrumadhya is very important in yoga practice.
Q: it will be like support of Parampara: to give the force to the yogi to do this final technic?
Guruji: Parampara always supports. In extreme adverse conditions I felt their support, always.
GURUJI AND YAMUNA
Q: I remember that story with the python – it’s really scary
Guruji: I’m sure the normal person will never survive that. I was bleeding so much – all limbs turn yellow and only blood was going. Then I thought: if the time has come – I can put my lotus, tell me. Immediate response: two more times and it will be over. Hanuman Ji appeared, Babaji’s signal came – and Shailendra Sharma survived. But the swelling remain for 2 months plus: that time I developed the great compassion for pregnant ladies. You have to walk very carefully when your stomach swelled up and so much pain is there. We have gone through many great adventures here. Big flood came – the water was over my shoulders; all the gates were broken, the force was so much. Two our bulls went missing; so we found one, brought him to this house; another was missing – so we were in the water up to the chin and the current was very great; then something hit me in the navel. Then the lightning came and I saw a python in the water, going away. There was one more disciple who was helping me there; I said – ok, I’m going. There was strong feeling of urination but only blood came. Every 3-4 minutes. It was blood coming – and blood coming out of my navel also. It must be very serious injury. When too much blood was going – all my hands were turning yellow, I was feeling dizzy; then I prayed to Babaji: if my time is come – let me put padmasan. If not – help. Immediate response came: two more times blood will go – then it will stop. Then again I felt for urination – much less blood came, second time – just few drops came and then it stops, nothing happened after. Then after, in 2nd October, the python came out: we had him caught: he was 39 kilos in weight. In goshala I have a photo with him – like a garland. In this place it was an adventure like Tarzan or something. Ok, I survived; I suffered – but I have the great story to tell, that’s the main point.
Q: but You cured?
Guruji: automatically – I ‘ve never consult any doctor, nothing. It took more than 2 months to go down. That’s why I said: those days I’ve developed the great compassion for pregnant ladies. I was walking very carefully: every step was very careful.
Q: but why this happened with You, for what?
Guruji: see, that is another point: we had no water. So when Hanuman Ji was talking: a person should never complain about his physical problems. I asked him: what will we do – we have no water? I was not so mature then. He said: very easily – You go to Yamuna river and invoke it: tell her – please, come- and she will come. It didn’t actually register. Next day Umashankar was here with his car – so we went to Vrindavan. My sister took some milk; feeling very foolish we invoke: Mother, please, come! We need water! We poured the milk – it simply went down. I think that like in a movie some spring of water will come; but you know what happen? Somehow a big canal of Yamuna river broke down and all water came to our campus. But the problem is: We were not knowing it before. It was tremendous force! Such force that the gates were simply thrown away; and we were draining the water of our kund: it was almost 40 steps empty: in 15 minutes it were all overflowing. I was standing in the middle – then the big python came. There is a big population of pythons here. But now we have a story to tell. What is the use of a life, living very simply? If you don’t have any story to tell? We must have some stories.
Q: I even can’t imagine how did You feel when this flood started; You were afraid?
Guruji: no, no fear.
The current was very strong; in this room water was there. My two bulls were missing. The water was rising up to his neck; I caught him, pull him into the veranda – which is Shakti veranda now. Another was missing; we were searching for him. Then in the front of the kitchen – the kitchen was there; I told Mahatmaji to go inside and took something from there. He was inside – I was sitting in the middle of the current, very strong current – and then this thing happened. If the person afraid of water – he will never step into such current. And when we find out – the bull has already climbed the steps and was standing up there with the other cows. He was intelligent. In water your skin is more soft – so you hurt more. Next daysmany snakes were swimming everywhere, many birds were available – because it was raining also very heavily. That was a sight. We were upstairs for three months continuously.
Q: and You heard the voice of Babaji?
Guruji: yes, his clear voice and is vision: two more times thenit will stop, don’t worry.
Q: and You suffered for two months after?
Guruji: it was more than two months; swelling was there – then it started to subside. And you see, that is the beauty of this place: we were flooded; I didn’t even tell it to my sister – it would create the big panic: to see me bleeding. I didn’t say it because it was impossible to go to the hospital: hospital was in Mathura. No taxi, nothing – all flood. I keep quiet. When she saw blood in the bathroom – then she started to cry: what happened? I said: now it is behind us. No medicine, nothing. It took time – but it subsided. How many people you know in your life, who were hit by the python in their navel? When they are inside the water, big flood current is coming – so looking for their bull ( smiling).
It was a major accident; and to be hit on the navel is the very serious thing. It’s a grave injury. But then – compassion for pregnant ladies started. Maybe that was the lesson which I was to be taught( smiling)
Q: but nabhi is very important: maybe it was the only way to activate it?
Guruji: we can think like this – but I talked with doctor: they say usually such wounds are fatal. Very difficult to survive and you deferent even went to the hospital. And it was not possible to go to hospital: 20 kms away, no taxi, water everywhere. It happened in June 1996 – 26th of June. We installed Shiva at 26th of June: some dates are repeating.
It was some very grave internal injury: some blood come out of the navel also. And it is good that it passed away. Thanks to Babaji: he made me survive! We have gone through big adventures here. There are so many: it will take one year to tell them all. I think it makes the life more interesting – if you survive to tell the story. And it helps to pass the time, you feel good: everybody who listens to it in amazement – it also gives a good feeling. And we caught that python finally at 2nd of October. That’s how I remember the date: because my bull’s birthday was at 2nd of October. My sister went to feed him some big amount of sweets; and when they coming back – the python came out of the water. They all come out running. Then we were just stay on the Babaji’s veranda; I went there, then we called the snake charmers, then he was caught. Then they brought him next day to demonstration. Very furious python: he was jumping more than 15 feet – this side, that side…very ferocious python. Then they brought him again – on maybe Shivaratri; he was very lazy and slow so the put him around my neck and the photo was made – it is still hanging inside goshala.
He was more than 100 kgs in weight. Snake charmers are professionals; when forest department came they said – we cannot catch him, he is too big. So we called our snake charmers friends. It was difficult to control him; so one old snake charmer recited some mantras and threw pebbles on that python; and he became drowsy after that. Then he was caught. They put him in a very big bag and 5 people carried him away. Professor was almost eaten by him. He went there to offer his pranam to Nag Shila and he was extremely aware that something is looking at him. He was afraid and come back quickly – and next day we caught him. I said: you would have disappeared. “and how You would have known what happened with me?” I said: whenever we will hear the python has started to give lectures – we will know: yes, professor is inside. We have so many stories. And we never go and ask for them: what you do like to have? They survive on their own: pythons are predators, they survive on small animals. Whenever some cow have some child or the dog giving birth – within a week the python will be caught trying to enter our wall. They smell and they come to eat. But we have learnt to live in harmony somehow.
SNAK CHARMERS
Q: how You have met the snake charmers for the first time? How You began to communicate?
Guruji: he came first – just to see me because I became very famous by living here. Then we called him for some snakes. Then I asked him some things to bring, which he did – so we became friends. When he asked some water pump for his tribe – we always help them. like he came for help for marriage of his daughter; in any emergency they can come and ask: we always try to help.
Q: they are like the descendants of Kanipha Nath?
Guruji: they are Kanipha Nath’s lineage. And they look at the kundals – and they are respectful. This is called “mudra” in Nath lore; and only hardcore yogis wear it – rhinoceros horn: the person who lives in smashan will wear them: they know these things. So they take a look at me – and they are respectful. He told me: see, Guruji! Nobody is possessing the Guru and Guru doesn’t belong to one: he belongs to everyone. Then he will start to talk. They have grassroots level wisdom. Always discussing philosophy is not good for mental health. They are knowers of mantras – all mantric powers and technics to catch a cobra.
Q: they also have the discipline from Guru to disciple?
Guruji: yes, they all have Guru.
Q: what is the language they use in these mantras?
Guruji: simple Hindi. Same mantra – even in Bengal.
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Q: why You doesn’t giving the new names to disciples?
Guruji: it doesn’t mean anything. Until unless you’re becoming a monk and leaving the worldly things behind: only then a new name is given. I have seen that many Gurus simply when you become part of their organization – they give you a name. like ISKCON people give you a name. Here we believe in Shakespeare who said : what’s there in a name? keep your name. if a new name – you are not going to forget your old name. Keep it: it’s given by your parents – it’s fine. And we are not converting you into Hinduism also. Yogis treat everybody as same.
Q: it supposed that with the new name you’re changing the whole lifestyle…
Guruji: see, when you are embracing Christianity – the new name is given. When you are becoming a krishnaite – the new name is given. So it is just like organized thing. For yogis – a name is a name. it is only when you are actually becoming a monk – you are erasing all your past, atit ghat – only then a new name is given, otherwise no.
ASTRO RECOMMENDATIONS
Q: it exist the opinion that of vishti karana will be simultaneously with vyatipat yoga in some particular place – it could be the flood or earthquake or big fire there?
Guruji: this is what they write, yes. I think it actually happens.
Q: all our road accidents happened exactly in this karana…
Guruji: so, avoid travelling.
Q: it exists some activity that could be auspicious in that karana?
Guruji: better be careful: stay home and practice Kriya yoga.
Q: because someone says it is good for destroying the enemies or to fight?
Guruji: even if it comes to a fight – you have to be very careful. If the person is stronger than you – namaste and say “sorry”. If you are stronger than him – than give him a piece of your mind. And be sure to run away quickly before police arrives. That is local adventure. But try to avoid that!
Then one thing: I had a disciple in Caribbeans; one woman was after him – who was 20 years older than him. She arrived there: I will not leave – until you will marry me, I will not leave. Then – he was my disciple: for one week she was harassing him, then god smiled on him: he simply went to the policeman and punched him several times – and he was taken to the prison for 6 months. And her visa was expired before that. Police saved him! ( laughing). he got free boarding and lodging.
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Q: it’s about the question we discussed before: so for the yogi it’s impossible to do suicide?
Guruji: no, this is just a decision: it’s not suicide – we were discussing effect of the Kriya.
Q: so it’s impossible for the yogi to start this technic before his time was coming?
Guruji: no. he will now exactly and precisely. In Nabhi Kriya you don’t see the death door; in Omkar Kriya you reached that door. That difference is there.
Q: but as I understand the second part of Nabhi also exists?
Guruji: it will come. I’ve noticed that suddenly you have more out of the body experiences.
Q: mentally?
Guruji: no, it is physical adventure. When I did it for the first time – I was seeing myself sitting and doing it.
