Monday, December 1, 2008

EIGHT LEVELS OF DEVOTION By Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji

Today the recognition that God exists in most of us is only at the intellectual level. However, trying to experience God through the intellect is like a child stretching out its hand to grasp the moon in the sky. It is impossible to realize Divinity through the intellect. The Scriptures have always said that the realization of God comes directly from the heart. If we want to experience Divinity, an intense devotion or Bhakti should arise from the heart and be established there, but at present our devotion is like a dress that we wear or remove at our convenience. Have we ever questioned ourselves whether our devotion springs from within all the time or trickles out only occasionally? Devotion or Bhakti is not only the process of engaging ourselves in formal worship, prayer or rituals. It is also a process of inner expansion and evolution where the mind stops its senseless revolution.

Sage Narada has defined eight progressive levels of understanding or devotion that culminate in Self or God Realization in each human being. (1) At the first and the primary level of devotion cultivated in us we think that this Earth exists only for the benefit of us, human beings. (2) The second level of devotion reveals that the Earth exists not only to cater to our own welfare, but also to promote the well being of all the organisms that live and co-exist with us. When we reach or have this level of devotion, naturally our patience and tolerance will increase and grow. We also begin to understand that every single thing we do has a direct or indirect impact on other beings. (3) This automatically pushes us to the third level of devotion where we become aware of what our contribution is to this world through our thoughts, words and deeds. A new awareness dawns which makes us recognize that although contributing environmentally to the world is good, we must in addition also contribute a spiritual legacy for the future generations. We will work to enrich our spiritual culture to inspire the youth to pay forward a good thought, a good word and a good deed so that this becomes a habit in them. (4) At the fourth level we realize that a clean and pure mind is as important as a pollution free environment and at this stage our devotion removes unwanted, negative and emotional thoughts from the mind and keeps it pure. (5) When the mind is purified with this intensity, our devotion guides us to think of how much we are working for the welfare of others and how useful we are to them. Our devotion becomes an internal yardstick to measure and assess the selfishness or selflessness of our own actions. (6) As we attain this level of devotion, unselfish love springs up within us and this makes us experience the presence of God or Paramatma and takes us to (7) the seventh level of devotion or Bhakti. Here we are able to see and feel the luminescence of our Soul or Atma. (8) This leads to the eighth level where a constant feeling vibrates in us – “There is nothing within me except bliss. Everything is Supreme Light or Jyothi. I am Sat-Chit-Ananda or pure knowledge.”

Sage Narada tells us that this is how we realize God through Supreme Highest Devotion or Apara Bhakti. This was also the path of all the singing saints. The blossoming of devotion can be compared to the germination of a seed. When the sprout emerges from the soil, it is so tender that it breaks at our touch, but still this fragile sprout had the strength to pierce through such hard soil. Likewise, however small and insignificant we may feel before God, when devotion blossoms, the divine power of the Soul sprouts from within breaking through the hard crust of our Ego, to effortlessly embrace us and our dear ones along with the whole world in everlasting bliss.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Invitation to event on November 2, 2008 - Implement the Vedic Way of Governance in the Political system of India

Namaste,

Greetings from Shri Nimishananda Ashram !

Shri Vidyaranya Brahmana Sabha is organising a Felicitation programme on November 2, 2008 at Rotary Sabhagana, Malleshwaram, Bangalore. The Programme will commence at 5:30 PM.

Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji will be Gracing the occasion to bless the elected leaders and will speaking on how to implement the Vedic Way of Governance in the political system of India.
The programme will be inaugrated by Shri Ananth Kumar, MP, Lokasabha.

S. Suresh Kumar, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs
K. Divakar, Advisor to the Chief Minisher, Government of Karnataka
Dinesh Gundurao, MLA, Gandhinagar
B.N Vijayakumar, MLA, Jayanagar
Ravi Subramanya, MLA, Basavanagudi
Dr. S. R Leela, MLC and
K.V. Narayana Swamy, MLC will be felicitated.

Shri Ashwathnarayana, MLA, Malleshwaram will also be present for the felicitation programme.

The programme will be presided by Shri. K.V. Bhaaskar, Director, Kem Solar Systems Private Limited and Shri. R.N Sundaresh, CEO, Nimisha Corporation India Private Limited.

The scanned copy of the invitation is attached to this mail.

Looking forward to your presence.

For more details about the event please contact : 09900140401.

Thanks and Regards,

Mekhala Jois.
Wipe a Tear, Remove a Pain

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Prayer for Harmony

Prayer for Harmony

Prayer for Harmony

Shri Nimishananda youth group in its little effort to Wipe a Tear, Remove a Pain has been assembling at Lalbagh Botonical Gardens every Sunday morning. Here, the Youth Group together pray that Harmony, Peace, Happiness and Joy should prevail amongst all parts of the Divine creation. As divinely guided by our beloved Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji the youth volunteers chant and meditate on the prayer-
Sarve jana Sukhino bhavantu,
Loka Samastha Sukhino bhavantu
sarva jeeva Raashi Sukhino Bhavantu
Srishti Samastha sukhino Bhavantu.

Wipe a Tear, Remove a Pain - http://wipeatearremoveapain.blogspot.com

Dear Friend,

Please find below a message from the Shri Mahadevan who is a Disciple of His Holiness Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji. I welcome you to join hands in Wiping a Tear and Removing a Pain !

In the spirit of Wipe a Tear, Remove a Pain,

Mekhala.

Om Jai Matha....Om Jai Gurudeva...Guruve Sharnam

Namaste,

With Blessings from Paramapujya Guruji, we welcome you to our interactive blog designed to embark on the mission of "wipe a tear, remove a pain”. This blog will go parallel with our shrinimishananda yahoo group. It is created to fulfill the request of our members who want to participate on a more interactive basis using the innovative gadgets. Members can now upload videos, images and also share comments to articles posted.

What we seek from all members is to work closely with us in contemplating on Pujya Guruji's divine teachings and sharing all activities and news related to our mission of wipe a tear, remove a pain. As this is a public domain, we also seek members to be cautious in their sharing in the spirit of charity to all, malice to none.

We will be highlighting on information relating to caring of our body, mind and soul -the divine tools given by our creator for us to achieve our dreams and goals before we merge into the creator’s dimension. Our focus will be on Paramapujya Guruji's divine teachings, health tips, inspirational quotes and motivational movie clips.

So, please feel free to participate and also share this blog -http://wipeatearremoveapain.blogspot.com with as many people as possible. Our assurance to you is with Divine Mother's and Pujya Guruji's Grace this blog will be a great tool for the betterment of many lives.

IN THE SPIRIT OF WIPE A TEAR, REMOVE A PAIN

Om Jai Matha....Om Jai Gurudeva.... Guruve Sharanam

Love and Light
Mahadevan

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Shri Shri Nimisananda Guruji's advise to attain Freedom from boredom

FREEDOM FROM BOREDOM
By
Shri Shri Nimishananda

Today, as human beings, we are trained to view everything through the faculties of logic and analytical reasoning. This constricts the mind and prevents its expansion. Only when the mind expands can we experience the vibrations of utter peace, contentment, joy and bliss which constantly emanate from the Spirit or Soul within. An expansive mind is a spiritual mind. In fact, when God created the mind, He gave it a natural tendency to remain poised in a state of total tranquility. The most essential prerequisite for experiencing God is to keep the mind calm, stable and tranquil at all times. Unfortunately, most of us are unable to accomplish this. If we watch carefully, we will discover that two factors disrupt our inner peace most often – a fear of boredom and a feeling of enmity.

Whenever the mind has nothing to do, it slips into a state of inner peace, but before it can settle down there, we think – “I’m getting bored. I must find something to do.” Immediately we call a friend, switch on the TV or look for some kind of entertainment. The moment we do this, we nip the blossoming of the mind. Instead, we should postpone the urge to keep the mind constantly occupied, sit still for a while, and allow it to expand. We should tell ourselves –“This is not boredom. It is a state of great tranquility and serenity given to me by God.” If we do this persistently, the mind learns to slip into a natural meditative state where we experience the presence of God. We should do this for at least half an hour everyday. The Sages called this state Sahaja Samadhi.

The innate calmness of the mind is also disturbed by the enmity we harbour. We have imprisoned all those who have hurt or harmed us as our enemies in the mind. They have become our prisoners. We have imprisoned others and others have imprisoned us. We should understand that it is our own bad karma that has invited this set of people into our lives as enemies and break the shackles of hate and resentment by forgiving them. Pray to God for their well being. Set them free from life imprisonment in your mind, and you will also be released from theirs. As long as there is space for enmity in your mind, there can be no lasting peace, contentment or fulfillment in life. When we pray for our enemies, the negative karma that binds us is dissolved and no fresh karma is generated. The mind which has been a palatial prison for negative thoughts and feelings towards others is cleansed. We soak in the ocean of peace and our mind becomes the sacred abode of God.

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"Food for thought"- by Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
By
Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji

Vedic Seers and Sages from times immemorial have clearly advocated that thoughts generated by the intellect form the very basis of human beings. Our ability to think sets us apart from animals. The way we think moulds our personality and shapes our life. If our thoughts are so important, what is the prime factor that decides what kind of thoughts we think? Our scriptures tell us that our thoughts depend on the food we eat. Some of us may find this very surprising.

Let us delve a little more into this. It is our intellect that gives us the prompt to eat when we are hungry. The whole beauty is that the intellect derives its own nourishment from the same food. The energy from the food goes not only to our gross physical body, but also to our brain through blood and oxygen. The brain which is the reservoir of the intellect, then acts as a tool and generates thought after thought.

The type of food we eat decides the kind of thoughts we think. If our food consists of meat and other heavy foodstuff, then it takes a long time to digest. Such food is called Tamasic and creates sloth and inertia in us, because of which our thinking becomes very slow and our thoughts are filled with doubt and suspicion. This kind of thinking generates innumerable troubles and conflicts in our life which are very hard to resolve. Our food may also be Rajasic or very pungent if it is laced with a lot of spices, onion, garlic and so on in order to satisfy our taste buds. Then the intellect, acting through the brain, pumps out a stream of hyper and revolting thoughts, bringing out anger, fury and obsessions, which are totally contrary to the very purpose of our life. Such thoughts make the path of life base and repulsive.

If our food is Satvic and consists of cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables, sprouted grains, milk and so on which are cooked with moderate spices, then soft, pure, divine, subtle energy is released from within us. The intellect churns out benevolent, selfless, sublime, peaceful thoughts making our lives pristine and pure. Such thoughts prompt and motivate us to seek our Soul through spiritual sadhana and establish us in tranquility, contentment, enlightenment and bliss by synchronising our vibrations to harmonise with the Cosmic Energy, which is the source of all creation. We will then engage ourselves in action for the well being of ourselves as well as others.

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Power of Vakshakti for effective communication

my namaskaras at the Lotus Feet of Pujya Nimishananda Guruji.

i was contemplating on the above topic and i am inspired to share with you a small exercise on how to practise the yoga of discipline of speech to make communication effective.
Exercise :

Be in the awareness of whether the words you are uttering or going to utter is in tune with your inner voice. If it is then your words will empower others and you will be communicating effectively.

To hear your inner voice Maintain Mental Equipoise.

Results:

I have tried this many a times and it has worked for me. People take my words seriously and respect what I say when i speak with awareness but now i am inspired with the GRACE and BLESSINGS of Pujya Nimishananda Guruji to sustain this practice to experience the Grace of Vagdevi.

JAI GURU NIMISHANANDA
mekhala
(at the Lotus Feet of Pujya Nimishananda Guruji always)

Saturday, March 8, 2008

"THYAAGA RAAGA SAMYOGA" AT GAYANA SAMAJA - Event Pics


"THYAAGA RAAGA SAMYOGA" AT GAYANA SAMAJA
Shri Nimishananda Ashram, Rajarajeshawari Nagar, Bangalore had organised – "Thyaaga Raaga Samyoga" – A unique programme of Music and meditation on March 8th, Saturday at Gaayana Samaja. The programme constituted discourse by Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji, which, was interspersed with music in meditative ragas by Ganakala Bhushana Shri. R. K Padmanabha and Kumari Manasi Prasad.

Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji in His discourse highlighted the importance of Music as a part of meditation.
There were over 600 people among audience.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Thyaga Raaga Samyoga - Discourse by Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji

THYAGA, RAGA, SAMYOGA

Shri Nimishananda Ashram cordially invites you all for an evening filled with Divine vibrations and Soul Stirring Ragas.

A unique blend of Music and Divinity, in the presence of His Holiness Shri Shri Nimishananda and Vidhwan Shri R.K Padmanabha.

This evening will showcase a spontaneous jugalbandi of Gyaana and Gaana. The discourse rendered by Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji will be interspersed with melodious Ragas rendered by Vidhwan R.K Padmanabha and Vidhushi Manasi Prasad

Venue: Bangalore Gaayana Samaaja, Bangalore

Date: Saturday, 8th March 2008

Time: 6 PM

As Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji says " Ragas take you to God through Bhakthi Yoga. They pull at the strings of your heart and fill you with devotion ''

So we welcome you all to be a part of this Divine,Musical evening and enjoy the vibrations of Divine melody and Bliss.

For More details please contact : Shri B.R Dwarakanath , Phone: 93412 59083

Thyaga Raaga Samyoga - Discourse by Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji

THYAGA, RAGA, SAMYOGA

Shri Nimishananda Ashram cordially invites you all for an evening filled with Divine vibrations and Soul Stirring Ragas.

A unique blend of Music and Divinity, in the presence of His Holiness Shri Shri Nimishananda and Vidhwan Shri R.K Padmanabha.

This evening will showcase a spontaneous jugalbandi of Gyaana and Gaana. The discourse rendered by Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji will be interspersed with melodious Ragas rendered by Vidhwan R.K Padmanabha and Vidhushi Manasi Prasad

Venue: Bangalore Gaayana Samaaja, Bangalore

Date: Saturday, 8th March 2008

Time: 6 PM

As Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji says " Ragas take you to God through Bhakthi Yoga. They pull at the strings of your heart and fill you with devotion ''

So we welcome you all to be a part of this Divine,Musical evening and enjoy the vibrations of Divine melody and Bliss.

For More details please contact : Shri B.R Dwarakanath , Phone: 93412 59083

Friday, February 15, 2008

OPEN THE EYE OF THE HEART

OPEN THE EYE OF THE HEART

Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji says...

When we are visually challenged, God empowers us with another powerful power – The ability to see through the heart i.e., The eye of the heart. Then there is an extreme sense of Awareness of God’s feelings called as Care, Compassion, Patience and Tolerance.

Wherein for a normal man with a sense of vision, predominantly, he has his eye of the heart closed as he is trapped in the visionary illusive world where every second fleeting before his eyes will be a kaleidoscope of images, people, etc. Bringing him new patterns of Good / bad thoughts etc which pre-dominantly obscures his inner vision blocking the true feelings of the eye of the heart.

I have always seen a visually challenged person is more broad minded, natural in his feelings, has a lot of common sense, has more intuition, has an extreme sense of awareness, highly practical, respects creation in his own way and in short is Enlightened.

He is dedicated more to the society around than “himself” because he feels, care, compassion, patience and tolerance and gives it naturally to the people / society around him.

I INVOKE THE DIVINE MOTHER’S BLESSINGS on all of you. May the eye of the heart open for all of you and you “Wipe a Tear and Remove a Pain” of millions of troubled souls in this world.

JAI MATHA

Shri Nimishananda