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Joys of Life

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Joys of life are or those who keep their minds clean.

Meditating on Mother is Pushpak Vimana says, His Holiness Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji during Navaratri 2010

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"Divine Union with Mother Goddess" Shri Nimishananda takes us beyond form, time and space to be one with the creative source of the cosmos

2010-10-09T20:50:00.000-07:00

In the Festive Spirit of Navaratri, The Times of India has published His Holiness Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji's pearls of wisdom on "Divine Union with Mother Goddess" during Navaratri. You can read the scanned version of the article in this blog post.

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY NAVARATRI

INVOKE DURGA DURING NAVARATRI SAYS HIS HOLINESS SHRI SHRI NIMISHANANDA GURUJI

2010-10-07T20:39:00.000-07:00

Make Your Mind Divine

2010-03-04T10:26:00.000-08:00

MAKE YOUR MIND DIVINE
BY
Parama Pujya
Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji

Today, though the mind has tremendous power, most of us are ignorantly misusing or abusing it. We must realise that the mind plays tricks and creates countless illusions when it has no specific task. Where do these illusions and delusions come from? They come from the mind itself, because like a camera it captures whatever it is exposed to and these pictures can be stored and viewed later. Most of the time our minds are exposed to mundane, transactional, sensational and unwholesome things. These impressions become mental garbage in the subconscious. Therefore, whenever the mind is idle, it brings this out as assumptions, presumptions, negative or positive thoughts and feelings including fear and uncertainty, to shatter our inner peace, contentment and joy.

Instead, if we expose the mind and push it to higher ideals and engage ourselves in spiritual practices, divine vibrations are generated. These vibrations push the mind from the sub-conscious level to the super-conscious level which is nothing but divine energy. This divine energy brings out intuition from within us and also establishes the discriminating mind [Viveka] to differentiate between good and evil. A good example for this can be found in the Mahabharata. Once, Duryodhana asked Lord Krishna – “Why do people call me bad and my cousin, Dharmaraja, good?” In answer, Lord Krishna said – “By tomorrow, you identify a good person, and let Dharmaraja identify a bad person.” The next day, Duryodhana came back and said – “There is not even one good person in this world,” while Dharmaraja said – “Everybody is good. I could not find a single bad person anywhere.” Lord Krishna laughed and said – “When you see only goodness everywhere, divinity permeates your whole being.”

We, too, can churn out divine energy even while interacting with mundane objects and people, because God is present in every atom of creation. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says - “He who has … conquered his mind … by identifying himself with the divine core in all beings is a true Karmayogi….” [5-7]. To empower ourselves, we should begin each day with a prayer – “God, I know You exist in all beings. May I cognise You everywhere today.” Then, we begin to experience that every living and non-living thing around us is associated with divinity. We establish the fact that God is inspiring us through every person and situation. Interacting with people, we will realise – “I am serving God in them.” When we receive help, we think – “God is helping me through them.” In this way, we change our perception and emit only divine vibrations. Then, all our relationships harmonise and pulsate with unconditional love, making our lives and that of others frictionless and free.

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New Year Message from His Holiness Shri Shri Nimishananda

2010-02-04T05:15:00.000-08:00

“We have assembled here on New Year’s Eve to tap the treasure of bliss within us and share it with the rest of the world. Today, we will welcome the New Year according to the Gregorian calendar. All of us begin every year with the hope that it will bring us new energy, new feelings, new circumstances, new inspiration and new ideas. From the time we are born till the time we leave this world, there is always something new hidden inside us. How we bring it out is up to each one of us. How can we tap our full potential and enjoy constant success? If we take a look at ourselves, we will find that there are three aspects which refine and define our lives every moment. They are:

1. Our relationship with the materialistic world or Adibhoutika

2. Our relationship with Divinity or Adidaivika

3. Our relationship with our Soul or Adhyatmika

“The amount of attention we give to each of these aspects decides the quality of our life. To give a simple example, when we cook a dish, we must add salt, spices and seasoning in the right proportions to make it tasty. If there is an excess of even one of the ingredients, the dish is spoilt. Likewise, when all three aspects of our lives are proportionately balanced, our life is always filled with love, peace, bliss and success. At present if we are not enjoying contentment, happiness and success all the time, it means that we have not yet learnt to balance these three aspects of our lives harmoniously.

“All of us would like our materialistic lives to be comfortable. We want to fulfill our desires and ambitions. There is nothing wrong in setting materialistic goals for ourselves. However, we should never be obsessive or compulsive about them. If we give undue importance to materialistic desires and neglect the other two aspects of our lives, it creates a total imbalance within us. Then these materialistic desires generate a lot of expectations in us and when these expectations are not fulfilled, we are bombarded by stress, tension, anxiety, worry and ill-health. So, instead of being joyous, our life becomes miserable.

“When we seek happiness only through worldly pleasures, the more we try to gratify the mind and senses, the more their craving increases. It is impossible to satisfy them. However, our Soul is very easily pleased. It derives great joy from a good bhajan or discourse. If somebody gives us a loving smile, the Soul savours the sweetness of their love and feels completely content. During the past year, have we paid equal attention to all the three aspects of our lives ? We should take stock of this and analyse how much fulfillment we have attained. How many of our materialistic desires have been fulfilled? How much joy have we shared with others this year? How many of our divine qualities have we brought out? How many qualities of the Soul – like bliss, peace and contentment – have we experienced?

“Integrating all three aspects with each other is extremely important. When we are making a hemp rope, the more tightly the strands of the rope are intertwined together, the stronger it becomes. When the fibers are perfectly interwoven, the rope can easily tether an elephant or even pull a truck. Likewise, when we intertwine the materialistic, divine and spiritual aspects of our lives, we attain great Will Power. Then we will not only have dreams, we will also acquire the power to make all our dreams come true.

“God has given us the most powerful tool in the world – our Power of Resolution. We have the very fount of resolution and determination within us. This New Year, let us all use this wonderful power and make a Resolution to ‘injoy’ the bliss that is inside us all the time. Let all of us now resolve – “No evil can affect me anymore. No sorrow can affect me anymore. Nobody can have a negative influence on me anymore. No person or situation can deplete my bliss and peace anymore. No bad karma will affect me this year. ”

Just making this resolution is not enough. We must go one step further to balance our lives correctly this year so that our Power of Resolution or Sankalpa Shakti is completely empowered. To accomplish this, we should do a few things :

1. To satisfy our materialistic aspect, we should have a dream; define a goal that we would like to achieve during the year. Then, we should spend about 15 minutes everyday working towards achieving this materialistic goal. How do we do this? The best way is to sit and pray. Once we pray, we should accept whatever God gives us as His Prasad. We should be content with whatever He gives us and accept it with complete gratitude. For instance, if our desire is to buy a plot of land, then we should place this at the His Lotus Feet. As we begin to pray, in a few days somebody may come to our doorstep and offer us free turf / grass for our garden. We should accept it with joy and gratitude and thank God for His benevolent gesture. When God sees how tranquil, happy and content we are, He will grant our prayer saying – “What I sent you earlier was just a sample. Here is the actual product ! Enjoy it.”

2. Everyday during the New Year, we should make a resolution – “Come what may, I am not going to lose my inner peace, joy and bliss today.”

3. Everyday we should perform at least one selfless act to make someone feel happy. We should share our love, time, peace, joy, knowledge, talent, skill or money with them. This is a way of recognising the divinity in everyone around us.

4. Management experts tell us to believe that we will get what we want, but God says – “You will only get what you deserve.” So, to deserve what we want, everyday we have to reserve some time for our Soul. Every morning, before we leave for work, we must meditate, chant or engage ourselves in some kind of spiritual practice that will activate the energy of our Soul. Sometime during the day, we should read a chapter from the biography or autobiography of an Enlightened Master, inscribe their teachings on our hearts and implement them.

When we follow this divine formula diligently throughout the year, God will send us everything we need in surplus. We will have an abundance of health, wealth, peace, contentment and joy. But, we should remember to share whatever we receive generously with others. If we feel that we have more money than we require, let us give it to someone who needs it. If we are filled with immense peace, let us pass it on to others. If we resonate with boundless joy, let us spread it to the rest of the world. All of us are born to be happy and make others happy. Let us balance our lives and establish ourselves in bliss forever and ever. May all of you have a wonderful New Year. May all kinds of prosperity, wealth, health, peace and happiness flow to you, not just this year, but year after year for the rest of your lives. May the whole world be happy.”

Jai Matha. Hari Om Tat Sat.
Courtesy: www.shrinimishamba.org

Shri Nimishananda in the Sacred Space Today said

2010-01-08T00:12:00.000-08:00

Quoted along with Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad, Isa Upanishad and Confucius

Sync with your SELF

2009-12-27T21:15:00.000-08:00

Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji addressing the audience from Holland, Newzealand, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Tamil Nadu and Andhrapradesh during the Mahasatsang in Tiruvannamalai

Satsang in Tiruvannamalai by His Holiness Sri Sri Nimishananda Guruji at seshadri Asramam

2009-12-27T21:13:00.000-08:00

Sri Sri Muthukumaraswamyji,President, Seshadri Asramam welcomes His Holiness Sri Sri Nimishananda Guruji to the Asramam for a divine satsang

Maha Satsangh in Tiruvannamalai - Discourse in English by His Holiness Shri Shri Nimishananda - "Sync with your SELF"

2009-12-19T20:08:00.000-08:00

THE DIVINE CALL OF ARUNACHALA for a Maha Satsang (in English) by His Holiness Shri Shri Nimishananda on 'Sync with your Self'.

Venue : Sri Seshadri Swamigal Asramam, Tiruvannamalai.
Date : 25th December, 2009
Timings : 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Shri Nimishananda Ashram welcomes you all to experience Divine Bliss.

Experience Divine Bliss

Maha Satsangh in Chitambaram - "Chidambara Rahasyam and Akasha Linga Tatvam" by Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji in Chidambaram Temple

2009-12-19T19:46:00.001-08:00

INVITED BY LORD SHIVA TO HIS HOLY ABODE
Chidambaram & Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji has been invited to grace the MARGAZHI ARUDRA FESTIVAL : 11 days Annual Festival (23rd December, 2009 - 2nd January, 2010). In the Maha Satsang, Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji will unveil the mystical secrets of the 'Chidambara Rahasyam' and 'Akaasha Linga Tatvam'.

Venue : Thousand Pillared Hall (Raja Sabai), Shri Sabhanayagar Temple, Chidambaram.
Date : 24th December, 2009
Timings : Morning - 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Evening - 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

For blessings and darshanam, please contact (+91) 93412 59083.

Thiruvannamalai Bharani Deepam - Look to Arunachala - by Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji

2009-12-03T02:30:00.000-08:00

"Look to Arunachala for a divine experience"- Article published in The Times of India on December 1st 2009.

Visit http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/spirituality/speaking-tree/Look-to-Arunachala-for-a-divine-experience/articleshow/5284411.cms#write to read the online version of the article.

Shri Shri Guruji's article published in The Times of India today

2009-09-23T03:23:00.000-07:00

Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji says Relate with reverence

2009-08-27T21:51:00.000-07:00

A Guru Can help us get connected.. Article in The Times of India today, published in the Speaking Tree Section

2009-07-18T04:43:00.000-07:00

Nimishananda Gurudeva

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Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji : Four Steps to Enlightenment

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Video on Wipe a Tear, Remove a Pain

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Developing Insight

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Harnessing Desires

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Good bye to Habits and Addictions

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Develop patience and Forgive others because to Err is Human, But to Forgive is DIVINE

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Sarvam Shri Guru Nimishanandam charanaaravindam Samarpanam

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Shri Nimishananda Guru Charanarpanamasthu

Become Atma Jyoti yourself

2009-03-18T04:05:00.000-07:00

Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji says, "The Guru's Soul is Jyoti. Meditate on that Jyoti and become "Atma Jyoti" yourself".

2009-03-18T00:08:00.000-07:00

Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji says, "An oscillating mind reduces the quality of life and a superstitious mind reduces the value of life."

Wipe a tear, Remove a Pain

2009-03-14T00:59:00.000-07:00

At the Lotus Feet of beloved Parama Pujya Nimishananda Guruji

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LOVE YOUR LOTUS FEET GURUJI... LOVE YOUR LOTUS FEET

A bhajan by Shri Nimishananda Ashram bhajan group - Kaveri lokapavani

2009-03-13T23:02:00.000-07:00

Asathoma Satgamaya .. Paramanada Nimishananda

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Asato maa Sadgamaya; Tamaso maa Jyotirgamaya; Mrutyorma..mamrutam Gamaya
Paramananda Nimishananda; Aatmanada Nimishananda

Lead me from Falsehood to Truth; from Darkness to Light; From Mortality to Immortality

1. Ninna nota onde saaku, nanna dutritagalellavu madiyalu

One look of yours, and all my troubles are vanquished

Ninna nudiyondiddare saaku; nanna antaratmavu midiyalu

You just have to speak, and my entire being resonates to every word you utter

Ninna paadodakave saaku; nanna karmagalellava kaleyalu

The holy water of your feet is enough to wash away all my karmas

Ninna arivondiddare saaku; nanna kattale harisi belaku chellalu

Just your awareness is enough to lead me from Darkness to Light

Paramananda Nimishananda; Atmaananda Nimishananda
Apaara shakti, apaara bhakti, jeevanamuktiya karuniso deva

Please grant me enormous devotion and power, Lord, and lead me to salvation

2. Ninna darushanandindale yennaa; kangalu paavanavaadavu

Just one darshan of yours, and my eyes become pure and clear

Ninna mandasmitavondenage harushavatanditu deva

Just your smile gives me great pleasure, dear Gurudeva

Ninna sannidhiyalle Swami; nanna mana karagitu tiliyaayitu

In your presence, my mind becomes free and light, Gurudeva

Ninna krupeyanu hariso Deva, ee manava janmava saarthaka padesu

Please let your grace flow, Gurudeva, and make this human life of mine worthwhile

Paramananda Nimishananda; Atmaananda Nimishananda
Apaara prema, apaara karune, apaara mahimeya nee avatarana
Guru Nimishananda,

You are the very incarnation of abundant Love and Compassion

Guru Seva erases Anger

2009-03-10T03:47:00.000-07:00

NIMISHA PRASADA
Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji says - " When we do real Guru seva, no anger will arise within us because our Guru's grace automatically erases our negative traits".

Gurudeva Gurudeva Guru Nimishananda ... Bhajan of the Week

2009-02-20T01:42:00.001-08:00

ಗುರುದೇವ ಗುರುದೇವ ಗುರು ನಿಮಿಷಾನಂದ,
Gurudeva Gurudeva Guru Nimishananda

ಏನು ಹಾಡಲಿ ಮಹಿಮೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ನಿನ್ನಿಂದ.
How shall I sing your praises- everything IS, only because of you

ನಿನ್ನ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪದಿಂದಲೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡ
The Universe came into being because you willed it

ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಲಯ ಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲ ನಿನ್ನಿಂದ.
The cycle of Creation, Preservation and Destruction goes on because of you

ಆ ಸೂರ್ಯನ ಶಾಖ ಚಂದಿರನ ತಂಪು
The heat in the Sun, the coolness of the moon

ಆಗಸದಾ ಆ ನೀಲಿ ತಾರೆಗಳ ಮಿನುಗು
The blue of the sky and the twinkle in the stars

ನಿನ್ನಿಂದಲೇ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ನಿನ್ನಿಂದಲೇ
are all because of you alone, Gurudeva, only because of you

ನಿನ್ನಿಂದಲೇ ಹೊರಟಿತಾ ಪ್ರನವನಾಧ
The primordial 'OM" emanated from you alone

ಎಲೆ ಕಂಧನಾ ನಗುವು ಹೂವಿನಾ ಕಂಪು
The laughter of a child, the fragrance of the flower

ಹಾರೋ ಹಕ್ಕಿಯ ರೆಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ವರಗಳಾ ಇಂಪು
the flight of a bird, the melody in the seven notes

ನಿನ್ನಿಂದಲೇ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ನಿನ್ನಿಂದಲೇ
are all because of you alone, Gurudeva, only because of you

ಪ್ರಕ್ರೈತಿಯಾ ಈ ಸೊಬಗು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬ
this wonder and beauty of nature is but your reflection

Gurudeva Gurudeva - a new bhajan composed on His Holiness Shri Shri Nimishananda by Purnima Cuntoor

2009-02-20T01:13:00.000-08:00

Gurudeva, Gurudeva, ninna smarisuta aralitu nanna jeeva
Gurudeva, my life is blossoms as I mediatate upon you

Nambide ninnane Gurudeva
I trust you completely Gurudeva

Om Namo Nimishanandaya Namaha
I salute Guru Shri Shri Nimishananda

1. Manava janmava taalida jeevavu arasitu ninnane Gurudevaa
A soul, incarnated in human form, goes in search of you alone

Ninaashryadali kaleda jeevanavu saarthaka vaayitu Gurudeva
My life, spent under the shade of your benevolence, is fulfilled

Manasinaaladali, Antaratmadali sthiravaagi neleso Gurudeva
Gurudeva, please reside permanently in the depths of mind and the soul

2. Yelu lokagala jeevigalannu poreyuvanobbane Gurudeva
Gurudeva is the only one who looks after the welfare of the beings of all seven worlds

Yelu janmagala karmagalannu toleyubvanobbane Gurudeva
Gurudeva is the only one who can remove the karmas of seven births

Ninna charanadali, paada dhooliyali ashraya needo Gurudeva
Gurudeva, please let me reside permanently at your feet, in the dust of your feet.

Krishna Krishna Jaya Jaya Krishnaa Gurudeva Tu Mera Krishna

2009-02-01T20:38:00.000-08:00

Receiving and giving with an Open mind

2009-01-27T05:22:00.000-08:00

Hi,

Yet another article authored by Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji has been published by the largest circulating News Paper Daily in India. Do Read and transform your lives.

Regards,
Mekhala.

Receiving and giving with an Open mind
To bring in a sense of purpose and improve the quality of our lives we need to look at the nature and working of our mind. The mind is meant to Seers have said that most people's minds are as hard as rock.

The mind is meant to absorb information, transform it into knowledge and lead us to action. Action and speech determine the quality of our life and these come from the mind.

What's the nature of absorption of the mind? Seers have said that most people's minds are as hard as rock. Just as rock is impervious to water, information that falls on a hard mind bounces off without leaving any trace.

A hard mind offers resistance to information and it prevents the flow of knowledge and action. The mind that is as soft and pliable as a sponge would have the capacity for maximum absorption. Just as water can be easily absorbed by the sponge and squeezed out, a soft mind easily absorbs information and allows the creation of knowledge and action. However, a soft or open mind can be hardened and a hard or closed mind can be softened. Hence the need to be alert.

What makes the mind hard or closed? It is said that this is an automatic, front-line defence mechanism for the protection of belief systems based on the state of ego. If we encounter an idea or a situation that is not in line with our thinking, we immediately close our mind by blocking it. This is called mindset.

Ego creates mindset. Mindset is a protective self-defence mechanism because we are scared of what others think, about our notions and beliefs. Mindset is self-destructive. A simple discussion could therefore develop into an argument and lead to conflict.

It is therefore reasonable to conclude that the mere gathering of information is useless. We must transform this to knowledge. The mind must be receptive to be able to perform this conversion efficiently. A closed mind does not allow for progress whereas an open mind would.

How to purify and soften the mind? A pure, soft mind could help us access the Divine life. Thinking positive isn't enough, thinking Divine is essential. Raising ourselves from the level of human thinking to Divine thinking can soften and purify the mind. For this we should review the working of our mind at least three times a day.

Was my mind aggressive or calm? Did my words and actions hurt or bring joy to people? Because an object that slips out of our hand can be recovered, but an inappropriate word uttered cannot be retracted. Self-review will cleanse the mind of all mental dirt. Ideas and inspiration flow freely in a pure mind to transform information to knowledge to use for the welfare of many in the form of an action.

There are three basic steps that men of wisdom have recommended to achieve this: 1) Allow others the freedom to be as they are, without imposing your thoughts and ideas. 2) Have faith and belief that God is in you. 3) Spend some time quietly everyday thinking about your Inner Self and chanting the name of God. This way the mind can help us transform our lives from the mundane to the Divine.

E-mail: shrinimishamba@hotmail.com

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Receiving_and_giving_with_an_open_mind/articleshow/4033793.cms

DIVINE PUSION FOR PEACE

2009-01-25T09:29:00.000-08:00

The looming hard facts of real life stares at us when we read and hear the news everyday morning about some crisis or the other, some terrorist activity and in general something or the other which is not conducive or healthy to the our mind and hearts. Instead of experiencing peace , happiness and positive vibrations more and more everyday, we find these two qualities dwindling in us and establishing fear and uncertainty more and more.

An inquisitive mind inside us questions how to respond proactively to these intimidating crisis ? The answers to this question in fact lies within each one of us itself. What the mind needs is the fact that realization of divinity resides within the heart through our feelings which are faith, belief and trust in Divinity itself. God sees no difference between living beings. He offers every being His unconditional protection and refuge. He provides space for all creatures under His roof called as the world that is the earth itself. He is one with all beings, He is constantly telling us – “Live and let live.” And this is called as DHARMA or ethical living in accordance with the cosmic law. Unfortunately, 90 % of us are not following the teachings and wisdom of our ancient seers and sages today , making our mind to go into a state of confusion and become destructive, instead of being constructive for the welfare of everybody. In short we are not conscious of the Divine fusion within us.”

We need to be practical in life and practice spirituality on a minute by minute basis which is the answer to today's sorrows. We should let go our selfish motives like asking or thinking what the world has done to us today. Instead, we should think what have we given to the world today for its welfare? What have I contributed today through a good thought, a good deed or a good action? This thinking will lead to good and noble thoughts which start giving us a great amount of joy, happiness and tranquility and removes all negative thoughts and destructive tendencies. We need not be a hermit to become spiritual. We must live in the world and yet remain detached by not becoming possessive about it. That is the key to a good and a noble, successful and a healthy enriched life.

That was how AHIMSA ( non injury ) was established. Love one and all unconditionally. We then not only feel divinity, but also generate and release divine vibrations from us to this whole world which will destroy negative vibrations and destructive tendencies arising out of the other evil minded people thereby destroying their plans and actions coming into effect . This way we can effectively counter negativity and establish peace and happiness in other people’s mind and hearts. We pull ourselves closer to the universal Creator establishing universal Peace Love and Bliss in ourselves. We can also establish it in our hearts and learn to pray universally. As we do this, we draw ourselves closer to Divinity and generate peace and happiness everywhere.

2009-01-04T18:55:00.000-08:00

DIVINE FUSION FOR PEACE

2009-01-04T18:45:00.000-08:00

Dear all

Jai Matha Jai Gurudeva

Our beloved and most revered Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji has been featured on the cover of the most popular and widely read spiritual magazine 'Life Positive' in the January 2009 issue, published from Mumbai.

Here is the link to the article- http://www.lifepositive.com/shopping/productdetail.asp?pcode=119

You can visit www.lifepositive.net for buying the issue/subscribing to the magazine.

Love and Prayers,

Mekhala

Namo Gurubhyo Shri Guru Padukabhyo Namah Parebya Parapadukabyaha

2008-12-25T06:43:00.000-08:00

Acharya Nimisheshwara Padukabhyo Namo Namah Shri Guru Padukabhyaha

Jai Guru Nimishananda

2008-12-25T06:40:00.000-08:00

Shri Nimishananda Guru Paduka

Swamiji Prays at the Shrines of Mouktikeshwara, Siddhi Vinayaka, Sri Lakshmi Narayana, Mother Saraswathi and Shri Dakshina Murthy

2008-12-25T05:50:00.000-08:00

Swami Sukhabodananda Visits Our Holy Shrine of the Divine Mother Shri Nimishamba Devi

2008-12-25T05:46:00.000-08:00

Bliss

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Malaysian Nimishambians enjoying Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji's discourse

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Parama Pujya Nimishananda Guruji giving a discourse to the Malaysian devotees

2008-12-15T09:50:00.000-08:00

EIGHT LEVELS OF DEVOTION By Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji

2008-12-01T20:02:00.000-08:00

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

2008-10-28T23:29:00.001-07:00

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

All are welcome

2008-10-26T04:01:00.000-07:00

Prayer for Harmony

2008-08-30T12:11:00.000-07:00

Prayer for Harmony

2008-08-30T12:09:00.000-07:00

Prayer for Harmony

2008-08-30T11:53:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

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

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

2008-08-26T22:03:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-26T21:56:00.000-07:00

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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Power of Vakshakti for effective communication

2008-03-17T21:43:00.000-07:00

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)

2008-03-08T20:54:00.001-08:00

"THYAAGA RAAGA SAMYOGA" AT GAYANA SAMAJA - Event Pics

2008-03-08T20:54:00.000-08:00

"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.

Thyaga Raaga Samyoga - Discourse by Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji

2008-02-27T20:40:00.001-08:00

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

2008-02-27T20:40:00.000-08:00

OPEN THE EYE OF THE HEART

2008-02-15T23:31:00.000-08:00

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

Pearls of Wisdom from Shri Shri Nimishananda

2007-12-06T20:25:00.000-08:00

Culture, heritage, sadhana & aradhana are the grammer of life.

ಧ್ಯಾನ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಇಲ್ಲ

Spirituality is the best medicine for stress, strain and depression.

ನಾರದ ಭಕ್ತಿ ಸೂತ್ರ ೪೮ : ಯಾರು ತಾವು ಮಡಿದ ಕಾರ್ಯದ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಕಾಯ, ವಾಚ, ಮನಸ ಭಗವಂತನಿಗ ಅರ್ಪಿಸುತ್ತಾರೋ ಅವರು ಮಾಯೆಯನ್ನು ದಾಟುತ್ತಾರೆ.

You are entitled to do each and every action but you are not eligible to expect the fruits of any action.

Seeing God even in a lifeless object is the tradition of Sanathana Dharama. This is Upasana.

Sankalpa: See God in every living and non living object

Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji Says - Activate Positive Energy by Practising Equipoise

2007-12-05T05:16:00.000-08:00

Activate Positive Energy By Practising Equipoise
29 Nov 2007, 0047 hrs IST, The Times of India ,Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji

The scriptures clearly define the three qualities of tamas, rajas and sattva present in all of us. Tamas is inertia or resistance to transformation. Rajas is aggressiveness, restlessness or result-oriented action. Sattva is the characteristic of purity inside us.

As human beings, all of us have this wonderful quality which gives us patience, tole-rance and establishes us in a state of utter tranquillity. But our sattvic nature has been pushed to the background. That is why we make no progress in spiritual practices like meditation. Total confusion, problems and worries are the fruits of tamas. Lack of peace or a disturbed mind is the fruit of rajas. Peace, happiness and contentment are the fruits of sattva.

Our sattvic nature is given to us in the form of energy by God Himself. It empowers us to cope with problems in a very systematic way without affecting our mental peace or depleting our humane qualities. It tunes us to Divinity and activates our Soul. Just like we preserve food using a preservative, we should preserve our minds using the energy called sattva. If we want to have unflagging inspiration, zeal, zest and dynamism, we have to soak our minds in sattva.

Sattva gives us the ability to remain unruffled at all times. We interact with so many people. Whatever people say, we should never allow inner peace to get destroyed. If there is a grain of sattva in us, other people's thoughts, words and actions will bombard and kill it if we react to them. Even if somebody accuses you, keep quiet. After a while that person will realise his mistake. When we don't react and become completely quiet inside, what comes out of us is sattva and peace. This is in the form of a vibration. We cannot see it, but we can feel and experience it. These divine vibrations are extremely powerful. They transform people and situations, as no words can.

When we don't react, our sattva acts like a concrete wall and shields us from other people's negative energy. If we react, all that energy will invade us in the form of vibrations. Then we will feel depressed, tired and depleted of energy. Sattva is an armour that protects us from all kinds of negative vibrations, as well as an antenna that attracts positive and divine vibrations. Physical proximity is not requi-red for the transmission of such vibrations. They are transmitted automatically even when we think of a person. That is why, when we pray for somebody's welfare, though that person is far away, our prayers benefit him.

We allow our sattvic qualities to drain away in so many ways - through over-reacting, indulging in negative thoughts and emotions and even through unnecessary talk and gossip. If we want to retain our equipoise, we must avoid such things. The whole point of venerating a guru or god is to increase the sattva in us. We think doing so would resolve our problems.

However, the main purpose is to increase the sattva in us. Sleep replenishes our sattva to the extent of 25 per cent. The guru rejuvenates our sattva one hundred per cent. Selfless prayer, meditation, chanting the holy names of God and spending time with evolved beings restore our sattvic qualities. We must constantly replenish this energy inside us. When we establish this quality in us, God resides in our minds. The vibrations of peace and happiness that we exude will bring contentment and serenity into the lives of all those around us.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Speaking_Tree/Activate_Positive_Energy_By_Practising_Equipoise/articleshow/2579514.cms

My Guru's recent article

2007-11-24T21:13:00.000-08:00

Dear Spiritual seekers,

This is the recent article written by Parama Pujya Shri Shri Nimishananda Guruji.

Please read and get enlightened on how humility reveals Divinity.

Humbly,

Mekhala.