kashyap Sutras & Online Discussion This Weekend

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Namate Everybody,

 

Thank you so very, very much Meraniji for your beautiful, simple and sublime explanation!

 

This weekend we will be discussing sutras 3 and 4 -- The topic of our discussion is

"Sanskrit Mantras and Bija: The Road to Peace."

 

The discussions with be held 2 times

 

Saturday 9:00 AM PST

Sunday 4:30 PM PST

 

If you are interested in joining, please email srini_sadhu .

 

Looking forward to your participation!

 

Jai Maa!

 

ramya

 

 

 

, Chetan Merani <cvmerani wrote:

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> Dear devotees,

> Kashyap Sutras #1 & #2.

> Kashyap was a great Rishi who has not only fathered almost the entire living world, but

has also given in fifteen small pithy statements the entire basis, purpose and reasoning for

spiritual life. Added to that is detailed explanations of our learned and experienced

Swamiji, which has made things so easy to comprehend. It enables us to understand

intellectually the real meaning of Sutras. We are doubly lucky to have benefit of Sri Maa¢s

small statements born from her personal experience of spiritual life or Bhajans which

straight go to the heart and stories which carry conviction. Combination of all these good

things is due to Bhagwan¢s Kripa (God¢s Grace).

> Just consider Kashyap¢s first statement. Anything that is left unfinished will create

whatever is needed to get it completed. Be it animate or inanimate bodies, circumstances,

situations or time, all will be born to complete the unfinished karma. Indeed if there is no

pending job, there will be no birth. Therefore, we are doomed to rebirth as long as our

¡Prarabdha Karma¢ exists.

> How to be free from it? Answer is: By not creating any more ¡Prarabdha Karma¢, that is

by doing work without attachment (Nishkama Karma), and by not reacting to any stimulus

emotionally. In other words accepting whatever may happen and whenever it may happen.

As Swamiji says be ¡Udas¢- i.e servant of nature. Sri Krishna in chapter 12 of Bhagvad

Geeta also tells us that a man who does not start any thing on his own is dear to Him.

When there is no beginning of any Karma , question of its completion also does not arise.

> But what about the Prarabhda Karma that has already been accumulated? Have we to

experience it till it is completed? Probably, yes. However its effect can be reduced in

magnitude and in duration by Sadhana, prayer, and Smarath (capable) Guru¢s Kripa

provided there is requisite Shradha.

> The second Sutra says Jiva Atma (Individual Soul) appears separated from Parmatma

because of desires. Jiva Atma consists of Atma attached with Suksham Sarir(Soul plus

subtle body). This subtle body is sum total of our Prarabdha karma, our desires and our

Samsakars. Whatever we do or think leaves a mark in the mind, repetition of similar marks

forms ¡Samsakar¢ ( Tendencies, habits and instincts) This subtle body is the only thing

soul carries with him when the gross body dies. And this burden, a binding, keeps him

separated from the Parmatma. But for this binding of subtle body, there is no difference

between Atma and Parmatma. In fact these are one not two. Only when this dross dirties

Atma, it is called Jiva Atma and appears to be different. How to eliminate dross? By

replacing Tamsic & Rajsic desires with Satvic desires and by substituting good Samsakars

in place of bad ones. After that even these Satvic desires and good Samsakars are also to

be jettisoned, for

> these too are dross- only of better variety.

> Between these two Sutras almost everything has been said about spiritual life- Cause of

apparent separation of Atma from Parmatma and how to rectify it. Other Sutras elaborate

it all by looking at the same situation from different angles. In practice many doubts creep

in, causing confusion. Guru has to explain it keeping in view each individual¢s stage of

development and his capability. Hence all the other details become necessary.

>

> Chetan Merani

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