Sprituality

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I want to know the path of purity

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A Bania once approached a Sadhu for initiation. The Sadhu

said, " Wait, I will initiate you after some time " . The Bania pressed

the Sadhu again and again on several occasions for quick initiation.

The Sadhu totally declined and went away. He, however, visited the

Bania after a couple of years with his Bhiksha-bowl containing some

mud, hair, urine and excreta, and asked the Bania for alms. The Bania

brought out nice sweetmeats, Kheer, Halva, etc. He had prepared these

nice dishes, as he thought that he would be initiated this time by

the Sadhu. The Sadhu said to the Bania, " Put everything into the

bowl " . The Bania said, " How can I place them, Swamiji, in this dirty

bowl! Kindly clean the bowl and bring it to me. I will then place in

it all the nice preparations " . The Sadhu replied: " When such is the

case with this bowl, how can I place the pure Lord in your heart

which is filled with various impurities, viz., lust, anger, pride,

greed, etc? How can I initiate you now, when your mind is very dirty

like this bowl? " . The Bania got depressed and went away in shame. He

then purified himself through charity, selfless service, etc., and

got initiated by the Sadhu later.

 

Just as the coloured water penetrates freely and nicely into a piece

of cloth when it is pure white, so also, the instructions of a sage

can penetrate and settle down in the hearts of aspirants only when

their minds are calm, when there are no desires for enjoyments, and

when the impurities of their minds are destroyed.

 

Discipline and purification of the mind and the Indriyas are the

prerequisites for an aspirant in the path of Truth and Self-

realisation. The ground must be well-prepared first. Then initiation

will come by itself.

 

Internal Purity and External Purity

 

Purity is of two kinds, internal purity and external purity. Freedom

from Raga-dvesha, purity intentions, purity of motives, and purity of

Bhava constitute internal purity. Purity of body through bath, etc.,

purity of clothes, purity of surroundings like the house and its

neighbourhood, constitute external purity.

 

External purity generates pure thoughts. Practice of external purity

brings disgust for one's own body and the body of others also. You

will soon give up Mamata, mineness of body.

 

Internal purity is more important than external purity. Internal

purity makes the mind one-pointed, bestows serenity, cheerfulness,

joy, strength, harmony, poise and happiness, instils love, patience

and magnanimity.

 

If you take pure food, you will have a pure mind. If you have purity

of mind, you will remember God. If you always remember God, the knots

of the heart, viz., ignorance, desire and action, will be rent

asunder. You will attain Moksha.

 

Sadhana without Purity Is a Fruitless Waste

 

Mental purity through ethical training is, therefore, of paramount

importance, if you wish to achieve success in meditation and Samadhi.

 

To practise meditation or contemplation in a mind perturbed by non-

adherence to the moral precepts, is like building a house on a rotten

foundation. You may build up the house, but it will surely fall. You

may practise meditation for many years, but you will not realise any

tangible result or fruit, if you have no ethical training as

foundation.

 

If you want to enthrone God in your heart, you must eradicate all

evil modifications in the mind. What do you do when you expect to

receive a very high personage in your bungalow? You keep the compound

quite clean and remove all the weeds and rubbish. You clean all the

rooms and spread nice carpets. Similarly, you will have to remove all

the dross of impurities from the mind if you want to have communion

with the Lord, if you desire to call upon God earnestly to take His

seat in your heart.

 

It takes a long time to purify the heart. Just as various kinds of

dirt and dust are hidden underneath the carpet, so also, various

kinds of impurities are hidden in the different corners of the mind.

 

Mind is such a mischievous imp. It is the Mara that tempted Buddha.

It is the Satan that allured Jesus. It is the Kama who disturbed Siva

when He was in deep meditation. It is the ghost of lust that spoiled

the Tapas of Visvamitra.

 

You cannot wash the mind with soap and water to get rid of its

impurities; but if you eradicate desire and attachment, the mind will

be purified itself.

 

Desires move the senses. Desires can be controlled only if the senses

are curbed. Tapas curbs the senses and annihilates desires.

 

Purity Is the Passport to the Land of Bliss

 

Tapascharya is essential. Tapasya is useful. Tapasya is a great help.

Understand it truly. Practise it wisely. Intensify it gradually.

Exercise it vigilantly. Give up foolishness. Be discriminate. Give no

leniency. Adhere your vows. Be firm and resolute. Aspire fierily.

Assert and manifest your mastery over the mind and senses as a true

Tapasvin. Shine with spiritual radiance. You will achieve the

glorious goal of spiritual life. You will attain immortality and

supreme Kaivalya-moksha.

 

Purity is the path way to the kingdom of God. Without purity, no

spiritual progress is possible. Brahman is purity. You will have to

attain Brahman, or know Him and become one with Him, only through

purity. There is no other way.

 

Your soul is Nitya Suddha, eternally pure. Through your contact with

the mind and senses, you have become impure. Regain your original

purity through Japa, Kirtan, prayer, meditation, enquiry of `Who am

I?', the practice of Pranayama, study, Satsanga and Sattvic food.

 

Purify the intellect. Purify your heart. Purify your speech. Purify

your body. Purify your senses. Purify your Prana. Purify, purify,

purify.

 

Purity of heart is the gateway to God. It is antechamber to the

presence of the Lord. It is the key by which the doors of intuition

that lead to the abode of supreme peace are opened. Therefore, attain

purity at all costs. Purity is the passport to the land of eternal

bliss.

 

 

Shambhavi , " de_agarwal " <de_agarwal wrote:

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> I want to know the path of purity

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dear blessed one,

blessed love,

purity.......lies in yr way of being.where r u impure ? it is just the wave

..beneath it the ocean is tranquil, serene. touch that centre in u through

mantra- meditation.if u like u may join our group of self-awareness meditation.u

will receive spiritual messages & guidance from swami maa for yr personal/

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in the service of godliness,

with blessed love,

shree swami maa , india

 

 

 

 

de_agarwal <de_agarwal

Shambhavi

Thursday, 15 November, 2007 12:34:54 AM

Sprituality

 

I want to know the path of purity

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The Vedas say Brahma sathyam jagath mithya. The ultimate essence of

everything is this Brahman and everything in this Universe is manifestation of

that ultimate truth Jeevo Brahmaiva na aparaa Even the life force/soul itself is

the same Brahman and nothing else. The Brahman present in every thing, smaller

than the smallest (in atoms) and bigger than the biggest (in the universe) and

also present as the jeevatma in all living beings Anoraneeyam mahathomaheeyan

aatma guhaayam nihitosya jantho: says Mahanarayana Upanishad . One can see

pure science in this explanation: The revolution of electrons and the sinning of

the nuclei in atoms. The rotation and revolution of earth, the solar system, the

galaxy, and so on are all guided from within the system and this force which

gives the energy and guidance for the movement is known as Brahman. It is the

same energy manifested as jeevatma in living being which controls the heart ,

lung, the liver, the blood circulation, the sensory organs, the functional

organs, etc. in animals

 

In the Mahasankalpa, it is thus explained: the billions and billions of

galaxies which are revolving/rotating under the torrential force which is

beyond the level of imagination and limitless … this force from within the

system and it is the one which guides the rotation and revolution. Hence the

ancient Rishis said that Brahman is the ultimate force /energy. Upanishad

says hat the Brahman is the one which cannot be seen through eyes , heard by

ears , heard by ears and mind … is Brahman. is the Brahman and worship that

Brahman. In other Upanishads it is explained that the fire and air , the

sound, the sun, the light, and so on are all the manifestations of this Brahman

This gives a clear definition for Brahman that it is the energy and

manifestation of a power

 

Now the Brahman may be clearly defined; based on the above explanations using

modern science as follows. The intrinsic ,inherent, self guiding, self

motivating, self awareness and self conscious present from each and every

atom to the universe itself, is the Brahman , the ultimate god of Hindu.

 

 

 

de_agarwal <de_agarwal wrote:

 

I want to know the path of purity

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The path of purity is to devote yourself in the feets of that almighty. If want

to know the special methods feel free to contact- divyanandnath

 

 

de_agarwal <de_agarwal wrote:

 

I want to know the path of purity