Guest guest Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Marsimha jee,you are extremely helpful,i was readily able to place order for this book,now the search is on for Mantramahodadhu.Gary chopra --- " Narasimha P.V.R. Rao " <pvr wrote: > Namaste, > > The one I read (and loved) is an English translation > by Swami Venkatesananda, an associate of Swami > Sivananda. It is titled " Vasishtha's Yoga " . It has > 750+ pages. It is a truly brilliant work. You can > buy it on Amazon: > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0791413640/qid=1134247082/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/1\ 03-5307933-5816606?n=507846 & s=books & v=glance > > [if the above link is broken into two lines when it > reaches your mail box, please paste them together to > make one line.] > > Unfortunately, it is an English translation and does > not have the Sanskrit verses. I usually hate to read > English translations of books that were originally > in Sanskrit and I love to read the Sanskrit > originals. But this translation itself was so > fantastic and I benefited immensely from it. I > wonder what more effect the original will have when > I finally get hold of the original Sanskrit text. > > For those who cannot read 750+ pages, I believe > there are abridged versions based on selected > sections of " Yoga Vaasishtham " . One may consider > those. Anyone truly interested in Advaita > (non-duality theory) must read the brilliant > teachings of Vasishtha atleast once. > > " Yoga Vaasishtham " is also known as " Jnaana > Vaasishtham " in some parts of India. > > May Jupiter's light shine on us, > Narasimha > ------------------------------- > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): > http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net > Free Jyotish software (Windows): > http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: > http://www.SriJagannath.org > ------------------------------- > > > Hi,Mr Narasimha where can i purchase the book yoga > > vaasishtaam.G chopra > > > > --- " Narasimha P.V.R. Rao " <pvr@c...> wrote: > > > > > Namaste all, > > > > > > Let me make a few ramblings and then go back to > > > work. I had a very busy week at work and I am > still > > > working. > > > > > > This is not an issue of belittling women or > sexism > > > or feminism. Kundalini activation does not make > one > > > a great person (in fact, a rising Kundalini > makes > > > one more and more humble, especially after the > first > > > few hurdles). If a particular group of people > cannot > > > have Kundalini activation, it is no big deal and > not > > > an insult. So that is not where I am coming > from. > > > But the bottomline is that what Prabodh said is > > > simply incorrect. I can accept such > > > > > > Kundalini is nothing but the shakti of one's ego > > > consciousness, which makes one think of oneself > as a > > > separate entity (as opposed being the supreme > > > Brahman that everybody in reality is). Kundalini > is > > > normally in Mooladhara chakra and coils around > > > Swayambhoo Linga. One's ego consciousness binds > one > > > to the idea of self that encompasses one's body, > > > name etc. > > > > > > At this level, there is a difference based on > the > > > sex. But, as Kundalini rises and one's ego > > > consciousness reaches higher planes of > > > consciousness, one's sex is immaterial. > > > > > > In fact, soul has no sex. It is only the body > that > > > is male or female. And, one's ego consciousness > is > > > bound to body at very low levels of > > > self-consciousness (i.e. Kundalini in lower > > > chakras). As self-consciousness reaches higher > > > planes of consciousness, one's ego consciousness > is > > > no longer bound to body. Then how important is > one's > > > sex? > > > > > > In answer to Prabodh's point, women can be Hatha > > > Yogis. However, one does not need hatha yoga to > > > activate Kundalini or make Kundalini rise. Hatha > > > yoga is but one path. Bhakti yoga, jnaana yoga > etc - > > > there are so many paths. > > > > > > If you want to see the characteristics of one's > > > consciousness, when it is in the 14 different > planes > > > of consciousness (corresponding to 14 chakras > and 14 > > > lokas), read " Yoga Vaasishtham " (a dialog > between > > > Rama and Vasishtha that was described by > Valmiki). > > > It is a fascinating and masterly book. It is a > > > masterpiece of Advaita philosophy. In fact, I > > > haven't read a better book - or a book that > > > influenced me more profoundly - in my life so > far. > > > Anyway, whether you are pursuing Raja yoga or > Jnaana > > > yoga or Bhakti yoga or Karma yoga or whatever, > your > > > Kundalini will rise only when your > > > self-consciousness reaches higher planes of > > > consciousness (which can happen in men and > women). > > > The way to make that happen is different in > > > different paths. > > > > > > In fact, animals can also reach higher planes of > > > consciousness according to Vasishtha and he gave > an > > > example where a bird got moksha. Moksha cannot > come > > > without self-consciousness reaching the highest > > > plane of consciousness (i.e. consciousness that > one > > > is simply supreme Brahman and nothing else), > i.e. > > > Kundalini reaching Sahasrara. If Kundalini can > reach > > > Sahasrara in a bird, why not in a woman? > > > > > > BTW, one more philosophical rambling: > > > > > > As we are born as human beings and blessed with > some > > > intellect, we should try to understand " self " > > > better, instead of tying ourselves down with > > > nonsensical concepts of " self " that only take us > > > further and further away from who we truly are. > > > One's concept of " self " (ego) is what one truly > > > believes one's " self " to be. By practice and > > > conditioning, it can be altered. Whether one > > > succeeds or not, it is worthwhile for every > human > > > being to ask oneself " who am I? What exactly is > my > > > " self " ? " This may sound like a stupid question, > but > > > do ask yourself this question everyday and, > believe > > > me, it will slowly start making a difference. > > > > > > OK, good night now! > > > > > > May Jupiter's light shine on us, > > > Narasimha > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): > > > http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net > > > Free Jyotish software (Windows): > > > http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > > > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: > > > http://www.SriJagannath.org > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > > > Dear Jyothi and others, > > > > In reply to the question " Why awakening > is > > > impossible in women? " , Prabodh wrote the > following: > > > > " When I said that women will not have > kundalini > > > activation I did not mean to belittle them. I > > > respect all women. All the people whom I met who > had > > > Kundalini activation have told me that women are > not > > > allowed into this. I never dared to ask why but > I > === message truncated === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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