Guest guest Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Namaste: One way to understand the notion of these mantras is to think of, remember, one's experience during meditation. One begins with eyes open, one views the world, interacts with it on the gross physical level. Now, close the eyes, and bring the senses inside. Now in one's mind, one conceives the world as a concept. This is a more subtle level. And so on, becoming more and more subtle, experiencing more refined levels of consciousness. As one's awareness becomes more and more subtle, one's physiology settles down too. Breathing slows, muscles relax, etc. The goal, no thoughts, no awareness of oneself. One merges with Pure Awareness. One becomes, merges into, one's Pure Self, One's Pure Awareness. The source of Everything. Breath is suspended, heart stops, no thoughts at all. How can one explain this experience when there is no experiencer? As the scriptures state, " it is not this and not that " . After some time , one leaves this state of Pure Awareness and gradually becomes aware of one's individuality, one's ego, and identifies again with the gross body, the mind, thoughts, etc. That is the process of settling down and becoming active again. Of course, after this radical experience, nothing is ever the same again. All life changes because the experiencer, the self, has become so expanded that one looks at all, and interacts with, all relative existance differently. Jai Ma Jai Swami vishweshwar > Namaste Vish: > > I believe that this is what I was looking for except I really don't understand these ideas from a practical point of view. > > For example: How would a person react, think, feel from a bhuh perspective? How would that change with a bhuvah perspective? > > Thank you, > Shankari > > > 1. bhuh: the gross body: perceivable through the senses > 2. bhuvah: the subtle body: conceivable in the mind > 3. svah: the causal body: known through intuition > 4. mahah: the great body of existence: all that is knowable > 5. janah: the body of knowledge: all knowledge > 6. tapah: the body of light: all ight into which the knowledge dissolves > 7. satyam: the causal body: the intuitive world of infinite > consciousness, true being, and the ultimate bliss > > This is a life long course of study, both thru the intellect, and thru > meditation, puja, homa, chanting, etc. Every spiritual technique we > perform attempts to lead us from the gross body, to the subtle, and > onto the causal body, merging with pure awareness. In that state the > sense of " I " , the ego, is gone. There is no individuality. > By daily repeating the experience, one's awareness begins to identify > more with the subtle levels of life, and one can hear and feel more > and more of God's presence in one's life. > > So, thru daily practice, we learn to remove our awareness from the > gross world of the senses, or objects and relationships, and diving > deep inside, ultimately, we experience our own true nature, Sat, Chit, > Ananda. Truth, Pure Awareness / Consciousness, Bliss. > > We must be regular in our spiritual practice, and firm in our > commitment, and with the help of a Divine Guru, satsunga, fellowship > with like-minded devotees, and God's Grace, we will reach the Goal. > > So, choose a spiritual practice you are attracted to, make a sankalpa, > firm commitment, and begin to practice it daily, without fail. When > you have questions, come to the group or Swami's classes, and > continue, no matter what. > Soon you will feel results. Thousands of generations of spiritual > seekers and Saints have performed these techniques and all have > experienced the same results, so, we know they work. Have faith,and > trust in your Guru. All will work out. > > Jai Maa jai Swmai > > vishweshwar > > > > Get your own web address. > Have a HUGE year through Small Business. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Jai Maa and many thanks to Shri Vishweswar for the complete explanation post. Indeed the ideas of the five "koshas" mentioned in the upanishads and clear indications of the methods in which our senses and mental frames, internal awakenings come about in gradual but surely felt steps. In modern day practice, this has been noticed as one starts deep breathing and slowly dissolves into oblivion, in stages. For instance, one of the "naadi nyasas" had presecrbed for ease of western adherance to start with straight level seas, with upright body, and apply the system of following the breath. many also try and close the two ears withe thumbs, one nostril by the ring finger, fiirst and second fingers slowly covering the eyelids, while reducing the wandereing mind to do internal "japa'. This could be stanzas from the Chandipath, or simple Gayatri mantra or such easily adapatable sloka, even. When one starts following the path of the breathing out and in , one could easily slow down and 'feel' the energy flow and internal recharging of our engines. By shutting down useless sounds, sights and mental waves of thought and re-analysis, one could feel the internal shakthi and lo and behold, the eternal Power of Jai Maa enveloping your body, mind and heart- the surroundings do then matter least. Nishkamya Nishchintha Nirahamkara Nithya Anandam Jai Maa and Jai Swamiji. Namastes. Babu krishnan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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