Expressing joy through healing!

 

Expressing joy through healing!

There is a change in the weather here in Hyderabad, India. So, it must be in many parts of this Great Country! Maybe, it is so in many other parts of this wonderful World too!

Just noticing the drop in temperature, seeing the morning mist envelope the beauty of this City – this today was good enough to be smiling through the day and be joyous for no good personal reason!

Climate has changed – for good!

The morning wind is chilly and so is the evening wind! Sunsets earlier than before – wow! What a change!

Climate change is associated with changes in life and life situations. Is it real? I don’t know! Is there a proof? No, not with me! And yet I go by this belief. Does it hurt anyone? Not that I know of! Does it sound logical? Maybe not for many!

But, this statement I go by! Not with expectation, not with hope, not with a past to support it too! Yet, I go by it blindly – always and ever!

So, to express my joy I will send reiki for next 3 days to Mother Earth – who is one of the causative factor for this season change!

For me, joy means to share! What does joy mean to you?

What do you do when in joy?

What does season change represent to you?

What does change mean to you?

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# seasonal change, change is inevitable, everything changes, only change is constant, adjusting to change is life, on life and its predictability, 

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Bhagavatam – Krishna answers King Dhritarashtra

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Bhagavatam – Krishna answers King Dhritarashtra

Though there are meditation techniques available for advanced sadhaks, it is not required to heal oneself of one’s karma.

Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita (4.17) “…. gahana karmano gatih…”, that the way in which action and reaction works is very complex. God knows best which reaction has to be given at what time in what condition.  Therefore, some reaction may come in this lifetime, some in the next and yet some in a distant future lifetime.

Healing never ends till we get back to our original state of ‘Pure consciousness’. Till then, whatever disturbs us, pains us and the fears that we have need to be healed – layer by layer. Even after years of healing, when an issue crops up, I don’t see it as a problem to be solved (though I act on that too as per the need of the hour) but is is about knowing something about myself that needs to be addressed. Every time, I think I have crossed quite a hurdle or obstacle, I find myself again in a situation of facing people which

pushes me away from my equilibrium. Then I sit to know myself more – again! I go within. I meditate to find that area of me which is causing this reality to express itself and I sit to heal that.  Trust me, the more I change, I find the people and the situation around me change (Please don’t blabber something like ‘so our problems are not healed as you haven’t healed yourself?”). Don’t understand Laws wrongly to get away from being responsible to your own karma, self and destiny.

More we change, more we find the need to change. In this path will be noble qualities that need to be learned, picked up and assimilated into our character and personality. At the same time, we need to unlearn our insecurities, fears and weaknesses. It doesn’t happen with a click of hand. It isn’t magic! And hence healing takes time, regularity, perseverance, patience and able all faith to make it happen. And the procedures though may vary from person to person; it still is achievable by one and all – provided one is willing to. And the best part is ‘Universe pushes everyone towards this learning/unlearning process’ whether they are in healing process or not. It’s just that like Dhritarashtra it would take 50 janmas for that karma to come into effect.  And that too remains since unhealed, person most of the time goes through it with remorse, anger and such feelings, thereby planting fresh seeds of karma for future. And the vicious cycle continues.

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Me, My Guru - Ramayana and Rama - Indian Mythology

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Most important lesson from his life is ‘karma’ how the law of karma forces us to bear consequences of our ‘good acts’ too!  How we are all bound by our acts and how these karma affects our decision –taking capacities too!

This was told to Lakshmana by his Charioteer Sumitra "Fate indeed is inevitable. Rama is the Avatar of Lord Vishnu. In the ancient times, it so happened that the sons of Diti (the Daityas) conquered by the gods, approached the wife of Brigu and having been granted security (by her) dwelt there (at the hermitage of Bhrigu) fearlessly. The Lord of the Devas (Vishnu) angered at seeing them thus protected by  her, severed the head of the spouse of Bhrigu with his discuss. then the scion of the Bhrigu family seeing his spouse thus done to death, with rage in haste cursed Vishnu, the destroyer of His enemies (the Daityas) thus 'As you have killed my spouse who did not deserve to be killed, infatuated with anger, so you will take birth in the mortal world o remover of mortal woes. Then in your mortal existence you will meet with separation from your spouse for many  years'. Later when Sage Bhrigu suffered the pain of his curse, Lord Vishnu who is ever affectionate to his devotee spoke thus 'For the welfare of the world this curse will be accepted by Me'".

This curse had to be fulfilled during Rama Avatar and hence their separation. You reap what you sow. No Act of anyone goes unpunished even if that act is for the good of the world and necessary and if it has caused pain even to one. The question is “Would you rather be a person acting as per Dharma and take steps for the greater good of all and bear littler personal negative consequences of that act or let the world go to hell for fear of your karma and remain a spineless person and lead life of a varmint”. Choice is yours. Either way you’ll bear consequences of your act. Your choices decide your fate!”  She (the Guru) stopped with the statement as a matter-of-factly. There was silence. It was quite sometime before a voice was heard “This is the first time I heard about this curse. I didn’t know that Rama’s act was governed by his act of previous life – i.e., his karma. This actually shifts the needle differently now. Yeah, now it sort of makes sense. It all seems to fall in place. 

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Was Ramayana Destined?

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What do we get to know from these 3 cases?

a.       In mother Sabari’s case, did the rishis know that Rama would be banished and if so why they mentioned only Lakshmana and not Sita? So did they know about Sita’s abduction too? Such questions seem redundant when put to Siddhas who could ascent to ‘worlds of their choice at their will’. Knowing such small (prediction) fact was nothing for them. So many of my second degree students (who are in regular sadhan) have had a sense of receiving a call or news before hand so many times. With so little sadhan when people can know so much, the sadhan of these Siddhas was beyond our imagination. So knowing facts of future was no big deal to them.

b.      The same applies to Rishi Gautama who predicted Srirama’s coming to that forest and ashram sixty thousand years later.

c.       Shri Vishnu promised to kill Jaya, Vijaya in each of their births.

Does all this mean that it was destined to be so?

In that case Ravana was not wrong. In fact, we need not find fault with any of the wrong doer. Because, he’ll quote Ravana’s case and say “even I am supposed to hurt you/cheat you/ exploit you” and get away with the crime. Can you all let these wrong – doers get away with their wrong doing? To let a family member with his indiscipline is next to impossible for us! Can we let go off people who exploit us?

This can’t be taken like this. Destiny it is. Agreed. But not the way it usually is understood. Then what is it? In your theory of Ravana behaving as per ‘destiny’ there is a question I would like to ask. So, end of Ravana was inevitable, all others behaved in a way to let this event happen. That means in the entire Tretayug all the souls were working only with this agenda. They didn’t have any of their personal agenda. Right? Then, where is the question of morals, Dharma for others to follow and there is no chance of Moksha for all these souls too! Doesn’t it sound baseless? Can a creation work on this agenda only and this way? 

Think…….

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Purpose of Rama's birth

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I hope you have written down the answer. Your honest answers should’ve included –

I work because –

·         I am supposed to

·         I want money

·         I want recognition

·         It gives me status and respectability

·         It betters my image in others’ eyes

·         It gives me a sense of achievement

·         It increases my self-esteem

·         It gives my life a purpose

·         It boosts my self-confidence

The following answers would be rare but also possible –

·         I want to share my know-how with others

·         I love to work

·         I want to express myself through my work

There can be few other reasons too which I could have missed. When ordinary going to office has so many reasons – more than one major reason then for His Act – do you think there’ll be only one major reason? We can deduct few of the reasons to know His Grace and to benefit out of it.

Let’s go through the characters you mentioned….

Jaya and Vijaya were cursed at the start of creation and hence their first birth in Satyauga as Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashyap. Their three births spanned in three yugas that is very long time. Because period of satyayuga – 17,28,000 years, Thretayuga-12,96,000 years, Dwaparayuga-8,64,000. So, the curse was lifted in approximately 38,88,000 years. Certainly not short span of time. So, you see every wish gets fulfilled – when though is the question! For it to fructify so many factors should be conducive. Yes it applies to each of our desire/wish too!

Ahalya - beauty without a blemish - beauty personified

Ahalya was created by Lord Brahma from all the elements of beauty and she was beauty personified. Ahalya in Sanskrit means a+halya means one who is without blemish. Her beauty became her curse and Indra fancied her and stalked her. There are different versions to this story though. So, I’ll keep it straight for our purpose. One night Indra roasted like cock and Sage Gautama, Ahalya’s husband thinking it to be early morning left for river and Indra in his guise returned to enjoy conjugal bliss with Ahalya. When sage Gauthama came and realized as to what has happened, he cursed both Indra and Ahalya.

 Ahalya and fake Gauthama (Indra in disguise) cursed by Sage Gauthama

When Ahalya sought his forgiveness, his anger having come down he shows a way to get redeemed of her cursed. He says when Lord Rama forgives her and blesses her with his touch, he being Sri Vishnu Himself, her curse would be lifted and she would become woman once again but till then she has to remain a stone. 

 

Ahalya redeemed of her curse when Lord Rama visits the Ashram

Mother Ahalya agreed to this and started her penance and it took sixty thousand years for that day to come – the day Lord Rama came to visit Sage Gautama’s Ashram and redeem her of her curse.

Sabari was actually old woman but an accomplished Siddha as referred to by other sages who asked Rama to visit her. She had served many rishis with lots of dedication and they pleased with her ‘seva’ (service) taught her various techniques of penance. All these rishis before to ‘siddha lok’ (Siddhas don’t die a natural death. They through a special technique ascent to a special world in their astral body and continue their penance there) blessed her saying “do penance and develop purity and your penance will bear its fruits when Sri Rama would come to pay visit to you.” And Lord Rama did come to visit her from ‘Panchavati’. They had told her that he and his brother Lakshmana would come to visit her and they did accordingly.

Mother Sabari serving Lord Rama and Lakshmana

What do we get to know from these 3 cases?

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