Inspiration for Change

Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together.

Difficulties are opportunities to better things, they are stepping stones to greater experience.


With faith anything is possible...just believe

How do you find inspiration to heal and overcome difficulties? To be inspired what does that mean to you? So much is wrong in the world today. We are surrounded with war, poverty, starvation, disease and more. Millions of families are torn and in despair due to economics, natural disasters, laws and regulations. Some continue to seek a cause as a necessity to harm others.

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The Democratic Nature of All Creation

Dr. Deepak Ranade's another elusive article was published in the Times of India's Speaking Tree:

The original undivided pluripotent being had the option of remaining unmanifest. Manifestation was one of the limitless options available to this source.

For awareness to experience itself, a state of duality had to be induced. It needed to cleave itself and induce a pseudo-dichotomy of perceiver and perceived. This process is similar to the process of a developing embryo. The single cell replicates itself rapidly and metamorphoses into this complex and differentiated multiorgan form. In reality, we all are just one cell that has differentiated itself into specified functional units. When i touch my hair it actually is the manifestation of a single cell touching another expression of itself and the same cell also has the capability to comprehend this “touch” phenomenon.

All creation is an induced illusion of duality to enable the source to experience itself. The process of creation is in itself a gratifying experience. All artists, when they create a work of art, experience ecstasy on giving birth to a new idea, new thought. The sheer joy of manifesting in such diversity may be the objective of this exercise by the source. He not only created multiple loci of consciousness but also ensured that His creation was made oblivious to the source of its origins.

Time and space were introduced as illusory media to ensure the delusion of separateness of creation. This being was programmed with the ability to discover his origins, and provided the means to enjoy the rest of creation as well. Since the being was just a manifestation of the source, he also had all the attributes of the source. The resolve and ability to achieve anything he desires, the capacity to experience total bliss, and above all the freedom to exercise choice.
Selfless creation mandated that the being was given an illusion of being the ‘doer’. The self-effacement of the source could be a precondition for nourishing the identity of His creation. This illusion of being the doer and the center of the universe manifests as ego. Ego served initially as a tool for self-preservation but as it crystallizes further it totally envelops the consciousness and impedes realization of its true nature.

The ego constantly reaffirms this illusionary duality. The more the ego hardens the farther it moves the being away from the knowledge of his true identity. It then embarks on a game wherein the being gets an illusion of having control and the ability to manipulate the environment for its own happiness.

Awareness when focused outward gets entangled in a web of duality. Then there is no limit to its indulgence. This kaleidoscopic creation has a potent arsenal to engage this awareness into its diverse forms. Indulgence is addictive and it keeps drawing this awareness into its throes, distancing itself from its true identity. Obsession with the materialistic world is actually as ludicrous as my hand being obsessed with my nose.

The ultimate objective is for consciousness to be able to perceive itself. This could be attained by various means and paths. This knowledge is already there within. The illusion is to look for it ‘without’. All other knowledge is duality-based and may at best help in providing analogies. However, analogy is a cheap substitute for experience. The purpose of creation was for the source to experience itself. Creation is like democracy. Made of the source, by the source and for the source. Self-awareness or unperceived is self-realization.

Thirukkural verses 2: The Blessing of Rain

English Translation of Kaviyogi Maharishi Shuddhananda Bharatiar

The genial rain ambrosia call,
The world but lasts while rain shall fall.

The rain begets the food we eat,
And forms a food and drink concrete.

Let clouds their visits stay, and dearth,
Distresses all the sea-girt earth.

Unless the fruitful shower descend,
The ploughman's sacred toil must end.

Destruction it may sometimes pour,
But only rain can life restore.

No grassy blade its head will rear,
If from the cloud no drop appear.

The ocean's wealth will waste away,
Except the cloud its stores repay.

The earth, beneath a barren sky,
Would offerings for the gods deny.

Were heaven above to fail below,
Nor alms nor penance earth would show.

Water is life that comes from rain,
Sans rain our duties go in vain.

14th March is a crazy day

Why?

Since yesterday was one of the greatest nights ever.


Megadeth played in India for the First time ever. There aren't many words to express how the concert was.

Immense power at the Palace Grounds with thousands of long-haired humans gathered at one place and radiating extreme energy. It started drizzling when Megadeth played the first track!


Dave Mustain is this really elusive, mysterious personality. "We know who you are, and you know who I am", is the way he introduced himself. He almost killed most of the people.

Some other great stuff of March 14th:


Happy Pi Day!

According to a physicist at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the number Pi has been calculated out to over one trillion digits. But that’s not the interesting part.

No number has captured the attention and imagination of people throughout the ages as much as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Pi–or ? as it is symbolically known–is infinite.

Oh, and just for a bit of trivia, Albert Einstein’s birthday is today, and he was a big fan of pi. But that’s not it. His birthday, and pi day, both fall on March 14th. That’s 3-14, and pi out to two places is 3.14! Coincidence? I don’t think so. We all know God doesn’t play dice.

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‘Ignorant gurus cause more damage than evil ones’

Credits: TIMES NEWS NETWORK



Coimbatore: Ignorance has led some people to think that becoming a guru is entrepreneurship, that it’s just another profession, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev of the Isha Foundation informs T S Sreenivasa Raghavan. Excerpts from an interview.

Q: To believe or not to believe is the basic issue. What do you suggest? If one is to believe, one should believe in whom? In God? Or in those who deny the existence of God? Or in those who believe in God? Or in that man who claims he himself is the God?

A: People are always questioning whether to believe in God or not to believe in God, but tell me: ‘do you believe you have two hands or do you know you have two hands?’ Even if you had no eyes, if I tell you that you do not have two hands, will you believe me? Why is it that about hands you know, but with gods and godmen you’re talking about believing? This is because you are not sincere enough to admit that you don’t know.

Q: Astavakra says awareness alone can result in realization. No master, no scripture, nothing will be of any help if one is not aware about what one’s doing. So is a master really required in the man’s spiritual peregrination? Can we not do without a guru?

A: Ashtavakra himself was a guru. He took on disciples. If he thought a guru was not necessary, why would he take disciples? Obviously, there’s a misunderstanding in what he said. He’s talking about being aware. Unless you’re aware, nothing will work. I, too, am constantly repeating to all the people here that unless you’re aware even I won’t work for you. You may be here with me, but nothing will work for you unless you’re aware.

Q: These days we hear about pseudo gurus who bring a bad name to acclaimed masters who’re doing good work. How to choose the right master?

A: The first thing is you don’t seek a master; you deepen your longing within you. If your longing is deep the master will choose you, not the other way round. You will choose what you like. You will choose somebody who supports your ego. If he is constantly pricking your ego, will you choose him? So if you choose a guru who supports your ego, what is the point? So you never choose your guru; you just deepen your longing. Unfortunately, there are pseudos in spirituality. The crooked ones are one thing. It doesn’t take much time for you to see somebody is crooked; but I am more concerned about the ignorant ones, who are dangerous. Ignorance always causes more damage than evil. Don’t bother about whether somebody is a good or bad guru. Because this is not about the guru, this is about you. By going to him, if your life gets transformed, you continue to go. Even if he’s crooked, how does it matter so long your life is getting transformed? If he starts leading you on to something wrong, improper, then you leave. Till then, you make use of him. This is not the best way to do it.

Q: Mahashivarathri is a big festival at Isha. But you always identify yourself with the religion of humanity. Why this contradiction?

A: I don’t identify myself with a religion of humanity. I identify with a humanity without religion. They’re very different. So about Shiva, in the yogic culture Shiva is not seen as a god who came from heaven or whatever. Shiva is seen as the first yogi and first guru. He opened up the mechanics of life. He revealed everything to his first seven disciples, who’re known as saptarishis. So it’s from there yoga developed in so many different ways. Essentially, it’s his teaching we’re still doing. Mahashivarathri celebration is an expression of gratitude. It also has special benefits for the spiritual seeker. We create an exuberant night with meditation, music and dance. The best artistes come here and a huge festival happens from evening till morning. This has nothing to do with religion. We don’t want people to miss this night. So we throw a big party.

Q: All realized souls say: live in the plenitude of the present, the past is dead and gone, future is yet to come and dark; only the present is true. How does one apply this in practical life?

A: I never said that. If it’s not in the present where else can they live? Let them live somewhere else and show. If I ask you to go to future, can you go? You can think about future. But can you go? This is the reason why any intelligent human being doesn’t want to come into spirituality. Because it doesn’t make any sense. Anyway you’re in the present. You can’t be anywhere else. Then should we not think about tomorrow? Right now, these brainless spiritual people are telling you not to use your brain. Anyone who knows the usefulness of the brain cannot help thinking about the future and the past. All these things have come from confusion. Because they’ve read some nonsense somewhere, they’ve no personal experience of anything.

Q: It’s said faith is absolutely essential for anything to happen. Without faith, even the master-disciple relationship doesn’t blossom. Is faith an innate quality?

A: Faith comes out of a deeply devout mind. If one has to be truly devout, then one should have no agenda of one’s own. He should be willing to go with God’s agenda. If somebody has genuinely become a devotee he will attain very easily. Devotion is the quickest path. But that will happen to you only if you’ve a very child-like mind. Otherwise, devotion turns into deception.

Thirukkural verses 1: The Praise of God

English Translation of Kaviyogi Maharishi Shuddhananda Bharatiar

The Praise of God

'A' leads letters; the Ancient Lord
Leads and lords the entire world.

That lore is vain which does not fall
At His good feet who knoweth all.

Long they live on earth who gain
The feet of God in florid brain.

Who hold His feet who likes nor loathes
Are free from woes of human births.

God's praise who tell, are free from right
And wrong, the twins of dreaming night.

They prosper long who walk His way
Who has the senses signed away.

His feet, whose likeness none can find,
Alone can ease the anxious mind.

Who swims the sea of vice is he
Who clasps the feet of Virtue's sea.

Like senses stale that head is vain
Which bows not to Eight-Virtued Divine.

The sea of births they alone swim
Who clench His feet and cleave to Him.