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WHO AM I?

-YOGA VASISTHA-

Commentary and TranslationBy Swami Shyamendra Paramahansa

Upasama Prakarana Section

These wonderful discourses of Sage Vasistha showered nectar in the hearts of all

listeners. Their happy faces looked like bloomed lotuses of autumn. As soon as

Vasistha stopped, pin-drop silence spread. Ladies kept glancing unwinkingly at the

stage where Sri Rama along with his brothers were sitting with Sage Vasisthaalongside King Dasaratha and Sage Visvamitra. Everyone offered their respect and

left for night rest.

In the night Sri Rama began his contemplation--

--Who is the wanderer in this world dream?

--From where all these beings have come and where do they go?

--What is the nature of mind? How will it have peace?

--From where arises the maya? How is it destroyed?

--How ego enters in our interactions?--Like an alligator grabbed a mighty elephant world has captured the human soul;

how could it be freed?

--Fallen into the spider web of illusion of "I, my, me" all are suffering; what is the

remedy?

--This ghost of world-appearance is becoming heavier and heavier, harder and

harder. In the clouds of sensual necessities my intuition and insights are getting

lost; what is the remedy?

--When will I attain peace?

--When shall I find eternal rest in my true Self?--Oh, when I will drop my burning fever of "I, my, me" notions?

--When will my mind stay calm like a flame in an airless room?

--When I shall be separate from this stinky body?

--Intellect you are my sister. You memorize exactly what Gurudev has said. First,

was dispassion. Second was liberation interaction. Third was origin. Fourth was



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maintenance. Remember them over and over. Unless decided firmly all actions are

fruitless.

The cloud of autumn appears great but contains no water, and therefore

fruitless. So also without bearing the information in one's heart, without upholding

the knowledge in mind, nothing succeeds.Contemplating thus, Prince Rama entered into deep state of Mystic trance. It

fulfilled the need of sleep. Night passed. Morning raga echoed. After bath in holy

Sarayu river all brothers came to Sage Vasistha's ashram.

It was still predawn darkness prevailing. Sage was absorbed deep in meditation.

All brothers offered their obeisances and stood folded hands. As sunrays spread

goldenizing all the directions, kings, princes and Sages arrived from many

directions. Sage opened his eyes... all offered obeisances. Sage blessed them all.

Then holding the hands of Sage Visvamitra, Vasistha rode on the royal chariot and

came to King Dasaratha's palace. Among great jubilation they all took deliciousbreakfast, then came to the Royal assembly, sat on a golden throne, Sri Rama in his

front. All members after them. Sunrays peeped in, lotuses blossomed, perfumes

spread, ladies sat on the balcony and King Dasaratha said:

"Holy Sire, just like gems and jewels come out from the ocean, likewise great

words of wisdom flow from you. Your words are eye openers which feel like

ointment, shower of nectar, dispeller of darkness of ignorance. Please begin your

dialogue, dispeller of darkness of ignorance. Please begin. We are ready." Then he

turned to his son Sri Rama.

"My dear lotus eyed son Rama, as before, please ask whatever questions youhave to the Sage which have been bothering you all along. Together with you we all

will be sanctified hearing these wonderful narrations."

Seeing all eager to hear, Sage Vasistha looked at Sri Rama and began his

discourse. King Janaka was very generous and patient. He was like a desire tree to

the needy, like sunrise to the lotuses of friends and kinsmen, like spring season to

the family members, like cupid to the ladies. He was like a full moon to the lily of

divine experience. He has a most beautiful garden named Baga Tadag. After

finishing his royal duties he entered the garden along with his close friends. It

was a beautiful scene. Flowers were blooming, birds were chirping, peacocksdancing, cuckoos cooing, lotus perfume spreading with the coolness of the sparkling

water-filled pond. King was absorbed in the loveliness of nature and moved alone in

the dense bushes while friends stayed near the temple conversing with each other.

While he was lost in beauty of flowers, clear sky, green trees and singing birds,

he heard a new extraordinary song in his sanskrit.



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"Oh, how wonderful, it is now I see the bliss which is felt in intellect by union of

sight and the seer and separation of the unwanted and achievement of most

desirous is not at all from anywhere else but from my own Self." One song

completed.

"Oh my, please get off, rise above the seer, seeing and sight along with passionof desperation. Before the seeing which is illustrious, through light of whom all

are lit I meditate on that experience of Self." Second Siddha sang.

"That which is spotless, reflectionless, beyond mind, nature of non-dual pure

existence I meditate on that." Sang the third.

"The one which is in between seer and the seen, yes and no, is and not is one which

is the very existence of all that is and lights the sun and the moon and all the eyes

of the world I meditate upon that Self." Sang the fourth.

"The Supreme God who is sa in start and ha at end of name but truly is endless,eternal, bliss, residing in all hearts and feels to us in the form of ego. I meditate

unto him."

"Those who avoid this Self go to other Lords with great expectations are

looking for trash abandoning diamonds and sapphires." Sang the sixth Siddha.

"One who relinquishes all hopes he accomplishes and poisonous vines of hope are

rooted out." Sang the seventh Siddha.

Hearing this song of Siddhas, King returned to his palace and went to the

terrace and looking around the capital he became despondent. So much so that he

began to cry. "Oh this mind has dropped me in this pit of body consciousness.Mind is a piece of ice, inert, hard, solid stone like. But by the heat of sun

discretion it is melting away. Now I am who I was." Long time passed.

The maid came and said, "Please rise and take bath. Dusk is approaching fast.

All maids are standing with pitchers in hand. Food is cooking in the kitchen.

Perfume of ghee, cumin and hing frying is coming." King sank in long contemplation

again. Then he got up and walked like a sleep figure. As if the world is too

unimportant and unnecessary he would perform all his activities in total

indifference but miracle it would be as efficient and skillful as any smartest men

could have done it.

STORY OF PUNYA & PAVANA

On the top high hills of Mount Mahendra there was a town of sages -- like Hitaites

or Amise. Its huge mountain peaks have gone all the way up to Bramhaloka. On

that hill there was a Desire tree under which celestials used to rest. Fountains,



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parks, peacocks, cuckoos, swan soundings, deers leaping, birds chirping. All animals

were enjoying the peace. Many sages lived in the valley.

There was a couple, Dirghatapa by name who had two most handsome sons --

Punya and Pavana. Punya was bright, Pavana was dull. They used to paly on the

forest paths with other muni's sons.After sometime the couple left their bodies. Panic arose in the heart of all the

family Pavana was crying bitterly. After performing all the last rites on the

fifteenth day, both brothers sat together.

"Dear brother, why do you cry? Our parents have gone to the planet of Bliss

eternal. They have gone to greater joy. Neither anyone was your mother nor

father, nor anyone will be. Out of ignorance upon many you assumed this

relationship. Not only with them but with many others. You had thousands of

mothers and thousands of fathers. Why don't you lament for them. It is a mirage.

Brother, see neither you are nor world nor these sights. Toss away these fromyour heart. It is born out of your will. It is no truth. World is a river of mirage in

the desert. It evolves innumerable waves of good and bad, auspicious and

inauspicious, and submerges at last.

"As dust particles you see wavering in there so that many friends and parents

you had before. All the tears you had shed for them, if we collect them, will make

another Atlantic ocean. If we make one whole cemetery for them it will make a

whole continent turn into a cemetery. For whom do you lament, what for, what do

you derive?

"Many times you became a deer, you had parents and friends then also. Whydon't you cry for them too? You were an elephant, you had a family then too. You

were a tree once. Other trees were your kinsmen. You were a crocodile in a lake.

In Dasarna State you were a crow. In Tusarna State you were a Prince. In Bengal

you were an elephant, in Siberia you were a donkey. In Malava State you were a

snake and a tree. In Kosal you were a bramhin. In China you were a business man.

In Poland you were a woman. In Italy's Vatican garden you were a spiritual master.

In England you became a king again in the Druid race. In Egypt you were a

minister. In Gaul you were a laborer. In Himalayas you were a pond. In Kashmir

you were a lotus in Dale lake.Dear Brother, as passionate clinging you evolved in your mind strong enough to

become your last thought at times of death those bodies you got. And there and

there you became involved in them, instead of trying hard to get free. You

developed relationships with wife, kids, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, their kids,

keeping your prestige up you remained busy. Terribly busy. And that foolish

busyness remained the matter of your dignity. Never you felt ashamed to say



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yourself is too busy to do the right thing to search for the Self. You remained dull

and a dunce.

"Brother, me too like yourself, I also went on transmigrating body after body

after body. In the same these forests I strolled as a camel. I remember being a

tree, bird, swan, king, deer; you were then my elder brother, for ten years we livedtogether. But now I am awakened. I wish you too, wiping out your fantasy and

illusion, be enlightened."

Hearing these wise words of his brother, Pavana also became enlightened. Then

both hand in hand together strolled innumerable hills, dales and valleys. They

rested under many trees, drank and ate beside many rivers. Traveled to many

countries. At last when the oil is consumed, flame extinguishes, their individual

Self became one with Cosmic-Self -- Bramha.

STORY OF KING BALI

In the subterranian regions the most beautiful and breaktaking place is Sutal loka.

It is all white land with magnificent scenes and sights. There lived King Bali, the

conquerer of all the worlds above and below. He enjoyed his government for eons

and eons. He saw ages after ages passing. He saw the whole world whipping off

and a new one being created and that too died, then came another new one. He

became sorrowful upon the everchanging phase of the world. He developed a quest

to know the never-changing aspect of Realty. He approached his Reverend Father

who was a wiseman.

"There is a place, O dear son, upon which innumerable worlds appear, oceans,

rivers, mountains, sun, moon and stars too. And there is one silent performer of all.

He has a minister. He makes anyone and everyone his minister. His minister is

invincible and powerful. Not even gods can subdue and control him. The minister

does everything. King is silent. He always stays behind the curtain. Never comes

out. Minister is too troublesome. He creates all problems. But as soon as one

visits the king he troubles no more. It is impossible to win the heart of the

minister without seeing the king. And without seeing the king it is impossible toplease the minister. This catch-22 trap is always there.

One has to try for both simultaneously.

This place is known as Liberation. Self is the king. Mind is the minister.

Conquering him one conquers the whole world. How to conquer mind?

This minister is intoxicated by joys of the five senses of perception... seeing

various things, hearing music or sweet words, feeling nice touch, tasting, smelling



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nice smell etc. It is like an elephant drunk with this wine. When you withdraw your

fascination from these five you encounter the aatmaa in the state of Mystic

Trance (samadhi).

How to do it?

Close your eyes, that is conquering the eyes. Do not think of the past, that isconquering the rest of the senses. Do not worry. Just stay in the present.

Relinquish sense gratifications. Then you see the king, the Self, and then the

minister is okay; he never bothers.

Bali began practicing day in, day out. One day he felt to visit his spiritual

master, Sage Shukra. He remembered him. And then Shukra appeared in front of

his disciple. His heart bloomed with pleasure like a flower. He offered him a

throne and worshipped him.

"Holy Sire, I would like to know who am I? Who are you and what is this

world?" Bali asked."You are effulgence of consciousness. And what you are and what this whole

world is is the same. This effulgence of consciousness is Bramha."

Bali wanted to ask and hear more but Shukra was in a hurry. He said, "I have

an urgent emergency to peform so I am going right now to the milky way. I must

be with seven Sages within moments. You should contemplate on this dictum. And

I will come and we will talk." He took leave.

King Bali sat cross-legged, spine straight, eyes closed, and began

contemplation... he entered into the Atlantic depths of Mystic Trance. Days,

weeks, months and years rolled by and he didn't move. Like a curved statue heremained seated transcended and submerged into the Divine.

All ministers, family members, friends and VIPs, even great persons from other

planets came, and with immense curiousity peeked inside through the gemmed

window to see what he was doing. Great vidyadharas, nagas, Rambha and Tilotamaa

came and watched. Some were joyous, others concerned, still others afraid.

Daityas (people of his race) remembered Sage Shukra, their spiritual master,

who lived in his own planet in our Solar system. He can be contacted in times of

need. Then in a short time there he appeared -- illustrious. All daityas offered a

seat on the golden throne and worshipped him. He opened the door and silentlywalked in and along with him all people. He came close and became very happy to

see that he truly understood his short message.

After full observation he informed all people -- that it is not proper to awaken

him at this moment. Let him be in the laudable state. In time he will wake up on

his own.



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After one thousand celestial years King Bali opened his eyes. Then flowers

showered, kettle drums echoed, and all people sang songs of joy and celebration.

The King opened his large eyes, looked around and wondered, "Oh, what

happened? I was thrown out into a dry desert from the lands of bliss and love and

peace... why?" Later, he thought, "Let me enter into meditation again." All thedaityas ran down and bowed to him again and again. And with eyes filled with tears

of love and request, asked him to stay with them and not leave.

Bali thought for awhile and said, "Okay." He stood up, took bath, wore fresh

clothes, ate breakfast and began to take care of his royal duties. He acted then

expecting nothing. He was doing the most important thing, the supreme welfare of

the State and he was constantly busy. He was performing his duties according to

dharma and most efficiently. He was doing all and everything the best, the superb,

but as if doing nothing just existing.(footnote 1) This was his life.

THE STORY OF PRALHAD

Among King Bali's ancestors, Hiranyakasupu was extremely powerful. The

mystery of his power was his immense austerity. He had gone to Mount Mandar

and stood on his one foot on his toe. Raising his hand up, staring at the sky, he

meditated. By the power of his immense concentration, fire and smoke rose and

spread from his head. It began scorching all directions. Rivers and the ocean

began to boil. Earth and mountains began to shake. Planets and stars began to

break and fall like fruit from the tree. Heat of very hot air spread all over theworld. Planet Svah was scorched. They hurried to Bramhaa ji. He consoled them

and himself came to Hiranya's hermitage. Bhrigu, Daksa and others too, joined

him. They couldn't see him. All there was was clay, worms, grass and bamboo

shoots which had covered him. Ants had eaten all his flesh, drank up all his blood.

Only a skeleton was left, but still by his power he was scorching the whole world.

Bramhaa ji sprinkled holy water from his golden kamandalu, then as if fire would

have lit up from trash and drain, he stood up all fresh, young with a golden rock-

like body, very handsome and elegant. He bowed down and eulogized with heartfelt

psalms of Samaveda.

"Varambruhi -- ask for benediction." Pleased, Bramhaa ji said at last.

"Give me, O Lord, immortality." He asked.

"Everyone who is born has to die some day." Bramhaa ji said.

"Okay, then let me not die by anyone from your creation. No man, no woman, no

animal, no god, no cobra. Neither in day nor night, nor inside nor outside, nor by



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weapon, nor on earth nor in the sky. Give me all prosperity and power of the whole

world."

"Evamastu -- so be it." He said and disappeared.

He came back, reinhabited his city which was smashed and ruined by attacks of

his enemies in his absence. Mulasthan, nowadays Mulataan (in Pakistan) beganshining and shimmering once again with unlimited wealth and enthusiasm. One by

one he conquered all countries of the world. All the planets and stars. All great

dignitaries of different planets were brought to do regular job s of servants. In

his palace -- garnet stairs, crystal walls, diamond pillars, pearl chandeliers, amber

chairs and white silk canopy spread moonshine all around. Nymphs walked dancing

around ringing their anklets on gemmed floors of Hiranya's palace.

All celestials offered him tributes. He became so powerful that from the sky

he would grab and eat himself the oblations offered on planet Earth on its way to

be food for celestials, manes and other gods. Throughout all countries of theworld his empire extended. Without plough, without seed-sowing, lands produced

plentiful harvest.

Whatever he wished sky gave him all. Whenever he wished sky would turn itself

into a vast television set and show everything he wished to see and know and

entertain him daily. Oceans with rivers poured gems and jewels daily. Mountains

and valleys created places for his amorous sports. Trees offered fruits all times

of all seasons. Thousands of years passed this way. Hiranya became the supreme

power in the entire cosmic egg.

He had a most beautiful wife, Kayaadhu was her name. He had four sons. Theyoungest was Pralhaada ji. He was calm, true to his word. He was so humble and

serviceful to the holy men, to the poor affectionate like a father. Even in great

trouble he would not go shaken. To the joys of the world and beyond he had no

attraction.

One night he was sleeping on his diamond studded bed on soft milky silk under a

moon white canopy. Perfume was spreading. His eyes were closed and he saw a

magnificent man in his dream.

His lotus feet were shimmering with three lights -- reddish, white and blue. His

soles had prints of lotus, conch, flag, gode and temple etc. Yellow silk edgestouching -- immense light was pushing down off the darkness of ignorance from the

heart. He saw his form as if made of live sapphire. His kneecaps, thighs, loin; his

stomach, pearl necklaces covered chest, hands, neck, chin, cheeks, lips, lotus eyes,

forehead, head and hair, crown and earrings. He had four hands holding conch,

discus, club and lotus. And he was smiling; his nose, earrings reflecting upon his



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cheeks. Long eyebrows, large almost ear touching eyes. Compassion and love

overflowed from his eyes.

bhrtya nu kampit dhiyeh grhit murteh

sanchintayet bhagavato vadanaravindam yadvisphuran makar kundal valgiten

vidyotitamal kapol mudar nasam

hasam hare ravanatakhil loka tivra

sokasru sagar visosana matyudaram

His smiling spread and spread in and throughout the universe. Then he saw he is

laughing. Oh such a gracious, elegant laughter as if drying up the oceans of tears

of lamentation, so generous, so widehearted, so majestic is he. Then he saw his

open deep belly laugh echoing and reechoing in the whole universe. His red lips as ifimprinted red, his white teeth... Oh, Oh, and Pralhaad shouted, "O dear, O

Beloved, O my Lord, I love you I love you." And he woke up. Since then a new life

began.

Since then, playing with his friends, roaming in his palace, talking to his mom,

learning in his school, he would suddenly enter into the trance of deep experience

of love. He would be sitting in the park, in the garden, near the swimming pool and

he would go still and silent and immovable. Submerged in meditation of that Lord

of beauty. Sometimes he would experience that beautiful compassionate Lord has

come and has assumed a small boy form, with peacock feather tucked crown on hislong curly hair. Same yellow silk, same smile and grace. A small flute in his hands

and lo, for him he is playing it and sweet, nectarine sound is echoing and reechoing.

Pralhaad is lost in oblivion like his Radha.

Sometimes he would assume a different boy form of zircony light. Princely

elegance, shining crown, yellow silk, gems and pearl necklaces, golden bow and arrow

shimmering and nearby hibiscus perfuming. And he would sink in love and devotion.

He felt he has so much love in his heart that he is embracing him. He is placing him

in his lap.

Walking, talking, eating, drinking, studying, even while sleeping, he experiencedthe sweet ambrosial embrace of the Lord. Sometimes he felt Lord has gone away,

away, so far away leaving him alone. And suddenly everything felt like a deserted,

ruined, ghost haunted place of cemetery, even though he is in his so gorgeous

palace, even though he is near his so compassionate mom, even though he is near his

so powerful, rich and famous father. And he would feel so lonely that he would cry.

At times he felt he was hiding in the nearby bushes and he came and he is standing



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right in front and he would become so happy that he would laugh loudly -- a belly

laugh. Then he would sing songs of love too. Not only this he would begin to dance

also. At times he would imitate him. He felt a soft, gentle loving touch in his heart

and he would sit still and lost for hours. Other times he would go thrilled, tears

streaming from his eyes.One morning Pralhaad was visiting his father along with his two teachers, Sanda

and Amarka. Hiranya was in in his royal assembly sitting on his billion dollar throne.

He postponed all engagements and picked up his son and placed him on his lap and

fondling his hair, asked.

"My dear son, tell me what is the best among all you studied so far?"

"The root cause of all agitation and irritation is I-ness and my-ness. Dropping it

off like a dark well covered with grass, people of the world should do only one thing

with all their heart," said Pralhaad."I see, what is that they should do, son?"

"Listening and reading the pastimes of the Lord, conversing and singing them,

remembering them, serving them, worshipping, offering obeisances, meditating on

his form and serving him as servant, playing with him like a friend, dedicating

oneself with all one's heart like a beloved consort. These nine symptomed

devotions I consider the best among all what I studied so far."

Hearing this, Hiranya's eyes rolled with anger, trembling with immense wrath

he threw the boy on the floor and scolded the teachers. At once he ordered thedeath sentence for Pralhaad. The killer saw his spears and swords do not hurt

Pralhaad. They enter in his body but the hurt went in the air and his body remains

intact, not even a wound is formed. Then he was taken and placed under the feet

of mighty mad elephants; he did not die. He was thrown among cobras. They bit

him; he did not die. He was hurled and dashed down from a hilltop; he did not die.

A treacherous created goblin grabbed him but he did not die.

He was made to drink deadly poison; he did not die. The great magician

Shambar was called. He tried to kill him through magical feats but he remained

undaunted. He was starved, locked in a dark cell, left in a hail storm, put in an icecold refrigerator, in a burning fire, tied with a rope he was hurled and thrown in

the ocean but assuming a beautiful form ocean welcomed him, untied him, consoled

and placed him on the beach. He was crushed under the rock, but he did not die.

He lived on.

With all these failures, Hiranyu's wrath increased. He was surprised too and

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"Who is your Lord in the name of whom you are so confident, so protected and

so independent -- who is it and where does he live?"

"Father, please give up your demonicity and see the Lord, my beloved is here,

there and everywhere. He is even your own power. Being equal in all and loving all

is greatest form of his worship. If you can believe me he is right here, in thispillar." Pralhaad said calmly.

Hiranya stared and jumped down and dashed a heavy blow of his fist upon that

diamond pillar. It broke into two halves. Ear rending sound spread and like

lightening a half lion and half man gorgeous being appeared. He was almost ceiling

touching tall. He was roaring like an angry lion. He was dangerous, his jaws were

horrifying, his tongues and teeth were sharp like sword, eyebrows turned, big nose,

open mouth, wide chest, thin loin, moonray like hair on the body. Many hands

holding weapons. His nails were like axes. He roared and roared bringing

earthquake and storm. Soldiers ran down and attacked on Lord Narsimha. Hekilled them all.

Then Hiranya jumped down again, and a fierceful fight ensued. He dashed his

mighty club on the Lord but he grabbed him with the club but he slipped away.

Both fought for a long time. Then the Lord grabbed him like a cobra picks up a

rat, carried him at the doorway, placed him on his thighs. It was time when dusk

was approaching when he pierced the sharp nails of his hands and tore his belly as

an eagle tears away the snake. He was licking the edges of his mouth and blood

drops adorned his hair. Killing him he took out his intestines and wore a garland of

them and dashed his dead body on the ground. His army ran there to kill him butNarsimha killed most of them.

The golden hair of his neck and light of his face and eyes shone like sun. Eyes

blinded in his light. And then he went and sat on the high throne of Hiranya's royal

assembly.

All celestials came with Bramhaa, Lord Shiva, Laksmi and Indra too and

eulogized. But no response. No one dared to come closer to him. He was hot,

shining and angry. At last they sent to little Pralhaad who went closer. As soon as

Lord saw him, the sweet simple boy, he immediately picked him up and placed him

on his lap and out of great love licked him and said."My dear Pralhaad, oh, so soft your body, softer is your heart, and so cruel

persecution of that demon -- I am so sorry. If I am late, please forgive me."

Hearing the compassionate words of the Lord all celestials showered flowers

and shouted, "All glories to Thee, Jai Jai!"

Pralhaad's devotion combined with Lord Narsimha's compassion became effulgent

light of lovetrance. And Pralhaad became enlightened. He felt as if, elephants



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cannot be accommodated in a hole of a snake, he cannot be accommodated in the

world. And the entire world celebrated a festival of his enlightenment.

Lord Narsimha coronated him -- to that five year old boy and the universe

danced in ecstasy. Now Pralhaad's reign began. It continued peacefully for

thousands of years.One day Pralhaad entered in nirvikalp samadhi -- same state of Lovetrance

where he was overflooded by bliss, love and awareness. He sat for another set of

five thousand years. Daityas tried hard but couldn't wake him up. At last Lord

Visnu came on his mighty Garuda. All cheered when he blew his snow white

Panchajanya conch. He entered the palace. All were surrounding him. He entered

into the same trance of meditation where Pralhaad was and he brought him out to

the physical level of life. A great celebration started. A dharma empire was

established. All citizens worked hard on realizing their true Self either through

deep love (nine symptomed devotion) or through knowledge.

STORY OF GANDHI

In the same Kosala State, once upon a time there lived a bramhin near Sarayu

river. He was well versed in all the knowledge. He was peaceful, silent, introvertand contemplative. He was faraway from what is going on in the world.

Once he decided to meditate for a long time. He found a most beautiful spot.

Lotuses and lilies bloomed and spread perfume all day and all night, black deers

roamed, and peacocks danced. He made a deluxe cottage, sowed vines and bushes

all around and sat in deep meditation. Eight years passed. Lord Visnu appeared and

asked, "Varambruhi. Please ask whatever you wish for."

"My Lord, I just wanted to see you. Oh, you are so beautiful."

"That is correct but ask for anything."

"Evamastu -- so be it." He said and vanished.A long time passed happily. One day at the end of taking a bath in the river he

was chanting aghamarsan (sin absolving) mantras while still standing in navel deep

water.

Suddenly his mind slipped and he saw clearly exactly as in the waking state in

his home. Then he saw he just died. Family members are crying, his corpse is

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gathered like birds and carried it to the cemetery, placed it on the pyre and set

fire. It burned into ashes. They came back to the home.

Then he saw himself entering in the womb of a corpse-eater chandali (a special

tribe who eat corpses as part of taking charge of keeping the streets clean) like a

worm. In ten months he came out as a ripened fruit from the tree. He grew up asa tree grows. He was handsome. His mother loved him as did all the family. He

became sixteen years old. He would take a group of his dogs and go to the forest

for hunting, killing deers, birds and other animals. He was married and many kids

were born.

Suddenly a famine spread and all began dying. His wife, his kids all died, so he

left the village and walked and walked. He reached a State called Krant desha

where the king had just died leaving no son. As a custom an elephant with a garland

was released among all people, of the city and from abroad. The elephant moved

around with his trunk lifted up holding the most valuable garland. As soon as hesaw him he placed the garland on his neck and lifting him up by his trunk set him on

his back. The crowd rejoiced, and soon he was coronated. He concealed his caste.

He married with a beautiful wife, and began living like a king. Adorned with

innumerable valuable gems, pearls and diamonds, golden ornaments and silk suits he

enjoyed life for eight years. Once, surrounded by his friends, kinsmen and a small

army, he was going for hunting. On his way he came close to a colony of chandalas.

One of the chandalas recognized him. He also had left during the famine.

"Oh dear brother, how are you? I knew your talent of singing songs will attract

great wealth one day. Where are you now -- has the king hired you for hismusician?" He embraced him and requested him to visit his home.

King wanted him to get lost but he was overwhelmed with emotion. He didn't

leave, and everybody knew he was a chandala. They lamented, "Oh, they lost the

purity of their caste." The news spread all around. When the king returned to his

palace people ran away. Priests looked into the scriptures and couldn't find any

remedy for the sin of associating and dining with a chandala.

At last a huge fire was set in the middle of the city and like moths all the royal

family -- men, women, all began entering into the fire. His most beloved queen

lamenting seriously entered the fire. King saw and felt ashamed, humiliated andheartbroken. He too came to the fire and jumped into the burning flame. When

the king felt the burning pain the body of the bramhin Gandhi shook which was still

in the water -- standing navel deep reciting the mantra. It was only twelve minutes

that passed. He completed the oblution. But his heart kept wondering.

Whatever he saw was so clear that he became puzzled and confused. He kept

thinking of the vow -- what a terrible stand did I witness. He came to his



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hermitage and lived there a few days when he decided to go to his home and check

it out. But then a bramhin guest came from faraway. He hosted him for many

days. He was so lean and thin. He brought herbs, roots and fruits that can serve

as tonic for his weakness. One night he asked, "Why are you so weak?"

"Because I reduce one morsel of my meals each passing day in dark fortnight.On the 15th I observe total fast. From the next day I increase one by one morsel

till fifteen days. This I have done as a twelve krichra chandrayan fast."

"Sir, but that is done as confession to one's severe sin?" Gandhi asked.

"Yes, I did one. Not just one, hundreds of them. In fact I stayed in Kranta

State, I didn't know the king was a chandala. It was only the last day it was

revealed when a huge fire was set in midtown and all bramhins and ksatriyas

entered the fire. I was out of the city boundary so I didn't enter the fire but still

I needed to clean myself."

Gandhi was struck with wonder. After the guest left he decided to visit theplace by himself.

He walked. Like a camel looking for thorns reaches into the jungle of thorns he

arrived at that village of chandalas. To his surprise he saw the place where he

used to come daily to work in the field when he grew young. He saw creepers and

trees he had planted. Some are dead, leafless, still standing, others still green

with flowers. Animals he had killed and placed their skeletons on certain treetops

he saw them too.

Then he entered the chandala village near his home. It was so dirty, so stinking,

nauseatic, vomiting -- stink of dead animals, stink of leather being cooked, stink ofbones being cooked to make glue, lipstick, candles, glycerin etc. There he used to

play with other dirty, stinking boys. Some of them are still around. Now they are

old with white hair, broken teeth, rest of them yellow, rotten; their bodies smelly,

clothes sweaty. Children defecated nearby. He also saw the pub where he used to

drink wine. There it was he was married with another ugly, stinky, harsh-toned

woman whose only quality was to produce babies and babysit them. Seeing all these

he was shocked and great dispassion arose.

He met a few persons and asked, "Do you remember here was a chandala with a

large black body who used to sing?"

"Oh yes, his name was Kantakjal (thorny water). He was born here, we played

together. Never went to school. ------------

"Just like the crow keeps on uttering harsh words eating left over impure food

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infested body keeps on running after anti-Self realisational substances like

sensational objects. Never is it quiet. Due to evil urges it is black like the crow.

As the crow has only one eye on each side of it's head, the mind is also only an

imitation of this limited vision as well because it rushes around looking for ways to

get sense objects."As to this inauspicious crow, Prince Rama, shoot it down by the pistol of pious

thinking.

"Mind is a vulture. To get flesh of sensual joy it hovers all around. Wherever it

sees hot dog of ego it jumps down and grabs. Better shoot it by the bullet of

discretion.

"Mind is lika a ghost. As a ghost possessed, haunted man talks meaningless and

suffers for no reason, similarly people of the world are suffering. Every one is

possessed and obsessed by both -- mind, the Mr. Ghost, and hankering, the Mrs.

Ghost. This Mr. and Mrs. Ghost can only be exorcised by mantra of dispassion.Get them out. Kick out all these little apparition, goblins and vampires which

provoke identification with anything else other than the Self. Got to do that.

"Mind is like a monkey. The one which is very restless. Monkey sits on one

treetop, then it jumps onto another. You have to tame it. Wisely allure him for

spiritual gifts. Allure him, if he follows certain descipline, he can be allowed one

nonharmful sense gratification. Thus make him change his habit.

"Mind is like a rope, like a fetter. The whole world is chained up with the hard

knots of doer, action and their binding impressions. As there are innumerable

slaves tied in one rope so also all people are tied with one cosmic mind. To thatthick heavy rope, please cut through with the knife of disassociation and

detachment.

"Prince, this mind is a python. It is full of poison of hankering for sense

gratification. And with its horrifying hiss and sting it has burned down the most

beautiful lotuses of shama (mental control), dama (sense control) and dhairya

(patience). No one can kill this wicked python unless the discretion eagle arises in

the sky of your life. When this python is dead you become enlightened.

It cannot be destroyed by weapons of suffering fortune and death fire. It

disappears only by association of saints and study of scriptures."This mind is a cloud. Hankering lightening illumines. Wherever it rains it

destroys the harvest of wisdom and lotuses of sense and mental disciplines. By the

mantra of auspicious search for Truth it disperses.

"Rama, through the weapon of mind pierce the mind and drop both of them.

Function through intuition, then through consciousness itself."



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STORY OF UDDALAK

"Prince Rama, the tendency of mind is double edged, sharp sword. It is either

positive or negative. Both are killer edges. Do not be allured. Drop it considering

it false. The vine of knowledge which is gotten by occasional auspicious place andtime, sprinkle it with water of discretion. As long as body has not gotten old, weak

and dropped dead, use intense self effort to make yourself generous and become

free from the world. This body is not you. You are Pure Consciousness. Listen, I

shall tell you the story of Uddalak. He attained the Supreme by exposition of

elements.

"O Prince, before his youth came he developed a quest and proceeded to

Himalayas. He found a beautiful place in the Valley of Flowers near Hemkund.

Sitting in his cave overlooking Danda Puskarini lake he began to wonder -- why do

you run to persons of sensational objects relinquishing the nectar of Selfexperience? All these efforts of yours are just for extra misery.

"O mind, identifying with tongue you talk too much that is all in vain, like frogs'

annoying sound. They all take away freedom.

Associating with ears, what you hear auspicious or inauspicious, that all goes away

murderous like deer dies falling in trap of the hunter who plays sweet music.

"With skin association, whatever you enjoy touching is as deceptive and

murderous as elephant who is caught by falling in the ditch when he rushes to

touch a grass made female elephant.

If you associate with taste and run to nice dishes, you will perish again like fishwhich grabs food which has a thorn in it, which gets stuck in his mouth and thus he

dies.

"If you associate with smell and rush down to objects of nice odors, then fall in

bondage like bumble bee is arrested inside the lotus, and even though he can pierce

and get out he can't and dies in vain. So you perish again, O dear mind.

"If you run towards women or if you are woman racing to men then your life will

perish again like moth in fire.

"Oh, you are five sense objects enjoyer, what a destruction you are heading at..."You call this body "I or my or me", well where is it? From tip to toe it is

nothing but a baggage of bone, blood and flesh. You think, I do, I eat, I touch,

where do you do -- you are burning in vain by love and hate. Sight is perceived by

eyes, because eyes are born of sight the power of fire is in there to perceive the

objects of sight, and why unnecessarily you poke your nose? Why do you go heated

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"Word is born of sky, sky portion is in the ear which perceives its quality, the

words. Why you interfere?

Sense of touch is born of air. Air is in skin. Air perceives the touch. Why you get

a headache?

"Taste is born of water. Water is in tongue. Right on tip of the tongue it issitting which tastes food and rasagullas. Why do you go on fuddling?

"Nose is born of smell. Smell is in the earth. Earth is in smell. Earth perceives

the perfume and stink. Why do you disfigure your face?

"Stupid mind, senses perceive their own objects. Why do you make a big fuss

about yourself?

"Senses never give their duties (dharma, nature) to anyone else nor they take

some one else's. They don't get a feverish fight on it. They are free from love

and hate and clinging too. But you are such a peanut head you just impose upon

yourself other's dharma, other's natural duties and then keep on burning in fire ofattachment and hatred -- likes and dislikes. If you just stay a little sensible you

will never suffer.

"Associating with you is a pain in the teeth, constant headache. As to a cub

donkeys keep bothering, you have bothered me alot. Now here I disassociate from

you. That is your way and this is my way.

Goodbye...

"From today on I am satchidanand Bramha. I'm cosmic. I'm one without

second. You had conditioned me in this bag of flesh. And had turned me into

Kantakjal chandal and Lawana-the chandala by projecting "I, my, me" stereo typevision on flesh bag body. Now he abandoned you.

"Like a child scared of his own shadow seeing it as ghost, you scared me

terribly. Now I am established in that non-dual peace. These limbs and senses are

all separate things you collected and stored in one heap. Like thread collects so

many gem beads and calls "I" the necklace, same foolishness you do. Collecting the

heap of trash from innumerable places stamp on it "I, my, me" and keep burning in

fever of "me, my-ness" I am beyond the everchanging. Birth, disease and death are

projected by stupid mind upon the Pure Self.

"Birth means: that which wasn't before but came out later. Death means,which was before but finished later. But the Self is such which never ceases to

exist. Which was before creation and will be even after creation. As long as

Garuda is present, cobras never come closer, so also as long as this wisdom prevails

ego doesn't eclipse the Self.

"No, I'm done. As butter is taken out from milk, as oil is taken out from sesame

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Now all there is is left over to be trashed out. The essence is here, me, I am. I

am infused in and through all and everyone and everything.

Thinking thus:

Uddalak seated in lotus posture closed his eyes and began chanting AUM. He

inhaled fast chanting A, then stopped and chanted U, and then exhaled chanting M.He did it over and over. Emptied his chest like Agastya did to the ocean. And his

AUM resounded so musically and rhythmically that susumna became opened. And

his soul flew through it and reached to one thousand lotus petals on top of his

head. He stayed there. At last as flood finds an outlet his soul flew through

bramharandhra.

All celestials showered flowers and came to him running. Requested very

humbly to come to the heaven.

He smiled. He reverently said, "Thank you, O holy sires, O siddhas, thank you very

much for your offer. But like poison I relinquish that planet, I am going toBramhajyoti." And soon like intensified rays of autumn full moon his body became

and he rose above and above and above. All celestials, gandharvas, nagas, nymphs,

kept looking at his departure.

"It was terrific! Magnificent! Astounding!" They said.

After a few days his body fell on the earth as a dry leaf falls from a tree. A music

echoed from that body. Then nymphs and devas came and offered fragrant

garlands to the body and worshipped and danced. Like him you too organize your

mind, O Prince, towards Bramha realization. Hurry up!

STORY OF KING SURAGHU

"Prince Rama:

"Self and the world are non-different. Of course this experience dawns only

after disappearance of the mind. But this Truth lights up. Self is black paper ego,

mind, place and time are sharpness. If Self is sugarcane, world is sweetness. If

Self is stone, world is hardness of it. If Self is mountain, world is gem and shine,

same way Self and world are the same."

In the far north regions of the Himalayas, camphor smeared fragrant landsnear Mount Kailash, there was a kingdom of Suraghu. He was a poet, wise, dutiful,

dispassionate, and very handsome.

One evening he was sitting in his garden and he began to think -- This world is only

in one's emotion. Heaven, earth, planets, air, rivers, sky, time, whole world is in the

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When flower blooms its inner perfume spreads out and we feel it. But nothing

is in, nothing is out the Self, the consciousness is being perceived differently.

There is neither truth nor false, there is just one single pure existence. To a blind

all are dark but to a man of eyes all are colorful. Again to the negative all becomes

miserable, to the positive all becomes joyous. But in truth there is just one PureSelf.

Thinking thus, as mist vanishes when autumn comes, his mind evaporated and as

mountain doesn't shake and waver by wind he became larger than the world's

trivials and turmoils. His discretion gem of his necklace of dutifulness shone

brilliantly. His fame became bigger than Mount Meru, ocean and sky. As elephant

doesn't sink in knee deep water he never sank in the mud of likings and dislikings,

love and hate.

It is only passionate and body identified are those who sink in these. To themthese are ocean large. Whole thing changes just by conquering the senses and not

doing it.

Suddenly Sage Mandavya appeared from the bushes, smiled and said, "When

waves submerge, water is same, only it became calm. When season is gone time

remains the same, symptoms become different -- Same way, O King, I accept your

obeisances and have my blessing. All the sight feelings will be evaporated and one

Self consciousness will shine. No more mind but now Pratibhaa will be active."

Telling thus, Sage disappeared.King Suraghu came to his palace, sat in his bedroom and began to think -- Like

water cannot touch the lotus, this body, these people, these engagements cannot

disturb me. Just like water goes to low and high places but does not leave its

liquidness. Likewise, King continued ruling his State, not abandoning, not missing

his Self experience. As with rise of sun darkness disappears, his pain and misery

all disappeared. As stone doesn't vibrate, in him doership and enjoyership doesn't

vibrate. Doing all his works he remained uninvolved as lotus leaf in water. Then

after hundreds of years of successful reign, as ice cube with touch of sunrays

melts and becomes water, as river dissolves into ocean, he too merged into CosmicSelf. His individual Self dissolved into Absolute Bramha. Jar's sky became one

with vast sky.

"Holy Sire, what is Eka Samadhi?" Sri Rama asked.

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One time when Suraghu was ruling. King Parigh was ruling Iran. Both were old

friends. They had studied together in the University of Taxila (on the border of

India and Iran).

Once a great famine spread in Iran. King couldn't handle it. Citizens beganmigrating to other countries. King Parigh was helpless and ashamed. He went to

Elburz Mountains and entered a cave. Bathing thrice in a river coming from

Himalayas he meditated. He abandoned all food. Then he abandoned macrobiotic

food too and started living only on dry leaves. His name became Parnada or Parigha.

Then like butterfly joins swans, he too joined the company of Siddhas, great yogis

of India. He became a wondering monk.

Traveling everywhere he reached the State of Suraghu. Both met each other

heart to heart. Both sat together in the palace like the sun and moon. Parigha

said, "Dear friend, I heard you became enlightened by blessings of SageMandavya. Your fame has reached all over, even to girls of villages sing your praise

in folk songs. What is the best you have attained all along?"

"Dear friend, there is nothing in the world to be attracted for. Because

whatever there is, is reflection of mind. These Miss Universes, these

delicatessens, these adventurous resorts, these mansions of gold, they are

acceptable only when you project your liking upon them. Liking is based on old-

patterns. I have worked hard to smash out all these patterns through Eak

Samadhi. It is not just being quiet and still, but lifting up of the veil of patterns

of these misconceptions which bind the Self in innumerable complicated strings,knots and ties. Then an everlasting illumination pervades." Replied King Suraghu.

Then both friends began living together, and walked into the panoramic bushes

on the bank of Manasarovar lake. They visited yogis, sat together, dined and

strolled together, and rested in the palace together. After a few months Parigha

took leave and began strolling the length and width of India.

Just like deers cannot disturb lions, same way worldly affairs cannot agitate

the man of Realization. Just like thorns cannot be born in Nandan grove of heaven,

in wisemen, desires for worldly things does not born nor he feels poorly in his heartwithout them.

As darkness cannot be removed without light, same way ignorance cannot be

dispelled without contemplation upon wise words. When ignorance vanishes, sensual

gratification does not taste as much as it used to. As water does not blind the

fish, to the wise word contemplators, sense involvements do not create stress and

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This soul, like a bull is tied up with hundreds of knots of hopes, exhausted

traversing on stony roads of various age, fallen in ditches of sensations. Carrying

the load of work, lost in the forest of life, entangled in mud of do's and don'ts,

bitten by mosquitoes of love and hate -- likes and dislikes, pulling the cart of

attachment and kinship, sinking in the filth of family relationships, keeps onwalking on the paths of worldliness. Sun of ignorance is scorching, still doesn't

stop under the shadows of the tree of wisemen and their message. Prince, help

deliver this bull of soul from this tragic condition.

One should not stay even overnight in the desert like country where there are

no trees of wisemen and centers of their message. Their message is a ship to cross

beyond worldliness.

Wisemen are a Banion tree in the desert of this world. Their words of wisdom are

green leaves, their pleasures are flowers, their teachings are fruits. When you go

closer you feel peace and satisfaction.Prince Rama, you are friend of yourself. And you are enemy of yourself. If you

drop yourself into the ditches of birth and death, if you project I-ness in body and

hanker for sensations you destroy yourself, then you are enemy of yourself.

You have to consider who you are, what is Truth and what is lie? Accept Truth and

drop the lie. Neither wealth nor friends nor education will deliver you from the

ditch but you yourself by your own Self. Therefore make friendship with mind and

train him in detachment and practice, cut off fetters and handcuffs of I-ness and

my-ness, you can be free. This is true freedom. Got it?

STORY OF BHASA & VILASA

Prince Rama:

This soul is like an elephant which has fallen in the ditch of birth. It is chained

with hankering and ego, drunk with wine of desires. It has to be delivered at all

cost. No matter what you do consider this body as a log or a stone. Don't stick

your ego with this. When ego cloud will disperse, Self sun will shine forth.As suffering becomes innumerable when dilusion (dissolution) comes closer,

similarly -- when mind pops up suffering grows heavier. As flood sweeps off all

things of life, when mind wakes up it devours all understanding.

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There is a picturesque, lush green, high mountain Sahyachal. Innumerable trees

with flowers and fruits surround it. Like liquid pearls and crystals, fountains flow

there. Green grass carpet is thickly spread there -- birds chirp, peacocks dance,

cuckoos coo, and all peace and serenity is intense and dense.

A Sage lived there who had two most handsome sons, Bhasa and Vilasa. As twosoft leaves sprout they grew together. Like sesame seed and oil, like flower and

fragrance, like candy and sweetness, like word and meaning, they lived together

like wise. They were two -- only apparently, in fact they were one.

After a few years their parents died. Both lamenting, their faces streaming

with tears they performed the last rites for their departed souls. After that they

remained sad. Memories of their parents always came. Wherever they went,

sweet affectionate, loving gestures of their parents reflected. Like a waterless

forest dries they became lean and thin. They left for different places. They were

sad.After a few months they met again. Vilasa said in the night after dinner, "Dear

brother, the fruit of this tree of life is joy. Have you lived in joy all these times?

When we separated where you went and what you did? What events took place?

Did you clean up your mirror of consciousness? Have you attained some stages of

integrity?"

Bhasa said, "Brother, as long as not gone beyond regular mode of life and

attained the Truth in Nirvikalpa Samadhi, where is joy? Thorns of hope vines keep

on growing. Brother, this mind has fallen in the dry, dark well of body

identification in which there are crawling snakes and scorpions of sensational joys.Hope thorns tear off limbs, hankering mud sticks the legs. Ego vulture is flying

above to grab. Lotuses of joys are dustified by dirts of exhaustion. We have to

rise above. We got to transcend brother, now, how long we will keep on suffering?

We must transcend sanga. We must ascend to the level of asanga. Let us waste no

more time."

All night they conversed. And by the morning when the sun rose they both became

enlightened.

They rose high in consciousness and saw clearly -- Just like dust fallen on

waves, ocean doesn't get hurt, suffering of mind doesn't hurt the Self. As waterand swan, water and boat, mountain and ocean, stone and wood are separate, same

way mind and Self or mind and body are separate. Suffering is only due to wrong

hypnosis in heap of trash being collected together. Where this heap is known

separately, no suffering ever touches. Bhasa and Vilasa then traveled all around

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WHAT IS SANGA?

"Holy Sire, what is sanga which creates bondage? What is asanga which liberates?

How does it liberate?" Sri Rama asked.

Prince Rama:

Association of body and Self. Assumption of the Self, imposition of Self that I am

only this body. This supposition is called sanga. Only to limit oneself in the body,

centering oneself with body and desiring and making efforts to be happy only with

this little piece, is called sanga.

One who has arisen above body, who has desire neither for relinquishing actions,

nor for doer-ship, nor for credits of any kind. That is asanga. Who is beyond likes

and dislikes, excitement and lamentation, he is asanga. He is free from bondage ofkarma. He attains sattvic tendencies.

Mind artist has painted in hollow space through colors of sanga innumerable

bodies and life forms. They are all false because of being ever-changing. You can

count drops of Ganga water from Gangotri to Gangasagar but you cannot count the

bodies a man of sanga has taken in the past and will be taking in the future.

As in rainy season rivers are full of water, swans come in Manasarovar, likewise

satvik treasures are attracted towards man of asanga.

To one who has sanga of sight the sanga of Self will feel like burning coal.

Whose heart is free from sanga the sanga of the Self will feel like nectar, likemoonshine -- cool, pleasant and joyous. Flood is all over but he is sitting on the

hilltop.

When you know permanently your body and Self are as separate as light and

darkness, heat and cold, sunshine and shadow, cloth and stone, air and sound, and

still stay alert, aware, conscious and fully awake, you'll have lasting peace.

K, kha, ga, gha -- these are pronounced in the neck.

Cha, chha, ja, jha -- these are pronounced in the palate.Ta, tha, da, dha -- these are pronounced in the head.

Ta, tha, da, dha -- these are pronounced in the teeth.

Pa, pha, ba, bha, ma -- these are pronounced in the lips.--------



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Dropping all passions focus in the heart center then--

Ten inches above the navel that which is without inside-out feelingful awareness,

that is heart and nowhere else. Stay there-- Then--

When movements of breath are suspended, mind becomes still and silent. Then

passion dissolves. Then you spread and expand and go cosmic.Then you attain that through which this all exists, which is all without which

these all do not exist. Which is not all, which is not in all. In which all is not. Such

Bramha is attained.

STORY OF VITAHAVYA: The Wonderful Son of Sage Agastya

In his mountain cave, Vitahavya, a young seeker of Truth, sat in lotus pose on the

deerskin seat. As cloud drops off all air and becomes quiet, likewise he became.

Sitting straight, stopping all senses, stilling all vibrations of mind, he focused his

attention within. But just like a ball -- as much you push it inside the water so

much it pops out; the mind too ran out towards formerly accustomed thoughts,

things and people. Like a mad elephant runs from where the strong smell of lady

elephant comes, his mind also raced. Then like wise parents explain a child,Vitahavya started fixing his mind.

"Dear mind, these objects are inert and appear out of illusion. Wanting them is

to plunge into the ocean of suffering. Just like a stone slab cannot dance you have

no ability to be the doer or enjoyer. Because you and those objects are inert. And

the Self who has ability is the pure witness. He never descends from his prestine

glory. Self is just like sun. With the rise of sun, innumerable things are being done

in the world, but sun is not the doer at all. He is witness. But by his mere

appearance all are done.

"Whatever power is in you comes from me. When we drink water the cupdoesn't drink, but through cup we do. Same way you are like a cup, like an

instrument, a vehicle. You vehicles, don't just jump up and suddenly become my

boss.

"Water and water can become one, fire and fire become one, but you being inert

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"Just like sky cannot catch cold by wind you cannot do anything. Like an iron

can burn sitting in fire for a long time, same way you as instrument of Self do and

enjoy things. Like sky cannot have redness, Self cannot have doership.

"Therefore mind, why do you rush towards these things. They belong to illusory

mirage. As long as I was involved with you I suffered. River flows towards theocean only to dissolve. If there would be no water how can she rush? It is being

with you, O mind, my life rushes towards death and perishes.

"Cloud obscures the sun by mist, mind cloud too by mists of desires covers the

sun of the Self and series of sufferings continues.

"Mind, you got too much worry. You are like a monkey. Monkey doesn't let the

tree stay still. It keeps shaking on and on and on. Same way you keep shaking the

body.

"Mind, you are a bird. You have two wings of greed and shame and a beak of

love and hate. Sitting on the tree of body you keep cutting down the auspiciousqualities.

"Mind, like a dog why do you keep running after filthy sensual joys and keep

staring in the heart of their impressions?

"Mind, like an owl you wander in the night of ignorance. Like in the cemetery

ghosts make sounds, you too create too many noises. Oh, when this night of

ignorance will end and owl mind will vanish?

"Mind, your life like an owl is despicable. It is worse than death. Your death is

like life. Please disappear by merging yourself in the Bramha."

Now mind began merging in Pure Self and Vitahavya was pleased. And he sang asong of fulfillment.

"Oh thanks, thanks, I've no struggle, no strain, no stress, no anxiety. I'm

unlimited and vast... Oh I'm That, all this is That. I am the Pacific Ocean."

Prince Rama:

Thus the seeker entered in a deep state of Mystic Trance and straightening his

navel became established in the Self.Like burning heaps of wood, fire extinguished and became still. Like that he

became silent and pure witness. Like a statue of stone he stood still and erect.

Rain showered, beasts roamed around, monkeys leaped and raced, deer jumped, but

he remained still and oblivious of all the externals. Wind blew, sun scorched,

elephants screeched, lions roared, but his meditation didn't break. Thus three

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Then suddenly mind vibrated that -- O great, no thought intruded yet! Then

instantly he saw himself on Mount Kailash under the Kadamba tree. One hundred

years he traveld as Self realized in groves, riverbanks and hills. One hundred years

he enjoyed as Vidyadhar. After five yugas passed he became Indra and wasextensively revered by all around All celestials bowed down to him.

"Holy Sire, where did he find the place, time and mind again when one was

already suspended?"

Mind is all inclusive and colossal. Whatever vibration flickers, mind's ray

assumes that form. As much intense space and time flickers, that strong goes the

experience and perception in the outside world follows. To the ignorant, variety

and diversity expands out of passion. And the wise, all reflects as manifestation ofhis own Self. This kind of perception is not perception at all. His passion too is not

passion at all. Vitahavya saw all these but his was the case of passionless passion.

Just like a fried seed cannot sprout so was his mind.

For four billion years he sported as representative of Lord Shiva all over the

Cosmic egg.

World appears through vibrations of mind. But to whom This fact is unknown,

world appears as harder than thunderbolt. To those who know it appears as plain

sky -- empty space of chidakasha.

"Holy Sire, what happened to the body of Vitahavya which was left in the cave

at Mount Vindhyachal?" Asked Rama.

While traveling all around the Cosmic egg he remembered at times, and came to

the spot where he saw due to heavy rain, flood had swept the place. And his body

is sunk in the mud. He visited much later and he saw it is stuck in the dust, dirt

and clay, green grass had grown all around. And there he is, his body still in the

same pose. He thought, "Shall I enter it..." But he decided not to. "Better I go

to planet Sun and give this task to Aruna."He flew fast with the speed of light and as subtle as air he entered the orb of

planet Sun. Surya Narayan welcomed him. He stayed as guest. Then Surya

instructed Aruna to go to the came and redeem the body from the earth. Aruna

went. With his huge nails and powerful hands he recovered the body. Cleaned and

purified, he waited. Vitahavya then entered the body as bird hovering in the sky

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Vitahavya opened his eyes. Welcomed Aruna. He greeted him. After a short

conversation Aruna fixed the place all nice and clean. Vitahavya then went to the

river, bathed and cleaned all the mud and dirt of all those years. He offered

oblations to the Surya. And as he used to live before, he began to live happily

adorned with Bramhalaksmi splendor of spiritual prosperity."My dear mind, now I have no problem with you at all. You are nondifferent

from the Self now. There is no need to coin separate word as Self or atma or even

Bramha. You have transformed into faculty of Pratibha. In this I alone exist as

vast as sky, as still and solid as mountain, as deep and generous as ocean I am.

What I am that you are. And all this is That too."

Vitalhavy remained jivanmukta for twenty thousand seven hundred years and

then became videha mukta. He then traveled to the Himalayan peak and thanked

each and everyone and entered in Bramha effulgence.

FAREWELL DEAR!

"How did he give thanks?" Sri Rama asked.

He said, "O attachment, you are transformed into uninvolvement. I've sported

with you devoid of discretion for too long. But now you should go. Thanks alot.

"O enjoyment, desiring for you I had forgotten my Supreme Status. Like a

mother expects for joy from her son, likewise I used to hope for you always. But

now you go. Thanks alot."O suffering, its by your startling education that I have attained this

heightened state. I always longed for joy and pleasure. Whenever joy came I

carried you too. You leaped up and hid inside my basket of pleasure. Oh I like your

sneaking habit. Thousands of years of your sudden encounterment has made me

your friend. Dear, all I can say -- I did hate you up to your grandpa but now with

all my heart I can say, I love you so much. But now you too please go. Oh, how

much I wanted to kick you out, how I resented to see your face, but had not you

bore all my hatred and still not came frequently, how could have I made it this far?

You were a real kinsman. No one can bear that much hatred and insult and for thatlong. You alone did... so nice of you. Thanks alot. Please go now.

"Dear hankering, O Trisna, you too accompanied me all along for so long. Thank

you. Have a nice day.

"O lust, you too, wonderful you are. It is your energy that turned into

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"O punyas, O satvik tendencies -- thanks to you too. Lifting me up from hellish

life, accustomed me into a heavenly one. That was a new adventure, now surprise

of course. How wonderful transformation, society declared those days. I was the

talk of for the shows of all those guys, Johnny Carson, Donohue and Peter

Jennings, all they talked about was how I, and my entire billionaire ranch wastransformed into a pure vegetarian, silent, yoga-loving commune. But that was

those days. Even the U.S. President came to congratulate. It was then we opened

our door to wiseman coming from India. It was then we subscribed to "The

Enlightenment Club" of The Aum Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Foundation. And our

life saw a new ray of hope, light and serenity. Then we had daily "Ramayana"

discourses in our home. Your role, O sukrit, O punyas, is incredible. But now you

fulfilled your role as well as goal. I attained what all you aim to have everyone

attain whom you fall in love with. Now we depart. Please accept my thanks.

"O mistakes, O evil deeds, O lies, O lethargy, inaction is your seed, immatureteen-age is your field. We happened to meet each other on some turn of life,

somehow got the lesson. Now we both are over with since long. Got the reward.

In my growth and enlightenment you too have shared. Here, take, have this

kohenur diamond, please. Have a nice day.

"O delusion, O infatuation, I had tied with you, roped and yoked a long long time.

You used to scare me and I used to get scared. It is in those fears I would shrink,

go small, congested and narrow. It is then when petty mindedness and meanness

would come and give way to invading and marching footsteps of suffering. But

since suffering proved to be a great educator, I can know that would have not beenpossible unless you had helped me to be petty minded and mean. Thank you,

farewell, O good great infatuation. Thanks alot.

"O mountain cave, in you I lived so long. Oh how great you preserved my body so

long. We had so many honeysuckle days together. But now we depart. Thank you,

Sir.

"O intelligence, O discretion, O kamandalu, thank you too. You did great help to

me. You helped me tremendously to grow and attain what I'm at now. Thanks.

"O body, holding these skeletons carefully, letting blood flow efficiently, you

helped me to develop advance stages of discretion. It is only you alone wherediscretion is born. You are open door to ripeness of consciousness, of maturity.

You are only out of ever programmed state of life. A new freedom is your nature.

And eternal freedom is the possibility. But now we depart. Thank you so much.

Have a nice day.

"O interactions of world, thank you too. I worked hard in your area. Not a

single action there seems to be I have not done, neither seems a country there is I



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have not seen. My senses, my prana, my emotion, ego, mind, please thank you so

very much. Farewell -- albida albida albida...

"Soon light of my eyes will merge in sun. My nose in the earth, prana and skin in

air, hearing in sky, mind in moon, tongue in water. Like fire extinguishes after fuel

is burned, flame after oil is finished, light after sun is set. All are going in thisorigin. Please have a nice day."

And Vitahavya then embarked upon rhythmic pronunciation of AUM and rose

into the peak of videhamukti.

Prince Rama, as a lion cannot be ever controlled by monkeys and foxes, a

Cosmic-Conscious jivanmukta cannot be disciplined by sensational urges.

"Holy Sire, does jivanmukta enlightenment offer siddhis (supernatural powers)

like sky walking, self transferring, anima, mahima and laghima, all those nine powersof yoga sutra?" (footnote 2)

Dear Rama, these supernatural powers are products of tapas. They are created

by action, things and conditions. Self realization is unconditional. If jivanmukti

applies it separately he attains them but they are not part or reward of Bramha

realization. In fact man of Realization does not require those super natural

powers. All siddhis are prescribed as associated with particular sadhana. Through

yoga, mantra, gutaka and medicine these siddhis are designed to be accomplished.

That is the policy. Moon is cool, fire is hot, medicine is healing. This is policy.

"Holy Sire, for three hundred years and more, Vitahavya was entranced, why his

body didn't deterioriate, wasn't absorbed by the earth or eaten by animals and

worms?" Asked Sri Rama.

Involved with passion (vasana) soul goes through suffering and happiness. One

who has gone beyond cannot be pierced. In whatever object your mind is focused

those objects reflect upon the Self and body also feels likewise. That is why even

though three hundred long years possed, by the power of samadhi his body stayedsafe and preserved. Samadhi is greatest preserver, a safest preservative ever

possible.

Looking at a friend, friendliness arises. Looking at sweet things, saliva drips.

Looking at enemy, agitation arises. Going closer to moon coolness is felt, closer to

sun heat is felt. Same is the case when yogi relinquishes passion, I-ness and my-



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ness and becomes tranquil he feels it with all the labyrinth of perception.

Therefore nature also corresponds to it and drops violence. And becomes part of

its existence. Sky of equanimity is extended in and through the entire cosmos and

elements too. Stones, earth, wood, water and toxins are not exceptions to it. Just

like sunshine is permeating all around but reflects only on mirror, water and gemsetc., same way where there is Mystic trance experience Bramha reflects. And who

is holding firmly that reflection the hurt or destruction of any element, beast and

situation do not apply.

Vitahavya's prana had stopped to vibrate so was his mind. When this happens no

one has power to harm him. Thousands of years it can stay safe like a thunderbolt.

They have neither any destiny nor sanchit store nor ongoing karma. They are free

eternally, independent and free. Whatever they wish is fulfilled at once. They

have no duties, nor disciplines. If anyone forces it on them he perishes.

"Holy Sire, you said by contemplation and discretion his mind dissolved, thenfrom where qualities such as friendliness, compassion and generosity came?"

Prince, dissolution of mind is of two kinds -- liberated in life jivanmukti, and

liberated beyond life videh mukti. The perception of truthfulness of mind is

soulhood, that is the cause of misery. As much mind vanished that much qualities

of Pure consciousness reflects. And they are always love, compassion, service,

friendliness etc. The perfumes of atma start wafting and enlivening as soon as wall

of mind is broken down. They do not belong to mind but to the Self. Mind

manufactured love is other part of hatred, not true love. Love flowsunconditionally when Bramha-experience takes over life. In jivanmukti all the

bramhic qualities abound in one's personality. And never anywhere else.

WORLD-TREE

In the crusts of chidakasa there is a mountain. Upon its plateau there is a tree

of this world. Stars are flowers, clouds are leaves, sun and moon are boughs; god,

demon, men are birds. Seven oceans are moats around with thousands of rivers.

Pleasure and pain are fruits. Infatuation is irrigation water. Mind is seed,workoholism, dullness and peace are three branches containing the container of

gems of pleasure and pain.

There are two origins of seed sprouting. Vibration of prana and solidification

on it. When prana vibrates one hundred nadis are affected and become

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extrovert it becomes workoholic mind. When it becomes peaceful in dullness and

inactivity it is called tamasic mind.

Worry is the fruit. Actions are leaves. Modification of mind is a vine that

surrounds the tree. Love and hatred are two larks. Hankering black cobra lives in

this tree, senses are birds sitting upon it.It has to be chopped off by detachment. Like strong wind collapses a tree you

got to create, Rama, storms of Self investigation. Then only this gigantic tree of

world will be blown off.

Sensation is the seed of passion and that is the vibration of prana. It can be

transcended by entering into Mystic Trance. In the sesame, except oil, there is

nothing. Same way in pure consciousness there is nothing except pure

consciousness. As in dream one sees one's death or going abroad, same way

sensation arises in consciousness. Assumes the form of "I am". In this bubble of

"I am" the illusion of world appears. To a child his own fear born ghost appears tobe true and scares him to death, same way out of one's own imagination world

appears as true, solid, scientific and logical. Philosophy, logic, psychology, science

is one's own concoction. That is why they keep changing all the time.

Yet you quote and prove authentic to all those former ones who are no more

right. With new discoveries they are proved wrong and/or outdated. Because it is

all imagination. As on the rope cobra appears, same way all these appear due to

incorrect knowledge.

Due to incorrect perception, perception becomes conception. And it drops theSelf in terrible trouble. Just like a crazy horse can dump you in a terrible disaster

-- exactly like that. This incorrect conception followed by materialistic perception

is very difficult to be rooted out. It is so difficult to root out Mountain Meru,

same way is rooting out passion. Dissolution of passion and mind are simultaneous.

That is accomplished by tatvajnana.

As you cannot hold the clouds, as you cannot catch the moon, as no lady can allure

the cosmic, same way no suffering can agonize a tatvajnani. Therefore, O Prince

Rama, you become a tatvajnani.

Here completes Volume I of Yoga Vasistha



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Nirvana Prakarana Section Begins

REALIZE THIS

In that pin drop silence of Solar auditorium, Sage Vasistha's voice echoed andre-echoed. Kings, ministers, citizens became motionless and still as a painted

picture on the vast paper... And began to ponder over his words. Princes and

princesses too noding their heads stood still and amazed. They were pleased and

surprised to know the world does not exist at all which they thought all along was

real. It was evening. Sun was setting. Evening raga echoed along with resoundings

of clarinets, drums, sitars and flutes.

Prince Rama, like a swan separating the water, drinks the milk only, same way you

do. Listening to my words from beginning to end, grasp the essence. Abide onto it.

Make this understanding your own pure Self. World has options you pass or failbut here are no options; you must pass or fall in a bottomless abyss. As a traveler

by the cliff in the midnight drops the flame of light and slips into valley thousands

of feet below. O dear ladies and gentlemen, I spoke to you in great detail about

tatvajnan through dispersion of passion. Practice and you will attain.

Assembly was dissolved. Vasistha and Visvamitra got up and King Dasaratha

too. They gave heartfelt farewell to celestial sages and all departed. Four

brothers followed them up to their ashram. They took bath in Holy Sarayu river,

offered oblutions, meditated.Worshipping pitris and celestials, feeding holymen, they took dinner.

Night descended. Kings, princes, princesses, wisemen sat on kusha grass seats

and began to ponder upon the discourse from beginning till now. Then they took

rest. But Rama, Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna pondered over it for nine hours

and rested for one and one-half hours. As soon as braamha muhurta approached

they awoke.

After shower and meditation they came to Vasistha's hermitage. He was

performing agnihotra. The four brothers offered obeisances. In thirty minutes

thousands of people arrived. All came to King Dasaratha's palace, took breakfastand came to the Assembly hall. All were waiting still and silent as lotus flowers in a

windless pond. Sunrays peeped through the windows as if they too gathered to

listen to the Sage's discourse. Seated on his throne, looking at the entire audience

as if seeing everyone has arrived, then to the Sage, and then the Sage's and his

eyes met -- became one. And nectar flowed on.



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Prince Rama:

By rightly performed ponderment over the wisdom, when vasana intoxication is

vanished, you dis-unite with all physical imposition and unite with immortal bliss

expanding colossal transforms into Bramha. This same Bramha out of illusionappears as world of diversity. Ever since childhood to furtherest future, whatever

you have seen, touched, tasted, suffered and enjoyed, friends and foes, good and

bad, right and wrong all were, is and will be only misconception upon pure Absolute

Bramha. This all keeps on as long as "I-ness" in the body and "my-ness" upon the

physical objects persists.

As long as association of wise one and study of wise words are not pondered

upon seriously, so long pattern of folly does not disseminate. Illusion of mind goes

on and on. So long one remains fainted, possessed by hope for sensational objects,

person and situations.Rama, as long as poisonous stink of cobra of hope keeps circling in the heart

forest the cuckoo of correct thought in quest for Truth does not coo. As long as

that cooing does not echo, ugliness of sensual motivation does not vanish. When

the fire of hope for enjoyment is finished, coolness of contentment and truth

descends and illusion incarnating mind evaporates.

When you drop the sight involvement and assume your solid "I-ness" upon the

true Self experienced in Mystica Trancensia, then not only the whole world but

entire existence becomes inseparable part of one's own Self. It is then only the

sunshine of Enlightenment dawns in the horizon of life. In this state theinstrument of consciousness which replaces the old, long deceased mind is called

chittasattaa. It is like a fried seed. In it there is no possibility of sprouting the

leaves of bhoga-vasana. Just like water and waves, water and water bubbles, black

pepper and sharpness are one and the same. Same way chittasattaa makes you see

the world as dance and consciousness as the dancer. Rama, you are the dancer. All

glories to you. You are beginning and endless like solid rock of pure consciousness.

Spotless like autumn sky, sparkling waves in the ocean, likewise in you is this world

only a play. Just pastimes. You are established in your own pure true nature. In

your ocean this wave of Rama form has arisen. But you are all ocean -- vast,unlimited, unbounded and unfathomable. Realize this.

STORY OF KAKABHUSUNDI

In the desert of Sahara, Nevada or Gobi, among those vast storages of sand there

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the appearance of mirage water. It is this water appearance which is the cause of

the world process -- entire Cosmic egg. Seven oceans and seven dwipas, all

fourteen lokas, all millions of planets and billions of stars in the space. And kalpas

consisting of four billion years, yugas consisting of four million years. And Bramhaa

appears in the beginning of creation, whose one day consists of four billion yearsand his mind born son, I am.

I have my residence in the Star. And I travel or appear in any part of the

existence as I will. Once I was visiting the heaven of Indra. I saw great wisemen

had been invited there, along with celestial beings and surrounded by them on his

throne is sitting the great Indra. They were watching the dance performance

based on Ten Incarnations of Lord Visnu. Nymphs were so sensitive and delicate

that each of their gestures expressed various pastimes of the Lord Narayana and

it melted their heart.

After the dance completed they received me with all the warmth of theirheart. And my discourse began. After the discourse a discussion arose about

those who lived longest years of Ages. We talked about Sage Narada and Sage

Galava.

Then Rishi Shatatapa rose from his seat and spoke:

In the eastern corner of Mount Meru there is a beautiful hill and luminous,

gorgeous cave called Padmaraga. There is a large tree of Kalpavriksa. That is lush

green, extended far and wide, extremely beautiful, rich with flowers and fruit.Upon the southern boughs of that mighty tree innumerable birds live, chirp, and

sing songs of love. Among those birds there is one handsome bird. He is the

leader, a guide and a teacher. His name is Kakabhusundi.

There on the top high twig of that tree hangs a soft cozy nest. When breeze

blows the nest swings like a cradle. Nearby upon a wide bough, thatched by other

birds, is a seat of straw, grass and leaves. There he sits, and surrounding him sit

all other birds observing pin-drop silence in anticipation of hearing the words of

wisdom emanating from the lips of that might Bhusundi, who lives there in the form

of a crow. That bird has the longest life one can even conceive. All in fact,including even Bramhaa, are children to him. He is the ageless, aged and

mastermind person of understanding. He is not just immortal but also the supreme

wisdom radiates around him. All birds adore him. He discourses on great wisdom.

He disperses the clouds of confusion and doubts in a fingersnap like wind to the

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assemble them in proper order. And he is efficient and masterminded in that

wonderful art.

Hearing the amazing narration of that wonderful crow, O Rama, I decided to

visit him. As soon as the Assembly was dissolved I proceeded for Mount Meru. Iflew through the vast skies crossing the rolling clusters of clouds, stars, planets,

sporting celestials and astral beings. As soon as I entered the vacinity of the holy

hill, my eyes dazzled with light inherent with delight. There was no clay or mud. It

was as if made of glittering, lighted, shining gems and jewels of innumerable colors.

Green grass, trees, vines grew as normal earth. Rivers and fountains flew as

normal earth. Lakes and ponds filled with crystal clean water spread the

directions with the perfume of their lotuses in the day and lilies in the night.

Millions of tulips, goldenrod, daffodils, hibiscus, ivy, dill, spread out shining like

colorful gems and jewels.Like burning fire, great yogis were sitting all over in caves, under trees, in

hermitages and at riverbanks. That hill was adorned with milkwhite stream of holy

Ganga, like sacred thread upon the shoulder down to the hips as bramhins of India

wear. Gandharvas were singing, nymphs were dancing, others playing musical

instruments.

Seeing this heart captivating sight I moved further and saw the Kalpavriksa tree,

praises of which I heard in heaven. The tree was huge and tall, its boughs spread

in all directions. Like gold, like ruby, like amber, garnet and jasper, the fruits and

flowers adorned the tree and vines from all sides. Sunrays reflecting. It was likea great festival. Kinneras, vidyadharas and nymphs sitting on leaves and absorbed

in song and dance as if bumble bees humming. It was a rich place. All fruits and

flowers of six seasons adorned the place throughout the year.

Somewhere there were the swans of Bramhaa and Gayatri, the parrot of Agni,

Kartikeya's peacock, Visnu's eagle, Durga's tiger and Shiva's Nandi, Laksmi's owl,

Ganesh's mouse, were sitting or roaming around awaiting the call of their boss.

Floating in the air I came to a new spot where upon the boughs of the tree many

saintly crows and divine birds were sitting. Just like during dissolution all clouds

stay over Lokalok mountain, same way hundreds of birds were sitting there. Mostof them were protectors of yagjnas of Soma, Surya, Varuna, Kuber and Indra.

Others were messengers of holy ladies to their fargone beloveds. Among them in

the center a crow was sitting shining like blue sapphire. A bright light surrounded

his form.

Oh, there is him, that illustrious one of whom I heard in heaven. The one who

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Kuber, Yama and other siddhas. The one who is calm, peaceful and relaxed. Who is

friend of all, who is like son to the fatherly ones but in order to offer knowledge

and best advice he is like father and teacher himself. Who is the embodiment of

wisdom. To that great, sagacious bird, I saw.

As soon as I landed in their midst, the waves of breeze touched them andBhusundi looked, instantaneously he stood up and said--

"O Sage, O wise one, are you okay? O great Vasistha, please come, be seated,

please sanctify my nest." We had never met before but he recognized me in very

first glance and respectfully offered a seat on his nest next door. I too assuming

a small form as them, sat upon his offered seat. He waved his hand in the air and

lo, materialized became there articles of worship. He worshipped me and

respectfully asked if there is any service he can do. He said--

"It is my great good fortune, Holy Sire, that I saw your sanctifying my abode.

All my meritorious deeds fructified today that you came. Please let me know if Ican serve you in anyway."

"O benign king of birds, you are an auspicious incarnate. This place of yours is

filled with your electro-dynamic energy. It infuses natural calm and peacefulness

just by entering this vicinity. I was visiting heaven and there I heard of you

counted among longest living beings on the planet Earth. Please tell me if you

please, when you were born? When you became enlightened? What is your age?

What are the main historical events that you encountered which you remember?

Why do you live here? Why this form of crow? And why you do not suffer even

during time of Cosmic-Dissolution?""Reverend Holy Sire, long ago my father Chandra, the best among the crows

used to be vehicle of Goddess Alambusa. Once Goddess was visiting the celestial

loka of nine Goddesses -- Rudrani, Vaisnavi, Bramhaani, Varahi, Vayani, Koumari,

Vasavi and Souri. There was a great festival which lasted a long time. While they

were absorbed, their vehicle swans began to play together in the sky. The play

turned into amorous play. And all the swans became pregnant from my father

Chandra.

"At the end of the festival all departed. But soon Goddesses came to know all

their swans are pregnant. Before Bramhaani Devi absorbed into deep MysticaTrancensia of Nirvikalpa samadhi, she instructed my mother to stay in the pericarp

of certain one thousand petaled, large lotus, shining and shaking in the sacred

water-filled pond. And there I was born on that soft yellow, fragrant pollen. In

other similar lotuses my brothers were born -- total twenty-one of them. And we

learned to fly from one lotus to another which were like many islands whose door

of petals are wide open all day but close at night. So very happy days were those.



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"When we grew, when Bramhaani Devi awoke from her meditational trance, my

mother along with all my brothers took us to her. We saw her gorgeous,

illuminating, magnificent form and our heart became filled with reverence. We

bowed down to her. She was pleased to see us and placed her blessingful palm on

our head. By that divine touch, our body identification and ego completelydisappeared and we all became cosmic conscious. We worshipped her. She

instructed us to go and visit our father. We flew. As soon as he saw us he rushed,

embraced and gave a kiss on our head. We lived together.

"He took us to Goddess Alambusa. We prostrated and she blessed. Father

taught us thousands of skillnesses of flight. After we mastered them he asked us

what we want. We answered, "Father, all what was to be known and attained, we

have known and attained. We want a place silent, serene and divine to mature our

attainment. That is all we want."

"My father indicated about this place. He spoke of this Padmaraga Hills of

Mount Meru and also this southern bough of Kalpavriksa tree. He said he also had

lived here and it is a remarkable place. This mountain peak penetrates

innumerable lokas in the space. Then on an auspicious day we reverently touched

our father's feet and he gave us hearty farewell. We flew from Bramhaloka

passing through innumerable planets, stars and clouds, we arrived here. And found

this place highly suitable for our purpose. Since then it is millions of years have

been passed and I am still residing here established in Absolute Bramha."

"Dear Sir, where are your brothers who you said were enlightened in childhood

as you did?" I asked.

"As many nights and days pass by but to the sun it matters not. No change

takes place in the orb of the sun so is myself. It is billions of years have been

passed. My brothers have dropped their bodies. They have attained videhmukti.

Great Sage, no matter how powerful, rich or popular, death comes to all. The

death came to all my brothers. That is why we do not see them anymore. Nowplease listen, why I do not get disturbed even during dissolution.

"When world is devastated, even then this tree is not destroyed. This tree is

inaccessible by all creatures. When Hiranyaksa had conquered all the lands and

oceans of the world, when Ksirodal ocean was being churned and Mount Mandar was

ripped off and carried away for sagar manthan, even in that tremendous velocity

my tree did not shake. A demon came and tried to rip off Mount Meru. He



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succeeded too in a small extent but my tree stayed still. O great Sage, many

disturbances came and went. Cloud of dissolution, storm, sun twelve times hotter,

but peace of my tree stayed on undaunted."

"How did you and your tree remain untouched, dear Sir, what is the mystery?"

"Holy Sire, when devastation wind, rain and heat falls on the planet Earth I, like

a traitor abandon my place and stay in the space. And as by shrinking passion mind

is withdrawn I withdraw my limbs. When twelve powers of sun showers fire on

Earth I perform dharana on water and become one with water. When wind blows I

focus my Mystic Torch on the Mountain. When all elements become destructive I

would take off out of the Cosmic egg. Beyond the nature and its origin and I just

stay dissolved into Absolute Bramha. When creation begins I appear again in this

same nest on this same tree upon this same holy mountain."

"Dear Sir, as you survive through all these stages of destructions and abide in

your Self, why don't others do the same?"

"Holy Sire, after all there is a Supreme Power. And his ways, although

inconceivable, still is very miraculous. Those yogis are like that and I am like this.

I shall be back over and over in each new creation. And live here on this tree in

this same nest."

"Dear Sir, you have longest lifetime and you are well versed in all fields of

knowledge and you have seen amazing things occuring in life. Whatever you

remember, would you like to share some of them, please?"

"There was a time when the earth was full of green grasses and trees.

Another time only ashes and ashes. Another time there was neither sun nor moon

nor day nor night.

"There was a set of four billion year time when in the battle of righteous and

unrighteous the righteous were all slain dead. They destroyed all the celestials.They conquered all except the trinity of Lords and ruled the entire Cosmic egg for

twenty long yugas.

"I remember one time for two yugas there were only trees and trees all over

the globe and no beings at all. For another two yugas there were huge mountains

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was standing high like a pillar. Once Vindhyachal grew so large that it broke the

entire Cosmic egg.

"There was a time when all bramhins became drunkards and sudras took up the

mission of their life and became revered all over. I remember one time there were

no mountains. All the globe was labeled up."I remember one creation when Lord Visnu did not have Garuda as his vehicle,

nor Shiva his Nandi nor Bramhaa his swan.

"I remember very well how yourself, Bharadwaj, Pulastya, Narada, Indra,

Marichi, Uddalak, Bhrigu, Angira and Sanatkumaras were born. I do remember how

Sumeru, Himalayas, Kailash and other mountains came into existence. Atri and

Valmiki are too youngsters. You are son of Bramhaa. I know you from eight of your

lifetimes in the past. In one creation you were born from sky, in another from

water, then a mountain, then air, then fire.

"Holy Sire, three times Hiranyaksa conquered the entire globe, Sagar-manthan,the greatest of all historical events, I remember it happening twelve times in

cycles of creations. I remember Parashurama's worldwide terror for six times. I

remember in those yugas Vedas and scriptures were replaced by other new

scriptures and meanings were drawn so differently that they were amazing. But

creation still ran.

"Valmiki composed "Holy Ramayana" twelve times, Vyasa wrote

"Mahabharata" two times and incarnated seven times. I remember eleven times

Lord Shri Rama's advent on the earth and each time I visited and enjoyed his love.I even settled in Ayodhya to enjoy his childhood pastimes.

"Lord Krishna, as I remember sixteen times I visited that sacred land of Gokula

with Lord Shiva and he left but I stayed on. It was so enjoyable. I remember

Narasimha incarnation thrice. I remember Buddha and Christ too coming and

disappearing for twenty times.

"I remember Atlantis sinking and far greater continents submerging into the

ocean and far greater, wider and larger continent than Americas uprising from the

water bed. I remember a thousand times when the world was destroyed by atomicblasts. And civilization was born again and again and again.

"I saw all these, O Holy Sire, with my eyes penetrating all the way to the last

edge of the universe in all directions. And I found it to be all illusion. When and

when I enter into deep recesses within my own Self I find no creation, no any world

as such has ever been, or is or will be. They are just clean appearance. As water

bubbles rise only to be lost, waves arise only to get lost, same way the mind bubble



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has arisen in the form of this world. It is in this mind bubble I have seen all these

creations. Water textured soul assumes innumerable forms of bubbles.

Sometimes son becomes father, wife becomes mother. Friend becomes enemy,

enemy becomes son. Billions of kinds of strange changes go on and on.

"People are so deeply fainted in inertiatic unawareness, they cannot see, cannotcomprehend. If they are shown a small piece, instead of exploring the whole, they

become confused. And use their talents to spread those confusions all around.

Many times I have seen entire civilization, long tradition of information is passed

on generation after generation which after peeling off layer after layer through

systematic analysis have been found nothing but mere confusion of the real. But no

one tries to attain the real -- except one in thousands. And among those thousands

some one tries to take some risk and really attains the Truth. This Truth is

Bramha.

"Holy Sire, it is on this tree I mostly make my nest. Sometimes in Himalayas,next in Mandar, other times in Nilachala, and other forests, trees and vines, but

since several billion years I am residing on this tree.

"Even when creation is destroyed my body remains same as it is now. I sit in

yoga asana and enter my soul in the true Self and the Self into Absolute Bramha. I

reside there. When new creation begins I just come up all materialized exactly as

before. Bramha is the most refined and cosmic computer ever possible. About

four million solar years make one mahayuga. And one thousand mahayugas make one

kalpa or one day of Bramhaa. It so happened for two days Bramhaa remained deep

in samadhi----------

"Dear Vasistha, just like home, streets, car, government, election, enemies,

friends, all are made of dream texture while sleeping so also world of waking state

throughout your lifetime is made of the Self.

"Worshipping the same super Self through three divine flowers is true worship.

Worship until your separate individuality dissolves and oneness of Bramha remains

in fullness of glory and grace.

"The pure Self which is in Arundhati, which is in you, which is in Parvati, same

Self is in me. That Self is God of all. The true and blissful. In the body it residesas atma. It is this which breathes, which knows, which acts. It is one alone juice

in all transformations of life's manifestations.

"Dear Vasistha, this world is a miracle of the Self. Somewhere as sky,

somehwere as soul, as mind, as ego and as directions, as darkness, as light, as

elements, the same Self is abiding. Like bubbles and waves in the ocean, this

celestial, astral and material worlds are spread in the Self. As grass floats on



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water, soul lives in Self. Same Self assumes the form of Lord Visnu riding on his

Garuda who destroys the demonic forces. This same Self assumes the camphor

white form of me wedded with Parvati Devi holding ocean of love in my heart for all

beings, traveling around the length and width of the universe. It is the same Self

assuming the form of Mahamaya Bhagavati who destroys the invincible forces ofdemon Mahisasur.

"One alone juice becomes various forms of trees. One alone gold assumes

innumerable forms of ornaments. One alone consciousness assumes the form of

this world. Millions of drops unite and rise in the waves only to submerge into the

ocean every minute, same way the Self rises into the waves of forms, situations

and conditions of the world and international affairs.

"Vasistha, these are several ways to worship. Self is a Cosmic mirror. World

reflects upon it. As pregnant woman holds the child in her womb, likewise Self

holds the world."It is because of the Self there is inert stone. And because of Self, as

inertness drops off, stone becomes conscious and alive. Stone is only an indication

of the distance between inertia and pure consciousness. Broadcasting entire range

of growth and evolution. Darkness too and light too. They both are two because of

inner darkness. Light helps to distinguish and calculate the distance and plan the

journey of growth mathematically perfect.

"The body too is a signboard how far is the distance between the body

identified man and the astrals, to the celestials, to the transcendentals. Up to me.

How far you have to travel. Each individual walking on earth under the sun, hiseyes, his gestures, and his movements, are chips of computer memory bank

indicating how many billion miles has he to travel, how many trillion years long

evolution journey he has to complete. How heavy surgical treatment the nature has

to perform on this psychology. Everyone is a walking computer. Self is right here,

now, under your nose, but so far, faraway. Innumerable miles of journey to travel.

"There are two conscious items in this body.

--One is aspiring and evolving self, directed towards true Self with whatever goal

of life he or she has projected. Ultimately leading to the true Self.

--The second is the true Self itself -- atma, which when universalizes becomesBramha.

The aspiring self has become one with the right and has become other from the

Self. Thus became known as soul. It is all because it perceives the will of sight.

Still it is same. As a virgin does the fornication by going in dating and becomes

prostitute-like in the eye of moralistic and religious approach, but still she is a



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woman in both states. Same way, by falling from the status of super Self and

becoming aspirer of the same becomes soul, still it is not out of the Self.

"As with power of will or hypnosis, body and mind assumes many roles, same way

by vibration in the Self, Self becomes projected into billions of different and

diverse perceptions grossified and became elements. Then place, names and formscame out. The soul projected upon it. Then decision came. That decisive mode of

soul became intellect, then I-ness was projected up, it became ego. Then thinking

and anti-thinking pattern came about that became mind. By repeated storing the

memory it became heart or instrument of emotion. Then past pattern of thinking

popped up which has been lurking all along -- and here comes your Mr. World, the

real hell.

"Just like a U.S. President sleeps in his Whitehouse and dreams himself as

arrested, a captive in Russia. Charged with crime of wholesale exploitation

through capitalism, sentenced to life imprisonment and electricuted in thirty years.But it is all a dream. Same way is this world, you are all the super Self,

misunderstood yourself as soul. Due to intense and solid willification inertness has

entered so fast penetrating every nook and corner of yourself-consciousness. Thus

comes into existence this body and long tradition of its destiny. Then as water

freezes and becomes ice, likewise emotional instrument infatuated and inertified

expands into this world. Passion, hankering, sex, rage, greed, misery, all these run

down and grab the mind of the body and becomes a poor, helpless, sleepy creature.

Thus each individual begins his journey in this world. All separate and distinct. But

uniting on the travel with many as family, kinsmen, society, neighborhood, politicaland national friends. But all only to be separated sooner or later like logs of wood

floating in Ganga river at Rishikesh. By push and pull, toss and turn of waves,

assembling in some certain place and then separating away. Each union is for

nothing but separating away.

"In the ditch of moha (infatuation) soul elephant is trapped. It is constantly

tossed and turned round and round by deprivation, desired object and fulfillment

of desires. As a dry grass leaf floats in the fast current of the Amazon river, soul

has fallen in gushing stream of his liking and disliking emotions. Never finds peace.

"Like a deer lost away from its flock suffers fear, soul suffers fear and terrorby his own willpower trapped in the mire of negativity.

"Like a child conceiving ghost in his own reflection in the mirror, becomes

scared and trembles, soul too is scared and shaky by his own willpower which has

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"Hung by neck with rope of hope, soul suffers. One after another trouble falls

on his head----------------

Then the Lord became silent.

In that silence both entered into a vast oneness of existence. In bliss eternal they

submerged.

Vasistha continued his narration in the Royal Assembly of King Dasaratha.

Then Prince Rama, the Lord entered inside me into that eternal chidakasa and

brought me back to body consciousness level and continued his shower of nectar--

"Vasistha, just as warmth and fire are one, the world and Self are one and the

same. Even Mount Meru is like a small sand particle to It. Trillions of years arelike one second to It. Entire earth is as insignificant as tiny tip of your unwanted

hair. It doesn't create the world so hasn't got any ego of doership. Looks like

doing risky, mighty works, still doesn't do anything at all. Words have no meaning

but applied to it gains great meaning.

"This Supreme God is perfume in the flower but he is also in the nose, in the

faculty of smell. He smells himself and enjoys smelling himself in himself.

"He becomes skin and breeze too and enjoys feeling himself in himself by himself.

Thus all music, beauty, taste, are he himself. He alone is enjoying staying in eyes

to the object staying in them by his own will of enjoying. Who are you to interveneor declare -- I did it or I'm enjoying it. It is all He is doing. You suffer only

because of your false belief system. You are the doer. He is the doer. He is not

the doer. Because all are just happening. And whatever is happening is all illusion.

It is mental projection. Nothing has happened nor will happen nor is happening.

"This Supreme Bramha is worshipped in two ways--

(1) Wherever mind goes meditate on the true Self. This true Self is cosmic. Sky

is his navel, subtranaian his feet, directions his hands, light his scriptures, allcelestials hair of his body. His nature is pure existence. World is his play. Time is

his gatekeeper. Cosmic egg is situted in tiny corner of his body. He has one

thousand feet, one thousand eyes, heads, arms, His nose is everywhere. Tongue,

skin and mind are everywhere. Through all this happening He alone is enjoying.

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Take shelter, be obedient to that mighty Lord. This is outer worship of the

Supreme Lord.

(2) Whatever you see, touch, smell, hear, speak, give, take, walk, sit, all, offer

them all unto that conscious-witness. And just wait on him for all instructions anddirections and decisions of your life. This meditation is true worship of the Lord.

O Great Sage, even if a peanut headed one does this worship even for thirteen

seconds, he obtains the fruit of donation of all the lands of the world. Doing it for

seventeen seconds, asvamedha yajna. Two and one-half hours meditation equals one

hundred thousand rjasuya yajnas. One who does all day and night, even celestials

bow doen to such a great being. This is inner worship.

"Vasistha, you are so dear to me I am telling you the process of abhyantar pujan.

Right in this body there is that Pure experience called Bodha. Worship this God ofexperience all the time ceaselessly. "Yadrichchhalabha santusto"

"Satisfied with whatever is available this is holy Ganga. Bathe in it. Remaining

free from liking and disliking, love and hate, and abide in pure Witness experience

is the worship. In the form of sun and the moon it is this Witnessing experience

which is shining effulgently. Riding on the chariot of prana and apan one who is

residing in the heart witness to all seeing, hearing, smelling and acting, to this

omnicient Lord make the object of your meditation. This is the best worship ever

possible on the earth.

"Not to be despondent, not to be agitated and irritated, whatever is available,placing it before that Witness -- death, birth, poverty, equal vision, friendliness to

all, is worship of that Lord Witness.

"Lord Atma is beyond mind and speech, then how can anyone find him through

scripture and spiritual master?" I asked.

"If something is lying in darkness and we kindle a flame and find it in the light,

no one says flame found it or light found it. All will say, I found it or you found it.

Same way scriptures and spiritual master are purely flame and light. Got to use

them. When through their help you find your atma which is beyond all, then stillyou found your Self and not they found your Self."

"There should be spiritual master and scripture along with these your self

effort (purusartha) and bright intelligence, then only Self is realized and not

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"Lord, how come this non-existent world is present as super existent reality?"

I asked.

"Self is so subtle, so finer and finest that in front of it even sky is as gross and

opaque as Himalaya mountain. When in this subtlest sky of sky, sensation bubblevibrates, it becomes consciousness. Then it assumes the role of I am, then it is as

if you sleep and in dream you feel yourself becoming elephant. Then you begin

seeing sky, space and time. And diversity expands with passion, soulhood, intellect,

sound, action, imagination, mind, will. Then comes body. Body has all the needs and

requirements which is provided by tanmantras and elements. When you realize

Bramha all sensations are addressed towards Bramha. No more is left to hover

around in illusions. Then he sees all sufferings of the world appear only due to

passion inherent within the person who sees it.

"Each person has his own creation. No place and time can stop it because they

abide in their own will in themselves. As it vibrates so is the miracle materialized."

Saying this, the Lord called Parvati. She came with Arundhati, shining luminous.

Holding her hand into his, Lord Shiva was ready to depart. I and Arundhati both

then worshipped with great devotion. And then they departed, glancing gracefully

towards us. We stood still, silent, looking unwinklingly to the disappearance of

Lord and Lordess in the distant skies.

STORY OF ARJUNA & KRISHNA

"Prince Rama," Sage Vasistha continued...

"It is all total one soul but in dream it appears many. As in wilderness fear

comes, as from deep sleep dream comes, same way comes the vast world as mere

hallucination arising from one single Self. It vibrates differently to different

people that gives them shape, quality and destiny all together different and

diverse. One who understands this becomes free and wanders all around the world joyfully as Arjuna will in the future wander around elevated and evolved by

education of Krishna. Rama, you too please be educated into this Royal secret of

knowledge and wander freely upon this globe."

"Holy Sire, when will Arjuna be born and when will Krishna educate him?" Sri

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A little less than a million years later in the future, Absolute Bramha will

appear in two most fascinating forms. One in the dynasty of Kurus as Prince

Arjuna. Second in the dynasty of Yadus as Lord Krishna.

When and when there is decline of dharma and rise of adharma, and seekers ofTruth are persecuted, Lord Hari -- the embodiment of the Self of all, eternal

Witness of all, incarnates.

Population will grow into hundreds of billions and demons will be born in the families

of kings and take over the nations and unrighteousness will dominate all with power

of government intervention.

Then out of compassion and with desire to sport among his devotees, Lord

Krishna will come. His form will be like dazzling blue sapphire, dressed in golden

silk, pearl necklaces, gold crown tucked with peacock feather, he will roam around

the bushes and groves of holy Vrindaban. His fish shaped, gold earrings will bereflecting upon his cheeks. Whenever he will smile and speak, bliss will inundate in

the heart of all the gopis and gopas.

Like a walking, shimmering, goldenizing all directions, there will be his most

beautiful consort, Radha. Wearing gorgeous, blue silk adorned with all ornaments

made with gems and jewels, she will dance with Krishna along with hundreds of her

gopi friends, equally charming and loving. When and when Krishna will pass through

their doors playing his flute, glancing around, driving white, shining cows and calves,

leading them towards the forest to pasture, along with his gopa friends. (footnote

3) Inhabitants of Braja mandal will stand at their doors with flowers, gifts and

tributes, and filling the nectar of his darshan in cups of their eyes will go absorbed

in the bliss of love which will place them ultimately in the silence of eternal

Witness consciousness. Seeing him they will never be satisfied.

yasyananam makar kundal charu karna

bhra jat kapol subhagam savilas hasam

nityotsavam na tatrpurdrsibhih pibantyo

naryo narascha mudita kupita nimescha

By the request of Bramhaa ji and all celestials, Lord appears in the prison in

front of Vasudev and Devaki. Their handcuffs and fetters are taken off by

invisible but invincible power. And Vasudev carries him in a basket on his head

across the stream of Yamuna to Braja mandal of Nanda Roy. There he lives for

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lush green trees, chirping birds, and on thick grass, leaping deers, dancing

peacocks, Krishna will pasture his cows and play with his gopas whom he loves so

much. Like a small child sometimes he will cry, sometimes he will laugh, sometimes

he will glance around as if a mighty cub amazed and adorned with leaves and

flowers of the forest. When he grows up, playing different melodies on his flute,he will begin to charm and fill the hearts of his devotees with bliss eternal.

It is this time when demon Kamsa will send his ferocious friends, one by one, to

kill him. But instead, each time he will kill them in sporty ways just like a child

breaks off his toys. He will resurrect his friends who die drinking poisonous water

of Kaliya pond in the midst of the river. He will jump in and fight and dance on one

hundred and one hoods of the dangerous cobra, Kaliya. That time, celestials in the

sky will play music, nymphs and gandharvas will dance and sing to the tune of his

anklets.

In order to break the puffed-up ego of Indra, seven year old Krishna will stop

his worship and begin Goverdhan worship instead. And enraged with wrath when

Indra will shower flood like dissolution, Krishna will lift up the fourteen mile long,

three mile wide and half mile high mountain on his fingertip. Thus he will save

entire Braja mandal, giving them shelter underneath.

In the evenings of autumn when in full moon, silvery light stars will shine in the

clear sky reflecting in Yamuna water, illuminating the entire lush green forest.

Krishna adoring the beauty of the night, singing sweet songs on his flute, adorning

by his presence the groups of gopis led by Radha, placing her hand in his hand, willplay a dance called rasalila. Now the bliss poured and poured out from the Self and

we still enjoy it after thousands of years in our terantella, flamenco, ballet and

square dances. World becomes blissed out in all reflections of Rasalila.

vasudevasya devakyam

jato bhojendra-bandhane

cikirsur bhagavan asyah

sam ajenabhiyacitah

tato nanda-vrajam itah pitra kamsad vibibhyata

ekadasa samas tatra

gudharcih sa-balo vasat

parito vatsapair vatsams

carayan vyaharad vighuh

yamunopavane kujad-



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dvija-sankulitanghripe

kaumarim darsayams cestam

preksaniyam vrajaukasam

rudann iva hasan mugdha- bala-simhavalokanah

sa eva go-dhanam laksmya

niketam sita-go-vrsam

carayann anugan gopan

ranad-venur ariramat

prayuktan bhoja-rujena

mayinah kama-rupinah lilaya vyanudat tams tan

balah kridanakan iva

vipannan visa-panena

nigrhya bhujagadhipam

utthapyapayayad gavas

tat toyam prakrti-sthitam

ayajayad go-savena gopa-rajam dvijottamaih

vittasya coru-bharasya

cikirsan sad-vyayam vighuh

varsatindre vrajah kopad

bhagnamane tivihvalah

trato bhadranugrhnata

sarac-chasi-karair mrstam manayan rajani-mukham

gayan kala-padam reme

strinam mandala-mandanah

Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 3

Chapter 2, Verses 25 - 34



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When he will grow eleven and one-half years old he will be invited by the king in

Mathura. During his departure most of the gopis, struck with sudden shock of

pangs of separation, will go entranced in deeper recesses of their Pure Self andbecome one with Bramha. For the rest, Krishna will send Uddhava, his friend. By

his education they too will attain. And flavor of Uddhava's enlightenment will be

sweetened by the gopis too.

In Mathura, there will be a great wrestling contest where Krishna and Balarama

will kill the important demons along with Kamsa. He will recoronate Kamsa's father

who too was imprisoned by him. He will study the Vedas in the ashram of Sage

Sandipani. Upon his return he will defeat the great King Jarasandha for seventeen

times. Then he will inhabit the city of Dvarka. And he will marry with the most

beautiful princess of Vidarbha, Rukmini. He will kill Bhomasur and marry withsixteen thousand princesses imprisoned by him. And seven more he will marry. He

will destroy almost all great demons, one by one by one.

Then both brothers will see an elegant youth in the svayambar arena of Princess

Droupadi. He will win the contest in which everyone would fail, but they will be

attacked by jealous kings. Here intervenes Krishna. After war is dismissed they

will become friends. Since then Krishna and Arjuna and all Pandavas will be one

soul and six bodies. They will be meeting again and again and again. This wonderful

topic will be extensively described in "Mahabharata". (footnote 4)

King Pandu (the discretion) will be the father and Kunti (very subtle far-sightedintelligence) will be the mother of Prince Yudhisthir (dharma), Bhima (spiritual

muscles), Arjuna (innocent love), Nakula (patience), and Sahadev (Self confidence),

will become dearest friends of Krishna (the intuition).

Those days, Pandavas were incognito. Their one hundred cousins want to kill

them. They try again and again in hundreds of ways to ruin their life. The reason

will be plain jealousy, tremendous dislike.

Besides all these, Pandavas will survive and will become emperors of the whole

world. And will perform a magnificent Rajasuya yajna. Then on a conspired gamble

they will be robbed off of their empire, treasury, everything, and they will go tothe forest with a promise, when returned after the end of thirteen years they will

get their kingdom back. Then again in the assembly they will be humiliated

drastically.

They will complete all those years in the forest. And upon return they will be

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At last war will break out--

21,870 chariots,

21,870 elephants,

65,610 warriors on horses,

109,350 pedestrian soldiers.

Eleven times these many will stand in the wicked party, and seven times these will

stand in Pandava's party.

Both armies will stand face to face in the battlefield of Kuruksetra. Arjuna will

choose Krishna as his charioteer. Intuition always comes to guide when innocent

love is intense. But then as there is regular, common age-old weakness there is of

love. It goes emotional, and loses track of intuition. And suffers. When it

reunites with intuition by surrendering itself into it, then intuition takes care oflove again. And love succeeds.

As soon as Arjuna will see his own brothers, relatives, kinsmen and friends of

teen-age ready to fight, his limbs will shake, thrill; tears will stream and he will

almost pass out and declares he will not fight. He will argue, he is not interested

to enjoy the State and Royal pleasures which is colored by the blood of his own

kinsmen. "I better go to Himalayas and meditate." He will drop off.

But one most important thing he will do is to look to Krishna's face with hope

and sinking trust. And because of this, his trust is revived. He surrenders and

promises he will follow to the end. That is all intuition needs. Krishna's timelessdiscourse will begin right there in the middle of two armies -- when war conches

will have already resounded. And only a few minutes are left to kill or be killed, and

river of blood will flow. But Krishna enlightens Arjuna in those delicate few

moments -- Krishna gives him --

Prince Rama, although these events are a million years away, still through my

Mystic Torch I am seeing all those happenings as clearly as present. You are

sitting here, entire assembly is here, as present, right now. Same way I turn my

third eye to the Northwest and I see all these as happening right now in thepresent, here and now. That is why I shall be speaking to you in Present Tense.

"Holy Sire, why we, like you cannot see all past, future and present without

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"Because, I am on top of the tree and you are at the root. When a chariot

hasn't come and is on its way, I see it from a great distance until it disappears to

the opposite distance. You see only when the chariot reached to the root and it

leaves. It is out of your sight, but still present to me. I see still past and future.

"You lion among men. O historic Hero, lament not this way. Implore,

understand, harken what I say to you -- Drop this untimely timidness, please.

Arjuna my dear, listen, hair is dead part of the body. But many people in America

value it more than their body. Body is likewise dead part of the Atma. But all over

the world mediocre people value body more than Atma.

"It is said Atma is in everyone but I refuse and agree with that Armenian guy,

George Gurdjieff, who says, there is hell inside everyone. Atma has to be

developed. Seed of Self has to be sown, watered, fertilized, and taken well care ofits growth until it evolves into a life-size, gigantic tree which can be all universe

inclusive. The way of sowing the seed of the Self is to stick strong with one's

venerated duty. The impression of it is in your harmones, genes and blood stream.

It is imbibed in your bones and marrow. Trying to change will only confuse the

entire set-up of growth.

"I am sorry to inform you that you are born in warrior's class. The duty is

terrible. Your duty is to fight for justice, equality and freedom. No matter how

great cause but fight is always terrible. Let this terribility of your duty not

confuse and disorient you. Let it not swoon your discretion. The duty of abramhin, no matter how peaceful and calm, is adharma for you. Your biological and

psychological clock is set in a different way. You have to develop the intensity

through warrior's way, neither through lifestyle of wisemen nor through

businessmen's way nor through laborer's way. Money, salary, credit, prestige, are

not to be considered at all. Consider how much you earned intensity. Intensity to

guard and protect the righteous and helpless and in fighting with the wickeds,

battle with the forces that are against world peace. Stand fast as sworn enemy to

all those who are against the one just cause -- freedom of each individual towards

his growth."It is a tough job, Arjuna. I know it. In this context you have to battle with

many who apparently don't look harmful to the world peace but deep down

somewhere they are. One of them are these burdens of the earth who are

standing in front of you, O dear. Although they are 21,870 plus 21,870 plus 65,610

plus 109,350 times eleven equals millions, still you should not lose your heart, dear.

My heart says they must not be left to spread negative vibrations in the world.



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Those being leaders, being kings, tried to make your chaste and beautiful wife

naked, dragging her by her hair. And those who didn't protest this brutal and

uncivilized act, what good you think is to come out from this low level of

consciousness?

"Yield unto a do or die spirit, Arjuna! This is your dharma. This is your job.This is your urgent work to do. Plunge into war not for killing, not even for world

peace. Not even for anything else but only, only for intensifying your intensity,

dear.

There are many rascals to whom their duty feels like pressure, feels like

burden, feels being a workhorse. They are not worthy of respect. They are simply

vegetating.

"Please Arjuna, arise, get up, awaken into the luminous flame of intensity. To

earn, to preserve, to restore, to gather, do anything and everything to kindle and

aflame the fire of intensity. There is no God, Arjuna, really no God at all in thewhole world. And world is mere illusion which is everchanging. All there is -- is

intensity. Yoga of knowledge, yoga of devotion, meditations, all are just to develop

intensity. That is the only God or Self. Shiva, Visnu, Mother, Buddha, Christ,

Jehovah, and innumerable more to come. Yes, these many names will keep coming

and disappearing.

"Once worshipped god and goddesses of Greece, Rome, Egyptians, Inkas, are

now in the museum. They are just stone statues, inert, useless, except for

entertainment. But they used to help a great deal in the past. They were great

sources of creative intensity in people. Of course they require illiteracy, illogicaland ignorant peanut heads to develop intensity through those images. But intensity

is intensity. And it is same which a Christian develops in their cathedrals through

prayer, Jews develop in their synagogues. Buddhists develop through meditations

and others through innumerable ways. But intensity is all that needs to be

cultivated and transformed into reality of Pure awareness. And this into Pure Self.

And Pure Self into Absolute Bramha. Yes, Arjuna, that I am, that you are and that

all this is. Abide in this one sole reality, biting your teeth with teeth. Perform

actions according to scriptures with no expectations of fruit and notion of

doership."Five elements are born of five perceptions. Five senses are born of five

elements. Therefore senses keep perceiving their objects. You are not doing

anything at all. Possessed by ego-ghost you develop lunacy and talk to be a doer

and enjoyer. As a handsome body smeared with filth, dirt, stink and bad breath

doesn't look any good; same way educated, brilliant, intelligent, wealthy and

successful, if possessed by ego-ghost, then it is not worth much. One looks ugly



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and nausiatic. The great yogis of the astral world don't like him. Babaji Nagaraj

doesn't talk to him or her.

"Arjuna, look at my Cosmic Form."

And Krishna shows him his colossal four billion miles tall, all permeating form of

blinding light. Doing all things, yet doing nothing just existing, radiating light of

consciousness like sun and the moon. And by the dint of his association mula

prakriti is doing all. Nature is doing all. Beings are unnecessarily entangled by

their own spider webs of mental projections.

"It is as if the sunray has traveled long from its source and gotten lost in a

small village of Mexico City in a slum area, or in the Bronx in New York City, or in a

tiny filthy, stinky hut of Ethiopia or Siberia or Iraq. One of the sunrays has

entered and the door is closed and he is lost in darkness. He has to revive himself.That is the condition of all human beings. They are trapped in the conditionings of

the environmental programming; social, familial and individual programmings are so

complicated and thickened. No way to get out.

"On top of this, this complex, knotted, stringed and possessed by ego ghost

state is rationalized and justified and declared normal. And on this standard of

normalcy the society has valors, heros and heroines. But all are so complicated

people. A lion has forgotten and believed himself a fox. All that is needed is to

remind him. Just remember. And do what I say in just remembrance of Me."

"Dear Arjuna," Krishna said in his cosmic Varat form. "I am, as ghee exists inmilk, as taste exists in pomegranate juice, as light is in gems, as sky in jars, same

way I am in and out throughout all bodies of people and beyond. In fact upon Me

alone this entire universe, all these planets, sky and this cosmic egg are projected.

There is no duality in my dimension of reality. Even when there goes on heavy

bombardments of nuclear blasts and I, II and III world wars, still in my dimension

of reality nothing is happening. Your inner space is beyond all these, free from

toils and turmoils. Even though body is destroyed, I in you never perishes. I stay

as witnessing consciousness, as non-doer within you, all over you.

"One who sees all men and all things in Me spread out like waves in the ocean,

like ornaments in gold, like meaning in the word, like love in the heart, for him I

never give up. I am never lost for him and he for Me is never perished. He uplifts

and liberates himself by himself. He is his own friend, then He is not an enemy to

himself to lead himself to downfall upsidedown in the mire of cobwebs of

complexion. He has healed himself from possession of ego-ghost, remedied all ills



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of life. No problem worries him, no trouble afflicts him. Because as waves are

ocean but ocean is not just waves, as rocks and stones are mountain but mountain is

not just stones, as wood is in trees but trees are not just wood. Same way All

things of the world, visible, invisible, name, form, place, time, past, present and

future are in Me but I am not just them. I am much more to them. I am not inthem at all. Cobra is in the rope but rope is not what the cobra is; rope is not in

cobra. Same way not knowing Me, O dear Arjuna tatvatah only, you see the world."

"Oh my Lord, thank you, thank you so much. Knowing you as friend I told you

many untellable things. I beg pardon from you. I bow down to you.

sakheti matva prasabham yaduktam

he krishna he yadav he sakheti

ajanata maln manam tavedam

maya pramadat pranayena vapi

Please kindly tell me, how can I attain you, O dearest?"

"Arjuna dear, when you rise above passionate clinging to sense-objects, their

memories, their impressions, when they neither attract you nor distract you, nor

please you nor bother you. Then you become eligible to attain Me. When respect

and insult, heat and cold, loss and gain do not pull your leg down, and remain

established in deep ponderment and understanding of your true Self. And have

combined your true Self with Me. And Me in Bramha or Bramha in Me, O dear

Arjuna, then you are eligible to parole out from this imprisonment of illusion -- thisworld. When suffering and happiness, respect and insult, success and failure in

worldly pursuits cannot touch you, cannot reach you, you become qualified to attain

Me."

"Dear, how can I get to that point?" Asked Arjuna.

"By understanding and deeply deciding just as waves in ocean, smell in air, words

in ear, sensations in senses, are temporary. They are only just vibrations, only

timely overnight guests only to depart as soon as dawn breaks. They are illusory.They appear out of illusion. You have to transcend, rise above, and uplift yourself

from low level of consciousness where these mishaps are common occurrings.

These insignificant, paying attention to them is dismissing one billion dollars for a

trash of cola like drinks. Therefore dear, relinguishing all fascinations you just be

calm, cool and collected in yourself. This way you can get to the point."



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"So Dear Lord, what shall i do now?" By then, Lord Krishna had assumed his

regular six foot tall, two armed, smiling beautiful form and he replied.

"Arjuna, drop the doership of action as well as wanting of fruit of all whatever

you do, have done or will do. Whatever you eat, sacrifice, offer gifts and charity,enjoy things and situations, just offer it to Me saying--

"Aum Sri Krsnarpanamastu"

Then see clearly neither anyone is born nor dies nor anyone is doing anything at

all. You have just gotten obsessed by one of the characters of Shakespeare's

dramas which you are watching on television screen and taken over his identity,

that's all. Due to this you are tangled in a trap.

"Therefore whether you are religious minister or warrior or businessman orworker, born in any caste, any race, any religion, any ism, just relinquish your idea

of doership and fruit of action, then perform your venerated duty with do or die

spirit with immense intensity. Do everything and all things good and clean and

auspicious to purify yourself. Purification only means, intensity extreme in which

expectation of result of action as well as notion of doership evaporates like a

bygone dream of the past, fifteen years ago. And you act. Yes, pure action

remains. The action is overflow of intense energy. This energy can take any

moment a sudden turn inward and you become cosmic instantly. For that there is

no other option, no other alternative. You work hard, act efficiently, skillfully,with all your might but not for the result, not holding misunderstanding that you

are doing it. Do it, just do it with ultimate intensity."

"Lord, how should I do my work?"

"yajnarthat karmanonyatra lokoyam karmabandhanah"

Do with an attitude of selflessness. Because as soon as you do for self you

become selfish. That means you are supporting the illusion. Unknowingly,unintentionally you want the torturous night of ignorance to go on and on. Ego-

ghost possessed self is the barrier, a hurdle, a stumbling block on the path of

ascending to the Pure Self. Therefore do everything selflessly. But it will be

difficult to do self centered action selflessly. Just like you are asked to make love

selflessly; it will become difficult. Eat this delicious dinner selflessly. Very

difficult. But you are told Dharma says, make love only after completion of manses



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and only for expression of your love. It would be easy. Share delicious dinner with

wise one; it would be easy. Therefore Arjuna, act as wise ones do. Follow their

footprints in the way of your thinking, speaking and behaving.

"When you will get awakened into the illusion-free world of my reality there willbe no duty anymore. Once you know illusion as illusion, no matter what you do, all is

my worship. In order to accomplish it, you should carefully manage, organize your

life in which all should be satvic, no rajasic or tamasic at all. Otherwise your

intensity of action , its performance in appropriate manner will be severly damaged.

And lifelong complications will go on for eternity. Just like in America, so

intelligent people cannot understand a single, simple, wise thing -- how to be

peaceful. So Arjuna, eat the satvic food only, feed only satvic food to others. Eat

for the universal peace not for selfishness. Arjuna, the food which can keep you

weightless, tensionless, balanced breath, and help to cope up with peace within youas well as with the universe. Eat only that.

"Arjuna, dear, try to understand the world in the Self is of the nature of

liberation. It is only the world unrelated and disconnected with true Self is

bondage. As soon as it vibrates, it becomes hard as thunderbolt. Its laws and

orders become dictatorial. Entire living a family life becomes like a life sentence.

Each person, place and situation becomes judge. All friends, relatives, wife, sons

and daughters become god-appointed policemen or policewomen like in Russia. A

single slight mistake of perspective causes heaven and earth to split apart and

third world war takes place."In the blue lake of sky, lotuses, lilies and flowers of moon and stars are

blossoming, cloud leaves are rolling. Silences are thundering. Arjuna, picture is

made first, then the canvas and brush are created. Look, sky artist has created

sky portraits which live in the sky, eat the sky, look at the sky, and being sky in the

sky of the Self as sky it merges. And all that remains is one alone non-dual sky,

the chidakasha. In this non-dual sky whatever else is appearing is only passion.

Tied with pangs of passion-rope soul keeps hovering, visualizing so many different

and diverse phenomena. No matter how much, how downfallen he is confronting,

nature is as it was, as it has ever been. You reflect upon the mirror. Mirror is thesame. Same way world is reflecting in the Self.

visvam darpana drsyamana nagari

tulyam nijantargatam...



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"Dear Arjuna, if you feel this knowledge somewhat dry and dont feel interest in

it. And want to fly high riding on the wings of love and feelings, the bhavas--There

is a way--Grow and grow in love so much that it begins to overflow. Filled with love

in your heart shedding tears of love, thrilled in all limbs whatever you offer Me, a

leaf, a flower, a fruit or just a little water -- I not only just accept it but grab itlike a hangry pauper and gobble it up. Whatever you do just offer them to Me and

always think of Me and my pastimes, my beauty, my abode, my name. And worry

not, whatever is needed for your life materially and spiritually I will personally

provide it for you. No matter how sinful, how degraded, once you took shelter of

Me you are on a fast speed to the peak of sagaciousness.

sarvadharman parityajya mamekam saranam braja

Relinquishing all the habits of senses, mind and ego; transcending your religion,your mental and physical identity, your philosophy of life along with all the ideas

you have accumulated through your education and surroundings -- relinquishing all

just surrender unto Me. Make it a point -- Listen about Me, talk always about Me,

sing and play music for Me, remember Me always, worship Me with sixteen items,

bow down to Me; love Me as servant loves to his master, or as friend loves to his

friend, or parents love their baby, or even a lover loves his sweetheart. And stay

uplifted, elevated on the peak of this Lovetrance. (footnote 5)

In this highest peak of evolution of consciousness again world drops off, yourbody, mind and ego evaporates and you become awakened, alive and regenerated

into the world of my reality, my relationship.

"Arjuna, I ask you, remaining established in this pristine state of Samadhi, you

should fight. Like an open door of heaven this war has come to you of its own

accord. Let your confusion born of moha (infatuation), not destroy this great

opportunity. Let me be adored by you through your intensity in your venerated

duty and dharma." Telling this Krishna became silent.

Then after a moment, silence like a peacock resounds in pleasure when a cloud

rumbles in the sky. Arjuna spoke--"Dear Lord, thank you, oh thank you so much. As the lotuses bloom when sun

rises, my discretion has awakened, patted by your words. As you said, now I shall

do it."

Saying thus, he picks up his bow and arrows, and, energized and spirited he will

become ready to do his duty.



FOOTNOTES:

1.Please read our journal issue Love trance World 1983 "Doing Nothing Just

Existing".

2.See for details our new "Yoga Sutra Commentary".

3.In order to know details of Lord Krishna and his life, please read our threenew books: Lord of Love, Adventures of the Butter thief God, Song of the Forgone

Beloved.

4.In order to know these events please read our book "Fantastic World War of

Antiquity".

5.In order to know details in this subject, please read our new release "Song of

Enlightenment".

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