HAPPINESS OF SATGURU

*HAPPINESS OF SATGURU*

The person who sees his Satguru, different from God or vice versa, is actually blind in the world of spirituality, as per the teachings of Saint Kabir.  If a person with bad luck, who has been rejected by world and even God, goes into the refuge of Satguru, he could be saved by his unconditional love but if Satguru rejects a person then even God cannot give him refuge.

So we can say that grace of Guru is must for spiritual progress. And Satguru’s grace is obtained by one who is pure at heart, helps others, has a compassionate heart, has surrendered his ego and works selflessly. Satguru is the physical form of formless God. God may be strict like father but Satguru is like a compassionate mother. Satguru removes the impurities from the heart of his disciples and makes them fit for God’s grace. So a disciple must always seek blessings of his Satguru. Surrender and faith are the two essentials on this path and are the assets of a Sadhak. An aspirant’s mind, speech, action shall never be responsible for offending his Satguru, because this is the biggest misfortune for him. An aspirant whose Satguru is happy with him is always saved and rescued from the clutches of world and darkness. But an aspirant who has become reason for his Satguru’s unhappiness becomes recipient of bad luck and his mind is governed by illusion and desires attracting more difficulties in life. An aspirant becomes eligible to encounter the illusionary power of this world only with the grace of Satguru and without him there is no other way to get free from illusionary power of this world.

A businessman is always interested in earning money and money is his motive and happiness, similarly an aspirant’s interest and happiness lies in Satguru’s happiness, his grace and love. And this wealth remains with him after death and rebirths.

But this happiness of Satguru is very difficult to obtain. An aspirant has to remove impurity from his heart. Jealousy, hatred, desires etc., keeps him away from Satguru.

An aspirant must work to become pure by involving in service of his Guru and having total surrender in his feet. An aspirant when surrenders in his master’s feet only then diviner possibilities are opened for him. We must pray for divine blessings and wisdom from Satguru always.


‘’GRACE OF SATGURU’

INTRODUCTION TO CHAKRAS

Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning circle or wheel.  Your chakras are spinning vibrating circles of energy that appear as wheels in your body – they connect your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies.

There are said to be seven main chakras in all; four in our upper body, which govern our mental properties, and three in the lower body, which govern our instinctual properties. They are:

The Muladhara (root) chakra. The Svadhisthana (sacral) chakra. The Manipura (solar plexus) chakra. The Anahata(heart) chakra. The Visuddhi (throat) chakra. The Ajna (third eye) chakra. The Sahasrara (crown) chakra.

These energy centers regulate how you feel physically, mentally and emotionally.  When any one of these centers is blocked or unstable it affects your everyday life in many different ways.  You pick up negative energy and toxins from your environment, the people around you and from your own thoughts and reactions to events in your life.  That energy builds up slowly, so after a while, you feel out of balance, unhappy, unsatisfied, or not able to move forward in one area of your life.  This is because your energy centers are the foundation of your body’s health.  This energy affects the cells of your body, your thoughts and your emotions.

Root Chakra ( MULADHAR ) This chakra is based on being physically aware and feeling comfortable in many situations. If opened, you should feel well-balanced and sensible, stable and secure. You don't distrust people around you for no reason.You feel present in what is happening right now, and very connected to your physical body. If it's under-active: you tend to be fearful or nervous, and easily feel unwelcome. If it's over-active: you may be materialistic and greedy. You feel as if you should be secure and are unwelcome to a change.

Sacral Chakra ( SVADHISTHANA ) . This chakra deals with feeling and sexuality. If open, feeling are released with liberty, and are expressed without you being over-emotional. You would be open to affinity and can be passionate as well as outgoing. You also have no problems based on sexuality. If it's under-active: you tend to be unemotional or impassive, and are not very open to anybody. If it's over-active: you tend to be sensitive and emotional all the time. You may also be very sexual.

Navel Chakra ( MANIPURA ) This chakra encircles confidence, especially when in a group. When open, you should feel in control and have good feeling of dignity in yourself. If it's under-active: you tend to be passive and indecisive. You could be frequently apprehensive and this doesn't reward you. If it's over-active: you tend to be imperious and aggressive.

Heart Chakra ( ANAHATA ) This chakra is all about love, caring, and endearment. When open, you seem to be compassionate and friendly, always working in amicable relationships. If it's under-active: you tend to be cold and unfriendly. If it's over-active: you tend to be so "loving" towards people that you suffocate them, and you could be seen as selfish for it.

Throat Chakra ( VISUDDHI ) This chakra is based on self-expression and communication. When the chakra is open, expressing yourself is easy, and art seems to be a great way to do this. If it's under-active: you tend not to speak too much, so you are classified as shy. If you lie often, this chakra can be blocked. If it's over-active: you tend to speak so much, it annoys a lot of people. You could also be a pretty bad listener.

Third Eye Chakra ( AJNA ) Like it's name, this chakra deals with insight. When open, you have excellent clairvoyance, and tend to dream a lot. If it's under-active: you tend to look up to other people to think for you. Relying on beliefs too often, you also tend to be confused most of the time. If it's over-active: you tend to live in a world imagination all day long. In the extremes, you could suffer from frequent daydreams or even hallucinations.

Crown Chakra  ( SAHASRARA ) This is the seventh and most spiritual chakra. It encircles a being's wisdom and being one with the universe. When this chakra is open, prejudice disappears from your To Do list, and you seem to become more aware of the world and it's connection to yourself. If it's under-active: you tend to not be very spiritual, and may be quite rigid in your thoughts. If it's over-active: you tend to intellectualize things all the time. Spirituality seems to come first in your mind, and if you are really over-active, you may even ignore your bodily needs (food, water, shelter).

Manifold Benefits of Meditation

#Manifold Benefits of Meditation

1. MEDITATION AND ITS BENEFITS : The benefits of meditation are manifold. It is an essential practice for mental hygiene. A calm mind, good concentration, clarity of perception, improvement in communication, blossoming of skills talents, an unshakeable inner strength, healing, the ability to connect to an inner source of energy, relaxation, rejuvenation, and good luck are all natural results of meditating regularly.

2. MEDITATION FOR CONSCIOUSNESS :  Meditation is a practice where an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness, either to realize some benefit or for the mind to simply acknowledge its content without becoming identified with that content, or as an end in it.

3. MEDITATION FOR PEACE OF MIND : In today's world where stress catches on faster than the eye can see or the mind can perceive, meditation is no more a luxury. It is a necessity. To be unconditionally happy and to have peace of mind, we need to tap into the power of meditation.

4. MEDITATION PROMOTES RELAXATION : Meditation promotes relaxation, builds internal energy or life, force  develops compassion, love, patience, generosity and forgiveness. A particularly ambitious form of meditation aims at effortlessly sustained single-pointed concentration meant to enable its practitioner to enjoy an indestructible sense of well-being, while engaging in any life activity.

5. MEDITATION FOR SELF - HEALTH : Meditation often involves an internal effort to self-regulate the mind in some way. Meditation is often used to clear the mind and ease many health concerns, such as high blood pressure, depression, and anxiety. It may be done sitting, or in an active way.

6. MEDITATION GENERATES EMOTIONAL STATE : Meditation may involve generating an emotional state for the purpose of analyzing that state, such as anger, hatred, etc. or cultivating a particular mental response to various phenomena, such as compassion. The term "meditation" can refer to the state itself, as well as to practices or techniques employed to cultivate the state. Meditation has a calming effect and directs awareness inward until pure awareness is achieved, described as "being awake inside without being aware of anything except awareness itself." The rest in meditation is deeper than the deepest sleep that you can ever have. When the mind becomes free from agitation, is calm  serene and at peace, meditation happens.

7. MEDITATION FOR CLEANSING THE MIND : Cleansing the accumulated mind is like cleansing the body. If we cleanse all the stains from our mind, then the natural flow of energy in our body is restored. The stained mind is the source of stress which can cause many diseases and illnesses.,#