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The whole success of sādhanā lies in knowing about sentience, the presence different from matter and energy. When we understand it, we become free. We are able to make life a sport, something very light and harmonious. Slokas chanted in the track: विशुद्धसत्त्वस्य गुणाः प्रसादः स्वात्मानुभूतिः परमा प्रशान्तिः । तृप्तिः प्रहर्षः परमात्मनिष्ठा यया सदानन्दरसं समृच्छति ॥ (Vivekachudamani 119) अतीताननु...

Swamiji says, we generally say the world exists. Does the world exist or is the existence of the world experienced by oneself? “Does the existence come first or the experience arises first?” is, thus, a very crucial question. Swamiji discusses what he has named the philosophy of experientialism. PR 04 Sep 2015

The entire world, including the body and senses, is produced by the presence within. This presence is what we consider divine, supra-worldly. Carrying such a presence within, can we feel anything other than being a divine person? Can we miss the divinity within, anytime? Poojya Swamiji explains. PR 03 Feb 2013

When the intelligence enquires to find out the truth behind this variegated existence, it begins to understand it is the power and presence called sentience, consciousness which makes one conscious of the body, conscious of the world, conscious of the mind, intelligence and ego, it is that supreme power and that is the all-controller – that is what produces everything, the multiple, the manifold....

The world that we refer to is a world which we experience within us. In other words, it is a world caused by and sustained by the consciousness that we are. When we are steadfast in this knowledge, the mind will overwhelm all kinds of interactional impacts and inputs from the world. Slokas chanted in the track: त्यागः प्रपञ्चरूपस्य चिदात्मत्वावलोकनात् । त्यागो हि महतां पूज्यः सद्यो मोक्षमयो यतः ॥...

The body made of five elements is made of matter and energy. But it also contains something that manifests in the form of the mind, intelligence and the ego. The knowledge of this consciousness within us will make us unassailable. This is what jnana-sadhana is. PR 2 Aug 2012

The objects, including our own body, are all inert. There is a source within us that produces all thoughts, feelings and emotions. How is it that we see the thoughts and miss the thinker? That thinker, that source, that sentience is what we need to focus upon. PR 1 Mar 2015

The God we want to realize is of the nature of non-dualness,beyond existence and non-existence. The pursuit also has to be intense contemplation on this non-dual nature of God. PR 1 Jan 2020

The ultimate dosha within us is the ego, which is to be eliminated. The differential notion is to be dropped and the whole life is to be converted into a yajna instead of doing piecemeal activities in the form of yajnas. The focus of the sadhana must become the sentience that animates the body. Slokas chanted in the track सत्येन लभ्यस्तपसा ह्येष आत्मा सम्यग्ज्ञानेन ब्रह्मचर्येण नित्यम् । अन्तःशरीर...

The entire world, including the body and senses, is produced by the presence within. This presence is what we consider divine, supra-worldly. Carrying such a presence within, can we feel anything other than being a divine person? Can we miss the divinity within, anytime? Poojya Swamiji explains. PR 03 Feb 2013

Swamiji initiates the topic by mentioning how our ancient thinkers started by praising the natural orbs, planets, and elements in the form of prayers. They were treated as superhuman powers. But the thinkers did not stop there until they reached the Upanishadic stage where their enquiries became internal and subjective. Ultimately, they arrived at very stable and internal conclusions. Thereafter t...

Poojya Swamiji says that the success of a sādhaka’s life consists in having joy right from the commencement of the work. The karma-yogic joy does not wait for the completion of the work or the attainment of the objective. Another point Swamiji makes is that joy is a creation of the mind. If that is so, we should be able to ask the mind to generate joy always, instead of thinking ‘I will become joy...

Poojya Swamiji talks about the basic human values that are necessary to live a married life happily and without conflict. He explains what togetherness and mutuality mean, what trust means, between the different members of the family. स्वीयं साम्यं विधत्ते भवति निरुपमस्तेन वाऽलौकिकोऽपि ॥ svīyaṃ sāmyaṃ vidhatte bhavati nirupamastena vā’laukiko’pi … Shatashloki. PR 17 May 2016

Meditation is a process, which one has to imbibe in the form of a Deeksha from a realized teacher, a Sadguru, who is competent enough to clarify whatever doubts a seeker has. The mind is the source of all activities. Every activity is first of all thought of, wished or willed in the mind. When one sits for meditation, the mind and its functions becomes the focus. Only by meditation, one will be ab...

In this track, Swamiji speaks about what meditation is and what is post-meditational Sadhana. One cannot always be in meditation. Swamiji says that we meditate because we are unhappy in the wakeful state due to some disturbances or agitations. So, we try to lead the mind to a state of mental absorption and self-restingness whereby this trouble is not there. But the moment we wake up from samadhi,...

In this talk, Swamiji speaks about meditation which is an exclusive mental effort. In meditation, we make the body still, sitting in a particular pose on an asana. The physical body is still, and we do not have to focus our attention on any of the functions of the body. One is completely free to focus on the mind. In deeksha sadhana, one has to enter within the body, into the mind. One must enter...

In this Talk, Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha describes meditation as the Summon Bonum of all disciplines leading to the Ultimate Goal of Self Realization / Moksha. He urges all seekers to lovingly, sincerely, and committedly practice meditation for purifying the mind and sharpening the intelligence to embark in the path of discovering the Indwelling Presence. Meditation alone can improve the mind, makin...

In this short talk, Swamiji explains the depths that a seeker can go to in meditation. Quoting and explaining from Gaudapa Karika, he says that when the mind is not in a stupor and it is not distracted, when the mind is without any movement or thoughts, it has attained Brahman. When there is no emergence or dissolution, there is no bondage, there is no liberation, no sadhaka who is doing Sadhana f...

In this short message, Swamiji reminds us that there is a Presence in us which animates and activates our body. We will not come to know this presence unless we stop all other indulgences, interactions and actions and sit in meditation. In meditation, we may have thoughts, feelings, emotions etc. But we need to persist and find out what produces the thoughts and feelings. Meditation is an exclusiv...

In this thought-provoking message, Swamiji discusses meditational and non-meditational hours. The purpose of meditation is actually to thin down and resolve all the problems of the mind. We feel like meditating because the pre-meditational spell was agitating, tension producing. In meditation we manage to have a peaceful and poised mind. But what about the remaining hours of the day? Are we able t...

This audio discusses the common problem of all spiritual aspirants–“Many thoughts come during meditation”. Swamiji says that when the mind gets distracted or troubled by thoughts, one just has to delve into the mind, introspect. The thinking and distracted mind should be slowly led to non-thinking and non-distractedness. It should be led to its own itselfness. Ask the mind to keep quiet and the mi...

In this track, Poojya Swamiji tells us how to bridge the gap between Meditational and Non-Meditational hours through introspection. By looking at the world, we need not think that it is different or separate from God. World is God alone manifested. We are only one small item in this world. So, we as well as the world are equally divine. When we develop this kind of a comprehensive thinking, we wil...

In this track, Poojya Swamiji clarifies the question of all seekers and practitioners of meditation–“When I meditate, many thoughts come and they are distracting. Why do I get disturbed?” Swamiji assures a seeker that the disturbance will prevail until one knows that the mind and the thought are the same. One should be able to understand that ‘thought’ or ‘no thought’ makes no difference to the su...

What is the means to make the mind pure and subtle? In this talk, Swamiji discusses meditation and samadhi as the means to do so. Slokas chanted in the track अतीव सूक्ष्मं परमात्मतत्त्वं न स्थूलदृष्ट्या प्रतिपत्तुमर्हति । समाधिनात्यन्तसुसूक्ष्मवृत्या ज्ञातव्यमार्यैरतिशुद्धबुद्धिभिः ॥ (Vivekachudamani 360) PR 10 Jun 2016

Speaking about meditation, Swamiji says that one has to spend at least half an hour every day to remain absorbed in oneself and draw energy, strength and insight from within. If one wants to be a good and effective human, then one has to draw courage from within. This meditation or meditative absorption is essential and indispensable for a seeker. Human life can be enriched and enlightened only wh...