BHAKTI YOGA[FROM SHVETASHVATARA-UPANISHAD.

LORD is the soul of the universe. He is immortal. He  is the ruler of this vast universe. He is All-pervading, protector of vishvam the universe., the eternal ruler. none else is there to govern the world eternally. He who at the begining of creation projected Brahma[universal consciousness] and who delivered the vedas unto him, i am seeking liberation and i am taking shelter unto the effulgent one, whose light turns the understanding towards atman.------Bhakthi yoga is a real search after the Lord, a search tht begins, continues, and end in love. As per  Narada it is intense love towards god.[ PARAMA PREM BAKTHI ]                                                When a man gets it he loves all, hates none. becomes satisfied for ever. This love is not earthly  benefits, because so long as worldly desires last, that kind of love does not come. Bhakthi is greater than karma, yoga, because these are intended for an object in view. while Bakthi is it,s own fruition, it,s own means and it,s own end.

KOTHAMBIR VADI[ A MAHARASHRIAN FOOD]

Dear guys, i tried  a maharashtrian dish called Kothambirvadi. It's very easy to make. take 1 cup of  besan powder, add 1 cup of water and add dhaniya leaves[Kothamalli leaves] pl note that kothamalli must be cut into fine small pieces and steer well till a fine batter like that of idli mavu. u can add little of Eno salt for little fermentation- keep the batter for 1 hour.  Take a flat vessel put some oil at bottom and side portion of the vessel, so that batter that is transferred will not stick the vessel. pressure cook the batter for 4 or 5 wistles and remove the vessel from pressure cooker cut the batter. it will come as square pieces. fry this pieces in oil and Kothambir vadi is ready. This i tried today' and it came  out to be very much  successfull. pl note u should add salt, little of mirchi powder etc to the batter before pressure cooking. YOU MAY TRY. THIS VERY EASY TO MAKE.

KATHOPANISHAD[DIALLOUGES BETWEEN YAMA ANDNACHIKETA]

Yama is the lord of death. It is his duty to see that people are rightly judged.He sits in judgement on the actions of all living beings.A young seeker after truth dares go to to the god of death for knowing the truth about nature of human soul and it's destiny. BY constant questioning and by a simple straight forward question of his own, he persuades Yama to part with mystic knowlrdge about soul and supreme spirit. He also gets the course of the pathway to the realization of great truth.It is this pathway that later devoloped into the more scientific Yoga school of Patanjali. This story describes the adventure of young Nachiketa.

JIVESHWARA BANDHAM

THE REFLECTION OF BRAHMAN IDENTIFYING WITH BODY IS JEEVA.JEEVA BY  NATURE TAKES ISHWARA AS DIFFERENT FROM JEEVA,HERE THE SELF IS CONDITIONED BY AVIDYA IS CALLED JEEVA.WHEN CONDITIONED BY MAYA IS CALLED EESHWARA. SO LONG AS IDEA  OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO ARE THERE ONE IS NOT FREE FROM FROM SAMSARA. WHICH IS OF BIRTH AND BIRTH. HENCE ONE SHOULD NOT ACCEPT THAT EESHWARA AND JEEVA ARE DIFFERENT. NOW THE PROBLEM HOW DO I KNOW I AM BRAHMAN? TATHWAMASI VAKYAM EXPLAINS THAT YOU ARE THAT BRAHMAN WHICH IS THE ULTIMATE TRUTH.

WHAT I PERCIEVE FROM BHAJA GOVINDHAM

BHAJA GOVINDHAM IS THE  BASIC TEXT  ATTRIBUTED TO ADI SHANKARA.HE PRESENTS SAGUNA BRAHMAN BY MANIFESTATION OF ISHWARA [GOVINDAM]  ,WHO IS PRESENT IN EACH AND EVERY BEING OF THIS UNIVERSE, WHICH IS VERY VAST AND UNIMAGINABLE.NOW HOW DOES ISHWARA MANIFEST? WELL FROM NIRGUNA BRAHMAN ALONE. ONE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETHING WILL MANIFEST ONLY FROM  A CHETANA VASTHU. AND THAT SENTIENT BEING IS BRAHMAN[NIRGUNA]. THEREFORE WHAT YOU SEE IN THE UNIVERSE IS THE MAYA POWER IN THE HANDS OF THE LORD. AND THAT IS CALLED SAGUNA BRAHMAN. THE OTHER IS NIRGUNA BRAHMAN IS THE SUPREME REALITY, WHICH IS THE BASIS OF ALL MANIFESTATIONS.

MEDITATION ON NIRGUNA BRAHMAN-----VERSE-98

YASMINNETADH VIBHATHAM, YATHA EEDAAM BAVADHYENA, CHEDHAM YA  YETADH, ASMADH UTTHIRNA ROOPHA, KHALU SAKALAMIDHAM BHASITHAM YASYA BHASA, YO VACHAAM DHOORA DHOORE, PUNARAPI MANASAM YASYA DHEVA MUNEENDRAHA, NO VIDHYUSTHATHVA ROOPAM, KIMU PUNARAPARE, KRISHNA, TASMIGH NAMASTHE!----------- Here B attathiri is  talking about the Brahman, which is the substratum on which jagath appears,     which i9s also the cause of the jagath, into the Brahman alone the universe merge and brahman alone appears as the universe and it also transcends this universe, which cannot be described by mere words, nor you can consceptualise in the mind, whose nature even gods and sages do not know, not to speak olesser beings. I salute you, oh! KRISHNA, you are that Brahman itself.

THE SELF ALONE IS ETERNAL

ATMA HI NITYO, AKHILALOKA SAKSHI, SA, EVA JAGATHAHA,PARAMASHRAYOPI, EVAM VIJANANA,SATASADH VIVEKHI, BAVATHEEHA SIDDHAHA,PARAMARTHA DARSHI.---------JNANASARAHA.---------This is a verse which highlights atma as immortal. teacher says that the self is eternal and it is the witness of the entire universe. the whole world is depended on this truth called sakshi. with this understanding one should  know what,s real mand unreal, through constant vichara. then alone  an individual  becomes the seer of  absolute trufh. The self is eternal which is ever permanent beyond time and space. it,s birthless, therefore no death is there. the self is always existing. witness means self evident and is consciousness alone. the entire world is illumined by sakshi or wit6ness. what,s jagath? jayati,gacchathi,thishtathi, ethi jagath,[ which is born, disappears,  and seems to exist at a particular movement.] Thus the entire jagath is dependent on self or atma alone.