|
|
AIMS OF THE ORGANISATION
The broad areas in which the organization proposes to work are spiritualism, astrology, traditional culture and healthcare. These are closely connected and have been an integral part of a holistic Indian way of life for several centuries. The links have been greatly severed; mental and physical distress in times of rapid change has become less easy to manage than before. With the broad aims of providing information, ensuring cultural conservation, and creating space and opportunities for healing and meditation, these are the following objectives of the organization.
1. Organizing astrological meets involving refining predictive aspects in the context of modern life.
2. Creating a common forum and space for people to do yoga, meditate, and learn other healing techniques.
3. Conservation of Uttarakhand’s cultural heritage with a focus on documentation of traditional and folk art and sacred architecture and translation and publication of manuscripts related to the above-mentioned.
4. Organizing lectures and seminars on humanism and behavioural aspects of religions.
5. Spreading preventive healthcare information and conducting health camps.
CONCEPT OF BRAHMA
The whole world is composed of tiny particles and man is the tiniest of these particles. The particles vibrate, rotate, revolve and spin. The cosmodrome, which is the fundamental source of this creation, is empty. If there is nothingness, then where do these particles arise from is the question. The source of these effervescing and synchronous points becomes even more mysterious and powerful.
The story of creation, according to one set of conventional scientific explanations, begins with an explosion and the gradual cooling and adhesion of matter. According to ancient Indian texts, the universe is a mental phenomenon and has and will always be in equilibrium. There is no beginning or ending; it is marked by a circularity of events. These two approaches agree on one aspect of change; energy is merely transferred from one state to another, energy is never destroyed or created.
All that is contained in the cosmos is knowledge and this is controlled by the super power, i.e. the ‘All Supreme’ or Brahma. In Mandukya Upanishad, Brahman and Atman are defined as the same:
सर्वं ह्येतद् ब्रह्मायमात्मा ब्रह्म सोयमात्मा चतुष्पात्
All indeed is this Brahman; He is Atman; He has four steps/quarters.
According to several mahā-vākyas(great sayings), the principle of Brahman is:
”prajnānam brahma”- "Brahman is knowledge";
”ayam ātmā brahma”- "The Self (or the Soul) is Brahman";
”aham brahmāsmi”- "I am Brahman";
"tat tvam asi"- "Thou are that";
”sarvam khalv idam brahma”- "All this that we see in the world is Brahman";
”sachchidānanda brahma”- "Brahman is existence, consciousness, and bliss".
Another way to describe Brahman, as mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, is to say, "Brahman is not this… Brahman is not that…"(neti neti). This continues until everything in the infinite universe has been eliminated and only Brahman remains. Brahma is eternal and nonperishable.
A tiny particle, like a man, stores vast amounts of energy that pulse as mental waves through the cosmodrome. These spiritual waves and their motions are the different stages of yoga. Yoga is concerned with attainment of the different stages, ladder-like, of Brahma; beginning with the foot nails and reaching the hair on his head. At the final stage, the self is curtailed, the whims are severed, any priority is removed and lastly the conservation of self and conversation vanishes.
Spiritual power provides everything to the human being or to any other particle in the universe. To reach this destination one needs seclusion, attention, awareness and solitude obtained through the ashram paddati. Like an elephant is guided by a mahawat, so a guru is necessary for a disciple to attain enlightenment.
This book is a spiritual narrative about moral and devotional experiences via the Guru, he of the pure path and about various sacred places such as caves and nodes of spiritual calm beyond the universe. This ekant(calm in solitude) is the indicator of solidarity, simplicity and detachment that allows one to rise closer to the vicinity of Brahma. In ekant, the rhythms and songs of the Ultimate are perceived through the core of heart and mind.
This book also talks of things to come, of a big turn in the tide of earthly affairs. The daily deterioration of moral values, violation of fundamental human rights, increasing incidence and further danger of wars between nations and the race for atomic power all add up to a troubling scenario. The unthinking environmental exploitation and political and economic stability in India and South East Asia are also pondered upon. The author believes that there have been important spiritual developments in the Central Zone of the Himalayas that are a significant part of Ananta in the latter part of the twentieth century.
Another topic of the book is the age old vedic tradition whereby a person prepared himself for a spiritual life and the role of the Master. The astrological methods to understand a person’s past life and present life as an aspect of bhakti(devotion), gurukripa(master’s blessings), time-space, and darshana(revelations)stages of Brahma are also explored. Union with the creator and the perfect tuning of constant remembrance transmission or gurukripa (the age old method of transmitting a guru’s blessings and power through vedic ceremonies) are also explained.
|
|