Married Life ; Pujya Gurudev

Some Mantras for Enlightened and Fulfilling Married Life

=Pt.ShriRam Sharma Acharya

After all, sadhana stands for ‘the practice to correct errors’ and this practice must go on unhindered. Yogis practice their sadhanas like Pranayam, self-control and meditation every day because their mental makeup still has some shortcomings. The moment these are removed, they also would attain self-realization. Being devoid of all faults is a sign of reaching the pinnacle, the final destination. Sadhaks should not even expect that all the desired virtues would come into action with a short practice of sadhana. Thoughts can come to mind in a flash but for them to get fully ingrained as an intrinsic tendency is a long, laborious process. To make an impression upon a stone the rope has to rub against it for a long, long time. 

One must understand that absolute freedom from all faults is the final aim; it is the final state of evolution of a being. It is not a sign of the first stage of sadhana. If one begins to search for mangoes amongst leaves of a newly grown plant, he has to return disappointed. Rather than expecting total perfection, one must observe whether there is at least some increase in sattwik (pure, serene) qualities or not. If there is even a little bit of progress it is a sign of hope, joy and success.

A drop on drop fills the whole pot; a grain on grain becomes a quintal. If there is a little bit of success daily, then in the long run, great success will be achieved. And this wealth does not get destroyed ever. This accumulation continues life after life and we would certainly reach our final destination definitely at the end. If progress is being made little-by-little, one must keep going with renewed enthusiasm. There is no need to feel disappointed and disheartened. 

         When one comes face to face with personal shortcomings during self-introspection, one must not feel dejected. One must strengthen these feelings – Like a brave soldier I am fighting this battle that would continue throughout lifetime. All the bad samskaras my family members and I have acquired over countless previous births keep presenting obstacles in my path. Sometimes I err, sometimes they. Obstacles keep coming, but I would not let them discourage me. I would fight all the difficulties I am faced with. When I trip and fall, I would not give up. I would get up again, shake off the dust and continue the fight. I am walking the path of truth. I am a blissful soul and it is my duty to fight my and others’ ill-tendencies and stop not till the victory is won. I am true to my oath, my intent, my sadhana and my ultimate goal. I shall continue to search for, identify and weed out all my faults, with the same fervor I started out with. 

The above mantra must be continuously contemplated upon along with assessment of success attained. The above three great mantras: the fundamental tenets of G—ahastha Yoga, the oath of firmness, and the oath to fight the holy war against faults and shortcomings - must always resound at the core of a sadhak’s mind keep him inspiring. The ultimate objective of life is to make the individual soul unite with the Supreme Soul. To act for the good of all while forsaking individual selfish desires is the real spiritual endeavor (sadhana). There could be several different ways to pursue this sadhana in practical lives. G—ahastha Yoga is one such way. Sincere adoption of above guidelines of this yoga in practice will not only edify one’s personal and family life but also contribute towards development of a better society .

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma

Married Life ; Pujya Gurudev

Some Mantras for Enlightened and Fulfilling Married Life

=Pt.ShriRam Sharma Acharya

Every G—ahastha Yogi should adopt these mantras whole-heartedly. He must chant them several times during the day. He may write these on a small card and carry it along and he should read them whenever he gets time, contemplating upon each written word. If possible, he should frame it in a poster and hang it upon a wall in his room. Early in the morning while getting up from sleep he must read these mantras a few times before getting busy in the daily chores, and take a vow that he would try his best throughout the day to do all the activities in accordance with the deep sentiments hidden in these words and that he would sincerely try to match his conduct with these thoughts. For one who leaves his bed contemplating upon these mantras, this effect would stay with him throughout the day.

The instructions given to the inner unconscious mind early in the morning go very deep; they do not fade in the memory easily and recur in the conscious mind at the right time. Mantra 2: The Oath of Firmness Every morning a G—ahastha Yogi must chant – I am a G—ahastha Yogi My life is oriented towards sadhana What do others do, how they do it, what they do, say and think – I do not care, for I am satisfied with myself My true sadhana of performing my duties is so great, so satisfying, calming and fulfilling that it suffuses my soul with bliss I shall continue my enriching, blissful sadhana uninterruptedly I shall always perform all my duties towards my home with selfless attitude. This oath must get firmly ingrained in mind. Whenever the mind begins to waver and infirmities appear to set in, this oath must be reaffirmed with sincerity. 

Before falling asleep in the night all the actions during the day should be thought over again: What activities did I do today that were related to my family? What were my errors in carrying these out? What inappropriate actions did I perform out of selfishness? What wrongs did I do unintentionally? Which actions were good, appropriate and in perfect accordance with the tenets of G—ahastha Yoga? All the activities done for the family must be divided into these categories and then means to correct the errors made must be found out. 

Adopting the process of (i) searching for mistakes and errors, (ii) accepting them, (iii) being ashamed of them, and (iv) putting sincere, honest efforts to correct them , one can reduce one’s mistakes day-by-day. Mantra 3: The Oath to Fight All Shortcomings and Faults On the path of sadhana of G—ahastha Yoga, a sadhak is faced with a number of new problems every day. Sometimes due to his errors and at other times due to others’, incidents keep unfolding that are not in consonance with the tenets of G—ahastha Yoga.

A sadhak wishes that each of his action should be perfect and according to the principles, but mistakes keep recurring. Sadhak believes that in a few days, in a few weeks, or a few months all his faults would be rectified and his actions would become perfect. But when a long time passes by and the errors do not subside, then his mind begins to worry and feelings of disappointment and failure begin to creep in. He thinks: “I am trying so hard and yet am unable to sublimate my nature. I err daily and my sadhana is not progressing properly.” Sometimes he thinks: “My family members are silly, idiotic and irresponsible.

They trouble me and annoy me; they do not allow me to tread on the path of sadhana. So it is not worth continuing my sadhana anymore.” Egged on by such disappointing thoughts he gives up on his oath. Every sadhak must take precautions against this difficulty. It is certainly true that human nature has its own fallacies and shortcomings. The day a human overcomes all his shortcomings he would attain the supreme spiritual state, and become free. Till he has not arrived at his destination, he has to remain in human form with all its known shortcomings. When there is a mix of several individuals, in which some are in an advanced spiritual state and some are lagging behind, it is but natural that new errors and mistakes would surface every day. Some of these would be committed by us, some by others. The frequency of occurrence of these errors would reduce gradually, but it is impossible to believe that our family would transform into a family of deities. So neither there is any need to be afraid of difficulties nor to get worried and perturbed. 

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma

Married Life ; Pujya Gurudev

 Some Mantras for Enlightened and Fulfilling Married Life

=Pt.ShriRam Sharma Acharya

Some Mantras for Enlightened and Fulfilling Married Life Among all the streams of yoga, G—ahastha Yoga (yoga of married life) is also one. If one gives a serious thought to it, one would realize that raising a family is indeed a very important, and yet relatively simple yoga. Accomplishing this yoga renders enormous joy and illumines the path of worldly fulfillment and spiritual progress. Here we cite some tips for adept practice of this unique yoga[1]. Mantra 1: Fundamental Tenets of G—ahastha Yoga A child learns several primary activities at home. More than half of the skills that are needed in life are also learnt at home. Our sadhana of inner-refinement must also begin at home. 

The best laboratory to train life to attain greatness, self-control and selflessness, and to become cultured and service-oriented is home itself. It becomes very convenient to do all this at home because in family-life there is natural love, sense of duty, mutual dependence and cooperation. Home is a stable place and is secure from the prying eyes of strangers. A disciple of G—ahastha Yoga must always contemplate in the following way: My family is my hermitage – the most holy place for my sadhana.

The rituals prescribed to me are – devote my energies and best efforts always to develop my home like a beautiful, fragrant, fertile garden. My devotion to God is to fulfill the responsibility entrusted to me by God for watering, and maintaining this garden and help it flourish. I do not consider any member of my family small and unworthy of deserving of my service, and I do not take undue pride in being the owner, master, leader or the breadwinner of my family. My benevolence and selflessness is in devoting my service to the upbringing and personality development of each member of my family. 

My self-surrender is to serve others with absolutely pure feeling of dutifulness, without expecting anything in return. My penance is to provide happiness and comforts to my family members even at the expense of my personal happiness and comfort. My yagya is to enhance peace and happiness in this world by making each and every member of my family a refined, truthful, honest and responsible individual. My religious vow is to make my conduct and behaviour so pure and idealistic that it would silently inspire everyone to follow me and become virtuous. My self-restraint is to raise my family within the rightfully earned means of income.

My aradhana (service to society) is to be always filled with love, benevolence and compassion, and to enhance happiness, joy and unity in the family and my neighborhood. My worship is to have complete devotion towards living idols of God in the temple of my home and to adorn them with ornaments of virtues, noble nature and good conduct. My sadhana is true, my feelings towards my sadhana are genuine and sincere, and my soul knows that I am truthful. Like a true unattached karmayogi I draw my happiness and satisfaction from the sincere efforts I put into my sadhana without worrying about their success or failure. I have taken an oath to be truthful and righteous, and I would forever try to uphold it with all sincerity. 

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma

Great Pyramids-VII ; Pujya Gurudev

Pujya Gurudev Pt. ShriRam Sharma,s Kripa:

Mysteries of the Great Pyramids

(Akhand Jyoti,Nov.Dec.2003)

Another widely publicized experiment was conducted in the late twentieth century by some Russian scientists. A pot containing a six inches long fresh sapling of a plant having two or three leaves was kept inside a glass pyramid. The response and growth pattern of this tiny plant was recorded continuously by time-lapse video camera. The plant appeared to be dancing on a sonorous tune. It first inclined slightly towards the floor. 

Then took a round towards the east; from there it completed the round by moving towards the west. Having reached the west, it became straight and started oscillating in a slow rhythm.It repeated this dance for few minutes at an interval of two hours. Surprisingly, no such movements were seen in any of the saplings (of same age) of that plant in the pots kept outside the pyramid. 
Another interesting observation was that only the sapling inside the pyramid showed its greed (like the humans!) for the precious metal by bending completely towards a piece of gold which was placed near it. 

The rishis  the ancient Indian experts of geometry, architecture and other sciences and the deep science of cosmic energy  were well aware of the distinct features of pyramid shaped designs. They had also chosen the specific positions on the equator for the construction of the gigantic pyramids at Giza (Egypt), for maximum attraction and conservation of rare cosmic radiations there. They were the torchbearers of divine light, who might have used these pyramids as centres of sublime spiritual endeavors. 

The savants of today, sitting on the peaks of modern marvelous scientific advancement, may well begin to reinvestigate the noble use of the pyramids for similar experiments. 

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma

Great Pyramids-VI ; Pujya Gurudev

Pujya Gurudev Pt. ShriRam Sharma,s Kripa:

Mysteries of the Great Pyramids

(Akhand Jyoti,Nov.Dec.2003)

The common belief of these being the graveyards for preservation of the mummies was shattered completely when a team of investigators of international repute declared after search operations for several months that there were no mummies, no coffins and no hidden treasures inside the pyramids or in their basements. It is quite probable that in some period of the Egyptian rule, these might have been used for this purpose, as the energy fields inside were found to be miraculous. Most likely, this hypothesis also might have been just imaginary or an offshoot of false notions created to enhance the glory of the Pharaohs. 
Whatever it be, the possibility of such majestic designs with astonishing scientific and astronomical features having been constructed for merely keeping dead bodies does not appear logical in any respect; it is also not supported by any of the authentic research studies. 

The unique energy fields found here indicate that these pyramids were made and used for higher-level meditations, devotional practices and spiritual experiments. These appear to be serving as reservoirs of cosmic radiation for such experiments. Journalist and philosopher, Paul Brunton had spent a night in a pyramid of Giza. His observations were compiled in the book (published by Rider & Co., 1935) entitled "A Search in Secret Egypt" where he mentions of experiencing the presence of divine consciousness-force inside these celestial laboratories. Several scientific experiments conducted inside the pyramids illustrate the presence of an exceptional energy field. 

Among these, the experiment of Austrian scientist Vern Cameron has been very popular. He had kept a watermelon inside a bathroom type wet chamber in the pyramid. Surprisingly, despite having water inside and around, the watermelon had shrunk into a tiny dry-fruit of the size of a chestnut with splendid taste. 
This amazing result inspired the scientist to study the aura of energy there. For this, he first worked with spectrographic recording of the energy domains (of light radiations, thermal and electromagnetic energy currents, etc) inside pyramid shaped designs in his lab. The aura of energy had an inverted pyramid shape and showed concentration of superimposed energy waves towards the base-center. 
The field remained dense at the particular spot for long time even after the model designs were taken away. 

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma

Great Pyramids-V ; Pujya Gurudev

Pujya Gurudev Pt. ShriRam Sharma,s Kripa:

Mysteries of the Great Pyramids

(Akhand Jyoti,Nov.Dec.2003)

 The magical buildings, cities and supernatural instruments devised by them are cited in the Vedic Literature and also in the later scriptures like Mahabharata and Ramayana. That these were not mere mythological depictions has been authentically investigated by the researchers of the modern times as well1,2. It was certainly an easy task for such geniuses to construct the monumental pyramids. Archaeological and historical research up till now has shown that the Maya civilization in ancient Mexico was an offshoot of the Maya civilization in ancient India. 

The Inca civilization spread from Ecuador to Peru was also a branch of this civilization cultivated by Maya and his followers. All these evidences strengthen the findings of Prof. Dillehay and Dr. Bill Schultz et al and show that the Great Pyramids are also an illustration of the advanced architectural knowledge of the Vedic India and that the great Indian architects of that time had constructed these wonders of the world. 

What the historical data mark as the time period when the Shulbsutra and Brahmsutra were written now appears to be a little before the time the pyramids were built. These two post-vedic Indian scriptures happen to be the fundamental source of knowledge (derived from the Vedas) on vastukala (architecture), which also encompasses the secrets of constructions for archaeo-astronomical and ethno-astrological studies and hidden specificities of vastu-designs for spiritual impact, etc. 

This further leads to the conclusion that the ancient Indians had masterminded the magnificent design and amazing properties of The Great Pyramids. Another puzzle associated with the pyramids is the purpose and mode of their use. The history of investigations on their mystery has also been very interesting. Many anecdotes were popular in the first few centuries A. D. about the tragic deaths of some explorers who tried to dig out the facts inside. 
The first authentic record in the history mentions of Khalifa Harun Al Rashids adventurous son Abdullah Al Memmons attempt in the year 820 A. D. Abdullah went inside the pyramids with a group of some intrepid young men carrying heavy hammers and chisels. Their efforts of removing or breaking some stones were ruined in the void, as the stones and their joints were too stout for the tools. In another attempt, concentrated acid was used to make a big hole from where some of the investigators could enter inside the gigantic tombs. But, they could find nothing  not a single corpse or mummy, no royal belongings. It took them about a month to come out from that labyrinth. 

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma

Great Pyramids-IV ; Pujya Gurudev

Pujya Gurudev Pt. ShriRam Sharma,s Kripa:

Mysteries of the Great Pyramids

(Akhand Jyoti,Nov.Dec.2003)

According to Dr. Dennis Stanford of the Smithsonian Institute (USA) this prehistoric migration had taken place in three to four stages. 
The findings of these researchers also support what was written by Abu Al Massoudi and point out that the architects of The Great Pyramids were not the ancient Egyptians, rather some others who had reached there much before the advent of Egyptian or Greek civilization. Who were these "others" who had constructed the pyramids? The observations of Bill Schultz and Ed Petit are worth noting in this context. In their book "The Secret Powers of Pyramids" the authors cite that the fame of ancient Greeks as the founders of Mathematics is there just because they were able to decipher some knowledge from a well developed science of much more older civilization. 

The classical Alexandria of Greeks could gather and propagate only a fraction of the gigantic knowledge available with the handful of great sages, the unknown migrants, who had reached the land of Egypt thousands of years before the dawn of Greek civilization. These strangers (migrants from some more ancient and advanced civilization) of yore  the founders of trigonometry, geometry, archaeology and astronomy  were the architects of the pyramids in the views of the authors. 

The above findings and the studies of ancient Indian Culture indicate that the great sagacious migrants believed to be the architects of The Great Pyramids were the Indian rishis (the seers, sages and scientists of Vedic Age), who possessed supramental talents and had realized the supreme knowledge. Many of their disciples had migrated in small groups to even the farthest corners of the globe1 to spread the light of this supreme knowledge and sow the seeds of human civilization there. 

That the rishis possessed immense knowledge of the sciences pertaining to matter and the gross manifestation of Nature along with their expertise in spirituality and yoga  is clearly reflected in several treatises of the Vedic Literature. The following slokas from the 352nd Chapter of the "Matsya Puran" cite the names of eighteen experts of archaeo-architecture and civil engineering of the Vedic Age: Bhraguratrirvasistha Ca Visvakarma Mayastatha | Narado Nagnajiccaiva Visalaksah Purandarah || Brahmakumaro Nandisah Saunako Garg Eva Ca | Vasudevoaniruddhasca Tatha Sukrabraahaspati || Astadasaite Vikhyata Vastusastropadesakah | Sanksepanopadistam Yanmanve Matsyarupina || Of these eighteen, Vishwakarma and Maya were regarded as the leading masters. These two are referred respectively as the architects for the devatas (manifestations of divine powers) and for the danavas (demonic giants).

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma