The final goal of Philosophy is the unfoldment of the Ultimate Truth. Philosophy normally provides an intellectual coviction which falls short of the direct realisation of Absolute Truth.
Vedanta is not a science which deals with intellectual abstractions, even though intellectual abstractions from the basis of all philosophy.
If Vedanata is the Science of Being, then Yoga is the Art of Living. Intellectual conviction alone is not necessary for Self Actualisaton. An aspirant has to undergo rigorous Yogic sadhana to arrive at Truth, under the guidance of a bona fide Divine Master, who himself has undergone the inner war and actualised Truth within himself.
The male component of the Ultimate is Brahman The female component is Maya.
Brahman and Maya, Purusha and Prakriti, Shiva and Shakti – these are the male and female components of the Ultimate in Indian Philosophy.
Brahman is Absolute She is Relative Brahman is Infiite She is finite Brahman is Formless She is all forms Brahman is One She is Innumerable Brahman is Being She is Becoming
She is not the Absolute Evil of the Western conception ( Satan ). She is the prius of the phenomenal world, the Enchantress of resources infinite. She embodies Science, as Science is knowledge of the Relative. She is the fountainhead of unreason and irrationality.
Science kills Nescience (Knowledge of Brahman kills Ignorance).
Unlike Satan, She carries within Herself the secret of her death!
Brahman, the Absolute became the Lord and She became the Mother Divine. This is the symbolism behind the religions of India !
She is the Veil Divine which hides the Lord, as per His statement
Piercing the Veil Divine of phenomenality Which hideth Me is difficult indeed. But those who consecrate to Me Pierce it and pass beyond !
The systematised knowledge of Nature is Science. All sciences study Being.
For instance, physics is the science of Being as Matter. Maths, the science of Being as Number. Chemistry, the science of Being as qualities etc. But the Scientia Prima, Vedanta, studies Being as Being, in its pure state.
Many have walked the Path of Self Actualisation. Many have intuited Truth. Their experiences of Absolute Truth have been recorded as the Upanishads, as the Kabalah, as Geetha etc. These experiences of Truth are called Sruthi ( Vedas ).
In order to actualise Truth, a threefold criterion of Truth has been promulgated.
The experiences of the Seers of Wisdom ( Sruthi ) Logic ( Yukti ) Self Realisation ( Atmanubhoothi )
Aurobindo actualised Absolute Truth, only to know that what he actualised was exactly as it was described in the Upanishads !
Reason is undoubtedly a helpful guide and when it is supplanted by a suprarational Intuition, Truth becomes experiential.
Reason is symbolised as male and Intuition as female. In the Divine Comedy, Dante represents the male intellect and Beatrice, female Intuition.
The great hold of Vedanta upon the intelligentia all over the world is due to a mingling of Intuition and Reason.
The Ashtavakra Geetha is a great Vedantic treatise. King Janaka, a philosopher King, is initiated into the mysteries of Vedanta by Ashtavakra, a Seer. Ashtavakra tells him that all this is a mirage of the Mind and that the Absolute Self is the only Reality.
That Consciousness Bliss Thou art Upon whom this Universe is superimposed ! Like the blueness in the sky Know that and be ever happy !
Man follows the laws of the Earth Earth follows the laws of Heaven Heaven follows the laws of the Self And Self follows the laws of His intrinsic nature !
All mysticism points out that the Inner Reality is hidden.
An Indian mystic by the name of Bodhidharma travelled to China and Dhyan ( Meditation ) became the Chinese Ch’an and the Japanese Zen ! Zen followers worship the metaphysical entity ( Bodhi Dharma ) which to them represents the Absolute Bodhi Essence. The Chinese share this doctrine of Absolute Bodhi Essence with the Indian Buddhist tradition !
The New Age has arrived ! The New Age of Aquarius, with its resplendent promise of Scientific Enlightenment !
Hair’s song announced the Age of Aquarius
When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars!
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius The age of Aquarius Aquarius! Aquarius!
The Vernal Equinox precedes one degree in every 72 years. The Vernal Equinoctial Point after moving through Pisces is now in Aquarius, ushering in a scientific Age of Enlightenment.
Gone are the dogmas which graced the Piscean Age. The Dark Ages were characterised by the Piscean Age, where the dogmas of Theology dominated mankind. Bruno was burnt alive, Galileo arrested, Darwin and Russell persecuted.
The New Age of Aquarius will usher in an area of Peace and prosperity. Let us hope that there will be a World Government and a World Church where all can pray and live in peace !
The Net itself is a boon of the New Age. The Information Age, the Age of the Internet, is another synonym for New Age !
The Science of the Base of all that is, the Absolute is the basic Science, the fundamental Science, the supreme Science, the Master Science. Now the NAM ( New Age Movement ) has the message of Absolute Unity behind it and is secular & universally diffused over the earth’s surface. & its basic underlying philosophy emphasises Divine Unity & Gnosticism. Gnosticism is an ancient philosophy stating that Divine essence is the highest reality, and that the Self of man is actually this Essence. Behind the phenomenal world is the Transcendent Reality which Intuition alone can see ). It bears a remarkable resemblance to the Universal Religion that H.G. Wells predicted would one day take over the world.
New Age – A Universal Philosophy
NAM is a regeneration of divine values and has conquered the West intellectually. Western culture is currently experiencing a phenomenal shift – sociological, spiritual & ideological. It’s a secular, multi-cultural, multi-religious synthesis, of the Oriental mystical philosophies, mainly Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism & Western Occultism, emphasising Holism, the doctrine that Reality is organically One ( now taught in American Universities after Einstein’s Theory of Relativity ). The New Paradigm is Monism ( All is One ), Pantheism ( All is Divine ) & Holism ( The Whole is Real ). Holistic Medicine, Transcendental Meditation, Yoga, Zen, Pranic Therapy, Tantra, Astrology, Numerology, Gemology, Vedic Foods etc are all New Age practices ! There are 6.3 million New Age websites ! The East and the West, the vertical and the horizontal means of gaining knowledge have met and have become One !
David Williams declared that the Aquarian Age arrived in 1844, with the dawn of the Babism Movement. According to him the Aquarian Age is associated with three decans, Libra, Gemini and Aquarius. We are in the Libran decan of the Aquarian Age. That explains why the world has been affected by wars, due to Libra and revolutions, due to Aquarius. Socialism, Communism, Humanism etc are products of the New Age. The massive influx of technology is associated due to Aquarius. Also Enlightenment. The Industrial Revolution, the Computer and the Cybernetic Revolution are also attributable to the Age of Aquarius. People will become more impersonal, but will be more humane and altruistic. Revelation of Truth and Expansion of Consciousness are the hallmarks of the New Age
Almost one billion believe in Astrology and more than 4 billion believe in Philosophy ! NAM will unite all under a World Government, a World Religion, a World Currency ( the globo ) & a World Market !
Sankara, the Apostle of Oneness, had prescribed the Fourfold Yoga for Cosmic Union. He advocated the traditional Method of studying under a Guru for Self Actualisation. Mortals consider Self Actualisation to be a ” so elusive and so distant a Goal”, but the effort is worth it as the Divine Crown is indeed priceless !
He composed poems, the Eightfold Verse about the Master ( Dakshina Moorthy Ashatakam ), extolling the Lord who had come to him in the form of the Master. Indian tradition holds that the Master is the representative of the Lord, or rather the Lord Himself !
The six main Sciences and the six auxiliary sciences are difficult to comprehend. One can go on learning these Sastras. There is so much symbolism concealed in Mythology, Poetry and Art.
There are two types of meaning – the outer and the inner ( Bahya abhyantara bhedath dwivida ).
The stories of Krishna, Rama, Jesus we all know. The inner meaning is known to none. Why did the great poets write such mythologic stories? Behind these stories they concealed great mystic truths. These mystic truths are known only to the Iniitiate, to the Guru and it is the Guru who imparts the mystic essence to the student ! For instance, the ten heads of the demon Ravana symbolise Lust, greed, anger, pride, jealousy, gluttony, mind, intellect, subconscient & Ego, which have to be annihilated for Self Actualisation !
Unto Him, who is indeed all this Who has manifested as the Triad Universe, Ego, Supreme Relative As the Teacher Supreme to teach Verities divine ineffable The Lord of Wisdom great The Lustrous Form facing South Unto Him, be this millionfold saluation !
Viswam Dharpana Drushyamana Nagari, Thulyam Nijantargatham, Pasyann Athmani Mayaya Bahirivoth, Bhutham yatha Nidraya, Ya Sakshath Kuruthe Prabodha Samaye, Swathmanameva Adwayam, Thasmai sree Guru murthaye nama idham, Sree Dhakshinamoorthaye.
Similar to the mirror image of a town So is this Universe seen in Self ! What exists outside is inside The living lordly regal Self ! Ultimately this is actualised In the state of Enlightenment That I am That Non-dual Self To Thee whose Grace makes Enlightenment possible To the Lord in the form of my Master, I bow !
Beejasyanthari Vankuro jagath idham, Prang nirvikalpam punah, Mayakalpitha Desa Kala Kalana, Vaichithrya Chithreekrutham, Mayaveeva Vijrumbhayathyapi Maha, Yogeeva yah Swechaya, Thasmai sree guru murthaye nama idham, Sree Dhakshinamoorthaye.
The Universe existed as seed Prior to Thy Manifestation ! Universe exists in the Universal Mind Conditioned by Space, Time, Causality Thy Manifestation is manifold Like the Yogi who manifests at will, Thou manifested this Universe To Thee whose Grace bestoweth Enlightenment To the Lord in the form of my Master, I bow !
Yasyaiva Sphuranam Sadathmakamasath, Kalparthagam Bhasathe, Sakshaath Thathwamaseethi Veda vachasa, Yobodhyathyasrithhan, Yath Sakshath Karanath Bhavenna Punara, Aavrithir bhavambhonidhow, Thasmai Sree Guru Murthaye nama idham, Sree Dhakshinamoorthaye.
Thou who exists as the Effulgence Supreme Who alone shines in this World of Appearance Thou manifests as Teacher Supreme Who instructs students ” That Art Thou “ Whose instruction can redeem One from this ocean of worldliness And the cycles of birth and death To Thee whose Grace giveth Enlightenment To the Lord in the form of my Master, I bow !
Deham Pranam Api Indryanyapi Chalaam, Budhim cha shoonyam vidhu, Stree balandha jadopamasthvaha mithi, Brandha brusham vadhina, Maya Sakthi vilasa kalpitha maha, Vyamoha samharine, Thasmai sree guru murthaye nama idham, Sree Dhakshinamoorthaye.
Some philosopers think the body is Truth Others intellect and the Soul Others Empitness and Void Are they not similar to the ignorant ? The blind, women and children ? Ignorance is only destroyed by Thee Cosmic Illuison is destroyed by Thee To Thee whose Grace conferreth Enlightenment To the Lord in the form of my Master, I bow !
Rahu Grastha Divakarendu Sadrusho, Maya Samachadanath, Sanamthra Karanopa Samharanatho, Yo abhooth Sushuptha Pumaan, Pragaswapsaamithi Prabodha Samaye, Yaa prathyabhignayathe, Thasmai sree guru murthaye nama idham, Sree Dhakshinamoorthaye.
Similar to Sol and Luna after being eclipsed Know that they are existing still ! Simlar to the dreamer whose dream Created problems galore for him Realises that all was but a dream ! Feels blissfuls after waking up So too the aspirant spiritual Ultimatelty realises ” I am He “ To Thee whose Grace imparteth Enlightenment To the Lord in the form of my Master, I bow !
Balyadishwapi Jagaradhadishu thadha, Sarva Sva avasthasthaswapi, Vyavrutha Swanuvarthamanamaha , Mithyanth Sphurantham Sada, Svathmaanam Pragatikarothi bhajatham, Yo Mudraya Bhadraya, Thasmai sree guru murthaye nama idham, Sree Dhakshinamoorthaye
To Thee, who shines and exhibits By the sacred Chinmudra of the hand That He exists as the Self in all As the supreme, lordly Self Everlasting and Unchanging Witnessing youth, childhood, old age, Even during the triune states relative Dreaming, waking, dreamless sleep ! To Thee whose Grace bestoweth Enlightenment To the Lord in the form of my Master, I bow !
Viswam Pasyathi Karya Karana Thaya, Swa swami Sambandatha, Sishyacharya Thaya thadaiva pithru, Puthradhyathmana bedatha, Swapne Jagrathi va ya esha purusho, Maya Paribhramitha, Thasmai sree guru murthaye nama idham, Sree DHakshinamoorthaye.
During the states of waking and dream Diversity holds absolute sway ! World is Cause and Effect We are different from the Lord Teacher and taught are different Father and son are different Confounded by Illusion All see great diversity Unable to see Unity divine ! Thou destroyest Diversity And confers experience of Unity ! To Thee whose Grace bestoweth Enlightenment To the Lord in the form of my Master, I bow !
To the sake of the Absolute Self Universe shines as Self Which is mutable and Immutable? Which is mobile and Immobile ? Of water, earth, air, fire, ether Soul, Sol and Luna Also to those in search of Truth The mystery of the Universe and find That the Absolute is everywhere ! That it is Being Knowledge Bliss The eternal triad which the Universe is And which we are in actuality To Thee whose Grace bestoweth Enlightenment To the Lord in the form of my Master, I bow !
This is the best music video of Devi Sooktham or the Hymn of the Kundalini.
The Mother Divine exists in her microcosmic form as the Kundalini, the Serpent Power coiled in humans. When She rises to the Crown Chakra, Man experiences Cosmic Consciousness !
Her rise is the object of all Yoga and Tantra. Listening to this magnificent Music video is conducing to Cosmic Consciousness. This song is sung by that Master Singer, Anuradha Podwal.
There were two people, one a businessman and another a King, who both lost their businesses. They wandered lone in a forest and met the Great Seer Markandeya. Markandeya comforted them saying that there was nothing to worry about. ” This world is ephemeral and evanescent. Therefore seek thy Self ” is the message of Vedic Philosophy ( Anithyam asukham lokam imam prapya bhajaswamam )
Both of them became mystics . The Wisdom of Transcendence was imparted to them by Markandeya, who was a master of all the 12 Positive sciences.
She is the Shakti who transforms the physical mentality of Man to her supramentality. She is the Force associated with Consciousness, the Relative of the Absolute, the Finite related to the Infinite, the Determinate associated with the Indeterminate. She is the all in all. ” All this is Me ” She says” and there is nothing existing outside Me ” ( Sarvam Khalvidam Evaham Nanyadasthi Sanathanam ).
A luminous heart of the Unknown is She A power of Silence in the depths of God She is the Force, the inevitable Word, The magnet of our difficult ascent The Sun from which we kindle all our Suns, The Light that gleams from the unrealised Vasts The Joy that beckons us from the Impossible ( Aurobindo ).
She is the Creatrix, She is the dispensatrix, She is the Mediatrix and the Executrix of the absolute machanism of Universal Justice. Listening to this Music Video can definitely awaken our Kundalini !
Who am I ? This is the question mankind has been asking from times immemmorial.
Am I the body-mind-intellect complex ? Have I any reality beyond the senses five ? Is there a God ? Is there a God outside ? Or is He inside ?
And what is this Bhakti or devotion ? The best definition of Devotion comes from Sankara, who defined it as Self Enquiry. ( Swa Swaroopasya Anusandhanam Bhakthiriti Abhidheeyate ).
In the Upanishads Reality is defined by a series of negatives because the negative is less limiting than the Positive. To arrive at Reality, the Upanishadic Rishies prescribed the Method of Negation !
The Upanishadic Method of Negation is Neti Neti, meaning that this is Finite, that is Finite, whereas Reality in Infinite. When everything is denied, there is one thing which no man can deny – ” I “, ” Self ” or Consciousness.
Thade Kova Shishtah ( that which remains after Negation ) Sivah Kevaloham ( I am Consciousness Bliss ).
I am neither the mind nor the senses The Fourfold Veds nor Sacred Places, I am not the the Elements Fivefold The Concentric Sheaths Five The Tissue Elements Sevenfold Neither Time nor Space Exist in Me ! Nor the Four Goals of Life The Fourfold Yog or Tantra great I have neither pleasure or pain I am pure Being By whom all things be ! Neither Ego nor any sense of Mineness Integral Consciousness am I
Neither father nor mother am I Of the nature of Transcendence That which remains after Negation That Sole Consciousness am I !
The mere theoretical statement that we are potentially divine does not save us from the problems of life., when Life’s problems overwhelm us!
There was a student who learnt Vedanta, the Science of Being and declared somewhat egotistically Aham Brahmasmi, that I am the Universal Truth and all this is My mental image. After some days an excruciating stomach ache gripped him and he began to cry. We are like him. Crying Brahmams, crying Universal Truths !
Jesus was crying on the Cross ” Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani “ ” My God, My God. why hast Thou forsaken me?.” One unkind gentleman therefore defined Christ as one who cries. He who cries is Christ !
Life is difficult, life is strife, said Buddha and the first truth is of Sorrow, so be not mocked.
So we all need an Escapist Heaven and only three options are left for us. Alcohol, suicide or Enlightenment. Alcoholism and suicide have been widely condemned as negative. ( Freud discovered that all accidents are not accidents, but suicides. But suicide is sin, a violation of the Law ” Thou shalt not kill”. ) Enlightenment is the only positive escapism !
Ayur Ksheenam na janathi Thasmat Jagrata Jagrata ( Sankara )
No one is aware of the loss of Ayus ( longevity ) Therefor strive, strive for Enlightenment !
Be not egotistic with wealth, people or youth In a second, Time, the All Devourer can destroy all ! Know that all this is a dream in Mind Cosmic Therefore seek thy Self, O Noble One !
Ma kuru dhana jana youvana garvam Harathi Nimeshath Kala Sarvam Maya mayam idam akhilam hithva Brahma padam thvam pravisha vidithva
( Sankara )
We are human beings, composite creatures. Buddha is our positive aspect, Mara is our negative aspect. Let us realise, like Lord Buddha, that Mara is an aspect of ourselves. Let us overcome him !
Buddhist Philosophy is similar to Advaita. Sankara was known as the hidden Buddhist as he said the even God is Illusory.
There is no Bhakti Yoga or Bridal Mysticism in Buddhism. It is the path to Enlightenment
When asked of God, Buddha maintained a dignified silence. He said
Om Amithya ! measure not with words The Immeasurable; nor sink the string of thought Into the Fathomless; he who aks errs He who answers errs, say nought ! ( The Light of Asia )
The First Noble Truth, said Buddha, is Sorrow. Sorrow is the Existential Force of this world. Sarvam Dukham, Sarvam Shoonyam, Sarvam Kshanikam, everything is Sorrow, everything is Zero, everything is evanescent.
The First Truth is of Sorrow, be not mocked The Life that ye prize is a long drawn agony Only its pains abide, its pleasures are Like the birds which race and fly
Ask thee of the sick, the mourners , ask of him Who tottereth on his staff, lone and forlorn Liketh thee life ? These say the babe is wise That weepeth being born ! ( The Light of Asia )
The Second Noble Truth is Sorrow’s cause.
The second is Sorrow’s cause Which grief spring not from itself, but from desire? Senses and things perceived mingle and light Passion’s quick spark of fire. ( Light of Asia )
It is desire that binds man to the sublunar world, desire which is the real cheat.
The third Noble Truth is Sorrow’s ceasing. The solution is Enlightenment, as man withdraws within himself and overcomes his negative aspect.
The Fourth Noble Truth is Enlightenment. Unto Nirvana ! In Nirvana you curl yourself up in Being, in the stillness of the stillness that stillness is !
