tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post3756584535615352298..comments2009-12-09T23:02:19.702+05:30RIKHIA PEETH Tel: 06432290870/ 09304488889/ 09430799449 (also fax please ask for tone)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10179766637750143363noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-72661044656636783892009-12-09T23:02:19.702+05:302009-12-09T23:02:19.702+05:30Dear Swami Satsangi, Swami Niranjan and all at Rikhia and Munger,<br /><br />Our hearts and minds are with you all in Rikhia. Even as we are swept with waves of grief and sadness, our hearts are filled with the stillness of the Presence and Light of Swamiji. No words can express the gratitude that is felt for his teachings.<br /><br />With our deepest respect and Prem,<br />Mahashri<br />USmahashrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159015574246450021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-87059953798080933032009-12-08T21:35:01.036+05:302009-12-08T21:35:01.036+05:30Dear Black_hand,<br /><br />Personal experience can come only through practice.<br /><br />Not saying it for the sake of it. But have been through what you are saying and found that Yoga is the only way and practice is possible...we are not so desperate at least in India<br /><br />regardsSamarpananandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17605874875805052611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-48143295962533052702009-12-08T21:31:26.042+05:302009-12-08T21:31:26.042+05:30Namo Narayan Swamiji!!!<br /><br />Sw Samarpan from Coimbatore here. came to know of Paramhamsajis Maha Samadhi.<br /><br />Please add my prayers to yours.<br /><br />Am intending to be there on 21st Dec.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Sw SamarpanSamarpananandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17605874875805052611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-29363454586747506802009-11-19T23:28:06.885+05:302009-11-19T23:28:06.885+05:30namo narayana,<br /><br /> sn sivamurtiswapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-62724905975252412852009-11-14T19:20:12.788+05:302009-11-14T19:20:12.788+05:30ahari om swamiji<br /><br />thrilled by the rikhia&#39;s blog. coming to rikhis for the first time for yoga purnima. eagerly awaiting to meet you and seek your blessings.<br />rajeswari ashokAshwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10157018418885676562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-57719694771345585142009-11-08T14:10:26.750+05:302009-11-08T14:10:26.750+05:30namo narayana <br /><br /> sn sivamurtiswapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-64003494686382591392009-11-02T17:34:50.824+05:302009-11-02T17:34:50.824+05:30namo narayana<br /><br /> sn sivamurtiswapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-52047952500716229702009-10-29T00:48:32.335+05:302009-10-29T00:48:32.335+05:30thank u swamiji, iwant to come to rikhia but got stuck with work. <br />god will only direct me when to come.<br />i would like to ask black_hand which sadhana does he do daily? does he believe in the words like compassion, love,maitree?. world is full of good and noble people, my dear. thats why it still going on.life is not easy. its depends on our outlook. just try to help the needy, wake up sid and look aroud.sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02324310274418401940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-28748691484029575762009-10-19T20:29:50.366+05:302009-10-19T20:29:50.366+05:30namo narayana sriswamiji<br /><br />namo narayana swamiji..<br /><br /> sn sivamurti<br /> jg atmaprakash<br /> sn satyatirth<br /> sn gyanwati<br /> jg dharmatirthswapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-33070575181546380132009-10-02T18:07:41.165+05:302009-10-02T18:07:41.165+05:30namo narayana sriswamiji..<br /><br />namo narayana swamiji..<br /><br /> yours<br /> sn sivamurti..swapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-76092887962385724552009-09-28T21:31:59.134+05:302009-09-28T21:31:59.134+05:30Om.<br />I read that sadhaks had Darshan of Swami Satyananda.<br />Does Swamiji give darshan till date? <br />Is it possible to meet with him , as I thought he was in seclusion.<br /><br />thank you.<br />yogastep at gmail dot comSaudaminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116864099784693517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-64550550872354084892009-09-24T09:19:20.013+05:302009-09-24T09:19:20.013+05:30namo narayan gurudevji<br />its an out of this world experience to read your magazine.<br />loads of doubts are cleared.<br />inspiration to start on this marg of sadhna is ample but swamiji courage to proceed persistently is missing.<br />kindly bless us so that we can continue and conquer our lower vrittis.manjothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08686761883911141039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-67460247862293403152009-09-23T17:04:40.029+05:302009-09-23T17:04:40.029+05:30Uma’s, comment is the most valid and direct to date and merits a straight and honest answer. This question has been asked, but has been avoided by all those who wear Gheru.<br /><br />In similar vein, what is the purpose of Yoga? Yoga has failed me. How can we practice yoga when our minds are overwhelmed by the problems that we face? One sits down for your daily Sadhana, but your mind is thinking of how to overcome life’s difficulties. <br /><br />As Parahamsaji has said himself, taking up the practice of Yoga itself when calamities hit us is like trying to dig a bore well, to find water to douse the fire burning our house down. Surely, we have to address dousing the fire first. (i) Can we know what can douse the fire of the house? <br />Some people will not understand the sudden loss of child (all three children die in an accident or illness), permanent loss of job that pushes a family into penury and the wife has to prostitute here self so that the family can make ends meet. When we go to the Ashrams, we are asked to practice PM1,2, Yoga Nidra etc etc. Mantra diksha etc….let’s face it and put it bluntly. This will not help and will never help, if our minds our consumed by the anguish and misery we are in. (ii) so what is the point of the Guru or Yoga? <br /><br />I have heard an equally cruel remark that we have to “under go our penalties” so that we don’t under go them in our next life. Well if the pain and miseries consume our minds then we cannot advance one step in spirituality because our minds are distracted by our problems and are minds are shattered. This is a permanent downward spiral. We need Sai Babas in our lives to lift the burdens. (iii) do you know of any?<br /><br />Let us also be honest. When results don’t show, the little faith that we placed in god and guru is also destroyed. How many of us can attest that attending the Sat Chandi help us mitigate our problems or meet our desires? <br /><br />This is only a question, perhaps all of you that attended met your desires and aspirations. But what about someone who has not? (iv) If Yoga/Nor Guru/Nor Tantra can help, what is the alternative? Suicide?<br /><br />But if Gurus are neither approachable nor can be approached because if they are surrounded by millions upon millions of donors and pardesis, then the statement that God/divine/That can only be known through the Guru is patently disappointing. Even an atheist like me will have to concede that god is probably more approachable than the guru.<br /><br />(v) Is there a guru for the little people? The people who come in earnest, middle class backgrounds put their efforts day in and day out but no reward is forthcoming? Either spiritual or material?<br />When I lay my burden on a Great Great Master: he said: “it is my problem now”. Since then, ( 5-6 years) things have only become bad to worse and even irreparable.<br /> I remember reading somewhere that if a monk is dying or sick in the ashram, no tablets or medicine should be given, but taken elsewhere…let him die if he has to die in the ashram. Then where can we go for a little compassion and care? We mortals don’t understand this hard attitude.<br />Someone needs to explain how all this Bhakti, chanting, mantras, and karma yoga or for that matter yoga or Guru can overcome our problems when everything in life has failed us.Black_Handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741887175659488350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-39910906300123217192009-09-12T11:44:58.096+05:302009-09-12T11:44:58.096+05:30namo narayana sriswamiji..<br /><br />namo narayana swamiji..<br /><br /> sn sivamurtiswapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-52416779878435179532009-09-03T22:44:04.064+05:302009-09-03T22:44:04.064+05:30namo narayan gurudev..<br /><br />namo narayan swamiji..<br /><br /> yours<br /><br /> sn sivamurtiswapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-34298120242267446772009-09-01T16:32:11.186+05:302009-09-01T16:32:11.186+05:30namo narayan gurudev,<br /><br />namo narayan swamiji..<br /><br /> yours<br /> sn sivamurti<br /> shivamswapnil1@gmail.comswapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-79429186786613111312009-08-30T14:27:36.999+05:302009-08-30T14:27:36.999+05:30namo narayan gurudev,<br /><br />namo narayan swamiji,<br /><br /> yours <br /> sn sivamurti<br /> shivamswapnil1@gmail.comswapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-41325840598125254182009-08-29T18:00:48.346+05:302009-08-29T18:00:48.346+05:30namo narayan gurudev,<br /><br />namo narayan swamiji,,<br /><br /> yours<br /><br /> sn sivamurti<br /> sn satyateerth<br /> vishnu vivek<br /> shivamswapnil1@gmail.comswapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-18925970894841495562009-08-28T23:17:04.385+05:302009-08-28T23:17:04.385+05:30Namo Narayan ,<br />Namo Narayan to Shri Swami Ji. <br />Thank you very much for publishing Tapova Sangeet ,kirtans &amp; bhajans on the net.I am very happy to listen crystal clear voice from Rikhiapeet kanyas and batukas.<br />I am very thankful specially for publishing Saundrya Lahari.Its great!At last I got it.<br />Thank you<br />Namo Narayan<br /><br />Karma Sanyasi Devteerth<br />Ashok Mausun ( Kolkata)Devteerthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976595072611347987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-47988154572007090412009-08-27T14:20:14.796+05:302009-08-27T14:20:14.796+05:30respected gurudev,,<br /><br /> namo narayan,<br /><br /> sivamurti<br /> shivamswapnil1@gmail.comswapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-16387194183240685552009-08-27T13:45:09.991+05:302009-08-27T13:45:09.991+05:30Namo Narayan. <br />I feel humbled that Iam given this opportunity to ask a question to our param pujya Swami Satyananda Saraswati.I feel troubled by the idea of such controlling cosmic forces as planets and their making up of human mind , body and destiny. All events including ones ability to hold on to spiritual practices appears to be be apparently controlled by planetary forces the way the Hindu predictive astrology forecasts and it goes on with remarkable accuracy so much so that it is enough to frighten anyone who observes planetary movements carefully and their ghastly effects on human life , causing poverty ,accidents , incurable diseases to which very little control can be excercised. Worst is that it disables us sometimes from even taking up our spiritual practices. From my humble experience it is far easier to transcend pleasure than to transcend pain and it appears that the diagram of our horoscopes are irrevocable.I just wanted to know whether a belief in such cosmic forces is a very strong samskara or is there a perfect reality about it all.If the latter is true then what kind of an attitude should be taken to such predictions that no spiritual life or meditations will happen because of malefic planetary position and time?Then is it so that whatever people become/enjoy -asceticism , transcendence, state of laya , a great surge of gigantic will force are all determined by planetary position and the dasas they have to go through?Umahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118000423166174989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-27428268315289267202009-08-25T17:49:45.192+05:302009-08-25T17:49:45.192+05:30Namo Narayamabhishekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906215864592287582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-49668474983505696372009-08-18T19:43:19.914+05:302009-08-18T19:43:19.914+05:30namo narayan swamiji...<br /><br /> swapnil(sivamurti)swapnilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004832180871695465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-46114172847640001512009-08-14T09:10:59.502+05:302009-08-14T09:10:59.502+05:30Namo Narayan,<br /><br />Felt really good seeing Jhoolan utsav in Ashram.<br />Shivanjali<br />Los Angeleskalpanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416968847161224623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835405822411652746.post-20751656732485084022009-08-14T09:04:39.778+05:302009-08-14T09:04:39.778+05:30Namo Narayan,<br />Iam blessed to see all happening&#39;s in ashram.<br />arnab<br />UCLA,LAarnabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18214183850843040128noreply@blogger.com