I thought it would be of interest to us to learn of upasana from Pujya Shri Swami Sadyojata Shankarashram through a conducted meditation taken at Tirunavamallai. A traditional form of shuddhi (of the sushmna nadi) - pleasing and inspiring for those of us who are devotional and visual. I personally find it experientially very delightful and inspiring.... quietening the mind totally for focused peaceful japa.
A beautiful discussion on upasana.... do listen in.
प्रकाशमानां प्रथमे प्रयाणे
प्रतिप्रयाणेऽप्यमृतायमानाम् ।
अन्तःपदव्यामनुसञ्चरन्ती-
मानन्दरूपामबलां प्रपद्ये ॥ ३॥Having invoked the blessings of the Mother (prakashamaanaam
prathame prayaane) – I will say ‘mother’ she is all-pervasive, something as
though external – no, I am bringing to my mind she is very much there in the body
also, she is in the muladhara, and when
she ascends in the sushmna nadi, she burns of Brahma granthi, Vishnu Granthi,
Rudra Granthi, she annihilates, she brings about purification in my karma,
power in my emotion, clarity in my understanding, and like fire, in a blaze of
light, prakashamaana, she ascends, reaches the sahasrara, aikya with
Shiva, and comes down not as prakashamati, but as amrta, pratiprayane –
in the return journey, amrtaayamaana – like ambrosia, antahpadamvyaam
– in this manner in the antahpadavi – not the external road, but the internal
road, that is the sushumna nadi, antahpadamvyaam anusancharanteem, she
who does the anusancharana – she goes up, she comes down, purifying me, anandaruupaam
, that Devi, abalaam prapadye – I do prapatti, having done the puja,
having done the seva, having sung the bhajan, now I am aware of her and so ‘aim’
beeja (in muladhara) – my karma will now be enlightened karma, meaningful
karma, doing the anusmarana I will do karma – ie karma-yoga – ‘aim’ the vidya
beejam in the muladhara, not just karma, hriim – bhuvanehsvari beeja in my heart so that my emotions don’t dry
out, there is richness in my emotion at the same time all emotions (anger is
also an emotion - become bhakti – then I wait for a second in the ajna chakra –
for the ajna of the Guru and then Shriim – beeja I do the pratishtha, the
fullness – with intelligence complete surrender in the sahasrara, and what do I
find in the sahasrara – again the same Guru Paduka…. I offer to Guru – Gurubhyo
namah – recite that and after that be quite and do japa.
#vedanta_sadhana
It is possible to uncover deep unconscious negative beliefs centred on 'I', that got formed in childhood or later, that govern our life even today and often prevent us from effective assimilation of Vedanta.. These beliefs can be uncovered and reset to what is beneficial and realistic using a very effective healing modality called the Inner Child Matrix taught by Dr Rangana Rupavi Choudhuri. This is especially useful where there has been childhood trauma.
The ego, the sense of I, as an individual needs to be relatively healthy before it can be effectively negated thru a proper understanding of Vedanta.
Om
I is infinite consciousness. In infinite consciousness-I, there is awareness of various objects, micro and macro, thru the agency of the mind. In perceiving objects, mental or physical, the infinity of consciousness is never lost. Infinite consciousness is like the movie-screen, in whose presence alone the objects in the movie are illumined and enlivened, without in any way affecting the movie-screen.
One requires knowledge to become aware of the ever-present infinite changeless nature of the consciousness one intrinsically is.
I am infinite changeless consciousness having an experience of being a changing body-mind. Endowed with this amazing mind, thru the agency of this amazing mind, I can become aware of the tiniest speck of creation or the vastness of an expanding universe ....it is all within the changless consciousness that I am.
There is freedom when one recognizes the changeless nature of oneself. Changelessness is my truth....change appears and disappears in the changeless existence Consciousness one is.
To believe the changing states of mind and body to be one's truth causes immense suffering.
May the Grace of the ever-present Truth bless us with this recognition.
Om Tat Sat
#reflections #Vedanta
I is infinite existence consciousness...still, whole, free....in whose ever-presence the universe is apparently projected thru it's own Shakti, ever non-seperate....ever in a cosmic Order...
Thru the projected agency of the mind, I can objectify the body, or anything for that matter.
What is the distance between I infinite existence consciousness and anything physical or mental objectified?
When something is objectified, is Infinite existence consciousness lost?
Is Infinite existence consciousness-I affected by what is objectified in its presence?
When I reflect thus, my resistance melts.....all that is here which includes this body-mind, is Ishvara....that includes my resistance too ...reflecting thus ....resistance melts ...no me ...only me ...it's all the same.
ॐ नमः शिवाय गुरवे सच्चिदानन्द मूर्तये ।
निष्प्रपञ्चाय शान्ताय निरालम्बाय तेजसे ॥
