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urmilabirmingham : Gurumaa, sometimes whilst in the dream state in sleep, i feel i know that i am dreaming..is this awareness or the conscious mind creeping in? Anandmurti Gurumaa: urmilabirmingham, finally now the things are moving which is a good sign that now your awareness is taking a little shape and you are aware of the dream happening in the mind. Anu_Sunil : MAA While doing HU Dhayan, My Throat gets dry, it is normal or something to be done for it. SUDHA Anandmurti Gurumaa: anusunil, always eat something and preferably something hot as a drink to do the hu dhyana as it requires lot of force and energy to do it. harpinder : Gurumaa ji, u said, a spiritual person should be hard to their selves and be soft to god and guru. What do you mean by hard to their selves? Please explain it once again. Anandmurti Gurumaa: harpinder, when I say be hard to yourself I mean to discipline your life, your senses and mind. Mind has a great potentiality to fall down back to those basic animalistic instincts. If you don't put a check on your mind you will become and if you don’t want to be animal, keep a constant vigilance... in disciplined person cannot be an aspirant. urmilabirmingham : Gurumaa, thanks a lot for enabling us to taste the hoo meditation which was broadcast on your birthday. is the cd avaibale for purchase? Anandmurti Gurumaa: urmilabirmingham, hoo meditation will soon be available for purchase. As of now it is just the webcast you have seen neelasarin2 : Many obstacles come on the way to Sadhana. Please bless me that I may overcome all the obstacles on my way to Sadhana. Anandmurti Gurumaa: neelam, the path of sadhna is not for fickle, feeble and those who don't have consolidation of mind so before you commence your sadhna you have to empower and understand the mechanism of your mind. parneet : Gurudev i am software engineer by profession and these days going through lot of stress. Please guide me which meditation techinque i should do regularly. Anandmurti Gurumaa: parneet, where are you from? neelasarin2 : "Witnessing Meditation" webcast on Sanyas Diwas was excellent. Can I get the CD of the same? Anandmurti Gurumaa: neelasarin2, witnessing mediation is yet not available for purchase... parneet : Gurudev i am from Hyderabad. Anandmurti Gurumaa: parneet, what is objective of your life. State it. Then I will let you know about the answer. harpinder : Gurumaa ji, after JUNE are you going to stay in the ashram in the month of July. Anandmurti Gurumaa: harpinder, for July its very unsure what my program will be... just guru purnima program is fixed other than that its not sure. arikhi : Vipassana Meditation is this the technique that was taught by Budha? Arun... Anandmurti Gurumaa: arikhi, vipassana meditation was re-presented by buddha. Basically it was meditation given by Shiva. It was documented by one of his disciples’ bhairav. So the vipassana is new but the meditation is as old as shiva. DeepUSA : Guru ji what does pranam exactly mean. Anandmurti Gurumaa: deepUSA, pranaam is when you fold both the hands and it is kind of union of your left and right hand. Left and right of brain hemisphere union of yin and yang. Masculine and feminine and also union of spirit. We are one that is the reason we say Namaste. More than the physical gesture the feeling is important. Richa Hans : maa my mother wants to ask this ques....many times i feel a very strong vibrating force on my lower back when some one(selected persons) sits in front of me and it spreads upwards till chest and get angry after that..what is it maa....and what should i do about it Anandmurti Gurumaa: richa, there is a lot of loose energies in the body and there must be lot of negativities in her mind so she need to work correctly. Because energy can be negative or positive for the person and by the person. urmilabirmingham : Gurumaa, someone seeks a spiritual path for knowing purpose of life, to know who one is and who/what is god. The other is desirous of a spiritual path because he is fed up with the wordly sorrows. Anandmurti Gurumaa: urmila, kindly write down clearly what you need to ask... parneet : Please help me gurumaa... Anandmurti Gurumaa: parneet, the kind of job you are doing is definitely going to ooze out, take away your energies. What you get is a pay packet for which you won't have any time or energy to spend. So think over what are you gaining? The need of mind is not money. The need of mind is knowing, connecting, and re-joining its inner core. Anu_Sunil : MAA aapne jo patrika main SOHAM ke bare main diya hai, wo samajh nahi aata hai. SOHAM saadhne ke liye kya karna chahiye. SUDHA Anandmurti Gurumaa: anusunil, abhi bahut kuch hai jo aap nahi samajhte hain, aapko sirf ek hi cheez dikhi,, jo nahi samajh lagi? maaguru222 : Gurumaa,When i take deep bredths,i feel it hard to breath long and I need to exert a lot.Do we need to ttake in long breaths throughout the day. Anandmurti Gurumaa: maaguru, it takes time to make our lungs proficient to breathe long. As such, the shallow breathing has become the habit. So in the way you are learning the right way of breathing and you are also training your brain to breathe correctly. It will take some time. Be patient in your practice and elongate as per your capacity. urmilabirmingham : Gurumaa, to continue the question, for someone the motivation to walk on a spiritual path is the desire to know god, knowing purpose of life. for someone else the motivation to spirituality is to escape the sorrows in this world. does the motivation behind following a spiritual path important Anandmurti Gurumaa: urmila, it doesn’t matter what the motivation to be on the path is...you should be on the path. Buddha was on the path to run away to know why suffering in life is there. For Shankaracharya it was sheer rejoicement of inner knowledge. Both of them achieved great heights. forget about what the reason is just let it be . . . are you asking for yourself...? arikhi : I follow the priciples you teach in my daily life, at times I get frustrated with the ignorance of people which technique can I use to calm myself at these times? Anandmurti Gurumaa: arikhi, this world is filled with fools and to interact with fools you have to act greatly wise ... if you are fool you too will behave like fools... so don't be fool... harpinder : gurumaa ji. Why dont you stay at ashram for more time for your deciplies so that they can come and stay with you for more time..... Anandmurti Gurumaa: harpinder, I stay in my ashram for quite a long time..But my so called disciples are so busy in making the plans and want me to fit in their plans. But I am sorry. You have to seek the master. Master doesn’t have to seek you ratnapatel : With due respect to Gurumaa, may I ask you, how can I better understand that the reflection of the formless is formed in ANTAKARAN as PRATIBIMB.Could you please explain.Also I want to say that the vedic chanting cd is excellent and so soothing to ears. Anandmurti Gurumaa: ratna, the question regarding the reflection of the formless can't be answered on the internet. Be in presence here for 15 days and I will definitely reply. And regarding Vedic chant cd, indeed it is excellent and you will be having more in that series. parneet : Gurudev because of this job profile i am putting on wieght and now i have thyroid problem also.. i joined gym as well but after doing 15 minutes of warm up exercises.. i cannot even stand.. there remain no energy in my body.. Please guide me should i go for YOGA or Gym is also right... Please tell me Some meditation techinque which will help me gain energy .. to do atleast my day to day work properly...Gurudev Kripa kijiye.. Anandmurti Gurumaa: parneet, you should do yoga.. Join some correct yoga school or if possible come here in ashram... and the thyroid too is because of stress not because your parathyroid glands are working correctly. It’s because of stress. So baby, make a quick choice or you will find yourself in trouble. paul_grewal : My right leg goes numb right around after one hour. Any suggestions? Should I just get up for a couple of minutes, and go back to praying? Anandmurti Gurumaa: paul grewal, you need to do yoga asana so that your body become flexible and supple and then you can begin sitting still for 20 minutes and every day increase one minute. So in two months you'll be doing 60 minutes of dhyan. DeepUSA : Guruji...during the monthly female cycle, one feels fatigue, fuzzy minded and the body just feels weird, it becomes hard to sit or even get up for meditation. During this time how can we overcome this so that meditation is smoother? Anandmurti Gurumaa: deep, during the time of menstruation you need to rest more and may be do the chanting and do yoga nidra which will sooth and relax your sympathetic and parasympathetic systems...more important learn some yogic asanas which will help you to remain energetic and fit even during the periods... neelasarin2 : My daughter, Mitali is studyng in Hyderabad. Her exams will be over on 24th or 25th of June 08. Can she register for Youth Shivir on the day of start of the Shivir? Anandmurti Gurumaa: neelamsarin, do the registration before the dates and you can come on day 1 or day 2...doesn’t make a difference. jagpal1 : Gurumaa ji, when being in the now, is it o.k. to chant a mantra when focusing on the breath? Anandmurti Gurumaa: jagpal, if you have learned to be in now, then what is the need to do the mantra or even focus on breath. Being in now is more than enough! parneet : In Youth shiver? This june?? Anandmurti Gurumaa: parneet, you may come anytime, youth shivir or geeta shivirs whichever suits you nareshbhardwaj : guruji yoga aur physical exercise mein dhyan ke sath exercise ki ja sakti hai Anandmurti Gurumaa: naresh, yoga or physical exercise... whatever... can definitely be done with awareness... parneet : Gurudev will u be in asharam from 17 may to 25 may? Anandmurti Gurumaa: parneet, I will be in ashram after 25th of may.. I'll be in Australia urmilabirmingham : Gurumaa, where do samskars come from. is it possible to prevent them leaving impressions on the mind? Anandmurti Gurumaa: urmila, samskaras are deep impressions of your past good or bad actions which means they are already there and it is not very easy to delete your samskaras and these samskaras shape up your emotions, feelings, thinking and actions. DeepUSA : guruji, pranam, this is gurjit. when i do urja,i feel at peace and the technique has gotten easier over time with youga exercises. thoughts do come and go and i am not disturbed or distracted. but i envision lights, colors and open spaces and at times see myself looking from within; is this my imagination or what , please explain Anandmurti Gurumaa: deep, gurjit you have to follow and more and more experiences will follow. And whatever you are seeing is not your imagination. But these are paranormal experiences. Simply find it. These are the experiences which are arising from the satvic that is the pure, part of mind. And all these visions and sounds will soon take you to those zones where being in the dhyana will become addictive and enjoyable and evolving too. Good wishes to you. alaknanda : How can i balance the surya swar and chandra swar?PLEASE GUIDE Anandmurti Gurumaa: alaknanda, to balance surya and chandra swar you have to be here these are secret sciences which require tradition and decorum to be followed... don't try cyber shop for such evolved higher sciences surindernagpal : Pranam Gurudev, Had high BP and other heart problems for the last more than 10 years. It was due to your kind blessings I could attend special camp in Ashram end-March arranged by you to take care of these problems. Since then trying to practice as per Your Updesh. Result now BP is normal. Lipid Profile Report (recd today) is normal. Lost 2 kg wt in last one month. This is when I did not take medicine for many days. Strong dose of "karz on us" given by You at the end of Shivir is working. When I had heard this I remembered Your bhajan in "Shoonya" Main oh bol bolan bulave jo satgur, bulave jo satgur kehlave jo satgur; main ke kehn jogi oh kehlta gaya hai. This is having deep impact on me. Aapji ka bahut bahut dhanyawad. Pardon me for any wrong use of work. Pranam. Surinder Anandmurti Gurumaa: surindernagpal, good. Keep on following the routine which I have taught you and you will be in a healthier body, spirited mind and celebrating your life! DeepUSA : why was doing urja different doing it in your presence in florida than at home. at florida i felt uncontrollable crying. Anandmurti Gurumaa: deep, well there has to be some difference in my presence and my absence. And the sooner you know it, the better for you. Keep knowing it. Next time you sit in your session, try to create the vision that you are with me, sitting in front of me and doing the urja. It will make lot of sense. parneet : Please tell me any stress buster meditation technique..Till june i.e. youth shivir.. which will help me to atleast control my stress.. rest i know i will find solution to all problems once i will attend youth shivir.. I have attented around 5 shivirs under your guidance.. two youth shivir as well... But i am really going through bad phase right now!! Please help me. Anandmurti Gurumaa: parneet, just being physically present in shivir doesn't give assurity you learn how to live life god knows its very difficult to live with me even when you are physically here your mind is great wall. I hope next time you will drop this wall and let me work on you. paul_grewal : Is our body also sacred, adhorable, and beautiful because it gives us a chance to know God? Anandmurti Gurumaa: paul, definitely our body is sacred, adorable and beautiful.. it is through this human body, mind and brain we are in a position to know who are and connect with higher energies - forces you may call it god or whatever... nareshbhardwaj : guruji dhyan ke antim charan tak aisa lagta hai jaise mein kisi urja mein fix ho gaya hoon body ka ahsas khatam ho jata hai kya yeh stage dharna tak ki hai ya dhyan mein parvesh hone ki hai Anandmurti Gurumaa: naresh, this state is stage of dharna, although we use the word dhyana, but actually I am putting you people in the process of pratyahara. Which are three steps away from dhyana. The state where you loose body consciousness is she state of disassociation of senses and object. maaguru222 : Gurumaa,I want To be very very happy always...Carefree as a child..How can i be? Anandmurti Gurumaa: maaguru, just leave this how and always be very happy like child.. This how is making you miss the WOW! ratnapatel : Gurumaa, my son and daughter in law r at melbounrne, could you please please accept our invitation to viist our place at melboune...Thank you maa.. Anandmurti Gurumaa: ratna, ask them to meet my secretary at that time..Whosoever will be...and then if possible we may accept the invitation.... ajaymanav1 : Guruji office mein kaam karte hue kabhi kabhi apne staff par gussa atta hai or bahar bhi nikalta hai lakin us par poori nazar hoti hai or uska sakshi hota hoon.kya yeh sahi hai ya mujhe poori tarah se krodh ko chod dena chahiya? Anandmurti Gurumaa: ajaymanav, do you think so you can leave the krodh... if it is, then drop it, if its not then learn to handle this anger... DeepUSA : Guruji, we are all here wondering what this is. we are confused. last chat, you specifically asked us to send our POSTAL ADDRESS so that kanchman ji or hari milan ji could send us the new waheguru jaap cd. we did this as you requested and ADMIN sent us an e-mail to go your website and just sample it. it just seems like what you say isn't being really carried through properly. it's not really now about the cd being mailed or not, its more about following through on the ADMINS part. Anandmurti Gurumaa: deep, it will be easier for you to download from the website that’s the reason admin has asked you to do that ... its easy, one click and you can download the cd. lillychawla11 : Gurumaa,since it is hard to drop emotions ,can we divert it towards god. Anandmurti Gurumaa: lily, you cannot direct your emotions towards god b/c your emotions are residues of filth which you carry. Emotionally weak person cannot be in love with god or guru. To surrender one has to be really strong and surrendering is devotion. parneet : Gurumaa , Is Online meditation room service be availed on individual basis..?? Anandmurti Gurumaa: parneet, individual online meditation room is not available... Anandmurti Gurumaa: Zen masters used to give a whack...how can they answer such a stupid question...they would throw the monk from the roof. Your legs hands break. They don’t bother. You cannot sue a monk...so think before you ask a question. urmilabirmingham : Gurumaa, does the mind of an enlightened master also oscillate between the 3 states of conscious/unconscious/subconscious states? or does the nature of mind change after enlightenment? Anandmurti Gurumaa: urmila, keep guessing what happens to the masters mind. Just a hint...for the awakened one, all states are meaningless and bondage less. shankar_agarwal : maa kaise samjhein aapka presence aapke absence mein.please guide some methods Anandmurti Gurumaa: shankar, ye sari baat bhavnao ki hai prem se bhare dil mein guru kabhi door ho nahi sakta hai prem vihin dil mein guru ke pas hoke bhi paas nahi hota hai. maaguru222 : Gurumaa...Today i saw a dead body burning...It put me in a sad state of mind... Anandmurti Gurumaa: maaguru, see a dead body and you feel sad. True? Because our fearing death. You have no sympathy for that dead man but you have fears for your own death. Don’t push the sadness away. Put your own face on the dead body's face and see as if you have died. Maybe the more deeper you go into it, will help you to come out of it. harpinder : Gurumaa ji, please explain more... how can one surrender theirselves to the master Anandmurti Gurumaa: harpinder, surrendering means no expectation..no desire...no hope no waiting... going in a total blank emptiness, dissolving your mind because as along as mind is alive, surrendering never ever can happen that is the reason so many people say so we have offered our body mind soul to you... that’s just a gossip...a lie.. It is not the truth. urmilabirmingham : Naa kisese mohabbat na kisese nafrat.. it is very difficult to understand this state.. how is it different from being indifferent? Anandmurti Gurumaa: urmila, being indifferent is being insensitive but when you transcend attachment and enmosity you are more like a wondering cloud which gives its shades to parch thirsty patches of the earth but never binds itself with it Amrish_Nanna : Some words for the sadhana I need to continue with , what Dhyan should I do ,Maa Anandmurti Gurumaa: amrish, it is not what dhyan you do ..It is that you have to do dhyan of your mind see how its drowns itself in various emotions, see how you attach yourself with various feelings good bad you need to be watchful of that... nareshbhardwaj : guruji aapke dwara diye jane wale sadhna ke absar ka labh na utha sakna karm bandha hai ya sub conscious mann mein padi ichha ki vasnai Anandmurti Gurumaa: naresh, pray more, do mantra chant more, maybe that will clear your malefic time which is keeping you away from your guru sthana we have just given the chant of mahamrityunjaya mantra maybe do that more.. maaguru222 : Gurumaa...How to remove tamas.. Anandmurti Gurumaa: maaguru, by being more vigilant, calm, kind, ready to do service with humbleness egolessness... these are the ways to come out of your tamas dark zone Anandmurti Gurumaa: To All, SHABAKHAIR!!!