July 22 2012

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Performance Means Being Total

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TALKS FROM MORNING SATSANG ON JULY 22 2012 IN MADURAI, INDIA In today's morning satsang, Paramahamsa Nithyananda (Swamiji) replies to a question on Bhagavad Gita. The verse in question advises intense action without clinging to reward. The questioner wants to understand how to apply this verse to his life. Paramahamsa responds that the common factor for all our actions should be the totality of our commitment. Whether business, relationship or public service, when we give complete attention to each task, we perform for the sake of the task and not for the sake of the outcome. That is the correct application of this verse.

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Paramahamsa Nithyananda, Bhagavad Gita, reward, intense, understand, life, action, commitment, business, relationship, service, perform.

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PERFORMANCE MEANS BEING TOTAL

I welcome you all with my love and respects. Today the graduation day of July Inner Awakening. I am looking back, we completed 11 Inner Awakenings successfully. This is the 11th one and first time out of Bidadi. Despite of all the harassments, despite of all the harassments, problems, successfully we have completed the 11th Inner Awakening. Very smoothly, successfully and strongly spiritually successfully and such an intense work on every person / individual. This Inner Awakening shows the power of spiritual strength. Actually I was working on developing and further sharpening and making the Inner Awakening a strong experience to the core. We are very successfully this time, adding more and more stronger, deeper truths. More homas, pujas, everything we have increased. The number of pujas, the number of the rituals, and the number of meditations, number of process, number of akashic readings, everything only got added in this IA and every participant had their question answered at least one question in akashic reading. Great! Really wonderful! I can’t believe 11 Inner Awakenings are over. Feels like just the other day I started the first Inner Awakening very casually.

Everything we start very casually only becomes too big in our sangha. Very casually I started this morning satsang. Very causally. When I said, I will start everyday morning satsang I will come regularly. Not a single fellow in my ashram believed. They believed even when I said I am enlightened. But they cannot believe that I will wake up every morning regularly and come in a time, because if you see before I started this satsang, my life style, routine and me don’t get along well. Routine..no.. especially early morning sleep and if there is no program I will slowly get out of the bed, 10 o’clock only. I will wake up; I won’t sleep; I will wake up by 4o’clock; after 4 I won’t sleep. But I will just sit; just sit stretching the leg, I will not read; I will not see TV, nothing, no activity, just I will sit in Samadhi gazing at the wall. Nothing. Then slowly by 10 o’clock I will come out and walk upto the temple, do namaskar, then take bath, 1 o’clock I will eat, it was a chaos. There was no routine. But this morning satsang, when I announced nobody was ready to believe.. eh! Swamiji, following a routine, especially early morning coming out.. ? forget about it; it is all just 2 days, because they are also supposed to come. That is the way they were consoling themselves. It will all be over in 2 days, don’t worry. The seniors were consoling the juniors, and juniors were consoling the seniors, they both were consoling each other. They never expected finally they will.. it will become our life style.

Now, even devotees, whatever country/city they may be… if they don’t attend the satsang, something is missing. No, I can see.. either they are in BIdadi, or they are in Kodaikanal, they are in Seattle, they are in St.Louis, they are in San Jose.. but they are in front of my camera. I see them only in different screen, that’s all.

The first question today is from Anand Singh, IA No.8 who is saying..

Dear Swamiji, in Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 11 and Chapter 5 verse 12, the sacred secret is – ‘Constantly perform responsible intense action with no clinging to the reward of performance.’ My question is – I typically prioritise my business tasks by revenue; the higher the revenue, the higher the priority of the task. Is this verse 11 and 12 of chapter 5 applicable in the planning, execution, or both phases. Please clarify. Thank you, Swamiji.

Please understand, you doing the business tasks by the revenue, higher the revenue, higher the priority is perfect. Nothing wrong. But when you start calculating your whole life just based on the money or the revenue, that is where something is seriously wrong. At some points you may have to perform many actions which does not bring direct revenue but which brings fulfillment. For example, all the actions in your relationship, family; you may have to get a toy and give it to your child, you may have to give a smile to your spouse, you may have to give a hug to your friend, don’t lose those dimensions. Unfortunately if you put everything in the revenue sheet; toy is not a revenue, it is only an expense, a smile is not going to give you revenue, those things only I am saying, even when you need to do something which is related to your relationship which does not bring revenue, be responsible for it, be total in it. Otherwise you performing your actions, based on higher the revenue, higher the priority of task, perfect. Forget about you, even I perform like that only. That is the way life happens. That is the way life is. But you will see in me the same totality, and intensity when I perform all the actions which are not related to revenue, which are related to seva / service. When I conduct a medical camp or when I conduct some satsang or the mass programs, annadhan or any other social activities, social service activities which are no way related to revenue, you will see the same intensity in me. The prioritization may happen based on the revenue but the smile cannot happen based on the revenue.

See, after prioritizing when you start working, then forget about everything. It should be a complete total being. You prioritizing, see.. if you are not prioritizing based on revenue you can be a complete fool. I have seen.. I have seen penny wise pound foolish fellows. They will save few pennies and lose not just pounds, millions of pounds.

In planning, do prioritize based on the revenue but when you execute forget about the revenue. Be total. Complete. Even planning as per revenue has to be done responsibly, intensely. When you execute perform intensely without bothering about the reward. See.. when I plan, I plan this, this, this, this, this. When I execute even if the reward does not come, I don’t bother. I go ahead, execute. Do it. Over.

In planning, do responsibly. In execution do responsibly without clinging to the reward of performance.

The next question is from Subhashini K, IA No.100. who is asking,

“Can you please tell me the significance of writing mantra for 1001 times. During menstrual period women should not go to temple or perform puja at home – Swamiji, why are these types of conditions imposed on women? Thank you so much.”

Subhashini, about this likita japa, writing 101 times, 1001 times the mantra, it is nothing but you not to forget when you do japa. See, as I said, why the heavy prayer wheel, not to let you sleep. Like that only, writing is, so that you don’t sleep in between the japa, in between the chanting. Make sure that your consciousness stays in that mood. For that only this writing japa. It is called likita japa. Writing japa is just to make sure your consciousness stays in that state.

And second question you are asking, during menstrual period, women should not go to temple or perform puja at home. Swamiji, why are these types of conditions imposed on women? I have answered this question more than thousand times. Please understand, it is perfect, you can go to any temple, perform puja at home, nothing wrong. Only thing I wanted to make it very sure, if those temple authorities don’t want you to come there, I cannot do anything. All the temples run by Dhyananpeetam, women are welcome even during the menstrual period. We don’t have any restriction. But I cannot say the same word all the temple run by Madurai Adheenam because it is not in my hands. Those temples are in the hands of the traditional priests. So I can only say, all the temples I created, women are welcome to come at any time and all our devotees, I tell you all very clearly, you can go to the puja room in the house and perform puja. No God will be angry. Don’t worry. I always tell very funnily, keep one of my picture in your puja room, go to the puja room as usual even that time and do puja. If any God is angry, you tell, “I have not come to see you, I have come to see my God. I have come to see my God. You do your job. And no God will be angry. Don’t worry.”

So basically at that time you need more puja, more meditation because your mind and body will be in low energy. So to raise you to higher level energy you need more puja and more meditation. But I also make it very clear now itself, I cannot say, you can come to the temple which is run by Madurai Adheenam. I can only say, all the temples I created, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam temples. We have more than 40 around the world and more than 400 Paduka Mandirs around the world and thousands of home temples. All the temples I created, I welcome you guys, I have no problem. So, anyhow the essence is even during the periods, you are not a sinner. You can go into the puja room and do/perform puja, meditation, everything. About those temples, you ask those temple authorities. All my temples you are welcome.

The next question is from Radhakrishnan, IA no.36, Dubai, who is saying,

“Nithyanandam beloved Swamiji, Once we return back to our places after completion of this Inner Awakening Program, I intend to continue my daily spiritual practices of Pancha Kriya, Nithya Yoga, meditation which is Nithya Dhyaan or eN-Kriya, Swamiji’s morning message or one youtube discourse, eN-chanting, ajapa japa, feeling connection, unclutching, Shakti dhaarana, healing, running Spiritual Embassy activities. Can you throw some light on this if anything is inadequate? I hope your answer would help all IA participants of this batch and also IA graduates who have completed before. At your lotus feet, M. Radhakrishnan.”

Radhakrishnan, actually it is a nice question. When you guys only read this, it looks like it will take a whole day. None of this is an action. Everything I made it as an entertainment for you guys. Don’t you understand, see, all you guys are now addicted to satsang. It is not that you force yourself into satsang as a spiritual practice. Understand, I made the whole thing as an entertainment. I wanted you guys to know, this Pancha Kriya, is along with your taking bath. Every day you brush, hope, see.. instead of brushing only the mouth you are going to take a few minutes and brush the nose also, nose and mouth. The whole ENT, it gets brushed. And not only cleaning your bowels, just have 2 minutes extra and add enema and clean it little more. That’s all. See, not just sweeping, and wiping also, mopping also, that is what is enema. Understand, what is enema? It is not that something you are going to do separately. Every day you guys clean your bowels, am I right? And along with that it is going to take,enema take 2mins? Maximum 5 mins, if you keep the can in the rest room itself, it is not more than 5 mins. I can’t describe more visually. And same way, every day you brush, see today morning I did my Pancha Kriya, hardly it took 5 mins. I brushed and then just put the tube, “Namashivaya!” that’s all, it was there in the throat, dagadagadaga..and then poured the water, that Ganga came out.

See..there is a story. Ganga was swallowed by Janhu Maharishi. He got very angry that in front of his ashram, Ganga started gushing when Ganga came down and he felt his meditation was disturbed, he just swallowed the whole Ganga. Then Bhageeratha went and begged Janhu Maharishi, “Please, please, please release her. I brought her with so much of effort.” He said, alright and opened the ears and through ears she came out. That’s why she is called Janhavi. Ganga has one more name ‘Janhavi.’ So like that only. Just pour and Janhavi comes out the other side. Over. That took some 5 minutes. Nothing. So what is there in Pancha Kriya. It is hardly 3 minutes job and cleaning the eyes. Actually during the nose, these two process itself all the water will come out of the eye. Eyes get cleaned and finally you just need to wash it. And I tell you guys, 4 days only, 4 or 5 days I am doing every day, I can see the difference, the colour, the skin colour is changing. As I said, I don’t apply anything. It is just changing.

And you are asking about meditation, Nithya Dhyaan or eN-Kriya. You can do if you find time. Otherwise, when you sit in the morning satsang, the Pada puja with that feeling connection and the satsang, that itself is more than enough. As I said, morning message, you are putting the morning message. It is not a spiritual practice at all. It is just, I have made the whole thing entertainment. You are addicted to it. Otherwise, 1 o’clock in the late night, 2 o’clock in the late night, will you wake up and sit in front of the computer. Do you know, all the European countries it is night 1 o’clock, 2 o’clock. And if you have to come to the center you have to drive 1 hour and it is like a.. it has become more an entertainment.

And then you are asking eN-Chanting, feeling connection, unclutching. These three does not need a separate time. It is going to be just become a part of your very consciousness.

Healing – healing is like a power you have. If somebody has a problem, you can say, I am a doctor, I am a healer, come on, I will heal you.

Running Spiritual Embassy activities – it is like making more friends, that’s all. Be honest. Running Spiritual Embassy activity is nothing but making more friends who are in your frequency. So actually you create sangha not for me, but for you to have more friends, more companions to talk about ….tell me what other satsang activity goes on honestly other than talking about me. Come on, you think I am not there or what? You think my photograph is sitting and watching what you guys are doing? I can smell even the bonda you guys eat during the satsang. Spiritual Embassy means nothing but talking about me. That’s all. See the dress today. I can very clearly classify two group. Men Spiritual Embassy which talks about my message, women Spiritual Embassy which talks about my dress. No. that’s all. There is only two category. So what is there. Running Spiritual Embassy activity means nothing but making more friends for you to talk who are in same frequency.

If I say some deep technical important sacred truths, all the men Spiritual Embassy will be busy that day making calls. If I wear some new jewel or the new dress, some new outfit, all women Spiritual Embassies will be busy on that day with calls. God! Here I am getting a message. Few men who are offended, “we also talk about your dress.” I thought it is exclusive right, God! Women are also angry.. Anyhow so, that is why I say, you guys are Arthanareeshwaras. Men also talk about both. Women also talk about both. It means you are Arthanareeshwaras. So both your dimensions are fulfilled.

So, in this ten, what do you call as a spiritual practice? Nothing. All these 10 is simply your life style. Making the biggest spiritual practices into life style is work of an incarnation. Making hard work into a smart work is the work of CEO. Make hard spiritual practices as smart spiritual entertainments is work of an incarnation. Making hard work into smart work, making hard work as smart work is CEO’s job. Making hard spiritual practices into smart spiritual entertainment is Cosmic Enlightenment Officer (CEO). Actually when you read only it looks like a ten big points - PANCHA KRIYA, NITHYA YOGA, MEDITATION, MORNING SATSANG, En-CHANTING, FEELING CONNECTION, UNCLUTCHING, SHAKTHI DHAARANA, HEALING, RUNNING SPIRITUAL EMBASSY ACTIVITY,.. When you see what? Just see.. morning when you brush, clean the nose; when you clean the bowels use the enema; over.. then come and sit in the satsang which is an entertainment, listen to all these jokes, make fun, laugh and especially if you are gathering as a Spiritual Embassy, that becomes such a joy to see the same frequency community around you.

I also wanted to tell all our devotees, please understand, make this as a rule. Do not read media. Avoid media. Understand? Avoid negative articles by media. Completely avoid. You see, negative means 99% is negative only. Avoid media. Whatever you need to know is there in our website as a news. Just read that much. That’s enough.

Anything you want to know about us, Me, sangha, everything, now that we have a very strong news column in the internet, in our website. Go just to our official website, read that news column, that’s enough for you. Nothing else is required.

And if you are coming to the morning satsang, to a Spiritual Embassy, you will naturally make friends, companions, over. All the other things, what is that - eNchanting, feeling connection, unclutching – it is a life style. That’s all. What is the last thing? Shakthi dhaarana. Night time when you fall asleep, hardly it takes 5 mins, I don’t know. Actually if you do few days,shakthi dhaarana, you will be addicted to that also. Because it just fills you so much and fall asleep. Over. It looks like a long 10 things. Just a life style.

What is running Spiritual Embassy activities. When you are bored in your work place, just seeing email, or making some phone calls, for you to have entertainment. That is Spiritual Embassy activity. That’s all is Spiritual Embassy activity. Nothing else. What else is there? So, Radhakrishnan, I have thrown light on the whole thing. See, it is more like an entertainment. I think I answered what you guys need to do after the Inner Awakening. The question is answered.

The next question is from IA No.45, who is asking,

“Dear Swamiji, can you explain the Vedic concept of Yugas? Are we not just 5,000 years into Kali yuga, which is supposed to last 42,000 years. If so, how is Satya yuga happening now, possible?

Please understand the yuga, in Sanskrit, yuga means era, the age. It is not dependent on sun and the moon moving, it is dependent on the collective mind moving. Even based on the sun and moon’s movements, as per the calendar, external calendar, the time for kali yuga to end is already happening. It is not as you expect 42,000 years. As per the vedic astrology the conclusion of the kali yuga is already happening. May be we are 400 years ahead, that’s all. So that can easily be equated by the movement of the collective minds. That is why I am saying, Satya yuga, the NIthya yuga is already started happening. You will see the proof for this word by 2015. 2015, you will see the proof. Solid proof.

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