November 12 2007
Title:
Worship Through Idols versus Idol Worship
Description:
From the works of Living Enlightened Master Paramahamsa Nithyananda. This clip is taken from discourse titled, "Love and Merge with Existence". Swamiji tells us that human body is created to achieve four major aspects - Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. He tells us that having clarity about Jagat (World), Jeva (Self) and Eshwara (God) results in the psychological revolution in us. In this clip Shiva gives a beautiful technique to use the senses which, by it's own nature is going out, and use them to turn inwards. He also goes on to tell us that unless we realize Deity IS god, worship through idol is possible, otherwise only idol worship happens. Swamiji narrates the beautiful incident in Gujarat during his wandering days where he had the darshan of Krishna through a devout old lady who as the embodiment of worship through the idol.
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Title:
Using Love as a Gateway to Higher Consciousness
Description:
From the works of Living Enlightened Master Paramahamsa Nithyananda. This clip is taken from discourse titled, "Love and Merge with Existence". Swamiji tells us that when you look at a person with lust you always look for what you can get from that person, whereas if you look at a person with love you will always look to see what you can add to that person. In this clip he gives us a beautiful technique to use love as a gateway to higher consciousness. With love, a person is a spirit, with lust the person is reduced to an object. Swamiji sheds light on the meaning of love through various heartwarming small stories.
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Title:
Catch the Mind - The Middle Path: Discourse & Meditation
Description:
In this sutra Shiva tells us not to put attention on pain or pleasure but in the space between these. This is a nithya sutra and can be experienced through mere understanding of the sutra. This is yet another technique Shiva uses to throw us back to our center. In this clip Swamiji also takes us through a simple yet powerful meditation technique to experience our Self through the middle path.
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Title:
Q&A on Attchement to Enlightenment and True Love
Description:
From the works of Living Enlightened Master Paramahamsa Nithyananda. This clip is taken from discourse titled, "Catch the Middle Path", Swamiji answers the question of being attached to enlightenment. He tells us that all you need to do is nothing, just be and you shall experience it. He tells us that whatever idea we have is our fantasy about enlightenment and not enlightenment. We can never be attached to enlightenment. When we have a deep connection with the Master every word he expresses becomes a direct experience in you.
Swamiji in answering a question about using external deity to find god within, Swamiji beautifully tells us that love has an intense ability to melt boundaries. When you deeply experience deep love with somebody it is as if you have merged with that person. Expansion happens when you are rally in love. When Jiva (Self) looks Jagat (world or object) with deep love it becomes god or eshwara. On the question about love, He says that we look at an object or person from the perspective of hat I can get from it, her or him. It is therefore from the zone of fear and greed. It is called pravritthi. If we are looking at it from the perspective of what I can contribute to that person, it is from nivrithi or from process of love. No word can really express love. Love is an intense experience that cannot be verbalized.