January 04 2015

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Upanishads the First and Foremost Sacred Text

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Today’s (04th January, 2015) Morning Satsang continues on the Living Advaita series about the Upanishads. Paramahamsa Nithyananda describes the 6 thought trends that awaken the highest possibilities in us. The source of these liberated thought trends are the Upanishads. The first and foremost spiritual, sacred texts on the planet Earth are the Upanishads.

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(00:14)

Nithyānandeśvara samārambhām nithyānandeśvari madhyamām Asmat āchārya paryantām vande guru paramparām.

I welcome all the devotees, disciples, samajis, satsangis, Sri Mahants, Mahants, Thanedars, Kotharis, visitors, viewers, everyone sitting with us all over the world through Nithyananda-TV and Sadhna-TV, two-way video conferencing having Nayana Deeksha all over the world.

(01:17)

Cities sitting with us having Nayana Deeksha all over the world: Toronto-Thirukailayam, Houston-Kalahasti, Ohio-Prayag, Vancouver-Bhuvaneshwar, Seattle-Chidambaram, Washington D.C.-Sripuram, Los Angeles-Arunachalam, Hyderabad-Gupta Kashi, Scottsdale-Arizona, Brisbane-Australia, Rojas-Texas, Sammamish-Washington D.C., Dubai-Vaidyanatham, Colombo-Sri Lanka, Oman-Sivagangai, Singapore-Singapuram, San Jose-Madurai, Guadeloupe-Rameshwaram, Silong-Malaysia, Port Washington-New York, Enriching Temple-Bidadi, New Jersey-Omkareshwar, New York-Varanasi, Nithyananda Nagaram-Hyderabad, Phillip Island-Australia, Dakota Dunes, Karjat-Mumbai, Selayang-Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur-Palani, Surrey-Canada, Melbourne-Tiruvarur, London-Kashi and some more cities. I welcome all of you with My love and respects.

(02:32)

Today, the Brahmotsavam - Nithyananda Brahmotsavam is beginning in the ashram and all over the world. Not only in the ashram, all over the world, the whole Nithyananda Sangha begins the celebration of Nithyananda Brahmotsavam. All over the world, all the temples, ashrams are inaugurating the celebration by Dwajarohanam - raising the flag, hoisting the flag, between 9:00 to 9:20, 9:00-9:20 IST, in Bidadi, the flag will be raised - marking the inauguration of the Brahmotsava, The Jayanthi Brahmotsava - Avatara Dina Brahmotsava.

(03:39)

From Tiruvannamalai, the Sanyas Padayatra is starting today. Large number of devotees are starting from Tiruvannamalai, Sanyas Padayatra. My blessings to all the devotees. You will all experience Shivoham. Continuously chant Shivoham and walk, you will experience Shivoham in you. Large group of devotees are starting the Padayatra - Sanyas Yatra from Tiruvannamalai, and all over the world celebration begins. Mahadeva and Devi and Guru’s deity, all of them are today in Sarvalankara beginning the Brahmotsava. Let’s receive the grace of Mahadeva and continue the Satsang.

(05:38)

I can see already all the Gods, Goddesses, Siddha, Rishi, Muni, Ganas have landed in Bidadi to celebrate the Brahmotsava. When an Enlightened Being is in the body, when a Incarnation is in the body - not only human beings, His devotees, disciples, celebrate His presence. Even the Siddhas, Rishis, Kinnara, Kimpuruda, Gandharva, Gāndhāra, all of them also come down to planet earth to enjoy His Leelas and celebrate His presence. I can see already all of them are here to celebrate the Nithyananda Brahmotsava. Let's raise the flag today - Nithyananda Dhvaja today and start the Nithyananda Brahmotsava celebrations.

(07:14)

Upanishads - this very word when I utter, the joy; experientially radiating. I feel again and again how to introduce this book. Every dimension of this book is a separate book. Upanishads are the first and foremost book in the Vedic tradition, which is the first and foremost spiritual tradition of the world. Very conveniently, comfortably, without any contradiction, conflict, with all My integrity I can tell you, the Vedic tradition is the first and foremost spiritual tradition in the planet earth. Same way, without any conflict, contradiction, confusion, dilemma, with all my integrity, authenticity, I can tell you, Upanishads are the first and foremost books of the Vedic tradition. Even the book is a small word to mention Upanishads. Upanishads - they are source of all the spiritual thought trends, all the spiritual thought currents.

(09:15)

Please understand. In Vedic tradition, we developed six way of liberated thinking. Let Me explain the word liberated thinking. Liberated thinking means a thinking style which constantly keeps you excited, enthusiastic, energetic, joyful, rejuvenating yourself, naturally intelligent and naturally aligned to the laws of life and naturally blissful. By your very nature, you are blissful, intelligent, Conscious, aware - you are a hardwired to experience the peak possibility; highest existence. The thought trends which awakens your highest possibilities, which makes you live your highest possibilities, which makes you feel, fully excited, fully joyful, fully awakened, fully alive - those thought trends only we call liberated thinking trends. The six system of liberated thinking trends, vedic tradition developed: Sankhya, Yoga, Pūrva Mīmāṃsā, Uttara Mīmāṃsā, Nyāya, Vaiseshika. These are the six major liberated thinking thought trends Vedic tradition developed.

(11:53)

Sankhya - by understanding the Existence, the laws with which nature is functioning, the Prakriti - nature, and the laws with which it is associated to the Source, Consciousness, by understanding those laws, aligning yourself to it - through this, having a liberated thinking is Sankhya. Yoga - whatever you think as you - your body and mind, tuning these two, to the Existence - through this, aligning these two to the Existence - through this, experiencing that ultimate completion, fulfillment, knowledge, joy, excitement, bliss, existence and feeling the bliss and experiencing fulfillment - this thought trend is called Yoga.

(13:37)

Please understand. I am just literally cooking the whole Vedic tradition and giving you in the form of a soup - hot soup, drink it. Without any difficulty, you can just imbibe, just bring your listening - that's all.

Pūrva Mīmāṃsā - through your actions, aligning with the various energies of the Cosmos and experiencing the ultimate, experiencing Enlightenment and fulfillment and completion, experiencing liberated thinking, that is Pūrva Mīmāṃsā, Karma Kāṇḍa.

And, just by aligning your understanding, Buddhi about you, God and the world - jeeva, Ishwara, jagat, and living the liberated thinking style is Uttara Mīmāṃsā, Vedanta.

And just by dividing, dividing, dividing, dividing, dividing, analysing, analysing, analysing, analysing, analysing - just through the logic itself, understanding, and having a liberated thinking is Nyāya. Just by adding, adding, adding, including, including, including through that experiencing liberated thinking is Vaiseshika.

(16:07)

Sankhya, Yoga, Pūrva Mīmāṃsā, Uttara Mīmāṃsā, Nyāya, Vaiseshika - these six liberated thinking trends, the liberated thought currents developed by Vedic tradition, each one of them are independently complete to give you the experience of liberated thinking from A to Z, Alpha to Omega. If you are practising Sankhya, you don't need any support from Yoga or other liberated thinking trends. The Sankhya is enough to take you from wherever you are, to take you to wherever you have to be. Wherever you are, it can reach out to you and take you to wherever you have to be. It is a independent intelligent, independently sufficient thinking trend through which you can experience liberated thinking.

(17:48)

Listen. Independent intelligence, independently capable of leading you from where you are wherever you may be, wherever you are to where you have to be - Sankhya, if you are practising, you don't need support from any of the other thought trends. Same way, Yoga, if you are practising, you don't need any support from any other liberated thinking trend. A liberated thinking trend is what we call in Sanskrit: 'darshana' - ability to perceive. In English, you can't translate the word darshana into Philosophy - no, no. Philosophy is too poor, superficial word. No. You can't translate darshana into philosophy. No. Maybe I will create a new word 'philosia.' A new possibility to see. Few of the Masters have already used this word 'philosia.' So I may try to use that same word 'philosia' to translate darshana.

(19:45)

The shat darshana - six Philosias, Vedic tradition developed, all the six are developed from Upanishads. Please understand. Upanishad is the mother who gave birth, who delivered all the shat darshanas. Upanishads are the mother who delivered all the shat darshanas. Each thought trend, each liberated thinking trend, gave birth to thousands and thousands of Sampradayas, Paramparas, orders which is equivalent of the world in the West religion. Please understand. What in the western world you understand as religion - in Sanskrit equivalent for that word religion is Sampradaya; order. Because, Sanatana Dharma, the Vedic tradition is the mother where the six thought currents developed from which many religions are born.

(21:33)

That is why again and again I insist, the Vedic tradition or Hinduism cannot be framed into a small frame called religion. It is too small frame. Because I am teaching now, if you try to put Me into the frame of a teacher, what can I do? The Vedic tradition cannot be put under that small frame of religion. Because each religion is just one set of lifestyle. The Vedic tradition, the Upanishadic lifestyle, gave births to six thought trends, liberated thinking trends, which in turn give birth to tons and tons of Sampradayas, orders, traditions, religions - religions.

(23:12)

Upanishads are too vast to be framed under one religion. People who write the religious history, a religious historians have done a big mistake of putting the Upanishads into a small frame of religion. It is a source of all the best thought trends, the liberated thinking currents. The way of existing, the way of living, the way of existing, the way of living with such variety of choices, possibilities, expressed in the Upanishads. Understand, choice proves the depth, not confusion. A single religious people, mono religious people always try to abuse the Vedic tradition as a confused religion. I tell you: choice shows the depth, not the confusion.

(25:54)

When you go to Pizza hut, if you see choice of the varieties, you will call 'the owner is confused'? No. 'Owner is brilliant'. That is why he is able to provide choices, varieties. Vedamata, again and again and again, I rededicate My life to Vedamata - whenever I remember Her glory - the way She is standing for humanity, the contribution She has done to human Consciousness. Anything you see in the world now, which you can appreciate, celebrate is from Vedamata. It is from Her. It's Her gift to humanity. Whether it is a mathematics, astrology, astronomy, anatomy, whatever words you use - all the thought currents, thought trends,... anything best you see, good you see, hear, is Her gift. The Vedamata's gift.

(27:56)

The thought trends developed from the Upanishads, gift of that thought trend. Upanishads are kept as the highest books in Vedic tradition. I tried to name all the sacred books of Hinduism, and then I understood very soon that I have entered into a very stupid venture. It's overwhelming. The names I could collect started running around 200,000 and it has started going beyond, and then I said, "Vedamata, I bow down to you, forgive my stupidity to measure the depth of you." It is like a salt doll trying to go and measure the depth of the Pacific Ocean.

So, in the sacred literature of the Vedic tradition, Upanishads are kept as a topmost. Non-controversially, all Sampradayas, all six liberated thinking trends: Sankhya, Yoga, Nyāya, Vaiseshika, Uttara Mīmāṃsā, Pūrva-Mīmāṃsā - all the six liberated thinking trends accept Upanishads as the ultimate book; first and foremost book.

(30:09)

The religious historians have done a big mistake of classifying the Upanishads into one frame of a religion, and pushing it on Vedic tradition or on Hinduism in the modern day as it is described. I wanted to make it very clear, if I classify Upanishads as books belong to one religion, I feel, I may disrespect the glory and possibility of the Upanishads, so I don't want to do that mistake. First of all I cannot classify Upanishads. If at all I have to - if I am forced to, I may classify them as source of all the liberated thinking trends, source of all the lifestyle which evolves human beings to the higher levels.

(31:31)

As the Upanishads are the source of all the liberated thinking trends, which evolves the human beings, obviously, Upanishads are our first and foremost sacred text even for our Sampradaya. Understand. Irrevocably, clearly, I declare with all my Integrity, Authenticity, Responsibility and Enriching and Causing - for the Nithyananda Sampradaya, the Upanishads are the first and foremost sacred textbooks, sacred texts. Anybody who accepts me as Guru or your Ishta - whatever way, as a teacher or whatever way you accept Me, you should know very clearly, Upanishads are the first and foremost sacred text based on which your lifestyle should be aligned.

(33:36)

Upanishads should be read, re-read, understood, realised, lived, radiated and worshipped, worshipped. Upanishads are the purest, the pristine pure truths. Upanishads are Existence introducing itself to itself - Existence celebrating itself to itself - Existence showing itself how to become itself. Formally, officially, today on this auspicious day, beginning of the Brahmotsavam, first day of the Nithyananda Brahmotsavam, I formally, officially declare, Upanishads as the first and foremost sacred texts for Nithyananda Sampradaya.

(35:40)

Upanishads should be read, re-read, re-read, re-read, understood, digested, lived, should be radiated, spread and ultimately should be worshipped in our Sampradaya and our Sangha. This should be the basic book. First and foremost sacred text for all our followers, and for our ashrams, temples, bala vidyalayas, gurukuls, schools, colleges - for all our Sangha. First and foremost book - anyone should read and digest and understand is Upanishads. Each verse in each Upanishad give birth to liberated thinking trends, which liberated tons of human beings. So, I can't measure the amount of goodness spread by Upanishads, the amount of goodness spread by Upanishads.

(37:47)

I will continue to expand on Upanishads in this Living Advaita series of Satsangs, Nithya Satsangs. With this, I bless you all, let you all radiate with Integrity, Authenticity, Responsibility, Enriching and Causing, Living Advaita and Eternal Bliss, Nithyananda. Thank you. Be Blissful.

(38:28)