Superconscious Mind

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    Instinctive, Intellectual, Superconscious Mind

    The Hindu point of view. Everyone has a three-fold nature: instinctive, intellectual and superconscious. Everyone is a divine being. Everyone has the seed of divinity. See what phase of the ...

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    Find the Self: Gurudeva Speaks

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reminds you why you are here on this Earth and the meaning of life - which is to realise the Self. Two ways of realising the Self ...

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    Claiming Your Spiritual Identity Exercise 2

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami teaches the second practical exercise in claiming our spiritual identity: The three types of control we should practise: animal instinct; ramifications of the intellect and pride of ...

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    The Aim of Hindu Practices

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Jan/Feb/Mar 2015 edition of Hinduism Today and is entitled "The Aim of Hindu Practices". Bodhinatha reminds us that deep inside we are already one with God and ...

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    Publisher's Desk: Three Kinds of Temples (Part 1/2)

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine, reads his Publisher's Desk article from the Jul/Aug/Sep 2009 issue on camera. He speaks of the community temple, the home shrine and ...

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    The Aim of Hindu Practices - Publisher's Desk

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the January/February/March 2015 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. Dharma, seva, puja and raja yoga lead to purification of the mind, which is the ...

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    Path to Higher Consciousness - Publisher's Desk

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the Oct/Nov/Dec 2014 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. In this edition Bodhinatha outlines how virtuous living which consists of performance of dharma, selfless ...

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    What Are Siva's Three Perfections?

    The idea of Monistic Theism is seen in the three perfections of God Siva. Theism is the face of evolving, monism is always the Truth. We have pure consciousness and ...

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    What Is Our Affirmation of Faith?

    "God Siva is Immanent Love and Transcendent Reality." Devotion is present in each of Saiva Siddhanta's four paths in our relationship to God. When we begin the soul feels God is really far away. As we get ...

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    What About Evil, Hell and Sin?

    Hindus believe in each individual as a soul, a divine being who is inherently good. We all have a threefold nature: instinctive, intellectual, intuitive. Develop the intuitive/spiritual/soul nature with compassion, ...

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    Patanjali Yoga Sutras: an Upadesha by Bodhinatha

    Patanjali Yoga Sutras - An Upadesha by Bodhinatha - June 2011 Bodhinatha explains the ancient and revered Yoga Sutras in the light of Gurudeva's insights. He also compares some of ...

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    A Lesson in Energy (an Upadesha by Bodhinatha)

    A lesson in Energy from Merging with Siva - An Upadesha given by Bodhinatha on 02 July 2011 Gurudeva pointed out that consistent meditation impacts on the states of mind ...

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    Claiming Your Spiritual Identity Exercise 3

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami teaches the third practical exercise in claiming our spiritual identity: we are not our body, mind or emotions. In this third exercise we learn to be a ...

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    Letting Go of Past & Future - Publisher's Desk

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the July/August/September 2010 edition of HInduism Today magazine. "A peaceful and effective life is waiting for those who undertake the not-so-easy work required to live in the eternal now." Bodhinatha highlights the benefits of living in the eternal now and shares a few ...

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    Introduction to Hinduism (Part 4/5)

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine, reads his Publisher's Desk article from the April/May/June 2009 issue. Part 4 focuses on the nature of the soul and the world. ...

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    Behold the Sacred Lotus Flower

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a presentation on topic which featured in the April/May/June 2012 Hinduism Today edition entitled "Behold the Sacred Lotus Flower". In this presentation, Bodhinatha reminds us that the seed of ...

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    Our Three Kinds of Temples

    The community temple, the home shrine and the sanctuary inside you are readily available to stabilize and uplift your daily life. If an individual finds fulfilment in the community temple, ...

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    Path to Higher Consciousness

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Oct/Nov/Dec 2014 edition of Hinduism Today and is entitled "Path to Higher Consciousness". Bodhinatha explains that attaining higher consciousness requires more than virtuous living and humanitarian ...

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    Sinner or Divinity?

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Oct/Nov/Dec 2012 edition of Hinduism Today and is entitled "Sinner or Divinity?" While some faiths view man as sinful by nature, Hinduism holds that our inmost ...

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    May 2016 Pubdesk Video

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the July/August/September 2016 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. "It is easy to talk high philosophy in Hinduism, 'man is God,' 'we are divine,' it is easy to say profound things...however to put these principles into practice to the extent that we really are a more spiritual person, that is the challenge. And that, is what we will explore here." Bodhinatha considers 5 ways the attitude of a dancer is similar to an individual ...

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    The Eight Great Shaktis of His Majesty Lord Siva

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on Gurudeva's 1977 Master Course and is entitled "The Eight Great Shaktis of his Majesty Lord Shiva". Bodhinatha outlines the nature and significance of each of the eight shaktis of Lord Shiva, characterised ...

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    An Alternative to Happiness

    Bodhinatha's presentation is based on the Jan/Feb/Mar 2017 Hinduism Today edition and is entitled "An Alternative to Happiness". Bodhinatha considers the fleeting nature of happiness in the material world and outlines how ...

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    The Lessons of Water

    Bodhinatha talks about rain and water and their importance. We live by a river at the Aadheenam and it offers a lot: the mystical teaching of the soul's merger in ...

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    The Roots of Martin Luther King

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami honors Dr. Martin Luther King's accomplishments and offers insights into his experience and adoption of Gandhi's non-violent civil disobedience and the Hindu roots from which the world-changing ...

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    The Magic of the High EE

    Sometimes we don't hear the high "ee" sound. Gurudeva says it is only there when the subconscious mind is free of problems, conflict and unresolved issues. We know they are ...

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    Pujas to Gurudeva

    Tomorrow is our monthly pada puja for Gurudeva on Chitra nakshatra. So, we're thinking about Gurudeva and the future. Gurudeva has been appearing in the monks dreams and talking about ...

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    Need for Religion Part 2

    Gurudeva said there is a need for religion. Gurudeva at first just taught meditation, but then later he started teaching devotion and had everyone building temples. Gurudeva realized his devotees ...

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    Mahasivaratri Talk Part 2 Being Siva

    Cybertalk: In Part 2 of his Mahasivaratri talk for 2002, Bodhinatha speaks more on both being Siva and being separate from Siva, the crux of monistic theism, our wonderful and ...

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    Our Daily Journey In Consciousness

    Consciousness is the very basis of our existence, abiding as the steady inner light behind the changes of outer life. We are by nature conscious beings working through the instrumentalities ...

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    Malaysia Youth Seminar

    The first one-day Master Course youth seminar has been held by Sivaneswaran and Aravidraj in Malaysia. These two young men came to Kauai last year on a Task Force program ...

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    Master Course on Moksha

    Today's Dancing with Siva lesson is on moksha, which is appropriate considering it is the moksha ritau, the third and final, inwardly drawn time of the year. It is important ...

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    Self & Samadhi

    Echoing the ultimate teachings of Hindu scripture, Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, spoke boldly of the Divinity within us. This book is a collection of those teachings, nine inspired talks in which ...

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    The Five States of Mind

    Popular thought prevalent today is that we have an external mind to be shunned and an inner being to be reached. I look at the internal areas of the mind ...

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    Merging with Siva

    Merging with Siva, Hinduism's Contemporary Metaphysics is a guide for one who is ready to diligently walk the spiritual path. Great new vistas open up throughout its 365 daily lessons ...

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    Verschmelzung mit Siva

    365 Lektion der Erleuchtung eines lebenden Meisters. Offenbarung der Tiefen des Raja Yogas, das klare weisse Licht und die endgltige Bestimmung eines jeden Suchenden. bersetzt von Lakshmi Hartmann Bemerkung: Dies ...

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    The Hindu Path to Enlightenment: Ashtanga Yoga, Part 1

    Bodhinatha discourses on The Hindu Path to Enlightenment commencing with with a description of the eight limbs of ashtanga yoga. With perseverance the path leads to sahaja samadhi, the state ...

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    The Hindu Path to Enlightenment: Ashtanga Yoga Part 2

    Bodhinatha first reviews the foundation of ashtanga yoga, the yamas and niyamas, and the classical goal of ashtanga yoga, enlightenment. Then Bodhinatha details the fourth through eighth limbs of astanga ...

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    Revealed Scriptures

    Bodhinatha speaks about Hinduism's revealed scriptures, the Vedas and Agamas. These are called sruti, "that which is heard." This ties into the 6th niyama, siddhanta sravana, which is literally scriptural "listening." The transferrence ...

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    Welcome to the Jivana Ritau

    Welcome to the Jivana Ritau! Why did Gurudeva give us the three ritau system? Because he liked variety, change, for everything not to just remain the same all the time. ...

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    The Fourth Dimension

    Bodhinatha reads from a thirty-seven year old talk about the nature of the fourth dimension. He explains that it is the "witness" and that it is very easy to get ...

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    The Fifth Dimension

    Before we reach the sixth and seventh dimensions we experience the fifth dimension. Yet this can be experienced only after the third and fourth dimensions are stabilized. The fifth dimension ...

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    The Sixth and Seventh Dimensions

    Excerpts from Gurudeva's original writings explaining the sixth dimension: The superconscious plane, the heart of the generative and regenerative function of the intelligence of man and also,"The Garden of Temptations" ...

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    Kaif: Awareness Aware of Itself.

    The reading of a talk by Gurudeva on kaif, awareness aware of itself, which includes techniques to achieve this meditative state and intellectual barriers to this attainment. Spiritual interpretation and ...

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    Awareness and Observation

    Upadesha on "Wisdom's Path." All states of consciousness already exist. There is just one mind. Pure awareness does not change. Judge your observance. Thought and observation. Observe from the quiet mind; ...

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    The Clear White Light

    Selections from: "Merging With Siva," "The Clear White Light," with bhashya on components such as: Our own greatness and spiritual potential, worry and how to overcome it. An excerpt from Gurudeva's Shum Language of Meditation ...

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    Lotus of the Heart and Simshumbisi

    A reading from "Merging With Siva" titled: "The Lotus of the Heart," shows the way to "Opening an inner door for awareness to flow through;" followed by a parallel Shum lesson highlighting simshumbisi -- the power in the spine. Humility and observation are required ...

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    From Darkness to Light

    The light of understanding is the foundation for the bright light of spiritual perception. The self-concept of Divine Being is part of that foundation. Through a balanced approach of self-reliance, ...

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    The Four Perspectives of the Mind

    Awareness, energy, willpower are the same thing. Interest-awareness can shift energy levels. Strengthening willpower. Inner and outer willpower are the same ability. Intuition, superconsciousness, higher consciousness are present with regular ...

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    The Subsuperconscious: Fourth and Fifth Dimensions.

    In superconscious we are functioning in a creative, intuitive manner while maintaining simshumbisi, in a mountaintop consciousness of the external world, free from reactionary conditions of the past. The concepts ...

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    Four Perspectives of Consciousness

    Perceive with an overview. Detach, move to different perspectives of the mind. Observe like a child. Think a little bit less. Look at the mind from within oneself. The four ...

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    Shum Mamsani for January

    Our own potential attainment is that of the great yogis; for that we should strive. Inner space is clear, transparent. Take the world seriously but realize that beyond the illusion ...

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    Shum Kanif, uu, makaif -- Mamsani for February

    Awareness can expand into the endless inner space of the seventh dimension: ilimingshum. The experience of kaif: awareness aware of itself. Actinic and odic force, both are needed for light. ...

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    Gurudeva's Mahavakyas on Self Realization

    Part 3 of 4 - Bodhinatha talks on Gurudeva's mahavakyas having to do with Self Realization, part of the focus of the moksha ritau (Winter Season) ...

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    How Temple Worship Can Help Our Life

    How can we improve our behavior? Making good use of the Hindu temple is one of these ways. Bodhinatha also discusses how the worship of Ganesha can help us to ...

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    Mahasivaratri, 2003, Part 3

    Mahasivaratri, Part 3 of 3, Being Still. Bodhinatha elucidates some wonderful quotes from Yogaswami on the theme of "summa iru," which means "be still" in Tamil, one of Yogaswami's mahavakyas, or great ...

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    Saiva Siddhanta, a Path of Knowing Thyself

    Bodhinatha is getting ready for his trip to Toronto, Canada. His talk is titled "Saiva Siddhanta A Path of Knowing Thyself". In summarySaiva Siddhanta focuses on both devotion to God and meditation. Siva Yogaswami was ...

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    Yama 5 - Kshama, Patience

    Yama number 5 - kshama, patience. The youth group in Malaysia is focusing on the yamas and niyamas as the basics for successful temple worship. There are many opportunities to ...

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    Niyama 4 - Astikya, Faith

    Bodhinatha speaks on the niyama of astikya, faith. In Hinduism experience develops faith. Faith starts out as a belief in what we have not yet experienced. This leads to experience ...

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    Antar Mandir, The Inner Temple

    I am working on an article countering the intention of some in North India to build a Sri Ram temple at Ayodhya whether it causes violence or not. We should ...

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    Niyama 7 - Mati, Cognition

    Bodhinatha speaks about the niyama mati, cognition. He urges seekers to develop a spiritual will and intellect with their guru's guidance. Part of mati involves cultivating and awakening our intuition, ...

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    Identifying Intuition

    Perfection is inside each of us. Superconscious intuition is immediate; subsuperconscious intuition takes time. In the present moment we can be content. When we get pulled into the past or ...

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    The Experience of Pure Awareness

    Outer personality verses individual awareness. Actinic energy is permanent and does not change. The soul gives Life to our life. Actinic energy appears as clear inner space. Inner light is ...

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    Putting Gurudeva's Teachings to the Best Use, Part 1

    Bodhinatha holds a class during Gurudeva's mahasamadhi observances about Gurudeva continues to live on in all of our lives since his mahasamadhi. Part 1 is about how Gurudeva influences us ...

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    Living in Harmony with Intuition

    Living in harmony is a challenge for everyone at one time or another. Present opinions in ways that maintain harmony. Abstain from excessive talking as it stimulates unnecessary internal thinking. ...

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    Are Souls And World Essentially Good?

    The world does contain suffering; it's this way for a reason. If the world was perfect why would we want to transcend it? We're not all in the same place ...

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    Making Wise Decisions

    Contact intuitional guidance with clarity and detail for important decisions: the answer comes right to you. Postpone key decisions when emotional or upset. Major decisions need to be made by ...

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    The Power of Observation

    Detach from concepts: Less talk, less thinking. Become more perceptive, creative. A natural first process in cultivating the superconscious mind is watching thoughts. Mountain top consciousness: The first step in ...

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    Control of Thought, Includes Purifying the Subconscious

    Mechanism for major change in the subconscious mind from an ordinary to a spiritual state. Vasana Daha Tantra to clear suppressed memories. Be observant of what's going on inside. Devotion ...

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    Gurudeva's Spiritual Visions, Intuition

    Innersearch Kauai 2010 class. Gurudeva's vision of God Siva, Swayambhu Lingam, San Marga: 0:5:2; Personal visions are possible. : 0:9:33; High points of puja.: 0:11:18; Experiencing the Deity as spiritual ...

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    Cultivating Intuition

    Innersearch Kauai 2010 class. Identifying intuition verses imagination. : 0:2:8; Don't think unnecessarily about the past and the future.: 0:4:46; Refrain from excessive talk to cultivate finding your intuition.: 0:7:33; ...

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    The Three Phases of the Mind

    Three phases of the mind- instinctive, intuitive, intellectual. Each function in distinct ways: 0:2:45; Instinctive mind, automatic, animal response: 0:6:36; Intellect- Knowledge remembered, external world: 0:9:46; Intuitive, superconscious "mind of light." Actinic ...

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    The Five States of Mind

    Subtopic: Five states of mind: Conscious, subconscious, sub-subconscious, sub-superconscious, superconscious: 0:1:57Subtopic: Analogy for sub of the subconscious mind. : 0:4:56 Subtopic: Children intuition and subconscious. Become child-like. : 0:8:44 ...

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    Inner happiness, life cycles, visualizations.

    Claim happiness then radiate it out to other people. We find ourselves naturally doing what we were doing in previous cycles of life. Gurudeva's discovery of the Shum language of ...

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    Keys and Benefits of Meditation

    Meditation: Transmute the physical and emotional forces. Quiet the intellect, slow down thinking. Tune into the spiritual energy of the spine, experience intuition, answers attach to the end of each ...

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    Meditation Empowers the Mind with Restraint and Intuition

    Superconsciousness is always there within us. A simple key to contacting it is relaxation. Step back, become internalized. Meditation requires retraining the way we think. The mind is used to ...

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    Staying in Tune with Superconsciousness

    By having a strong habit of a daily religious practice we don't lose contact with with superconscious by the demands of the external. Saying and believing, "I'm all right right now," influences the flow ...

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    Hatha Yoga, Relaxation, Letting Go

    Set aside personality. Focus on being a spiritual individual. Hatha yoga helps release stress and tension. Use subsuperconscious, not reason, analysis and intellect for understanding in an intuitive way. Let ...

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    Jnana in Saiva Siddhanta

    Jnana in Saiva Siddhanta is realization achieved through raja yoga. A realistic goal is to move forward in steady and consistent improvement in meditation. As long as we are trying ...

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    The Five States of Mind

    Today Gurudeva discusses the soul, the five states of mind, desire and evolution and our choices in this life. Gurudeva tells us about Sri Sri Swami Pragyanand Maharaj of Delhi, ...

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    Oneness, Energy, Light, and Prana

    Gurudeva speaks about "my junk food congregation" how we can expand in health, wealth and well being. Superconscious energy, the voice of our soul, guides us from moment to moment. Gurudeva explains that ...

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    Realize Untarnished Perfection

    Gurudeva tells us about the proper use of the computer and gives us a sadhana. Gurudeva reveals to us the nature of our soul which we may learn about on ...

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    Origin, Form, Unfoldment

    The language of animals and their importance are brought forth. Merging with Siva, the lotus flower of the soul, a talk given about 40 years is remembered by Gurudeva. The ...

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    Jnana Yoga, Jnana Pada

    Distinguishing Jnana Yoga from the Jnana Pada. A significant component of Jnana Yoga, the path of knowledge, is scriptural study. Jnana Pada, actually achieving the goal of Parasiva, is the ...

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    Separating Awareness From What It Perceives

    The preliminary practices of meditation ideally put us into a state where we are not thinking. Then there is no need to control the mind; we just remain summa. We ...

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    Patanjali's Two Kinds of Samadhi

    Bodhinatha comments on Patanjali Yoga Sutras verses on samadhi. One basic phenomena present in savikalpa samadhi is awareness aware of itself; kaif. The sole feeling of I am or I ...

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    Eight Features of the Natha Sampradaya

    We have to discover that part of us that is the Self. One of the important benefits of temple worship is it softens the ego. Recognize and love a Being ...

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    All Knowing is Within You: Everything Is Within You

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    All Knowing is Within You: Waiting for Intuitive Flashes

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Purpose of Life: Find the Core Of Your Being

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Purpose of Life: Making Wise Decisions

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Purpose of Life: Using the Power Of Observation

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Purpose of Life: On Earth to Realize the Self

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The River of Life: Affectionate Detachment

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The River of Life: Subconscious Basement

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    Dealing with the Remnants of the Lower Mind

    Awakening superconscious is just a theory unless we control the remnants of the lower nature, detach from emotions. The first step for conquering a pattern is to see it, observation. ...

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    The Universe of the Mind: Intellect And Intuition

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Universe of the Mind: The Five States of Mind

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Universe of the Mind: Unfolding the Superconscious

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Universe of the Mind: Unfolding the Superconscious

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Universe of the Mind: Understanding Is Control

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Subconscious Mind: Resolving Past Experiences

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Subconscious Mind: A Channel To Intuition

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Subconscious Mind: Seeing Oneself In Others

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Superconscious Mind: Consciously Superconscious

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Superconscious Mind: When Are You Superconscious?

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Superconscious Mind: Be Aware Of Energy

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Superconscious Mind: Learn to Move Awareness

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Superconscious Mind: The Use Of Intuition

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Superconscious Mind: Subduing The Intellect

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Superconscious Mind: The Self Never Changes

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Subsuperconscious Mind: The State of Perfect Timing

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Subsuperconscious Mind: Defining the SubSuperconscious

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Subsuperconscious Mind: The Flow of Creativity

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Subsuperconscious Mind: Bursts of Light And Intuition

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Subsuperconscious Mind: Proceed with Confidence!

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Nature of Thought: Thought and Awareness

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Nature of Thought: Thought and Manifestation

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Nature of Thought: Awareness Externalized

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Nature of Thought: The Sources Of Thought

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Astral Body: Harnessing Instinctiveness

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Human Aura: The Remarkable Human Aura

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    The Human Aura: The Art of Seeing Auras

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    You Are Siva

    We come from Siva; the way back to Siva is clearly defined. Take on Siva's perspective. Siva is everyone and everything. Intuition: The ability to solve through insight. Self-created barriers, ...

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    Sleep and Dreams: Shielding Your Emotional Nature

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    Detachment from Experiences; Importance of Daily Vigil

    All experiences are good experiences, necessary to get us here. Awareness of aspects of ourselves that are constantly changing is a liberating perception, breaking our chains to mundane areas, detaching ...

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    Karma, the Natural Law: The State Of Resolve

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    Use Will Power to Raise Energy; Discipline Speech

    We are pure energy. We chose the chakras we're going to express our energy, the life force through. Transmutation of energy from one chakra up to a higher one. Speaking ...

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    Affirmations, Tapping the Superconscious

    Today Gurudeva talks about having a positive mental attitude, how you can gain that through affirmations, and tap into your superconscious mind. He also talks about his new book, just ...

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    Develop Will Power; Three Phases of Mind; Accept Life

    Individual awareness, willpower and primal life force are the same thing. Interest relates to willpower. Meditation: Disciplining the instinct and the intellect. Superconscious insights change the nature of the intellect ...

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    The Fine Art of Meditation: What Is Meditation?

    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...

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    You Are a Soul, the Light of Siva

    A powerful affirmation of who we really are: the soul ...

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    The Great Story of Awareness

    Master Course recording. Chapter 1. Gurudeva defines who is a mystic and what awareness is. Gurudeva elaborates on 5 states of mind, Self Realization, darshan. Dedication: This course is dedicated ...

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    The Donkey and the Carrot

    Master Course Recording. Chapter 5. Five states of mind. Defining conscious mind. Body of the soul.Defining subconscious mind. Programming subconscious. Attention and concentration. Mulingnishum. Study Guide: Breath is life, and ...

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    The Faithful Computer

    Master Course Recording. Chapter 6. Defining subconscious. Reprogramming subconscious mind. Using affirmation. Reprogram subconscious. Work with the hands. Defines sub-subconscious. Study Guide: Continue to keep your appointment with yourself every ...

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    The Nature of Mahasivaratri

    Mahasivaratri is right before the new moon signifying we're beseeching the blessings of God Siva to benefit our inner spiritual identity. The core of the soul is one with God; ...

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    The Illumination of Man

    Master Course Recording. Chapter 7. Human aura, subconscious aura and colors. Living a contemplative lifestyle. Defining sub-superconscious mind, soul body. Study Guide: Listening to a guru speak is not an ...

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    How Do We Observe Pilgrimage?

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 65 of the Himalayan Academy publication Path To Siva, discussing Hindu Pilgrimage ...

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    Three Stages of Self Realization

    What is the Self? Parasiva the Transcendent Source of Omnipresent Consciousness. Self-realization in three stages. Realizing oneself as the Soul, realizing oneself as Satchidananda - Omnipresent Consciousness, and realizing oneself ...

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    The Mind of Light

    Master Course Recording. Chapter 8. Aura, awareness, thought forms, astral body, astral plane. Defining superconsciousness. How to know superconsciousness? Reincarnation. Defining awareness. Study Guide: Allow yourself to absorb the teachings ...

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    Cultivating Will Power

    Master Course Recording. Chapter 9. Six steps to Self Realization. Gurudeva describes moving awareness from attention to samadhi. Swimming pool metaphor. Cultivate willpower. Discover willpower. Awareness = Willpower = Energy. ...

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    Chakras, Energies, Death and Reincarnation

    Master Course Recording. Chapter 10. Defines chakras and moving awareness through them. Kashumlinga, sushumna, simshumbisi. Cycles of man's life every seven years. Defining Aum. Body as temple. Muladhara and memory ...

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    The Two Paths

    Master Course Recording. Chapter 11. Odic and actinic forces. Move awareness into simshumbisi, sushumna. Difference and similarities between man and woman. Ida and pingala. Sannyasin ideals. Attitude toward family life. ...

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    Life the Great Experience

    Master Course Recording. Chapter 3. Gurudeva clarifies the meaning of the body of the soul. Face experiences positively. Awareness as a lotus flower. Life as decisions. Eternity of the moment. ...

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    The River of Life

    Master Course Recording. Chapter 4. Light of spine like Christmas tree. Kundalini shakti. Life as a sacred river. Lean on own spine. Move and detach awareness. Areas of mind. Become ...

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    Dreaming of the Gods

    An interesting question comes in from Norway, from Nordic Pagan. This devotee says that he regularly dreams of the Pagan Gods, but Hindu Gods have been appearing in his dreams ...

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    Big People, Small People

    The Soul Part 1. Gurudeva describes the soul body as it functions in the physical and astral body. The soul has a mind, intuitive superconsciousness. It does not conflict with ...

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    Achieving a New Identity

    Is it possible to be successful in the world while maintaining your philosophical perspective? Gurudeva says, Yes, of course, that once you understand and accept yourself as a soul, rather ...

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    Family Sleeping Together, Delirious States of Mind

    A cyberspace cadet in California noticed an Indian family that has a large home but they all sleep in the same room. Gurudeva explains that this is a common custom ...

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    Heaven and Hell; Keeping Good Company

    A cyberspace devotee from Trinidad asks if there is a heaven and a hell. Gurudeva explains that heaven and hell can be translated into the higher nature and the lower ...

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    Driving to Work, Chakras and Lotus Flowers

    A cyberspace devotee from Iowa wonders what he can do for his spiritual life when driving to work each day. Gurudeva suggests that he listen to a selection of the ...

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    The third eye - being all seeing

    A cyberspace devotee from Malaysia read that a seer sees all and wonders what kind of seeing is that. Gurudeva says when you see within your own mind your thoughts ...

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    Experiencing Inner Calm

    An e-devotee in Luxemburg writes to Gurudeva asking about his experiences of profound inner peace that he finds while meditating. Gurudeva explains that he is experiencing Sat-chit-ananda, the natural state ...

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    Light of the Soul

    We have taken a portion of one of Gurudeva's recent talks and behind it we play the sounds of the chipping of the stones at the Iraivan temple site in ...

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    There is No Satan or Hell, Focus on the Here and Now

    There is no hell. Only "hellish" states of mind. The state of mind in the here and now is the same state of mind you'll be in in the inner ...

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    Using the Subsuperconscious Mind

    Gurudeva gives a cogent explanation of the subsuperconscious mind, gives examples of how you may already be using it, and tells about learning to use it consciously. This is a ...

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    The Quiet Mind

    Insights become more clear when you look at them from the fourth dimension. To enjoy peace it's helpful to have the mind quiet, practicing abstinence from excessive talk. Nirvikalpa samadhi: ...

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    Realization a Daily Experience - Remold the Subconscious

    The youth of today who attain the inner experience of the clear white light will influence the world in a compassionate, ecologically sound, mystically profound direction. Each generation brings change. ...

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    Head Filled with Light; the Unknown Gods

    Two deep questions are answered today. First a web-cadet tells Gurudeva how his head seems to disappear in light. Gurudeva affirms that this is Satchidananda, superconsciousness, and he says that ...

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    Odic, Actinodic and Actinic Forces; Caste System

    A cyber cadet from Michigan asks if there is a way to differentiate the odic, actinodic and actinic forces within the body. Gurudeva says that this is well explained in ...

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    Gurudeva Interviewed by Loni Petranek Part IX

    This is the ninth part of a radio interview conducted by Loni Petranek with Gurudeva. The interview gives an overview of Gurudeva's worldwide mission. Today Gurudeva shares more about the ...

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    Life's Experiences Accelerate Our Evolution

    Most of us need interaction with other people to challenge us, to make spiritual progress. The more we focus on personalities and differences the harder it is to get along ...

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    Decisions, Discover and Use Your Intuition

    As a human race we don't solve problems until we have to; then we get highly motivated. Forget worry, blame, past, future. Higher philosophy: Everything that happens to us is ...

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    Dealing with Distraction, Lesson 99 of Living with Siva

    The shumif perspective is helpful in detachment. Thoughts are stationary, move awareness to the pattern we want to be in which exists already. Create a pattern of controlling movement. When ...

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    The Illusion of the Mind, Self-Reflection, Fulfill Your Duties

    This is a classic talk by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami from 1962. He explains the illusion of the mind, karma, meditation, dharma, and Self-Realization from the Advaita perspective. He urges listeners ...

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    Realize What You Know

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a talk on lesson 156 of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's Merging With Siva, titled "Japa Opens Inner Doors." Satguru discusses the importance of personal inner experience for a true spiritual life. ...

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    The Use of Intuition

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a talk on a of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book, Merging With Siva, about the use of our intuition. ...

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    Bursts of Light and Intuition

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a talk on lesson 202 from Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book, Merging With Siva, titled "Bursts of Light and Intuition" ...

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    The Subsuperconscious Mind

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a talk on a of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book, Merging With Siva, about the use of our subsuperconscious mind. ...

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    Using Intuition

    A good time to use intuition is after worship or meditation. Intuition is direct, "like a bolt of lightning in the inner sky," not having the component of human emotion attached to it. In order to be able ...

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    Defining the Subsuperconscious Mind

    To cause the subconscious mind to quiet and function subsuperconsciously requires consistent reprogramming over a number of years. The subsuperconscious state of mind is not immediate in providing an answer; ...

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    Remold in Subscious Mind to Gain Access to Intuition

    "You are the knower of all that is known." The inner being is already perfect. The subconscious mind contains impressions of this lifetime and from previous lifetimes. As we overcome avidya, we increase our identity with our spiritual ...

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    Intuition Requires Careful Handling of the Intellect

    Who am I? "I am my intuitive mind. I am my inner divine being." The three bodies, the five sheaths and the seven aspects of man work together. Approach the intellect as a tool, make it subservient to the intuitive ...

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    The Intuitive Nature

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a talk on lesson 223 of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book, Merging With Siva, about our Intuitive Nature. ...

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    The High "eee" Sound

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives a talk on lesson 264 of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book, Merging With Siva, about the psychic high "eee" sound heard in inner states of consciousness and about ...

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    The Nada Nadi Shakti, Resolve Mistakes

    Tracing the nada-nadi shakti to its source carries the seeker's awareness to the brink of the Absolute. Through Shum meditation we end up in the area of the superconscous mind ...

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    Ida Pingala; Daily Realization

    Our approach to daily realization is to balance the two forces, ida and pingala naturally, activating the kundalini power slowly, through the regularity of discipline such as hatha yoga and ...

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    Nirvikapla Samadhi

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly talk in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru reads from lesson 339 of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's book Merging with Siva, discussing the depths of ...

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    Inner Worlds Open, Increased Sensitivity

    Become interested in and treasure inner states of consciousness. Gurudeva's three suggestions: 1)Associate with others on the path; 2) Purify and maintain the force field of the home - puja ...

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    Nine Ways to Merge with Siva, Go As Deep As You Can

    Mahasivaratri, the day before the new moon. Venerating Parasiva, all energies turning within, find through multiple realizations of Parasiva over the years, that the indwelling Self is identical with God ...

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    Four Perspectives of Consciousness

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru discusses the four perspectives of consciousness that are outlined in the Shum language of meditation. ...

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    Awareness and Consciousness, the Same Thing

    Consciousness, separate from awareness, exists in all life forms. Meditation, awareness beyond thinking, without the use of words; we're trying to see, we're trying to experience. "Try to penetrate the core of existence...beyond the stillness of the inner areas of the mind." Enter the Shum ...

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    Story of Our Awareness, Being Afraid

    The power of awareness: The inner self, the witness of perception, the inner eye of the soul. Yoga: Control of the mind and senses. Gurudeva's tools for the aspirant on ...

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    Observetion, the Mahadevas Were Aware

    Accept the fact that you are a superconscious being. Be more silent and observing. Observation, 'liim' in Shum, is to look out through the two physical eyes into the two ...

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    Finish What You Start, Willpower

    Everything we do gives an opportunity to use and strengthen willpower which allows us to meditate better. Put full energy into the world, into each activity." Feel the energy of ...

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    The "Penultimate" Talk On Yoga

    "Yoga is the process of uniting with God within oneself...Truly a living satguru is needed as a steady guide to traverse this path." Attaining equanimity, equal mindedness, balanced mindedness under all conditions. Different aspects of awareness: traveling-consciousness stationary, detached, dissolving; when awareness is aware of itself, it's abiding in it's essential form. ...

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    The Nature of the Jnana Pada

    "Jnana is the fruition of yoga tapas... It is when the yogi's intellect is shattered that he soars into Parasiva and comes out a jnani." Gurudeva gives a sense of ways of realizing Parasiva. In Shum realization of Parasiva is described as imkaif: awareness aware of itself, dissolving. Gurudeva's definition of jnana and the ...

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    The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The Seventh Dimension Part 2

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru continues his discussion of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's writings about the seven dimensions of the mind. ...

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    The Seventh Dimension-Pure Awareness, Part 2

    Gurudeva's long explanations of the seventh dimension of the mind: "...Enter realms of knowledge resulting from superconscious perceptions of the superconscious itself...Everything learned must be forgotten..." Discard the baggage of accumulated opinions and misunderstandings, unresolved issues, memories, externalizing samskaras. The seventh dimension, endless inner space, ...

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    The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The Sixth Dimension Part 1

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru continues his discussion of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's writings about the seven dimensions of the mind with ...

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    The Sixth Dimension and the Shum Perspective, Part 1

    Gurudeva: "Awareness in the sixth dimension has an all-knowing capacity. The sixth dimension is color, sound and vibration as well as subtle form. Temple Deities are sixth dimensional beings. Access is only gained once it is earned." Gurudeva's 1975 vision of Siva and the San Marga; the basis for Iraivan Temple. From the sixth dimension, 'ingmuhlimni' you're looking out, but into, the inner world. Yogaswami: ...

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    The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The Sixth Dimension Part 2

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru continues his discussion of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's writings about the seven dimensions of the mind with ...

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    The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The Fifth Dimension Part 1

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru continues his discussion of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's writings about the seven dimensions of the mind with ...

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    The Fifth Dimension and the Shum Perspective, Part 1

    It's easy to see the world as imperfect. The fifth dimension perspective means it's the way it is because of what went before. "In this state we realize a great bliss, a comprehensive, all-encompassing acceptance of the universe... the vision of perfect harmony..." In Shum. Lingingdashum: The fifth dimension, ...

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    The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The Fifth Dimension Part 2

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru continues his discussion of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's writings about the seven dimensions of the mind with ...

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    The Fifth Dimension and the Shum Perspective, Part 2

    Over time, even short encounters of the fifth dimension change the whole subconscious structure. Before becoming involved in the ramifications of the fifth and sixth dimensions have the foundation of ...

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    The Fifth Dimension and the Shum Perspective, Part 3

    Gurudeva: "The fifth dimensional world which is a very vibrant world is the core of the body of the soul and the pivot point from which human destiny is mapped out." The fifth dimension is beyond ordinary sequential time. The past and the future exist in the present. We have an aspect of awareness, inside of everyone, that's always ...

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    The Seven Dimensions of the Mind - The Fifth Dimension Part 4

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru continues his discussion of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's writings about the seven dimensions of the mind with ...

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    The Fifth Dimension and the Shum Perspective, Part 4

    The fifth dimension, beyond sequential time, the past, present and future, millions of years, all exist in the present. The causal plane, the five tattvas of Sivaloka, the realm of ...

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    The Fourth Dimension and the Shum Perspective, Part 1

    The fourth dimension is the "...threshold to vaster inner space and spiritual realization." The story of Gurudeva's twelve year, at sunrise, Tamalpais mountain top monthly pilgrimages starting in 1959. Shum words related to mountain top consciousness in ...

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    The Fourth Dimension and the Shum Perspective, Part 2

    The fourth dimension is the home-base for the jnani; living here he is peaceful, alive and balanced. The fourth dimension encompasses the subsuperconscious, intuitive realm of consciousness, a place to ...

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    The Second Dimension and the Shum Perspective

    "The second dimension consists of things which can be both seen and touched--the surfaces of objects such as flowers, stones and water...the second dimension is created by the instinctive forces of nature, the instinctive mind of animals and man in conjunction with the memory patterns of the grand mind of nature--created by man according to his needs and desires..." If you just look at the second dimension something exists and then after a while it doesn't exist. Shum perspective: The Second Dimension: Siavumni. "The Seven Dimensions of the Mind," Second Dimension: The Five ...

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    Awareness and Omnipresence-Kaif, Part 5

    Gurudeva created the Shum Tyeif language to be able to have precise descriptions of the realm of meditation. Niif perspective of awareness, fourfold definition. Kaif: pure awareness aware only of ...

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    The Concept of Awareness - Part Seven

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylaswami gives an Part 7 of his upadesha series on the concept of awareness and omnipresence from the yogic perspective. ...

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    Awareness and Omnipresence-Iif, Part 6

    In Shum, Gurudeva's language of meditation, 'iif' is awareness traveling, flowing constantly in the fifth and fourth dimensions. 'Nalif' is holding the vibration continuity between meditations. 'Anif' is finding the ...

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    Awareness and Omnipresence-Niimf, Iif, Part 7

    Understanding the depths of the teachings, the superconscious mind is putting information into your subconscious mind through the flow of niimf and iif. The superconscious, through the subconscious will give ...

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    Awareness and Omnipresence-Niif, Iif, Iimf, Part 8

    In Gurudeva's language of meditation, Shum, iimf is awareness traveling in the sixth dimension separate and apart from niimf or iif. M'mimf is the observation of awareness traveling, innersearching. Deep ...

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    Awareness and Omnipresence, Summary and Conclusion, Part 9

    Bodhinatha summarizes his 8 part series of talks on Awareness and Omnipresence begun on 01/07/2021. First talk: Omnipresence and Sat-chid-ananda defined. Second talk: Awareness as found in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, ...

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    Mambashum 1, the Map to the Basics of Consciousness - Part 2

    Satguru Bodhinatha begins a new series of upadesh with exploration of 'Mambashum': Shum concepts describing inner states of mind, maps to guide the meditator. This is the first Mambashum - ...

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    Mambashum 1, the Map to the Basics of Consciousness, Part 2

    Shum maps to the inner mind; meditations upon the Mambashum. The Tyemmuif Mamsani, looking within, first of twelve, with commentaries from Gurudeva's writings. Observing the light and darkness of the ...

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    Mambashum 2, the Map to Inner Light, Part 1

    Bodhinatha imparts definitions of several Shum words relating to the second mambashum, a meditation beginning with balikana and leading to the experience of iftye, the clear, white light. Breath and ...

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    Mambashum 2, the Map to Inner Light, Part 2

    Satguru Bodhinatha continues imparting Gurudeva's commentaries on Mambashum Two including the Shum definitions of tilimf, astral seeing, and lilif superconscious awareness of vision within the astral higher worlds. These experiences ...

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    Mambashum 3, Kaif and a Life Style, Part 1

    Gurudeva's commentary on Mambashum Three--Kaif. The way to kaif, being totally aware of being aware and maintaining the inner life and its blissful experiences. The practice of kanif, the religious ...

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    Mambashum 3, Four Perspectives, Part 3

    Shumif is the perspective one holds when centered within oneself, living two thirds within and only one-third in the external world. The Shum-Tyeif language is used to guide flowing awareness ...

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    Mambashum 4, Namutana - First Inner Light

    Bodhinatha bestows a meditation from Gurudeva within Shum on Mambashum Four-Imkaif. Now is the time and this is the day to work within yourself to experience namutana, the very first ...

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    Mambashum 5, Meditator, Who Has Freedom

    Awareness to soar naturally. Yulamf: The fifth Mambashum. Gurudeva: "To be that transparent pure channel of yulamf is the goal of every Saivite on this planet...through tapas and sadhana you release awareness from the external world and allow it to soar naturally within." Shumif perspective is pure advaita; dimfi perspective is pure dvaitist. The Yulamf Mambashum clearly explains the areas of the First-World ...

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    Mambashum 6, Simshumbisi, Purified Intellect, Free Flowing

    The Sixth Mambashum-Simshumbisii is the home of Lord Skanda. Here namutana, the first inner light is experienced. Becoming karehana. Simply seek for the full being of simshumbisi. The experience and ...

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    The Inner Navigator

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives an upadesha about the development and use of our intuition. He elucidates this point through the telling of several stories from the lives of our Kailasa ...

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    Initution, Runs Cold, Direct, Like a Bolt of Lightening

    How do we tell the difference between what is genuine intuition and what is not? Gurudeva's and Yogaswami's high spiritual attainments are also our potential, the spiritual destiny of each ...

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    Mambashum 7, Iinsimliamkasi, Absorb the Odic Energy

    Satguru Bodhinatha imparts Gurudeva's sadhana- meditation on the Seventh Mambashum, iinsimliamkasi from where "purification of mind and emotion is attained." This practice involves six steps, detailed here in Gurudeva's writings. Feel the bliss. ...

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    Mambashum 8, Niif, Focus On Two Areas, and Seven Dimensions of the Mind

    Gurudeva's commentary on the Eighth Mambashum, Niif. Niif shows the relationships between states of awareness and the four states of being. By perfecting this meditation you will realize that you ...

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    The Amazing Visions of Iraivan Temple

    Satguru Bodhinatha imparts Gurudeva's vision of God Siva that led to the concept of Iraivan Temple, the San Marga, straight or pure path to God, the Swayambhu Lingam, and the ...

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    சிவபெருமானுடன் ஐக்கியமாதல்

    Merging with Siva, Hinduism's Contemporary Metaphysics is a guide for one who is ready to diligently walk the spiritual path. Great new vistas open up throughout its 365 daily lessons ...

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    Mambashum 9 and Apex of Creation

    Ingingmasa, the ninth mambashum, is a state of observing inner and outer space. The practices of each mambashum lead into the next, ever progressing, every strengthening. Expand our consciousness and ...

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    River of Life, Purify the Subconscious, MWS Part 3

    Sacred rivers and the element water: Water washes the aura, when we bathe with water we open channels into the inner world, we can be seen by the devas. The ...

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    Life, the Great Experience - Clear White Light - Part 3

    The clear white light is always there, it's covered up; pranayama quiets the mind of thought and purifies the subconscious through understanding the lesson of each experience. We create our ...

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    Life, the Great Experience, Realization, Liberation, Merger, Part 4

    You were born to realize the Self, touch into the Self, the experience of Satchidananda. Gurudeva imparts three distinct attainments: Realization which is equated with nirvikalpa samadhi; the attainment of ...

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    Life, the Great Experience, Avoid Excessive Talk, Affirmation, Part 5

    Adjust your living to dharmic principles. Live in the eternal now. Avoiding excessive talk is necessary to cultivate observation, the first awakening of the soul. The search is within. Seek ...

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    The Power of Affirmation, Merging with Siva

    Positive affirmations can change the patterns of your mind. "I am filled and thrilled with unlimited power, now and forever." Worry is a negative influence, rather than positive energy. As the inner light begins to dawn a new positive power ...

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    Insight: A Mystical Map of Existence & Consciousness

    Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami--Author's Introduction to the Dimensions--The dimensions are a positive and helpful way of looking at life and understanding the experiences we have on the inward path. By identifying ...

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    Understanding Physical and Pranic Bodies

    Understanding the world of the mind and controlling that autonomous, interrelated, self-perpetuating mechanism with the will. Reacting to, despising or cherishing the body too much along with negative or positive ...

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    Hatha Yoga, the Way to Your Soul, Odic Prana

    Through hatha yoga develop humility and a deep feeling of the realities of life, forming within consciousness a solid foundation for meditation. Use of the subsuperconscious mind brings forth a ...

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    The Spiritual Way of Odic Prana

    Referring to energy we have actinic, pure energy, shuddha; odic, magnetic gross energy, ashuddha; in combination, actinodic, shuddhashudda, spiritual magnetic energy. Gurudeva imparts experiments to achieve control over your pranic ...

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    The Experience in the Prana Body

    Man is the immortal soul surrounded by seven aspects. The first aspect the physical body, the second, the vital health body, the third, the astral body. Astral matter is of ...

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    Aura, the Fourth Aspect of Man

    The human aura is the colorful spectrum that registers reactionary patterns of the instinctive mind. Fear, anger and depression are passive or aggressive odic forces. The colors of the aura ...

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    The Astral Body, Harness the Instinctive Mind

    Observe yourself, not on the basis of race, color, caste, creed or nationality, rather on the basis of spiritual individuality. Change the emotions. Dissolve the dark auric colors, the lower ...

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    Refined Astral Body, Subsuperconsciousness Comes Through

    Man's seventh aspect is the intuitive nature. Discover great truths. Observations give birth to understanding; understanding comes from the superconscious mind. Cultivate this power through control of thought, being more ...

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    The Human Aura, Soul Body, the Real You

    The first great attainment of the aspirant is the experiencing of inner light. It is the soul body which reincarnates, life after life. You come out of timelessness, causelessness, spacelessness. ...

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    Human Aura - Its Colors Are Changing, Part 2

    The outer aura is a reflection of one's current state of consciousness. As consciousness changes so do the colors in the aura. The inner aura is a reflection of the ...

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    The Art of Seeing the Human Aura

    The world of imagination exists within the substance of the mind always in a state of creation. By seeing physical objects as reality, we can lose touch with the spiritual ...

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    Consciously Working to Improve the Aura

    The seven chakras are great force centers, spinning vortexes of mind power. Colors within the aura as well as associated feelings are transferable and may influence the state of consciousness ...

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    Colors Magic: Devas Send Out Colors

    The Deity, when you place yourself at his feet, will work through his helpers, the devas, lightening darker colors of your aura, infusing them with rays of white and violet ...

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    Colors Magic: Sing to the Baby - Karma Mitigation

    Seed karmas of the child can be harmonized, mitigated and lightened through religious songs and by flooding the colors of the aura with white light. Purify the intellect: a blessing ...