In this last and 14th article of the series "Igniting the Sacred Fire", is pointed out and explained how every true spiritual path leads to Surrender. "Igniting the Sacred Fire" is a series of 14 videos where blessing are given to us with a profound insight into the heart and soul of the quest for Truth, systematically dispelling long standing doubts that cloud the seekers heart. This is a must see for every spiritual seeker on a quest for Truth.
Choose a retreat option from the menu below. In each retreat menu you can choose the desired formats and their respective descriptions.
Initiation
Yoga and Meditation
3-day Retreats
Jnana
Knowledge of the Self
4-day Retreats
Bhakti
Devotion
4-day Retreats
Kaayena Vaacaa
Manase[a-I]ndriyair-Vaa
Buddhy[i]-Aatmanaa Vaa
Prakrteh Svabhaavaat
Karomi Yad-Yat-Sakalam
Parasmai
Naaraayannayeti Samarpayaami
_______________________________________
Meaning: Whatever I do with my Body, Speech, Mind or Sense Organs, Whatever I do use my Intellect, Feelings of Heart or unconsciously through the natural tendencies of my Mind, Whatever I do, I do all for others, I Surrender them all at the Lotus Feet of Sri Narayana
Manase[a-I]ndriyair-Vaa
Buddhy[i]-Aatmanaa Vaa
Prakrteh Svabhaavaat
Karomi Yad-Yat-Sakalam
Parasmai
Naaraayannayeti Samarpayaami
_______________________________________
Meaning: Whatever I do with my Body, Speech, Mind or Sense Organs, Whatever I do use my Intellect, Feelings of Heart or unconsciously through the natural tendencies of my Mind, Whatever I do, I do all for others, I Surrender them all at the Lotus Feet of Sri Narayana
The Spiritual Process
Well, in India, it may seem this way because well, all that I have to say, for those who come, well at least most of them, is really in a way, going against all these Advaitic teachings. But do I have anything against Advaita? Of course not! It is the Highest teaching.
I get a lot of questions about what to do about this situation, that situation, how to deal with the restlessness of the mind and all these questions about the spiritual path. And these questions are really important, they are, but much more important than this, is why, why do you seek these things.
The attitude of the seeker is of fundamental utmost importance. Let me remind you that the quest for Truth is sacred. That what you are trying to unveil is the most sacred. And your attitude must be in tune with this sacredness.
Very often I get this question of: “What are your teachings?“ and this question in itself is quite revealing from the standpoint of the seeker. ”What are your teachings?” So he wants to know if what is going to be said, if anything what is going to be said, will be in tune with his believes, or not.
A question came to me, a question that I will answer in a later audio that contains an expression of “Satsang teachers”. And this deserves a topic on its own. I have been listening to this expression of Satsang teachers for a while now and I still don’t have a clue of what this is. And I hear speaking about this in a very enthusiastic way. Still I have a difficulty of understanding it.
For those of you who are standing in a point of your path, that your quest is becoming more intense, you will be summon upon to start giving real steps, testing your determination. Your Devotion. Your Sincerity. The levels of sacrifice you are willing.
- Purification And Dissolution
- Surrender And Non-attachment
- Sacrifices And Renunciation
- Liberation And Freedom
What does this mean “I am not the body?” “I am not the body?” means I am not the body complex, the body-mind complex, individuality, individual. What does this mean to be an individual? Well to be an individual means different identity, having a body, a physical body and mind. And this takes to interaction with other bodies, other minds, the need of satisfaction of the bodily needs, of emotional needs, mental needs. Motion begins.
“Why the beings have to do penance when the God has already created them "like that." Like that? What does this means “like that”? Like the way you recognize yourself right now? So many things have passed already and if you’re talking about creation, well, as it seems, this “Like that” was not always like that. It was smaller, clumsier and a lot of adjectives can be put on top of this. So since the body is born, you see a lot of things that can be called penance. Life is nothing but penance. But is this punishment, or is it role-fulfilling? From where you stand and the difficulties you seem to encounter, this seem like penance to overcome them.
Many times seekers come with this Who am I?, making questions of this kind of practice, positioning, whatever you want to call it. That sometimes, over time it becomes mechanical. This is because this standpoint or practice has not been understood yet. You see, Who am I? it’s not about the question, it’s not about remembering, when you ask the question that you remember, that you are Wholeness, that you are Totality. It’s not about this - it’s about FLOW of attention.