Spiritual Journey - ஆன்மீகம்

 

நான் வெறும் ஒரு மனிதன்தான் என்பதை கீழ்கண்ட வரிகள் நமக்கு தெரிவிக்கின்றன.

 

ஆன்மிகம் செல்ல வேண்டும் என்றால் நம் மனதை பக்குவப்படுத்தி கொள்ள வேண்டும்.

 

சித்த சுத்தி முதலில்!!!

 

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வாருங்கள் கீழ்கண்ட வரிகளை பார்போம்.

 

அனுதினம் உன்னை பாட அடியேனும் ஆண்டாள் இல்லை.

 

அவல் தந்து செல்வம் வாங்க அட நானும் குசேலன் இல்லை.

 

கனவிலும் உன்னை கொஞ்ச கண்ணா நான் கோபியர் இல்லை.

 

கடமை செய் பலன் இல்லை என்றால் கேக்க நான் அர்ஜுனன் இல்லை.

 

தினம் உந்தன் நாமம் சொல்லி திரிய நான் நாரதன் இல்லை.

 

திறந்து என் நெஞ்சில் உன்னை காட்ட நான் அனுமனும் இல்லை.

 

மனதிலே ஒரு நொடி எண்ணி மறு வேலை பார்க்கப்போகும் மனிதன் நான். என் துயர் போக்க மாதவா உனக்கு மனமா இல்லை?

 

சர்வம் ஶ்ரீ கிருஷ்ணார்பணம்.

 

மனிதன் எப்பொழுதும் துயரத்தில் ஆழ்கிறான். சம்சாரம் என்ற சாகரத்தில் இருந்து கொண்டு தவிக்கிறான்.

 

மனிதன் இன்ப துன்பங்களை சமமாக கருதி எல்லாவற்றையும் சமமாக ஒரு மனதுடன் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள மனம் சித்த சுத்தி அடைய வேண்டும்.

 

வள்ளுவர் சொன்னபடி,

"பிறவி பெருங்கடல் நிந்துவர் நீந்தார்

இறைவன் அடி சேராதார்".

இது தான் உண்மை 

இது சத்தியம்!!!

 

உங்கள் பிரியமுள்ள சேகர்

CHATURMASYA

*Let us not think that Chathurmasya is only for Sanyasis.* 

 

*Chaturmasya* is primarily a niyama (discipline) rather than a severe fast for householders.

 

The emphasis is on inner purification, scriptural study, and devotion while continuing one's family and professional responsibilities.

 

A practical observance for a householder is:

 

Perform Sandhyāvandanam and daily worship without fail. 

 

Chant the Bhagavad Gita, Vishnu Sahasranama, or recite stotras such as Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotram, Sivananda Laharī, or Govinda Aṣṭakam according to your ista devada. 

 

Study the Upaniṣads, Bhagavad Gita or other Vedanta texts regularly.

 

Practice moderation in food, avoid overeating, and adopt one or more dietary restrictions (such as avoiding leafy vegetables, curd, milk, or urad dal in successive months, according to family tradition). Observe Ekādaśī with sincerity if your health permits. 

 

Perform charity (Dana), especially feeding deserving people, cows, or supporting Vedic scholars.

 

*Avoid anger, gossip, harsh speech, and unnecessary entertainment*

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*Increase Japa, Meditation, and Satsanga.*

 

*Adi Shankaracharya* repeatedly emphasizes that purity of mind (*chitta-śuddhi*) is the real fruit of such observances. External disciplines are valuable because they help cultivate detachment, devotion, and fitness for *Self-knowledge*.

 

Those interested in *Vedanta* and regularly recite texts like the Narayaṇiyam and the Bhagavad Gita, Chaturmasya is an excellent period to take up a fixed daily discipline for example, one chapter of the Gita one dasakam of Narayaṇiyam, and a period of silent japa every day.

 

Thank you for your kind understanding and Cooperation.

 

Be blissful.

*S. Sekar - On a Spiritual path* 

*Cat has nine lives but I have only one* 

*Blogsite: ssekar.blogspot.com* 

Maya Panchakam By Adi Sankara

 

The Maya Panchakam is a 5 verse composition by

Adi Shankara describing the illusory qualities of Maya.

It explains how Maya causes people to mistakenly believe in differences and attachments to impermanent things like the body, senses, and material world.

 

Voice of Sankara

मायापञ्चकम्

MAYA PANCHAKAM

 

Verse 1

मायापञ्चकम्

 

निरुपमनित्यनिरंशकेऽप्यखण्डे

मयि चिति सर्वविकल्पनादिशून्ये ।

घटयति जगदीशजीवभेदं

त्वघटितघटनापटीयसी माया ॥ १॥

 

Máyá which is skilful in accomplishing the impossible brings about the distinctions of the world. Èshvara, and jèva in my consciousness, which is unique and eternal, partless and impartite, and which is free from all distinctions.

 

Verse 2

 

श्रुतिशतनिगमान्तशोधकान-

प्यहह धनादिनिदर्शनेन सद्यः ।

कलुषयति चतुष्पदाद्यभिन्ना-

नघटितघटनापटीयसी माया ॥ २॥

 

Máyá which is skilful in accomplishing the impossible deludes at once, alas, even those who can clarify hundreds of Veda and Vedánta texts by showing up wealth, etc. and makes them non-different from quadrupeds.

 

Verse 3

 

सुखचिदखण्डविबोधमद्वितीयं

वियदनलादिविनिर्मिते नियोज्य ।

भ्रमयति भवसागरे नितान्तं

त्वघटितघटनापटीयसी माया ॥ ३॥

 

Máyá which is skilful in accomplishing the impossible makes the Self, which is of the nature of bliss and consciousness which is impartite and non-dual, whirl round very much in the ocean of samsára by associating it with the created ákásha, air etc.

 

Verse 4

 

अपगतगुणवर्णजातिभेदे

सुखचिति विप्रविडाद्यहंकृतिं च ।

स्फुटयति सुतदारगेहमोहं

त्वघटितघटनापटीयसी माया ॥ ४॥

 

Máyá which is skilful in accomplishing the impossible causes the appearance of notions ., and the passion for son, wife and house in the bliss-consciousness which is free from the distinctions of quality, colour, and caste.

 

Verse 5

 

विधिहरिहरविभेदमप्यखण्डे

बत विरचय्य बुधानपि प्रकामम् ।

भ्रमयति हरिहरभेदभावा-

नघटितघटनापटीयसी माया ॥ ५॥

 

Máyá which is skilful in accomplishing the impossible deludes, alas, very much Harim Hara, and others, though wise, by introducing the distinctions of Brahmá, Hari and Hara in the unitary reality.

 

Verse 6

 

इति श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ मायापञ्चकम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥

Neti Neti (pronounced nay-tee nay-tee) is an ancient Sanskrit expression

Neti Neti (pronounced nay-tee nay-tee) is an ancient Sanskrit expression that translates to "not this, not this" or "neither this, nor that". It is a foundational concept and meditative practice in Hindu philosophy, primarily found in the Upanishads, Advaita Vedanta, and Jnana Yoga.

 

The Meaning:

 *What is it*? At its core, Neti Neti is a method of analytical negation. 

The philosophy posits that the ultimate reality (*Brahman*) and the true Self (*Atman*) are infinite, formless, and beyond human conceptualization.

*Because any positive description ("God/Truth is this") makes the infinite finite, the sages concluded that truth can only be defined by systematically stating what it is not.*

The Why: *Why is it used*?

The practice is used to help seekers strip away false identities, attachments, and ego to realize pure, non-dual awareness.

*In this philosophy, the observer cannot be the observed.*

*You will realise that Seer and the Seen are one and the same "Atman". There is only one Atman and there is no second.*

Everything the mind can perceive, define, or experience through the senses is considered an *object*. 

By examining the layers of your existence, you realize:

 

"*I am not my body*" (because it changes and decays).

 

"*I am not my emotions*" (because they come and go).

 

"*I am not my mind* or *thoughts*" (because you are the witness observing the thoughts).

 

*By continuously discarding* ("not this, not this") everything that you are not, you eventually strip away the false ego and discover what is left: the eternal, unchanging pure consciousness.

 

*How to Practice It?*

A "Neti Neti search" acts like peeling back the layers of an onion. 

You can practice it in your daily life and meditation with a few simple steps:

*Notice the Object:* Observe any thought, feeling, or physical sensation that arises.

*Disidentify:* Tell yourself, "I am observing this thought/sensation, therefore I cannot be the thought itself".

*Negate:* Affirm, "Neti, neti" (not this) to that identification.

*Witness:* Rest as the silent witness that remains after the negation is complete.

*To learn more about how this ancient practice fits into modern spiritual inquiries, you can explore the analytical meditation guides or explore the deep philosophical teachings given in Scriptures and Upanishads.*

We Will be Progressing in *SPIRITUALITY*.

*SEKAR'S Collection* 

*Be blissful.*

*S. Sekar - On a Spiritual path* 

*Cat has nine lives but I have only one*

*Blogsite: ssekar.blogspot.com* 

Hidden Secret in Shri Lalita Sahasranāma

The revelation of the Lalitā Sahasranāma from Hayagrīva to Ṛṣi Agastya is one of the most fascinating moments in the Purāṇic tradition. It was not a revelation meant only for Agastya. Through him, it became available to humanity. That is the potency of the Sahasranāma. It helped seekers then, it helps seekers now, and it will continue to guide generations to come.

 

But before departing, Hayagrīva leaves Agastya with one very important instruction. He says, in essence, “I have revealed to you the supreme knowledge of Devī. There is nothing higher than this. Now practise it, nirantara.” This one word changes the entire way we understand the practice of Lalitā Sahasranāma. There are two important conclusions here.

 

First, no matter from where you receive the Sahasranāma, its real fruit comes only through regular practice. Even if it is received from a great Guru, or even from Hayagrīva Himself, the inner meaning cannot be handed over like information. It has to be discovered through your own contemplation, repetition, purity, and experience.

 

Second, Hayagrīva does not say, “Chant it ten times a day” or “Chant it twice daily.” He says nirantara, continuously, without break. This does not mean you must abandon your daily life and mechanically chant all day. It means the Sahasranāma must slowly become part of your breath, your emotions, your decisions, your duties, and your way of seeing the world.

 

When you eat, remember Her as Annadā or Annapūrṇeśvarī. When compassion rises in you, remember Her as Karuṇā-rasa-sāgarā. When courage is needed, remember Her as Vīramātā. In this way, the thousand names stop being merely names. They become living references through which you understand your own life. Your every action becomes an offering. Every emotion becomes a doorway to Her.

 

That is the true meaning of nirantara. Not merely chanting the Lalitā Sahasranāma a few times and forgetting Her for the rest of the day, but living your day in Her remembrance. After all, what is there in this universe that is outside Her? She is the air you breathe, the food you eat, the body you call yours, and the consciousness by which you recognise all of this. The highest devotion is not to pretend to chant, but to live what you chant. That is the great instruction Hayagrīva leaves for Agastya, and through him, for every seeker.

 

Be blissful.

DISCIPLINE

Having a Self Disciplined life will make you a Strong person. 

If you bring discipline in your life, you will suddenly discover how much time you truly have - not just in a day, but in life itself. 

You should have a packed routine and engage yourself into doing some Constructive work. 

Be committed to your Health. Having a healthy body and a Healthy Mind will keep you in good stead all through your Life. 

Age is never a barrier to making a difference and living a Purposeful life. 

Finally, investing in yourself is essential for the Harmony of Mind, Body and Soul. 

These are some of the pointers for leading a Healthy, Happier and a Fulfilled life. 

You should have a tireless Spirit and do wonders which will make you Happy, Calm, Cheerful and Confident at all times. 

Be blissful. 

S.Sekar - On a Spiritual path

Cat has nine lives but I have only one

Blogsite: ssekar.blogspot.com 

மாற்றம்

தானா எல்லாம் மாறும் என்பது பழைய பொய்யடா. 

 

மாற்றம் என்பது உண் உழைப்பின் காரணம் தான். 

 

உழைப்பு தான் பலனை தரும். 

 

உண் உழைப்பு மற்றும் பகவான் அனுக்கிரகம் சேர்ந்தது தான் வெற்றி உனதாகும்.