Where is the Light of God?

This week’s unedited notes randomly collected, loosely or directly related to this week’s podcast:

announcements:

Gun Violence: the only solution

remodeling kitchen so no food service at Mt Soma for a while.

Gyan is foundation of success.  

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Subtlety Within Words is Everything   Aham Vishvam   My universe is myself [Brahman Viewpoint] … vs I am the universe.  [Relative Viewpoint; Taittiriya Upanishad 3.10   Brahman Consciousness [Brahmi Chetana] in a Nutshell

Pragyanam Brahma— fully awake consciousness [knowledge] is Brahman

God’s Will Manifests through you, as you.   People think of the Light of God [God’s Will] as something outside in themselves. The Light of God emerges within people…. through their hearts through their determination through the light in their eye, through a commitment to the Purity underlying their ideals.  God’s will emerges within you, as you, as your thoughts, as your feelings….   the clearer the vessel, the fuller the expression.  God’s Will is found within you, as you.  It does not lie outside yourself but rather IS your True Self.: Atma Support of Nature flows within you.  We have only to clear the vessel.

The Gold is in your backyard, i.e. within you.

the physiology is the veda… shareer  

Why the enlightened are not easy to understand:

what is “this’?  What is “that”?  In enlightenment, what was ‘this’ becomes ‘that’ and what was ‘that’’ becomes ‘this’.  God is closer than people think.

For him who does not know being [the transcendent] what can the hymns of Veda accomplish?

what lies beyond [not born of] the mind… cosmic intelligence… foundation of natural thoughts… in harmony with nature.  

knowledge/experience

Consciousness is Brahman (Prajnanam Brahma). 

 Aitareya Upanishad 3.1.3

“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”

RUDYARD KIPLING

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Essential Knowledge: Brahmanas, Vedic Literature, & You

Knowledge of Gap & Brief Review

This week’s unedited notes randomly collected, loosely or directly related to this week’s podcast:

announcements:

Eclipse, Mars/Ketu

temple “Updates&Reflections” tab

remodeling kitchen so no food service at Mt Soma for a while.

Gyan is foundation of success.  

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Psychodynamic key to happiness: How to view others, the world, and yourself

devata…observation effects observed… heisenberg yajur veda observing, creating, offering

what you see you become… new values of rishi, devata, chhandas emerge

vedic literature is ‘commentary’ or expressions of qualities of Brahmanas [the gaps] between mantras/words

knowledge and experience:  knowledge changes experience.  Veda/Brahma Sutras gives knowledge of the experience.

with last stroke of knowledge life opens up to infinite integration

when the ocean is there, the waves are bound to come up.  Richas ‘seek out’ those who are awake

Richas are just the expressions of consciousness

if consciousness is full, understanding will be full [comprehension of full meaning/value]

the physiology is veda… shareer  

For him who does not know being [the transcendent] what can the hymns of Veda accomplish?

what lies beyond [not born of] the mind… cosmic intelligence… foundation of natural thoughts… in harmony with nature.  

knowledge/experience

Consciousness is Brahman (Prajnanam Brahma). 

 Aitareya Upanishad 3.1.3

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Ancient Secret Revealed: How to Attain Immortality

blurb: Matter and the Mind, Chiranjivi, Beyond Brahma Chaitanya

Buddhi,Thoughts and Emotions, Sanskrit, refining the nervous system 

blog: 

This week’s unedited notes randomly collected, loosely or directly related to this week’s podcast:

announcements:

Eclipse, Mars/Ketu

temple “Updates&Reflections” tab

remodeling kitchen so no food service at Mt Soma for a while.

Gyan is foundation of success.  

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For him who does not know being [the transcendent] what can the hymns of Veda accomplish?

what lies beyond [not born of] the mind… cosmic intelligence… foundation of natural thoughts… in harmony with nature.  

Namarupa

how to view others, how to view the world 

knowledge/experience

Vriti,,,5 types

Consciousness is Brahman (Prajnanam Brahma). 

 Aitareya Upanishad 3.1.3

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Sound:  The Only ‘Thing’ That Is

blog: Ancient Secret Key: Vedanga, the power of speech

This week’s unedited notes randomly collected, loosely or directly related to this week’s podcast:

announcements:

temple “Updates&Reflections” tab

remodeling kitchen so no food service at Mt Soma for a while.

Gyan is foundation of success.  

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Panini:  one word properly used is enough to accomplish anything

well over 99% of the mass of our solar system is in the sun… Ram… the relative is lightly etched on the face of Being

Name/form

understanding vs putting in a box…vs:   silence and dynamism together

should children be taught sanskrit?  what that really means can differ greatly

an enlightened individual is like love… incredibly powerful yet profoundly delicate

a gardener nurtures the delicate sprout.  it all eternally remains unfathomable for us all

 veda and relative alike

Saha nav avatu…..

external dynamics of relationship do not define the relationship  

facilitating the blossoming of the Divinity within self and others

vs focusing on a flaw/flaws no

beauty in reaching for Truth through the veil of chitta and vritti [thoughts/whirlpools source, from where one is coming from]

 knowing essence of music, or math, or any field.

the difference between an enlightened person and a god.  house of mud vs house of crystalline glass

pay attention to how you ‘define’ others…  you thoughts and attitudes have tremendous power.

Veda is in the physiology, not the words

‘Know that one thing by which all else is known’

4 abhavas… junction point of relative and absolute.  tangent to a line… smriti

structure of veda

samhita value,,, essential understanding

swaras structure explained, prakritis, paraprakritis, 10 mandalas structure explained

Agni, AK, ‘smaller than the smallest, bigger than the biggest’

Samhita:   like perfect unified team [maybe think like a perfect football team]

getting the point.   ‘am/ma’

through unmanifestation and manifestation, all knowledge is known

Lri seed of manifestation:  seed of material existence

Gyan shakti and Kriya shakti

A I U Ri Lri E O Am

 Rishi, Devata, Chandas

“Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.”
THOMAS JEFFERSON
“You become what you give your attention to”
EPICURUS
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
LEWIS B. SMEDES
“The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself … that’s where it’s at.”
JESSE OWENS

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Ancient Secret: Lord Shiva’s drum

Relationships key: How to “See” the person/“pillow” in front of you

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announcements:

temple “Updates&Reflections” tab

remodeling kitchen so no food service at Mt Soma for a while.

pandit boy school

greenhouse

my role should best be: Gyan which is foundation of success.  

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Shiva’s Drum Damaru

A to Ka may first feel like theory or intellectual only, but as you reflect upon it or touch into it, the reality is enlivened in your awareness, which is why I strive to relate it to the experience

a gardener nurtures the delicate sprout.  it all eternally remains unfathomable for us all

 veda and relative alike

external dynamics of relationship do not define the relationship 

i.e.  A and Ka, staying lively with the A-A-A value is key to relationships  

beauty in reaching for Truth through the veil of chitta and vritti [thoughts/whirlpools source, from where one is coming from]

 knowing essence of music, or math, or any field.

the difference between an enlightened person and a god.  house of mud vs house of crystalline glass

pay attention to how you ‘define’ others…  your thoughts and attitudes have tremendous power.

Veda is in the physiology, not the words

‘Know that one thing by which all else is known’

4 abhavas… junction point of relative and absolute.  tangent to a line… smriti

structure of veda

samhita value,,, essential understanding

swaras structure explained, prakritis, paraprakritis, 10 mandalas structure explained

Agni, AK, ‘smaller than the smallest, bigger than the biggest’

Samhita:   like perfect unified team [maybe think like a perfect football team]

getting the point

through unmanifestation and manifestation, all knowledge is known

Lri seed of manifestation:  seed of material existence

Gyan shakti and Kriya shakti

A I U Ri Lri E O Am

 Rishi, Devata, Chandas

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
LEWIS B. SMEDES
“The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself … that’s where it’s at.”
JESSE OWENS

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Ancient Secret: Lord Krishna’s Flute

blog: It’s all in the pillow in front of you.  “see”

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announcements:

temple “Updates & Reflections” tab

remodeling kitchen so no food service at Mt Soma for a while.

pandit boy school

greenhouse

my role: Gyan which is foundation of success.  

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 knowing essence of music, or math, or any field.

it is in the physiology, not the words

‘Know that one thing by which all else is known’

structure of veda

samhita value. . . essential understanding

swaras structure explained, prakritis, paraprakritis, 10 mandalas structure explained

Agni, AK, ‘smaller than the smallest, bigger than the biggest’

Samhita:   like perfect unified team [maybe think like a perfect football team]

getting the point

through unmanifestation and manifestation, all knowledge is known

Lri:  seed of material existence

Gyan shakti and Kriya shakti

A I U Ri Lri E O Am

 Rishi, Devata, Chandas

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
LEWIS B. SMEDES
“The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself … that’s where it’s at.”
JESSE OWENS

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Ancient Secret: Who are you?  Really

Life’s Remarkable Essence: A to Am

announcements:

temple “Updates&Reflections” tab

remodeling kitchen so no food service at Mt Soma for a while.

have outgrown previous accommodations so will upgrade/remodel

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intellectual understanding and experience: one feeds other, two feet to walk on

the story of A:  A-A-A-A-A

for example, knowing essence of music, or math, or any field.

it is in the physiology, not the words

‘Know that one thing by which all else is known’

structure of veda

samhita value,,, essential understanding

swaras structure explained, prakritis, paraprakritis, 10 mandalas structure explained

Agni, AK, ‘smaller than the smallest, bigger than the biggest’

Samhita:   like perfect unified team [maybe think like a perfect football team]

getting the point

through unmanifestation and manifestation, all knowledge is known

Lri:  seed of material existence

Gyan shakti and Kriya shakti

A I U Ri Lri E O Am

 Rishi, Devata, Chandas

“The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself … that’s where it’s at.”
JESSE OWENS

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Ancient Secret: The Misunderstood Enlightened Ones

blog: The Razors Edge:  Beyond what is sure one knows

announcements:

temple updates tab coming soon

remodeling kitchen so no food service at Mt Soma for a while.

have outgrown previous accommodations so will upgrade/remodel

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Mt Soma and purity of knowledge… rooted in rational, heart full

what is ‘this’ vs what is ‘that’? the misunderstood enlightened..  universal love focused

swara.   swą=consciousness,  ra=reverberation

cultural traditions and understandings vs. pure Knowledge.  the razors edge

like water rush down the mountains streams, it finds its ways, flowing with what is receptive am moving around that which is not.  the resistances are sidestepped and nourished in time but not directly

like all of life, spirituality without wisdom [understanding] is like a ship without a rudder

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Life, Death & Immortality

unedited notes:

Nachiketas, Upanishads, Brahma Sutra

Brahma Chaithanya [pronounced chaytana]:  Brahman Consciousness

Chiranjeevi:  immortal , the 7 Rishis [sometimes spelled: chiranjivi]

Purusha:  He who has no name.  become Chiranjeevi

Mind,  {separate to worship at a distance] or merge with

Brahman [Chiranjeevi] as experienced by the immortals] … like being the sun

Beyond initial ‘enlightenment’ [cosmic consciousness] it is a matter of clearing sight of what one knows ones Self to be.  entering dark cave analogy as eyes adjust.

Katha Upanishad Third Valli verse 10. ‘Beyond the senses are their objects.’   senses, objects, mind, intellect, great self, unmanifest, Purusha

Katz, Vernon. The Upanishads (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions)  Penguin Publishing Group. 

Yama wanted Nachiketas to ask another question … can only answer it by facilitating awakening to that level of immortality.  some say He did not answer the question, but he did in the only way it could really be answered.

‘the entire universe is my expression’  befriend the devata … the laws of nature

yagyas reorganize karma 

Purusha size of thumb in center of body…  what that really means…  not speaking of emotional heart… heart cave

the Upanishads reveal level of unity within everything  

It is through the light of God that the eyes see and the ears hear  MMY

upanishads reveal the ‘location’ of the Absolute at the basis of all aspects of life

live the Purusha value

Upanishads : Absolute in terms of, approached step by step, from every angle of the relative.  Absolute taught in terms of the relative.  as if absolute speaking to relative in relatives terms.

Brahman includes experience of both fullnesses together as one fullness

Brahma Sutras gives understanding of experience of Brahman Consciousness

Agni:  Aa to Ka is every object in creation,  that [all wholenesses] wholeness is Indra [“King of the Gpds”]

what it means to ‘experience everything’

Ananda Mayi Ma said she understands everything {pure knowledge] and also that she is a small child and you have to explain everything to her [memorization of facts, etc.].

need relative to enter Brahman

longing for Brahman brings forth the teacher or teacher brings forth Brahman.. works both ways.  

yet karma takes one to the teacher and karma takes one away.  so steady hand on the rudder

sound of the versus enlivens the versus within

Pashya……see

‘It is my responsibility to protect Mt Soma…our people here… even if they do not see what i am protecting them from.  Rakshasas work through people in this age of Kali Yuga.  Easy to see the Divinity within individuals.  Not always easy to concurrently not overlook the Rakshasa within them.  My life struggle perhaps has been my lack of willingness to believe that if I show my care for them, they will not allow the Rakshasa to gain control and act out.   Big mistake but one I have learned I must face wide eyed … not always so easy to do’… love

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Katha Upanishad… Immortality

two levels/meanings [and more] of attaining Brahman [Brahma Chaithanya and immortality, Chiranjeevi]…see last 2 verses of Katha Upanishad

Like all things Upanishads and Brahma Sutras can be viewed/interpreted on many levels [knowledge is structured in consciousness]

‘Entire universe is my expression of life’

Living/realizing ‘He who has no name” is you… and God is beyond, i.e. unknowable

the world is as we are.. it is your mirror

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Scientific American current issue essentially says [as we have been saying] that big bang theory is not correct.  James Webb telescope confirms that.

“Wisdom is what’s left after we’ve run out of personal opinions.”
CULLEN HIGHTOWER     Interesting quote follows.  Do we focus on others Divinity, or the limitations through which they function?:
“I like people too much or not at all.”
SYLVIA PLATH    

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Brahma Sutras Revisited; Upanishads Essence

blog: In a Nutshell:  Early Brahman Consciousness

Upanishads: Absolute in terms of, approached step by step, from every angle of the relative.  Absolute taught in terms of the relative.  as if absolute speaking to relative in relatives terms.

Brahman includes experience of both fullnesses together as one fullness

Brahma Sutras gives understanding of experience of Brahman Consciousness

Agni:  Aa to Ka is every object in creation,  that [all wholenesses] wholeness is Indra [“King of the Gpds”]

what it means to ‘experience everything’

Ananda Mayi Ma said she understands everything {pure knowledge] and also that she is a small child and you have to explain everything to her [memorization of facts, etc.].

need relative to enter Brahman

longing for Brahman brings forth the teacher or teacher brings for Brahman.. works both ways.  

yet karma takes one to the teacher and karma takes one away.  so steady hand on the rudder

sound enlivens the versus within

Pashya……see, see, see

It is my responsibility to protect Mt Soma…our people here… even if they do not see what i am protecting them from.  Rakshasas work through people in this age of Kali Yuga.  Easy to see the Divinity within individuals.  Not always easy to concurrently not choose to overlook the Rakshasa within them.  My life struggle perhaps has been my lack of willingness to believe that if I show my care for them, they will not allow the Rakshasa to gain control and act out.   Big mistake but one I have learned I must face wide eyed … not always so easy to do… love

the world is as we are.. it is your mirror

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