Guru Purnima with Rishi Nityapragya Ji - YES+ exclusive session

Well there was another amazing thing in store for a really very few of us…

As I was finishing the dinner with my YES+ gang, Venky got a call that Rishi Ji wanted to meet the YES+ gang in 15 mins. Every one of us quickly finished up our meals and rushed to the place where Rishi Ji was staying. While we reached there he was talking to some other devotees and we were asked to wait for 5 mins. And just after 5 mins Rishi Ji came out of his room and what followed that was a bumper session full of amazing knowledge that ended at just a little before 02:30 AM. Can you believe this a session with Rishi Ji from 10:45 PM till 02:30 AM. And I am sure no body (except the hosts, I guess...:)) knew how time flew that night.

While heading back home I was smiling and thanking Guru Ji that even on this day when devotees are 'supposed' to do something for their Guru, my Guru has given me so much. wah-e-guru...:)

Below are some of the points that I could capture through my senses, perceive and remember. (I am sure there was much more flowing as we were thoroughly immersed in the knowledge.) To keep a record at one place, I am also clubbing some of the knowledge points that Rishi Ji mentioned during satsang. So here we go:

What can stop you from experiencing the grace of master:

1. Corruption/ spot on your own integrity:

In spite of knowing that something is wrong you are doing it.

2. Ahankaar (Ego):

When you start thinking that it is 'Me' who is doing. If you are on path and due to grace some small little things start working for you and you start thinking that it is 'Me' and not the divine you will not experience the grace of the master.

To progress on the path following two things are required:

1. Courage: People around you won't like it. Especially the people whose opinions do matter. You need to be courageous.
2. Freedom from unnecessary emotions. Be sensitive but don't stuck in unnecessary emotions.

Work - Life balance:

There are four parts

1. Work (professional)
2. Relationships
3. Hobbies
4. Spiritual

Make sure you don’t neglect rest of three by devoting every moment to your work.

Jivan sukhmay hai aur sukh se prerit hai. We always go for things that we think will give you joy/comfort or will save us from the discomfort.

There are three types of sukh:

1. Tamsik:

The sukh that you get from vyakti, vastu or paristhiti is tamsik sukh. This type of sukh keeps you in illusion. You keep running behind things (vyakti, vastu or paristhiti) and when you get that you find that all the juice of that thing is gone. And then you start running behind something else and same process repeats.

2. Rajsik:

The sukh that you experience through five senses is Rajsik. It gives you small pleasure in beginning but takes the joy away for long time. Eg have you noticed that the joy with which you sit to eat you never ever have that after you done with eating. In fact you start losing the joy soon after you start eating and become lethargic. Same is the case with sex; you reach the peak and then you joy drops to that an extent that you even lose the juice in the same person who gave you that joy.

3. Satvik:

The sukh that gives you some discomfort (which is usually attached to discipline) in the beginning but enormous joy over the long run. The sukh that you get out of Sadhna (even study is sadhana), Seva and Satsang is of this nature.

Remember that nothing in this world comes alone; it is a two sided coin; if it is giving you joy/comfort, sorrow/discomfort has to follow and vica versa. So knowing this evaluate your options and do the things worth of 'high value'.

Importance of money:

Earn money for doing that you want to do or getting something that you want. But first it is very important to know what actually do you want?

Discomfort:

Have you ever noticed that whenever you are in discomfort, some or the another of your weakness is exposed. When ever you have to go beyond your boundaries you find your self in discomfort.

Whenever we are in discomfort we usually do following two things:

1. Run away from it
2. Get stressed/tensed while going through it

But if we chose the following middle path we can actually learn and convert the same discomfort in to strength -

So willfully go through the discomfort and let it burn you and your shortcomings and you will find that the same discomfort is converted into your strength and will remain with you as an experience and learning for life time.

Difference between mrityu and mokhsha:

Mrityu: when breath stops but desires continue

Mokhsha: when breath is going on but desires stop

Type of experiences:

Deha bhava:

Experience at the level of body - when you take bath you say that 'you' are bathing though it is just your body that is bathing. Similarly say your leg is paining, you say that 'your' leg is paining though it is just the body that is in pain.

Jeeva bhava:

Experiences at the level of jiva - when you like or dislike someone, that experience is happening at the level of jiva. That jiva in you is liking or not liking some other jiva.

Aatma bhava:

Experiences at the level of brahaman - when you feel that you are everything, every where. There is only one - no two.

Things that will help you experience Atma bhava at your wish whenever you want to experience it:

1. Remind you self of past experiences where you would have experiences it (it might just be a very small glimpse still just keep remembering; it can be in advance courses or meditations in general)
2. Keep exercising the things that made you experience the atma bhava in the past.
3. Keep dropping the Deha and Jeeva bhava.

Use three step process (1) Close your eyes and take a deep breath in 2) Connect with the master 3) Drop the things that you want to be free from in the feet of master with outgoing breath) to be free from whatever is not worth keeping in life.

Dharana:

Dharna is a vehicle that takes you from current state to 'turiya' (transcendence) state. It can be anything and can be different for different people. It can be any statement (for example that I want to be empty) or any mantra.