Sunday, March 11, 2007

We start Today... here is a brief about Indriya Vidya Program...

Ok Just to let you brief all of you what is this program is all about and what is expected from you.....

Program: This is nothing but the basic way of trying to be in touch with your inner self. I believe and that is the belief of our religious philosophy too, that in each of us lives the part of supreme consciousness as a receiver and transmitter device just like this internet modem which connects to all of us through a way. The yogis have been perfecting this dial up connection, and some have achieved broadband connectivity (some times called Enlightenment) to be in touch with the supreme consciousness through our own internal modem called inner self or soul. In this program we will try first to remove the chaotic state of mind, (which I believe is due to the minds own sense perception and a desire to enjoy senses over which it rules and make our physical existence trouble free - The basic animal instinct to survive and enjoy sense pleasures) which once achieved leads to the clarity of vision to see our true innerself and connect with it. Just like a lake with lot of turbulence and surface waves, leads one to have only surface vision and once the surface of the lake becomes calm we can see deeper and look what lies beneath. This I have been practicing for some times now and due to my personal upbringing in this kind of vedic rituals and practices in my own house hold as well as some kind of enlightement through my own tribulations, travels and meditative process, I have come to have a way to reach out to my own innerself and in turn been able to connect to the supreme consciousness with far satisfying results and bliss.

The steps:

First step will be to know your desires, mind and its needs which I will asking in the first day of the session. Because without knowing it it will be hard for yourself to find out ways to satisfy those needs, or find ways to satisfy those wishes and desires or if you think these are just temporary mind set to weed them out of your own consciousness. This will only happen when we specifically look for it as its hidden under many layers of rationalizations and logics of mind. This will also be the session where I will ask you what are your goals in life, and what you want to achieve in the coming five years, one year and also the crucial question what you want to achieve in these 11days program on Indriya Vidya

Second step: will be to set your self up to dig deeper, which will involve creating a positive atmosphere around you, a place which will automatically make you in perfect frame of mind to hear your inner voice. This will entail thoughts, ideas and props to guide your mind to become calmer

Third step : This will really start the program where we will start with some pranayaam technics and some meditation technics which I have realised to be very effective in the day to day life a busy individual. In these days we will be having open dialogs on our experiences with one to one with me so that I can, if that is acceptable to all of you, guide you in the individual capacity to your own goals, success and happiness in life. In effect, although I will sending these programs to all of you collectively, but each one will be having a unique interaction with me and each one will be having an unique experience and program running simultaneously as I feel personally that each individual soul is although a part of the supreme consciousness, can have a different path to achieve its own goal. Just like a light can be reached from many directions. This direction you will be deciding on your own and it will be unique to you and as a person knowing yourself and having a perspective of your thoughts, desires and my own experiences over few years in various methods and thought processes, I will only point some directions which you need to take every day. That is the reason the interaction with me is important.

Fourth step: will be to give you some vedic mantras to chant as I believe that each manifestation in life starts from a desire in the subconscious mind, comes out as a thought in active mind then voiced which makes it a vibrations which gets amplified by the vibrations of chanting and finally gets manifested as a physical thing which is nothing but again a set of vibrations of electrons, around atoms which in turn vibrates in a molecule and forms a material thing. (Its not surprising that the most of the sold stuff we see is nothing but more than 90% empty space...formed a physical thing with vibrations of atoms, molecules etc)

Fifth Step: To dig deeper and reach out to the meditative phase which we call thoughtless state of mind. This is hard to achieve and needs lot of practice and control. Some of you may be able to achieve it and once you achieve this you will be able to attain that supreme bliss which is all encompassing and enlightening....

Final Step: To sustain what we will achieve through this Indriya Vidya program and take steps to be happy, successful in this physical life.


My Expectations:
I expect all of you to devote only 30 Minutes every day to this program, if you feel like you can spend more time if you have.
I expect all of you to have a constant dialogue with me every day or atleast once in two days.
Reply to the questions I ask truthfully and in confidence that it will be a confidential interaction.
Go to the website http://www.indriyavidya.blogspot.com and post your messages and experiences for others to see.
Do what I say in all sincerity knowing that I will be doing the same along with you all.
At the end of the program, I expect that what we have set out to achieve in the beginning will be reached and attained.

What we will not be doing:
Contrary to what many people think of Yoga, meditations and vedic rituals, we will not be disturbing our own way of living.
I will not impose any restrictions of what not to do
I will not ask you to be a saint
I will not ask you to get away from your day to day life and abstain from anything untill and unless you yourself desire.

I hope I have been clear with what we expect in the days to come. One final word is that during these days I will also explain my thoughts about things that we will be doing, I will share my own experiences which I have had experienced over few years of my experiments with sprituality. I will be also giving you my insights about the things that we will talk about....Above all, I will be trying to attune myself with you and will try to reach out to you all when you will be practicing meditations and will some times be with you too in those moment through my thoughts and meditations.

I will send you an excel sheet where I would like you to fill out answers to certain questions to align myself with you.. to attune myself with you... to get connected to you. Above all to know what you want to achieve and try to achive those things (even material things) in this 11 days of Indriya Vidya Program.

Om Namah Shivaya
Virtual




Thursday, March 01, 2007

the program

I was just wondering if it is possible to once again join the program. I will email you soon. thank you.
Vamini

Monday, February 26, 2007

Another one email today.....


The Women folk going to bring holy water from the river for bathing the Shiva Linga in the temple...


Another one from a friend today. ....
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Hi Shashi,
So good to hear from you. What a spiritual adventure you've been on, hope you will be sharing more of this with all of us and not only that the photo's are really great. I'll be visiting the blog page more often now.
Thanks for inviting me again to the program and yes, I would be interested to do it again. I'm excited because in many ways I had breakthru's in my own consciousness, in regards to how I was dealing with the world of daily affairs and not properly goal setting. On another level I experienced 2 very powerful dreams a few days apart prior to just about where we left off in the program. Its a bit like accessing new dimensions in one's self, a perpetuation of awareness. Overall I was very pleased and amazed with the results.
Let me know when you plan to start this again, I have another friend that i just met recently that might share an interest in this and I will gladly tell her about the program.
Best Regards,

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Om Namah Shivaya
Virtual 




Sunday, February 25, 2007

Some feed back on 11days program on "indriya vidya"....

Here is something that one of our group member replied to me after the email ...





to

Virtual Citizen

date
Feb 25, 2007 12:19 PM

subject
Re: I am back... I was away for a month making a temple in Rural India and it was great...

mailed-by
gmail.com

Hi Shashi

Thanks for remembering to invite me once again for the program. I am in the process of winding up my establishment here in delhi and relocating at Kanpur where my husband is posted. Since I will have very limited access to a pc/internet for almost a month from now, I will need to excuse myself from this program this time as well.

But if it is of any relevance, I would like to let you(and may be the group) know that my main aim last time when I began the program was to arrive at some kind of a decision regarding this relocation and there were several factors including my job that were quite hanging as loose ends without any direction. Believe me within just a few days of my participating in this program, things kinda sorted out (probably it was the intervention of Provience or it was my inner strenght that was brought out). Whatever it was, today I am a much more contented person at peace with myself and I would definitely associate a major part of that to the thoughts that this program evoked in me.

Thanks once agin and all the very best to everyone.
regards
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The image above is one of the devotees having bath in the holy river ganges in Ardha Kumbha Fair that happens once in 6 years where I was recently...






Om Namah Shivaya


Virtual

The story of an inner journey....


I was away for almost three weeks, for the temple consecration, the ardha kumbha mela (the most pious fair where bathing in river ganges, which comes every 6 years) and then going to a famous temple in maharashtra gave me lot of inner energy. The making of the temple which made me feel attunded to the inner self as well as the supreme consciousness is one very good experiences that I have had for many years.
I am going to write about it in these pages in coming days, if you have free time and want to know about these events in my life, please visit this blog where I am going to post that story and also going to share some amazing pictures that I have had taken in these places. Have a look at it and enjoy. As I feel that these images, the story and the experience when shared will also make you look at your self inwards and may give you lot of positive energy.
The image here is of Lord Shiva (in south Indian style) which was worshipped till the time the main Idol in the temple was consecrated. The Maha Abhishek, and the Prana Pratishthan is something of a ritual where when a new temple is made, we invite the presiding deity of the temple to come and live in the temple. This is a very elaborate event and stretches over few days. This image made by the sthapathis was the face of the idol before it was consecrated and once that was done, this image was removed to reveal the original Shiva Linga that was brought from a very powerful source of Shiva Lingas called Baan Linga from the bed of a famous river in north India.
Om Namah Shivaya
Virtual

And Shiva watched it all ....


The beautiful image created in the serial electric light is a specialty from South India. This was more than 50 foot high and was specially brought over from Chennai in parts. Most of the times when a function that happens in South India, the artisans create various images of Idols in the serial small bulbs of different colors to create an impressive effect in the dark of the night. This particular image is called the Ardha Narishwar, where the lord Shiva is shown as both male and female combination of Shiva and Shakti. This is also very closely related to the Tantra Yoga where it is assumed that the mating of Shiva and Shakti provides the ground for enlightenment. The base chakra at the lower portion of the spine (Shakti) when rises up to meet Shiva (the crown chakra) at the top of our head, one realizes the most profound sensation of the enlightenment. This image stood over all the functions in the consecration of the Shiva Temple watching over all the ceremony with His benign eyes.

Om Namah Shivaya
Virtual

Thursday, February 22, 2007

The making of a amazing Temple in a remote village in north india...

The Shiva Temple I was involved in making in one of the most remote villages in India in state of Bihar. Its based on the temple architectural style of south india and from Madurai's famous temple architecture heritage this came about. this was in the making for an year by artisans from Madurai and we brought in the priests of Kumbakkonam (Thanjavur) to consecrate it. I was there for the same for some time and hence could not be online for some time ... and then I left for the sacred bath in one of the most prominent fairs in the world which comes after 6 years called Ardha Kumbha... and in those holy waters of the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and Sarawati, I felt the achievement of life time.... I will write about the whole experience in detail following this ... Please read this blog occasionally if you would like to know more about it...
Om Namah Shivaya
Virtual

Monday, January 01, 2007

Happy New Year!

Happy 2007 to all! Here's to happiness, laughter, joy, positivity, smiles, and peace. Cheers!
Love, Vami

Sunday, December 17, 2006

I am enjoying the feed backs not because it say what it says.. but becuase some belive in sharing.. please do so too...



(The very powerfull temple in kanchipuram where I have been recently.. here in this temple place goddess Parvati prayed to get Lord Shiva's blessings and under the tree of mango which she prayed is still there for 3500 years in This temple... this mango tree has four types of fruits in one single tree...)

Dear Om,

I read the blog and I would like to post comments there for all the contributors, but I don't know how to do it (yet)...so..I will talk to you here, okay?

Fist, I have to apologize because my english is "bad, poor"...and I'm making the 11 days programm with a "dictionary" by my side...lol...in order to understand the meaning of some words and it has been so valuable for me too!

In the matter of "kundalini" I agree with you... That's a strong energy and if someone knows how to "turn on" will know how to deal with it.

I shall tell that I'm "loving" the "Anulom Vilom" - the Pranayam technique of breathing exercises - I hope to practise it more at the week end...

In fact, I would like to tell you more things, but I only know how to express my feelings in "portuguese", not in english....lol.

Resumed: I'm appreciating a lot... I'm learning too much....I'm happy!

Thanks,

 

Some ones day 4 in 11 days program... thanks for sharing...

Hi Shashi,

Thats fascinating to be able to explore the ancient places and feel the energies so strongly that they shift awareness. Are there any photo's of this place, look forward to hearing more about your experience there.

Here's my responses to Day 4 questions.

How was your weekend ? Did you notice some difference?
My weekend was really great, I felt like I was in a flow. I'm aware of quite a few things I definitely feel an increase in my energy level, more upbeat mood, more centered. I also feel as though my body is healing itself in the areas of low back, sinus and ear, as the pain in those areas seems to be on a decrease.

Did something good happen to you during the weekend.
yes it did 

What one thing you would like to do for your love of life?
My ideal is to be happy and like a meme this happiness might spark off the happiness in someone else. On a different level of being visit a place of power like Sedona and while i'm at it sneak in a shopping spree on the side.

What are the negative aspects of your life? Tell me what made you feel guilty recently?
Identifying with the egoic nature, the self-importance. Blaming others for my failures not being responsible for myself. Being fearful. Self-pity. I felt guilty when we were about to have supper, my mother was serving chicken, and I took the piece and put it on my plate, and I didn't want to eat any of it and at the same time I didn't want to draw attention to the fact, so I took a few bites and saved a handful for my dog. I felt guilty because I wasn't being true to myself by taking a few bites and yet I didn't want to hurt her feelings.

What do you think of Shadow and darkness?
I think when we look at others that we see ourselves and we don't often realize that if we see it in them then it is also in us, its our self reflection. I have alot of different streams of thought on the shadow to me it can mean the unconscious state of mind, where one only see's what is relatively apparent on the surface a social conditioning to see a certain way, and unless the agreement is altered in some way awareness becomes very rigid and fixed in one place.
In a different respect the shadow has a different nature altogether and here are just some of my thoughts on it. I like the mood and feel of darkness, it feels imbued with power especially in nature, it also feels very natural to me and I also feel it reflects our state of being.
I feel the shadow is more than what we generally think of it as. In a way they are just like us in the mornings they are just beginning to wake up and come to life and in the evenings and especially at the twilight hour they are the fullest and most powerful. When I look at them i'm aware of them having different textures and feels to them.and when power breathes life into them something extraordinary can and does happen.
I believe here is even a shadow of death.
To me the shadow is every bit a mystery and some things can not be explained by our reason alone.

About the homework
Nature really soothes my mind, when I touch the trees i feel very much at peace inside and also as if my awareness is merged with the tree, a total connection. It was very silent and still out that evening so there was hardly any sound. When I do speak to myself in this fashion about fears and etc. its like i'm finally listening to that voice inside. Its interesting when I know i have to do something like be silent for an hour my mind wants to rebel and if my focus is not so much on that there is not as much resistance going on.
I felt really good about the breathing excercises. I had a really neat experience of finding music afterward, one site that I used to listen to Bhajans on sort of indirectly opened another door to some very spiritual radio stations, which left me smiling all the more.
It made for a great night.
































 

A stone which I felt has power of love and faith.. send me your stone pics too ...


Namaste Ssahsi,

I hope you are at peace and wishing you more.I am attaching the pix of my brand new laptop
and the other one with which i am in love with it,The stone.There is something special abt this
stone.it energizes me with imenese happiness.I am thankful to you again for giving me such a wonderfull opportunity.

Virtual i havent received the day 5 program.i dont want to miss a day of this powerful program.
Sorry for causing you trouble.i hope you wont mind.I hope all is well with you.And waiting to hear from you soon.Have a blessed day!

From the heart

Some thought as such....

Hello dear friend



I hope everything is alright and it's just that you are too busy to continue

the eleven days program.

I thank you very much for all you shared last week, it was very useful. It

made a more conscious person.



I'd like to learn the complete Pranayam breathing technique... I hope you

want to share that knowledge with me.



All the best,



Peace

 

There is some one who is having ineresting experiences...

Thanks Shashi,

Have had some amazing fortune over the past few days health wise. Last

weekend I went to visit an amazing Naturopath....he uses a quite unusual

healing technique...today I returned and experienced the most amazing

Kundalini movements...

There is a HUGE amount of healing going on within me..I feel many barriers

and boundaries falling away..and am finding it hard to feel comfortable with

old thinking patterns..especially those relating to limitation as quite

frankly I know I am rapidly outgrowing them....rapidly..rapidly..rapidly...I

haevn't found the solutions I need yet..but I now feel confident they will

come...my trust and faith is increasing daily...



I have stopped eating sugar all together..which is phenomenal for a

sugar-aholic!....and my diet has improved substantially too...my intuition

is sharpening as well..this morning I received an awareness that I would

expereince the kundalini forces in the healing bath on the way there...which

was great...forewarned was forearmed..for sure..a at least this time I

wasn;t terrified as I had been in Peru, when I had no idea what it was and

such strong electricity would course through me.



I am looking forward to continuing the program..

and wished to pay particular mention to how much I enjoyed the exercise wtih

food....of al teh things I love and often gorge on...I chose something quite

strange for me..watermelon..but I must say it was THE MOST AMASINGLYLY

PLEASURABLE EXPERIENCE...



lOVE AND LIGHT