Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, The Primordial Cause of Creation, Published in: Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 4 The rśis have realized this Supreme truth through the practical cult of dhyana (meditation). By withdrawing the vrttis to their causes and by moving from crudity to subtlety, they have realized the Supreme Puruśa and His emanent power, Paramá Prakrti. They... Continue Reading →
Primordial Cause of the creation
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, The Primordial Cause of Creation, Published in: Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 4 The rśis have realized this Supreme truth through the practical cult of dhyana (meditation). By withdrawing the vrttis to their causes and by moving from crudity to subtlety, they have realized the Supreme Puruśa and His emanent power, Paramá Prakrti. They... Continue Reading →
Who is that entity to whom we are ultimately compelled to submit?
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, The Primordial Cause of Creation, Published in: Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 4 Bhádra Púrńimá 1956 DMC, Bhagalpur The people of ancient times used to employ all their energy for the gratification of their gross propensities (vrttis). But eventually they noticed that even through the persistent application of their individual and collective forces, their... Continue Reading →
The only dependable ship on the ocean – the Supreme Entity
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, In Adoration of the Supreme, in Subháśita Saḿgraha, Part 6 We are running and shall continue to run to take shelter aboard the only dependable ship on the ocean of the physical universe - the Supreme Entity. That Supreme Entity is the only shelter of all (though He Himself has no shelter).... Continue Reading →
Microcosmic mind ultimately will be transformed into the Macrocosmic Mind.
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, In Adoration of the Supreme, in Subháśita Saḿgraha, Part 6 Everyone has the right to hold the Supreme Entity in their citta, but can His form be held in the same way as the objects of the quinquelemental world? No. He cannot be perceived in the same way as things like horses,... Continue Reading →
The Supreme Entity is manifesting Himself as an infinite number of microcosms
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, In Adoration of the Supreme, in Subháśita Saḿgraha, Part 6 This entire universe is His manifestation. Even in the period which people call akála. He was manifesting Himself as an infinite number of microcosms, and is still doing the same today. Whatever there was, is, and will be, in the crude, subtle... Continue Reading →
What if I don’t believe in a Supreme Being?
That's fine, meditate anyway. However, my advice is to keep an open mind on that question. If we do meditation sincerely and regularly the mind will expand. The time will come when the question as to whether there is a Supreme Being or not will answer itself. One will begin to gain their own direct... Continue Reading →
Gendered language…
The issue of using gendered language such as - He, Him, His - when referring to the Supreme Being is a sore point for many people. I get this. At a practical level I have found it too difficult to avoid using the pronoun form in my own writing on spiritual subjects. I have decided... Continue Reading →
Spirituality is love for the Supreme
Spirituality is love for the Supreme Being. The Supreme Being is not far away in some distant heaven. The Supreme Being - the Supreme Loving Consciousness - is within everything as its fundamental essence. As such the Supreme is within us and with us - closer than the closest, nearer than the nearest, dearer than... Continue Reading →
Nityam Shuddham mantra explained
Nityaḿ Shuddhaḿ 15 October 1978, Patna There is a shloka of Tantra, Nityaḿ shuddhaḿ nirábhásaḿ nirákáraḿ niraiṋjanam; Nityabodhaḿ cidánandaḿ Gurubrahma namámyaham. Nityam means “unchangeable”, that which is permanent, which does not undergo any change. That which is nitya is also known as deva [divinity, god]. Deva is the expression of Paramátman [the Supreme Soul] which... Continue Reading →