Being in the World, Part One: the Story of Everybody's Life. Ontology, the science of Beingness, reveals deep insights about the nature of human life and experience. An ontological analysis of the human condition—our way of being—shows that our everyday social relations give us a particular kind of preoccupation with the world. This 'care about the world' involves us in a network of conditions and actions we do not choose, leading us away from our authentic self. Look up 'ontology'—not just in t...
Feb 19, 2023•39 min
Most of us are overwhelmed by the world in which we live. We find ourselves thrust—unasked, naked—into a context we do not understand; surrounded by people, societies, conditions and situations that we do not create or choose. Nevertheless, we must act to survive in a competitive environment that is all too often opaque and baffling, and we will be held accountable for our actions. In other words, it's the Catch-22 of material existence. Here we are born into a world that is beyond us, yet we ha...
Feb 18, 2023•18 min
Download the Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam Part 1, Skandhas 1-5: https://archive.org/details/srimaddevibhagavatampart1/page/n365 The Vedas said: ’Obeisance to the Devī! to Mahā-māyā, the Auspicious One, the Creatrix of the Universe! We bow down to Thee who is beyond the guṇas, the Ruler of all Beings! O Mother! Thou givest to Śaṅkara even His desires. Thou art the receptacle of all things; Thou art the prāṇa of all the living beings; Thou art buddhi (intelligence), Lakṣmī (wealth), śobhā (beauty), kśam...
Nov 01, 2019•19 min
Download the Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam Part 1, Skandhas 1-5: https://archive.org/details/srimaddevibhagavatampart1/page/n365 At this juncture, seeing Śiva and the other Devas crying, Bṛhaspati, supremely versed in the Vedas, consoled them thus: ’O highly fortunate one! what use there will be in thus crying and repenting? You ought now to consider the means that you should adopt to redress your calamities. O Lord of the Devas! Fate and one’s own exertion and intelligence are equal; if the success co...
Oct 31, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Download the Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam Part 1, Skandhas 1-5: https://archive.org/details/srimaddevibhagavatampart1/page/n365 1-4. The Ṛṣis said: “O Sūta! Our minds are merged in the sea of doubt, hearing this your most wonderful saying, surpising to the whole world. The head of Janārdan Mādhava, the Lord of all, was severed from His body! And He was afterwards known as Hayagrīva, the horse-faced! Oh! what more wonder can there be than this? Whom the Vedas even praise, Whom all the Devas rest on, Wh...
Oct 31, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Download the Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam Part 1, Skandhas 1-5: https://archive.org/details/srimaddevibhagavatampart1/page/n365 31-37. Sūta said: “Thus questioned by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa, the high-souled Nārada Muni, well versed in the Vedas, became very glad and spoke thus: ‘O highly fortunate Parāśarā’s son, the question that you have asked me today was formerly asked by my father to Nārāyaṇa. At this, Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva, the Deva of the Devas, the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer of the Univer...
Oct 30, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Vedavyāsa Becomes despondent over not having a son. He approaches Narada for advice, who narrates an ancient lesson by Viṣṇu. (To be continued)
Oct 20, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 4
SDB 1.2 Comments: the Manblunder * Manblunder: the incorrect, ignorant cultural assumption and religious bias that the Creator or ultimate support of the universe must be male in gender. * Especially prominent in the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. * But also seen in Hinduism, especially the Vaiṣṇava cult. * Māyā is constructed in layers like an onion. * Each layer seems self-consistent, but only because it is based on a false assumption. * Confirmation bias makes each laye...
Oct 19, 2019•17 min
• āgamas: a traditional doctrine or precept, collection of such doctrines, sacred work, anything handed down and fixed by tradition (as the reading of a text) • munīndra: chief of the Munis, a great sage or ascetic • transcendental sentiments (rasas): ecstatic emotional flavors of relationship with the Supreme in any form—neutrality, servitorship, friendship, parenthood and conjugal love. See Bhakti-rasāmrta-sindhu, Part 2:http://www.mediafire.com/file/94owo1ouwj8ls3i/Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu-Part...
Oct 18, 2019•17 min
After hearing the questions of the Sages, Sūta Gosvāmī responds. The Sanskrit verse in the beginning is the ṣoḍaśī mantra, the most powerful and beneficial Vedic prayer. It invokes the śakti of Goddess Lalithā, also known as Tripurasundarī, Mahā-Māyā, Durgā, and many other names. Who is Goddess Lalithā? This Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam is Her story. Listen, and you will gain immense spiritual benefit. The full text of this episode is here: https://srimaddevibhagavatam.wordpress.com/2019/10/18/chapter...
Oct 18, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 2
• What the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is to the Vaiṣṇavas, the Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam is to the Śāktas. • Though classified as an upa-purāṇa it is the only Purāṇa Vedavyāsa called Mahā-Purāṇa, meaning great Purāṇa • The choice of words by the great ṛṣi obviously indicates its importance, as Divine Mother is described in all major śāstras as the One Supreme beyond and above the trinities and all Gods. • Śaunaka ṛṣi: senior president of the assembly of sages at Naimiṣāraṇya • viśvasan-kṣetra: trusted or re...
Oct 17, 2019•18 min
Namaste! Welcome to Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam. The Sanskrit verse in the beginning is the ṣoḍaśī mantra, the most powerful and beneficial Vedic prayer. It invokes the śakti of Goddess Lalithā, Also known as Tripurasundarī, Mahā-Māyā, Durgā, and many other names. Who is Goddess Lalithā? This Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam is Her story. Listen, and you will gain immense spiritual benefit. The full text of this episode is here: https://wordpress.com/view/srimaddevibhagavatam.wordpress.com Watch the video vers...
Oct 16, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Śrī Bhagavān said: ‘Salutation to the Devī Prakṛti, the Creatrix; I bow down again and again to Thee. Thou art all-auspicious and grantest the desires of Thy devotees; Thou art of the nature of siddhi (spiritual success) and vṛddhi (increase). I bow down again and again to Thee. I bow down to the World Mother, Who is of the nature of Everlasting Existence, Intelligence and Bliss. O Devī! Thou createst, preservest and destroyest this Universe; Thou doest the pralaya (the great Dissolution) and sh...
Oct 15, 2019•11 min
Then Devī Tripurasundarī again said thus: “All of you hear Me. I am really Gāyatrī, Who is never different from Me. Pleased as I am with all of you, I will show you My divine form as Gāyatrī, the embodiment of the aggregate manifestation of speech.” Saying thus, the Divine Mother gave them the divine vision, and all the gods saw Goddess Tripurāmbikā in the form of Devī Gāyatrī. (45-47) The great Devī Gāyatrī pervaded the universe as its space. Her body constituted the 50 letters of the Sanskrit ...
Oct 15, 2019•4 min
This SecretHeaven teaching is most powerful because it inclusively spans all other types and levels of spiritual teachings.
Sep 25, 2019•15 min
Say, O Lord of the distressed! in Thy mercy how men may obtain longevity, health, and energy, increase of strength and courage, learning, intelligence, and happiness without great pains; and how they may become great in strength and valor, pure of heart, obedient to parents, not seeking the love of others’ wives but devoted to their own, mindful of the good of their neighbor, reverent to the Devas and to their gurus, cherishers of their children and kinsmen (70-72), possessing the knowledge of B...
Sep 15, 2019•20 min
Now the sinful Kali Age is upon them, when dharma is destroyed, an Age full of evil customs and deceit. Men pursue evil ways. The Vedas have lost their power, the smṛtis are forgotten, and many of the Purāṇas, which contain stories of the past, and show the many ways which lead to liberation, will, O Lord! be destroyed. Men will become averse to religious rites, without restraint, maddened with pride, ever given over to sinful acts, lustful, gluttonous, cruel, heartless, harsh of speech, deceitf...
Sep 15, 2019•20 min
Chapter 1 Questions About the Liberation of Beings The enchanting summit of the Lord of Mountains, resplendent with all its various jewels, clad with many a tree and many a creeper, melodious with the song of many birds, scented with the fragrance of all the season’s flowers, most beautiful, fanned by soft, cool, and perfumed breezes, shadowed by the still shade of stately trees; where cool groves resound with the sweet-voiced songs of troops of Apsarā, and in the forest depths flocks of kokila ...
Sep 13, 2019•18 min
The Indian Tantras, which are numerous, constitute the Scripture (Śāstra) of the Kaliyuga, and as such are the voluminous source of present and practical orthodox “Hinduism”. Whatever its historical origin, the Tantra-Śāstra is in fact a development of the Vaidik Karma-kaṇḍa, promulgated to meet the needs of this age. Śiva says: “O Auspicious One! For the benefit of men of the Kali age, men bereft of energy and dependent for existence on the food they eat, the Kaula doctrine is given.” — Mahānir...
Sep 12, 2019•14 min
Second line: ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं auṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ ॐ used at the beginning of the first line of the mantra refers to the Supreme Self, known as Brahman. The ॐ here in the second line represents the individual being. Thus, this ॐ is to be replaced with ātma-bīja, which is given by one’s guru at the time of initiation. Everyone will have ātma-bīja, which is derived based on several factors. Ātmabīja is discussed here. In case one’s guru has not given any ātma-bīja to an aspirant, he can continue to use ॐ as...
Sep 11, 2019•9 min
Download the full documentation: http://www.mediafire.com/file/7yaz1p6j6gwm25v/Maha%25CC%2584s%25CC%25A3od%25CC%25A3as%25CC%2581i%25CC%2584_Mantra.pdf/file Meaning of the bījas: The first kūṭa has five bījas: ka e ī la hrīṃ. All three kūṭas end with hrīṃ, and this hrīṃ is called hṛllekha. A lot of importance is attached to this hṛllekha which is also called as māyā-bīja. Vākbhava-kūṭa is also known as agni-khaṇḍa, indicating Lalitāmbikā’s jñāna-śakti. Ka means Brahmā, the creator; e means Sarasv...
Sep 11, 2019•21 min
Detailed meaning of Lalithambigai: http://www.manblunder.com/articles/lalithambigai-articles Pañcadaśī-mantra The heart, the main mantra of Lalitāmbikā is Pañcadaśī-mantra consisting of fifteen bījas, including these not covered above: Pañcadaśa means fifteen. Since this mantra has fifteen bījas, it is called Pañcadaśī. Pañcadaśī-mantra is divined in three groups of bījas; each line is called a kūṭa or group. The three kūṭas are vāgbhava-kūṭa, kāmarāja-kūṭa (or madhya-kūṭa) and śakti-kūṭa. These...
Sep 11, 2019•14 min
After aiṁ ऐं is sauḥ सौः, known as parā-bīja. This is also known as hṛdaya-bīja or amṛta-bīja. Śiva explains to Śakti about this in Parā-trīśikā-vivāraṇa 9-10: “O! Gracious one! It is the third Brahman (sat or sa स) united with the fourteenth vowel औ (au – out of the sixteen vowels), well-joined with that which comes at the end of the lord of vowels (visarga or ḥ, used in the sixteenth vowel अः - aḥ).” Therefore sauḥ is formed out of the combination of sa स + au औ+ ḥ = sauḥ सौः. Again it is said...
Sep 11, 2019•16 min
After hrīṁ ह्रीं is klīṁ क्लीं, which is known as kāma-bīja. This bīja draws divine energy towards the aspirant like a magnet. This bīja is the power of attraction. Kāma here does not mean lust, but the desire for transcendental Bliss (one of the four puruṣārthas: dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa). Attaining Her and entering into the state of Bliss are one. Kāma-bīja completes the process of desire to attain Her. It increases the level of devotion. This bīja has three parts: ka + la + am. Ka refers...
Sep 11, 2019•16 min
After śrīṁ श्रीं is hrīṁ ह्रीं, which is also known as māyā-bīja. This is the combination of the characters ha + ra + ī + nāda + bindu (ह + र + ई + nāda + bindu. Ha refers to the Divine Light of Śiva which also encompasses prāṇa and ākāśā, two important principles without which we cannot exist. The second component of hrīṁ is ra (र) which is also known as agni-bīja. Now the properties of ra are added to the properties of ha. Properties of ra are fire (the fire that is needed for our sustenance),...
Sep 07, 2019•16 min
First Line : ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ऐं सौः auṁ śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ aiṁ sauḥ Download the documentation: http://www.mediafire.com/file/7yaz1p6j6gwm25v/Maha%25CC%2584s%25CC%25A3od%25CC%25A3as%25CC%2581i%25CC%2584_Mantra.pdf/file Prāṇava ॐ Every authentic Vedic mantra begins and ends with ॐ. Kulārṇava-Tantra 15.57 says that beginning a mantra without ॐ causes impurity of birth. Further, Chāndogya Upaniṣad begins by saying auṁ iti etat akṣaram udgītham upāsīta: “ॐ is closest to Brahman, so recite this sylla...
Sep 07, 2019•19 min
Download the documentation: http://www.mediafire.com/file/7yaz1p6j6gwm25v/Maha%25CC%2584s%25CC%25A3od%25CC%25A3as%25CC%2581i%25CC%2584_Mantra.pdf/file Śrī-vidya is the devotional worship of the Supreme Mother, Ambāl. According to the Vedic scripture Śrī Tripurārahasya, the Śrī-vidya or ṣoḍaśī-vidya was first taught in Satya-Yuga by Lord Hayagrīva to Agastya and his wife Lopamudra. Again in Treta-yuga it was given to Lord Paraśurāma by Dattātreya, the combined incarnation of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Mah...
Sep 06, 2019•17 min
For Siddhi-Mantra initiation contact [email protected] Siddhi-Mantra documentation: https://www.mediafire.com/file/652iq73e3wzyzba/Siddhi_mantra.pdf/file
Sep 06, 2019•15 min
Bhakti-rasāmrta-sindhu Part 1: https://www.mediafire.com/file/aprip1vw3mwk549/RBhakti-rasmta-sindhuPart1.pdf/file Bhakti-rasāmrta-sindhu Part 2: https://www.mediafire.com/file/94owo1ouwj8ls3i/RBhakti-rasmta-sindhuPart2.pdf/file
Sep 05, 2019•18 min
Bhakti-rasāmrta-sindhu Part 1: https://www.mediafire.com/file/aprip1vw3mwk549/RBhakti-rasmta-sindhuPart1.pdf/file Bhakti-rasāmrta-sindhu Part 2: https://www.mediafire.com/file/94owo1ouwj8ls3i/RBhakti-rasmta-sindhuPart2.pdf/file
Sep 05, 2019•18 min
