YOGABHARATI

  It is very rare to find a teacher who not only teaches the subject, but is also concerned about the welfare of the student. The important thing is, he or she feels for the student from the bottom of their heart. One such incident I would like to recollect here on the occasion of Teachers Day. I always used to feel that our principal Dr Madhav Manohar, who was a very brilliant and kind human being, considered all the students as his children. More importantly, he had a very special consideration for me. He knew that my interest was more into Spirituality, Satsangs, meeting with the saintly people and visiting pilgrimage centers. All these things were going on, in addition to my education. Many people were worried whether I would complete my engineering or not, but when I gave the exams, I got positive results.  I went to the principal to thank him.   His words really touched my heart, which I can never forget in my lifetime. He said, “Raghuram, I was more concerned ...

  The source of creation is only one, which according to the wisdom of the ancient culture of Bharat (Sanatana Dharma) is Brahman. There is nothing mystic about it, but it is that which is all-inclusive, nothing exists outside of it, and it is constantly expanding. This One limited itself to become many individuals. This first individuation is called Creation . This has not happened just once and then stopped at one point in time. Eternal means it is a process that is happening all the time. This individuation we call as Ego . In the Sanskrit language, we have two words for this ego. They are Asmitha and Ahamkara. This pure individuation is called Asmitha.  This Asmitha has three directions and logically also there can be only three ways for the transaction.  1. Experiencer Asmitha- Bhoktrutva  (derived from Bhoga)  or  Iccha Shakti  2. Doer  Asmitha- Kartrutva.   (derived from Karma)    Kriya  Shakti 3. Identifier  Asmith...