Nágové

Ve staroindické mytologii polobožské bytosti s hadím tělem
a lidskou hlavou se nazývají Nágové, vystupují jako nepřátelé
ptáků a jejich krále Garudy. Žijí v podzemí, kde střeží
pohádkové poklady, považováni za mudrce a siddhy. V lidské
podobě často žijí mezi lidmi a jejich ženy (náginí) se
občas stávají manželkami hrdinů a králů. Cyklus příběhů o
názích je zahrnut v Mahábháratě.

Dožívají se vysokého věku několika tisíc let jako dévové
a jsou nadání nadpřirozenými schopnostmi. Dle nejstarší
tradice jsou nágové sluhy nebeského krále Virúpakkha
( v páli, v sanskrtu Virúpákša), jednoho ze čtyř nebeských
králů, který chrání západní stranu. Nágové slouží jako
strážci hory Suméru, chrání tak dévy z božských oblastí
před útokem démonů.

Ze staroindické tradice přešla představa o názích i do
buddhismu (příběhy o názích v džátakách), kde jsou nágové
popisováni jako zanícení vyznavači tohoto náboženství,
podle buddhistické tradice se sám Buddha několikrát narodil
v podobě nága, Nágardžuna získal od nágů sútru Pradžňáparámitá,
kterou nágové ochraňovali, dokud lidé nedozráli k jejímu pochopení.

Již od raného buddhismu vystupují v buddhistických legendách
jako ochránci Buddhovy nauky. Jedna z nejstarších legend se
měla odehrát již šestý týden po Buddhově osvícení,
kdy Buddha v sedě prožíval blaho osovobození.
Nečekaně se spustil prudký déšť, načež ze svého úkrytu vylezl
král nágů Mučalinda, obtočil sedmkrát tělo Buddhy a roztáhl
svoji velkou hadí kápi nad Buddhovou hlavou, aby ho tak ochránil
před deštěm. Texty vinaji dokonce obsahují příběh o nágovi,
který na sebe vzal lidskou podobu a nějaký čas žil jako
buddhistický mnich.

Nágové mají také klíčové postavení v pozdější formě buddhismu  – mahájáně.
Mahájánové texty měly být údajně schovány v říši nágů, dokud
je odtud v příhodný čas nepřinesl zpět na zem buddhistický
mudrc Nágárdžuna.

Jednou z několika bran do jejich říše je řeka
Thungabadra v Hampi ve státě Karnataka, v jižní Indii.

Záře pěti barev

 

Záře pěti barev člověka oslepí,
zvuk pěti tónů člověka ohluší,
chuť pěti příchutí zkazí požitek z jídla.
Prudkou jízdou a honitbou lidská mysl zdivočí.
Nesnadno dosažitelné svádí člověka z pravé cesty.
Proto moudrý poskytuje potravu břichu, nikoli oku,
odmítá nedosažitelné a drží se blízkého.

Nevyznávejte přespříliš ty, kteří vynikají,
a uchránite se před svárlivostí.
Neceňte si věcí, jenž je obtížně získat
a uchráníte se před loupeží.
Nevystavujte na obdiv, co je žádoucí,
a uchráníte si mysl před neklidem.

Zhoubné je veškeré soutěžení
neboť vyvolává zlost a nepřátelství.

Lao´c 

Proudy

... "stejný životní proud, který plyne světem,
prochází i mými žilami, dnem i nocí tančí
ve svém rytmu.
Je to proud života, který se radostně projevuje
v zemském prachu, stéblech trávy a kobercích
květů i stromů...."

Mauni Amavasya Snan (Main Bathing Day)

Main bathing day of Kumbha Mela !

Mauni Amavasya Snan

HARA HARA MAHADEV!

Importance of Mauni Amavasya snan (bathing ) at kumbh mela

According to ancient religious scriptures, Mauni Amavasya is the day on which Manu rishi appears in this world millions of years ago. It is believed to be the day when the universe was created. On this day, the Sun and the Moon enters into the Capricorn sign. A vow of complete silence is observed on this day known as Maun Vrat. This vow is assumed to control our senses and engage them into the service of Supreme Lord Narayana. Practising austerities is believed to purify an individual’s existence and observing the vow of silence is apparently the simplest way to do so. The day holds extreme religious importance and taking bath on this day in the holy waters is deemed significant and auspicious.

Procedure of taking bath on Mauni amavasya in kumbh mela

On the pious day of Mauni Amavasya, a believer is expected to meditate and pray to Lord Vishnu. He is likely to pledge against all his mundane and material urges like lust, greed, anger and envy. He may donate articles like food, money and clothes to the needy saints then he can observe the vow of silence. All these procedures are ensued by the ceremonial bath in the waters of the confluence of holy rivers at Allahabad.

Aghori Sadhu

Aghori Sadhus are very rarely to be found. There are only about a handful of 1500 in the total 1.2 Billion population of India. Most hindus are afraid of Aghoris. These Aghoris are not actually violent but are known to consume corpses of humans or dogs, etc. when they can find it. They dont hurt or kill anyone. By inspiring fear in the minds of worldly men, they keep them at bay and do austerities in secret and indeed for a good reason. An Aghori tries to destroy all fear, hatred, fondness, greed, anger present inside the mind.

In Aghora, the adepts attain mastery over the components of the universe; the 5 mahabhutas ie., earth, water, fire, air and Akasha. They also understand the vital force Prana from inside out and energies that are even more subtle. They become the students of Mahashakti (Mother Nature) and play with the universal laws like a small child plays with toys! They transmute elements as if its a funny game. Ordinary men cannot understand their ways and are afraid and disgusted by them. The Aghoris are shy and keep away from the world of men. They stay in remote mountain caves, dense tiger infested forests, Cremation grounds and desolate river banks. Verily they are a cult steeped in mystery. Very few sadhus dare to tread this path, for its a closed tradition and they guard their secrets well. Very few people of this world have met adept Aghori Yogis. So little of them is known except their strange power and horrendous lifestyle

Om namo Narayanaya!

The mantra of Visnu (also known as Narayana) is chanted to invoke 

His all pervading power of mercy and goodness. It is through His grace that 

righteousness is able to prevail. Repetition of this mantra confers infinite love, 

prosperity, power, glory, wisdom, and total liberation. It gives the ability 

to dissolve obstacles resulting from egoism and ignorance. It is a mantra of peace, 

bringing balance to an off-centered world.

Kumbha Mela - the second bath

Paush Purnima 

The touch of Heart

FREE HUGS

Cosmic lila

Beyond time, space and circumstances 

there is this eternal vast ocean of pure selfless 

love and bliss...there is our dham /home/

Kumbh Mela -the first bath

Today the first  holy bath  - Makar Sankranti

 Today – January 14, 2013 – is the first Shahi Snan date in the 
Kumbh Mela 2013. 
It coincides with the Makar Sankranti. Millions of people from 
India and around the world are expected to start the holy ritualistic 
bath at 5:00 AM on January 14, 2013. Holy men from different sects 
will be converging on the banks of Ganga during the 55-day festival.

The sun comes

Om Suryaya namaha !

 Om Bhaskaraya namaha !

Om Hiranyagarbhaya namaha !

Om Adityaya namaha !

The main days of Kumbh Mela

14th January 2013 (Monday) Makar Sankranti    

27th January 2013(Sunday) Paush Purnima    

10th February 2013(Sunday) Mauni Amavasya Snan (Main Bathing Day)    

15th February 2013(Friday) Basant Panchami Snan    

25th February 2013 (Monday) Maghi Purnima Snan    

10th March 2013(Sunday) Maha Shivratri 

Mencius

                           " Pokud chcete někam dojít, nepospíchejte, neutíkejte"

                             Pokud skutečně něco chcete, jděte za tím pomalu, zvolna.
                             Pokud skutečně něco chcete, už to máte.

                             I když se životem pohybujete pomalu, dosáhnete mnohého,
                             s eleganci, noblesou a důstojností.

                             Neunáhlujte se, změny v životě není dobré provádět násilně.
                             Buďte vtipní a lehcí a vše dosáhnete...

Taittiriya Upanishad

The Sage in the Taittiriya Upanishad feels his Omnipresence,
his being the Self of everyone, and sings his glory in an
ecstasy of Consciousness:

"O, I am food, I am the eater of food; I am the eater,
and the eaten, the enjoyer and the enjoyed, the knower
and the known, the seer and the seen."

He has risen above the notion of immortality, and his glory
he alone knows; others cannot understand it. Thus, he exclaims
how he is free of all sorrows and pains and enjoys all the
happiness conceivable, right from the fundamental unit of
human happiness up to the Universal Bliss of Virat, Hiranyagarbha,
Isvara and Brahman. He feels that he has done all that ought
to be done, or has to be done, and that he has obtained everything
that is to be obtained, and known all things to be known.

"I am this world and I consume this world
Those who understand this understand life "

Vnější věci

Mistr Hui ohlásil mistru Čuang'covi:"Vaše slova jsou bez užitku."
Mistr Čuang 'C pravil:" Člověk musí nejdříve rozumět neužitečnosti,
než se s ním dá hovořit o užitečném.
Nebe a země jsou tak širé a velké,
a přitom to, co z nich člověk zrovna využívá,
neměří víc než stopu.
A kdybyste odhrnul všechnu zem co jí je
kolem té jeho nohy k samotným Žlutým pramenům,
myslíte, že by ji člověk využil?"

"Nevyužil", přiznal mistr Hui.

Mistr Čuang 'C pravil:" Tak to vidíte.
A tak je to neužitečné a nevyužitelné,
aby to užitečné se stalo zřejmějším."

Bhang Stotram

                                             Bhang stotram

                                             Aghorebhyo’tha ghorebhyo
                                             aghoraghoratarebhyah
                                             sarvtah sharvah sarvebhyo
                                             namaste rudra rupebhyo !!

Chandrasekara

Ram Dass "Soulness"

Přirozený stav věcí

To, co já nazývám moudrostí, není to, čemu se říká humanita a
spravedlivost, neboť pravá moudrost neleží jinde než tam,
kde je nám to vlastní.
Prohlásím-li o někom, že je moudrý, neznamená to, že je humánní,
ale že se spoléhá jen na to,co je mu vlastní.
Nanazývám slyšícím toho, kdo slyší druhé, ale toho, kdo slyší sebe.
Nenazývám vidoucím toho, kdo vidí druhé, nýbrž toho,kdo vidí sebe.
Neboť ten, kdo vidí druhé, aniž by uviděl sebe, neboť ten, kdo
ovládá druhé, aniž ovládl sebe, ve skutečnosti vlastní jen vlastnosti
druhých a nevlastní vlastnosti své.
Kdo má jen to, co patří druhým, a nemá nic, co patří jemu samému,
ten je na scestí.

Čuang 'C

Guru Purnima

 He was the sage that gave India and Hindus the four Vedas, the 18 Puranas,

the Mahabharata, and the Srimad Bhagavata. So revered is Sage Vyasa,

often regarded as the Guru amongst Gurus that Guru Purnima is a special

festival celebrated across India to honour him.

Guru Purnima, which falls on 3 rd of July this year is a festival celebrated

not just in India but around the world by disciples to revere and honour

their Gurus (spiritual masters). This day which falls on the full moon day

(purnima) during the month of June/July (Ashadh), is also of great

significance to Buddhists across the world as it is believed to be the day that

Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh.

Also known as “Vyasa Purnima”, not only do many believe this was the day

the great sage Vyasa was born, but also completed the codification of the

fourVedas as well as writing of the eighteen Puranas on this day.

With the passage of time, Vyaasa Purnima came to be known as Guru Purnima.

A great Guru, Vyasa was often described as an incarnation of Lord Narayana

and hence this is a very significant day for Hindus as Gurus are often regarded

as God. According to the Shvetashvatara Upanishad (6/23): “Yasya deve para

bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurau, Tasyaite kathitaa hi arthaaha prakashante

mahatmanaha” which means Gurus should be worshipped as their

God would be worshipped, in order to attain all there is to be attain.

According to Wikipedia, and an article published by Dr. Mandara Maharishi,

Scientific Astrologer and Vastu Consultant. The Sanskrit root “Gu” means darkness

or ignorance. “Ru” denotes the remover of that darkness; therefore the one who

removes darkness of our ignorance is a Guru. He may give knowledge but never

claim to be God. Thus on this day Gurus all over are visited by devotees with

gifts known as “Gurudakshina’. A Guru is one who exemplifies wisdom, peacefulness,

self-control, austerity, piety, tolerance and strong faith in God.

On Guru Poornima day, devotees worship Vyasa, and disciples perform a ‘puja’ of their

respective spiritual preceptor or ‘Gurudevs’. Cultural programs also form a part of the

celebrations with ashrams and spiritual houses welcoming devotees with bhajans

and divine talks. For farmers too it is an important day as it is the start of the
much awaited rains.

This day is also the start of the period Chaturmas which translates to four months.

This is the period when spiritual guides who used to wander settled down at one

place to study the Brahma Sutras and take part in Vedantic discussions.

For Buddhist monks too this auspicious day is a day of observance and meditation.

As this day is also considered the start of the monsoon season,
Buddhist monks usually do not travel for a period of three months observing
this period as a time of serious meditation. Many lay people also give up
practices such as alcohol, smoking or consumption of non vegetarian
foods in order to revive their spiritual quest.

Even as per Jain customs, it was on this day that Mahavira the 24th Tirthankara

on attaining Kaivalya made Indrabhuti Gautam, who later came to be known as

Gautam Swami his first disciple; thus this day is observed in Jainism
too as Guru Purnima.

The annual Sri Guru Pooja is a time of reflection, for devotees to check how much

progress they have made over the year that has passed. The annual function

of Sri Guru Pooja presents a moment of introspection for us to check up how far

we have progressed along this path over the last one year and take lessons from i

t and resolve to march faster in the current year.

It is not just a day of worship and puja for gurus but also a day when deserving

aspirants are initiated into the Holy Order of Sannyas, as it is a highly
auspicious occasion.

Summing up this auspicious occasion in the words of Swami Sivananda:“Wake up at

Brahmumuhurta (at 4.a.m on this most holy day. After a bath, worship the lotus feet

of your Guru, or his image or picture with flowers, fruits, incense and camphor.

Do vigorous Japa and meditate in the early morning hours. Fast or take only milk
and fruit the whole day.

In the afternoon, sot with other devotees of your Guru and discuss with them
the glories and teachings of your Guru. Mentally pray to him for his grace,
through which alone, you can attain self – realization.”

“Alternatively, you may observe the vow of silence and study the books or writings
of your Guru, or mentally reflect upon his teachings. Take fresh resolves on
this holy day, to tread the spiritual path in accordance with the precepts of your Guru.

At night, assemble again with other devotees, and sing the Names of the Lord and the
glories of your Guru. The best form of worship of the Guru is to follow his teachings,
to shine as the very embodiment of his teachings, and to propagate his
glory and his message.”