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Augustus born with exalted Jupiter !

The Greats who criticised Democracy – III

Plato criticised Democracy and favoured the rule of Philosopher Kings. He wrote in his Republic

” Unless philosophers became Kings and Kings took to the power and spirit of Philosophy, cities shall never cease from ill nor the human race’.

Marcus Aurelius and Augustus Caesar in Rome, King Janaka and Nimi in India were Philosopher Kings who were exemplary.

Augustus ruled Rome for 40 years and it was known as the Golden Age of Rome. He was born with Libra rising, with Saturn exalted and Venus powerful in Libra and Jupiter exalted in Cancer. He was a born Raja Rishi. His empire was based on naval power.

He was a member of the second triumvirate. The first triumvirate was Pompey, Julius Caesar and Crassus. All of them perished by the sword. Even his two partners of the second triumvirate, Marc Antony and Lepidus also perished in battle.

On the contrary, Augustus was protected by Providence and died a natural death.

As a Rishie, Augustus founded the Religion of Numa, defined by Buchan as a probe into the mysteries of the Infinite and the Unknown.

We pray that India may again be ruled by Philosopher Kings like Lord Rama and Lord Krishna, putting an end to the rule of commercial politicians !

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The Yoga Fourfold

Is there a way to get out of this
mess?

 
Yes, by Yoga.

 
 
By Yoga we can rise from Lie to Truth Divine, out of
weakness into Force, out of grief into Bliss Absolute, out of bondage into
Freedom Eternal, out of death into Immortaltiy, from darkness to light, out of
imperfection into Perfection, out of division into Unity, out of Maya into God.
Only that which aims at possessing the Divine Fulness is the Yoga Fourfold.
 

Our aim is to become like Him, perfect as He is
perfect, blissful  as He is blissful, pure as He is pure and when we become
perfected in the Yoga Fourfold, we can bring humanity to the same level of
perfection. It does not matter if we fail in our objective here temporarily. If
we give ourselves wholeheartedly to the attempt, the forces of Evolution will
definitely favour us on our march towards Godhead and this is the Bliss which
the Lord intends to give us !
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Science is Experience of Bliss


Science, we know, is the systematised Knowledge of Nature.

But the best answer was given by Dr Sudarshan, he who almost contradicted Einstein’s Theory of Relativity ( that tachyons move faster than photons) and one of the great proponents of the TM Movement.

“Science is experience of Bliss.”

This experience of Bliss is what the Fourfold Yoga is all about.

The Bliss for which the world’s derelict sorrows yearn !

This is the noblest, the holiest and the greatest of all sciences. This is the most Original Science of the human race which contains within it all the primitive mysteries of Science !

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Start of the New Agri Year












Now 0230 AM, tomorrow has been declared to be the time for Vishu Kani at Guruvayur Temple. This is the exact time when the Sun enters the Vernal Equinox. Thousands are thronging Guruvayur to get a glimpse of the Lord, when His external symbol, the Sun, enters Sidereal Aries. We wish a happy Baishakhi to our Sikh brothers, Happy Tamil New Year to our Tamil brothers, Vishu to all Malayalee brothers and Happiness, Peace and Prosperity to all. Sarve Janah Sukhino Bhavanthu !

Grahaksha thara chakrastha
Paramanadvina Jagath
Samvathsaravasanena
Paryethya Nimisho Vibhu !




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The Absolute is equanimous !

The world is overcome, aye, even here

By such that fix their faith on Unity 

The sinless Brahma dwells in Unity

And they in Brahma

– Geetha

Ihaiva thairjitha sargo
Esham samyo sthitham manah
Nirdosham hi samam Brajma
Thasmad Brahmani the shithah

This is becoming a Sthitha Prajna, one whose Consciousness is established in the Absolute Brahman.

About Samam Brahma( The Absolute is equal and equanimous ) , Aurobindo said ” We are confronted by a mighty Energy of infinite Existence and infinite Activity, pouring itself into limitless Space and eternal Time, before whose balance the grandiose product of aeons seems seems nothing but the dust of a moment. This mighty Energy is an equal and impartial mother and in the mighty term of the Geetha, Samam Brahma !”

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The Absolute is equal and equanimous !







The world is overcome, aye, even here

By such that fix their faith on
Unity

The sinless Brahma dwells in Unity

And they in
Brahma

– Geetha

Ihaiva thairjitha sargo
Esham
samyo sthitham manah
Nirdosham hi samam Brajma
Thasmad Brahmani the
shithah

This is becoming a Sthitha Prajna, one whose Consciousness is
established in the Absolute Brahman.

About Samam Brahma( The Absolute is
equal and equanimous ) , Aurobindo said ” We are confronted by a mighty Energy
of infinite Existence and infinite Activity, pouring itself into limitless Space
and eternal Time, before whose balance the grandiose product of aeons seems
seems nothing but the dust of a moment. This mighty Energy is an equal and
impartial mother and in the mighty term of the Geetha, Samam Brahma !”

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Self=Love=Bliss





I had some argument with scholars here and it is obvious that Jnana and Bhakthi had clashed. No doubt Jnana is great, but without Bhakthi Yoga’s Grace it is difficult to transcend. As Aurobindo put it ” the austere Advaitin who wants extinction in the Ineffable will miss the sweetness of Saraswathi, the terror of Kali and the laughter of Krishna ” ! The stories of Rama, Krishna, Jesus etc may be mythological stories, written by the highly intelligent to save mankind from peril, but those stories are needed by humanity !

In every man, there exists a responsiveness to Ultimate Truth – a subconscious reminiscence, as Plato would way, or rather a super conscious reminiscence. When philosophic concepts are introduced in story form – Mythology – the initiate’s joy cannot be greater. There is joy in Mythology, as the stories of Krishna, Rama and Jesus proved !

It may be Prajnanam Anandam Brahma in Jnana Yoga, but it is Premam Anandam Brahma in Bhakthi Yoga !

Darshan dee jo Bhagavan parama dayalo Bhagavan !

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Yoga Sutras







In His Yoga Sutras, Patanjali spelt out the principles of Cosmic Union.

Transcending the three relative states of Waking ( Jagrat ), Dreaming ( Swapna ) and Dremless Sleep ( Sushupthi ), there exists a Fourth State of Consciousness ( proved conclusively in Dr Keith Wallace’s PhD Thesis ” The physiological effects of Transcendental Meditaton”, UCLA. 1975 and published in the Scientific American ).

This Fourth State is known in Sanskrit as Thureeya. Transcendental Consciousness is Thureeya and Cosmic Consciousness, the Fifth State, is known as Thureeyatheetha in Yogic scriptures.

Bhagavan Patanjali was an incarnation of the Lord. The Lord in His Bounty, incarnated as Patanjali to reveal to humanity the Wisdom of Yoga Sastra.

Later, Aurobindo integrated all the four systems of Yoga – Bhakti, Jnana, Karma and Raja – and called it the Integral Yoga.

In the early hours of morning, I meditate
On the Absolute Self, which alone exists
Which is of the nature of Being-Knowledge-Bliss
Which is the end of our evolutionary journey
Which transcends the relative states triune
I am that partless, undifferentiated Brahman
And not this assemblage apparent
Of matter envelopments, bound by Nescience !

Pratha smarami hrudi samsphura atma thathvam
Sat Chit Sukham Paramahamsa Gathim Thureeyam
Yad swapna jagara sushupta mavethi nithyam

Tad Brahma nishkalam aham na cha bhoothasangha ! !

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Bhagavan Patanjali and Yoga Sutras






In His Yoga Sutras, Patanjali spelt out the
principles of Cosmic Union.

Transcending the three relative
states of Waking ( Jagrat ), Dreaming ( Swapna ) and Dremless Sleep ( Sushupthi
), there exists a Fourth State of Consciousness ( proved conclusively in
Dr Keith Wallace’s PhD Thesis ” The physiological effects of Transcendental
Meditaton”, UCLA. 1975 and published in the Scientific American ).

This
Fourth State is known in Sanskrit as Thureeya. Transcendental Consciousness is
Thureeya and Cosmic Consciousness, the Fifth State, is known as Thureeyatheetha
in Yogic scriptures.

Bhagavan Patanjali was an incarnation of the Lord.
The Lord in His Bounty, incarnated as Patanjali to reveal to humanity the Wisdom
of Yoga Sastra.

Later, Aurobindo integrated all the four systems of Yoga
– Bhakti, Jnana, Karma and Raja – and called it the Integral Yoga.

In
the early hours of morning, I meditate
On the Absolute Self, which alone
exists
Which is of the nature of Being-Knowledge-Bliss
Which is the end of
our evolutionary journey
Which transcends the relative states triune
I am
that partless, undifferentiated Brahman
And not this assemblage
apparent
Of matter envelopments, bound by Nescience !

Pratha smarami
hrudi samsphura atma thathvam
Sat Chit Sukham Paramahamsa Gathim
Thureeyam
Yad swapna jagara sushupta mavethi nithyam

Tad Brahma nishkalam
aham na cha bhoothasangha ! !

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The Purusha beyond Prakrithi

The Rishies declared 

We have seen the Purusha who transcends Prakrithi, resplendent with the spendour of a thousand Suns !

Vedahamekam purusham mahantam aditya varna tamasa parasthat !


O Ancient, O Poet of all Poets !
Subtler than the Subtlest
Greater than the Greatest
Of Universal, Unthinkable Form
Clad in the form of a thousand Suns
To Thee, we bow !

Kaveem puranam anushasi tharam
Anoraneeyan samanusmaredhya
Sarvasys dhatharam achinthya roopa
Aditya Varna Thamasa Parasthath

– The Geetha.

Forgive O Lord, for describing the Indescribable !