Been a while since my last post, had gone to Isha Yoga, Velliangiri Hills a few weeks ago for Shoonya Meditation, thought its time for an update. Shoonya a simple tool to get into a state of no mind. While Shambavi Maha Mudra has already made a significant influence on me esp focus and energy level Shoonya will take perseverance and loads of patience to see whats in store with regular practice.
Why Vipassana and Isha in same post? Both are great means to the same end but the approach is totally different. From what I understand one works on Prajna or awareness (e.g Vipassana) the other on Samadhi. One works to dissolve the 'I' and the other works to detach from the 'I'.
Whatever path one chooses one has to make a decision after a few trial and error and stick to one. As a householder one's well being and one's family's well being needs to be taken care of in tandem with our spiritual pursuits.
As Sadhguru puts it those who lived in ancient India one's only purpose in life is the realize the Divine, God Almighty whatever one wants to call it. Realize the Divine within and the Divine in all. Every stage in one's life was a perfect balance of family life and spirituality intertwined so well that there was no this and that. Now unfortunately it is what it is.
So why Eckhart Tolle in this discussion? Well for the rationalist, and the ones on the other side of spiritual spectrum he will make a lot of sense. He gives us a lot of tools to maintain moment to moment awareness that everyone can benefit from. He also articulates vividly all the games the mind plays and teaches you to observe the observer. He highlights the biggest blooper of all times 'I think therefore I am' and makes us realize 'thinking' and the mind is just one aspect of Being and 'I am' is what is. Simple elucidation to help us realize the collective madness - identification with the mind. In simple language he teaches us to bring more awareness and less mind identification.
Intention of my post is to share the good news. We can switch off from the rattling mind as and when we want to.
How we do it is left to us to choose.
Why Vipassana and Isha in same post? Both are great means to the same end but the approach is totally different. From what I understand one works on Prajna or awareness (e.g Vipassana) the other on Samadhi. One works to dissolve the 'I' and the other works to detach from the 'I'.
Whatever path one chooses one has to make a decision after a few trial and error and stick to one. As a householder one's well being and one's family's well being needs to be taken care of in tandem with our spiritual pursuits.
As Sadhguru puts it those who lived in ancient India one's only purpose in life is the realize the Divine, God Almighty whatever one wants to call it. Realize the Divine within and the Divine in all. Every stage in one's life was a perfect balance of family life and spirituality intertwined so well that there was no this and that. Now unfortunately it is what it is.
So why Eckhart Tolle in this discussion? Well for the rationalist, and the ones on the other side of spiritual spectrum he will make a lot of sense. He gives us a lot of tools to maintain moment to moment awareness that everyone can benefit from. He also articulates vividly all the games the mind plays and teaches you to observe the observer. He highlights the biggest blooper of all times 'I think therefore I am' and makes us realize 'thinking' and the mind is just one aspect of Being and 'I am' is what is. Simple elucidation to help us realize the collective madness - identification with the mind. In simple language he teaches us to bring more awareness and less mind identification.
Intention of my post is to share the good news. We can switch off from the rattling mind as and when we want to.
How we do it is left to us to choose.
