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Mahaniwasi Mahasmani Shivir - Maha Nivasi (Residential Retreat)

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Mahaniwasi Mahasmani Shivir
- Five day residential retreat
- 27th Jan - 31st Jan 2010
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex, Pune, India

Maha Aasmani Maha Nivasi retreat in Hindi
Date	Venue	Contact	Retreat Details/ Registration
27th to 31st Jan. 2010 - Reporting on 26th Jan 10	Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex, Mumbai -Banglore Highway, Balewadi, Pune - 411045	020-24321925 09921008060 retreats@tejgyan.com	Details Register

Maha Nivasi (Residential Retreat)

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Maha Asmani Maha Nivasi Shivir - A residential retreat 22nd Jan. to 27th Jan 09 in Pune, India

Retreat Details - Maha Nivasi Registration (Residential Retreat Registration)

Retreat in English - (Four-Day Residential Retreat)

Date:	Fri, 23 Jan to Tue, 27 Jan 09
Reporting:	Thu, 23 Jan 09 - 4 P.M
Location:	Pune, India Cell: +91 9011020854

Retreat in Hindi - (Five-Day Residential Retreat)

Date:	Jan 22nd - 26th 2009
Reporting:	Jan 21st - 4 P.M.
Venue:	MaNaN Ashram, Survey No. 43, Sanas Nagar, Nandoshi Gaon, Kirkatwadi Phata, Tal. Haveli, Dist. Pune, 411024. Maharashtra, India. Phone: +91 20 2432 1925 Cell: +91 992100 8060

The Six-Day Residential Retreat (Maha-Aasmani Maha-Nivasi Retreat)
In this retreat, a seeker attends in tanden all the below mentioned retreats as well as the preparatory discourses in between the retreats

Sampurna Lakshya Retreat (SL: Supreme Life Retreat)
Foundation Truth Retreat (FT)
Maha-Aasmani Retreat (MA: Mankind Awakening Retreat)

What happens in these six days ?
In these six days, a seeker goes through an intensive spiritual quest. the purpose is to come back to wholeness and bring life back to balance. Along with all that happens in the above retreats, there is specific focus on how to train the mind to be more balanced. The six-day intensive installs a nucleus of Truth in you, which as the days go by, grows and multiplies. A 'Truth' series begins in your life. The 'Truth' is then used as an operating system of life, breaking old habit patterns and vicious cycles of thought patterns.

Benefits of the treat
Participating in the six-day residential retreat results in:

Balance of physical vitality, family harmony, emotional maturity and spiritual clarity
Living in the present and living in the thoughts of Truth constantly
Discovery of the missing link in spirituality and knowing your self
Transcending your fears to live the life you are meant to
Direct experience of Oneness, the Consciousness, the Infinity
Being able to get back to your origin, your source... where from all answers and insights manifest
Knowing the answers to profound and timeless questions, viz. Who am I? Where am I? Why am I here?

Eligibility for the retreat
Spiritual seekers with thirst for Truth are welcome to attend this six-day residential retreat. A selection process is involved wherein seekers have to fill a form in advance.

Where is the residential retreat held?
The residential is held at TGF's MaNaN Ashram. Tej Gyan Foundation's MaNaN Ashram is located at the outskirts of Pune city amidst the glory of the mountains and the pristine beauty of nature. The facility houses six hundred people in dormitories separate for ladies and gents. MaNaN Ashram is 17 kms. from Pune city which is well connected by air, road and rail.

Maha Nivasi Registration (Residential Retreat Registration)

B Meditation - U R Meditation

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"Understanding is the Whole Thing"..............Sirshree
Complete Meditation by Being Meditation & not by doing Meditation:

Questions On GOD

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Seeker : Does God exist?

Sirshree: Some say yes. Some say no. But, both are incorrect. The reality is that “only God exists”. The real question is that do you exist. You think of yourself as something different, but is it true?

Seeker : How is God?

Sirshree: How do you think He will be: Does He have any form? Or is He formless? Or is he formless with the potential to manifest?

Seeker : I think that the second one is correct ...

Sirshree: Will a layman give more importance to ornaments or to gold?

Seeker : Of course – to ornaments.

Sirshree: Similarly, people always give more importance to form and shape. But for the goldsmith, both gold and golden ornaments are the same.

Seeker : Where is God?

Sirshree: You choose from these three answers: He is within. He exists externally. Both in and out.

Seeker : I guess the third one.

Sirshree: Exactly. For Him in and out makes no difference. The difference is only in our contrast mind[1].

Seeker : Then where to seek God?

Sirshree: You tell me. If he is both in and out, then where should you seek Him?

Seeker : Maybe “in” would be easier.

Sirshree: Precisely. Even if you seek Him outside, you will ultimately reach within. We look out into the mirror (an external source), but what it does is just to reflect us as we are. All idols and religious symbols stand for only one reason– to take us within. Then only do temples serve their purpose.

Seeker : If God is within, then who created God? How was he born?

Sirshree: Do you think God can die?

Seeker : No, absolutely not.

Sirshree: Only one who is born dies. The one who doesn’t die cannot be born either. God is beyond life and death, beyond time and space, beyond all perception and beyond every imagination.

Seeker : Then when did the world come into existence – this world that God created?

Sirshree: When the world was created?" -- this question is to do with time. But the concept of time came after the world was created. Do you understand? Are you getting it?

Seeker : Yes. Somewhat.

Sirshree: Actually what is important is – What "was" before time? Because that which was before time always existed, exists and will always exist. That’s the reason for the Final Truth Discourses.

Seeker : Then what should one do? What next? So is the first step that of getting liberated from anger and other such aversions. If so, I cannot do it. I have tried several times, but all in vain.

Sirshree: No, the first step is to know your true self. Get stabilized in your true self. First attain the bright happiness within. Once you are in that bright happiness, that ecstatic bliss- anger dissolves automatically.

Seeker : Then who am I?

Sirshree: One is that "I" what people think of me to be. One is that "I" what I think of myself to be. One that "I", which in future I want to become. In reality, you are beyond all these. Don’t try to know this in words – know by being there. Being is knowing. Not by being the body, not by being the mind.

Seeker :Will I understand these deeper truths of life? Can I fathom the depth of it?

Sirshree: Why not?

Seeker : But, how?

Sirshree: First you have to understand the mind – the mind that has shadowed the truth. This mind has many facets – all of them can be broadly classified under seven categories. These, I call the seven legs of the mind. With understanding, the seven legs will automatically break.

Seeker : How can I break these legs quickly?

Sirshree: This is the mind that is saying it. The mind in itself cannot make the mind fall.

Seeker : Then what should I do?

Sirshree: Attain understanding. Walk with me step by step. Give an hour every week for listening, for understanding. Listening to the Final Truth Discourses. Listening will bring forth understanding. Then “understanding in action” will emerge. Eventually, you will discover the pearl – the pearl that has been covered by the oyster. Pearl means truth. The mind is referred to as an oyster – which has thick layers of desires and cravings. That keeps drifting between the past and the future. But it cannot remain in the present. Understanding through listening will break the shell and the pearl will be revealed. So, are you ready for listening?

Seeker : Yes, of course.

Sirshree: Thank you for the opportunity to be of bright service to you.

Questions on Happiness

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What is real happiness?

Sirshree: Real happiness is not that happiness which you get when you achieve some thing. The mind has cast a shadow over the real you. When the mind falls -- then what is behind the mind -- that manifests. And when that happens it is real happiness. Suppose you have an aim, a desire to achieve something or to own something. And when you actually achieve it -- then the mind that was thriving only on that desire --falls for some moments because the desire has been quenched. And in those few moments of no-mind, you experience emptiness. This you call as happiness or bliss. All happiness you have ever experienced is only because of the mind getting empty, because of the no-mind state, because of the lifting of the shadow of the mind. But the false notion that you get is that because the target was completed -- you got happiness. Because of what you desired - you got happiness. Because of this false notion, desire for newer and more things increase. But, anything that gives you lots of happiness today does not give you the same amount of happiness later. After some time happiness diminishes. It ends. The real thing - the one that is shadowed by the mind -- after that is experienced -- then you get "bright" happiness (Tej Anand). This "bright" happiness never diminishes.

What then is "bright" happiness ?

Sirshree: That bliss that is beyond happiness and sorrow. For which there is no opposite. To site an example, the opposite of 'success' is 'failure'. Similarly: hot - cold, up - down, love - hate etc. - all words are related. But what is beyond both opposites is "bright". What is beyond love and hate is "bright" love. What is beyond happiness and grief is bright happiness. There is no opposite to "bright" happiness. Because that is 'one'. When you come to know of that "one" then, you are liberated from dualism.

Why is man unhappy?

Because of double unhappiness.

What is double unhappiness?

You are troubled by something. The body is under pain – this is first unhappiness. But on that unhappiness the mind becomes unhappy, why does this exist? Why me? Why not others? When would this pain go away? ---- Then the unhappiness of the body increases ten times over. The body was in pain. The body was curing it too. Nature on its own was curing the pain. But the thorn of the mind made it “my pain”, “my unhappiness”.

Does this mean we should not be unhappy?

This means unhappiness over unhappiness should not be there.

What does this mean?

This means that the comparing mind (contrast mind) that raises its head and defines the state of unhappiness shouldn’t be there.

I didn’t understand ...

Understand it like this. You got angry. It does not trouble you as such. Children get angry and the very next second, they are peacefully playing. But you are thinking as to “why did I anger?” Even after the incident has occurred, what is being thought over it for hour together --- that gives you trouble. So you get angry over anger and this troubles the mind. The more your understanding increases, you are rid of this double unhappiness.

That means unhappiness alone cannot trouble us?

Absolutely correct.

How is that?

When unhappiness is not acceptable, then double unhappiness begins i.e. unhappiness over unhappiness as to why I am unhappy? But when there is acceptance of this unhappiness, then unhappiness on that unhappiness doesn’t happen. Depression on depression doesn’t occur. And then this understanding will occur that it is only “non-acceptance” that is unhappiness and only acceptance is happiness.

Question Answer Sessions with Sirshree Tejparkhi
On this page, you will find answers given out to truth seekers by Sirshree Tejparkhi. Some answers have been given to individual seekers who later wrote from their memory. Some are excerpts from his discourses where seekers asked questions and his answers thereto were documented.

Questions on Meditation

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(A seeker's account of what happened to him)

This is an excerpt from an article by a disciple Tulsi Harwani where he describes how one question answer-session with Sirshree transformed his understanding.

One day I went to Sirshree and asked him some questions on meditation. I didn’t know then that the discussion would change the course of my life, my entire perception. The discussion that followed is described as follows:

Tulsi: Nowadays I am unable to practice vipassana meditation. What should I do? I am not able to concentrate and hence I feel guilty.

Sirshree: Who meditates – know that first.

Tulsi: Meditation, of course, I was the one doing it. But nowadays I have discontinued the practice.

Sirshree: First know “Who am I?”. Then you will be only in meditation. In other words, you become meditation, you become devotion.

Tulsi: I did not understand this.

Sirshree: Fine. You have to listen from the beginning. Listen by dropping all your false notions and concepts, without any comparison. Then you will come to understand that the meditation of Self (sakshi) is continuously happening. The moment the mind falls – there is meditation of Self - meditation of bright awareness – where there is awareness of consciousness and awareness of unconsciousness – both. That is bright awareness. Bright awareness is meditation. You don’t have to meditate – but just understand that “You are meditation”.

Tulsi: What! No need of meditation?

Sirshree: Not only meditation, but you will be free from all types of karma. You will get the understanding that you were the non-doer of karmas(akarta), you never did any karma right from the beginning. Then how did you become the doer of meditation?

Tulsi: So what should I do to attain this understanding?

Sirshree: Come and listen to Antim Satsang discourses. Through listening, the meditator will remain no more and what remains is only meditation. The path to end suffering, the road to happiness will emerge. You will be in the bright bliss of silence (moun).

Tulsi: I will definitely keep coming. Since then I attended the Gyan Group Retreat. I found the path to end suffering. I understood what Antim Satsang is all about. The more I listened, the more the conviction grew that everybody should come to know about Antim satsang and the final truth taught here. With this hope and conviction, I made an effort to write this small article. I believe this book will solve its purpose.

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Q : What is the most important aim of mans' spiritual search ?

A : Self Realization.

Q : But, can a householder , a man with responsibilities, ever attain self realization ?

A : Definitely. Married or not, male or female - it does not matter. One can surely attain this experience. Because this experience is already there with everyone all the time. It is inside. Here and now.

Q : However, because of all responsibilities a householder never gets time for listening, meditating, contemplating, devotion, etc

A : Yes. If actions are happening with attachment, then it increases your burdens, your obligations. Because of which you start feeling that "there is no time". But once you get the understanding - then there after man experiences solitude even while working. Then work becomes real devotion. Then being on oneself becomes real meditation.

Q : But all said and done, doesn’t man not reap the actions of his past lives?

A : Were you born now ? Are you today able to abandon all the concepts of your mind? Are you ready to raise yourself to a higher level than merely the concepts of heaven and hell? If you haven't done these now, then why do you bother about other births? Know the one who gets born. Identify the one who never is born. If you do FIRST THINGS FIRST then these entire questions would be answered. The fact is that you are ignorant about your true blissful state. In between, the clouds of "concepts" have overshadowed your true self. Unfold the knots and your true self will manifest.

Q : Is it necessary to become a monk, a recluse?

A : A householders thinks, "I am a householder." After becoming a monk - a new thought occurs to him - "I am a monk." By all this, you don't get freedom from thoughts. You don't get relieved of the mind. If you think by becoming a recluse you get relief from this mind only in the jungles - then why not at home? Instead, I ask you to become a "bright householder" . - The one who is beyond both householder and monk.

Q : Why is the mind always troubled?

A : " I do work " .This is the thought that generates all these troubles. First know how work happens. Remember who you are? Then work won't be a burden to you. Thoughts occur spontaneously and mind generates more thoughts on it. It shades these thoughts with its imagination and concepts. Due to which it somersaults in the past and the future. It goes away from the present. This is the exact trouble of the mind. The moment it knows the truth - it becomes silent. And then the bliss that is hidden behind the mind - bright happiness - it surfaces.

Q : Then how does all work happen ? What is this truth? - this true happiness?

A : Understand this with an analogy of a film screen. The movements of pictures on the screen do not effect the screen. The VIEWER always concentrates only on the pictures. Without the screen, the pictures do not exist. Yet it is the picture that gets all the attention. If the pictures are of fire- it does not burn the screen. Similarly, all the fire - the anger and the hatred inside man can not even touch that thing (true self) - It is man's duty to find out this - untouched spot and then try to get stabilized there. He will surely be successful.

Q : How to reach that spot?

A : Between you and that spot - there is this thin film of you mind. When the mind starts getting the understanding that is told in the "Final Truth" Sessions - Then that film disappears. Then, when, the mind falls, that place manifests. Where there is no happiness, no sorrow. Beyond both is "ultimate peace" - whose bright happiness man can experience and may want to share with others.

Q : But , there is also a director to the movie?

A : Movies happen on a non living screen. Hence a conscious entity is required to direct it. But the screen (spot) inside us - it is full of consciousness. There - no director is required.

Q : Then doesn't work happen according to our doings ? Does everything happening in our lives get directed from that place? So should we just wait with our hands tied?

A : The concepts of action and doership either trouble you or liberate you . The crow uses only one eye to see both sides. The elephant uses its trunk both as a hand as well as nose. Believe it or not, truth is one and the same. The door is one. To attain that place is man's final aim whether you believe it or not. The doer of action and non-action is one.

Q : What is "silence"?

A : The state beyond speech and thought is silence. Words originate from silence. And it is in this inner silence that thoughts disappear as well. In between every word, silence is available. In between every thought, silence is available. It is in the paper {background} of silence - those words are written. And attaining this silence is attaining yourself. Silence is the ultimate language.

Q : Is remaining in solitude necessary?

A : Solitude is inside a man himself. Even in a crowd while doing work, if man is able to always keep his mind at peace, then he is actually savoring {enjoying} solitude. If a recluse, staying in a jungle is trapped in a swamp of thoughts - then even in solitude he is not. Understanding takes you easily into solitude.

Q : The moment one sits to meditate, thoughts arise with great rapidity & then trouble you.

A : Yes. During meditation all kinds of thoughts arise. This is correct. The thoughts that are hidden [suppressed] in you- they have to come out one day or the other. If they don't arise - if they don't appear before the WITNESS - then how will they get eradicated? Thoughts are able to trouble you because you get attached to them. The witness who watches these thoughts are you, not the thoughts themselves. Knowing the witness who witnesses every experience in meditation - is Self Realization.

Q : How can I experience myself?

A : Experience of yourself is not a thing that is outside. That has to be again attained. It is already present. Because we think of ourselves as our body, we have forgotten our true nature.

Q : Would “knowing myself” help others?

A : Definitely ! Indeed - this is the biggest service. Seeing you, a desire would arise in the minds if others to attain this bliss due to which they too would become seekers. And finally, they would become disseminators of the Bright Understanding.

Q : How to see the omnipresent God?

A : For seeing God - it is necessary to know "What is not God" or attain the understanding level that "There is only God".

Q : How to find a Guru?

A : When a seeker’s desire to know the truth increases, when he becomes ready to listen the final truth - then the Guru automatically reaches the disciple. The Guru is the inner witnessor himself. It is through his grace that Self Realization is possible. Because you understand yourself to be the body - you make the mistake of thinking that the Guru is also another body.

Q : How to identify the Guru?

A : Is the Guru the one who can walk on water? Who can fly? Who can make things manifest out of thin air? - Not at all. Due to listening to whose words, due to whose presence you start to feel the bliss in life - that is the criterion - that is the way to identify the real Guru. The one who will make you realize yourself. The Guru will show you all the facets of your mind. The Guru will break your ego of being the doer. He would make you experience the truth of this world. Who would liberate you from all bondage. Who would liberate you from himself too.

Q: Who am I?

A: This is something that only you have to tell that who you are.

Q : I try a lot. Yet I cannot find out that "I". How is that "I"? Even after lots of effort I'm unable to find it. Nothing is clear.

A : You are trying to know it with the help of your imagination. Truth is beyond imagination. When the mind is unable to see a particular thing then it starts imagining about it. Who is that who says that the "I" cannot be seen? Instead of imagining, experience it with peace. Before grasping the "I am" feeling - "Understanding" has to be gained. Otherwise the mind will again and again raise its head and will weave a web of imagination. Reach the roots of it. Understanding that is imparted in the final truth sessions -- that can make you reach there. Due to which the mind falls or then it surrenders itself at the feet of God where everything is acceptable to it. This way, the mind will die. Surrendering yourself and understanding is one and the same. When the ego grasps the power of God - then it surrenders. By understanding, it goes into silence.

Q : How should this surrendering be?

A : Surrendering is successful only after the real meaning of surrendering is understood. This knowledge - comes only after getting Bright Truth and Bright knowledge. Surrendering is only then complete when it is doubtless. This is not something on which there could be a compromise. Whether our demands are met or not. In such a surrendering - everything is encompassed.

Q: But isn't it something to be laughed upon - that we keep finding this 'I'. "Who am I? Who am I?" - We keep thinking only of this.

A: You think of yourself as the body - that is why it seems humorous. But it is exactly the opposite. This thing is very serious. Because the moment you know yourself - all problems, all the depression, anger, worries, hatred vanishes. The fear of death and the war of life end.

Q : From time immemorial - the search for God has always been on. Has there been any final conclusion to all this?

A : Yes. God is silence manifest. It is only in silence that he can be known. Words can merely act as indicators. But when these words fall in the hands of sectarians, then they become the reason for differences. That is why people like Buddha never even mention God.

Q : What stands between me and God?

A : Your fickle mind and its wrong concepts and beliefs.

Q : I have lots of shortcomings. Will God remove them?

A: If your faith persists - all these shortcomings would be overcome.

Q: Why doesn't God Himself raise this faith in me?

A: For this you have to understand the truth or do surrendering.

Q : If I surrender myself before God - then don’t I need to do prayers?

A : Surrendering is the most supreme and powerful prayer of all.

Q : But how to keep faith on God's grace?

A : According to your mind, you do not feel God's grace. If you are not feeling His grace - it doesn't mean that God's grace is not happening. In your imagination - do not compare or judge God's grace. That you were born as a man - itself - is a big grace of God. Then in this body - if the desire for Truth arises - it is the second grace. Meeting a Guru who tells you the Truth - is the third grace. Faith arising on the Guru is the fourth instance of grace. Some of this grace has already been done. If you can't identify it - Why blame God?

Q : Please tell something in the end so that I can start contemplating.

A : In the night there is no sense of your body. When there is no body - the senses of the body don't work - due to which even this world disappears. You get up in the morning and say I slept well. In that deep sleep who was knowing who was awake? Who slept during the night? Who remained awake? Who got up in the morning? Who slept in the morning? Did it actually sleep in the morning or did the concepts of the mind cover it? How to know that 'never sleeping, ever awaking' witness? How to attain the sacred spot inside? How to attain it while in the awaking state? Then liberation from every sorrow, liberation from the aversions of the mind will happen. The mind, that was trying to understand all the things of the world - how to make it an object itself ? How should it bow down? Let the somersaults of the mind stop. Start living in the present. Be stabilized in your true self - these good wishes and blessings.

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Answers to Seeker's Questions by " Sirshree "

Seeker : Does God exist?

Sirshree: Some say yes. Some say no. But, both are incorrect. The reality is that “only God exists”. The real question is that do you exist. You think of yourself as something different, but is it true?

Seeker : How is God?

Sirshree: How do you think He will be: Does He have any form? Or is He formless? Or is he formless with the potential to manifest?

Seeker : I think that the second one is correct ...

Sirshree: Will a layman give more importance to ornaments or to gold?

Seeker : Of course – to ornaments.

Sirshree: Similarly, people always give more importance to form and shape. But for the goldsmith, both gold and golden ornaments are the same.

Seeker : Where is God?

Sirshree: You choose from these three answers: He is within. He exists externally. Both in and out.

Seeker : I guess the third one.

Sirshree: Exactly. For Him in and out makes no difference. The difference is only in our contrast mind[1].

Seeker : Then where to seek God?

Sirshree: You tell me. If he is both in and out, then where should you seek Him?

Seeker : Maybe “in” would be easier.

Sirshree: Precisely. Even if you seek Him outside, you will ultimately reach within. We look out into the mirror (an external source), but what it does is just to reflect us as we are. All idols and religious symbols stand for only one reason– to take us within. Then only do temples serve their purpose.

Seeker : If God is within, then who created God? How was he born?

Sirshree: Do you think God can die?

Seeker : No, absolutely not.

Sirshree: Only one who is born dies. The one who doesn’t die cannot be born either. God is beyond life and death, beyond time and space, beyond all perception and beyond every imagination.

Seeker : Then when did the world come into existence – this world that God created?

Sirshree: When the world was created?" -- this question is to do with time. But the concept of time came after the world was created. Do you understand? Are you getting it?

Seeker : Yes. Somewhat.

Sirshree: Actually what is important is – What "was" before time? Because that which was before time always existed, exists and will always exist. That’s the reason for the Final Truth Discourses.

Seeker : Then what should one do? What next? So is the first step that of getting liberated from anger and other such aversions. If so, I cannot do it. I have tried several times, but all in vain.

Sirshree: No, the first step is to know your true self. Get stabilized in your true self. First attain the bright happiness within. Once you are in that bright happiness, that ecstatic bliss- anger dissolves automatically.

Seeker : Then who am I?

Sirshree: One is that "I" what people think of me to be. One is that "I" what I think of myself to be. One that "I", which in future I want to become. In reality, you are beyond all these. Don’t try to know this in words – know by being there. Being is knowing. Not by being the body, not by being the mind.

Seeker :Will I understand these deeper truths of life? Can I fathom the depth of it?

Sirshree: Why not?

Seeker : But, how?

Sirshree: First you have to understand the mind – the mind that has shadowed the truth. This mind has many facets – all of them can be broadly classified under seven categories. These, I call the seven legs of the mind. With understanding, the seven legs will automatically break.

Seeker : How can I break these legs quickly?

Sirshree: This is the mind that is saying it. The mind in itself cannot make the mind fall.

Seeker : Then what should I do?

Sirshree: Attain understanding. Walk with me step by step. Give an hour every week for listening, for understanding. Listening to the Final Truth Discourses. Listening will bring forth understanding. Then “understanding in action” will emerge. Eventually, you will discover the pearl – the pearl that has been covered by the oyster. Pearl means truth. The mind is referred to as an oyster – which has thick layers of desires and cravings. That keeps drifting between the past and the future. But it cannot remain in the present. Understanding through listening will break the shell and the pearl will be revealed. So, are you ready for listening?

Seeker : Yes, of course.

Sirshree: Thank you for the opportunity to be of bright service to you.

Meditation

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Missing link about Meditation - SirShree TejParkhiji

You don’t have to meditate….
You are meditation. There is no need to meditate.
You have to merely listen to the truth.
Listen by dropping all your false notions and concepts, without any comparison. Then you will come to understand that the meditation of Self is continuously happening.
The moment the mind falls - there is meditation of self — meditation of bright awareness - where there is awareness of consciousness and awareness of unconsciousness - both.
That is bright awareness. Bright awareness is meditation.
You don’t have to meditate - but just understand that

“You are meditation".

SirShree TejParkhi

Tej Gyan Foundation: A Spiritual Organization with a Difference

2008-10-28T12:42:00.002+05:30

By Chitra Jha

Do you know of any spiritual organization that is ISO 9001:2000 certified? Have you heard of any organization that promises ‘enlightenment’ for all, irrespective of age and gender; irrespective of educational, social, economic, and intellectual backgrounds? Have you ever attended a spiritual program that offers ‘System for Wisdom’ in a corporate training manner; and yet makes it simple enough for a common man to understand and experience it? You would wonder if such an organization exists. Well, such a wonderful organization with clarity of goal and the path for its achievement not only exists but thrives. Headquarted at the city of Pune, this wonderful organization has spread far and wide, covering not only a major part of India but also Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Founded by Tejguru Sirshree Tejparkhi, with a vision of creating a highly evolved society on Planet Earth, Tej Gyan Foundation has been a beacon of light for truth seekers. The word ‘tej’ signifies beyond duality. When the word ‘tej’ is pre-fixed to a word, it signifies the state beyond the two polarities. For example, there is happiness, and there is unhappiness; tej happiness (tejanand) is the bliss beyond happiness and unhappiness. ‘Tej’ is the source from which both the polarities of happiness and unhappiness emanate. Similarly, there is ignorance and there is knowledge; tej knowledge (tejgyan) is the wisdom which is beyond both ignorance and knowledge. Tej is the source from which both the extremes of knowledge and ignorance manifest.

Sirshree says that the word ‘tej’ is the missing link to understand the oneness of the existential experience which is beyond two. The existential experience is termed as Self, Witness, Allah, God, Ishwar, Lord, etc. The body functions because of that living (sentient) Consciousness, without that it is a dead entity, insentient. When life (the Consciousness), the living entity within us, experiences itself, it is known as Enlightenment.

The word ‘tejgyan’ refers to the highest knowledge and its experience. It is that state of wisdom from where nothing remains unknown; all the mysteries of life and the universe become crystal clear. This highest state of wisdom carries transformative power. It is a door to enlightenment. Each individual, family, and organization, in fact all of society is capable of experiencing and attaining ‘tejgyan’. The resultant abundance of joy, bliss, and love is something that cannot be explained in words, it can only be experienced. The name of the foundation ‘Tej Gyan’ originates from this ‘knowlerience’ (a new word coined by Sirshree to speak of both highest knowledge and its experience).

‘Tej Parakhi’ refers to the highest role one can assume in life. Sirshree’s disciples lovingly named him Tejparkhi- a living maestro, whose clarity and commitment is shared through the work of TGF.

Sirshree’s spiritual quest began about thirty years ago. Immersed in his quest for truth he practiced many meditations. His unquenchable thirst led him to various schools of thoughts and teachings. His desire to spend more and more time in the search of truth led him to relinquish his college teaching job. He undertook a long period of contemplation on the mystery of life until his search ended on enlightenment around August 1997. He arrived at the understanding that the missing link in all paths that lead to truth is the lack of ‘understanding’.

Sirshree says, “All paths that lead to truth begin differently- but end in the same way- with understanding. Understanding is the whole thing. And, this understanding is complete in itself. Listening to this understanding is enough.”

Sirshree started imparting this final understanding directly to seekers. As a college professor, his greatest skill was his ability to simplify the most complex of topics. Now he simplifies the most complicated topic in the world - spirituality and enlightenment - which he maintains are the simplest concepts.

TGF’s ‘System for Wisdom’ was created in 1998, to impart the wisdom of enlightenment practically and scientifically, in a step by step manner, to all seekers. The major objective of this system was to convert human beings into ‘Tej Sansaris’. A tej sansari is a wise person who knows that he is a gift of creation and consistently communicates joy, bliss, love, and enthusiasm in all his actions. He is aware of his true nature and has experienced it. A tej sansari is neither a recluse nor a worldly man. He gives his talents to the larger welfare of society and effortlessly pursues success, operating through tejgyan.

As Sirshree’s disciples (tej sansaris) grew in number, the need for a formal organization was felt. From the very beginning, Sirshree had attracted many professionals such as doctors, lawyers, chartered accountants, and teachers due to his scientific and logical approach to explaining the final truth. Some of these professionals got together and created a trust called Tej Gyan Foundation in March 1999.

The foundation is registered as a non-profit organization under the Bombay Public Trust Act. The objectives of the foundation are

§ To impart understanding to everybody about the final truth (tejgyan) and expound scientific ways towards self realization.

§ To highlight the importance of tejgyan in all spheres of life- physical, psychological, social, financial, and spiritual.

§ To facilitate creation of a highly evolved society on Planet Earth.

The motto of Tej Gyan Foundation is “Happy Thoughts”. An integral part of Sirshree’s pivotal teachings, happy thoughts are thoughts beyond positive thoughts. These are thoughts of liberation and self realization. These are thoughts that motivate one to get rid of all other thoughts. Usage of the greeting ‘Happy Thoughts’ by TGFtians helps create a higher collective consciousness consisting of positive vibrations.

As an NGO, TGF focuses on education of humanity in the following areas:

· The personal quest (Who am I?)

· The organizational quest (Why am I here?)

· The family quest (What is love?)

Tejgyan is not a belief system or philosophy, but is the understanding which facilitates every individual’s natural growth through these quests.

Sirshree’s key teachings can be summarized in five simple points:

1. The question is not whether God exists. The question is do ‘you’ exist?

2. Everything is just a game of beliefs. Understanding is the whole thing.

3. The purpose of life on earth is to make the mind unshakable, pure, and loving.

4. There is a reason to be always happy (it is within you!). It is possible to be always happy.

5. Guru, God, Grace, and You: are one.

All these teachings are imparted in TGF through a systematic manner by listening to the final truth. According to Sirshree, it is possible to understand the truth by mere listening to it, as listening was the first path to truth. He says, “By listening, one understands. The moment one understands, actions automatically begin to happen. In fact, listening, understanding, and action occur at the same time. With understanding there is a change in action. With change in action, we are liberated from the bondage of karma.’

Sirshree likes to use simple stories, jokes, and anecdotes to impart the highest knowledge in a simple and effective manner. He laughs generously and whole heartedly during his discourses. This bright laughter is infectious to say the least. Thus knowledge of final truth is imparted in a light hearted environment where everyone feels at ease. And direct experience of God happens just by listening systematically……………….

Sirshree says that it is important to impart the highest knowledge in a step by step manner because at each level of understanding the answers differ. The System for Wisdom ensures that through various levels, seekers progress from lower answers to higher answers. The wisdom is imparted as per the level of consciousness of seekers. Seekers can join Group 1 and decide to move step by step as they want and if they want to. At each level their understanding is enhanced and their limiting beliefs drop off. As they attain higher understanding and get rid of their beliefs, they realize that world is their practice ground. They embrace this playground, rather than relinquish it……..

The System for Wisdom is a three step process:

§ Listening to the Truth breaks the false beliefs.

§ Contemplation of the Truth leads to understanding.

§ Application of the Truth leads to conviction.

In August 2008, Tej Gyan Foundation acquired the distinction of becoming one of the world’s first spiritual organizations to have a system for wisdom certified under ISO 9001:2000. This certification has enhanced the image of an already proven system in the eyes of the skeptics and faithful alike.

Last month, I was led to TGF’s MaNaN Ashram outside Pune, which is being developed as its headquarters over 25 acres of land amidst the glory of mountains and pristine beauty of nature, on a personal quest for the final truth. It was an incredible experience to say the least. There were over a thousand seekers; about half of them (including me) were staying in the Ashram itself. Eighty percent of the seekers were in their 20s or early 30s. The diversity was mind-boggling. From peasants to software engineers, from 70 year old women to hip teenagers; all listening to Sirshree under the same roof, connecting with each other and the Guru through a common thread: understanding the truth and experiencing it! The atmosphere was eclectic and magical. Besides experiencing joy and peace, I got to interact with many seekers, tejsevaks (volunteers), and satyacharyas (teachers of truth). Each story spoke volumes.

Khoyesh Thakkar has known Sirshree since 1988. He relates an interesting incident about those days. When he heard that Sirshree had attained enlightenment, he went to meet Sirshree expecting him to sport a beard and look like a sadhu. He was surprised to see Sirshree dressed up as before, even though he looked as if he was on a different plane. Khoyesh asked Sirshree, “Now that you are self-realized, what food do you eat?” In his inimitable style, Sirshree responded, “Are you enquiring about me or my body?” This answer had baffled Khoyesh at that time, but today he knows better. He is emphatic that only lucky people can understand the importance of a living Guru.

Dr. Sunita Sabnani is the editor of English books for TGF. She spoke about her pre and post TGF days with great candor. In her own words, “Since childhood I had felt that this world was hopeless and life was meaningless. After completing my medical studies, I went through a long period of depression, since I felt a vacuum inside me as well as a turmoil regarding what to do about my career and my life. That is when I came in contact with TGF and Sirshree. Gradually, Sirshree's simple but highest wisdom permeated my life, and I didn't even realize when I started believing that everything is going to be fine with this world and my life. I have started smiling and laughing again. I have understood who I actually am and what the meaning of life is. My life has become a celebration of self-expression, as I have settled down into doing what I love the most – writing. I am on the path of attaining higher consciousness and it has been a wonderful and enlightening journey with the most wonderful master, Sirshree. Now I am totally convinced that the Golden Era of Truth is beginning on Earth once again.”

Pramod works for an IT company. He is very convinced that a Guru is essential to achieve the highest level of consciousness. He says, “Ever since I came in touch with Sirshree, I have found answers to all my questions. My level of consciousness has grown. Now my life is filled with everything: money, fulfilling relations, knowledge, great experiences, and above all a broad outlook about life. Tejgyan has given me knowledge, not just of this world, but the world beyond death as well. I have overcome the fear of death, and have a crystal clear understanding about the mysteries of life.”

Girish Wadhwani works for an orphanage along with his wife. He has been associated with TGF for past 10 years. He cannot believe that at one point of time in life he was contemplating committing suicide. He says, “My relationship with my family members was at an all time low when I attended TGF’s family retreat. Today I love the very same people, I used to hate. I have understood answers to the questions like ‘Who am I?’, “What is the purpose of my life?” Not just my external world, but my inner world has also changed. I live in bliss: day in, day out.”

Corporate trainer Nitin Ahir speaks with an unusual calm, “My lid used to blow up at small things, such as traffic snarls, erratic mobile network, computer breakdown, garbage dumps across the city, potholed roads, power cuts etc. Life was full of countless stress moments. There was no stability, only struggle. It was like a run-a-ball situation with no wickets in hand. It was at such a time that Sirshree, the Zen master of our times, came to my rescue. He made me realize that stability cannot be found in an unstable world. Stability does not come when the world is stable; it comes when the mind is stable.”

People belonging to different faiths come to TGF and get a clear understanding about their own religion. Maulaso Nadaf, an Islamic teacher, said, “I was born in a Muslim family, yet it was in TGF that I understood what Kabir’s love and wisdom was all about. Now the essence of all faiths has percolated into my life.”

A fellow seeker, Police officer Sonkade Babusha, had a practical approach He said, “If eight hours are spent catching a thief, the entire ire is vent upon him once he is caught. But from now on I will choose the right response in the face of such provocations. I will respond while remaining in the present moment. This is the understanding I have received in TGF.”

The ‘shift’ was evident everywhere; in people’s thoughts, words, and actions. It seemed as though the seeds of a highly evolved society were being sown right there in the MaNaN ashram.

Tejguru Sirshree Tejparkhi and his Tej Gyan Foundation are working as a ‘lighthouse’, lighting one heart at a time. Soon the numbers will reach the critical mass, the so called tipping point. After that the momentum will gain weight. The movement will be unstoppable and along with the ‘shift of consciousness’, a new highly evolved society will become a reality on our beautiful planet. Such is the dream of a self-realized, fully conscious, and awakened soul…………………………………………..

He Is Back with His MISSION EARTH

2008-10-28T11:36:00.007+05:30

Yes !!!! He is Back

Surprised......., Can't Believe It...... U Will Very Soon.....

and b sure about whom I am Talking about.....

Yes Him The Only One.... This World is all about HisStory........

He is experiencing Himself Thru each one of us...

Infact He and Only He is , was and will always B

(Was - b'cause He was present in the form of Body Mind Mechanism, IS - is always here)

To Some HE was/is JESUS

To Some HE was/is MAHAVEER

To Some HE was/is GAUTAMA BUDDHA

To Some HE was/is RAM or KRISHNA

To Some HE was/is ALLAH or PAIGAMBAR

To Some HE was/is GURU NANAK

To Some HE was/is ALMIGHTY, GOD, GURU, SOURCE, LIFE, .....

AND NOW, HE IS/WILL B, to one and all, in and as, THE ONLYONE as ............ SIRSHREE

with his MISSION EARTH !!

The Power of Wealth with-in You

2008-08-21T19:06:00.000+05:30

How to Recognize and Release Your Power

There is an inherent power lying in each and every person, hidden deep within us. By finding this power and knowing how to use it we can obtain miraculous results. We have the power to create financial freedom and independence, the power to lead a healthy lifestyle, the power to live where we want and do the things we dream of doing.

There is in man a greater Self, one that transcends the current belief we have of ourselves. Our goal is to find that person and become what we are supposed to be, to do and to have. Whether that is to be a person who is seeking benefits of a healthy life, a person who pursues wealth and is looking for your financial freedom, or a person who craves living in the country and who enjoys horses and ranch life. We strive to be all that we can be.

The idea of this book is to assist men and women to bring their inward powers of mind and spirit into reality. Intuitively and in harmony with universal law; to build up character, and to find within them that wondrous Self, which is their real self, and which when realized reveals to them that they are capable of extraordinary happenings. The ability to run their business, work from home, travel the world, experience abundant health.

There is no way whereby the lessons of life can be avoided. Each life must meet it own troubles and difficulties; each soul must pass through its own waters, every heart must encounter sorrow and grief. But none should be overwhelmed in the conflicts of life, for one who has learned the great secret of his identity with the Universal life and power, dwells in an impregnable city, built upon the truth.

While this book does not offer any vain promises of an easy life, for that is not possible. As we must all pass different tests, go through trials and tribulations given to us by our choices that we make. Depending on how our mind thinks, what we value (truth, money, health), what are my goals (making money, being healthy, enjoying country lifestyle), my ambitions (training, showing horses), and my beliefs (spiritual, mental, health or wealth). However, it shows you how to become so strong that life looks almost easy by comparison (life or fate does not change or become easier, but the individual alters and becomes stronger). While it shows the reader how to avoid making their life more difficult than it need be. As Ellie Drake says “It’s Easier Done Than Said”. Most peoples lives would be less filled with trouble and suffering if they took life in the right spirit and acted in harmony with the Universal Laws. The idea here is to assist many to come into harmony and your life’s purpose, avoiding much needless suffering. This discovery which brings with it a realization of absolute security, to bring into expression and wisely use the inner spirit and metal forces and then enter a life of overcoming obstacles and finding unlimited opportunities and dreams. Of course we all know that positive thoughts/choices and actions bring about positive results or consequences and that negative will also yield only negatives.

We each possess unlimited power and potential. The power of the spirit that lies in each person provides us with this power and potential. It is not the power of an ordinary, dull and dreary life. It transcends these, because being spiritual is of a higher order than either physical or even mental thought.

When you don’t tap into the power with-in you, you feel as if you are lost. When you do tap into this source of energy, you find you are unstoppable. Things that seemed difficult before are no longer that way. You have the ability to overcome them, by either going around or through them. Try looking at your difficulties from another point of view. Take a look from another angle and you will begin to see them in a different light. Then you will be able to find your way of getting them accomplished with ease.

I recently read this story and it seems to fit here: A man who once wrote about the salvaging of old ships stated that it was not the age of the wood from the vessel alone that improved its quality. The straining and the twisting of the ship by the sea, the chemical reaction produced by the bilge water, and the differing cargoes also had an effect. Several years ago some oak boards from an eighty year old ship, and some mahogany beams also taken from a vessel of some sixty years old were exhibited. They attracted attention because of their elegant coloring and beautiful grain. The years of travel had constricted the pores of the wood and deepened it colors, so that they were as magnificent and bright as those of an ancient Chinese vase. There is also a great difference between the quality of life of people who lived listless, self-indulgent, and useless lives and the quality of those who have sailed through the rough times, carrying cargo and burdens but are guided by their spirit. In the latter group, not only has the stress and strain of life seeped into their lives but the aroma of the sweetness of their cargo has also been absorbed into the very pores of each fiber of their character. I was pondering this story, realizing that it gave me a peace of mind. It is okay where I am now in my life, yes my cargos and burdens have shaped me. It is also up to me to determine how I look at this shaping, whether I look “rotted” or “wondrous” and that I have the power to change how I am affected by the events around me. Even though these events or circumstances (choices and reactions) have shaped me to where I am today, I have the inherent power to change them in the future.

If you enter into this inner knowledge you can find yourself the possessor of infinite power and unlimited potential. You can create your own strategies for the wealth you desire, or the life you wish and dream of living. If it is to be it is up to me.

Use the Law of Attraction with Unconditional Love

2008-08-19T12:50:00.000+05:30

The secret to life is immersing yourself in unconditional love. Use the tool called the law of attraction to attract unconditional love into your every experience. Call forth spirituality information that allows your spiritual growth to expand exponentially. Everything that exists, including you, came from the source of everything.

This source has been called many names. God, Allah, Jawah, Jehovah, Brahma, Nature and Elohim are just a few of the names or labels that we have attached to this idea or concept we have about the source of all that is. These names and labels are a way of identifying this something that is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent. This omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent thing that we are labeling is the concept that rules and binds the universe and everything that exists, seen and unseen, and this thing we are talking about, that we label with the word “God,” is love. Unconditional, unbounded, all-powerful love is the force behind the source that we call God. When you come right down to the bottom line of our existence in this physical relative universe, our only reason and purpose for being is to experience love in all of its different infinite perspectives. This is the easiest thing in the world to do because everything we experience is an experience of looking at love from a unique perspective.

Everything that exists, seen and unseen, is an aspect of love. This includes the concept and emotion we call fear. Fear would not exist except for the idea that this universe of relativity was created as an ideal stage in which we could experience in the physical all that we know as concepts in the absolute. The only thing that exists in the absolute is love. The only way to experience love is to experience the opposite of love, which is fear. Your desire for clarity and understanding has led you to this truth. Now continue to remind yourself of this foundational truth by using love as the first reference source when you need to seek clarity or when you desire to answer any concerns about life situations, events, people, things (seen and unseen) and concepts you encounter as they show up in your life. By continually reminding yourself that love is all there is and love is the answer to all your concerns and desires you are continually aligning yourself with the highest vibrations of your existence.

As you continue to dwell at this higher vibrational level, you draw into your life and experience other people, places and things that exist at this vibration level. It's that “law of attraction” thing again. You bring into your life that which you put your attention on. The more you play this game consciously the more you see this law as an active function of how the universe really works. Now take this concept to its highest level and keep love in the forefront of your thoughts and see your life and the world you live in change before your very eyes.

Your life is changing in every nano-second of your existence anyway, so why not consciously change it in the direction that is most beneficial for you and therefore, for all of humanity. What you do for yourself, you do for another and what you do for another, you do for yourself. That's what love is. Love is this unending message of unity that clears the filters of your perceptions and allows the light of joy to enter and pervade your existence. This concept of unity removes the fear of life's conflicts by lighting your path so brightly that you can easily avoid any obstacles or hurdles that appear on your path. It is all part of this understanding thing that continues to open these doors to us and allows us to remove the limits of our existence that we established during the periods of our life when we let fear become our dominant paradigm.

Now you are awake and aware. You know and you have experienced the power of living consciously in love. This experience, this knowledge, of love has led you to a place where wisdom and clarity are desired, and, once desired, are now flowing to you. The only thing that can stop this flow is thoughts and beliefs that counteract your desire.

How To Enjoy A Happy Life

2008-07-05T08:34:00.001+05:30

"Don't Worry, Be Happy," sings Bob Marley. But happiness appears to be a lost art. The stress of day to day living has made us worried and very unhappy. Our scarce resources don't seem sufficient to balance the demand.

Yet is worry itself only an illusion? A bad habit? A self-defeating way of thinking?Living a happy, resilient and optimistic life is wonderful. It is also good for your health. Being happy actually protects you from stress. Worry, on the other hand, creates stress, which itself is linked to heart disease, cancer and stroke. How can you embrace change, stop worrying, and feel happy?

Make A Decision To Be Happy"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be," said Abraham Lincoln. To be happy is relatively easy. Just decide to be a happy person. Abraham Lincoln observed that most people can choose how happy or unhappy they want to be. Wouldn't you rather be relaxed rather than tense, bright rather than gloomy?

The choice is simple: choose to be happy. Happiness, then, as Abraham Lincoln pointed out, is actually a decision. It's not based on a perfect equilibrium in all your affairs. It's based on a choice to adopt an optimistic view. If you're going to wait for everything to be perfect before you give yourself permission to be happy, you may catch a window of opportunity only once or twice in a lifetime.

Improve Your Relationships. One certain way to be happy is to make all your relationships positive ones.Social networks are essential for happiness. People are different, accept them the way they are. Avoid clashes. Shun arguments. Let go of resentments. If an argument seems inevitable, try and understand the situation from the other person's perspective before you lose your temper. Often, this expansion of perception, is enough to end disagreements and misunderstandings.Happiness is our natural birthright.

Everyone has that capacity. Increasing it can make life wonderful. You'll also feel healthy, think clearly, and do everything better. Adopt An Attitude Of GratitudeBeing grateful is a great attitude. We have much to be thankful for. Thank the sun for rising, the sky for its beauty, and the meadows and hills for bright,living colors. Thank the air and the water for sustaining your life; the food placed before you for nourishing you; the work given to your hands to do to provide all your material needs.Thank the people who think you're special.

There is no limit on things to be grateful for.Avoid MalcontentsLife is a challenge and many people develop a peculiar joy from sharing their "ain't it awful" stories with you.Somehow, after listening to them gossip or whine, you suddenly feel empty and defeated. While you may enjoy offering a friendly word of advice, prefer to spend your time associating with happier people.If you can't get enough bad news, then turn on the radio or television.

People who are miserable can sap your energy. Do you really want to spend your time with them? It's just as easy to find uplifting joyful companionship and tune into information that is informative and inspiring. Avoid Ugly EnvironmentsAvoid exposure to negative elements like loud noises, toxins and hazardous places.Tune In To The InfiniteA spiritual perspective can tune you into the big picture. All of life is evolving before your very eyes. Relish the adventure of being here, now.

Do things that remind you of your own spiritual nature. For some, it is walking out in nature, for others it is a formal practice like meditation, contemplation, orjoining a like-minded group.Manage Your Time Manage your time. Time is invaluable and too important to waste. Time management can make every part of your life work better.Time management involves scheduling, setting goals, planning, creating lists of things to do and prioritizing. With just a modicum of effort, you can develop efficient personal time management skills.

Make Time For HumorWatch funny movies, listen to and share jokes, and do things that make you feel silly and light-hearted. Life has its hilarious side as well.Share Your AffectionExpress your feelings, affections, friendship and passion to people around you. They will most likely reciprocate. Try to release pent up anger or frustration. Be slow to anger and quick to forgive. It makes life for everyone, including yourself, so much easier.Do Work You LoveWorking hard brings tremendous personal satisfaction. You feel competent when you finish your tasks. Accomplishments are necessary for all of us. They give us a sense of value.

Work on things that you feel worthy of your time. Love what you do and do what you love. It's a great way to make more money because your energy is aligned with your desires.Enjoy Learning New ThingsLearning is a joyful experience. Try and learn something new every day. Learning broadens your horizons. It also improves what you can do and be in the future. Get In Touch With Your BodyRun, jog, walk, exercise, make love. Get in touch with your body. Be present in your body. Feel alive in it.

These are just a few simple things you can do everyday to be happy. Once you think about it, you can come up with quite a few more.The best place to start right now is to remember the quote from Abraham Lincoln, "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."The pursuit of happiness may be easier than you think.

Meditation For Beginners

2008-06-16T06:06:00.010+05:30

This content is the preface of the book “Meditation For Beginners” by Tejguru Sirshree Tejparkhiji. For more info log on to www.tejgyan.org)
Ignorance is the disease; Understanding is the remedy,
Unawareness is the problem; Awareness (self-awareness) is the solution.…................................................................Tejguru Sirshree Tejparkhiji

Attention is not meditation. Meditation is not Concentration. Meditation is cont contemplation. The word ‘meditation’ originated from spirituality. In India, spiritual seekers understood the deeper aspects of ‘meditation.’ But today the word ‘meditation’ has become commonplace and is being used without its deeper meaning. It has therefore lost its significance. In Hindi language, the connotation of the word meditation and the word attention has become the same today. “Dhyan” is understood as attention, not as deep inner meditation.
Meditation is an attribute. It is an attribute of the Witness. The Witness that is called differently by different people… God, Allan, Self, Self-awareness, Consciousness, etc. Meditation is that source which is present even in deep sleep – self-awareness – even in the state of unawareness.

Meditation simply means ‘doing nothing.’ For some people ‘doing nothing’ is very difficult. How can we do ‘nothing?’ Someone asks you, ‘what should I do to get sleep? What can be done to get sleep faster?” Then the best answer to tell him, ‘you have to do nothing to get sleep. Just go and lie down. If you try to get sleep, then sleep shall not come to you. You can sleep very easily without making any effort.’ In the same way, meditation is also a process in which there is no need to do anything. You simply have to be present.

The techniques, which have been designed to kick start meditation or improve concentration, have also been called ‘meditation.’ These so-called meditations or concentration practices is a path to self-meditation. Self-meditation means meditation of the ‘Self’. This is the real aim of meditation. Just improving concentration is not the goal of meditation. The word ‘Self-Meditation’ is more appropriate than the word ‘meditation’. Concentration is ladder in the path of meditation. Concentration improves with meditation. But if someone is meditating with the aim of improving concentration, then he is taking the least benefit of meditation. Many a times it so happens that someone begins on the path of meditation to attain ‘Self-Realization,’ but he becomes very happy with improved concentration having gotten some powers and strays away from his real goal.

Meditation has also been understood as a Yogic Practice. Meditation (awareness) is necessary in every field of life. No work can be done without meditation. Meditation is essential for all activities of life. All your senses affect the body. Whenever your senses are directed externally and are involved in external things, then all the energy of your mind gets exhausted in the external objects. Therefore, it is necessary that you have some control over your senses. Meditation enables this. Through meditation, it is possible to direct the energy, which is being consumed in the external world inward. To shift the mind from external objects and stabilize it inside is the beginning of meditation.

This book has been written for beginners of meditation. Yet it can be useful for everybody – even for those who practice meditation regularly. While reading the book, practice regularly by following the instructions that have been given in the last chapter of this book ‘The Method and Technique of Meditation.’ Just as you can’t learn swimming only by reading a book on swimming, similarly you don’t get the benefits of meditation, you don’t get absorbed in meditation only by reading a book on meditation. Therefore, practice is necessary. Congratulations to you for your decision to make ‘meditation’ a part of your life. ….................................................Sirshree
For complete information, and true experience read and practice the book “Meditation for Beginners” by Tejguru Sirshree Tejparkhiji.Log on to www.tejgyan.org

Sometimes Prayers don’t yeild expected results, Why?

2008-06-16T05:30:00.000+05:30

(Translated in English from the original Hindi version from excerpt by Tejguru Sirshree Tejparkhiji)
Once ones prayer completes, the state of his conscious mind reflects, the quality of prayer. As after having food, the satisfaction one gets cannot be conveyed by words, similarly one who is praying can himself feel and experience that the prayer happened today, gives a feeling of completion or no.
Prayerer knows this from inside. His conscious, intuition tells him the result of his prayer. He understands by heart and his state of mind, the completion, or incompletion of his prayer. There is no debate of any kind inside him, because this or that if feel prayer is complete. Inside here only exists is satisfaction which tells him, prayer is completed and completed by heart.
Many people have a wrong belief, or are under a wrong impression that Prayer does not yield results. The truth is we don’t see the results the manner in which, we like to see the results of the prayer, but certainly prayer always bears fruits, yield results, therefore we should continue praying. Let’s understand with this example;
One person was continuously praying for the life of an ailing old man, who was on his deathbed, counting his last few moments. Anyone seeing him could feel that death would entangle him any moment. After 3-4 days, that old man died and the person who was praying said, ‘My prayer didn’t yield result, I had prayed from the bottom of my heart and yet the old man died.’ If we observe this scenario from another angle, a different picture can be seen, that it was because of this person’s prayer only that the old man could live 3-4 days longer. This scenario proves that praying was continuously working for him.
Similarly, there are many things unknown about the Prayer. Nobody knows or understands what type of Power, Prayer is generating, because this cannot be seen, this is unseen. For example, when you operate the television with a remote control, you cannot see but everyone knows that there is some connection between the television and remote control. Similarly, direct results of the Prayer are unseen, cannot be seen but its effect is continuously happening. Still many people have a wrong belief, or are under a wrong impression that if not all, sometimes, Prayer does not yield results. This has two answers PRAYER and WANT.
First Answer – When we pray, desiring something, sometimes a desire should not be fulfilled. Sometimes an unfulfilled desire will remind you that your desires have always been fulfilled. The Sun rises everyday and one day if it does not rise, people will say, ‘Oh! The sun didn’t rise today’ that means all these days the sun rised, no one remember it, and the day sun didn’t rise, reminded of sun rising everyday. When a person’s breadth is about to stop, reminds him of he is breathing continuously. Sometimes breathing should stop, Sometimes all should happen. If sometimes these happen, don’t worry.
The Sometimes that happens, happens something different, this is that imbibes Awareness; otherwise it’s always unawareness’ surrounded. Everyone is Ignorant, that’s why no one thinks about Ignorance. One day when something different happens, leaves you astound, opens your eyes and imbibes Awareness. One night you find a Burglar in your home, you heard something rare and instantly got up from your bed. However, if this rare sound is heard everyday, the person will be in deep sleep even if the burglar comes. That’s why sometimes; different environment have to be created. If sometimes prayer does not yield result, don’t worry.
Second Answer – Sometimes Prayer is not been Listened or being Listened late, the reason being most of the times we pray in ignorance. We don’t know if we really need the thing or no for which we are praying.
For example, when people go to a Mall during festivities, purchase many things. On seeing, many things at one place and time people also purchase many things that they don’t require. After coming home, they get to know, ‘oh! This thing could have been purchased from so and so place at a very cheaper price’ … ‘Oh! This thing was not required.’ … ‘This was already in my home, I unnecessarily bought it’. This way people also buy unnecessary things at a Mall during festivities and further think, ‘will the shopkeeper take it back… lets make a try… may be he accepts… and takes it back. This way unnecessarily one is wasting time and money.
Some people repent, ‘now I have already purchased it… when I had this already at home… and am wasting additional space for it also… now the person will neither use that nor will he every feel like giving it to others. Most of them have many old unwanted things lying in their home, which they neither use nor give it to someone. Unnecessarily clean it, keep it, every time.
Similarly, most of them ignorantly pray for a thing, not knowing if it was really needed, so it is good that particular prayer does not yield result, that time that particular thing was not required. God by not fulfilling the prayer gives us an opportunity to rethink and ask our selves, ‘do I really need this thing for which I did pray, ‘did I need it or no’.
You could also try to understand this in another way. Many a times we pray, we only Order for it. Then we ask God, ‘can I cancel my order?’ Then God keeps your Order on hold, gives you an opportunity to rethink, ‘do I really need this, or should I cancel the order?
Understand this scenario; whenever any of prayer does not yield result ask yourself, ‘should I cancel my Order? Do I really need it?
Let us try to understand this prayer scenario with another example. You have gone to a Fair and you felt you should purchase a particular thing and did not purchase it. You could not take your decision there at that time. And when you come back home you say, ‘I should have purchased it… today was the last day… now I cannot purchase it also. Don’t know further, when this fair will be stalled… when will I go… how nice it would have been if I had purchased it… that time I did not feel that I should purchase… and so on…
Similarly, most of times, we don’t feel the necessity of prayer or you may feel what the necessity to pray for these things… I don’t like to pray for such small things… and later you feel that there was a need for that thing. The things, which we have always ignored, are the ones much needed.
Hence always remember you need to have faith when you pray, you need to have that required conviction, otherwise most of times we make this mistake (when prayer is unheard) of double-checking. Always checking ‘is my prayer complete. Infact you should ask yourself, ‘why did my prayer yield results?’ … What was missing in that? Etc. When you ask your self, you will understand your own behavior – are you faithful or are you doubter. Doubter is one who is always is doubts. You will understand that your prayer was about to yield results, that thing was coming to you, but your because of your doubts, that thing got stuck, stopped before reaching you. There are so many such things stuck, stopped around you. If we respond, these things will start coming to us, which were not coming. When you should have continued prayer, you stopped it.
Prayer and Result; lets try and understand this with another example. One day a man had a thought of digging out Diamonds. He purchased the required digging machine for that as well. He did not get any diamonds even after a long time and far too deep. Now he started thinking, I have not able to find any diamonds, this is not working for me, fed up of it, and he decides to sell those machines to a broker. On getting so many machines, broker thought, ‘I have got these machines as such a lower price, let me try and dig out’. The broker had digged out just 3 feet deep and 3 feet below he started getting diamonds. The person who had these machines first, who had worked so hard, if he had waited for another 3 more days, digged out 3 more feet deep, he could got all those diamonds which the broker got. On understanding this lesson, he started trying until he succeeded in all other works. Whenever he starts a new work, he is reminded of this lesson, not to make the same mistake, which he did in diamond digging. After this AWARENESS, his tremendous growth in his business and had success all his life. He lost the diamonds but learnt the best lesson of life.
Similarly, in Prayer, people don’t have patience, loose confidence. Hence, whenever any of your prayer does not yield result, means you are missing something, something is missing in you. In such times, you have had patience, you would have had patience for life, made your prayers complete and bear the fruits. There are multiple reasons for the Prayer not yielding results. Life is teaching you lessons. You are been taught various lessons by means of each prayer.
Most of the times, we doubt that our Prayer did not yield result. For example, you are at hotel, you have ordered for a particular sweet, which is round, circular in shape, and the waiter gets your dish, which is square, then you would feel this is not what I have ordered for. You always have in mind that particular sweet has to be round, because you have always seen that sweet in round shape. Therefore, you always try to see it in round, now that the square one is in front of you, same taste, but still the square shape distracted your eyes. Its good that we don’t have 4 eyes otherwise, how much would they be distracted.
Similarly, at times, Prayers have yielded results, but what if you don’t have the eyes to recognize it? You may feel my prayer did not yield result, was not complete, but see ahead, just open your eyes, Prayer has already yielded results. You have received the answer, and you are questioning on and on, repeatedly, infact it is important to recognize the answer. Once you understand the answer to your Prayer, then will it come into action. On receiving the answer, things start happening the way it should.
Are you the only one Praying, there are millions of people praying in the world. Every one has their own understanding. There are multiple features to be understood about Prayer. How can you understand about Prayer, without understanding all its features?
Most of the times, one who is praying does understand or does not know what is good for him, hence he does a wrong prayer. Prayer is not being listened to in such scenarios to make him understand.

Prayer is the biggest power in the world,

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(This prayer is a part of the book “Meditation For Beginners” by Tejguru Sirshree Tejparkhiji. For more info log on to www.tejgyan.org )
Prayer is the biggest power in the world, which has been given to Man even as a solution before problem arrival. By not using a super power like prayer and only believing in their ego, many are being very foolish. Prayer can cool down the pyre of worry and convert a stone into wax. It can stop a storm. It can bring a sinking ship ashore. Not only can desires be fulfilled with prayers, even liberation can be had with prayer. Hand over all your problems and worries to God. Then imagine that God has solved them in an appropriate manner. This step will send your prayer and your thoughts to every nook and corner of the universe and pave the way for the fulfillment of your desire. That is why prayer is even more important than the meditation technique and it should certainly be done before starting a sacred practice like meditation. It will prove beneficial for you in the process of meditation. Repeat the words below slowly, lovingly, with deep feeling, full faith and a good rhythm. These words have tremendous power to relax your mind. So learn by heart this prayer and take the first step.
I am peaceful in the presence of God (Silence)I am experiencing complete peace. I am created by God, therefore tranquility, peace, and happiness, which is the nature of God, is spreading within my heart and mind. God has created nothing to disrupt this peace.Whatever may be the reason of my unrest is not in the list of the Almighty.I am offering myself in his lap just like a tired child rests in the lap of his mother.Waves of happiness are arising all around me and I am feeling a sense of peace everywhere Peace Peace Peace
In prayer, one should always use positive words and words that are full of devotion. Words are important in a prayer because certain words increase the devotional feeling within us, touch us, make us aware, and inspire us. Some words are such that by simply hearing them, we can feel that ecstatic feeling within us. Prayer should always be done with faith and a feeling of love.

Your Every Thought is a Prayer:

2008-06-16T04:59:00.000+05:30

(Translated in English from the original Hindi version from excerpt by Tejguru Sirshree Tejparkhiji)
Prayer a solution for all problems – Tejguru Sirshree Tejparkhiji
Man’s first cry, thirst for truth, starts with prayer. Every creature in the nature is living beautifully; there is no need for any type of prayer. Everything in nature in happening perfect. These creatures neither have negative nor positive thoughts. Man also had the same living, while he was in tune with nature. There wasn’t a necessecity for prayer but until the contrast mind (contemplating mind) arose, started the blunder – mistuning.
When Man started living against nature, circumstances happened, gave rise to troubles, worries and problems. There was never a worry or problems created in nature, but due to the inception of contrast mind these troubles, worries, and problems were created. Negative thoughts started with creation of these troubles, worries, and problems. Man started thinking a solution for his troubles, worries, and problems and his discovery lead to PRAYER.
Whenever there is a trouble, worry, or a problem, Man starts thinking for a solution to eliminate these. Is there any Power, which can eliminate these troubles, worries, and problems? These thoughts, these feelings that arise to get rid of troubles, worries, and problems take shape of a PRAYER. One day Man understands that there were some thoughts, some feelings created, and these took shape of a PRAYER. Suddenly, one day a big cry arose for HELP, and after some days his troubles, worries, and problems were dissolved. This cry for help was PRAYER. Let this cry ‘Oh God Please Help Me’ continue until troubles, worries, and problems are dissolved.
PRAYER is a state of mind, a means to interact (with feelings) with GOD. Prayer is a state of mind in the body of Man, which is created by faith. Whenever we feel the scarcity of something in life, we are empty for something, that’s when the thing enters into our life. Prayer takes Man to a Receptive state.
Everything is made available in Nature and every type of people. As and how a need is created in a body, that thing (need) starts attracting towards him. Prayer creates this Receptive state, wherein the thing we need, we desire, comes to us. Prayer is answer to the Question - how to get what you need? Everything can be obtained by prayer, but its important to understand how and to whom are you praying.
Always pray to the one who is ahead of you, is best, is Supreme. By doing so, there is a possibility of reaching there increases. Pray to the one, you admire the most, have the highest regard for. For example SELF, TRUTH, WITNESSER, LORD, GURU, NATURE, PRESENCE, SUPREME POWER, SELF CONCIOUS, GOD AT REST, etc., where one has faith, ‘Prayer is Supreme Power,’ which will work for me. It is important to have faith, feelings, and devotedness in a Prayer. By doing so, we receive; we get results, as we keep faith.
In every body, depending on each state, receive an answer to question How to Pray. Today supreme power like Prayer has lost its power due to some myths, wrong beliefs, dressings (flowers, candles, fragrance) not knowing real meaning behind these dressings. However, aim behind praying was to create that receptivity state in the person and let his faith increase. Faith is that power, which helps to bring anything and everything in your life. Hence it is said, conviction leads to results. Results are the reflection of the depth of conviction you have. Better the conviction, better the results. No conviction no results – and we say prayer has not yielded results, prayer is not being listened. Everyone has that conviction but until that conviction comes into action, it will not yield results.
Every one has differed conviction – Seeker, Devotee, Student, Housewife, Businessman, Saint Etc. If everyone is asked to pray in the same way, the results will not be the same. Different things may be imbibed to create the required conviction in each one of them. One may imbibe the required conviction by sitting in a particular posture, one may imbibe the same in a Church, Temple, or a Mosque, one may imbibe the same by remembering his Guru’s teachings.
Every one has differed conviction – Seeker, Devotee, Student, Housewife, Businessman, Saint Etc. If everyone is asked to pray in the same way, the results will not be the same. Different things may be imbibed to create the required conviction in each one of them. One may imbibe the required conviction by sitting in a particular posture, one may imbibe the same in a Church, Temple, or a Mosque, one may imbibe the same by remembering his Guru’s teachings.
You need to understand how your conviction is released. Doing in the manner which, or saying, using the words by which, the Bright Conviction is released is the best method of praying for you.
Many people feel and think that God knows everything then why should we pray? They are being told that ‘Yes God knows everything that’s why he is getting the Prayer done from you, i.e. the required Receptive state getting created to receive the things, information, answer you desire, wish, need or want. THAT’S WHY “PRAYER IS NOT A QUESTION BUT AN ANSWER.” (You are under a wrong impression its not you who is praying). He is getting the prayer done from you that itself means your prayer is been listened, prayer is been answered.
Do we need to pray everyday? Consciously or unconsciously, awarely or unawarely everyone is praying, hence the question doesn’t arise do we need to pray everyday. When one thinks of the word ‘Prayer’, one feels it’s only done with some unique words, distinctive sentences, typical posture, action, and time, but that’s not true. Prayer is always happening, everyone is praying. Ones every thought – knowingly or unknowingly, awarely or unawarely infact is a PRAYER. Every word, every thought is working as a Prayer. The desire, the wish appearing along with the words or thoughts work as a prayer. Only because not every thought or words are tuned, and focused, hence does not yield results. By this, it’s clear that your every thought is a prayer...

Thanks Giving

2008-06-16T04:53:00.000+05:30

ThankQ Lord, ThankQ God,
ThankQ Lord, ThankQ God,
ThankQ Is Only What I Remember Now, ThankQ Lord, ThankQ God
ThankQ Is Only What I Remember Now, ThankQ Lord, ThankQ God
ThankQ For This ThankQ Now, ThankQ Lord, ThankQ God
ThankQ For This ThankQ Now, ThankQ Lord, ThankQ God
This Happiness That We Have Got, Who Has Showered Grace On Us.
This Happiness That We Have Got, Who Has Showered Grace On Us.
No I No U, The Bright Truth Is ‘ONLY ONE ’
No I No U, The Bright Truth Is ‘ONLY ONE ’
Acceptance Has Made Us Realize This Bright Knowledge Oh My Lord Oh My God
Acceptance Has Made Us Realize This Bright Knowledge Oh My Lord Oh My God
ThankQ Lord, ThankQ God,
ThankQ Lord, ThankQ God,

I Create Everything - Self Healing

2008-02-15T10:15:00.000+05:30

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Beautify The Pathway Of Our Life

2008-01-07T15:36:00.000+05:30

A water bearer had two large pots. Each hung on either end of the pole, which he carried across his shoulders delivering water to people’s houses every day along the same pathway. One of the pots had cracks in it while the other was perfect. As a result, the water bearer was delivering one and half pots full of water per trip. The perfect pot was proud of its accomplishment while the poor cracked pot, mindful of its imperfection, felt truly ashamed.

One day, the cracked pot addressed the water bearer thus, “I am ashamed of myself and I want to apologize to you for your not reaping the full benefit of your efforts: because of the water leaking from my cracks”. The water bearer was touched by the pots confession and responded gently, ‘Notice how there are beautiful flowers only on your side of the pathway, and not on the other side. That’s because I knew of your flaw and used it to advantage by planting flower seeds on your side of the pathway. As a result, I have been able to pick these flowers and gladden people’s hearts.” Every element in the universe has been created by nature for a specific purpose.

We are all leaking pots. Each one of us has our own unique flaws. Let us not regret or deny them but accept and convert them into pluses. Just like the water bearer, let us turn our own flaws into flowers. It is these infirmities that cause us to turn to the ALMIGHTY who shows us the way to change adversity into opportunity and beautify the pathway of our life.