Author: Acharya Addittya Tamhankar

Albert Einstein says – We have made the RATIONAL mind as our Master – and we have completely forgotten the intuitive mind! The SERVANT has become the MASTER – and the real MASTER is being IGNORED – is being sidelined!

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. – Albert Einstein

The ‘calculations’ have become the master – and calculations cannot help you much – you may travel from A to Z – but then the doors closed – then you start suffocating – there is NO WAY OUT – you are trapped in the ‘calculations’!

The more you are driven by the MIND – the more you are trapped in your CALCULATIONS! A man who has moved beyond the MIND – can JUMP – can take the RISK – can be COURAGEOUS in the true sense!

When people reach to the tip of the MASLOW pyramid – when they have enough of wealth and money – then they start getting ideas about spirituality. And that is perfectly right – because it is only when you have ENOUGH or more than ENOUGH that you can truly start moving towards something that is BEYOND – UNSEEN – UNKNOWN – the DIVINE!

But since the majority of these men and women have been following their HEAD and LOGIC has been the only anchor to their life – they find it difficult to FEEL – they find it difficult to JUMP – they find it impossible to DROP everything – because whole life they have been CALCULATING – following the MIND – the LOGIC and so taking the first step towards the unknown – seems difficult to their calculating MIND.

Mind teaches you to be calculating, to be cautious. And sannyas is for the gamblers; it is not for the businesslike, it is not for the calculators, it is not for the computers. It is for men, real men, authentic men who are always ready to listen to the challenge of the unknown, who are ready to go into the uncharted sea. There is no guarantee of the other shore; there cannot be any guarantee in sannyas. – Osho

People who are logical – who are philosophers are trying to KNOW God. The HEAD will always try to KNOW. The HEAD is impotent to FEEL – to EXPERIENCE – it can only KNOW!

And the greatest truth is that GOD cannot be KNOWN – GOD is unknowable.

God is never known. HE is not only unknown, he is also unknowable. And whatsoever you know of God is just your ideas about God, not your experience. Those who have experienced Godliness have kept mum, have kept completely silent. They have not utter a single word about it. They have indicated the way… – Osho

Buddhas – the enlightened beings point the way but they never talk about the ultimate experience – the GOD experience.

Guru Nanak – one of the greatest divine masters never talked about the ultimate GOD experience – but HE shared the way – the ultimate way to experience GOD through the first few words that HE uttered after experiencing GOD – after being with GOD. And those few words that HE uttered came to be known as the Japji Sahib. And the whole incident (symbolic in many ways) is worth sharing….

It happened so that Nanak was sitting on the bank of the river in total darkness with his friend and follower, Mardana. And suddenely – spontaneously without saying a word, Nanak removed his clothes and walked into the river. Mardana called after him “Where are you going? The night is so dark and cold….”

Nanak went further and further – he ‘walked’ into the river and slowly he plunged into the depths of the river. Mardana waited, thinking that Nanak would be out soon. But Nanan did not return. Mardana waited for five minutes, when ten minutes passed by he became anxious. Where could he be? Where could have Nanak gone? There was no sign of him. Mardana started crying – he ran all around the river shore – calling to him “Where are you? Answer me! Where are you?” He felt he heard a voice saying, “Be patient, be patient.” but there was no sign of Nanak.

Mardana ran back to the village – the whole village loved Nanak. They all had some sense, a glimpse of what Nanak was going to be. They had felt the fragrance of his presence, just as the bud gives the sign of its fragrance before it becomes a flower! All the villagers wept – they ran back and forth around the river shore – but no luck. Nanak was nowhere to be seen!

Three days passed. People thought that Nanak must have drowned.They thought that his body must have been carried away by the wift current of the river and perhaphs eaten by wild animals. The village was drowned in sorrow. It appeared as if the whole village had become lifeless – the pain of losing one of the greatest master – Guru Nanak was unbearable….

But on the fourth day – Nanak appeared from the river! And the first words he spoke became the ‘Japji’.

The GOD EXPERIENCE was expressed in the form of Japji.

Japji Sahib is a Sikh prayer, that appears at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib – the scripture of the Sikhs. It was composed by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. It begins with Mool Mantra and then follow 38 paudis (stanzas) and completed with a final Salok at the end of this composition.

The Japji Sahib Is The First Gift From Guru Nanak To The World. – Osho

And so after 3 days – Nanak returned but the Nanak who returned was also God Himself. Then each word uttered by HIM – became so invaluable as to be beyond price, each word equal to the words of the Vedas. The Japji Sahib is one of the most revered holy scriptures for those who follow Guru Nanak.

GOD cannot be KNOWN – shallow people spend their whole life in FIGURING out who GOD is and how GOD is – the real fellows JUMP into the RIVER – and RETURN only when they have EXPERIENCED GOD – they cannot share the experience but they can show you the WAY – JAPJI – that Guru Nanak uttered was the ‘way’ – the ultimate ‘path’ to guide those who are ‘thirsty’ for God experience!

Have you seen a child? Look at the child – the child is full of life and full of heart. He or she can JUMP into the unknown because they have not yet become CALCULATIVE as you have! As the child starts growing – slowly slowly the innocence fades away and what comes is the HARD CALCULATIVE MIND – this is how you start moving AWAY from GOD – this is how you start moving AWAY from the TRUTH!

Innocence is the way towards GOD. You have to go into simple innocence, just like a small child holding the hand of his father can go into the deep forest without any fear. Lions may be roaring but the child has no fear because he knows his hand is in his father’s hand.

The child has FULL TRUST in his FATHER – he is not worried, not afraid, he is enchanted with the whole journey, with the whole adventure. Such a simplicity is needed, such innocence is needed, only then can you take the risk!

Innocence means there is NO HEAD,NO LOGIC and LOVE wells up only when there is absolutely NO LOGIC! Love is many things – NONE of them is logical!

And so become a child – become innocent – and you will able to do so when you walk on the path of TRUTH – when you remain truthful to your SELF.

The moment you become innocent, you have found a direct line to the divine. Your heartbeat synchronizes with the heartbeat of the universe. – Osho

You were born with innocence but you die with absolute no innocence within you but only a dry logic. A man who seek GOD – must turn around – must drop the MIND and move towards the HEART – for the HEART is innocent – the HEART can TRUST and the way towards the SKY – the way towards GOD is only through the HEART and not through the head.

If light is in your heart, you will find your way home. – Rumi

The real home is the home WITHIN you. The real ASTROLOGY is the ASTROLOGY WITHIN you. Only few can understand this and so only few can overcome the MIND and experience the BEYOND and one who can experience the beyond – can realize the fact that ASTROLOGY is NOT above GOD.

ASTROLOGY is NOT above GOD – always remember this. You can CORRECT the COURSE – you can ALTER THE COURSE OF YOUR DESTINY – that is why you have got this precious HUMAN BIRTH!

But IGNORANT MEN AND WOMEN have made ASTROLOGY GREATER THAN GOD – and that is the greatest tragedy of this human world.

In rural villages and the most deserted places – astrology and astrologers have literally ‘locked-up’ the FREEDOM of individuality – they have spread so much of FEAR that men and women – alike – have become mere puppets in the hands of the Astrologers!

The situation is real, even today traditions and astrology and rituals and remedies have a very tight control on the lives of men and women – who CANNOT do ANYTHING – because they are compelled to follow the astrology – they are compel to MARRY based on ASTROLOGY and NOT LOVE!

And this is the greatest tragedy of human life – this is the PEAK of IGNORANCE in which the whole society exists and compels you to exist and NOT live!

The Society wants you to mix with the crowd. The Society HATES INDIVIDUALS. Because INDIVIDUALS are a danger – they will NOT follow blindly – they will ASK questions – they will RAISE doubts – they will simply DENY to LIVE LIKE ROBOTS! And so the SOCIETY always FEARS the INDIVIDUALS.

The society is interested that you should be more skilful, more productive, and less creative. It wants you to function like a machine, effeciently, but it does not want you to become awakened. It does not want buddhas and christs – Socrates, Lao Tzu. No these people are not needed at all by the sciety. If sometimes they happen, they don’t happen because of the society; they happen in spite of the society. – Osho

In spite of the society – the real INDIVIDUALS cannot be stopped – always remember it is the individual that has shared the TRUTH with the people – Guru Nanak shares the Japji Sahib – Jesus shares the TRUTH – Buddha shares the TRUTH – TRUTH happens only to INDIVIDUALS and NOT to the crowd.

It is the GRACE of the benevolent master that enables one to come out of the crowd – come out of the mind and RISE – GROW as an INDIVIDUAL!

The function of the master is to UNDO what the society has done to you. – Osho

There was a young man – and he always tried to BECOME like Buddha, like Krishna, like Rama – and when he was 50 years old – one day he met a great Sufi Saint. And the Sufi said “ You have wasted your whole life in BECOMING like somebody – you have missed, you have simply missed to live your life by being yourself!”

The man who was now no more young but had become old – started crying – his eyes became wet – he said “ Now what…..what to do….half of my life is gone – I am already 50 years old….and I am lost – totally lost.”

This is what happens when you try to BECOME – when in reality GOD had send you to just BE and not Become.

BE – don’t try to become. – Osho

You can experience GOD – only when you can live your life by being yourself.

And when you are able to drop the ‘MASK’ – the personality and let the INDIVIDUALITY within you well up – that is when you start becoming innocent – and the moment you start becoming innocent – the moment your life starts flowering in the soil of innocence – a day comes when the ‘fruit’ starts appearing – that ‘fruit’ – is God experience – it comes through your own efforts.

No one succeeds without effort… Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance. – Ramana Maharshi

Always remember – GOD is NOT on the outside. When Guru Nanak goes into the river – it is a symbolic representation of HIS journey WITHIN! And when HE attains – when HE becomes enlightened – when HE experiences GOD within the river of HIS being – HE comes back to this human world – to share the nectar – the JAPJI SAHIB – one of the most revered scriptures in Sikhism! HE utters a few words – those words are scripted in the JAPJI SAHIB – and those words have become the TORCH – the POINTER for HIS followers – those divine words have helped many to become a light unto oneself!

Even Kings and Emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God. – Guru Nanak Dev J1

Guru Nanak had two close disciples – one was a Hindu and the other was a Muslim! Mardana was Hindu and Bala was a Muslim! Nanak is the confluence of the two rivers, of Hinduism and Islam. He harvested the essence from both. There was a saying: “Baba Nanak is the king of the fakirs. He is the guru of the Hindus and the saint of the Mohammedans.

Nanak went to Mecca. The priests there told him to be careful not to point his feet toward Kaaba while he slept. As the story goes, Nanak’s reply was that they should turn his feet where God was not, and, it is said, the holy stone of Mecca turned wherever they turned his feet. The symbolism means only this: wherever you turn your feet, there God is. Where will you put your feet if He is omnipresent?

God is everywhere – within you – without you – you simply have to start turning inward – that is the message of the divine master – that is the message of the Gurus – that is the message of GOD – that if you want to seek ME – than you have to first SEEK your SELF.

Deep WITHIN the SELF – is the LIGHT OF GOD!

Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi says – the SELF is the GURU. Who is this SELF – this SELF is the CONSCIOUSNESS – when you rise above the MIND – when you realize your SELF – then you are coming closer to GOD – because GOD is CONSCIOUSNESS.

God is the ultimate fragrance of your consciousness. – Osho

The whole thing comes down to that one golden word – CONSCIOUSNESS!

Someday you all should read my book “Gift of Consciousness” – that was my first published book on Amazon worldwide.

Always remember – everything is available to you – what comes in between is your MIND. This MIND is your own creation – the MIND that you have in this birth is the result of your many past births and rebirths! The ‘MOON’ placement in your birth chart is the result of how you have been – what kind of thoughts you have been following – what quality of desires you have been holding through the many cycles of birth and rebirths. So if you are now becoming CONSCIOUS – if you are now AWAKING to the higher cause of this human life – then you have to GIVE TIME to your SELF – because the ‘karmic journey’ of many births cannot be CHANGED in one night!

ROME was not build in ONE day – similarly your NEW LIFE – your TRANSFORMATION cannot happen in one day – you have to be patient – you have just ‘awakened’ from a sleep of many births – the process of transformation is going to slow – the way to experience the SELF – the way to experience GOD is going to be long way – a journey of million steps!

But always remember – every LONG journey begins with a SMALL STEP.

The question must not be how many years it is going to take – the real question should be whether you are enjoying the JOURNEY WITHIN!

Because when you start enjoying – when you start flowering – than the JOURNEY becomes the DESTINATION – then you no more are worried to REACH SOMEWHERE – you are simply HAPPY TO BE!

Happiness Happens When You Fit With Your Life, When You Fit So Harmoniously That Whatsoever You Are Doing Is Your Joy. – Osho

Once you are rooted WITHIN – once you are no more meditating but you have become MEDITATION – then no matter how long the journey is – no matter how many births will have to be taken – you are always found to be happy – in bliss!

Bliss means you have reached to the very innermost core of your being. It belongs to the ultimate depth of your being where even the ego is no more, where only silence prevails; you have disappeared. In joy you exist a little bit, but in bliss you are not. The ego has dissolved; it is a state of nonbeing. – Osho

Bliss is superior to happiness because bliss is something that wells up within you. Bliss is the next stage of happiness – bliss is something that wells up through your inward journey – through meditations!

So come – come you all and start meditating – a woman once said – why you always talk about meditation – I said if I am talking 1000 times about meditation than at least ONE fellow will WAKE UP!

And so the repeating is necessary – the reminders are necessary – Buddha’s last word was Sammasti – meaning REMEMBER – my sharing, my answers and my posts are simply a medium to help my readers to REMEMBER the forgotten language – the language of SILENCE!

Truth is found in SILENCE. You have to first silent your mind – and then drop the mind so that you real journey towards the BEYOND begins – everything is available to you – BUDDHA, JESUS, NANAK, MAHAVIRA – all the SAINTS and all the SCRIPTURES are available to you – all you have to do is to start turning inwards.

The inward journey begins only when you understand it clearly that anything outside is not going to give you contentment. – Osho

Buddha says – only two mistakes can happen on the JOURNEY towards the BEYOND – one – not starting and the other – not going all the way!

Once you set on the JOURNEY WITHIN – many challenges and many difficulties may come to distract you – but like a warrior – a courageous meditative NEVER give up and continues with the BATTLE WITHIN!

Always remember the greatest battle to conquer is the battle WITHIN!

To conquer oneself is a greater task than I conquering others. – Buddha

A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.

Be the real conqueror – not of KINGDOMS and MEN on the outside – but conqueror of ANGER, LUST, GREED, SELFISHNESS – for these are the REAL ENEMIES – the real enemy is never on the outside but within – the real enemy is YOUR DISTRACTED THOUGHTS!

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. – Buddha

Start turning inwards – meditate and focus on your breathing, listen to some soothing meditation music if you are a beginner – but always remember when you meditate you don’t have to get distracted to thoughts that come and go – but focus WITHIN – focus on GOD’s name – breathe in and breath out – slowly slowly you will start feeling good – the war in the beginning is always difficult – many give up because they cannot stand the CHAOS WITHIN – but you should NOT GIVE UP – you should continue to meditate – because only a true warrior can meditate – meditation requires tremendous courage!

I tell you that meditation is the greatest courage and the greatest adventure because even on a battlefield you are not so near to death. Even if you feel you are near death, it is only physical death. – Osho

The death of your EGO – your ILLUSIONS – your NOTIONS – your preconceived ideas – your learning is far dangerous than your physical death! Deaths to your body has happened many times and many times you have again re-appeared in a different body – in different appearance. Jesus says to Nicodemus that to experience GOD “You have to REBORN.”

This message of Jesus is the message to Nicodemus that you have to first KILL your EGO, your ILLUSIONS, your LEARNING – only when there is absolutely NOTHING within you that the DIVINE can come to you, flow through you. To reborn you have to die but this death is NOT physical it is the death of all those bad qualities – ignorance that is stopping you from progressing in your life.

“You have to REBORN.” – how beautiful and deep are these words – Nicodemus could not understand in the beginning but when Jesus explains to him the meaning of these words – Nicodemus starts crying and Nicodemus is not a common man – he is the greatest scholar of Jerusalem, he is elder to Jesus – he was a very old man when he met Jesus! And yet that one moment was enough to bring a great transformation in his life. Nicodemus later becomes one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus – anything is possible when you have a certain depth of understanding – when you are a follower of your HEART!

Life is less of logic and more of LOVE! Only a man who is following his heart can one day experience GOD – you can too experience GOD – all you have to do is to let the HEART take over the MIND and then the real journey begins – the journey of peace and bliss!

Love to all my readers and followers – raise the quality of your life by helping each other to become more meditative. 🙏

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

If Astrology was 100% true then God’s presence would have made NO difference to human beings. If everything is destined and there is absolutely NO way to change the course of your destiny than we all would have been dead by now.

But we are Alive. We are alive because we are NOT perfect. We are NOT 100% accurate – there is a much higher power that dwells in this universe and it is called God – God consciousness.

Always remember- Perfection means death. Imperfection means being alive.

Perfection is a myth. Totality is a reality. You cannot be perfect but you can always be total.

Astrology is not perfect – Astrology is TOTAL. Astrology is not 100% accurate- Astrology is 99% total – accurate.

I may be in a love relationship and my relationship will remain as long as I am not perfect – Imperfections keep relationships alive, perfection simply brings a relationship to a dead-end.

Because you are not 100% perfect – because your partner is not 100% perfect – you enjoy the relationship – had it been 100% perfect – it would have appeared as PLASTIC PERFECT relationship and PLASTIC is a dead material – utterly dead!

A couple that has no differences, no imperfections, no arguments and no quarrels – is a dead couple – it is a dead relationship!

Relationship remains alive only when there are imperfections, quarrels, arguments, small fights – you see – these all are sources that keep your relationship ‘imperfect’ and because it is imperfect – it is alive, it is not dead.

Astrology cannot be 100% true, it can be 99% true because that remaining 1% is where Buddha can change the course of your destiny, that 1% is where Jesus can change you inside-out, that 1% is where Krishna, Mahavira – the divine masters can intervene and save you, nurture you and raise you from the ashes – the lowest point of your life.

When you are willing to SURRENDER yourself at the feet of the master, the master comes to your rescue – the master comes rushing to save you, to nurture you – to help you realize the true essence of human life – because the master loves you – the master can wait millions and millions of years for you – the real question is when are you going to AWAKE- when are you going to start turning inwards.

Going inwards will awaken you and once you are awakened then there is no looking back – the road is clear and you are ready to walk with the compassionate divine Master!

99% astrology can be right but the remaining 1% is the only space where you can change the entire course of your life by introducing God in your life, by bringing unwavering Faith and Will Power in your life, and by raising the level of your awareness, consciousness.

The more you will become conscious of your actions (karma) and the more you will execute actions by being conscious, aware – the more you will experience the divinity of the Master – because the MASTER is the CONSCIOUSNESS – GOD CONSCIOUSNESS!

SIN happens when you are asleep – when you are NOT awake. You are pulled towards a woman – lust comes rushing to your being – consciousness is completely overshadowed – you are no more conscious – no more in your senses – that is when SIN happens – and then you wonder “What happened – how come you were pulled towards a certain woman – how come you became so ignorant – how come you became so stupid.” – You see – every moment of life – GOD is TESTING our awareness – our state of consciousness – one mistake and scams are born – one instance of ignorance and scandals are born!

Meditation, chanting the name of the lord, reading the holy scriptures, reciting the shlokas – these all are powerful means through which you can retain your level of consciousness – then mistakes don’t happen – then you start making right decisions in your life – then you start making good friends/partners – it all depends on YOU – YOU will attract your TRIBE based on your level of consciousness – based on your fineness – your purity of life, purity of thoughts – purity of emotions!

When your emotions are pure – when your love is deep, when your devotion is deep – the divine master comes and intervenes in the matters of your life and reduces the negative impact of your destiny.

Reminds me of a story…

There was a young man, he must be like me. He was devoted to his master, he had nobody, he was a nobody. A KETUISH by birth. And his name was Arjun. Arjun used to follow the footsteps of his master. The Master would walk briskly through the dense forest and Arjun would follow. Sometimes Arjun would say “ Master I am younger than you and yet you walk so briskly, so much of energy, so much of swiftness is in your movement…that to just see you walking is a blessing to my eyes, a divine moment for me.”

Listening to Arjun’s words – the Master would laugh loudly – a loud belly laugh – even to see HIM laughing was a treat to the eyes. Arjun followed the Master for 20 years. The Master would never stay at one place for more than a month – and so Arjun was also always on the move….from one village to the other.

One day while he was seating near the feet of the Master – the master took a burning charcoal and threw it on Arjun’s body. Arjun moaned in pain because the charcoal was 🔥burning hot. It felt on his right hand and now there was a big burned patch on his right hand. The pain was intolerable, he screamed loudly, tear started flowing through his eyes – in that jungle there was no way to get any medicine. He continued to scream, cry – the pain was unbearable.

The Master just observed him cry with pain. After 20 minutes – the Master moved his hand on Arjun’s burning hand and within a minute the pain was gone, Arjun was healed. Arjun started crying but this time the tears that flowed through his eyes were the tears of joy. He touched the feet of his master and said “ At least explain this because I am naïve and I cannot understand your Leela ( divine play).”

The master looked into the eyes of Arjun and said “ You were destined to get burned completely. Your whole body was destined to get burned because of your past life karma. I just reduced the intensity by burning a small part of your hand – now you are out of that karmic balance. You are saved.”

Arjun could not find words to express his gratitude- he said “ Even if I wash your feet with my blood, even if I follow you for millions of years to come, even if I make a beautiful dress for you by using the whole skin of my body still I will not be able to express my gratitude towards you. O COMPASSIONATE MASTER….always let me stay under your wings, in your gracious shadow.”

Astrology cannot be 100% true, it always gives 1% space for miracles. By reducing the intensity of the bad results – the Master saved Arjuna from such a BIG trouble. The whole possibility of change is in this 1%. It is this 1% in which the miracles happen, in which a Buddha is born, in which you can modify, change the course – the impact of your destiny by being devotional, dedicated at the feet of your master – the Guru.

But very few – one in a million can make use of this 1% space – because we have ‘Arjun’ in minority whereas we have ‘Duryodhana or Hitler’ in majority!

We have ‘Diogenes’ in minority whereas we have ambitious ‘Alexander, the Great’ in majority. God loving people are few whereas God fearing people are more!

Arjun is special because Arjun was NOT god fearing – Arjun was God loving person.

Arjun was the epitome of devotion. Devotion is love overflowing. I love devotional beings because the greatest mountain can also move if your devotion, your faith is deep – unwavering and constant.

Astrology appears 100% accurate to those who are NOT willing to become Arjuna. Astrology appears 100% accurate to those who are NOT willing to meditate. Astrology appears 100% accurate to those shallow people who are still to know the real purpose of human life.

One who is turning inwards – one who is coming out of the ‘sleep’ – one who is becoming the Buddha – one who is meditating – only such a man, such a woman can make use of this 1% space that God so lovingly bestows on HIS children!

We all are GOD’s children. And children never fear their FATHER – they LOVE their FATHER.

When your love is overflowing – when you remain devoted than results of certain malefic conjunctions like – SATURN RAHU, SATURN MARS, RAHU SUN, MOON RAHU – can be modified or put to good use – but only when you are willing to become Arjuna – when you are willing to embark on the greatest journey of life – the Spiritual Journey.

Many men and women confuse the word ‘Spirituality’ with ‘Occultism’.

Occultism is NOT spirituality. Black magic, hypnosis, and other mysterious arts fall under Occultism but NOT spirituality.

Buddha had absolutely nothing to do with occultism. Kabir had absolutely nothing to do with occultism. Mahavira, Jesus, Arjuna, the enlightened beings have absolutely NOTHING to do with occultism and your zig zag magics and fancies of mind.

The enlightened being operate beyond the MIND. Beyond the MIND is the spiritual world – and within the limit of MIND is the magical (occult) world!

Magic is limited. It has its limits. However miracle has no limits. Miracle is God made. While magic is man made. Occultism connects you with magic.

Spirituality connects you with Miracle.

You all have to decide which path you want to choose – path or magic or path of miracles because you become that what you choose!

Whether you want to walk on the path of Meera Bai (greatest devotee of Krishna), whether you want to walk on the path of Ananda who followed Buddha for forty years and attained enlightenment exactly 24 hours after Buddha died OR whether you want to walk on the path of occultism and remain trapped in the deep dangerous valleys of your monkey mind – you all have to decide – you all have to choose – and you will choose, you will select your path based on the level of your consciousness!

There was one Astrologer – he was one of the greatest astrologer that the world had ever known – and he was walking on the sea shore – when suddenly he came across certain footprints of Gautama Buddha deeply embossed on the wet sand. And he could not believe his eyes. All the scriptures that he had been studying his whole life had been telling him about certain signs that exist in the feet of a man who rules the world — a chakravartin — a ruler of all the six continents, of the whole earth. And he saw in the footprints in the wet sand on the riverbank all the symbols so clearly that he could not believe his eyes! Either all his scriptures were wrong and he was wasting his life in astrology…otherwise, how was it possible on such a hot afternoon, in such a small, dirty village, a chakravartin would come and walk barefoot, on the burning hot sand?

He followed the footprints, just in search of the man to whom these footprints belonged. He found the Buddha sitting under a tree. He was even more puzzled. The face was that of a chakravartin — the grace, the beauty, the power, the aura — but the man was a beggar, with a begging bowl!

The astrologer touched the feet of the Buddha and asked him, “Who are you, sir? You have puzzled me. You should be a chakravartin, a world ruler. What are you doing here, sitting under this tree? Either all my astrology books are wrong, or I am hallucinating and you are not really there.”

Buddha said, “Your books are absolutely right — but there is something which belongs to no category, not even to the category of a chakravartin. I am, but I am nobody in particular.”

The astrologer said, “You are puzzling me more. How can you be without being anybody in particular? You must be a god who has come to visit the earth — I can see it in your eyes!”

Buddha said, “I am not a god.”

The astrologer said, “Then you must be a Gandharva — a celestial musician.”

Buddha said, “No, I am not a Gandharva either.”

And the astrologer went on asking, “Then are you a king in disguise? Who are you? You can’t be an animal, you can’t be a tree, you can’t be a rock — who exactly are you?”

And the answer the Buddha gave is of immense importance to understand. He said, “I am just a Buddha — I am just awareness, and nothing else. I don’t belong to any category. Every category is an identification and I don’t have any identity.”

This is the state of enlightened beings – that they can change the ‘pattern’ of their ‘YOGAS’ – instead of becoming a conqueror of the world (chakravartin) – they uplift the YOGA in their horoscope and become the conqueror of the self.

This is how a Buddha is born, this is how Mahavira is born – NOT by conquering the world but by conquering one self.

Astrology cannot be 100% accurate else Gautama Buddha would have become a conqueror of the world – but by expanding HIS consciousness – He became the conqueror of the self – he became one of the greatest master that the world had ever known – probably for centuries to come, we may not have a person of the caliber of Buddha – Gautama Buddha.

History has been witness to the fact that one of the greatest SINNERS have become the greatest SAINTS!

How it all happened? Because it is obvious that these sinners would have had the most feared CONJUNCTIONS and the most feared bad placements of planets in their charts – maybe in the 8th house, maybe in the 6th house, maybe in the 12th house and yet a time came in their life – a moment came – the greatest moment – the REAL TURNING MOMENT – when they started TRANSFORMING into something so beautiful – so magnanimous – so divine that the world had ever known!

Saul – one of the greatest haters of Jesus and HIS followers (Christians) became one of the greatest lovers of Jesus – and to remember this moment of transformation – he changed his name from Saul to Paul – he became one of the greatest Saints in the Christian Faith – he was revered as Saint Paul!

Saul became Saint Paul. And it is this Saint Paul who build many Churches in the medieval Europe – a man who hated the Christians – who hated Jesus – started building Church – started loving Jesus – started transforming many men into enlightened beings.

Ratnakar was a thief. Not just a thief but also a murderer. He would kill people for money, for treasures – and then a day came – he was walking through the dense forest – and he was a body builder – he was very tall, having a masculine body – long hands – he looked like a warrior though he was just a thief – a looter. And so he was walking and suddenly he stumbled upon an old man – and the old man was something – there was a certain aura around him – a certain fragrance lingered around him – HIS smile – HIS peace – HIS bliss – Ratnakar – the man who was feared by millions was taken aback. People would start trembling when they would see Ratnakar standing before them – he was the DON whom the world feared but this old man – he seemed to be a different man – he was smiling and his smile was so enchanting that Ratnakar stopped for a moment – then he asked “ Who are you?”

The old man said “ I know who am I – but tell me – who are you?”

Ratnakar said “ You don’t know me – I am….”

The old man said “I know who you are – I know what you were in your last many births….”

And the old man told him everything about his last births – and his current birth and Ratnakar stood dumbfounded – he had no words – the greatest DON – Ratnakar bowed before the old man and said “ I am deeply touched by your insights and words – now take me under your wings. I don’t want to loot people – I don’t want to remain a DON – instead I want the TRUTH to DAWN upon me – please accept me as your disciple. From this moment I will give up my looting business – from this moment I will drop all my weapons – from this moment I will drop the very thought that ‘I am SOMEBODY’.”

The old man quickly stood up and gave a warm hug to Ratnakar. He was accepted. And then there was no looking back – RATNAKAR took to deep penance – intense penance – and his intensity was so much that one day TRUTH DAWN upon HIM and in the true sense he became the DON – but this time DON of oneself – and not of others! That was the moment when RATNAKAR slipped out of HIS mind – dropped HIS old skin and became SAINT VALMIKI – the man who scripted the greatest scripture – the “Valmiki RAMAYANA”.

A man who had the most feared conjunctions – the most dreadful placement of planets that initially made him a DON – a smuggler – a thief – one day became one of the greatest SAINT – SAINT VALMIKI – that is the beauty of that 1% – my fellows – that is the whole beauty of NOT BEING PERFECT- that is the beauty of being NATURAL!

A natural man – a natural woman always is appealing – they may sound imperfect – they may have certain ‘thorns’ (imperfections) but they have the fragrance of a real rose – whereas those typical perfectionist are a pain in neck – because they sound so artificial – so perfect – so boring.

Astrology is NOT boring because it is NOT perfect – because it is NOT 100% accurate – out of 100% – GOD has spared 1% for us – so that with the depth of our devotion – with the depth of our love – with the depth of our unwavering faith – we can achieve the impossible!

And that is the whole beauty of ‘Possibility’ – never underestimate the power of possibility!

To all my fellow followers on Quora, to all my readers on my Quora Space and to all my website visitors – I appeal and I insist to each one of you “Believe in the power of possibility” because the Astrologer may be 99% true but God has spared 1% for you – this 1% is the ‘space of all possibilities’ and it is here that you can turn around the tables – you can change the course of your destiny only when you start changing yourself – and to change yourself – you have to allow change to happen within you – you have to surrender yourself at the feet of the master – the Guru – only then you can make the impossible – possible – only then you can become Arjuna and only then you can ‘see’ for the first time – the first glimpse of GOD within you – within your heart. Then there is no looking back – then there is no resentment – then there is no complain – then you may be bleeding from the outside but smile will continue to remain on your face – then no matter how difficult life is – you always will have a grateful heart and one who remain grateful – one whose heart is filled with gratitude – one who is always thankful – one day becomes a Buddha – becomes Godly – becomes the most favorite child – the chosen one!

Jesus choose only 12 apostles (disciples), Sai Baba choose only one, Buddha choose only a few who truly attained the heights of enlightenment – Boddhidharma was one of them. He was the only man after centuries who could match the height of Gautama Buddha and he was contrast to Gautama Buddha – Gautama Buddha was soft in his interactions while Boddhidharma was very harsh in his interactions – but he was so close to Gautama Buddha – he had attained the state of Buddhahood and he was a man of many miracles. There was NOBODY who could match Boddhidharma’s powers, HIS wisdom, HIS strength – Bodhidharma was indeed the ‘PEAK’ – the ‘Epitome’ – the height of the heights!

Bodhidharma indeed is one of the greatest divine master – after Gautama Buddha.

The enlightened master choose their disciple – they appear before you only when you are truly ready. Readiness is based on your depth of surrender – when you reach to the stage of TOTAL SURRENDER – only then the master appears – the ‘light of consciousness’ appears before you!

Ironically many so called spiritual seekers are more interested in coming closer to the master than to understand the essence of the master’s sharing! Truth is hard. It always is. Once it happened – a few disciples of Buddha were jealous of Ananda – it happens – it always happens – even in monasteries and in so called Ashrams – there is this ugly smell of ‘politics’! Truth is hard.

And so they all went to Buddha and said “ Master – how come Ananda is found to be always happy – and he has arrived in this monastery after us.”

Buddha smiled. The master can always understand that which is not spoken and so Buddha smiled and said “ Ananda is a man of heart – a grateful heart. No matter what happens to him – he is always grateful to God. Usually people are thankful to God – only when they get something good in return – but Ananda is a different man – even when he is hurt – even when he is bleeding – even when he fails multiple time still he will always be thankful to God – it is this sense of gratitude that keeps him happy – and it is this sense of gratitude that someday will transform him into a Buddha!”

Always remember – it is not happiness that brings Gratitude. It is GRATITUDE that brings happiness. A woman having a grateful heart – a man having a grateful heart is always found to be happy – they are the real flowers – because it is only a flower that continues to blossom even when the weather outside is harsh! A flower always continues to blossom – it never complains – it is beautiful – it is a flower!

Be like a flower – Be always grateful – value all that you have in your life and be kind whenever possible – it is always possible.

All the negative placements of planets and negative conjunctions can be transformed into positive – remember a KNIFE becomes GODLY when it is put to use for a GOOD CAUSE! Similarly when you start turning inwards – when you start bringing change within you – when you start expanding your consciousness by meditating, by chanting the name of the Lord – slowly slowly all your negative placement of planets start working for a GOOD CAUSE – and then you no more remain just a DON – rather TRUTH DAWNS upon you and then there is no looking back – the sky is clear and you are ready to fly.

Start meditating every day – start chanting the holy mantra – in my new upcoming book releasing worldwide this July 2021 – for the larger interest of my readers – I am going to share certain remedies along with specific mantras that can help you overcome the negative and experience the positive – the Godly – the divine.

Love to all my readers, followers and fellow travelers. Stay blessed. And remember – you are NOT alone – God is with you, Love is with you.

Although there are many paths to reach God – the most beautiful path is the path of Love & Devotion – the Bhakti Marg – the path on which Buddha walked, the path on which Jesus walked, Mahavira walked, Baba Nanak walked and someday – you may also walk – there is always a possibility – believe in the power of possibility.

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru. 🙏🙏