Author: Acharya Addittya Tamhankar

You never followed the Universal Law. You always went against the law of the universe – out of ignorance and selfishness, you simply went on doing many things that you should not have done – RAHU with SHANI is a perfect placement that simply reflects a person who in his or her last life – went against the society – against the moral norms.

RAHU is desire – SHANI is – tradition, ethics, moral values (Parampara).

When RAHU is seen with SHANI – slowly the black smoky desires (RAHU) corrupts the traditional values – ethics – morality of Lord Saturn.

In the beginning the women or man is a strict follower of ethics and moral values. Then slowly…..someone comes in their life….and this ‘outsider’ slowly start convincing them to do things that are morally incorrect – and the native falls for the trap – and you see a chaste women or man being corrupted by RAHU – an outside person who compels, convinces the native to ‘Just do it’!

And in this ‘just doing it’ – the native slowly loses his or her control over his life, his or her moral standards and then the miseries, the failures follow.

Many love-affairs, extra-martital affairs – shady ways in satisfying sexual needs is a strong indication of this placement.

This Rahu with Shani goes on corrupting honest officers, presenting attractive gifts, temptations and many such cheap ways of RAHU spoil the good qualities of SHANI. So here Saturn becomes extremely weak. And let this be very clear – this is of significance.

Whenever you have a Government Officer with this placement – be aware – you are dealing with a corrupt officer who shows of how clean he or she is! But in reality he or she – is not.

Before you ask for remedy – you must understand the seriousness of this placement – SHANI RAHU being together is a ‘CURSE’

Your extreme unstoppable desires (RAHU) crucify all the traditional values – ethics – morality of the society – and so – somebody – some virtuous – some holy soul is going to CURSE you and this CURSE continues to haunt the soul for many births. So this is the most unfortunate placement – and there is no denying that the pattern of this placement will continue for many births until a day comes when you become mindful – but till then it will just go on rotating like a wheel!

Usually a corrupt person is seen through this placement. But then who is not corrupt? Or let us say who has not been corrupt? In human life – you cannot be a totally spot-less figure – unless you become a Saint!

But with RAHU SHANI – the person is inclined towards committing more and more misdoings, unacceptable behavior from the perspective of the society norms. So you see the difference – yes it is true that everybody is corrupted in some way or the other – but there is some effort taken in not repeating the same mistake again and again. – but RAHU SHANI does it again and again – they just never learn from their mistakes.

Mistakes happen, that’s life. Repeat the same mistake, that’s stupidity.

The native with this placement never realize their mistakes and so there is no coming out of it – the native is simply ‘alseep’ – there is no awakening – there is no sign of consciousness – there is a great force of ignorance.

The darkest night is – ignorance.

The cause of all pain and suffering is ignorance says the Buddha!

But Shani+Rahu never lets the native to experience the bliss of the Buddha! How can they – when they are so much moving and living in ignorance!

Absence of consciousness is EGO. SHANI is humility. RAHU is EGO. Here RAHU kills humility and gives birth to extreme inflated EGO. And so these men or women become a victim of their own EGO – if anyone has a girlfriend or boyfriend with this combination – be aware – you are with a very EGOIST Person – and EGO is the most triggering reasons for a break-up or a divorce!

Absence of consciousness is EGO. Whenever the EGO is absent, LOVE is present.

The world of SHANI RAHU people is always in crisis! Very insensitive, revengeful people always face more crisis in life than otherwise!

SHANI or Lord Saturn is the most respected – most feared – most worshiped planet in the history of mankind. And when RAHU – eclipses SATURN – imagine what can happen! Yes – this is the perfect placement where SATURN is eclipsed by RAHU – it is a SHANI GRAHAN – and you are asking for a remedy to overcome this RAHU eclipsed SATURN. Here Saturn is already damaged – irrespective of what house it rules – Saturn is in not in a condition to provide any positive results for the native.

A filthy cheap crooked dark man is causing trouble to the Judge (Saturn) – what will you do? What will be your remedy?

To somehow stop or prevent the dark man from beating the judgmental Shani – but do you know what astrologers suggest? Then read this:

A young woman with SHANI RAHU in the fourth house was suggested to wear a gemstone of GOMED – Hessonite Garnet Stone of Rahu!

It is like giving sugar to a man who is already suffering from diabetes! And the woman went through more miseries than she already was going through!

So by any chance – and this I am sharing specifically for all my followers – by any chance if you have SHANI RAHU – and someone suggests you to wear a Hessonite Garnet stone – then please don’t.

The best way to overcome this placement is to wear a good quality TOPAZ (not yellow sapphire) in your right hand index finger. TOPAZ – because it is affordable to many and my solution is for the masses and not for specific class.

Worship Lord Shiva on every Monday. Fasting on Mondays is also something that you can do. Only Lord Shiva is the remedy, the answer, the solution to your question – no one can, and no expensive rituals, pooja’s and gemstones can help you – but only Shiva, Lord Shiva!

Aum Namaha Shivay!

Jai Shri Ganesha! Jai Guru!

– out of ignorance and selfishness, you simply went on doing many things that you should not have done – RAHU with SHANI is a perfect placement that simply reflects a person who in his or her last life – went against the society – against the moral norms.

RAHU is desire – SHANI is – tradition, ethics, moral values (Parampara).

When RAHU is seen with SHANI – slowly the black smoky desires (RAHU) corrupts the traditional values – ethics – morality of Lord Saturn.

In the beginning the women or man is a strict follower of ethics and moral values. Then slowly…..someone comes in their life….and this ‘outsider’ slowly start convincing them to do things that are morally incorrect – and the native falls for the trap – and you see a chaste women or man being corrupted by RAHU – an outside person who compels, convinces the native to ‘Just do it’!

And in this ‘just doing it’ – the native slowly loses his or her control over his life, his or her moral standards and then the miseries, the failures follow.

Many love-affairs, extra-martital affairs – shady ways in satisfying sexual needs is a strong indication of this placement.

This Rahu with Shani goes on corrupting honest officers, presenting attractive gifts, temptations and many such cheap ways of RAHU spoil the good qualities of SHANI. So here Saturn becomes extremely weak. And let this be very clear – this is of significance.

Whenever you have a Government Officer with this placement – be aware – you are dealing with a corrupt officer who shows of how clean he or she is! But in reality he or she – is not.

Before you ask for remedy – you must understand the seriousness of this placement – SHANI RAHU being together is a ‘CURSE’

Your extreme unstoppable desires (RAHU) crucify all the traditional values – ethics – morality of the society – and so – somebody – some virtuous – some holy soul is going to CURSE you and this CURSE continues to haunt the soul for many births. So this is the most unfortunate placement – and there is no denying that the pattern of this placement will continue for many births until a day comes when you become mindful – but till then it will just go on rotating like a wheel!

Usually a corrupt person is seen through this placement. But then who is not corrupt? Or let us say who has not been corrupt? In human life – you cannot be a totally spot-less figure – unless you become a Saint!

But with RAHU SHANI – the person is inclined towards committing more and more misdoings, unacceptable behavior from the perspective of the society norms. So you see the difference – yes it is true that everybody is corrupted in some way or the other – but there is some effort taken in not repeating the same mistake again and again. – but RAHU SHANI does it again and again – they just never learn from their mistakes.

Mistakes happen, that’s life. Repeat the same mistake, that’s stupidity.

The native with this placement never realize their mistakes and so there is no coming out of it – the native is simply ‘alseep’ – there is no awakening – there is no sign of consciousness – there is a great force of ignorance.

The darkest night is – ignorance.

The cause of all pain and suffering is ignorance says the Buddha!

But Shani+Rahu never lets the native to experience the bliss of the Buddha! How can they – when they are so much moving and living in ignorance!

Absence of consciousness is EGO. SHANI is humility. RAHU is EGO. Here RAHU kills humility and gives birth to extreme inflated EGO. And so these men or women become a victim of their own EGO – if anyone has a girlfriend or boyfriend with this combination – be aware – you are with a very EGOIST Person – and EGO is the most triggering reasons for a break-up or a divorce!

Absence of consciousness is EGO. Whenever the EGO is absent, LOVE is present.

The world of SHANI RAHU people is always in crisis! Very insensitive, revengeful people always face more crisis in life than otherwise!

SHANI or Lord Saturn is the most respected – most feared – most worshiped planet in the history of mankind. And when RAHU – eclipses SATURN – imagine what can happen! Yes – this is the perfect placement where SATURN is eclipsed by RAHU – it is a SHANI GRAHAN – and you are asking for a remedy to overcome this RAHU eclipsed SATURN. Here Saturn is already damaged – irrespective of what house it rules – Saturn is in not in a condition to provide any positive results for the native.

A filthy cheap crooked dark man is causing trouble to the Judge (Saturn) – what will you do? What will be your remedy?

To somehow stop or prevent the dark man from beating the judgmental Shani – but do you know what astrologers suggest? Then read this:

A young woman with SHANI RAHU in the fourth house was suggested to wear a gemstone of GOMED – Hessonite Garnet Stone of Rahu!

It is like giving sugar to a man who is already suffering from diabetes! And the woman went through more miseries than she already was going through!

So by any chance – and this I am sharing specifically for all my followers – by any chance if you have SHANI RAHU – and someone suggests you to wear a Hessonite Garnet stone – then please don’t.

The best way to overcome this placement is to wear a good quality TOPAZ (not yellow sapphire) in your right hand index finger. TOPAZ – because it is affordable to many and my solution is for the masses and not for specific class.

Worship Lord Shiva on every Monday. Fasting on Mondays is also something that you can do. Only Lord Shiva is the remedy, the answer, the solution to your question – no one can, and no expensive rituals, pooja’s and gemstones can help you – but only Shiva, Lord Shiva!

Aum Namaha Shivay!

Jai Shri Ganesha! Jai Guru!

Money is necessary for survival. But Money should not become an ‘obsession’ but RAHU 2 becomes just that – RAHU 2 becomes Money. Have you ever watched a greedy man – a man who just loves money and only money?

But RAHU 2 cannot love something beyond money. His whole life revolves around money. His health remains good as long as his bank balance remains good. And that is the trap. As soon as he finds himself trapped in the heavy debts and bad credit dues – his health starts deteriorating. His peace is no more – his happiness is no more – so you see – if you want to bring this man down – then you don’t have to do much – just attack his money – his bank balance – and he will come crashing down.

It is always easy to make a material man miserable – but it is always difficult to make a spiritual man miserable – for a spiritual man is not a man of money – he is a man of values – a man of ethics, a man of principles – but RAHU 2 is exact opposite – he is just a man of money! Today – the world has become a ‘man of money’ – just money!

RAHU 2 is more materialistic person. Let this be very clear – unless there are other contrast aspects. But usually a RAHU 2 is straight to the point of ‘How much money will I get?’He is less bothered about values, ethics – the most important question is – Honey – Where is the money?

Using abusive words is one special quality of RAHU in 2nd house. There was a woman – and she never used a single abusive word – but one day – when there was no one and she was with her servant – she started using abusive words – not that she was abusing her servant – but she was abusing her mother-in-law!

The society always thought of her being so polite and so sweet-spoken woman – but the real face was something else – a highly abusive woman! So you see – RAHU in 2nd house – is a mask – behind that mask – you see a highly political person – who does all those things, says all those things but behind your back.

This RAHU 2 is a highly political person – you must have heard a famous line that is often said during interviews. When you go for an interview – usually during the old days – before the interview is over – the interviewer would always say a line and the line used to be – “No politics” – meaning in our office – I would allow – No Politics – so it is a warning that if you are selected than be sure that you play no politics and remain as dumb as you can – so I can have a free-hand. – 🙂

In reality the man who says – No Politics – is himself a great politician! To say “No Politics” is also a part and parcel of Politics! That is how RAHU 2 is – a perfect politician.

A RAHU 2 is a perfect mask – and so generally politicians, film actors (acting/Mask) do well with this placement. No body knows their real face – but everybody is impressed/influenced by the mask that they wear throughout their life!

Have you seen the Hollywood movie “The Mask” – the man behind the mask is different than the man in the mask – and that’s precisely what RAHU 2 is.

Swati Nakshatra is also Rahu’s Nakshatra. So RAHU becomes more comfortable – and during HIS Mahadasha showers many material pleasures such as money, power and status. But Shadow (Rahu) cannot remain forever – someday it has to move , it has to fade – and so by the time RAHU Dasha ends – the person faces many difficulties because then the period of Guru – the master begins and the master ensure that ‘you’ come to your senses. And you will not wake up until you are shaken up!

RAHU 2 – first gives pleasures – the ‘trailer’ is always good – but the ‘movie’ is not always good.

There was a man and all his life – he had heard that there are two places where one may end up with – HELL or HEAVEN. And HELL was the most terrible place to live. One day this man died. He went straight to Heaven – and he could see the life in HELL – HELL was just few miles below HEAVEN. And so he would watch closely – what’s happening in the HELL – and he was shocked – he could see so many beautiful sexy women – so much of beautiful decorations – so much of wealth – so much of money falling all around – and he thought – ‘My God – how beautiful this HELL is – and what a fuss people had been making about HELL – how foolish these men on Earth are – look – look how hot and sexy, how beautiful – how romantic this HELL is!”

And so he could not control himself – he found the peaceful, blissful HEAVEN boring place to be – and so one day he decided to slip out and reach HELL. On the exit gate – there was a very old man – very old – must be 2000 years old man – he smiled at him – the man said “Why are you smiling at me?” And the old man – His Aura, His Voice, His Smile – there was something about this old man – and the old man said “ From last 1000 years – I have been watching – many people first arrive here in Heaven and then just like you they too ‘exit’ to reach HELL – watching you doing the same -I smiled.”

The man smiled back. He said “ Ofcourse – why would they not go to HELL – look how beautiful HELL looks from here – far more beautiful than Heaven – all beautiful girls, handsome men, lovely places – look look there – I just can’t wait anymore – please let me Go…”

The old man said “ Your wish….” And the Exit Gate of the Heaven opens – the man quickly gets out of the Heaven and after a short travel he finally reaches on the GATE of the HELL – and he is so happy – smiling, and dreaming of all the beautiful things that he had been watching from the Heaven – those sexy girls, those beautiful women – wow – it is going to be lot of fun! 2 beautiful women greet him to HELL – they say “Welcome to HELL” – and the man is so happy – what a lovely welcome that too by so beautiful women and what a lovely music – he is simply mesmerized by all of this. And then he is shown a room – a dark room. He enters the room – and as soon as he enters comes a loud slap on his face – he is shocked – there are no lights – the room is so small – and all he could feel is slaps after slaps on his face – there are hundred of mosquitos biting him all over his body – he shouts back – starts crying “Help Help Help” – but no one answers him back. Somehow he comes out of that dark room and starts running towards the Exit Gate of the Hell – he could see the beautiful woman guarding the gate of the hell – he asks them “If this is what HELL is – than what was that which I was seeing from Heaven?”

And the beautiful women laughed out and said “ Oh – that – that was just a trailer – to catch hold some more guys from the Heaven. And now don’t plead us to open the exit gates – because that is not going to happen. Stay where you are.”

And this is how it happens with RAHU 2 – what you see is a trailer – the picture is something else.

Never trust a RAHU 2 person – if you are dealing with a RAHU 2 – ensure you get it in writing – in legalized way. Always be cautious while dealing with RAHU 2 – else you too would be taken for a ride to HELL!

Somebody asked – in reality what is HELL and what is HEAVEN? HELL is your ignorance, your anger, your jealousy, your EGO. Heaven is your consciousness, your tolerance, your understanding, your selflessness.

RAHU 2 is HELL because it makes you so much ignorant towards human values, ethics and principles that you just become ‘money’ – money becomes your religion – money becomes your life!

Once there was a very wealthy man – must be a billionaire. And somebody asked him “You must be contented man.”

And the billionaire said “Contented? I am the MOST discontented man in the world! Don’t you know I am the wealthiest man in the world? That is my discontent. Now I know there is no more to wealth: all that is possible I have attained, and yet I am dying empty. My life has been just a wastage. Next time, if God gives me another opportunity, I am not going to try money any more – it has failed.”

Money fails you – remember this. Money is a means – but people think that money can make them happy – money can enlighten them, man can make them wise – people have weird ideas about money – and so they just go on chasing money….

“I am not against money, remember. Don’t misinterpret me: I am not against money – I am not against anything. Money is a means. If you are happy and you have money, you will become more happy. If you are unhappy and you have money, you will become more unhappy because what will you do with your money? Your money will enhance your pattern, whatsoever it is. If you are miserable and you have power, what will you do with your power? You will poison yourself more with your power, you will become more miserable. But people go on looking for money as if money is going to bring happiness. People go on looking for respectability as if respectability is going to give you happiness. People are ready, at any moment, to change their pattern, to change their ways, if more money is available somewhere else.” – Osho

Money simply make you ‘more’ of what you are. If you are happy – with money you will be more happier. If you are large-hearted – with money you will become more large-hearted person. If you are a miser – with money you will become more miser. If you are arrogant – with money you will become more arrogant. If you are ignorant – with money you will become more ignorant.

“Your money will simply enhance your pattern.”

So I appeal to all my followers – first ensure that your pattern – your thinking – your behavior is positive, is blissful – then money can benefit you in true sense – then money can enhance you – then money can add value to your life.

RAHU 2 person should not just think about money – should get over his obsession with money and think about his or her ‘Self-Growth’ – for your real growth is not on the outside – but very much inside!

“There is no outside of you. It’s all an inside game.” – Adyashanti

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru!

Beautiful question.

Ketu exalts in the sign of Sagittarius – the sign of Guru (Jupiter).

Rahu exalts in the sign of Gemini – the sign of Budh (Mercury).

On one side is RIGHTEOUSNESS – Jupiter! Jupiter is the master of Ketu.

On the other side is INTELLECTUALISM – Mercury! Mercury is the master of Rahu.

AND – Jupiter – Mercury are enemies of each other. Simply because their energies are in total contrast! Rahu Ketu are also in contrast to each other – Rahu is Intellect (knowledge). Ketu is Intelligence (wisdom).

Intellect is of the Mind (Moon, Mercury). Intelligence is of the Soul (Sun, Jupiter).

The more consciousness you have, the more energy flows upwards. Intelligence moves upwards, intellect moves downwards. – Osho

Once it happened – there were two disciples, Sohan and Mohan.

Mohan was a very simple man. The Master would fondly address him as “Bhola”. He was an illiterate man – never had been to school, never had been to any town – he was a farmer, one day he found the master walking through his farmland – and something moved WITHIN him – the Glow of the master, His Bliss, His Joy, His Peace – there was something about this man – he could feel the ‘presence’ and then he simply dropped everything – left everything behind and started following the master. The master said “What are you doing? Go back home.”

But Mohan said “You are my home – after so many years I have found my home – and you are saying to go back home – you are my home……and I cannot go back.”

The master smiled. He was accepted.

Mohan became an ardent lover of the master, along with Sohan, Mohan continued to follow the master.

After many years, one day Mohan and Sohan said to the master “We need to be initiated. When will you initiate us?

The master said – “I will initiate you both but before that happens – I want you do something…..”

Sohan said “ I am ready.”

Mohan said “ Master – You just tell me what I have to do and I am certain that I will be through it with your Grace.”

The Master gave one bird to each disciple – and said “Go to an absolutely lonely place – where there are no people and then kill the bird. And once you have killed, come back.”

Sohan took the bird – went out in search of a lonely place, found one place – looked around to ensure that nobody is around and then with a sharp knife killed the bird. He comes back to the master and says “ I am done. I have followed your instructions accurately.”

The master says “Wait – let Mohan come back too. He is still to come back.”

But Mohan did not return. Days passed, weeks passed – months – and yet Mohan did not return. And the master waited. The master can always wait….

And one day – on a very hot afternoon, Mohan returned – he comes, bows before the master – and the master is deeply engrossed in meditation. Looking at Mohan, the master smiled and said “ Where have you been? And why it took so long for you to come back?”

Mohan rushed towards the feet of the master – and holding the feet of the master in his hands – he started crying…..

Master said “ What happened?”

Mohan said “ I am sorry – I cannot follow your instruction – I could not kill the bird.”

“Why?” asked the master – His eyes twinkling with light.

Mohan said “ I took the bird everywhere – to the mountains, to the deep valleys – to the most lonely places – and yet I could not find any of these places to be lonely – whenever I would try to kill the bird – I could feel that there is GOD – who is WATCHING! I tried to close my eyes and yet I could not kill because I could feel the presence of GOD – I drugged the bird – made it unconscious and yet I could not kill because I could feel GOD present in that bird – I am sorry – I Cannot do this – if this is the CONDITION for initiation than I am willing to Let Go – but I cannot do this – because I could feel God present all around me – within me – outside me and so there was absolutely NO LONELY place that I could find – I also experienced the presence of GOD in that bird – its innocence, its chirping, I am sorry – but I cannot do this and I tried for months and weeks but I could not. It is okay if you don’t initiate me – but I cannot do this.”

The master got up – rushed towards Mohan and gave him a tight hug.

The master said to Mohan “ You are the chosen one – my son – you are the one. It was a test and you have passed….”

Then he called Sohan and said “ You get out – get lost – and never come back. You are stupid. You will never understand what I teach – you will never understand the essence that I share – you please get lost.”

Sohan is Rahu – he goes by the INTELLECT. He could not go to the depth of the matter – he could not relate to the essence of the master’s teachings – he simply followed the HEAD – went out and KILLED the BIRD.

Mohan is Ketu – he has a tremendous sensitivity – because there is absolutely no head – no intellect and because there is no head, no intellect – there is abundance of HEART energy – and it is HIS HEART that won’t let him kill the bird – he goes all around the world – but he could not kill the bird – the heart won’t let – the CONSCIOUSNESS won’t let him – he had truly matured to be initiated. His CONSCIOUSNESS made him realize that GOD is present everywhere – within and without – and that was what the Guru, the Master wanted to test – and Mohan had passed the test – the master had finally taken HIM under HIS Wings!

Jupiter loves Ketu. Mercury loves Rahu. And the whole story is divided in two parts – the whole world of human beings is divided in two parts – HEART & HEAD.

The DEVTAS (YOGI) dwell in the HEART.

The ASURAS (BHOGI) dwell in the HEAD.

And for millions and millions of years the friction has always been happening between these TWO SIDES – and it is going to happen forever – because they are TWO contrast energies – two polarities – that can never get along with each other!

Hitler will not understand Buddha’s love. In this material world – in every house, in every family, at every place – there is someone who is a Hitler, a Judas, and there is someone who is a Buddha, a Mahavira!

Every BIRTH CHART is either inclining towards RAHU or towards KETU!

Every BIRTH CHART is either a HITLER, a JUDAS or a BUDDHA, a MAHAVIRA!

And the whole gamut of your life results are based on which side – your birth chart is on. And that is the real secret – that is the reason why the ancient seers and sages have given immense importance to RAHU and KETU over all other planets – because FIRST it has to be decided if you CAN KILL THE BIRD or YOU CANNOT!

If you CANNOT – then the CONSCIOUSNESS is PRESENT. If you CANNOT – then the higher love is present. If you CANNOT – then the HEART is over the HEAD – and such a man – such a woman is welcomed in the KINGDOM OF GOD – in the KINGDOM of JUPITER.

If you CAN – then IGNORANCE is at peak. If you CAN – then the lower love is all that is present. If you CAN – then the HEAD is over the HEART – and such a man – such a woman is not welcome – because they simply CANNOT understand the language of the HEART – the language of LOVE – and GOD is LOVE and LOVE is real.

Mercury presides over RAHU – and that is why – LORD VISHNU should be worshiped if you are going through RAHU difficulties. After all it was Sri VISHNU who beheaded the Asura RAHU!

Jupiter presides over KETU – and that is why – LORD GANESHA should be worshiped if you are unable to relate to the message of Sri Ketu – the message of turning inwards! Lord Shiva should be worshiped to realize the immense significance of living your life selflessly and by being more and more DETACHED.

Marriages fail when the energies are in contrast – one is RAHU-ish. While the other is – KETU-ish.

But strange things happen – one day a young man and his name was Gopal, he came and said “ I have fallen in love with a woman and I cannot help – I want to marry her.”

The master said “ Come tomorrow – it is very late.”

He came the next day. The master went into deep meditation and then said to Gopal “ This marriage will not work – you are getting yourself in a deep mess.”

But ATTRACTION brings IGNORANCE – the man was attracted – he married the woman. And then began the many miseries of his life – then he could not sleep with peace – then he could find his joy no more, then he became a plastic rose – the fragrance was lost.

The master remembered the young Gopal – a very lively man, a honest man, a man of heart – his innocence, his compassion and what a beautiful person he was! But with one wrong move – the same Gopal had turned into a miserable man – a man who was no more willing to live – a man who once was full of life – was now thinking of giving up life!

Life can change 360 degree towards the deepest valleys – if you fall for your TEMPTATIONS – if you fall for ATTRACTIONS – if you fall by following your MIND!

And the same Life can change 360 degree towards the highest peak – if you rise above your TEMPTATIONS – if you remain indifferent towards ATTRACTIONS – if you RISE ABOVE your Mind!

RAHU traps you.

Suffocation happens when you yourself get into the tight clutches of RAHU (IGNORANCE).

KETU relieves you.

A man moving towards KETU – becomes more and more detached. He becomes a Buddha – you CANNOT distract him. you CANNOT attract him.

RAHU exalts not just in Gemini (Mercury) – but also is empowered when He is in the Nakshatra of Mercury.

RAHU is empowered in Ashlesha (Cancer), Jyestha (Scorpio), Revati (Pisces).

Whenever RAHU is in Ashlesha/ Jyestha/ Revati – He is empowered to give more intense results – if He is placed well – He may benefit, if He is not placed well – He may do what he likes the most – cause more harm!

Ketu exalts not just in Sagittarius (Jupiter) – but also is empowered when He is in the Nakshatra of Jupiter.

KETU is empowered in Punarvasu (Cancer), Vishaka (Scorpio), Purvabhadrapada (Pisces).

Depending on which side the birth chart is inclined – an empowered KETU will manifest the results. If the chart is on the KETU side – then whenever KETU is in Punarvasu (Cancer), Vishaka (Scorpio), Purvabhadrapada (Pisces) – you will benefit. But if the chart is RAHU-ish – than the same empowered KETU appears as a hurdle – because you are ‘pressing’ channel 1 for happiness when the real button on your remote is not channel 1 but channel 9!

So you see, astrology can be interesting simply because it is so relating – so ALIVE.

People are running behind MATCH MAKING – they MATCH everything – MON SIGN, SUN SIGN, LAGNA/ASCENDANT – GUNAS – everything is matched – but they miss – they simply miss to see if the Man and Woman who are planning to marry – fall in the same category of KETU or RAHU!

A RAHU-ish man and a RAHU-ish woman can stay together – the ‘marriage’ generally works – because both belong to the same world – the world of RAHU.

But if you are KETU-ish and you are marrying a RAHU-ish woman – then you in for trouble – a deep trouble!.

Young Gopal was suffering in his marriage because he was a KETU-ish man and he had fallen for a woman who was RAHU-ish. He was not willing to listen – the master said to him twice – alerted him – but he went ahead and got married – and now he is suffering – he is miserable – now he comes to the master – the master says “ It is not late – it is never late – even if you WAKE up at the very last moment of your life – it is ENOUGH to brings a positive change. But now if you want to come out of this marriage – you will need COURAGE. Courage to FACE all the consequences whatsoever.”

RAHU obstructs the COURAGE within you. I have seen many men who suffer in marriage but they cannot get out of it – because they lack the courage – they FEAR – they are so much trapped in the clutches of RAHU that they appear totally impotent in making any move towards FREEDOM – real FREEDOM.

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. – Winston Churchill 

Rahu is FEAR. Ketu is COURAGE.

What stops you from coming out of a MARRIAGE that is FULL OF MISERIES and HUMILIATION – is YOUR FEAR. (RAHU).

And what CAN help you to come out of a MARRIAGE that is FULL OF MISERIES and HUMILIATION – is YOUR COURAGE. (KETU).

KETU therefore EXALTS in the MOST COURAGEOUS SIGN – the SIGN of SAGITTARIUS. It is a SIGN OF A WARRIOR – you better watch – you better be careful when you are dealing with a SAGITTARIUS – for HE or SHE has the COURAGE to FIGHT BACK and FIND FREEDOM!

The Secret To Happiness Is Freedom And The Secret To Freedom Is Courage. – Thucydides

Courage is an affair with the unknown! You don’t know what is going to happen – what matter to you is the PURPOSE – and if your PURPOSE is to get out of a FAILING MARRIAGE or a FAILING JOB – then the KEY is KETU – COURAGE!

Life is simple. Astrology is also simple. Because GOD is simple! And TRUTH is simply found in simplicity. Beauty is simply found in simplicity.

The basic laws of the universe are simple, but because our senses are limited, we can’t grasp them. There is a pattern in creation. – Albert Einstein 

A simple man, a simple woman – and they are beautiful – they can understand the language of the heart – and Astrology is indeed the language of the heart!

Without thinking of the letters, listen to the language of the heart. – Rumi

But who wants to listen? The man of Head (Intellectual) goes round and round and round and yet finds himself exactly at the point where he had started!

The HEAD cannot find the answer – the HEART can!

If your heart says take the jump, then take the jump, then risk, then be adventurous. – Osho

Your HEART is natural – it is a BORN GIFT! But your MIND is NOT NATURAL – it is given by the SOCIETY – you are NOT born with the MIND – but you are born with the HEART! And the HEART has it all – the HEART is the most beautiful GIFT – every HEART is beautiful – but what makes it impure and ugly is the MIND!

And that is the whole message of my sharing on this forum – that is the whole message of the master – that is the whole message of Sri KETU – get out of your HEAD and get inside your HEART. THINK LESS and FEEL MORE.

But the majority is caught up in thinking TOO MUCH and then they come and ask “Why my life is so miserable?”

The fault is not with the LIFE – the fault is with YOURSELF.

LIFE is like a beautiful flowing river – if you can flow with it – if you can SWIM through it – then you can ENJOY the Journey – the whole effort of the divine masters is simply to HELP YOU ALL to ENJOY the journey by TURNING INWARDS – MEDITATING and making yourself more and more aware by introducing higher realms of CONSCIOUSNESS to your awareness.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness. – Lao Tzu

GROWTH comes NOT by a fat bank balance but by bringing a great transformation WITHIN you – by raising the level of CONSCIOUSNESS within you. Once you become AWARE – once the LIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS becomes aflame – the it BURNS all the IGNORANCE within you!

And so come, come you all and spend some quality time with yourself – spend some time in meditation – if you have too many people at home – find a secluded place outside your home – but seclusion is required.

The mind is sharper and keener in seclusion and uninterrupted solitude. Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone-that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born. – Nikola Tesla 

In seclusion – you will be able to quiet the chattering mind. Seclusion is necessary for meditation.

Go into seclusion and rest your mind on the silence. – Dharma Mittra

KETU loves seclusion. KETU is home in a secluded place – that is why KETU feels HOME in the 12th House – the house of seclusion – the natural house of Jupiter – the master!

KETU is beautiful – simply beautiful – only if you can RESONATE with its energy – only if your ‘Antenna’ is placed at the right direction! And the direction of the master – of the Guru is simple – Turn Inwards and master yourself. The ‘CONTROL’ that you are seeking on the OUTSIDE is not possible – many have tried and many have failed miserably – because the CONTROL that you seek is possible WITHIN and not on the outside.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. – Laozi, Tao Te Ching

A man of KETU is a man who is content with what he has. He is a man of awareness – he lives moment to moment – because he is perfectly aware that LIFE IS NOW – life is neither in the PAST and nor in the FUTURE – Life is NOW and his whole effort – his whole direction is simply to – BE HERE NOW.

Meditation happens only when you are HERE – when you are able to STILL your MIND in the PRESENT MOMENT – only then Meditation happens – only then the bud starts blossoming into a beautiful flower….

And so the whole focus should be to – BE HERE NOW.

Be Here Now. – Ram Dass

The blessings of the benevolent compassionate Guru and the support of Sri Ketu enables you to BE HERE NOW.

A certain depth to your meditations and to your spiritual journey comes when you become compassionate towards others – when you help those who are in need.

Our prime purpose in this life is to Help Others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. – Dalai Lama

Meditation is the KEY but the KEY works only when you are helpful to others, when you are compassionate toward others – it is all interlinked – it is all LinkedIn!

And once you find BALANCE – once your ACTIONS fall in place – then Meditation starts blossoming – then the ‘dance’ begins – then the ‘song’ is heard – then life starts changing – then everything around you will be the same – but you will be no more the same – then there will be a song to it – then life will start transforming into a garden of bliss…..

The ‘key’ (Meditation) is with you all – it has been with you all from the very beginning of time – many births have passed by – this birth is also ‘passing’ by – the sooner you all become ‘aware’ the better it is going to be. Always remember – your moment goes on shaping and the shape that it eventually takes becomes your future! So the MOMENT is of great significance – we remember life by remembering the moments of our life and not the days. Focus on the MOMENT – a man of awareness lives totally in the ‘moment’ – present moment.

Awareness means to be in the moment – a man of awareness is always found to be in the moment – be a man of awareness – let awareness become the torch of your life and then you all will find your answers.

Meditate.

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

 

Oil. Rahu is oil. What does oil do? It sets you on ‘fire’ – whatever it comes in contact with is set to fire. It becomes easier to burn something when it has oil on it – Rahu is that oil – and oil is something that can never satisfy you!

Rahu aka oil remains unsatisfied. It wants more and more and more and more. Have you tried eating fried food – you want more and more and more. And no matter how much oily food you eat – you are never satisfied. That is how people eat a lot of oily food – the sense of satisfaction never comes – you simply want more and more. That is how Rahu is. Rahu rules food that is salty – oily – namkeen! When you are eating a Samosa, a Batata Wada, an oily fried Burger or fried potato chips – remember – you are feeding the RAHU-ish energy within you. A man who is going through RAHU MAHADASHA should avoid eating oily food – fried food – namkeen (salty) food – but who wants to listen? People simply visit Astrologers to listen to what they want to hear – nobody wants to know the real thing – because real things are rarely known and they are often difficult to digest! Everyone wants the truth but no one wants to be honest!

It’s funny how everybody considers honesty a virtue, yet no one wants to hear the truth.

People want to know the gemstone that can help them to sail smoothly through the RAHU DASHA – but nobody is willing to tell them the basic rules that one should follow while going through RAHU Mahadasha because they themselves don’t know – so what will they tell you?

But I am telling you – I am sharing this with you and all my followers and readers – just so that they don’t spend their hard-earned money on buying gemstones but rather focus on the small things that matter the most when it comes to RAHU DASHA.

Remember – It is the small things that matter the most! And small things are not derived through ‘books of astrology’ – they are derived through the meditative heart – through the voice within – through deep observations and not judgments!

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. – Albert Einstein

And the small things that help you to overcome the ill-effects of RAHU – begin from the very basic source of your existence – FOOD.

And so I encourage all my followers, readers who are running through RAHU MAHADASHA to become more and more aware of their EATING HABITS.

Stop eating oil- fried food. Stop eating street-food. Stop eating food offered by strangers or people/relatives that are too sweet with you.

But who wants to listen? It has become a habit. And Habit is dangerous. Remember this – NO HABIT is good for your existence. Good Habit, Bad Habit – all habits should be dropped – because all HABITS are mechanical in nature – there is absolutely no awareness – to your action – you are just ‘doing it’ because it has become a habit.

Habit is bad; there are no bad habits, there are no good habits – habit is bad. And one should be awake so there are no habits. You simply live moment to moment with full awareness, not by habits. – Osho

RAHU makes you habitual. You have had your first intimate sexual experience and now you want it again, and again and again. And now it has become a habit – and you have become a slave of your habit. HABIT enslaves you-you get trapped and then there is no way out – until you bring awareness to your ‘self’ – else you will be finished by your HABIT!

All habits – good or bad – have to be dropped and nobody is going to tell you this – because either they are unaware or either they would not want you to become aware! But I am telling you – DROP ALL YOUR HABITS. In the beginning, it is going to be difficult – but slowly as you would try to perform an action with absolute consciousness – a certain grace will come to your actions – now you are walking – but your walk is not mechanical – there is a certain grace to your walk – when you talk – don’t just talk like a parrot – let there be a certain awareness within and then whatever you will talk -will be heard !

But unfortunately – we have parrots more – they just go on talking all that they have read in the books – it is all mechanical and so how are you going to find your answers?

Many people approach me for consultation – but I choose very few from them – why? Because I am not a robot – I have my conscious choices – I would rather help just one man or woman – but that person will be someone who is faithful, who has a certain depth of understanding – who is not mechanical but is trying to become more and more aware! I live by my choices and not chance.

A life lived of choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived of chance is a life of unconscious creation. – Neale Donald Walsch

RAHU-ish man lives his whole life by chance and NOT by choice! Because to make a choice – you need to be patient, you need to be understanding, you need to be satisfied with whatever you have. And RAHU is the exact opposite – RAHU wants a ‘chance’ – and so you have many astrologers, pundits, monks who are just waiting for a ‘chance’ and they will jump on it – to achieve their goals. You see – and that is how today’s corporate world is – it is a world of RAHU – where the slogan is – DO MORE – and that is all. Everybody wants MORE AND MORE AND MORE – whether it is SEX, MONEY OR POWER – they just want more and more and more. Nobody is willing to slow down – they all are in the mad race to get more and more and more.

“TOO MUCH IS THE ONLY SIN.,” say the divine spiritual master LAO TZU

And RAHU is TOO MUCH. So when RAHU is in CANCER – you are TOO MUCH EMOTIONAL person. And the house rules by MOON in your chart also have TOO MUCH of issues. Whole life is driven by emotions and emotions and emotions – there is simply no practical perspective.

Last life – you had been too practical – this life you are too emotional. The AXIS of RAHU KETU keeps moving 360 degree – and in this constant movement of axis – every birth and re-birth – you continue to ‘evolve’ based on your other planetary aspects.

One Actor had such a placement – I remember he had come a few years ago – I generally don’t give reasons to avoid certain cases but this man was very desperate – and he had certain issues with his film career. And so when it comes to the issue of livelihood – I cannot turn my back – I accepted his request for consultation. He also had CANCER RAHU and damn it – he was also too emotional. Then I gave him a secret – I just gave him – just out of compassion – and his whole life changed for good. Today I am going to share that secret with you and all my followers – and the secret is to donate a certain quantity of white rice to a certain deity – that deities name – I cannot share on this public forum – but I have given you all a clue – a pointer.

A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. – Bruce Lee

And so I have given you all a pointer to the truth that you should find on your own!

When you have Cancer Rahu – you have Capricorn KETU – and this is a perfect case of someone who loves Lord Shiva! And I have seen it all over the world – US, UK, India – wherever I have traveled – if you are a Hindu – with this placement – you are a lover of Lord Shiva!

And you should continue worshipping Lord Shiva – you should visit Lord Shiva temple – every Monday or whenever you can. Recently – the Prime Minister of England – Theresa May – had visited the famous Shiva Temple in Bangalore.

Our honorable Prime Minister – Sri Narendra Modi also visited the 125 years old Shiva Temple in Muscat, OMAN.

All Politicians visit Lord Shiva temple – they worship Lord Shiva – if you want to succeed in Politics – you got to worship Lord Shiva – for it is only and only LORD SHIVA who can help you overcome the many difficulties caused by RAHU – and when you have RAHU in CANCER and Capricorn is Ascendant – definitely you should worship Lord Shiva.

RAHU in Cancer – affects your marital happiness – because RAHU is now placed in the 7th house of marriage – but this is not a thumb rule – let this be clear. RAHU in 7th house of marriage becomes the most destructive force ONLY when the MOON is placed in 8th house, 6th house and 12th house.

If Moon is placed in Taurus – then you get a fantastic wife – who wants more and more and more material pleasures – and mind you – she is also a very intellectual woman. And if Moon is placed in Scorpio – still you benefit from the marriage – you become more successful after marriage. Generall this placement has two sides – either you will succeed after marriage OR you will be totally devastated after marriage. And I have seen both the cases happening – of course, there are millions of other small things to be observed but the most immediate factors to consider is:

1. Rahu Nakshatra
2. Nakshatra Lord – placement, and it’s Nakshatra
3. Moon Nakshatra
4. Nakshatra Lord – placement, and it’s Nakshatra
5. Drishti – aspects on Rahu – Moon – or their Nakshatra
6. Sub-lords of Rahu and Moon
7. D9 chart

and many more things before you come to a certain conclusion.

So RAHU in 7th is not always bad – sexual encounters are many – sexual pleasures are many – the person has a lot of interest in the opposite sex – generally, I have seen such a person (if a male) having the driving force to attract many women – and if a woman – the same – she has many men following her – they all are mesmerized by her personality – they all dream to have her as a partner, a companion or as a girl-friend!

This RAHU Cancer definitely provides you with overseas connections – mostly with women. So it is a good placement if you are planning for overseas experiences – intimate or business.

There was a man. And he too had a Cancer RAHU with Capricorn as Ascendant – and he married at the last stage of his SUN MAHADASHA.

And by the Begining of his MOON Mahadash – he got divorced. He kicked out his wife who had just given birth to a cute baby boy. He just told her to leave – and after a few years they got divorced. Now tell me – was RAHU 7 – the only reason?

It was HIS MOON – the LORD of CANCER SIGN – MOON. His MOON was placed in the 8th house. And 8th House Lord was placed in the 3rd house (3rd house is 8th from 8th house) with the MARAK planet MARS (Capricorn Ascendant). And so his marriage was totally devastated!

So you see – it is not just RAHU in 7 that decides the status of marriage or marriage partner – it is the LORD of 7th (in this case – MOON) that has much to say than RAHU.

Astrology is a very deep science. People want to know about their future – but are they truly ready to know their future? This man had visited many astrologers – but not a single astrologer ever told him – that ‘Man you are going to be in trouble – just don’t marry now – wait.’ – they never dared to tell him – they all told him – that you are going to get a beautiful bride – and the facts were something else! So you see – astrology has become an entertainment – truth is never shared – because the truth is never realized – so how are they going to share the truth with you?

And so this merry-go-round continues – and so I am very selective when it comes to consulting – because not everybody has the courage to digest – to know the truth – many are going to astrologers just to hear what they want to hear – and you will be disappointed with me – because I will tell you on your face – the truth – and so it is good that I take a very few cases – because astrology is very dangerously truthful – you need a mighty heart to absorb the truth and not many have it!

Truth is dangerous, dangerous to all those people who have been living in fictions, beautiful lies, nice dreams, utopias. Truth is bound to be looked upon as an enemy by the masses, because it is going to shatter all that they have believed and lived for. Truth is just the death of all kinds of lies. – Osho

RAHU hates the TRUTH. A Rahu-ish man speaks very sweetly – and yet all that he speaks is a BIG LIE. A Ketu-ish man speaks bluntly – and yet all that he speaks is the TRUTH.

Life is divided into two islands – one that is ruled by RAHU and the other that is ruled by KETU. And you will come across with them – in every walk of your life – right from your home to your office. If you are RAHU-ish – you will mingle with someone who belongs to the RAHU Island – if you are KETU-ish – you will resonate, relate with someone who is from the meditative island of Shri Ketu!

The whole story of astrology is between these two polarities – RAHU & KETU!

And the journey of life is meant to move from RAHU (DESIRES) to KETU (DESIRELESS) stage! But who wants to listen? People are just happy to live a RAHU-ish life – running behind more and more SEX, more and more MONEY, more and more POWER – and then comes the HERO of the story – you know him, you know him very well – HIS name is SATURN – SHANI DEV!

And then when you have all your hands deeply in the mud of sex, power and money – SHANI comes and then your journey of hell begins – and then it is these ignorant (RAHU-ish) men who start blaming and naming SHANI – it is these people who have created a sense of fear towards SATURN – otherwise what is there to fear of SHANI? If your KARMA is NOt RAHU-ish – then let it be clear – there s absolutely no reason to fear of SATURN! It is only the thief who fears the Policemen – the man of consciousness never fears a Policeman – for him, the Police is a friend – Saturn is a friend!

So it is a long story – someday I will share more. Just 4 months on this forum – and I see over 600 followers and over thousands of views – never had thought that there are people who *still* love to know the truth! And so at the onset of the new year 2019 – I wish all my followers, readers – a very happy new year 2019 – I know many of you are going through many difficulties – in fact, you remember an astrologer only when you fall in trouble – just the way a patient remembers a doctor! But just wait till RAHU KETU Axis changes in 2019 March. And let me tell you not everybody is going to feel the positive change from MARCH 2019 – as God says “Those who have been LAST – will be FIRST and those who have been FIRST – will now have to be the LAST”

So if you are struggling now – post-March 2019 – you have some hope.

And if you are enjoying now – post-March 2019 – you have some challenges.

Remember – Life is never the same. Change is constant. Except for change – everything else changes. Nothing lasts forever – neither the good time nor the bad times! And so only that man sails smoothly – who remains OPEN to change.

Life is flowing, it is a river, a constant flux. Life is constantly changing, more life and more change!

A man of awareness knows that life is constantly changing. Life is change. there is only one thing permanent, and that is change. Except change, everything else changes. – Osho

RAHU is against change – IGNORANCE is against change.

Ignorance is always afraid of change. – Jawaharlal Nehru

RAHU is IGNORANCE. AND RAHU is always afraid of change. And so I appeal to all my followers and readers – to overcome RAHU – become more and more aware – let awareness be the anchor of your life!

Remember – you can live in ACCEPTANCE only when you bring consciousness to your living – then and only then is there a possibility to bring a change in your life – it is only when you learn to accept the change that the transformation is possible!

Acceptance is the key to relaxation. When you are not trying to change things, to make life different, you simply relax! In that relaxation you breathe deeper, feel okay with everything around and nothing disturbs you. – Osho

RAHU desires no change, but you have to overcome this ignorance caused by RAHU – all kind of evil energies – black magic, spells are simply to block your consciousness – that is the job of RAHU – to keep you in the darkness of ignorance. Because the day you will come out of the darkness of ignorance – all the games of RAHU will start falling apart – all the evil schemes of RAHU will start failing – and so RAHU wants you to remain as an ignorant fool.

But I am helping you to overcome – I am encouraging you to come out of the darkness of ignorance and ‘see’ the light of consciousness – for it is the gift of consciousness that only human beings are rewarded with. So come – come out of ignorance – no matter how difficult it seems – every long journey begins with a small step – I am holding your hand – take the first step towards the light of consciousness….meditate.

Let this new year of 2019 motivate you to transform inside-out! Let your journey be focused on self-realizing the truth – for it is only YOU who can let change happen with you. The one that you have been looking for is – YOU!

I cannot liberate you, nobody can liberate you; only truth can liberate you. And the truth has to be seen by you. I may be seeing it, I may be telling it to you. In a thousand and one ways I may be showering it upon you, but that is useless if you are not open, if your pot is upside down, if you are not listening. – Osho

Only humans have got the WILL to change their future – practice your WILL – and GOD-WILL – there will be a bright tomorrow just waiting to take you under its wings!

Follow the path of love – for it is only love that can take us everywhere! Love deeply, love without jealousy and help each other to be more meditative.

Without love a man is just a body, an empty temple without the deity. With love the deity arrives, the temple is no more empty. That’s why love gives such fullness, such deep contentment, such tremendously overflowing joy. Remain in love and let love be the door to the divine. – Rajneesh

Lust is Rahu. Lust is ignorance. When the same ignorance gives way to consciousness – Lust transforms into Love! Love is the most conscious thing and you will love only if you are conscious of your actions – what happens through consciousness is love – let love be the goal – let love be the answer to all your questions!

“God is Love. And Love is Real.”

For more spiritual insights and motivation you all can avail my published books – ‘How to overcome Rahu’ ,‘ Gift of Consciousness’ & ‘NO MIND’ on Amazon, Flipkart, Barnes&Nobles. Print book copies are shipped across all geographies.

Jai Shri Ganesha! Jai Guru!

Beautiful Question! The very flow of such a question penetrating your being – is a sign that something beautiful is blossoming within you – that the Lord is helping you find the right way….that the Lord is trying to see – IF you can truly start turning inwards….if you truly can ‘Knock’ at HIS door!

Ask and it will be given to you; Seek and you will find; Knock and it will be opened to you. – Matthew

Not everybody is willing to KNOCK at HIS door!

Mohan asked “Why you say so?”

Because not everybody is READY to receive what HE wants to offer! And Not everybody TRUSTS that IF they KNOCK -they will be Answered!

And so out of million – one steps ahead and KNOCKS – he is absolutely DETACHED to the thought of WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER HE KNOCKS – he simply goes on KNOCKING – and he NEVER stops, Never.

Keep Knocking And The Joy Inside Will Eventually Open A Window And Look Out To See Who’s There. – Rumi

This KNOCKING is at your HEART – because the DOOR towards the beyond – towards GOD goes through your HEART. GOD DWELLS in our HEART.

You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens. – Rumi

Someday – the GATES of the HEART opens – just the way the GATES of the DAM open and then the water (nectar) starts flowing – overflowing – then the river of your life is never short of anything – no matter where you are – in what state you are – you are always found with abundance of joy, bliss, and peace!

Once it happened – Diogenes – was one such man – an enlightened man whose HEART was no more closed – it had opened up and so wherever he would go – JOY would follow, wherever he would walk – LOVE would follow – wherever he would stay – PEACE would come. Diogenes roamed across the villages and towns and the capital – and he would roam NAKED – with just a wooden bowl in his hand.

One day he was walking with his bowl – and he saw a dog drinking water from the river. A thought came – If the dog needs nothing to drink water – then why am I carrying this only thing with me? – The wooden bowl?

And so then – the only possession – the only last property – the wooden bowl – that was also thrown away. And Diogenes laughed – a loud belly laugh – it just made him more FREE – because now nothing was to be carried along – except the ‘Name of the Lord’!

And so Diogenes set out on his usual journey through the towns and the villages. In between he would rest beneath a tree. One such afternoon, Diogenes was resting beneath a tree. A Naked man – what he has to fear? Who will be interested in a naked man who has absolutely no money, no wealth, no treasures that the human world is behind all the time.

But that afternoon -there were two men – robbers – who were interested in Diogenes. They were looking for a slave who can be sold in the market – and when they saw Diogenes – they could not move a bit – because DIOGENES was one of the most BEAUTIFUL MAN that they had ever seen in their life. DIOGENES had a very beautiful masculine body – he looked very similar to the MAHAVIRA of the EAST – who also had a masculine body and who also roamed naked!

And so the robbers decided to catch Diogenes – they had absolutely no doubt that such a beautiful handsome man will be easily sold in the slave market!

But there was a problem – they were two and yet they feared this man because Diogenes was a very strong man, masculine – just one blow and they both would be finished in a minute! His long sturdy hands, his muscular shoulders…..they were afraid to even come closer to His seat. They stood thinking of what to do – how to catch Diogenes….

And Diogenes – the master of the masters started laughing – sitting beneath the tree – he laughed so loudly that the robbers were puzzled. Now they became more afraid – this man is something, and we should be careful….they thought.

But Diogenes looked at them and said ”Don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid, I’m not going to fight you. You can come close to me, and you can put your chains on me.”

The robbers were surprised. They followed, they stepped ahead and chained him. Now Diogenes had become their captive. The master himself became a captive – one of the strangest moment was happening – and the robbers…. they took him away to the marketplace.

On the way…Diogenes said “Why have you chained me? You could have just asked me, and I would have followed. Why make such fuss about it?”

They said, ”We cannot believe that somebody is so willing to become a slave!”

Diogenes laughed and he said, ”Because I am a free man, I am not worried about this.”

They could not understand. People cannot understand – to understand one need to go beyond shallowness – but people are happy in living a shallow life.

The robbers reached the slave marketplace. But then something strange happened – something that not only the robbers but the whole market – the whole world would have never seen – never experienced – never heard…..

Diogenes – himself steps ahead and loudly says – and the words that he speaks should be written in GOLD – because they are significant, very significant.

Diogenes shouts – he says “A Master has come to be sold here. Is some slave desirous of purchasing him?”

Read AGAIN – and I insist to all my followers, readers and fellow travelers – READ AGAIN HIS WORDS –

”A Master has come to be sold here. Is some slave desirous of purchasing him?”

How deep are these words – you CANNOT trap – you CANNOT catch – you CANNOT lockup a person who has ATTAINED – who has REALIZED HIS SELF – he is FREE – he is truly FREE in every sense – and so even though you may bring him in a slave market to sell -the real SAVE is NOT HIM – but YOU – because YOU ARE STILL NOT FREE – you are STILL CAUGHT UP IN THE PRISON OF YOUR MIND.

The Hardest Prison To Escape From Is The Mind.

You think you are FREE – but in reality you are NOT – until you move BEYOND THE MIND. The MASTER is a MASTER. HE has gone BEYOND MIND – whereas the common person remains a SLAVE of HIS or HER MIND – so now tell me – WHO IS the REAL SLAVE? Real freedom is not against bondage, real freedom – is beyond bondage. Beyond MIND.

And MANTRA is the most effective medium, tool -a beautiful bridge that can help you and everybody to walk beyond MIND and experience the bliss within!

Every Mantra is a powerful Mantra – only if you recite it with DEEP FAITH and LOVE.

The Bhagavan beautifully explains the immense importance and significance of MANTRA – which in simple words is a SPECIFIC POSITIVE DEVOTED THOUGHT.

Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness. By constant meditation it gains strength; that is to say, its weakness of fugitive thought gives place to the enduring background free from thoughts. – Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi

The MIND is a TRAFFIC OF THOUGHTS. And to break this TRAFFIC JAM – and find a way beyond – only one VEHICLE can HELP – that is your MANTRA – ONE THOUGHT – the THOUGHT OF the Holy LORD can keep away all the other thoughts – the real question is – HOW DEEPLY YOU CAN CONCENTRATE ON THIS ONE THOUGHT – THE THOUGHT OF KRISHNA – the THOUGHT of the HOLY LORD.

MANTRA is basically the ‘MEDICINE’ to FINISH the MONKEY MIND and merge it with the HEART – and once the HEART starts vibrating -once the KNOCK on your HEART goes deeper and deeper – then one fine day – the DOORS open up and you are ‘in’ for the most wonderful experiences of your spiritual journey – but it all STARTS from the MEDICINE that is called the – MANTRA!

And with deep respect and love – I salute and prostrate before all the divine masters who have spend their whole life in sharing the immense SIGNIFICANCE of MANTRA – NAME OF THE HOLY LORD – one of them that I closely can relate to is His Holiness Bramha Chaitanya Gondavalekar Maharaj – the divine holy master who not only did many miracles but also shared the fact that – RECITING MANTRA in itself is one of the greatest step towards living a life of miracles!

A beautiful picture of His Holiness Bramhachaitanya Gondawalekar Maharaj Today if you all visit HIS Samadhi at HIS birthplace – Gondawale, near Satara, you will be surprised to see that every devotee who comes – is engrossed in chanting the Mantra of “Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram.”

|| Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram||

The MIND can be controlled when you continue to focus on chanting the Holy name of the Lord with utmost devotion and unwavering faith and love.

In this Universe there is no such sin that can sustain before the NAME OF THE LORD. In today’s AGE, without giving a form to the ultimate TRUTH we cannot realize the ‘SELF’. LOrd’s name gives the TRUTH – its form. Therefore always meditate on the Lord’s holy name. Wherever you go but always remain engrossed deeply in the name of the Lord. Even if you take the name of the Lord out of compulsion, it is OKAY. If you take the name of the Lord with pure devotion, it is GOOD. And if you take the name of the Lord by maintaining a POSITIVE ATTITUDE than it is BEST for your self growth. – Sri Bramhachaitanya Gondavalekar Maharaj

Just because this relating has happened, I remember that when I had visited His Holiness Bramhachaitanya Gondawalekar Maharaj Samadhi Mandir – there were many devotees with their Japa Mala and chanting silently – and amongst them was a very poor man – he must be very poor – but in his hand also – was a very very long Japa Mala – and he was doing his bit – by focusing on chanting the Lord’s holy name! And I said to myself – what a great revolution the Master has brought – just through HIS AVATAR – HE has and HE still is motivating and inspiring so many of them – especially the most weaker section of the society to chant the holy mantra and experience the beautiful transformation within!

I Salute to HIS great work – may HIS grace be on all of us.

The second name that instantly comes to me is that of His Holiness Srila Prabhupada! The Modern Age Messiah who spend his whole life in making people realize the immense significance of CHANTING the holy MANTRA.

This chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is enacted from the spiritual platform and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower strata of consciousness – namely sensual, mental and intellectual. – A C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Today – the world is a better place to live only because a major portion of the majority has been guided and made to realize the immense significance of chanting the MANTRA – and His Holiness Srila Prabhupada contributed immense efforts to make this happen. I humbly prostrate before His Holiness Srila Prabhupada.

||Hare Krishna Hare Krishna – Krishna Krishna Hare Hare||

You should chant “Hare Krishna” every day and read books and in this way you will make advancements in Krishna Consciousness. We have to understand that I am not this body, but part and parcel of the supreme Lord Sri Krishna – His Holiness Srila Prabhupada

Now let us see how the chanting of Mantra helps one to OVERCOME the most difficult situations of life.

One has to understand the fact – that everything operates at the SOOKSHMA (Subtle) level. But the results are derived at the physical level.

Every human being’s SOOKSHMA (Subtle) body goes on taking birth in physical form. The root is in the SUBTLE state – the SOOKSHMA state.

The subtle body is the casual body; it is the body that takes on the new physical body. You see many light bulbs around here: the electricity is one, that energy is one, but it is manifesting through different bulbs. The bulbs have different bodies, but their soul is one. Similarly, the consciousness manifesting through us is ONE, but in the manifestation of this consciousness, two vehicles are applied. One is the subtle vehicle, the subtle body (Sookshma body); the other is the gross vehicle, the gross physical body. – Osho

The SUBTLE (SOOKSHMA) BODY is of great SIGNIFICANCE. MANTRA impacts and nurtures the SUBTLE BODY – the more you recite the more the SUBTLE BODY gets nurtured – and it is only when the SUBTLE BODY is empowered that you operate efficiently and consciously at the PHYSICAL BODY LEVEL!

Understand the fact – that even if death comes – still only the physical body is going to die – the subtle body remains – the soul is still NOT liberated – it dwells in the SUBTLE BODY (SOOKSMA BODY).

So when you focus on chanting the Krishna Mantra or any positive Mantra – the level of your consciousness EXPANDS – making the subtle body more active – it is through the subtle body that you can then do many wonders – many miracles – the SUBTLE BODY is at the very root of your existence – of human existence.

People fell SICK – when the SUBTLE BODY is disturbed – your THOUGHTS are CONSTANTLY impacting the SUBTLE BODY – understand this – every time you THINK NEGATIVE FOR OTHERS – for YOURSELF – you are lowering the quality of your subtle body -you are paving a path for more miseries.

Yesterday Mohan came and said “ My friend is losing badly on his VITAMINS – he is young and still doctor says – he has very low vitamins. Now he is suggested for regular injections of vitamins.”

Injections can supply vitamins and you will feel good. But the larger question is WHY such things happen – there are cases where the man is taking all nutritious diet and yet he loses vitamins – why such things happen?

BECAUSE OF YOUR NEGATIVE THINKING. BECAUSE OF YOUR TAMAS GUNA. BECAUSE OF YOUR AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE. All that is negative – all that creates a LOT OF NOISE within your MIND – SUCKS THE VITAL VITAMINS OUT OF YOUR BODY – and then you wonder – what is wrong with me?

There is nothing wrong with you – what is wrong is your WAY OF LIVING that you are not willing to change – and that actually affects the subtle body – paving a guaranteed path of many miseries for your physical body.

This physical body will leave someday. Someday I will die – but my subtle body remains. Someday you will die but your subtle body remains. Then it waits for the NEXT BIRTH – that BIRTH – nobody knows whether it is of human or of a reptile or of a bird or of an animal. That is NOT in your hand but what is in your hand is RECITING THE MANTRA and EMPOWERING your SUBTLE BODY – which can thereby help you to overcome the miseries caused by your own past karma which is signified by SHANI and RAHU.

RAHU SHANI also represents the EVIL ENERGIES – that first ATTACK your SUBTLE BODY. These EVIL ENERGIES can be in form of BLACK MAGIC, SPIRITS, GHOSTS. And so when you focus on chanting ‘Hare Krishna’ – the Subtle Body gets strength to defend itself – chanting is the most powerful ‘tonic’ that can help you sustain the many UNSEEN attacks from the astral world.

One can be free from all sinful reactions after reaching a place of pilgrimage, but one can have the same benefit at home or at any place simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord. – Srimad Bhagavatam 2.7.15, Srila Prabhupada

SHANI – PAST KARMIC DUES and Responsibilities in this life

RAHU – DESIRES to be fulfiled in this life

Now this CONJUNCTION of SHANI RAHU is one of the UNHOLY conjunction – and I have been stating this all along.

Why?

SHANI – KARMA. KARMIC DUES. Responsibility – is impacted by DESIRES (RAHU). RAHU brings so much of TEMPTATIONS – yes that is the word – TEMPTATIONS that the otherwise sincere, obedient, honest woman starts CROSSING the boundaries of TRADITIONS, MORALITY, VALUES and then it becomes messy – very messy!

It is a placement where TOO MUCH DESIRE,OBSESSION – forces the otherwise very moral, very honest SATURN to SLIP – to FALL from the GRACE!

If there is absolutely no positive aspect or support to this aspect than life indeed becomes a circle of miseries that goes on and on and on…….

Until one fine day – the question that you have asked – comes and then there is some possibility of change – some sign of slipping out of this vicious circle of miseries!

Reciting the KRISHNA MANTRA somehow BLOCKS the dominating RAHU – and lets SHANI takeover. Then the person starts feeling better – then there is a song to it – then life can change for good – then transformation is possible.

RAHU may bring TEMPTATIONS to you – it may bring forth a beautiful sexy woman – and then if there is absolutely no chanting happening in your life – then the same sexy woman becomes RAHU and ensures that your life becomes miserable.

This RAHU may bring TEMPTATIONS to you – it may bring the GREEDINESS to have more and more and more money – and then you go on like a out of control horse – and then someday CRASH so badly that you start thinking if there is way to ‘stand up’ again!

But a man, a woman who CHANTS the KRISHNA MANTRA or any positive MANTRA – can CONTROL THE MONKEY MIND – he can STOP the MIND from falling for a woman who has absolutely NO values, NO ethics, NO principles – but only a sensual sexy body. Such a man can help himself by taming the MIND – and preventing it from being a victim of GREED, LUST.

You understand – that is the beauty – the whole beauty of MANTRA!

But who wants to listen? People are interested more in manipulating things – they will go to magicians and ask them to do this and to do that. Now the greatest joke is that neither the man who commands – knows what is good for him and neither the magician is bothered to understand what is good for the man. He is only concerned with money – for him that is GOOD enough!

You think that by manipulating – you can benefit. But you don’t know if this ‘benefit’ that you see is going to be a boon or a CURSE!

It is very difficult to know exactly what good should come out of a particular situation. To attempt to manipulate circumstances so that your idea of good can come about is to let the ego play God-and that, as you know, can and does backfire. – Neem Karoli Baba

I have been telling my whole life – DO NOT TRY TO MANIPULATE the HAPPENINGS of your LIFE. DO NOT try to INTERFERE with the flow of your life. But PEOPLE -the majority is ruled by the MIND and the MIND cannot wait – the MIND has absolutely no patience – the MIND has absolutely NO FAITH – the MIND is mechanical – and SAI BABA therefore has been always emphasizing on practicing FAITH AND PATIENCE – SHRADDHA AUR SABURI – because the Master is perfectly aware that the MIND is never willing to be patient – the MIND is mechanical. And so man is mechanically efficient but with NO AWARENESS. And that is the greatest irony of humans.

But a YOGI has gone beyond MIND – HE can relate to the voice of the higher realms of consciousness – HE can communicate with GOD – because HE has self-realized that GOD is not on the outside – God is within.

The ‘Guest’ is within you, but you have to turn in. You are too focused on the outside and on the futile. You are leaning on your scriptures: reading, reading and thinking that by knowing more and more of the scriptures you will become enlightened. You will only become burdened with knowledge and knowledge is noisy. Truth is to be found only in silence – when you are deeply meditating – turning inward. Look into your own body – He is there. Your body is the temple, He has already chosen it; He abides there. Turn in. – Osho

Turn in. Just two words – and you all have to remember these two words. Sammasti. The last word of Buddha was Sammasti – which means ‘REMEMBER’.

Just Remember to turn inward – and go back to your source – again and again – whenever you feel lost – whenever you feel low – REMEMBER – to TURN IN.

The reciting of MANTRA helps you to TURN IN. It is NOT that only through the MANTRA that you can TURN IN – but through the MANTRA you all can TURN IN much easily and much quickly than otherwise! And so Srila Prabhupada emphasizes on the significance of reciting the MANTRA, Sai Baba, Meher Baba, Gondavalekar Maharaj, Sant Dyaneshwar Maharaj,Tukaram Maharaj, Neem Karoli Baba – the DIVINE MASTERS have always emphasized on the significance of CHANTING MANTRA. When you CHANT MANTRA – CHANT CONSCIOUSLY – do not make it a habit because all habits are robotic in nature – there is absolutely no consciousness to the actions that become a HABIT!

When you chant – chant with awareness – by FOCUSING on every word and by remembering the HOLY LORD whose name you chant. Let there be love, let there be devotion, let there be a dance – and whenever you chant – always let there be a sense that – the chanting is also happening THROUGH HIM – THROUGH HIS GRACE and you are just a medium – the DOER is the LORD – the compassionate benevolent master.

It is a long journey – and people have many fancy ideas about chanting -as if they start chanting today -and miracles start happening the next day! Even a child takes NINE MONTHS to take birth – PATIENCE is the key, FAITH is the source. SHRADDHA AUR SABURI.

Whatever you do – do it with FAITH (SHRADDHA) and PATIENCE (SABURI).

I always like those things that take time – because the one that takes time is bound to be far more beautiful – more stronger and more reliable than something that is happening faster!

There was a young man. His name was Rahim. And Rahim was one of the most faithful man of the town. But somehow he felt restless – something was missing from his life – everything was there – all the pleasures and riches were at his command but something was missing…and it was missing badly – very badly.

What was it? And Rahim realized that it was the absence of the master. And so Rahim decided to go in search of the master. He must be like our Mohan – he just wans’t ready to stay any longer in his palace – one dark night he slipped out in the jungles – never ever to be seen again.

The journey was difficult because Rahim had always been pampered with all the pleasures that a man can think of! But Rahim continued, his feet started bleeding – there were many thorns on the way – but a man who is fired up with a higher purpose never stops, his journey continues….

After many days -Rahim reached a village where a great Sufi Saint lived. But the Sufi was a very a strange man – he would never talk -never meet anybody – he remained in his own bliss – even if you have to talk to him – you have to stay a few feet away from him – else he may just pickup a stone and throw at you – it is a different story that if you get hurt -the very next moment by his miracle – you may also get healed! But this old man was something – and the whole village loved him – worshiped him – but nobody would dare to go near him – else they knew – the stone was always ready…..

Rahim reached and the villagers warned him – they said “ There is a Sufi saint in our village – but he is a very strange man – for us – he is our GOD – but we again warn you – HE is a very strange man .”

Rahim had lost all his body weight – had become fragile – but still he decided to meet the Sufi Saint and Rahim comes, Rahim comes and the Sufi shouts back “You idiot – why have you come – go back – go back to your Palace.”

Rahim says “ I have come not to disturb you – but just give me some message -give me some direction -that is all I need – that is all that I pray for – at your feet – I can find the answer – show me the way – show me the answer.”

The Sufi said “ Take the name of Allah – day and night take HIS name – and now never come back again – leave now.”

Rahim never came back again….but whenever his disciples would ask “Who is your master?” – his eyes would fill with tears…..he would start crying, and then he would go back to his abode. Forty years went by – but still the fond memory of the master (the Sufi Saint) remained within his heart – just one message the master had given – just one -”Take the name of Allah – the name of the lord – chant his name”

And Rahim from that moment – never ever had missed to chant the name of the Lord – he moves from that village – there is nothing that he could carry with him – there was no photo of the master, no piece of the master that he could keep with himself -NOTHING – absolutely NOTHING was given to him except one message – CHANT THE NAME OF ALLAH (HOLY LORD)! And that one message was EVERYTHING – EVERYTHING for RAHIM – He took it so deeply into his whole being – that for the next forty years – he would simply MEDITATE on the LORD’s holy name – by chanting HIS holy name!

In these forty years – Rahim became a master of many miracles – many disciples followed him. One day, a close disciple said “ Rahim Baba – there is one function happening in a nearby village – the whole village and nearby villagers are coming to that function – they all say that it is a function held in the remembrance of a great Sufi Saint – HE passed away last year.”

Rahim quickly realized who the Sufi Saint is. He started crying – like a child he burst out in tears – never had the disciples seen such a cry – they all were moved – they said “ Why are you crying….?”

Rahim said “ The Sufi Saint that you mentioned was my GURU – my MASTER – after 40 years -we have come so close to his village and now comes this news……let us go – I cannot wait here – let us go…..”

And Rahim and his followers rushed towards the same village where Rahim had met his master -the same tree, the same lingering fragrance……the same people….but the MASTER was no more – instead there was a small shrine build in HIS remembrance, near the same tree where we used to meditate.

Rahim rushed towards the Shrine – now there was nobody to say “ I will throw this stone if you come close – now there was nobody to shower love – those eyes – how deep were those eyes – how much love was in those eyes – Rahim fell down at the entrance of the Shrine…..he was about to get up and enter when a very old villager stepped ahead and said “ Rahim Baba….wait…..”

Rahim looked at the villager – his followers also were puzzled – who is this villager and why he is asking to wait….

The old villager brought a beautiful garland made of red roses – handing it to Rahim – he said “ Bade Baba (the Great Master) had said to me – that one day my Rahim will come – and when he comes – you provide him with a rose garland….here it is.”

The whole village went into silence. Rahim could not control himself – he hugged the old villager – how much the master loved me – even after forty years – he remembered me – he was certain that I will come back – Rahim’s tears could not stop – the followers could not control themselves – the whole gathering was moved – deeply moved.

When you REMEMBER and FOLLOW the word of the MASTER – the MASTER also REMEMBERS YOU and DIRECTS you every moment of your LIFE – then NO MATTER where you are.

Rahim followed the WORD OF THE MASTER – and the WORD was “Chant the holy name of your LORD” – Rahim never missed to chant – a time came in his life – when there was no need of chanting – he himself had become the chant! There was no need to meditate – he himself had become the meditation! He himself had become the dance! And that is how life should be – a dance, a poem, a beautiful painting! And this is possible only – and ONLY when you CHANT the name of the LORD with love, with devotion – with TOTAL SURRENDER.

When we hear about the Lord, we should hear with a spirit to serve the Lord. When we chant his names, we should chant so that He is pleased to hear us chanting. That is the beauty of life, the real art of living. – Radhanath Swami

No PUJAS – NO HAVANS – NO RITUALS can be of as much help as the CHANTING OF MANTRA – the name of the LORD!

How much does it take to chant? And the answer is ZERO RUPEES or ZERO DOLLARS.

If you need a Japa Mala – then only then – you may have to spend a few rupees to buy – that too not more than 100 Rupees or 10 Dollars.

In 10 Dollars – you can attain Enlightenment – you can improve the QUALITY of your life – you can OVERCOME the many difficulties of your life – you can bravely FACE the many miseries of your life and turn them around – you can transform your WEAKNESS into your STRENGTH – and you say ‘ WHAT MIRACLE CAN HAPPEN WITH CHANTING?”

If this is NOT THE MIRACLE than what is the MIRACLE? But people are shallow – they don’t want to do ANYTHING on their own – they just want to spend money and get something quickly – they miss to REALIZE that GOD IS NOT READY-MADE – HAPPINESS IS NOT READY-MADE.

Happiness Is Not Something Readymade. It Comes From Your Own Actions. – Dalai Lama

Unless you ACT – unless you start turning inwards – unless you start meditating – unless you all start chanting – there is absolutely NO CHANCE for REAL GROWTH. It is only through MEDITATION – it is only through CHANTING – it is only through LOVE and DEVOTION that you can turn in – you can evolve to the higher realms of Consciousness.

You don’t know exactly who you are, because to know who you are you will have to dig deep within yourself through the whole rubbish that has accumulated in the name of personality. You will have to become a child again. That’s what is meant when Jesus says, Unless you are born again you cannot understand what I’m saying. – Osho

To reborn – first you have to die. This death is of all your notions, and EGOs and learning – until you become an absolute ZERO – there is no possibility for you to experience the divine – the beyond. That is why whenever – I meet a man or a woman – who has lost everything – who has fallen to the absolute low – I say to them that this is the opportunity – this is the GOLDEN CHANCE – if you cannot EVOLVE through the PASSAGE OF THIS FIRE OF SUFFERING – then you have missed – you have simply missed!

The fires of suffering become the light of consciousness. – Eckhart Tolle

Suffering is a ‘Blessing in Disguise’ – it brings out the best in you – it helps you to evolve to the next level – the higher consciousness.

Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego. – Eckhart Tolle

Suffering is of the MIND – always remember this – this is significant in many ways.

If the MIND has some guidance – some direction, then this MIND starts turning inwards – it makes you more meditative – you start looking within – you start turning inwards and the more you do it – the more you start self-realizing many many aspects of your life that otherwise you would have never known!

Suffering is the start of a great Beginning! The Ending is the Beginning and the beginning is the first step, and the first step is the only step.

The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released through the rhythm of pain and pleasure. – Jiddu Krishnamurti

Life is ever changing. Everything changes except change! Change is constant. Always remember – NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. So when you are going through GOOD TIMES – don’t let the EGO penetrate into your HEAD and when you are going through the low phase of life – do not let the feeling of depression and frustration and humiliation slip into your being. The Earth is never still – it is rotating – moving – revolving – bringing many experiences to its tenants – happy, sad, crying, laughing – there are many many colors to human life – the colors keep changing – times keep changing – people keep changing – what remains STILL is your SELF – the CONSCIOUSNESS!

Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere. – Ramana Maharshi

You can remain STILL – only when you have STILL the MIND.

Chanting the holy MANTRA helps you to STILL the MIND. CHANTING with love and devotion by focusing on your breathing – slowly helps you to STILL the MIND – it is a long process – but every human being is fortunate – who has begin on this wonderful journey – I must say – that to begin with this journey is the GREATEST BLESSING one could ever have in his or her life!

The nature of the MIND is being restless. A man or a woman who follows the MIND is always found to be restless – but a man who is meditating – chanting with devotion – slowly slowly starts getting control of the MIND – such a man – such a woman is truly the most fortunate person – they may have NOTHING but they are blessed with EVERYTHING!

Whether we have everything or nothing, if we simply have devotion we actually have everything. – Radhanath Swami

A great FAKIR once had said “ I am not a beggar -but you all certainly are.”

And he is absolutely true. Because the YOGI is never seen standing in a QUEUE of DESIRES AND WANTS AND DEMANDS -but people are seen. So then the question arise – ‘WHO IS POOR IN REALITY?’ – the NAKED FAKIR – the NAKED YOGI or those who are standing with precious jewellery- gold and diamonds and pearls and all those attractive expensive robes around them?

The QUESTION REMAINS. And it remains for all of you and you have to answer it – your answer determines the course of your future.

WHO IS THE REAL KING? One who has realized his SELF or one who is living in PALACES?

The great FAKIR says – “ You fools -your whole life you have been chasing the FAKE GOLD – time is still there – before it gets too late.”

And he would say to everybody – the question is – who wants to listen?

One who wants to listen will find the REAL GOLD – HE will come back to the SOURCE – HE will come back HOME.

Many come – they all want to experience GOD – experience KRISHNA – but nobody is willing to be ARJUNA! It is only when you become ARJUNA that you can experience KRISHNA. It is only when you are READY to SURRENDER YOURSELF in TOTALITY – that you can experience KRISHNA. It is only when you CAN KEEP YOUR INTELLECT ASIDE – your MIND aside – your AGREEING and DISAGREEING aside that you can let the words of the MASTER penetrate into your being – and then those words will bring a light unto you – then the transformation begins – then the flowering begins – the question is are you willing to rest your whole life – your whole being at the feet of the Master?

CHANTING fructifies – CHANTING flowers – CHANTING manifests into a MIRACLE only when you don’t just CHANT -but CHANT by surrendering yourself in totality – at the feet of the Master.

Let there be more love, more affection, more dedication to your Chanting and then there will be a song to it – then no matter how much NOISE is on the outside – within you are always at peace, in bliss and in the ever flowing joy – and that is the state of Nityananda (Eternal Joy)!

Meditate on the Lord’s name. Chanting must happen from within – not without. The name of the Lord should penetrate into your HEART – the HEART is the place where GOD dwells – the whole journey of human evolution begins from MIND – but it has to end in the HEART!

“The heart is the hub of all sacred places. Go there and roam.” – says the divine master Bhagavan Nityananda – whole life he spend in helping millions and millions find the right direction.

One must seek the shortest way and the fastest means to get back home – to turn the spark within into a blaze, to be merged in and to identify with that greater fire which ignited the spark. – Bhagavan Nityananda

A beautiful real meditative picture of the Bhagavan. I humbly prostrate before the divine master Bhagavan Nityananda Swami of Ganeshpuri.

The shortest way and the fastest means to get back home – to get back to the Source is the way of Chanting – but that chanting has to be real, from within.

So come you all and chant – meditate on the name of the Lord. Every morning – 1 hour – every night – 1 hour before sleeping – if you cannot find two hours for meditation – then the whole life of many million hours goes down the drain. Your 2 hours of meditation can change – can overcome many difficulties of your life – can help you to evolve into a matured person – always remember, MATURITY is NOT based on the AGE – MATURITY is based on how long you have been on the JOURNEY WITHIN.

The Only Journey is the Journey Within. – Rainer Maria Rilke

When you chant, when you meditate – do it without any expectations – because expectations don’t let you flow freely – you are not 100% available to the WHOLE – the chanting then cannot flower – the meditation then cannot blossom.

Blossoming happens when there is absolute NO expectations – you do it just because you love to – and when there is love – there is a certain fragrance and there is a certain music – then the ‘Knock’ can be heard – then the ‘doors’ can open….

Love should be the way – and Love has no agenda, absolutely no agenda and therefore Love is beautiful – love can transform – it is love that leads you to Miracles – the answer never completes without Love – life never completes without love – our whole existence never complete without love.

Everything comes to a full circle – only when there is LOVE. Let there be Love to all that you do – and then get ready to experience the greatest Miracles of your life.

This is love: The flowering of love is meditation. – Jiddu Krishnamurti

Love….

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

Venus is NOT blind. Love is NOT blind. The Heart is.

The Heart CANNOT see. The Heart CAN only FEEL.

Understand this first and I appeal to all my followers, readers and fellow travelers- the Heart has no eyes to SEE – the Heart CAN ONLY FEEL, the Heart can only RUN.

Heart is NOT your Venus. Venus is a dealer – Venus is a selfish planet – a selfish materialistic energy – whereas the Heart energy is absolutely NOT selfish – it is simply happy to give, to share.

The Heart energy is far above Venus energy – but the Heart alone cannot help you to make the right decisions in your life.

The heart cannot ‘see’ – it can only feel – it can only ‘run’ – the heart has ‘legs’ but it does not have the ‘eyes’. The head can ‘see’ – but the head does not have the ‘legs’ – it cannot make you move – it goes on creating many IFs and BUTs.

Neither the Heart, nor the Head has the potential to help you move on with grace. But there is something far beautiful far superior far divine than the Heart and the Head and that is your Consciousness.

It is your ultimate consciousness that can help the HEART to ‘see’ and the HEAD to ‘walk’ – enabling you to make the right decisions in your life!

People confuse themselves by considering Venus for the Heart – Venus has absolutely nothing to do with the Heart.

The whole universe is a PLAY OF ENERGIES. GOOD.BAD.POSITIVE.NEGATIVE. You name it – label it – define it in your own language – but it all comes down to the fact that – EVERYTHING IS ENERGY!

Astrology is simply the study the understanding the self-realization of the energy that this whole universe is made of!

By and by I have come to the realization that the only ENERGY and Vibrations that represent or impact the Heart Energy – is the energy of the Moon.

The natural natal chart’s 4th house is represented by the Zodia sign – Cancer whose lord is Moon!

Mohan said “ Please explain further.”

I said “ Mohan – what is it that you love the most?”

Mohan had been such a simple man. A man of heart. Always listening more and always being attentive. He was different than the rest. Looking into my eyes he said “ My mother. I love her the most…”

I said “ If I tell you right away that your mother have had a heart attack what will happen to you – tell me in detail.”

Mohan said “ My mind would be disturbed. And that would affect my heart beat….”

“You see…” I looked into his eyes and said “ You got your answer.”

The Heart is directly impacted by the state of your MIND.

A young man once said “ I came across a beautiful girl in my office and I don’t know what happened but my heart beat started increasing as if my whole heart was going to blast out.”

Why this happened? Because when you SEE – you SEE through the MIND – the beauty that you SEE is the vision of your MIND. That is why many times you all may have come across a handsome man having a very average looking wife or girlfriend. It is his MIND that SEE her beauty – your MIND or my MIND may see her from a different perspective but his MIND just see her as a beautiful woman!

There was one Hollywood movie – Shallow Hal – you all must see it and then you can relate to my answer. The MIND sees and not YOU. YOU are not the MIND but as long as you remain in the tight clutch of the MIND – you will SEE only that what your MIND sees. And then this MIND goes on impacting your HEART beats – the feelings – the heart energy.

4th house – Heart – ruled by Cancer (Moon).

And so Heart is Not Venus. HEART is Moon.

And now this is deep – we are going more deep and it is beautiful!

A Heart that is still under the rule of the Moon (MIND) many times commits mistakes of falling in love with wrong person or a person who may be right – but isn’t really or wasn’t really the right one for you! That is how many heartbreaks happen – because the Heart alone cannot help you decide what is right for you – for your real growth!

Yesterday Mohan was telling “ I saw a very beautiful woman in my flight.”

I asked “ So did you fall in love? Were you attracted towards her?

Mohan folded his two hands – bowed and said “ Not Again….I had enough of ‘miseries’ due to my foolishness in the past…I just shared with you – that’s all.”

The Heart cannot see. The Mind SEES but what it SEES is not always the Truth. The Mind is shallow – it sends signals to your heart and your heart vibrates. You make decisions based on the signals of the Mind. You ‘think’ it is the heart – but it is always the MIND!

The Heart therefore is blind – it feels but it cannot ‘see’.

The Head is an altogether different game. The head is calculative – and so the Head can perfectly SEE and evaluate and analyze and do all those things that world defines in one word – INTELLECTUALISM.

But intellectualism cannot help you to MOVE on towards the right direction. Intellectualism cannot help you to make right decisions.

Many emails come to me. Few days ago I suggested one woman to follow a simple remedy – but in return she writes to me a long mail specifying what she is doing is good – if that is the case then why you mail me asking for a remedy or an advice? Such men and women – just want to have a stimulation to their MIND – they are not yet ready to FACE the truth – the implement the TRUTH shared with them – and SO I remain silent, unavailable – unresponsive.

And there are many such intellectuals who try to reach me but with more such experiences I have become more and more alert when it comes to choosing to respond.

You either will meet people ruled by their HEART.

You either will meet people ruled by their HEAD.

And let me tell you all – that none of them can help you or help themselves for the simple reason that they are NOT ABSOLUTE in their form.

What is ABSOLUTE is CONSCIOUSNESS.

Consciousness is your Sun. That is why we call the SUN as the EMPEROR of the whole UNIVERSE. The very source of CONSCIOUSNESS is SUN – the SELF – the SOUL.

Heart is your Moon.

Head is your Mercury.

And Love is your Venus.

Mohan said “ How would you define Love?”

And this is a significant question. Because the love of Buddha will be totally different than the love that Hitler would define for himself!

Buddha’s love will not change even if you do anything to him – even if you say anything to him. You may go on insulting Buddha – you may go on offending him and yet the love that flows through his eyes towards you will not change an inch or less!

You may find such love – boring. And this is deep. Because the love that you all have known is the love that also has some hate in it – some fight – some arguements! Your love is still not pure – it has many colors to it – that Buddha’s love does not have.

Buddha’s love is like that flowing river water – no matter how many stones come in between- no matter how much dust and dirt – the river water goes on carrying with it – goes on flowing without letting any of those disturbance and hurdles affect its continues flow..

Buddha’s love is like a river. His love is no more the Venusian love – his love has risen – has matured – has blossomed and flowered into a CONSCIOUS LOVE!

The YOGI always is found in his own bliss, his own joy – his love is CONSCIOUS LOVE – and CONSCIOUS LOVE is PURE LOVE!

CONSCIOUS LOVE has NO CONDITIONS. It is UNCONDITIONAL. It cannot understand your LOGIC – it cannot understand your MATHEMATICS – it cannot understand how expensive a thing is – MARY MAGDALENE also did not understand – did NOT bother when she poured the most EXPENSIVE PERFUME on Jesus’s holy feet….

It happened so – that Marry Magdalene was so much devoted – so much in love with Jesus that she comes, she bows and she touched His holy feet and Jesus smiled, he looked at her and Mary opens the most expensive perfume bottle and pours the whole perfume on Jesus’s holy feet.

She is simply not bothered – her devotion is far expensive than the perfume that she is pouring and Jesus understands such love – but Judas could not.

Judas must be like those intellectual beings – who keep emailing me and asking me many questions though in reality they never want to know the REAL ANSWER! Judas must be an intellectual – a logical man because he opposed Mary’s act of pouring the expensive perfume on Jesus’s feet.

Judas says to Jesus “ Why you didn’t stop her? You should have stopped her from pouring such an expensive perfume – the whole town would have been feed by selling such an expensive perfume – why you denied to stop her?

Jesus looked into Judas’s eyes and said “ I could not stop her. Unable to express herself – unable to express her love – she poured that expensive perfume onmy feet – that was her way of expressing her love – I could not stop her. The whole town will be there when I am gone – you can feed them later also – but I am here for this moment and she would not want to miss this moment – and I could not stop her.”

Judas may not have understood. He must be like those communists who cannot understand anything but logic. But I have understood Jesus and all those who are coming closer and closer to the state of consciousness can understand Jesus – Jesus says “ I could not stop her – I just could not.”

That is the beauty of pure love and devotion. Devotion is love overflowing.

JUDAS is your ‘HEAD’ – it just goes on and on and on – it cannot move – because it is too much into the calculations, and logical ifs and buts.

MARY is your LOVE – it simply feels – it does not have any logic – it simply is happy to give – happy to share – happy to BE.

JESUS is your CONSCIOUSNESS – it can SEE your love, it can FEEL your love and it can also MOVE you toward the right direction – because CONSCIOUSNESS can manage the HEAD and the HEART – both belong to it!

MARY MAGDALENE is PURE LOVE – and PURE LOVE is Conscious LOVE.

BUT VENUS with RAHU is exact opposite of Conscious Love. Rahu simply block the Conscious love. This conjunction can bestow all the luxuries and pleasure BUT as far as PURITY OF LOVE – HIGHER LOVE – CONSCIOUS LOVE is concerned – this is not what it is made for!

VENUS represents the attraction – the glamour – the shine.

For a woman – Venus represents the Breasts., Hair, Nails, and overall the shape the curves of the body, the skin texture, the glow of the teeth, the shape of the teeth. Some women teeth itself are very attractive that it adds to their overall beauty making them more appealing.

Rahu is like a BOOSTER – so when RAHU comes with VENUS – all that comes under VENUS in general for a woman – is BOOSTED – empowered! So generally a VENUS RAHU woman is very attractive, and has a very strong SEX APPEAL.

Interestingly a VENUS RAHU woman is extremely POSSESSIVE by nature – and if one gets into a relationship with such a woman than BEWARE – you cannot easily slip out of her clutches – once you are ’in’ relationship with her!

But that is not the case with VENUS KETU. Woman or men with such a placement easily become VICTIM of love relationships – either they are ditched or they simply take a backseat. VENUS when comes with KETU – it is like going from a wonderful beach to a barren desert – all that comes under VENUS is nullified by KETU – such a woman or man come across sexual issues, love – breakups – disappointments in relationships etc.

VENUS with Rahu – the CONSCIOUSNESS to follow ethical moral righteous path in relationships/marriage is Blocked. Extra marital affairs or multiple relationships is not ruled out.

Overall an individual having VENUS RAHU has basically arrived to fulfill his or her DESIRES of having SEXUAL PLEASURES, MATERIAL PLEASURES, DESIRE TO SHINE in this human world – DESIRE to LIVE HIS or HER LOVE LIFE WITHOUT having any restrictions laid by age old traditions – and customs.

So the more you would try to oppose them and their IDEAS OF LOVE FREE OF ALL REGULATIONS AND CUSTOMS – the more they would stress on living their life according to their whims and fancies.

SO – if you have a daughter or son with such a placement – DO NOT behave like a HEADMASTER or INSPECTOR – let them live their life the way they want to. Parents should simply WATCH – OBSERVE – and CONSULT. Following your consultation or not following is their CHOICE. Give them a CHOICE. But don’t give them heavy doses of ETHICS, and MORALS – they will not understand because the ‘language’ that they understand is not the language that you speak!

LOVE (HEART) with RAHU (VENUS RAHU)

LOGIC (HEAD) with RAHU (MERCURY RAHU)

In both the cases – although the HEART and the HEAD belongs to CONSCIOUSNESS – still in the above two conjunctions – RAHU – the SHADOW of IGNORANCE – the SHADOW OF DESIRES comes in between – leading to a mess in the matters of LOVE (If it is VENUS RAHU) and mess in the matters of thinking pattern (If it is MERCURY RAHU).

But life is not that straight. And astrology is also not that straight.

VENUS RAHU may be the most difficult placement from the perspective of spiritual progress. BUT VENUS RAHU certainly is a boon from the perspective of material progress.

A woman with VENUS RAHU is attractive, appealing and one just cannot ignore her presence for long.

A man with VENUS RAHU also is attractive, is generally popular among women and women generally find him appealing.

RAHU says “DO MORE”. Sexual demand is also DO MORE. The more the sex the better. So overall this conjunction generally does NOT disappoint you when it comes to having sexual pleasures – RAHU ensures that you get as much sex as you want – until you drop down and realize that – enough is enough!

So it is an evolving process for VENUS RAHU – this life they will have more and more sex – multiple relationships, possessiveness towards the love interest – if a boyfriend – he will possess his girlfriend the way a snake tightly takes you in a grip. If a girlfriend – she will be always on her toes to ensure that you do not cheat her and you remain with her and that you are always ‘reachable’ – on your phone!

And what to say if he is a HUSBAND – the wife has to entertain his many demands – especially sexual. And then the probability of extra marital affair is also not ruled out.

And if it is WIFE with this placement – then it is a challenge for the HUSBAND. He need to be not just GOOD – but great in the Bed. She is too appealing and too demanding – so either the husband has to be on his toes to meet her unending demands – else she is prone to getting into an extra marital affair.

Nowadays – somebody told me that a new dating site has been introduced in India for those who are MARRIED and yet aren’t happy with their partners ! And they say that the site is in high demand!

Strange is this world and strange are its ways! You never know what will be a hit – in this ever changing world of likes and dislikes!

Ninth house is the prominent house of DHARMA – Righteousness. It is the SEAT OF THE GURU. And Venus sitting in this house is like a Sexy Damsel Bhogi Pleasure seeking person sitting in a HERMITAGE or a PIOUS HOLY PLACE – where the holy scriptures are being read – where religious rites take place – where the wise men meet – where the incense sticks are burned – YES – it is the place of CHURCH, the MOSQUE, the MANDIR, the GURUDWARA, the BUDDHIST MONASTERY – and it is the ABODE OF THE MASTER – the GURU!

And in such a pious holy place – you have an utterly materialist pleasure seeking person – VENUS – and NOT just VENUS – but you also have RAHU – the underworld DON – the crooked – the person with DARK INTENTIONS.

So now tell me – and I am asking all my genuine followers – especially those who are closely following my Quora SPACE Blogs – tell me – what can you expect of such a placement – what will happen – when a Dancer along with a Thief comes to a Temple or a Church or a Mosque? What will be there first reaction?

They will bow – they will enter the Temple – they will sit quietly – suddenly the most wanted thief of the town (RAHU) and the most hot sexy damsel of the town (VENUS) – NOW APPEAR to be PIOUS – transforming them into POSITIVE beings.

Many time people miss to understand or realize that in a TEMPLE- in a CHURCH – in a MOSQUE – all KIND OF PEOPLE COME – in fact SINNERS come more than the RIGHTEOUS. SICK come more than those who are healthy! GOD must be very busy – because he has so much to take care of – a smuggler comes, he has to consider them as well – a dancer, a prostitute, a murderer, a looter – GOD cannot discriminate – he has to SEE everyone through the same glasses – and that is why HE is GOD.

In God’s Abode – Temple, Church or Mosque – every human being irrespective of what he is – whether he is a murderer, looter, smuggler or whatever – they all become or have to become – have to ‘appear’ like a GOOD BOY.

Similarly – no matter how VENUS is – no matter how RAHU is – as soon as they enter the Holy ABODE of the 9th House – they have to TAME their pleasure seeking – DO MORE nature – and BEHAVE LIKE A GOOD BOY and a GOOD GIRL.

Always remember – it is the HOUSE that impacts the planets and NOT the planets that impact the HOUSE.

VENUS and RAHU then start looking GOOD. It is NOT that they don’t want to have sexual pleasures – it is NOT that they have dropped the DESIRE of having material pleasures – it is JUST that NOW they are going to do it in a well behaved manner. Now whatever they DO – they have to ensure that it APPEARS GOOD – so they ‘do it’- but they do it cleverly – marriage, multiple sexual relationships, foreign travels – everything now comes to them because they are now in the ABODE of the MASTER. The GRACE of the MASTER can transform a stone into an IDOL – then what to say about VENUS RAHU in 9th!

But people don’t get it – they think and they believe that the NEGATIVE will SPOIL THE POSITIVE – that the VENUS RAHU in 9th will spoil the 9th HOUSE – I want to ask – that why you cannot think positively – why you cannot believe the MASTER – have faith in the MASTER – that when VENUS RAHU are in HIS ABODE – why can’t the MASTER change them into positive??

But the world thinks the other way – and that is the greatest irony of this human world!

Buddha once invited a thief to his hermitage. Ananda strongly opposed. Ananda said “ Why you want a thief in this hermitage – his presence will affect the monks who live in this hermitage.”

Buddha smiled and said “ Ananda – how many years have you lived with me – how many years have you been following me?”

Ananda said “ It has been 10 years – that I have been following you Master.”

Buddha looked into Ananda’s eyes and said “ And you trust the thief and NOT me??”

Ananda agreed. The thief was allowed to live in the hermitage. And Buddha would treat the thief so lovingly – so respectfully – that the thief started feeling uncomfortable – he would cry when he was alone in his room. He would say to himself – the whole world have been condemning me – abusing me – treating me like a DIRT – but this man…..this man……this man treats me so lovingly – he gives me so much of respect – one night I was late to join the dinner and Buddha waited for me – when I came, he first fed me with his own hands…..and then had his dinner. And just by remembering the goodness of the compassionate master – the thief’s eyes would become wet – he could not control his tears…..one day he said to himself – I am going out of this pious place and looting the palaces, the homes of rich men and women – IT LOOKS SO BAD – I must do something about it!

You see – now the thief himself has started to transform…..he goes to Buddha and says “ Master – I have been staying with you for a month or so and you have been showering so much of love so much of respect that NOW I CAN NO MORE DO WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING ALL MY LIFE – I CAN NO MORE LOOT – I CAN NO MORE STEAL – and so I request you to give me some work – I want to EARN and I DON”T want to STEAL anymore!”

Ananda was also present – listening to the thief’s words – witnessing the transformation happening within the thief’s inner being – Ananda could now sense the greatness of Buddha – he could now remember Buddha’s words – Buddha had said “ And you TRUST the thief and NOT Me??”

And this is the whole tragedy of this human world – you cannot believe that the GOOD can transform the BAD. You cannot ACCEPT the fact that the POSITIVE has the strength to transform the NEGATIVE into POSITIVE!

And that is how the thief was transformed into the most pious man that the world had ever known! It is said that when Buddha took his last breath – if there was anyone who cried the most than that was this man – who was once a thief!

And so VENUS RAHU become positive in the 9th house – the ABODE OF THE MASTER.

The problem is not of the thief – understand this. It is far easier to transform a thief into an enlightened being – but it is far difficult to transform logical heads – intellectual heads into enlightened beings.

Thief, murderers, prostitutes, and all those men and women – whom the world labels as DIRTY or DIRT – can be transformed much easily because they are simply OUT OF MIND – but through the wrong door. The master just have to show them the ‘right door’ and they start transforming much faster than your so called sane people!

Sane person is too much into his HEAD – he comes to the master – but he comes with many conditions, many logic and intellectual ideas and so he remains where he is. ANANDA also remained where he was – FORTY years went by – and ANANDA could not progress in his spiritual journey. FORTY years he lived with BUDDHA – became HIS Shadow – but could not attain anything.

And ANANDA was totaly frustrated – he could see many other monks progressing but there was absolutely no progress to his meditation. And when Buddha was on deathbed – when just a few moments were remaining for the master to take his last breath – Ananda started crying……

Buddha said “ Why are you crying? I am just leaving this human body”

Ananda said “I am not crying for you – I am crying because once you leave me – who will help me to attain enlightenment? And I know for centuries to come there will be nobody who can be of your stature – and so I am crying….”

Buddha smiled. Ananda looked at Buddha and said “ Why are you smiling?”

Buddha said “ You remember the day when you had met me for the first time?”

Ananda said “Yes I do.”

“And what had you said then “ asked Buddha

Something sparked within Ananda and he remember what an idiot he had been.

When he had met Buddha – he had said “ I am your elder cousin brother – and so before I become your disciple you need to accept my three conditions.”

And Buddha had smiled and said “ Brother – tell me what are they?”

And Ananda had said “ First condition – I will always be with you – no matter where you travel, I will be your shadow.”

Buddha said “Accepted.”

Second condition – I will be sleeping in your room at your feet – you should not make me sleep anywhere else.”

Buddha said “Accepted.”

Last and the third condition “Whenever I bring anybody to you – you must NOT reject him or her – you must address his or her issues.”

Buddha said “Accepted.”

Ananda could remember all those three conditions and looking at Buddha he said “ Yes I remember I had put conditions before becoming your disciple.”

Buddha was dying – but even at that last moment – Buddha smiled and said “Now with so many conditions – the subtle EGO of you being my elder brother always remained in your subconscious mind – you could NOT transcend – Ananda – you could not – and I loved you so much and now to help you attain enlightenment – First I should die – because only then the thought of ‘I am being an elder brother’ will die – only then the conditions that I had agreed will appear to cease.”

And Buddha takes his last breath. And it is said that exactly after 24 hours after Buddha’s death – Ananda attained enlightenment!

CONDITIONS that you lay before the master – becomes your own hurdle. Always remember this – never lay conditions – never expect anything – if you have come to the master out of love – then let your love be UNCONDITIONAL and then the flowering takes place – then everything around you is the same but you are no more the same – then there is a dance, a song, a beautiful poem. Then life is no more a misery but a garden of bliss.

This bliss, this happiness, this joy can be yours – so come, come you all and meditate. Spend some quality time in meditation. RAHU will go on creating many doubts and queries and confusions in your MIND – but with your determination – with your commitment towards meditation – you CAN turn around the tables to your favor – to your SELF GROWTH.

The first step towards meditation is to start READING the holy scriptures of your faith. You NEED NOT be a RELIGIOUS person – but reading a holy scripture out of pure DEVOTION and LOVE always helps you to keep your MIND on the track of positivism. But ignorant people are more interested in arguing and claiming that I AM NOT RELIGIOUS – it is irrelevant whether you are religious or not religious – what is relevant is that you read any book or scripture that is pure and spiritual by nature. People confuse themselves – they think that you have to be religious to understand spirituality.

IN FACT I have been telling again and again that SPIRITUALITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION. In fact the LESS THE RELIGIOUS YOU ARE the MORE SPIRITUALLY you can progress. RELIGION becomes a hurdle in spiritual growth – but READING SHLOKAS or SCRIPTURES out of devotion always helps.

NEEM KAROLI BABA – to whom STEVE JOBS (Founder of Apple /i-phone) had come to meet – all the way from the US – says:

“Every sentence of HANUMAN CHALISA is a MAHAMANTRA in itself. One must READ the HANUMAN CHALISA with devotion and love.” – Neem Karoli Baba

A beautiful picture of Neem Karoli Baba. Salute to His Holiness.

And so READING is very important – it is the first step that makes you ready for meditation. Because READING holy books help you to PURIFY your MIND and when the MIND is on a good positive track – Meditation becomes much easier than otherwise.

It is just like taming a WILD HORSE. FIRST the WILD HORSE need to be calmed – only then you can mount on it and embark on the journey ahead!

The MIND is the WILD HORSE – you first have to tame it by READING holy Shlokas, scriptures – once the MIND is tamed – then through meditation you can MOUNT on it – and make the MIND your slave – and once your Mind becomes your Slave than meditation in true sense starts flowering.

BUT the first step is READING.

But who wants to listen? People have their own fancy ideas – and they continue to live in their own miseries.

But some of my followers are changing for good – and I am happy to see the transformation happening within them. It always happens – you have to sing your song – those who can relate – those who can understand – those who can resonate will be touched – will be transformed – that is how it happens, that is the way of its happening!

And so come, come you all and meditate. Your MIND may continue to make you restless – and question like – WHEN WILL I GET MARRIED? WHEN WILL I GET A JOB? WHEN WILL I BECOME THIS or THAT? WHEN WILL I GET INTO A GOOD RELATIONSHIP? – all kind of such questions will keep making you restless – but you must understand that this is the PLAY OF THE MIND and the MIND IS MONKEY.

WHENEVER such questions start bugging you – you should realize that LIFE is saying – NOT NOW.

WHEN WILL I GET MARRIED? – Life is saying NOT NOW.

WHEN WILL I GET A JOB? – Life is saying NOT NOW

WHEN WILL I BECOME A CEO? Life is saying NOT NOW.

Understand the fact that LIFE IS ALWAYS SAYING SOMETHING TO YOU – but YOU turn a deaf ear – YOU are not willing to listen and then follows the DEPRESSION, the FRUSTRATION.

Just LISTEN. Understand the signal that LIFE is giving you – every moment,every minute – and you will be able to do so only if you are raising the level of your AWARENESS – CONSCIOUSNESS.

Finally it all comes down to CONSCIOUSNESS – the love that you seek, the intelligence that you seek, the GOD that you seek – it all comes through the CONSCIOUSNESS – GOD CONSCIOUSNESS!

Consciousness comes when you start turning inwards – when you turn yourself towards Meditation.

Your Meditation will flower ONLY when you MEDITATE putting the MIND aside. Some of you are lost because you meditate with the MIND – whereas I am encouraging you all to meditate WITHOUT the MIND.

When you focus on just ONE THOUGHT – be that an AFFIRMATION or the name of your Holy Lord – the MIND starts melting – and in that state of NO MIND – TRUTH descends like a LIGHT upon you. It is a long journey – maybe difficult for many – but always remember – no matter how long is the journey – every journey starts with a small step!

So instead of putting too much focus on ASTROLOGY and placements of planets in your Birth Chart – how beautiful and how helpful will it be if you start focusing on the ACTUAL PLANET ENERGIES that are WITHIN YOU – if you start TURNING INWARD – if you START MEDITATING WITHOUT BRINGING THE MIND IN BETWEEN – how beautiful it would be! But nobody wants to listen – everybody is running behind ‘BIG TALKS’ – that is how this world is – the REAL remains aloof – only a few , a very few can connect – and I am happy that among millions and millions of people out there – a few of you have connected to my sharing – it is a sign that there is something within you that wants to GROW – that wants to SING – wants to DANCE – wants to spread its WINGS and FLY!

Let the spirit within you take the JUMP beyond MIND – do not entertain the monkey mind – this is the only life – this is the only moment – and you CAN do it – all you need is the WILLINGNESS to overcome the MIND and realize your SELF.

Sit down, close your eyes, focus on your breathing and meditate on the Lord’s holy name.

Aum.

It is getting dark and it is time to meditate. As long as this answer remains, I believe a few can benefit – even that is also a part of destiny – my words will reach and touch only those who are destined to.

Amen.

Jai Shri Ganesha! Jai Guru.

Fame is foolish. Even if you become famous – what difference does it makes to your SELF GROWTH? A few million dollars, plenty of physical pleasures, a number of bungalows and villas and a number of cars and private jets – but my question is HOW DOES ALL OF THIS HELPS YOU TO GROW FROM WITHIN?

And whenever I say YOU – it is not just for the questioner but to all my readers and followers.

And I have been asking this question again and again – to myself and to every human being who is running and running and running to become famous, rich and powerful. And the reason I keep asking this question is because I would want you all to self realize the FACT that being famous or being RICH is NOT the answer.

“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” – Jim Carrey

A common soul thinks or rather believes that FAME is the answer to all the miseries of life. My question is than why is it that millions and millions of Famous people had unending miseries and frustrations and tragic ends to their life?

“Fame is foolish, it is pointless, meaningless. Even if the whole world knows you, how does it make you richer?” – Osho

And this is very deep – my answer may not remain for long – it may be collapsed but as long as it remains – you all must realize the depth of the fact and the fact is that MONEY, SEX, FAME, POWER can make you ‘look’ great BUT DOES NOT MAKE YOU GREAT IN THE TRUE SENSE. BECAUSE GREATNESS COMES WHEN PROGRESS HAPPENS FROM WITHIN. WHEN YOU TURN INWARDS. WHEN YOU START MOVING AWAY FROM RAHU (Fame hungry) and START MOVING TOWARDS SRI KETU (Detachment).

But who wants to listen. Yesterday Mohan was asking me “ Why you consult only a few?”

I said “ I would love to consult all but the larger question is – will all understand my words?”

A certain level of understanding has to be there only than the TRUTHS can be shared.

There was a young man. He must be like me. Once he asked the master “ Why is it that only a few can understand my sharing?”

The master smiled and said “ As long as only a few can understand your sharing – as long as only a few are following you- you are on the right track.”

Only a few, very few can follow the TRUTH. Because Truth always SHATTERS all the learnings and notions and illusions that you have been carrying all along your life – AND NOT EVERBODY LIKES TO COME OUT OF DREAMS and FACE the reality!

Rahu in 6th house is a sign that this birth you have come with all the qualities that would help you to fight and win over your enemies. But along with this quality- comes the unending passion and CLINGING nature towards JOB.SERVICE. Attraction towards gossips, politics

If other aspects are not supportive than this Rahu in 6th house can cause much health problem at some stage of life.

Extrovert people are behind Fame. The questioner is no doubt an extrovert person.

There is absolutely nothing wrong in seeking FAME. In fact I would love to see each one of you becoming famous – so that you all self realize that – its not the answer.

Questions are born out of your DESIRES. You want to attain fame and so you ask about fame.

Someone out there wants to have Sex. A question of when will I get sexual pleasure is born in his mind.

Someone out there is seeking love – question is born in accordance.

So you see – QUESTIONS are born out of DESIRES. OUT OF RUSH. OUT OF IMPATIENCE- and the most immediate question is – WHEN?

Majority of the population is behind the question of WHEN? When will I get this and when will I get that?

But from where does this question of WHEN arise from?

It comes from your MIND. A person ruled by his MIND is always restless because the nature of the MIND is in itself is of being restless.

The MIND is always in rush. “ I WANT IT NOW” says the MIND. And this is how you all become.

YOU BECOME THE MIND. And then begins the unending miseries of your life.

Bhagavan Ramana Maharashi – one of the greatest Yogis of Modern India and the man I love the most says – “ The Nature Of The Mind Is To Wander. But You Are Not The Mind.”

But who wants to listen.

Sai Baba says “ practice patience and faith.”

But who wants to listen.

Buddha says “ The root of SUFFERING is ATTACHMENTS.”

But who wants to listen.

Jesus says “ A man who is willing to lose everything will gain AND a man who is clinging and saving will lose.”

The whole essence of all this sharing is to help you all understand that CLINGING AND ATTACHMENTS will only lead you all to MORE SUFFERINGS AND MORE MISERIES.

But who wants to listen?

And so looking at Mohan – I said “ Now do you understand why I consult only a few? Why I am not interested to consult crowd? Astrology is NOT business for me. It is my PRAYER that has been in continuation from many past lives of mine. And so for me an insightful meditative individual is enough than to spend my valuable time and energy on a crowd that simply does not have the potential to understand my words.”

For crowd there are millions and millions of other guides – I am not required.

Ideally I would not have answered this question because just one placement cannot conclude whether you will attain Fame. But the reason I answered is because I wanted my followers and readers to understand the TRUTH that is far divine than the plastic world of FAME that common souls seek.

The evolved souls, meditative souls do the exact opposite – they try to stay away from the limelight and that’s KETU!

The media is Rahu. The Yogi who is aloof, secluded and in his own bliss and meditation is Ketu.

If fame follows you than it is a different case. But evolved souls are never hungry for fame.

Rahu 6 or Ketu 6 – whenever the shadow comes closer to 7th house of marriage – marriage issues always occur. Every planet or shadows like Rahu or Ketu certainly impact the house next to where it is placed. And if in Chalit Rahu goes to 7th than the matters of marriage or relationship or sexual relations becomes more pronounced.

For those who want to have a prolonged SEX – the MIND has to be controlled. Erection issues occur because of the MIND. Sometimes physically one is fit to perform- but when the MIND gets into too much of infatuation and then before the real orgasm happens – you are already done. This all happens because even while having SEX you get into too much of wild thoughts and thoughts and more thoughts – and amidst all of this traffic of thoughts – the real action is missed or shortened leading to disatisfaction to your bed partner.

The MIND is the culprit. And YOGA is basically to help you control this monkey MIND. The greater you practice Yoga – the greater is the possibility for you all to have a great prolonged sex.

You see – that is why the ancient seers have mentioned that a WEAK MOON leads to poor sex. A Strong Moon leads to an excellent sex.

A weak Moon meaning a weak mind will quickly finish up – it cannot help you to hold on for a prolonged sex. A strong mind though fascinates a lot – still it has a potential to hold on until the partner is completely satisfied sexually!

Rahu in 6th house brings problems in sexual life. And if the kundli is more inclined towards Rahu than it definitely brings a certain frustration out of a failed sexual life.

Practice Yoga. Instead of following the MIND – make sure that the MIND follows you.

Mind is a dangerous master. It can make you go crazy. But the same MIND when becomes your Slave – then the same MIND turns out to be beautiful.

Buddha says – RULE YOUR MIND BEFORE THE MIND RULES YOU.

My recently published book- NO MIND can help you all gain more spiritual insights on the subject of MIND and its futility.

Purnima is coming on 9th January. Also on the same day – we all will witness the first Lunar Eclipse of this new year 2020. A few days ago Mohan asked about Lunar eclipse.

But before we understand Lunar eclipse- let us first observe and understand the Sun, the Moon, the Earth.

Who is Sun – Consciousness.

Who is Earth – ‘I’ Your Body and its Karma.

Who is Moon – the MIND.

Now what happens on Lunar Eclipse –

The Earth ( You or your karma) comes in between the Consciousness (Sun) and the MIND (Moon).

The Mind is then blocked – shadowed. And the reason is your Karmic IGNORANCE that comes between the ever flowing Consciousness (Sun) and the Moon (Mind).

So then Mohan asked “ What should we do to overcome this play of the stars and planets?”

I said “ Mohan – the answer is simple. This YOU – meaning this human body therefore has to be trained to do good KARMAS during this eclipse period. So that the SHADOW that falls from you (Earth) is of positive karma and not negative. And so for those who indulge in positive karma – experience positive results during the eclipse while those who have been indulging in negative karma suffer during eclipse periods.”

Mohan said “ Oh yes now I get it why the ancient seers and sages have always emphasized on doing good karmas during the eclipse period. Fasting during the eclipse period. Donating. Meditating during the eclipse period…now I get it that why certain men and women get positive results while some negative results during the eclipse period.”

Every happening has a reason. If you understand the reason- you will act accordingly and accordingly you will continue to benefit.

People are running all over – to this temple and that temple – the real question is how much you are bringing God consciousness into your life. How much of Krishna consciousness you are introducing in your life. Going to temple can benefit you ONLY if at first place there is a certain GOD consciousness within you – a certain GODLINESS within you.

IT ALL BEGINS WITH YOU. The result that you seek is based on what is within you.

“If There Is Consciousness Within You Than No Matter What You Do – You Will Succeed. And If There Is Utter Ignorance Within Than No Matter What You Do – You Will Face Failures. It All Depend On What You Are – From Within. “ – Osho

And so my answers are to help you all to first take the step towards bringing a change – a transformation within you. And let me tell you all that FAME cannot bring inner transformation. Cannot bring self awareness. Cannot help you to self realize. FAME cannot help you to unlock your REAL GROWTH. But the irony is that the majority is not aware of what REAL GROWTH IS. Reminds me of a story…..

Buddha was having a discussion with the Emperor. And Emperor was asking many silly questions. You see – money fame and power cannot make you wise – so the Emperor was asking questions and Buddha was just listening. Amidst this – a very old monk comes and he bows before Buddha and says “ Master I have to move to the other monastery. And it is getting dark. So I am asking for your permission.”

The Buddhist dont move after it becomes dark – after the sunset.

Buddha smiled and said “ you can leave. But BEFORE you leave please tell me – what is your AGE?”

The old monk again bowed before the master and said “ I am 4 yrs old.”

Buddha said “ You can leave now.”

The Emperor was listening. After the old monk left, the Emperor said “ I don’t understand why you asked his age? And further I am shocked because that old man looks beyond 80 yrs and still he says he is only 4 yrs old. Please explain..”

Buddha said “ For a long time you have been asking many stupid questions so I thought why not give you the real thing. I asked the old monk so that you realize how idiot you have been all your life. The monk is 80 yrs old – but that is the AGE of his physical body – and we count AGE based on the spiritual growth and NOT the physical growth. So now you tell me – What is your AGE?”

And the Emperor had no answer because he was yet to REBORN. He was yet to start. He was yet to choose the path. And therefore you all have to decide what path you want to walk on – on the path of seeking FAME or on the path of seeking and realizing your Self.

“ The sole higher purpose of human life is to SELF REALIZE – there is nothing else to do.” – Bhagvan Ramana Maharshi

And so I say to all those who are following me – that you all have to decide your path. And remember- once you decide – never turn back.

“ There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to TRUTH. Not going all the way and Not starting. “ – Buddha

And so I appeal to all who are following me – start and if you start – Don’t ever stop.

And so come you all. Let us meditate and let us keep going…all that you experience and all that you are going to experience in life is nothing but your own making of many past lives. But there is a way..a beautiful way to overcome the difficulties and that is LEARNING TO LIVE IN ACCEPTANCE. TOTAL ACCEPTANCE. Buddha calls it TATHATA! AND A MAN WHO LIVE IN ACCEPTANCE is called TATHAGATA.

When you ACCEPT, you can MOVE ON. And it is only when you MOVE ON that you can PROGRESS in life.

The key is in ACCEPTANCE. My upcoming book is all about ACCEPTANCE. ACCEPTANCE IS STEP TOWARDS REAL CHANGE.

“ A man who ACCEPTS all that life provides with a sense of GRATITUDE becomes a Buddha.” – Osho

And let me tell you all there have been Buddhas in the past and there are going to be many Buddhas in the future because BUDDHA is NOT a name – it is a STAGE that reflects your whole meditative being that lives in TOTAL ACCEPTANCE- TATHATA!

And I would love to see you all moving towards this direction- towards becoming the Buddha. When the light of consciousness instills within your being – then it burns up all the miseries of your life.

Let that light of consciousness instill within your being and then the question of seeking FAME will never arise. Then you all will realize the fact that Fame is indeed foolish. Then you all will ask questions but those questions will have a certain quality to it – a certain depth to it.

Meditate. Turn inwards and realize the fact that way to happiness goes through your innermost being.

It is not wrong to seek happiness. Happiness is your nature. What is wrong is to seek happiness on the outside when it is inside. Once you find happiness within – the idea of becoming famous will never arise – in fact fame may not guarantee happiness but turning inwards and being more and more meditative will certainly bring abundance of joy and peace and happiness to your heart.

What glitters is not always Gold. But people are behind all that glitters and that is how you miss..you simply miss to realize the real thing.

And so I thought why not share the real thing.

But even to understand and value the real thing – one has to be real!

And so I appeal to you – Be real. Be courageous to FACE the Real. It may hurt. But unless it hurts – one will not WAKE UP. And so understand the fact that all the pain and all the suffering that life is showering upon you is not to cause you pain but AWAKE YOU because people become ALERT only when the arrow goes deep into their heart and wounds them.

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

It happened so that I was having a cup of coffee in a café shop when I received a call – usually I ignore most of the calls – but my intuition said that this time I must receive this call – I answered the call by asking “Who is speaking?”

The man on the other end said ” My name is Sandeep and I am the editor in chief of a reputed magazine “Grahasanket”.”

Grahsanket is a popular Marathi monthly magazine published across the state of Maharashtra.

I said “What is it that you want from me?”

Sandeep said ” I read one of your answer to the question – “What are the indications of Bad Rahu?” on Quora and I am so much impressed and touched that I would like you write the same answer in Marathi for my magazine.”

I said ” Your magazine is in Marathi. My father was a famous journalist of many Marathi Magazines and newspapers in Maharashtra but I am not much into Marathi. His name was Arun Tamhankar.”

Sandeep said ” I know him – when I was young – I had met your father and he was also a very good Astrologer.”

I was touched to know that this man also happened to know my father. It happens, it always happens – my father having worked in prime media for many years – and having interviewed Osho, Jiddu, and many spiritual dignitaries during his short tenure – have been a famous person.

Sandeep said ” Then I will translate your answer to the question – “What are the indications of Bad Rahu?” on Quora in Marathi and publish in my “Grahasanket” magazine.”

I said “You are most welcome. As far as you publish the ‘message’ – the true ‘essence’ of Rahu from my answer on Quora – I am more than happy. And I am not going to charge you anything for the same. Good luck.”

Sandeep said ” Thank you. I will send you a copy of my magazine once your Quora Answer is translated into Marathi and published in my magazine “Grahasanket”.

Sandeep was a honest man – he kept his ‘word’ and send me the first copy of his Marathi magazine in which my Answer to “What are the indications of Bad Rahu” was translated in Marathi and published on February 2019 across the state of Maharashtra.

Today – I share the scanned copy with all my readers – especially those who are Maharashtrians or those who can read Marathi.

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For those who want to read the original English version of my answer on Quora which is now no more on Quora – the link is here:

https://www.astroinsights.co.in/blog-detail/what-are-the-indications-of-a-bad-rahu

A video version of my same answer is also available – the link is here:

https://youtu.be/93QJMut6fwA

The essence of the sharing of this ‘out of the blue’ incident is that – anything can happen anytime! I was just having a cup of coffee in a café shop – and this man “Sandeep” calls me – usually I let go most of the phone calls – peace is better! But that moment I answered the call and the rest is history.

Although like Sandeep – there are many insightful readers across the globe who are touched and inspired by my sharing – and many try to reach me – email me – I am truly grateful for so much love that I have received from my readers through emails and WhatsApp messages.

Accidents are beautiful. This incident that I shared with you all -was also an accident – it came as a surprise! All beautiful happenings are accidental. “Happen” is a beautiful word – because whatsoever happens suddenly is accidental – it is NOT planned.

Enlightenment is also accidental. It can happen anytime – while walking, while laughing – while sitting alone in a closed room or in a busy marketplace!

Enlightenment is accidental because it is unpredictable. It is said that before attaining enlightenment Buddha had milk and rice. Now all Buddhist monks eat milk and rice before meditation – they are just imitating Buddha – whereas it just happened that after having rice and milk – Buddha walked towards the Banyan tree – sat beneath the tree, closed his eyes – went deep into meditation and attained enlightenment at that very moment! It was accidental – there was no planning.

Now the Buddhist think that the Banyan tree and milk rice pudding is related to enlightenment – so almost every Buddhist monastery or shrine you will find huge tree and milk rice pudding!

This is how people imitate that which is on the outside – because that’s all what you can do – that’s all what shallow men and shallow women can do! You can always imitate the outward – you can smile like Buddha – but you cannot become Buddha because to become Buddha – you have start your journey within.

Mediate.

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

The mind is cunning. The mind derives the meaning based on its convenience. There was a father who worked very hard – went through many hardships – and he had a son – the only son – and so he sends him to a good college -college based outside his country – foreign land. And then he waits for his son’s first letter – it is an old story – when mobiles had no existence.

 

And one day he receives his son’s letter – the son writes about his first experience with his new college and how much he is enjoying it.

 

The father replied – he wrote “ Son – I am happy to know that you are enjoying the new experiences – however, I would be happier if next time – you include me in your experiences – instead of mentioning ‘I did this – I enjoyed this’ – it would be great if you could mention in it including me “We did this, We enjoyed this.” That would make me feel as if I am also with you in your wonderful college experiences. I never had the privilege to go to college due to poverty – but now that you are there – why not add me in your experiences – that will just make me feel happier…”

 

The son agreed.

 

After a few weeks, the second letter arrived. It was his son’s. The letter read:

 

“ Father – We are now enjoying the beautiful campus of the college. Father – today we met a beautiful sexy girl. Oh – how beautiful she is…..” And then many more descriptions and experiences – the son shared in his letter – always putting ‘We’ as per his father’s request – instead of ‘I’.

 

The Father was happy – through his son – he would rejoice in the experiences that his son would share with him. “How sweet and obedient my son is” – he thought.

 

And one day – after many weeks – a third letter arrived. The father was excited – eagerly he opened the letter – and started reading……

 

“Father – We were enjoying the many experiences of the college – we went to the huge library, we went to the dance classes, we went to some great places around this college – and we also met a beautiful girl in our college campus. But I have a news – We have made her pregnant. Now tell me what should we do?”

 

You see – this is how the MIND plays. The Father simply tells the son to include him in his experiences – to consider him as his companion in his college experiences – in his learning experiences – so that he can at least feel happy – content that he was not able to go to college, but now with his son – though virtually – he is getting a feeling of being in a college! But see how the son has manipulated the innocent request of a Father who never had the money to experience college – into his own shady agenda! The mind is cunning – your mind distorts the ‘message’ – gives it a ‘shade’ that makes you comfortable – that is how the mind functions – you have to be careful – you have to become aware.

 

 

This ‘question’ of finding something positive out of SUN+RAHU conjunction – that the questioner has posted – also has come from the ‘mind’. And the mind is cunning – the mind wants to play with words and derives only that – which can make it feel comfortable! The mind is afraid of the Truth. The Truth makes the MIND feel very uncomfortable.

 

I insist to all my followers and conscious readers to read this posted question – again. Read it several times and if you are aware – if you are not trapped in the ‘mind’ – if you are a meditative person – you will realize how conveniently – the mind is trying to find a ‘comfort’ by somehow trying to make a RAHU+SUN conjunction look good – look nice, look positive.

 

You see – this is how the mind is – the questioner is following the mind and the mind is putting a very ‘clever’ question – remember the word is ‘clever’ – and NOT wise! The mind is clever – your heart is wise!

 

“The heart is always right— if there’s a question of choosing between the mind and the heart— because the mind is a creation of the society. It has been educated. You have been given it by society, not by existence. The heart is unpolluted, it is pure existence.” – Osho

 

But most of the people are following their mind and the mind then comes up with such questions – questions that can justify the wrong – the negative into positive!

 

 

RAHU is a shadow. A smoky shadow of your desires. The SUN is your ‘light of consciousness.” Now the smoky shadow of desires is causing an eclipse on your consciousness – what will be the outcome?

 

Total ignorance.

 

But that doesn’t mean the man or woman with this conjunction is NOT going to do well. There are millions and millions of men and women – who have a big fat bank balance – and along with it, they do have a big fat ignorance! So being ignorant has nothing to do with your earning power – in fact, the more ignorant you are – the more corrupt you become – leading you to many ways of earning ‘black money’! It is a different story of what happens when you run out of fuel (Karmic balance) – but till then you enjoy the ride.

 

RAHU+SUN is – total ignorance towards others – towards the ‘self-growth’ – such a man simply wants more and more and more of status, power, and self-importance!

 

Some of you would say, “ Please explain further…”

 

With RAHU – comes the nature of ‘politicizing’.

 

Remember – RAHU is a great politician. And when you are a great politician – will you ever experience any shortage of resources? Resources will come to you-you will be a resourceful man. So the first point is – RAHU+SUN is a resourceful man.

 

Remember – RAHU is an illusion. And we all are living in the AGE OF ILLUSION (RAHU). A contact with the SUN (nativity) creates a ‘halo around the person. Society ‘sees’ such a person with a certain aura of power, importance, status. So the second point is RAHU+SUN is a man of status – sooner or later – if other aspects are supportive – such a political mind (read-person) reaches a higher status in life. Promotion is guaranteed. If you are in service – and your subordinate is having this conjunction – be aware – someday he is going to grab your seat of authority! Politicians are not to be trusted – SUN+RAHU is not to be trusted – be aware.

 

Now such a person – when has all the comforts, pleasures – you would think – he will slow down – you are wrong. RAHU never lets him slow down – RAHU is more and more and more. In Infosys – when I was working – there was one ‘slogan’ that they had come up with – and the slogan was “DO MORE” – I was pretty sure the man who coined this slogan must be a definite RAHU-ish person! “DO MORE” – you see – and in this is applied to all phases of life – whether it is – having sex, having power, having money – the person whose SUN is with RAHU – cannot find satisfaction – he would never want to slow down – he wants more and more and more. That is how his DNA is – “Do More.”

 

‘DO MORE’ – is a sign of obsession – and obsession leads you to more miseries than happiness!

 

 

SUN+RAHU is a special DNA. You cannot change the DNA. And it is not some alien, or God who has made him like this. It is his own KARMA of many past lives – that have made him like this – he is born – with the unending desire to become ‘larger than life’.

 

And it is the greatest tragedy – that till the last moment of his or her life – they never realize that – NOTHING can be larger than life!

 

And that’s precisely what IGNORANCE is.

 

The greater the ignorance, the greater is the misery of life! And so men with such placement – rise high – but never are found to be in bliss – the poison of ambition – never lets them rest in peace!

 

 

Alexander, the Great is a perfect symbolic representation of Over-Ambitious nature which is seen when RAHU sits with the SUN!

 

Diogenes, the divine saint – once said to Alexander, the Great “ Come, join me, relax for a while….”

 

But Alexander was fired up with ambition (RAHU) – he bowed before the master – looked up in his eyes and said “ O Master – I will join you soon – but first I have to conquer the whole world. Then I will come back and join you – then I will relax with you…..”

 

And Alexander, the Great was never able to come back. He died half-way – neither the whole world was conquered, nor the world ‘within’ was realized! If you ask me – then I would say there is no greater loser than Alexander, the Great. But how many would agree to this? Very few. And you know why? Because the majority is ‘Alexander, the Great’ – they all are running and running and running to conquer their world – the world of their desires!

 

And very few are ‘Diogenes’ – and so not many of you are you going to be with me on this – the truth is hard – very hard! And still, I am sharing it – because there are few out there – who are not Alexander but on the way to Diogenes.

 

To the material world – Alexander is GREAT. To the spiritual world – ALEXANDER is a loser – he simply has missed being with the greatest saint that the world had ever known – Diogenes!

 

If you are following Alexander – you would find the results of SUN+RAHU to be ‘positive’.

 

If you are following Diogenes – you would find the same results to be’negative’!

 

And I would encourage all my followers to follow Diogenes – else you too would indulge in ‘DO MORE’ and in this ‘doing more’ – you will be lost – lost in this vast – unlimited space of illusions. And I pray for all my followers – to come out of illusions and face the TRUTH – as it *is* – that is my only prayer – A prayer for you all to come out of the shadow of darkness and help you all to move towards the ‘light of consciousness’ – for this is the only shrine that can help you progress in life, the only shrine that can help you experience ‘real growth’ – the shrine of consciousness, the shrine of love.

 

 

To overcome the ill-effects of RAHU, you have to become more meditative. You have to focus within – the extrovert nature RAHU – won’t let you – but you have got the ‘will-power’ through which you can change the course of your life!

 

Jai Shri Ganesha! Jai Guru!

There is no such thing as auspicious Rahu. And inauspicious Rahu. Rahu is Rahu. Desire is Desire. Ignorance is Ignorance.

 

But MIND has it’s own propaganda. And if I speak the truth, either you will collapse my answer or some other fellow on this forum who cannot understand or is not willing to face the Truth!

 

But my followers don’t have to worry. If this answer is collapsed, you all can always turn to my website and read.

 

The MIND is cunning. The MIND likes to apply shades of auspicious and inauspiciousness.

 

Existence has absolutely no idea of what is auspicious and what is not! It just goes with the flow….like a beautiful flowing river….. it just goes on flowing….embracing and accepting all that comes on its way…there is absolutely no discrimination, no categorization…

 

A Yogi is also like a flowing river. In a million- one Yogi is born!

 

Reminds me of a real incident that Baba Ramdev had shared. It happened that one morning, Baba Ramdev visited the then Prime Minister Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It was morning time, so Atalji asked Baba “ Will you have a cup of milk?”

 

Baba said “ Yes but only cow’s milk”

 

Atalji smiled and said, “ Being a Sanyasi – you discriminate between cow and buffalo milk?”

 

Baba was embarrassed and also enlightened.

 

Not everyone can be a Yogi. In a million- one is born. And that too, he remains aloof from the world, almost unreachable, behind the curtains!

 

This incident reminds us of the fact that how much the MIND takes control of the SELF. That even a great Yoga teacher like Baba Ramdev also cannot escape from the discrimination that the MIND brings along!

 

So I sympathize with the questioner. And so the question is being answered.

 

Only my genuine followers and readers can understand my sharing. And my answer. The rest are always going to condemn me. Truth is always condemned, it always has been from the very beginning of time. I am not an exception. Whenever you all will indulge on the path of TRUTH, on the path of GOODNESS, on the path of living your life with CONSCIOUSNESS- you all would also have to face severe condemnation and difficulties. It is strange that society wants you to be honest BUT nobody wants to listen to the TRUTH! That is why I always say that the society is fake – we have a majority of hypocrites around us who will ACT and APPEAR to be righteous but when the night falls – the beast within them comes out. And this is exactly how Rahu is – APPEARS to be good, but in reality, is something else!

 

That is why the support of RAHU is necessary for Film Actors, Politicians. Because the appearance has to be perfect – the whole success story of their life is based on how best they can APPEAR to the public!

 

For someone who is NOT RAHUISH but Has more support of Ketu- remains aloof, detached, away from the public eyes, only to be found in person when he wishes to. Someone like me, I have never met anyone in person and yet have been able to help a few blessed hearts!

 

So FAME comes via Rahu. KETU is least bothered about FAME. You know why? Because with Fame comes a lot of NOISE. A lot of distraction. A lot of jealousy. Who wants all of these? The Ketu-ish man is just happy to be in his own bliss. He is happy to help a few.

 

RAHU thinks or makes you believe that FAME and Wealth is the answer to all your questions.

 

The reality is something else.

 

 

But the base level soul cannot relate to this fact. The base-level soul wants to GRAB it all. And it is not the wrong too…because that is how you learn…unless you go through all of it – evolution to the next level is not possible.

 

Two possibilities are seen. Either like Jim Carrey you all will evolve after going through all of it – pleasures, sex, woman, power, money.

 

OR the second possibility is that you will become so much ignorant that you will just continue to revolve around all of these material attractions leading you to nowhere!

 

So either you all will become Hitler. Or you all will become Buddha!

 

It all depends on how soon you WAKE UP. I am not here to teach you all – I am simply here to awake you all. I am simply here to share something beautiful that has happened to me, something beautiful that can happen to you. I am singing my song, the song of the truth, the song of the Lord and whoever is going to relate is also going to find his or her song and then there is a dance, a joy, a flow of bliss within you all!

 

And this *is* possible otherwise I would not have received emails from a many of you- who are turning inwards, who are flowering into something beautiful……

 

This question has no answer. And yet this answer can lead you all to many deeper questions. The most primary of all – *Who am I?*

 

The greatest question is the question of self-inquiry says the Bhagavan. Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi.

 

 

And the day this question is born within you – all satellites and all the channels will start streaming….within itself and there is no ‘bill’ attached!

 

Gagangiri Maharaj of Khopoli used to say that once the TV within you is activated – no other TV on the outside is needed anymore!

 

My salute to His Holiness Gagangiri Maharaj.

 

Was blessed to have his Darshan when I was in my early days.

 

The common man is after wealth, money, sex, pleasures and because he remains at the base level of consciousness- Rahu appears to him as good and bad. Good Rahu means he will be showered with lots of money, fame, woman, pleasures, and all of those glamorous things.

 

And Bad Rahu means he will suffer mentally. Will go through many difficulties, challenges, ups, and downs.

 

In reality, there is no such thing as bad Rahu and good Rahu. Rahu is Rahu. Credit Card is a Credit Card. If it is ‘giving’ you then let me remind you all that it is also charging a hefty interest upon you!

 

But a common man or a base level ignorant man like to fantasize Rahu as good and bad. In reality, Rahu is Rahu. A politician is a politician. He never gives anything without a calculated self-interest!

 

If he is showering upon you all the pleasures you had wished for than he is simply keeping you away from reality and the higher purpose of this human life! Keeping you away from the Consciousness within you.

 

The Yogi is therefore happy to go through the difficulties that Rahu brings than the showering that Rahu brings!

 

Rahu cannot fool Jesus. Rahu cannot fool Krishna. Rahu cannot fool the Buddha. Rahu cannot fool Rama.

 

These all are great Yogis, who have attained the ultimate stage of Consciousness. The packages of Rahu cannot distract them. And that is why they all attained God. Became Godly!

 

There is one beautiful story. Story of the Sufi Saint Karim. Karim was one of the tallest saints of the Sufis. Such a simple man…whole life he spent in giving …..just giving…..nothing was asked for….nothing was expected. And he continued his journey from village to village…whoever came was blessed. Was cured. Was helped. But old Karim never asked or expected anything. He was just happy to be. Happy in his own bliss…..

 

When people would ask him – how his life changed – he would say:

 

“In love, People become drunkards, but in Lord’s devotion, I have become a prayerful man!”

 

One day God came to him. And God said “ Karim…my Karim….I have been watching you…your whole life I have been watching you…and you have been such a sweet fellow, such a giver that I have seen rarely such givers…who give without expecting anything in return. But Karim, today I want to give you something…..”

 

Karim smiled. Bowed before God and said “ You know I don’t take anything. Your coming itself is the greatest blessing to me. But I refuse to take anything. I am happy to be with all I am blessed with.”

 

God knew that this is what the answer was going to be! But God was also not willing to give up. He knew that this strange fellow is not going to let in so easily…

 

So God said “ Karim – I am God. And how can you deny God? How can you reject God’s offer?”

 

See God also talks cleverly like Krishna. Krishna is God. And God is Krishna!

 

Now Karim was in dilemma. He knew that God has caught him nicely. But he could also understand how much God loves him! So much so that God is just not willing to go unless he expresses some wish to be fulfilled.

 

Tears started flowing through his eyes…whole life he had not wished for anything in return for his love and now God had come to his doorstep – insisting that he must express some wish…..

 

Reciting the holy name of His Guru, and the Lord….Karim waited for a while.

 

“ I am waiting, “ said God.

 

Karim opened his eyes and said, “ God, if you really want to give me something in return then let this one wish of mine be graced by your blessing…”

 

God became very happy. Finally, Karim had agreed. Finally, Karim had expressed his wish!

 

“ Just say it and it will be granted, Karim my child…” said God.

 

And the words, the wish that Karim expressed should be written in Gold…Karim said

 

“ Wherever I go….wherever my shadow falls upon…let that place is blessed. If I am walking through a barren land….than let that barren land transform into rich farmland. If I am walking through an ill-health, sick man’s house, let that man heal and become as fit as he can. If I am walking through a jobless man’s house let him be blessed with a good job and let his family prosper…..if I am walking through a shopkeeper’s house, let his shop gain more business….if I am walking through any place where there are people suffering than let all those sufferings be Healed and let all those men and women gain strength to stand against all odds and walk through the difficulties of their life……O Lord…O God wherever my shadow falls – let that place be blessed is all I wish for….”

 

And God rushed towards Karim and hugged him tightly…..it was the only moment when God’s eyes became wet. Unable to control- God said, “ Karim even now you have not asked anything for yourself….what are you made of son…..”

 

And Karim said “ LOVE. From your ever-flowing love and grace and the compassion and love of my Guru, my Master….”

 

 

And it is said that from that day onwards wherever Karim went – wherever the Sufi Saint Karim’s shadow fell upon – was healed.

 

Sick was cured. Diseases were healed. Questions were solved. And yet old Karim never was impacted by it. Because along with the said wish – Karim also had put one condition….

 

God was also surprised. Because who could dare to put a condition before God! But Karim was a strange fellow, a very dear fellow, a true follower of God…and so God has agreed.

 

“What is it?” God had asked

 

And the most revered Sufi Saint, the saint of saints – Karim had said “Only one condition Father…that I should NOT come to know of my wish being fulfilled. That my shadow is healing all those who are touched by it. That I should never be distracted by the miracles that happen with my shadow….that I be always in my own bliss…”

 

And God had accepted this condition. God had no words to express his love towards Karim…..all God had said was “ You scoundrel…my good fellow…now come here and give me a Hug….”

 

 

And that was the golden moment of Karim’s life….he was so touched…that he started crying…but God said “ I have to go now….but you always REMAIN the way you are…. my son. I am truly touched to have such a beautiful child like you…”

 

And God turned and started walking…..here….the teardrops falling from Karim’s eyes were just not willing to stop!

 

Whenever you cry out of devotion and pure love….the teardrops feel cold to your hands. And wherever you cry out of pain…the teardrops feel warm.

 

Here the teardrops were cold because they were flowing out of devotion….pure love!

 

Karim gives all of us a significant message. That MIRACLE happening through our hands should never ever go to our heads. Because then it gives birth to that ugliest thing called EGO!

 

Karim, therefore, remains a unique Kohinoor of the Sufis. Such diamonds are rare…one in a million!

 

My salute to Sufi Saint Karimshah.

 

Shadow….Rahu is also a shadow. Shadow of our desires and wishes. But if I have to answer this question than I would say that – YES if ever the shadow has to be – than it has to be a shadow of someone as beautiful as Karimshah. Shadow of the divine master. The shadow that brings healing and peace to – others. I repeat – to Others. Then there is an altogether different dimension to life. Then there is a song to it. Then there is a dance to it!

 

 

But who wants to listen? A common man is behind his own desires and fulfillment. Only to realize at the end of his life that the whole life was wasted by focusing on the outward when the way is through inwards!

 

But my fellows and I say it all who have been following me…you all must be something. Because otherwise following a man like me is impossible. A man who is going beyond Mind. And I am always touched whenever I receive emails from those of you – who are turning inwards..who are meditating…who are flowering into something beautiful……

 

Always remember – and I say it specifically to all my followers and readers. Along with your meditation – also focus as much as you can in the ACT OF GIVING.

 

No one has ever become poor by GIVING.

 

Common men cannot give. And when I say common – let it be very clear that it has nothing to do with the status. You may be a millionaire and yet if you cannot give….the heart is not large enough to give then you remain a common soul, a common man.

 

It is irrelevant of how much you earn. If are earning 1 rupee or 1 dollar a month – give away minimum 10 cents or 10 paise every month.

 

But men and women who are too much caught in the trap of the monkey MIND cannot understand this. They go on clinging to money as if they are going to take it with them when this temporary physical body is going to perish.

 

And Buddha says – You only lose what you Cling to!

 

 

So all these men and women who remain stingy and are always clinging to money – always end up in utter misery. They may die in the most expensive luxurious hospital but there is no peace to their hearts….the nature of clinging never lets them the peace and the bliss that their soul longs for!

 

This nature of clinging is of Rahu. Rahu is the North Node of the Moon ( Mind). The Mind is ALWAYS in favor of Rahu. The Mind is always against Ketu! Because Ketu has the strength to overcome the monkey mind. And Mind, therefore, dislikes Ketu. Ketu is a direct danger to the existence of the monkey mind. And Shri Ganesha represents Shri Ketu.

 

Today as we all are celebrating Ganesha Festival, in His omnipresence let us all fold our hands and pray to Him for love, for detachment, for real growth.

 

 

All the Gurus have always first prostrated before Lord Ganesha! Because unless you have the support of Ketu – the ‘jump’ cannot be initiated. The ‘courage’ to detach cannot manifest!

 

 

There was one little girl. Very sweet. And she lived in a small village. And when she comes to know that Gautama Buddha is coming to her village….her heart is filled with joy…..she eagerly waits for his arrival…..

 

 

And Buddha comes. And the whole village gathers to listen to His golden words..to His discourse. The girl is also present. Buddha speaks….and the whole village hears….but the little girl listens. Every word is listened and not just heard. When you hear- the word is not reaching within. When you listen – the word goes all the way to your heart….and then the heart starts vibrating. Her heart too was vibrating with every single word of the Lord…her heart moved. When the discourse was over, all the villagers went back to their home. But only this little girl remained and she said….

 

“Master initiate me….I have been waiting for you…..”

 

To this, the Buddha says “ And I have been waiting for you….I have come all the way just for you….your prayers and your love have brought me here…”

 

And Buddha initiated the little girl. She said

 

“ I want to be with you. Take me along with you.”

 

Buddha said “ The road is long and I am getting old…you need not come with me, I am with you, so why unnecessarily take the physical pain to walk along with me? You stay here in this village. And wherever you are – you will progress and a day will come when the light of Consciousness within you will guide the people of this village. Always remember– I am with you.”

 

The girl hugged the master. Through her flowing tears, she washed the feet of the master. And the master blessed her – His eyes became wet, with a heavy heart he said:

 

“I must leave now…..”

 

The master left. But only after sowing a divine seed…that is to grow into a beautiful tree..someday…sometime….someplace!

 

 

People are many. One cannot imagine how vast this human world is! We all limit our world to our mind. Our mind is our world. I am helping you all to come out of this Mind. It is a long journey and the majority has not even started!

 

But you all have met me through this forum and for a few….a very few…the journey has begun!

 

No matter how long is the journey, every long journey begins with a small step!

 

So come, come you all. Let us bath in the glory of the Lord. Let us sing in the glory of the lord. To God, to the ultimate Consciousness- there is nothing called inauspicious or auspicious. Everything is Godly and Everything is perfect. Then a crow is also as good as an eagle. Because the conscious master sees through His heart. We see through our Mind. And so we discriminate between the Black and the White. To the master – black is as beautiful as white. An ant is as equal as a human being!

 

Saint Tukaram once met the might ruler Chaptrapatti Shivaji Maharaj and looking at the king- Saint Tukaram said: “ To me, an ant is as equal as a human being.”

 

 

A beautiful picture of Saint Tukaram and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

 

Saint Eknath had carried the holy water of the Ganges. As he was about to reach his home, he came across a thirsty crow. The crow was dying the crow was thirsty….and Saint Eknath without thinking for a second – offered the holy water of Ganges to that dying crow! The crow was saved. The crow happily flew away. The water that he had carried along all the way from Kashi for his family- was offered to a dying crow! Only someone as beautiful as SAINT Eknath can do such a gracious thing. The pundits may call him a fool, but to God, there is absolutely nobody as wise as Saint Eknath! My salute to His Holiness.

 

 

A lovely picture of Saint Eknath writing the holy scripture ‘Eknath Bhagwat’

 

Our land is blessed with such great Saints. Blessed are the men and the women who is born on this land – the land of the Saints – our beautiful India!

 

Let us all come out of this caste barriers, let us all come out of this monkey mind that goes on driving us to many miseries…let us all come out of all discriminations…..let us all come out of the nature of condemning….because every Saint has a Past and every Sinner has a future!

 

The journey never stops. Some fail, some succeed….but failing and succeeding is a part of the PROCESS that we all must trust.

 

Trust HIS process and just go with the flow of your life. Let life flow, don’t interrupt. Flow with compassion in your heart. Compassion can cure more sins than Condemnation.

 

On this auspicious occasion of Ganesha festival- I wish and pray that all my followers and readers be blessed with the light of Consciousness.

 

When you focus within when you balance your Meditation with good karma, the karma of giving, helping…..slowly you all will start flowering…..and then there will be a song to your life…a dance…then life starts transforming into a beautiful painting….then you are no more a Caterpillar but transforming into a beautiful butterfly.

 

Every day God brings life to millions of buds that start flowering…..into a beautiful flower…You all too will start flowering…all you have to do is live your life in total surrender…surrender to your master. To your lord. Let HIM drive your life. HE can do more with your life than – you can.

 

 

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.