{"id":4156,"date":"2021-06-30T22:50:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T22:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astroinsights.co.in\/?p=4156"},"modified":"2025-04-28T17:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:23:01","slug":"reducing-rahu-shani-bad-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/reducing-rahu-shani-bad-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing Rahu-Shani Bad Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Beautiful Question! The\u00a0very flow<\/em>\u00a0of such a question penetrating your being \u2013\u00a0is a sign\u00a0<\/strong>that something beautiful is blossoming within you \u2013 that the Lord is helping you find the right way\u2026.that the Lord is trying to see \u2013 IF you can truly start\u00a0turning inwards<\/em><\/strong>\u2026.if you truly can\u00a0\u2018Knock\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>at HIS door!<\/p>

Ask and it will be given to you; Seek and you will find; Knock and it will be opened to you. – Matthew<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Not everybody<\/em>\u00a0is willing to KNOCK at HIS door!<\/p>

Mohan asked \u201cWhy you say so?\u201d<\/p>

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

And so out of million \u2013\u00a0one steps ahead and KNOCKS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 he is absolutely DETACHED to the thought of WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER HE KNOCKS \u2013\u00a0he simply goes on KNOCKING \u2013 and he NEVER stops,\u00a0<\/strong>Never.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Keep Knocking And The Joy Inside Will Eventually Open A Window And Look Out <\/strong>To See Who’s There. – Rumi<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

This KNOCKING is at your HEART \u2013 because the DOOR towards the beyond \u2013 towards GOD goes through your HEART. GOD DWELLS in our HEART.<\/p>

You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens. – Rumi<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Someday \u2013 the GATES of the HEART opens \u2013 just the way the GATES of the DAM open and then the water (nectar) starts flowing \u2013 overflowing \u2013 then the river of your life is never short of anything \u2013 no matter where you are \u2013 in what state you are \u2013 you are always found with abundance of joy, bliss, and peace!<\/p>

Once it happened \u2013 Diogenes \u2013 was one such man \u2013 an enlightened man whose HEART was no more closed \u2013 it had opened up and so wherever he would go \u2013 JOY would follow, wherever he would walk \u2013 LOVE would follow \u2013 wherever he would stay \u2013 PEACE would come. Diogenes roamed across the villages and towns and the capital \u2013 and he would roam NAKED \u2013 with just a wooden bowl in his hand.<\/p>

One day he was walking with his bowl \u2013 and he saw a dog drinking water from the river. A thought came \u2013 If the dog needs nothing to drink water \u2013 then why am I carrying this only thing with me? \u2013 The wooden bowl?<\/p>

And so then \u2013 the only possession \u2013 the only last property \u2013 the wooden bowl \u2013 that was also thrown away. And Diogenes laughed \u2013 a loud belly laugh \u2013 it just made him more FREE \u2013 because now nothing was to be carried along \u2013 except the \u2018Name of the Lord\u2019!<\/p>

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 \u2013 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.<\/p>

But that afternoon -there were two men \u2013 robbers \u2013 who were interested in Diogenes. They were looking for a slave who can be sold in the market \u2013 and when they saw Diogenes \u2013 they could not move a bit \u2013 because DIOGENES was one of the most BEAUTIFUL MAN that they had ever seen in their life. DIOGENES had a very beautiful masculine body \u2013 he looked very similar to the MAHAVIRA of the EAST \u2013 who also had a masculine body and who also roamed naked!<\/p>

And so the robbers decided to catch Diogenes \u2013 they had absolutely no doubt that such a beautiful handsome man will be easily sold in the slave market!<\/p>

But there was a problem \u2013 they were two and yet they feared this man because Diogenes was a very strong man, masculine \u2013 just one blow and they both would be finished in a minute! His long sturdy hands, his muscular shoulders\u2026..they were afraid to even come closer to His seat. They stood thinking of what to do \u2013 how to catch Diogenes\u2026.<\/p>

And Diogenes \u2013 the master of the masters started laughing \u2013 sitting beneath the tree \u2013 he laughed so loudly that the robbers were puzzled. Now they became more afraid \u2013 this man is something, and we should be careful\u2026.they thought.<\/p>

But Diogenes looked at them and said \u201dDon\u2019t be afraid. Don\u2019t be afraid, I\u2019m not going to fight you. You can come close to me, and you can put your chains on me.\u201d<\/p>

The robbers were surprised. They followed, they stepped ahead and chained him. Now Diogenes had become their captive. The master himself became a captive \u2013 one of the strangest moment was happening \u2013 and the robbers\u2026. they took him away to the marketplace.<\/p>

On the way\u2026Diogenes said \u201cWhy have you chained me? You could have just asked me, and\u00a0I would have followed<\/em>.\u00a0Why make such fuss about it<\/strong>?\u201d<\/p>

They said, \u201dWe cannot believe that somebody is so willing to become a slave!\u201d<\/p>

Diogenes laughed and he said, \u201dBecause I am a free man, I am not worried about this.\u201d<\/p>

They could not understand. People cannot understand \u2013 to understand one need to go beyond shallowness \u2013 but people are happy in living a shallow life.<\/p>

The robbers reached the slave marketplace. But then something strange happened \u2013 something that not only the robbers but the whole market \u2013 the whole world would have never seen \u2013 never experienced \u2013 never heard\u2026..<\/p>

Diogenes \u2013 himself steps ahead and loudly says \u2013 and the words that he speaks should be written in GOLD \u2013 because they are significant, very significant.<\/p>

Diogenes shouts \u2013 he says \u201cA\u00a0Master<\/strong>\u00a0has come\u00a0to be sold here.<\/em>\u00a0Is some\u00a0slave\u00a0<\/strong>desirous of purchasing him?\u201d<\/p>

Read AGAIN \u2013 and I insist to all my followers, readers and fellow travelers \u2013 READ AGAIN HIS WORDS \u2013<\/p>

\u201dA\u00a0Master<\/strong>\u00a0has come to be sold here. Is some\u00a0slave\u00a0<\/strong>desirous of purchasing him?\u201d<\/p>

How deep are these words \u2013 you CANNOT trap \u2013 you CANNOT catch \u2013 you CANNOT lockup a person who has ATTAINED \u2013 who has REALIZED HIS SELF \u2013 he is FREE \u2013 he is truly FREE in every sense \u2013 and so even though you may bring him in a slave market to sell -the real SAVE is NOT HIM \u2013 but YOU \u2013 because YOU ARE STILL NOT FREE \u2013 you are STILL CAUGHT UP IN THE PRISON OF YOUR MIND.<\/p>

The Hardest Prison <\/strong>To Escape From Is The Mind.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

You think you are FREE \u2013 but in reality you are NOT \u2013 until you move BEYOND THE MIND. The MASTER is a MASTER. HE has gone BEYOND MIND \u2013 whereas the common person remains a SLAVE of HIS or HER MIND \u2013 so now tell me \u2013 WHO IS the REAL SLAVE? Real freedom is\u00a0not\u00a0<\/strong>against<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0bondage,\u00a0real freedom \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0is beyond\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>bondage. Beyond MIND.<\/p>

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!<\/p>

Every Mantra is a powerful Mantra<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0only<\/em>\u00a0if you recite it with\u00a0DEEP FAITH and LOVE.<\/strong><\/p>

The Bhagavan beautifully explains the immense importance and significance of MANTRA \u2013 which in simple words is a SPECIFIC POSITIVE DEVOTED\u00a0THOUGHT.<\/strong><\/p>

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<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

The MIND is a TRAFFIC OF THOUGHTS. And to break this TRAFFIC JAM \u2013 and find a way beyond \u2013 only one VEHICLE can HELP \u2013 that is your MANTRA \u2013 ONE THOUGHT \u2013 the THOUGHT OF the Holy LORD can keep away all the other thoughts \u2013 the real question is \u2013\u00a0HOW DEEPLY YOU CAN CONCENTRATE<\/strong>\u00a0ON THIS ONE THOUGHT\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 THE THOUGHT OF KRISHNA \u2013 the THOUGHT of the HOLY LORD.<\/p>

MANTRA is basically the \u2018MEDICINE\u2019 to FINISH the MONKEY MIND and merge it with the HEART \u2013 and once the HEART starts vibrating -once the KNOCK on your HEART goes deeper and deeper \u2013 then one fine day \u2013 the DOORS open up and you are \u2018in\u2019 for the most wonderful experiences of your spiritual journey \u2013 but it all STARTS from the MEDICINE that is called the \u2013 MANTRA!<\/p>

And with deep respect and love \u2013 I salute and prostrate before all the divine masters who have spend their whole life in sharing the immense SIGNIFICANCE of MANTRA \u2013 NAME OF THE HOLY LORD \u2013 one of them that I closely can relate to is\u00a0His Holiness Bramha Chaitanya Gondavalekar Maharaj \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0the divine holy master who not only did many miracles but also shared the fact that \u2013 RECITING MANTRA in itself is one of the greatest step towards living a life of miracles!<\/p>

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A beautiful picture of\u00a0His Holiness Bramhachaitanya Gondawalekar Maharaj\u00a0<\/strong>Today if you all visit HIS Samadhi at HIS birthplace \u2013 Gondawale, near Satara, you will be surprised to see that every devotee who comes \u2013 is engrossed in chanting the Mantra of \u201cShri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram.\u201d<\/p>

|| Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram||<\/strong><\/p>

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.<\/p>

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<\/strong> meditate on the Lord’s holy name. Wherever you go but always remain<\/strong> 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<\/strong> than it is BEST for your self growth. – Sri Bramhachaitanya Gondavalekar Maharaj<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Just because this relating has happened, I remember that when I had visited\u00a0His Holiness Bramhachaitanya Gondawalekar Maharaj Samadhi Mandir\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 there were many devotees with their Japa Mala and chanting silently \u2013 and amongst them was a very poor man \u2013 he must be very poor \u2013 but in his hand also \u2013 was a very very long Japa Mala \u2013 and he was doing his bit \u2013 by focusing on chanting the Lord\u2019s holy name! And I said to myself \u2013\u00a0what a great revolution<\/strong>\u00a0the Master has brought \u2013 just through HIS AVATAR \u2013 HE has and HE still\u00a0is motivating and inspiring so many of them \u2013 especially the most weaker section of the society to\u00a0<\/strong>chant the holy mantra<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and experience the beautiful transformation within!<\/strong><\/p>

I Salute to HIS great work \u2013 may HIS grace be on all of us.<\/strong><\/p>

The second name that instantly comes to me is that of His Holiness\u00a0Srila Prabhupada! The Modern Age Messiah who spend his whole life in making people realize the immense significance of CHANTING the holy MANTRA.<\/strong><\/p>

This chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is enacted from the spiritual platform and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower strata of consciousness\u00a0– namely sensual,<\/strong> mental and intellectual. – A C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Today \u2013 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 \u2013 and His Holiness\u00a0Srila Prabhupada\u00a0<\/strong>contributed immense efforts to make this happen. I humbly prostrate before His Holiness\u00a0Srila Prabhupada.<\/strong><\/p>

||Hare Krishna Hare Krishna \u2013 Krishna Krishna Hare Hare||<\/strong><\/p>

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<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Now let us see how the chanting of Mantra helps one to OVERCOME the most difficult situations of life.<\/p>

One has to understand the fact \u2013 that everything operates at the SOOKSHMA (Subtle<\/strong>) level. But the results are derived at the physical level.<\/p>

Every human being\u2019s SOOKSHMA (Subtle<\/strong>) body goes on taking birth in physical form. The root is in the SUBTLE state \u2013 the SOOKSHMA state.<\/p>

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<\/strong> body. – Osho<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

The SUBTLE (SOOKSHMA) BODY is of great SIGNIFICANCE. MANTRA impacts and nurtures the SUBTLE BODY \u2013 the more you recite the more the SUBTLE BODY gets nurtured \u2013 and it is only when the SUBTLE BODY is empowered that you operate efficiently and consciously at the PHYSICAL BODY LEVEL!<\/p>

Understand the fact \u2013 that even if death comes \u2013 still only the physical body is going to die \u2013 the subtle body remains \u2013 the soul is still NOT liberated \u2013 it dwells in the SUBTLE BODY (SOOKSMA BODY).<\/p>

So when you focus on chanting the Krishna Mantra or any positive Mantra \u2013 the level of your consciousness EXPANDS \u2013 making the subtle body more active \u2013 it is through the subtle body that you can then do many wonders \u2013 many miracles \u2013 the SUBTLE BODY is at the very root of your existence \u2013 of human existence.<\/p>

People fell SICK \u2013 when the SUBTLE BODY is disturbed \u2013 your THOUGHTS are CONSTANTLY impacting the SUBTLE BODY \u2013 understand this \u2013 every time you THINK NEGATIVE FOR OTHERS \u2013 for YOURSELF \u2013 you are lowering the quality of your subtle body -you are paving a path for more miseries.<\/p>

Yesterday Mohan came and said \u201c My friend is losing badly on his VITAMINS \u2013 he is young and still doctor says \u2013 he has very low vitamins. Now he is suggested for regular injections of vitamins.\u201d<\/p>

Injections can supply vitamins and you will feel good. But the larger question is WHY such things happen \u2013 there are cases where the man is taking all nutritious diet and yet he loses vitamins \u2013 why such things happen?<\/p>

BECAUSE OF YOUR NEGATIVE THINKING. BECAUSE OF YOUR TAMAS GUNA. BECAUSE OF YOUR AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE. All that is negative \u2013 all that creates a LOT OF NOISE within your MIND \u2013 SUCKS THE VITAL VITAMINS OUT OF YOUR BODY \u2013 and then you wonder \u2013 what is wrong with me?<\/p>

There is nothing wrong with you \u2013 what is wrong is your WAY OF LIVING that you are not willing to change \u2013 and that actually affects the subtle body \u2013 paving a guaranteed path of many miseries for your physical body.<\/p>

This physical body will leave someday. Someday I will die \u2013 but my subtle body remains. Someday you will die but your subtle body remains. Then it waits for the NEXT BIRTH \u2013 that BIRTH \u2013 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 \u2013 which can thereby help you to overcome the miseries caused by your own past karma which is signified by SHANI and RAHU.<\/p>

RAHU SHANI<\/strong>\u00a0also represents the EVIL ENERGIES \u2013 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 \u2018Hare Krishna\u2019 \u2013 the Subtle Body gets strength to defend itself \u2013 chanting is the most powerful \u2018tonic\u2019 that can help you sustain the many UNSEEN attacks from the astral world.<\/p>

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<\/strong> name of the Lord. – Srimad Bhagavatam 2.7.15, Srila Prabhupada<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

SHANI \u2013 PAST KARMIC DUES and Responsibilities in this life<\/p>

RAHU \u2013 DESIRES to be fulfiled in this life<\/p>

Now this CONJUNCTION of SHANI RAHU is one of the UNHOLY conjunction \u2013 and I have been stating this all along.<\/p>

Why?<\/p>

SHANI \u2013 KARMA. KARMIC DUES. Responsibility \u2013 is impacted by DESIRES (RAHU). RAHU brings so much of TEMPTATIONS \u2013 yes that is the word \u2013 TEMPTATIONS that the otherwise sincere, obedient, honest woman starts CROSSING the boundaries of TRADITIONS, MORALITY, VALUES and then it becomes messy \u2013 very messy!<\/p>

It is a placement where TOO MUCH DESIRE,OBSESSION \u2013 forces the otherwise very moral, very honest SATURN to SLIP \u2013 to FALL from the GRACE!<\/p>

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\u2026\u2026.<\/p>

Until one fine day \u2013 the question that you have asked \u2013 comes and then there is some possibility of change \u2013 some sign of slipping out of this vicious circle of miseries!<\/p>

Reciting the KRISHNA MANTRA somehow BLOCKS the dominating RAHU \u2013 and lets SHANI takeover. Then the person starts feeling better \u2013 then there is a song to it \u2013 then life can change for good \u2013 then transformation is possible.<\/p>

RAHU may bring TEMPTATIONS to you \u2013 it may bring forth a beautiful sexy woman \u2013 and then if there is absolutely no chanting happening in your life \u2013 then the same sexy woman becomes RAHU and ensures that your life becomes miserable.<\/p>

This RAHU may bring TEMPTATIONS to you \u2013 it may bring the GREEDINESS to have more and more and more money \u2013 and then you go on like a out of control horse \u2013 and then someday CRASH so badly that you start thinking if there is way to \u2018stand up\u2019 again!<\/p>

But a man, a woman who CHANTS the KRISHNA MANTRA or any positive MANTRA \u2013 can CONTROL THE MONKEY MIND \u2013 he can STOP the MIND from falling for a woman who has absolutely NO values, NO ethics, NO principles \u2013 but only a sensual sexy body. Such a man can help himself by taming the MIND \u2013 and preventing it from being a victim of GREED, LUST.<\/p>

You understand \u2013 that is the beauty \u2013 the whole beauty of MANTRA!<\/p>

But who wants to listen? People are interested more in manipulating things \u2013 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 \u2013 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 \u2013 for him that is GOOD enough!<\/p>

You think that by manipulating \u2013 you can benefit. But you don\u2019t know if this \u2018benefit\u2019 that you see is going to be a boon or a CURSE!<\/p>

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<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

I have been telling my whole life \u2013 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 \u2013 the MIND has absolutely no patience \u2013 the MIND has absolutely NO FAITH \u2013 the MIND is mechanical \u2013 and SAI BABA therefore has been always emphasizing on practicing FAITH AND PATIENCE \u2013 SHRADDHA AUR SABURI \u2013 because the Master is perfectly aware that the MIND is never willing to be patient \u2013 the MIND is mechanical. And so man is mechanically efficient but with NO AWARENESS. And that is the greatest irony of humans.<\/p>

But a YOGI has gone beyond MIND \u2013 HE can relate to the voice of the higher realms of consciousness \u2013 HE can communicate with GOD \u2013 because HE has self-realized that GOD is not on the outside \u2013\u00a0God is within.<\/strong><\/p>

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<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Turn in. Just two words \u2013 and you all have to remember these two words. Sammasti. The last word of Buddha was Sammasti \u2013 which means \u2018REMEMBER\u2019.<\/p>

Just\u00a0Remember to turn inward \u2013 and go back to your source \u2013 again and again \u2013 whenever you feel lost \u2013 whenever you feel low \u2013 REMEMBER \u2013 to TURN IN.<\/strong><\/p>

The reciting of MANTRA helps you to TURN IN. It is NOT that only through the MANTRA that you can TURN IN \u2013 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 \u2013 the DIVINE MASTERS have always emphasized on the significance of CHANTING MANTRA. When you CHANT MANTRA \u2013 CHANT CONSCIOUSLY \u2013 do not make it a habit because all habits are robotic in nature \u2013 there is absolutely no consciousness to the actions that become a HABIT!<\/p>

When you chant \u2013 chant with awareness \u2013 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 \u2013 and whenever you chant \u2013 always let there be a sense that \u2013 the chanting is also happening THROUGH HIM \u2013 THROUGH HIS GRACE and you are just a medium \u2013 the DOER is the LORD \u2013 the compassionate benevolent master.<\/p>

It is a long journey \u2013 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 \u2013 PATIENCE is the key, FAITH is the source. SHRADDHA AUR SABURI.<\/p>

Whatever you do \u2013 do it with FAITH (SHRADDHA) and PATIENCE (SABURI).<\/p>

I always like those things that take time \u2013 because the one that takes time is bound to be far more beautiful \u2013 more stronger and more reliable than something that is happening faster!<\/p>

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 \u2013 something was missing from his life \u2013 everything was there \u2013 all the pleasures and riches were at his command but something was missing\u2026and it was missing badly \u2013 very badly.<\/p>

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 \u2013 he just wans\u2019t ready to stay any longer in his palace \u2013 one dark night he slipped out in the jungles \u2013 never ever to be seen again.<\/p>

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 \u2013 there were many thorns on the way \u2013 but a man who is fired up with a higher purpose never stops, his journey continues\u2026.<\/p>

After many days -Rahim reached a village where a great Sufi Saint lived. But the Sufi was a very a strange man \u2013 he would never talk -never meet anybody \u2013 he remained in his own bliss \u2013 even if you have to talk to him \u2013 you have to stay a few feet away from him \u2013 else he may just pickup a stone and throw at you \u2013 it is a different story that if you get hurt -the very next moment by his miracle \u2013 you may also get healed! But this old man was something \u2013 and the whole village loved him \u2013 worshiped him \u2013 but nobody would dare to go near him \u2013 else they knew \u2013 the stone was always ready\u2026..<\/p>

Rahim reached and the villagers warned him \u2013 they said \u201c There is a Sufi saint in our village \u2013 but he is a very strange man \u2013 for us \u2013 he is our GOD \u2013 but we again warn you \u2013 HE is a very strange man .\u201d<\/p>

Rahim had lost all his body weight \u2013 had become fragile \u2013 but still he decided to meet the Sufi Saint and Rahim comes, Rahim comes and the Sufi shouts back \u201cYou idiot \u2013 why have you come \u2013 go back \u2013 go back to your Palace.\u201d<\/p>

Rahim says \u201c I have come not to disturb you \u2013 but just give me some message -give me some direction -that is all I need \u2013 that is all that I pray for \u2013 at your feet \u2013 I can find the answer \u2013 show me the way \u2013 show me the answer.\u201d<\/p>

The Sufi said \u201c Take the name of Allah \u2013 day and night take HIS name \u2013 and now never come back again \u2013 leave now.\u201d<\/p>

Rahim never came back again\u2026.but whenever his disciples would ask \u201cWho is your master?\u201d \u2013 his eyes would fill with tears\u2026..he would start crying, and then he would go back to his abode. Forty years went by \u2013 but still the fond memory of the master (the Sufi Saint) remained within his heart \u2013 just one message the master had given \u2013 just one -\u201dTake the name of Allah \u2013 the name of the lord \u2013 chant his name\u201d<\/p>

And Rahim from that moment \u2013 never ever had missed to chant the name of the Lord \u2013 he moves from that village \u2013 there is nothing that he could carry with him \u2013 there was no photo of the master, no piece of the master that he could keep with himself -NOTHING \u2013 absolutely NOTHING was given to him except one message \u2013 CHANT THE NAME OF ALLAH (HOLY LORD)! And that one message was EVERYTHING \u2013 EVERYTHING for RAHIM \u2013 He took it so deeply into his whole being \u2013 that for the next forty years \u2013 he would simply MEDITATE on the LORD\u2019s holy name \u2013 by chanting HIS holy name!<\/p>

In these forty years \u2013 Rahim became a master of many miracles \u2013 many disciples followed him. One day, a close disciple said \u201c Rahim Baba \u2013 there is one function happening in a nearby village \u2013 the whole village and nearby villagers are coming to that function \u2013 they all say that it is a function held in the remembrance of a great Sufi Saint \u2013 HE passed away last year.\u201d<\/p>

Rahim quickly realized who the Sufi Saint is. He started crying \u2013 like a child he burst out in tears \u2013 never had the disciples seen such a cry \u2013 they all were moved \u2013 they said \u201c Why are you crying\u2026.?\u201d<\/p>

Rahim said \u201c The Sufi Saint that you mentioned was my GURU \u2013 my MASTER \u2013 after 40 years -we have come so close to his village and now comes this news\u2026\u2026let us go \u2013 I cannot wait here \u2013 let us go\u2026..\u201d<\/p>

And Rahim and his followers rushed towards the same village where Rahim had met his master -the same tree, the same lingering fragrance\u2026\u2026the same people\u2026.but the MASTER was no more \u2013 instead there was a small shrine build in HIS remembrance, near the same tree where we used to meditate.<\/p>

Rahim rushed towards the Shrine \u2013 now there was nobody to say \u201c I will throw this stone if you come close \u2013 now there was nobody to shower love \u2013 those eyes \u2013 how deep were those eyes \u2013 how much love was in those eyes \u2013 Rahim fell down at the entrance of the Shrine\u2026..he was about to get up and enter when a very old villager stepped ahead and said \u201c Rahim Baba\u2026.wait\u2026..\u201d<\/p>

Rahim looked at the villager \u2013 his followers also were puzzled \u2013 who is this villager and why he is asking to wait\u2026.<\/p>

The old villager brought a beautiful garland made of red roses \u2013 handing it to Rahim \u2013 he said \u201c Bade Baba (the Great Master) had said to me \u2013 that one day my Rahim will come \u2013 and when he comes \u2013 you provide him with a rose garland\u2026.here it is.\u201d<\/p>

The whole village went into silence. Rahim could not control himself \u2013 he hugged the old villager \u2013 how much the master loved me \u2013 even after forty years \u2013 he remembered me \u2013 he was certain that I will come back \u2013 Rahim\u2019s tears could not stop \u2013 the followers could not control themselves \u2013 the whole gathering was moved \u2013 deeply moved.<\/p>

When you REMEMBER and FOLLOW the word of the MASTER \u2013 the MASTER also REMEMBERS YOU and DIRECTS you every moment of your LIFE \u2013 then NO MATTER where you are.<\/p>

Rahim followed the WORD OF THE MASTER \u2013 and the WORD was\u00a0\u201cChant the holy name of your LORD\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Rahim never missed to chant \u2013 a time came in his life \u2013 when there was no need of chanting \u2013 he himself had become the chant! There was no need to meditate \u2013 he himself had become the meditation! He himself had become the dance! And that is how life should be \u2013 a dance, a poem, a beautiful painting! And this is possible only \u2013 and ONLY when you CHANT the name of the LORD with love, with devotion \u2013 with TOTAL SURRENDER.<\/p>

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<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

No PUJAS \u2013 NO HAVANS \u2013 NO RITUALS can be of as much help as the CHANTING OF MANTRA \u2013 the name of the LORD!<\/p>

How much does it take to chant? And the answer is ZERO RUPEES or ZERO DOLLARS.<\/p>

If you need a Japa Mala \u2013 then only then \u2013 you may have to spend a few rupees to buy \u2013 that too not more than 100 Rupees or 10 Dollars.<\/p>

In 10 Dollars \u2013 you can attain Enlightenment \u2013 you can improve the QUALITY of your life \u2013 you can OVERCOME the many difficulties of your life \u2013 you can bravely FACE the many miseries of your life and turn them around \u2013 you can transform your WEAKNESS into your STRENGTH \u2013 and you say \u2018 WHAT MIRACLE CAN HAPPEN WITH CHANTING?\u201d<\/p>

If this is NOT THE MIRACLE than what is the MIRACLE? But people are shallow \u2013 they don\u2019t want to do ANYTHING on their own \u2013 they just want to spend money and get something quickly \u2013 they miss to REALIZE that GOD IS NOT READY-MADE \u2013 HAPPINESS IS NOT READY-MADE.<\/p>

Happiness Is Not Something Readymade. It Comes From Your Own Actions. – Dalai Lama<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Unless you ACT \u2013\u00a0unless you start turning inwards\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 unless you start\u00a0meditating\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 unless you all start\u00a0chanting\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 there is absolutely NO CHANCE for REAL GROWTH. It is only through MEDITATION \u2013 it is only through CHANTING \u2013 it is only through LOVE and DEVOTION that you can turn in \u2013 you can evolve to the higher realms of Consciousness.<\/p>

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<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

To reborn \u2013 first you have to die. This death is of all your notions, and EGOs and learning \u2013 until you become an absolute ZERO \u2013 there is no possibility for you to experience the divine \u2013 the beyond. That is why whenever \u2013 I meet a man or a woman \u2013 who has lost everything \u2013 who has fallen to the absolute low \u2013 I say to them that this is the opportunity \u2013 this is the GOLDEN CHANCE \u2013 if you cannot EVOLVE through the PASSAGE OF THIS FIRE OF SUFFERING \u2013 then you have missed \u2013 you have simply missed!<\/p>

The fires of suffering become the light of consciousness. – Eckhart Tolle<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Suffering is a \u2018Blessing in Disguise\u2019 \u2013 it brings out the best in you \u2013 it helps you to evolve to the next level \u2013 the higher consciousness.<\/p>

Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego. – Eckhart Tolle<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Suffering is of the MIND \u2013 always remember this \u2013 this is significant in many ways.<\/p>

If the MIND has some guidance \u2013 some direction, then this MIND starts turning inwards \u2013 it makes you more meditative \u2013 you start looking within \u2013 you start turning inwards and the more you do it \u2013 the more you start self-realizing many many aspects of your life that otherwise you would have never known!<\/p>

Suffering is the start of a great Beginning! The Ending is the Beginning and the\u00a0beginning<\/em>\u00a0is the first step, and the first step is the only step.<\/p>

The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released through the rhythm of pain and pleasure. – Jiddu Krishnamurti<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Life is ever changing. Everything changes except change! Change is constant. Always remember \u2013 NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. So when you are going through GOOD TIMES \u2013 don\u2019t let the EGO penetrate into your HEAD and when you are going through the low phase of life \u2013 do not let the feeling of depression and frustration and humiliation slip into your being. The Earth is never still \u2013 it is rotating \u2013 moving \u2013 revolving \u2013 bringing many experiences to its tenants \u2013 happy, sad, crying, laughing \u2013 there are many many colors to human life \u2013 the colors keep changing \u2013 times keep changing \u2013 people keep changing \u2013 what remains STILL is your SELF \u2013 the CONSCIOUSNESS!<\/p>

Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing,<\/strong> within, without, and everywhere. – Ramana Maharshi<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

You can remain STILL \u2013 only when you have STILL the MIND.<\/p>

Chanting the holy MANTRA helps you to STILL the MIND. CHANTING with love and devotion by focusing on your breathing \u2013 slowly helps you to STILL the MIND \u2013 it is a long process \u2013 but every human being is fortunate \u2013 who has begin on this wonderful journey \u2013 I must say \u2013 that to begin with this journey is the GREATEST BLESSING one could ever have in his or her life!<\/p>

The nature of the MIND is being restless. A man or a woman who follows the MIND is always found to be restless \u2013 but a man who is meditating \u2013 chanting with devotion \u2013 slowly slowly starts getting control of the MIND \u2013 such a man \u2013 such a woman is truly the most fortunate person \u2013 they may have NOTHING but they are blessed with EVERYTHING!<\/p>

Whether we have everything or nothing, if we simply have devotion we actually have everything. – Radhanath Swami<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

A great FAKIR once had said \u201c I am not a beggar -but you all certainly are.\u201d<\/p>

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 \u2013 \u2018WHO IS POOR IN REALITY?\u2019 \u2013 the NAKED FAKIR \u2013 the NAKED YOGI or those who are standing with precious jewellery- gold and diamonds and pearls and all those attractive expensive robes around them?<\/p>

The QUESTION REMAINS. And it remains for all of you and you have to answer it \u2013 your answer determines the course of your future.<\/p>

WHO IS THE REAL KING? One who has realized his SELF or one who is living in PALACES?<\/p>

The great FAKIR says \u2013 \u201c You fools -your whole life you have been chasing the FAKE GOLD \u2013 time is still there \u2013 before it gets too late.\u201d<\/p>

And he would say to everybody \u2013 the question is \u2013 who wants to listen?<\/p>

One who wants to listen\u00a0will find the REAL GOLD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 HE will come back to the SOURCE \u2013 HE will come back HOME.<\/p>

Many come \u2013 they all want to experience GOD \u2013 experience KRISHNA \u2013 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 \u2013 that you can experience KRISHNA. It is only when you CAN KEEP YOUR INTELLECT ASIDE \u2013 your MIND aside \u2013 your AGREEING and DISAGREEING aside that you can let the words of the MASTER penetrate into your being \u2013 and then those words will bring a light unto you \u2013 then the transformation begins \u2013 then the flowering begins \u2013 the question is are you willing to rest your whole life \u2013 your whole being at the feet of the Master?<\/p>

CHANTING fructifies \u2013 CHANTING flowers \u2013 CHANTING manifests into a MIRACLE only when you don\u2019t just CHANT -but CHANT by surrendering yourself in totality \u2013 at the feet of the Master.<\/p>

Let there be more love, more affection, more dedication to your Chanting and then there will be a song to it \u2013 then no matter how much NOISE is on the outside \u2013 within you are always at peace, in bliss and in the ever flowing joy \u2013 and that is the state of Nityananda (Eternal Joy)!<\/p>

Meditate on the Lord\u2019s name. Chanting must happen from\u00a0within<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 not without. The name of the Lord should penetrate into your HEART \u2013 the HEART is the place where GOD dwells \u2013 the whole journey of human evolution begins from MIND \u2013 but it has to end in the HEART!<\/p>

\u201cThe heart is the hub of all sacred places. Go there and roam.\u201d \u2013 says the divine master Bhagavan Nityananda \u2013 whole life he spend in helping millions and millions find the right direction.<\/p>

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<\/strong> which ignited the spark. – Bhagavan Nityananda<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

A beautiful real meditative picture of the Bhagavan. I humbly prostrate before the divine master\u00a0Bhagavan Nityananda Swami of Ganeshpuri.<\/strong><\/p>

The shortest way and the fastest means to get back home \u2013 to get back to the Source is the\u00a0way of Chanting \u2013 but that chanting has to be real, from within.<\/strong><\/p>

So come you all and chant \u2013 meditate on the name of the Lord. Every morning \u2013 1 hour \u2013 every night \u2013 1 hour before sleeping \u2013 if you cannot find two hours for meditation \u2013 then the whole life of many million hours goes down the drain. Your 2 hours of meditation can change \u2013 can overcome many difficulties of your life \u2013 can help you to evolve into a matured person \u2013 always remember, MATURITY is NOT based on the AGE \u2013 MATURITY is based on how long you have been on the JOURNEY WITHIN.<\/p>

The Only Journey is the Journey Within. – Rainer Maria Rilke<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

When you chant, when you meditate \u2013 do it without any expectations \u2013 because expectations don\u2019t let you flow freely \u2013 you are not 100% available to the WHOLE \u2013 the chanting then cannot flower \u2013 the meditation then cannot blossom.<\/p>

Blossoming happens when there is absolute NO expectations \u2013 you do it just because you love to \u2013 and when there is love \u2013 there is a certain fragrance and there is a certain music \u2013 then the \u2018Knock\u2019 can be heard \u2013 then the \u2018doors\u2019 can open\u2026.<\/p>

Love should be the way \u2013 and Love has no agenda, absolutely no agenda and therefore Love is beautiful \u2013 love can transform \u2013 it is love that leads you to Miracles \u2013 the answer never completes without Love \u2013 life never completes without love \u2013 our whole existence never complete without love.<\/p>

Everything comes to a full circle \u2013 only when there is LOVE. Let there be Love to all that you do \u2013 and then get ready to experience the greatest Miracles of your life.<\/p>

This is love: The flowering of love is meditation. – Jiddu Krishnamurti<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Love\u2026.<\/p>

Jai Shri Ganesha. Jai Guru.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beautiful Question! The\u00a0very flow\u00a0of such a question penetrating your being \u2013\u00a0is a sign\u00a0that something beautiful is blossoming within you \u2013 that the Lord is helping you find the right way\u2026.that the Lord is trying to see \u2013 IF you can truly start\u00a0turning inwards\u2026.if you truly can\u00a0\u2018Knock\u2019\u00a0at HIS door! Ask and it will be given to …<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rahu-insights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4156"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26863,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4156\/revisions\/26863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehealingastro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}