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Weekly Knowledge 54 Somewhere in Beautiful British Columbia 19 Jun 1996  Canada WHEN WE ARE JOYFUL  When we are joyful, we don't look for perfection. If you are looking for perfection then you are not at the source of joy. Joy is the realization that there is no vacation from wisdom. The world appears imperfect on the surface but underneath, all is perfect. Perfection hides; imperfection shows off.  The wise will not stay on the surface but will probe into the depth. Things are not blurred; your vision is blurred. Infinite actions prevail in the wholeness of consciousness. And yet the consciousness remains perfect, untouched. As Satsangees, realize this now and be at Home.  Koan (riddle) of the week: You better straighten out and become we. We are always one and you could be two. Answer next week . . . 🌸Jai Guru Dev🌸 साप्ताहिक ज्ञानपत्र ०५४ १९ जून, १९९६ ब्रिटिश कोलंबिया, कनाडा जब हम प्रसन्न होते है जब हम प्रसन्न होते है, हम पूर्णता नहीं खोजते। अगर तुम सम्पूर्णता ख...

Chapter 7 - Merging With The Divine  Day 59 The scriptures which talk about love will have to be learned and heard, understood and digested. And the actions that they say there will have to be followed. Here Narada says this, because you can say that this also is a logic.  'If you say you don’t have to apply logic, that is also logic. Say, yes, yes, of course, I say no need of studying books and scriptures and this and that, but still you need something, so learn these sutras, learn this knowledge. When you are listening to it, just don’t think you have listened to it once, and finished.  These 84 sutras that he has said here, listen to them again and again, because every time you hear it, every time you practice it, it takes you deeper, it uplifts you to another level. Knowledge is structured in consciousness. And as you grow, your consciousness expands, the knowledge also changes.  You need to do all the service activity and the actions that have been prescribed in...

Chapter 7 - Merging With The Divine  Day 58 Logic has many possibilities. You can use the same logic to prove something or to disprove something ask lawyers. Any point can be taken to prove something or to disprove the same thing. There are so many possibilities in logic. I have said earlier there are three types of logic. One is Tarka which means pure logic. And then Kutarka, wrong logic. And Vitarka is qualified logic.  I will give you an example. If a door is halfopen, that means it is halfshut that is logic. Wrong logic - if the door is half open, we agree it is half closed. So if it is fully open, then it must be fully closed. This is called kutarka, wrong logic. The flower is on the table and the table is on the floor, so the flower is on the floor. This is wrong logic.  Through this wrong logic, or Kutarka, only ignorance increases. And Vitarka is such a logic, such an inference, it simply amazes you. “Who am I?What is this all about? What is life? Who are You? Who...

Chapter 7 - Merging With The Divine  Day 57 Consciousness is indestructible, like the bones in your body are indestructible. That is how they could find the bones of dinosaurs even after several million years. In the same way, if they were just left on this planet, your bones would stay forever.  Like the bones, which are the grossest of your existence, and the subtlest, your consciousness, also the eternal, the mind, the consciousness which harbours the thoughts and feelings, emotions, everything, is eternal, that stays forever. And all those whose body and mind, their body and spirit have separated, that spirit still exists, the soul still exists.  Those souls, those units of energy, those units of consciousness, simply rejoice in love. One ultimate question remains how much love you have gathered in your life and have given in your life. The flow of consciousness is towards that love, towards the Divine love, because that is the source from where it has come.  In ...

Chapter 7 - Merging With The Divine Day 56 The devas, the divine beings, they dance and this earth finds their lordship. Among those devotees, there is no difference of race, caste or race, or from which family they have come-high class, low class, middle class, nothing of that sort. Nor have they studied do they have Ph.D. or are they Doctorate?  The same thing said from a Doctor has a different value, as said by someone who is not a doctor. The world does not hear them. A psychologist may not know much about the mind at all, but he carries more clout than a wise person who has more knowledge about the mind.  But in devotees there is no such difference. Religion or race, vidya-knowledge how much they know, how much they do not know, or how they look, or whether they are rich or poor, or what job they do. It is immaterial. Devotees, from whichever background they come, are all the same.  Because they belong to someone, they have become His. Once the devotees have become H...

The wave of devotion and celebration with a Maha Satsang in Pune!  The wise man spends his time in creating fun, in celebration, poetry, scriptures, knowledge & music.  The fool spends his time in addictions, complaining, accusing others, and in misery. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Chapter 3 - Unveiling The Self  Day 28 Get over death through these different specific disciplines of life. If you are sick, take particular medicines or try particular mantras (Avidya) to get over that. However, that's not going to give you immortality or bliss or liberation, but it is essential.  When someone is sick, medicine is essential but when they are healthy, then they look forward to liberation, freedom, something higher. Achieve immortality by Vidya, higher knowledge. Both have relevance. That's why here they (Rishis) say that the Manifest has its relevance and the unmanifest has its own relevance. When an egg and a sperm join, they become a cell. One cell multiplies itself and becomes an embryo and that embryo when it grows bigger, knows where the eyes should develop, where the ears, where the heart should be and it is all different. The texture of the eye is not the same as that of the nail, that of the nails is not the same as that of hair, and that's not the ...

Budaga Jangama tribals, Karnataka Did you know that the Budaga Jangama tribals are a nomadic community in Karnataka, among more than 3.5 lakhs of them in the rest of the country, some who are 'veshadharis' donning colourful costumes enact stories, from the epic Ramayana of only male charachters like Rama, Lakshmana and Hanuman, every year for nine days during the Dasara festival in major cities in Karnataka, to make their living?  Budaga Jangama tribals, is traditionally a religious mendicant and priestly class, a nomadic community in Karnataka's Gulbarga, Raichur, and Bidar districts; said to be population of 138,000. They are part of a larger tribal community of 3,5 lakhs people of the same name in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu; they enjoy the status of Scheduled Caste.  In Karnataka, Budaga Jangamas' are known by different synonyms such as Beda Jangam or Budga jangam and Mala Jangama. The name Budaga is derived ...

Salim Singh ki Haveli  Did you know that the Salim Singh ki Haveli in Jaisalmer city in Rajasthan, built in 1815 by the tyrranical Dewan Salim Singh, is architectural wonder with the top five stories richly decorated with lavishly carved overhanging rooftop balcony? The Salim Singh ki Haveli in Jaisalmer city, Rajasthan, the tallest architecturally ornate stunning building in the sky line of the city, was built in 1815 AD, in the location of an older haveli, by then Dewan or Prime Minister Salim Singh to one of the Rajput princely state during Brtish raj.  History says that Dewan Salim Singh Mohta who built the haveli was tyrranical during his administration as his father had been murdered for opposing a Rajput prince of the state for not repaying a loan.. As Dewan of the state, Salim Singh imposed heavy taxation and also conducted extortion rackets and holding the royal family to ransom by raising interest rates on their loans.  ...

Mokshada Ekadashi Did you know that today is Mokshada Ekadashi, the day when Lord Krishna gave the holy sermon of the Bhagavad Gita to the Pandava prince Arjuna, as described in the Mahabharata? Mokshada Ekadashi in Hindu religious parlance, the eleventh day or thithi of the dark half of the fortnight of the waxing moon in the Hindu calendar month of Margashirsha (Agrahayana) corresponding to the Gregorian calendar months to November–December, is a holy day to Hindus, particularly Vaishnavas, when they keep fast for a 24-hour period from that day's sunrise to the next day's sunrise of Dwadasi day, in honour of Lord Krishna, an eigth avatar or incarnation of Universal god Vishnu, also called Anantha. It is a belief among Hindus that Lord Krishna delivered the holy sermon of the Bhagavad Gita ( simply 'Gita'), the 700- verse Hindu scripture, on the first day of the Mahabharata war to the Pandava prince Arjuna, as described in the epic Mahabharata, at Kuru...

Archidendron bigeminum  Fabaceae MAL: പനിവാക Panivaaka കാട്ടുകൊന്ന Kaattukonna മൂത്തകോലപ്പ Moothakolappa ആറ്റപറന്ത Aattaparantha വരകിരി Varakiri  HIN: Kavhlota  KAN: Kaadukondemara   MAR: Kachlor   SAN: Aragvadha  TAM: Kaattakku bloomed near Reserve Forest Chathamattom Ernakulam (Kochi) Kerala INDIA terminal/axillary panicle racemose  flower (good fragrance) diameter:02.5cm,  wild moisture rocky hill shady streamside  habitat, herb, tree, erect, branches, hard woody stem,  08 meters height, rough brown bark, leaves alternate bipinnate, leaflets opposite elliptic apex flexible glossy;  strange smell when rubbed, *plant name identified by   https://efloraofindia.com/archidendron-bigeminum

Mastixia arborea  Cornaceae/Nyssaceae MAL: കാട്ടുകർപ്പൂരം Kaattukarpooram  കുന്തിരിക്കം  Kunthirikkam  മലങ്കുമിഴ്  Malamkumizhu  മട്ടിപാൽ  Mattipal നീർകുരുന്ന്  Neerkurunnu  ഇറമ്പമരം  Erambamaram  വെള്ളകടമ്പ്  Vellakadambu വെളുപ്പുമരം  Veluppumaram   KAN: Gulla  TAM: Vellichi   bloomed near Reserve Forest Chathamattom Ernakulam (Kochi) Kerala INDIA,  terminal panicle inflorescence flower (good fragrance) diameter:03mm,  wild moisture shady streamside habitat, herb, tree, erect, branches branchlets,  hard woody stem, no heart-wood, rough bark,  aromatic resin,  09 meters height,  leaves alternate ovate acute smooth soft glossy,    Photo credits : Sam Kuzhalanattu *plant name identified by   https://efloraofindia.com/mastixia-arborea

Anodendron paniculatum  Apocynaceae Andamanese Bowstring Plant,  Twin-net MAL: കാക്കക്കൊടി  Kaakkakodi   KAN: Ajjanagadda   MAR: Kavali bloomed near Reserve Forest Chathamattom Ernakulam (Kochi) Kerala INDIA,  axillary panicle  flower (good fragrance) diameter:06mm,  wild moisture shady  habitat, herb, climbing,  twining branches, giant flexible woody cylindrical stem,  rough black bark,  14 meters height,  leaves opposite ovate/oblong acute flexible glossy, long lasting,  Photo credits : Sam Kuzhalanattu *plant name identified by   https://efloraofindia.com/anodendron-paniculatum

Persicaria barbata  Polygonaceae Water Milkwort,  Bearded Knotweed MAL: വെളളത്തിൽമോത Vellathilmodha   KAN: Kondemalle   MAR: Dhaktasheral   TAM: Neeralari   TEL: Neeruganneru bloomed near Reserve Forest Chathamattom Ernakulam (Kochi) Kerala INDIA,  flower (non fragrant) diameter:01.5mm,  wild moisture marshy, river sandy beach  habitat, herb, creeping,  branches, weak fleshy stem,  02 feet height,  leaves alternate ovate oblong apex purple shaded center; mucus and lite tamarind when chewed,  perennial, veg, Photo credits : Sam Kuzhalanattu *plant name identified by   https://efloraofindia.com/persicaria-barbata

Pavetta hispidula   Rubiaceae MAL: വെള്ളപാവട്ട  Vellapavetta TAM: Kaattukitchili bloomed near Reserve Forest Chathamattom Ernakulam (Kochi) Kerala INDIA   terminal panicle racemose flower (good fragrance) diameter:02cm,  wild moisture shady  habitat, herb, small tree, erect, branches, hard lite flaked stem, 03 meters height,  rough silverish/brown bark, leaves opposite ovate oblong apex soft glossy,  long lasting,  fruit edible sweet Photo credits : Sam Kuzhalanattu *plant name identified by   https://efloraofindia.com/pavetta-hispidula

Vanda testacea   Orchidaceae Small Flowered Vanda MAL: മരവാഴ  Maravaazha   KAN: Kiriraasna  MAR: Pivalivanda bloomed near Reserve Forest Chathamattom Ernakulam (Kochi) Kerala INDIA  axillary spike  flower (non fragrant) diameter:02cm,  wild moisture  habitat, orchid air plant rooted on another tree,  herb, erect, semi-hard fleshy stem,  10cm height,  leaves alternate lengthy apex, perennial,  Photo credits : Sam Kuzhalanattu *plant name identified by   https://efloraofindia.com/vanda-testacea

Staurogyne spathulata  Acanthaceae Sticky Staurogyne bloomed near Reserve Forest Chathamattom Ernakulam (Kochi) Kerala INDIA,  axillary bud  flower (non fragrant) diameter:03mm,  wild moisture shady  habitat, herb, nice shrub, erect, branches, slender weak angular stem,  08cm height, hairy,  leaves opposite ovate  apex hairy, annual,  Photo credits : Sam Kuzhalanattu *plant name identified by   https://efloraofindia.com/staurogyne-spathulata

Caesalpinia cucullata   Fabaceae Sahyadri Thorn,  Hooded Flowered Brasiletto  MAL: കാക്കകലിംഗിവള്ളി Kaakkakalingivalli ASA: Baghasora  KAN: Mulloduballi   MAR: Ragi   TAM: Matticcingai  TEL: Gabbusikaya bloomed near Reserve Forest Chathamattom Ernakulam (Kochi) Kerala INDIA   axillary panicle racemose  flower (non fragrant) size:02×0.4cm,  wild moisture  habitat, herb, climbing, branches, hard woody thorny cylindrical stem, rough brown bark, 15 meter height,  leaves alternate paripinnate leaflets alternate ovate apex simple glossy wavy margins, thorny petioles, long lasting,  Photo credits : Sam Kuzhalanattu *plant name identified by   https://efloraofindia.com/caesalpinia-cucullata

Fuirena umbellata  Cyperaceae Umbrella Grass/Sedge bloomed near Reserve Forest Chathamattom Ernakulam (Kochi) Kerala INDIA  inflorescence paniculiform spikelets  flower (non fragrant) diameter:15mm,  wild aquatic wet marshy stream sandy-ridge  habitat, herb,  rhizomatic sedge, erect/obliques,  basal partially rosette, hairy, branches, weak pentangular fleshy stem,  15cm height,  leaves alternate lengthy apex hairy, annual, Photo credits : Sam Kuzhalanattu  *plant name identified by   https://efloraofindia.com/fuirena-umbellata

Myxopyrum smilacifolium  Oleaceae  MAL: ചതുരമുല്ല  Chathuramulla  ചതുരക്കൊടി  Chathurakkodi  ചതുരവള്ളി  Chathuravalli   ASA: Gohoralata bloomed near Reserve Forest Chathamattom Ernakulam (Kochi) Kerala INDIA  axillary panicle racemose  flower (lite fragrance) diameter:02.5mm,  wild moisture shady  habitat, herb, climbing, twining branches, hard whitish cylindrical old stem, angular greenish young stem,  10 meters height,  leaves alternate paripinnate leaflets opposite ovate apex lite serrated margins hard and glossy,  long  Photo credits : Sam Kuzhalanattu *plant name identified by   https://efloraofindia.com/myxopyrum-smilacifolium

SHATAVARI 500MG TABLETS  Shatavari acts as a galactogogue and hence is extensively used in the treatment of Sutikaroga. Key Benefits It alleviates pre-menstrual and menopausal symptoms Nourishes and supports the female reproductive organs Treats heartburn, colitis, hyperacidity, stomach ulcers, dysentery and bronchial infections. How to Use 1 to 2 tablets twice a day or as directed by the physician Key Ingredients Shatavari Net Weight : 500 mg

AMLA 500MG TABLETS  Amlaki or Indian Gooseberry is one of the best rejuvenators. It helps alleviate all the three doshas. It has great therapeutic uses in eye disorders, hair fall and diabetes. It delays ageing and is one of the best aphrodisiacs. It is also an anti-oxidant. Key Benefits Acts as a strong antioxidant and improves physical and mental health. Increases immunity and helps in digestion. Improves memory and increases haemoglobin. Helps to fight against ageing effects. Improves eyesight. Reduces pigmentation. Gives strength to liver, kidneys and heart. Has rejuvenating properties. Promotes the health of skin, bones, blood and brain. How to Use As directed by the physician Key Ingredients Emblica officinalis (gooseberry) Net Weight: 60 Tabs | 500mg

AMRUTH 500MG TABLETS  Amruth enhances memory, improves health, and bestows youth. It is one of the best antipyretic medicine. It modulates the immune system to fight all types of infections.   Key Benefits Acts as an antipyretic, diuretic, and anti-inflammatory. It increases immunity. Improves health. Helps to fight against all type of infections. Improves blood circulation. Activates liver and kidney. Effective in Joint pain. Effective in providing relief in acidity. Increases appetite and treats indigestion. How to Use As directed by the physician. Key Ingredients Amruth (Giloy) stem Net Weight: 60 Tabs | 500mg 

ARJUNA 500MG TABLETS  Arjuna tree has been used as a medicine in Ayurveda for many thousands of years. Bark of Arjuna is good for the Heart, it has been used for several centuries for treating cardiovascular ailments. It is cold in potency and promotes cardiac functioning. It is effective in bringing down LDL cholesterol levels. It is anti inflammatory, analgesic and fastens healing of wounds. Key Benefits Arjuna tree has been used as a medicine in Ayurveda for many thousands of years. The bark of Arjuna is good for the Heart, it has been used for several centuries for treating cardiovascular ailments. It is cold in potency and promotes cardiac functioning. It is effective in bringing down LDL cholesterol levels. It is anti-inflammatory, analgesic and fastens healing of wounds. How to Use 1-2 tablets or as prescribed by the physician Key Ingredients Arjuna Net Weight: 500 mg 

ASHWAGANDHA 500MG TABLETS  Ashwagandha is effectively used in Klaibya. It also overcomes Daurbalya (Weakness) and Kshaya (Emaciation). Ashwagandha is also indicated in the treatment of Vatarogas (Diseases with Vata predominance). Key Benefits It promotes sleep. balances the nervous system. restores energy and strength. helps delay premature aging.  How to Use Dosage: 1-2 tablets twice a day or as prescribed by the physician. Key Ingredients Ashwagandha Net Weight: 500 mg

KARELA JAMUN JUICE  Karela or Bitter Gourd is a unique fruit which has very low calories and comes with numerous health benefits. Rich in phyto-nutrients like minerals, vitamins and antioxidants. Bitter Gourd also contains polypetide-R which is considered to have hypoglycemic agent called "Charantin" which helps increase glucose absorption and glycogen synthesis in the cells of liver muscle and adipose tissue. Jamun or Java Plum is a delicious fruit which is a rich source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. With Low calories, this juice has various minerals that are beneficial for digestion and has anti-ageing properties. Health Benefits of Sri Sri Tattva Karela Jamun Juice Stimulates the pancreas, liver and digestive system Can be used to treat diabetes Helps in glucose metabolism Helps in digestion Directions for Use 30 ml juice mixed with 100 ml water or fruit juice or have it plain Consume it twice a day half an hour before food or as directed by Physician

ARTHO FIX JUICE  Ayurveda herbs are known to treat Joint disorders efficiently for thousands of years now. Artho Fix juice is a blend of potent herbs like Eranda, Sahachara, Nirgundi, Punarnava which help reduce inflammation while supporting & strengthening the joints. Fix your joint health with the power of 11 Herbs and improve mobility. Stock up on your antioxidants and reduce inflammation in your body. Health Benefits of Sri Sri Tattva Artho Fix Juice Anti-inflammatory: The potent anti-inammatory property of herbs help in reducing inflammation in the tissues. Helps strengthen the Joints & improves joint mobility. Helps Nervous System. Parijata and Rasna helps in managing nerve related conditions and relieving inammatory symptoms. Tones Strained Muscles. Bala and Nirgundi helps tone the strained joints and muscles, making movement easier. Manage Body Aches. Shunti is known to help manage discomfort in the body. Ingredients Nirgu...

SHAPE UP JUICE  Shape Up juice is packed with 7 powerful ingredients like Lauki, Garcinia, Triphala and other herbs that can help the body shed excess weight. Daru Haridra, one of the herbs present in this formulation, improves metabolism and hence helps in weight loss. Lauki is rich in vitamins and minerals. This keeps the body well-nourished and keeps you full longer.  Triphala can help in removing toxins from the body and helps boost metabolism which in turn can lead to a more healthier and desirable body weight. Health Benefits of Sri Sri Tattva Shape Up Juice Helps in Managing weight, naturally and in a healthy manner. Fiber Rich and naturally helps in Digestion. Antioxidant properties help balance your nutrient levels. Fat Loss. Helps reduce Obesity, manages Fat Metabolism and maintain a healthy body. Removes Toxins. Triphala regulates metabolism and helps remove toxins, when consumed regularly. Checks Adiposity. The Hydroxycitri...

AMLA JUICE  Directions for Use 30 ml juice mixed with 100 ml water or fruit juice or have it plain. Key Ingredients Amla Juice Water Citric Acid (INS330) Class II Preservatives (INS211) Ingredients are non synthetic, therefore slight variation in colour, taste, viscosity and some sediments are natural Net Weight: 1000 ml

A Devotee sings an old song ‘Raat Kali Ek Khwab Mein Aayi’ in front of Gurudev in Yesterday Satsang 

8Chapter 3 - Unveiling The Self  Day 27 Those who worship the unmanifest enter into blinding darkness but those who are devoted to the unmanifest enter into greater darkness. By meditating on the manifest some things are obtained and by meditation on the unmanifest something else is obtained - that is what they say.  The wise have said that worship of the manifest and worship of the unmanifest yield different results. He who knows the creation and destruction both as one overcomes death through the knowledge of destruction and obtains immortality through the knowledge of creation. You take medicine to get rid of sickness. Specific results are given by different medicines.  For example, you exercise when you go to a gymnasium and there are different exercises for different parts of the body - one for the chest one for the shoulders, another for the calves and another for the back, specific exercises for specific parts of the body.  Similarly there are specific medicin...

Chapter 2 - Neither Yes Nor No Day 26 Question - Gurudev, how do we maintain balance between Avidya and Vidya? How do we know we have it already? Gurudev Sri Sri - Do you know how to ride a bicycle? How do you maintain a the balance? When you go too much to the left, do you go to the right? You will be falling left and right. How you balance a bicycle or a motorbike, exactly the same way. Just do it.  Whenever you are out of balance, something pinches you inside. Just listen to that. Don't justify that pinch. If you are caught up with your family, doing " my, my, my, my", something pinches you, " Oh I have not done something bigger". And if you are completely ignoring the home on the other hand, even then something pinches you. Listen to that inner voice. Question - Gurudev, you have said that once you are in knowledge, you can never go back into asuryaloka. If my parents have not stepped into this knowledge, are they doomed? Gurudev Sri Sri - When you are walki...

Chapter 2 - Neither Yes Nor No  Day 25 Question - Gurudev, you had mentioned about Darshan Shakti. Does that mean that each sense of the fully blossomed one does the work of all the senses?  Gurudev Sri Sri - It is true for everybody, not just for the enlightened person. You simply have to be a little quiet and calm inside.  Question - Gurudev, my son says that God is everywhere and if so, so how can he pray at home and not go to the temple with me. How do I explain to him? Gurudev Sri Sri - You should use logic and explain however you can, like the air is everywhere but you can feel it more near the fan. That could be one example. The temple is not just a place where God is present, it is a place of social, cultural bonding or creating some Samskaras in children.  That is something you can tell him. But when someone doesn't want to do something they can find some logic not to do it. When you want to do something, then also you can find some logic of how you should d...