Random thoughts by shakti mhi

1. E=mc² means if a unit of mass suddenly turned into energy, we could find out what amount of energy would be conveyed from this quantity of mass. To find out, you multiply the amount of mass (m) by the square of the speed of light* (c²) and you will get the amount of the energy (e). This calculation shows us that any given mass unit holds relatively enormous amounts of energy in comparison to the amount of matter from which it is made. For example, if you converted the mass of a pen into energy, this energy could light a whole city.

   *speed of light-300,000,000 meter per second.

2. Let’s expand our levels of perception and play with some numbers. The reason will become quite apparent.

   The big bang started from the tiniest but yet the densest particle in existence. This particle was in its utmost density because it contained all possibilities. There is no way to measure its mass as it was beyond all capacities, so we will indicate its imaginary mass’s measurelessness as B for big bang. We can theoretically measure the energy that this particle was withholding by multiplying its mass by the speed of light squared: E=Bc². The total, of course, is beyond all concepts, so if you cannot grasp it with your mind, try to feel it…

3. When this tiniest but yet densest particle in existence released its immense infinite energy in the big bang’s explosion, it released all possibilities of existence: from gas to matter to consciousness to us.

4. Once the energy was released, it formed back into matter and into all forms and shapes: from atoms to stars to people and everything around us that you see or don’t see. This implies that everything is made from the same essence. In spirituality we relate to it as oneness.

5. Einstein’s conclusion was that energy can be turned into matter and matter can be turned into energy. Two different forms of the same essence. In yoga we relate to this essence as prana, a life force that makes everything.

6. Not only can energy be turned into matter, different particles can combine and create new forms of matter.

7. During conception, two matters, sperm and egg, each holding a great amount of energy within themselves, combine and create a new form of physicality. In that moment, energy in the form of consciousness transforms into matter and combines with the other 2 matters, creating a physical body with consciousness. This consciousness-matter is in every atom of our physicality. If this infusion doesn’t happen and only the fusion of sperm and egg take place, we end up with a dead embryo.

8. If all units of mass contain such enormous energy within themselves, this includes our physical bodies as well.

9. The mass in the form of a human body holds a tremendous amount of energy, not only the physical matter times the speed of the light squared, but also the consciousness matter within it that holds the total energy of all.

10. If 100% of the mass of a pen converted into energy can light a whole city, imagine the amount of energy our physical body can be converted into.

11. The ancient yogis were aware of this energy which is infinitely larger than the physical body it lies dormant within. They called it Kundalini Shakti and they described it as a dormant serpent coiled in the bottom of the spine. They knew that the one who could transform this infinite energy would hold all possibilities to manifest and be manifested. But they also knew one more thing that hundreds of years later Einstein would define scientifically:

12. Einstein said that the only way for all the energy to be released from its matter is for the mass to be annihilated. This process involves the total destruction of the matter.

13. So the yogi faced dangerous knowledge. The potent energy that he needed to release from the physical matter (the energy that would transform him into a master), if fully released, would destroy the physical body where he dwells.

14. The ancient science of kundalini yoga is all about how to release the enormous energy the physical mass holds within, through different practices such as asana, pranayam, kriyas and meditation without destroying the mass matter of the body.

shakti mhi

The author of the enigma of self realization

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“Do not judge” is one of the spiritual essentials of “moral conduct”. Yet anyone who tries to completely eliminate judging from their experience as a human being may find it impossible. Often spiritual seekers feel great frustration for not being able to practice being “non judgmental” and perceive this as destructive to their spiritual evolution.

Let’s see why “no judging” is such an impossible thing to eliminate completely from your perception and yet how you can integrate the non-judging practice into your spiritual daily life.

If you are interested in exploring this matter, please keep flowing with me.

Life is suffering

Our identification with our physical body as the definition of who we are causes existence to manifest as ongoing suffering with short breaks of periods of happiness.

The reason for this is that the physical body, as a temporary and fragile substance, is in a constant survival mode. It needs food and shelter, it ages, and it can be easily injured or infected by disease. It can be eaten externally and internally; it can be destroyed by the elements and it ceases to exist when its time comes. As a consequence our experience, in the physical body, is based on fear of cessation.

Being conscious of all of the above and fearing it is the ultimate configuration for suffering.

As a result of the above, existence in a physical form turns survival into our first and most powerful drive.

Judging as a survival drive

Making judgments is a device used to evaluate situations, in any given moment, from the point of view of our safety.

The action of judging will always be based on our concern: “Is it good for me or not?”

I do not think he is a nice guy…

She seems very aggressive…

She is very selfish.

He is not trustworthy.

The dictionary definition for judging:

• “To infer, think, or hold as an opinion;”
• “To assess; to form an opinion about something or someone.”
• To estimate.
• To criticize someone or something, especially severely; to condemn.
• The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

So we can say judging is an evaluation instinct for our safety.

As survivors, we have an instinct that indicates to us in any given moment what is good for us and what is dangerous — who is our ally and who is our enemy. It happens simultaneously with every change that occurs in our environment that we are aware of. Our reaction is based on our instant safety evaluation (or judgment) and it may vary from moment to moment as we rely upon the conclusion of our judgments.

For example:

When you walk on the street and you see a small puppy you will judge the dog (“what a cute one”) and react by walking towards it to play with it. If you see a huge scary dog, you will judge the dog (“this dog is not a nice one”) and then react by crossing to the other side of the street. In both cases, you judged the dogs and the situation.

When your mother enters the room where you are sitting and reading, you judge her and the event as she enters the room.

• You may not even lift your eyes off the book you’re reading because you quickly evaluate the occurrence as a completely safe one.

• You may find her annoying as she is making too much noise and distracting you from reading (“she is so annoying”).

• You may find her sweet as she is bringing you cookies and milk (“she is a cool mom”).

• You may jump up panicky if you are reading a Playboy magazine, knowing the reaction won’t be in your favor if she finds out (“she is so nosey”).

In each of the above examples you are judging the situation and reacting or not reacting upon your evaluation of the situation in relation to your “safety”.

Your judgmental device will act even more intensely when a total stranger enters the room, as you have no advance information about him the way you have about your mom.

He is a weirdo…

He is so unpleasant.

He seems kind…

I do not trust him.

He is phony.

He has an attitude.

He seems aggressive.

All of the above judgments are evaluations from the point of view of your own safety.

Not only do we survive to exist on the physical level, we must also survive on the social level as a remnant of our long ago circumstances when being part of a group or a tribe was crucial for our physical survival. Groups were the protection of the individual.

As a result, judging developed beyond just “fight or flight”. We also use it as a constant classification of the people around us depending on their social relation to us.

So we judge people:

I like him; he is a nice guy,

I do not like him, he seems snobbish.

I like him, he is a gentleman.

I do not like him, he is too superior.

Judging is a surviving reflex that we do instantly and constantly no different than dogs who sense and evaluate other dogs they meet on the sidewalk; we just do it in a more sophisticated way.

Sometimes we are tuned in and our judgments are deadly right. But sometimes we come with old perceptions and we project them onto people and situations; by doing so we may be missing the point. If you meet a person that reminds you of your nasty childhood teacher you may instantly judge this person as unlikable even though she is great. Being aware of our judging reflex and knowing that it can serve us (as well as lead us astray) makes us in charge of our moments. Instead of being driven by being judgmental, you simply use it when it is useful.

Namaste shakti

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It is a time for a change.

In times like now, when the world’s economy is shaky, the so-called future is hidden behind clouds of uncertainty. We are walking as if in a fog, not seeing what lies ahead of us. As a result, the mind forms patches of fear in the individual’s aura* and this stops the creative energy from flowing freely. Through the principle of harmonic resonance vibrations, one person’s auric field affects another person’s auric field and before long we are all connected by an extensive web of panic and fears.

From the point of view of spirituality, times like these force us to wake up and realize that we are floating in an illusionary reality (Maya). The belief that safety and security can only come from desirable circumstances like wealth and possessions is the illusion, or maya, of existence which only deals with life on the level of survival. The spiritual experience is that the Absolute Self’s sense of security arises from not identifying itself with the ever-changing events of the different realities around us.

As a result of being paralyzed by the constant fear of survival, most people are willing to waste their entire lives doing work that not only do they not care about, but they often hate. Pursuing one’s passions or interests as a way of making a living is perceived by most people as a dream world.

Most people in our society live for the weekends, Christmas, and their 2 weeks of yearly vacation. If you calculate the rest of the days left in a year, all those days when people hate getting up in the morning and starting their day, you end up with 19 years out of 30 years of work. That’s 19 years of misery during which people experience various degrees of hell on a daily basis.

This is something one should contemplate if truly on the path of spirituality.

And lastly:

More and more you hear people talking about working hard now so they can retire young and start their “real life.” Living for your retirement moves you from the present moment to a future that exists only in your mind.

This idea of “living for your retirement” is connected with two states of being:

You do not follow your bliss, because if you did, you would never wish to stop doing what you love doing. Following your passion or your heart is bliss. It keeps you alert, alive, creative and joyful even in old age.

The other state is when people do work in the service of others as doctors, therapists and teachers but they do it from the point of view of their pockets instead from their hearts. Often I hear doctors wishing to get rich quick so they can retire young. When you are a doctor or a teacher you become your best after years of experience. How much of a waste is it if a doctor or a teacher retires once they get settled economically when this is the point where they have gained so much experience that they can help so many more people? Where is the service? In the old times (when doctors used to actually touch their patients and not just prescribe medicine over a desk), you could see many old doctors who had a lot of respect from the community for their long years of knowledge and experience.

My point is, follow your bliss and you will never want to “retire.” Unlike most people who are living for their future if you follow your bliss now you will be fully content in each moment.

With this thought in heart and taking into consideration the present economic situation, Prana College is establishing a special interest-free payment plan for the upcoming January yoga teacher training program in Vancouver, to make it possible and easier for those who would like to pursue their passion for yoga and make it their way of living. So be it.

Namaste

shakti

*Aura: the energy field around the physical body