“the Patanjali sutra...Mrudu Madhyadi Matratva tathopi Vishesaha.”

the Patanjali sutra...Mrudu Madhyadi Matratva tathopi Vishesaha. A very beautiful sutra. Mrudu Madhyadi Matratva tathopi Vishesaha Let Me read out the translation by Swami Vivekananda, ‘The success of yogis, differs according as the means they adopt are mild, medium or intense’, is the translation. The success, the success of the yogi, yogis, are based on the intensity they adopt. Sometime people come and ask Me, ’Swamiji, How long it takes for Enlightenment, ten years or twelve years?’ I tell them ‘It’s actually based on the intensity; Without intensity you can go on, and on and on and on for years! No, not for years, for ages, that is what we are doing! With intensity this ‘kshana’, this moment; In Sanskrit ‘kshana’ means the gap between one thought and the other thought. This moment, the intensity can happen. If the intensity is there, this moment the Enlightenment can happen! Always it happens at this moment only. Whenever you become enlightened, it’ll be only in this moment. Not yesterday or tomorrow. It will always be in this moment.

Patanjali says, Mrudu Madhyadi Tatvat Tathapi Vishesaha. The success of yogis differs according as the means they adopt are mild, medium or intense, this is Vivekananda’s translation. And Swami Satchitananda, he says, ‘The time necessary for success depends on whether the practice is mild, medium or intense.’

Please understand, the technique itself does not play a major role in Enlightenment. It is your intensity that plays a major role. The technique itself does not play a major role. If you see, it’ll be very funny. Each Master has his own technique, his own method. I can say, not only each Master, each disciple who understands and practices, has its own method. I always see in My class, whenever I teach a meditation, I know only one version of that meditation. When I see hundred people practice that meditation, I learn hundred version of that meditation. When I teach, I know only one version of that meditation. When I see people practicing, suddenly I learnt hundred version of that meditation. So, Ramakrishna says, ‘yadomat yadopat’ in Bengali, ‘as many faith, so many paths.’ I tell you, as many people so many paths, as many people so many paths. But, everything works, that is the funny thing, that is the fun! Please understand, what I am talking is insider’s secret, some of the insider’s secret. Anything you design, and people start practicing, it works!

How come? Each one has their own techniques. Sometimes, both of them are completely opposite to each other. I have seen, no two Masters can agree, if they agree, someone is fake! Because each one has their own experience, that’s why I always tell people, ‘Each tradition, each religion is unique and sacred, not equal.’ Please understand, not equal. When we start bringing the idea, all religions are equal, they are bringing a lot of complications, difficulties. The moment you try to say equal. Somebody will say, No! We are not equal, we are special! So each one, in the outside they will say, everything is equal, inside they will say, No, no, no, we are special, we know, but for the sake of others, let us say, let us be polite by saying equal; No!

Be very clear, all traditions are not equal, all religions are not equal, all religions are unique and sacred! It is unique and sacred to the people who are practicing it. So unique, each technique is unique, each Master is unique, each tradition is unique. You see, the Vedic tradition, it is a group of religions. Each Master is independently intelligent enough to create their religion. Each sutra of this Patanjali is independently intelligent enough to lead human beings to Enlightenment. So each sutra is capable of creating a religion. It’s like a, sometime people come and ask Me, ‘Swamiji, why do you have so many techniques, traditions, Deities, choice in Bharat, in Vedic tradition, in Vedic tradition!’ I ask them, ‘Why do you have so many varieties of cars and transporting vehicles, why do you have so many variety?’

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Because, There was demand and a lot of research and development went in that field! Naturally, when a lot of research and development goes in that field, different variety, different luxury level, different comfort level, different category, different consumers, different customers, different variety of cars are created. I want to let you know an important fact, till I became enlightened and created the mission, I do not know how do you believe, I never even remembered or had an idea, there are varieties in cars! First when we started My mission, first we started our mission, when I started My public life, My first disciple, he asks, ‘Swamiji, I want to get you are a car, tell me what variety you want?’ He brought a catalogue and showed. I said, ‘Car, just get any car, that’s all.’ He said, ‘No, No Swamiji, there is many varieties.’ It just shocked! You see, it’s not that I was always living in forest. Twenty two, twenty three years I lived in cities. I travelled in train, many time in different cars and many ways, I lived in cities. But never the attention was paid to that information, to that idea. I don’t know how you will understand what I am saying is honest truth.

First time after twenty three years, something clicked; Oh God,in cars there are varieties. But I know thoroughly about meditation techniques. Because I was doing research and development in different field. I asked that disciple, ‘Why do you have so many varieties of cars and things in the outer world?’ Because, in this civilization, the demand for the outer world things was there and research and development, the energy, money, people, intelligence put in that field, created different varieties of cars, construction methods, the lifestyle and everything. Whichever field you put lot of resources, doing research and development, you will have variety and comfort. In the East, in the Vedic tradition, our Masters put so much of energy and intelligence. Please understand, our cream, intelligent community, put its whole energy into inner science research and development. That is why so many, so many different techniques, methods, Gods, Deities, everything evolved. That is why I always tell people, ‘Vedic tradition is group of religions. It is not just one religion, group of religions.’