“Q\&A: Nirvikalpa Samadhi, Kundalini and Karma”

Q\&A: Nirvikalpa Samadhi, Kundalini and Karma

Thu, 26 April 2012

The first question is from Sadhana, IA id no. 65. She is asking:

Q: Dearest Swamiji, Please explain what is Nirvikalpa Samadhi? How can I attain it? Can one hold Prana outside the body at will, when one achieves ‘Nirvikalpa Samadhi’? Please guide me, what steps, what tapas, what kriya I perform to attain it. ---Sadhana- IA ID No.65

Sadhana, please understand - ‘Nirvikalpa’ means being without any changes. ‘Vikalpa’ means changes, oscillation, diversion, dilution, differentiation. All these can be different meanings of the word Vikalpa. ‘Nirvikalpa’ means without any of this. When one achieves Nirvikalpa Samadhi, he literally becomes God. He becomes one with the ultimate. ‘Nirvikalpa Samadhi’ means your whole being, your whole identity dissolving into the cosmic existence. The individual inner space has no more disturbances, differences. Next question - How can I attain it? There are millions of methods, process, procedures. Pick up any one sincerely, authentically. You are already doing Inner Awakening, you are already initiated into unclutching. Best direct experience of Nirvikalpa Samadhi can be had by unclutching. Please understand, unclutching is not even a path leading to Nirvikalpa Samadhi, it is a process directly giving you the experience of Nirvikalpa Samadhi. The moment you start unclutching you are falling into Nirvikalpa Samadhi. It is not a peak to attain it, it is a valley in which you need to fall. It is not an object to attain it, peak to achieve it, it is a valley to be fallen in it. When one achieves Nirvikalpa Samadhi it is not even an achievement. Sadhana, to tell you honestly you are asking so many questions about Nirvikalpa Samadhi. But any answer about Nirvikalpa Samadhi will not be truthful when you achieve that state. Now whatever I say when you start experiencing, you will only find my words are inadequate. If a common man, person who is on the road, who is a new seeker, if he asks this question, I can give elaborate answer because I know for sure this guy is not going to achieve it. It is like collecting maps. There are some fellows who are crazy about collecting maps but never travel, there are some fellows who are crazy about collecting menu cards, but never eat, crazy of collecting all the postal stamps, but never send anything, crazy of collecting coins, but will never spend anything, crazy of collecting swords, but doesn’t know how to fight. I know there are some people, crazy of collecting things, will never use it. Same way, if a onlooker or a person who is not that authentic or sincere, if he asks about this question, what is Nirvikalpa Samadhi, I can give poetries after poetries after poetries. I can sing any number of songs. He is not going to experiment it or experience it. But Sadhana you are already in the Inner Awakening. You are getting into Nirvikalpa Samadhi. So when I answer you – I wanted to be very responsible. Any word I give about Nirvikalpa Samadhi will be inadequate when you experience it! You are asking can one hold Praana outside the body at will when one achieves Nirvikalpa Samadhi. When you achieve Nirvikalpa Samadhi you can hold praana out, in, in and out, out and in, anywhere you want. What steps, what tapas, what kriya I perform to attain it? Sadhana, you are already doing it. Inner Awakening is the steps, Inner Awakening is the tapas, Inner Awakening is the kriya you need to perform to attain it and you are doing it.

Next question..

Q: Dear Swamiji, I suffer from severe arthritis and had no hope of ever traveling to a place like Kailash! But while traveling with You last year, I had an unbelievably pain-free and pleasant journey. You had said that just being in an Avatar’s physical presence transforms even your physiology. Can you explain this miracle? –

(we don’t have the questionaer’s name) .

Alright. May be because the person is talking about the personal disease,doesn’t want to reveal the name. That’s ok. But, I know. The question is - I suffer from severe arthritis and I had no hope of ever traveling to a place like Kailash!

I still remember when she came to me & asked I want to come to Kailash, this person who put this question, I said no. Because I know she has arthritis and she is quiet old. Of course women will feel offended if I say ‘old’. That’s why I have to use the word quite old. It means old! But she came in Kalpataru and asked this as a boon. God! What all technical loop holes people find. In Kalpataru, what can I do? I I said, ‘alright, it will happen’. That’s it. She went to the doctor, got the medical certificate and joined the trip. In Nepal, she is telling me. When we all have landed in Kathmandu, she is telling, . ‘Swamiji due to this cold, my arthritis is aggrevating’. I said ‘O God!’ But, one fortunate thing is her Kundalini was already awakened because she has done some program. She has done IA also, kundalini was awakened.See if your Kundalini is awakened, if you have had a levitation experience even once, no need to have while you are sitting there. If you have had in my presence when I am initiating you directly, even once, then you can be very clear, your body will obey to me more than your bio memory. Any disease you create for yourself, any trouble you create for yourself, I can get you out of it just like that, because, beyond the troubles you create for yourself, your inner bio memory listens to me. I can easily get you out of any problem. So, she already had her kundalini awakening and I blessed her and healed her. Immediately she started levitating and then, pain disappeared! I said ‘you will not have any pain, don’t bother. I’ll take care.’ That’s all. Immediately her bio memory listened. You see, your bio memory listens to me more than you ,only in a positive way. And I cannot do anything wrong to you. Of course, I won’t do. That is different. I cannot do anything wrong to you. In the highest consciousness, simply your bio memory listens to you, the highest consciousness. Anyhow, because she was in the fortunate space of able to experience Kundalini Awakening, immediately she got healed and throughout the Kailash trip till the end, she did not have any pain and her whole physiology cooperated with that cold! See, usually cold aggrevates arthritis. With that cold she managed. Your physiology is nothing but the physical extension of your psychology. If your psychology is healed, naturally automatically your physiology also gets healed. Please understand, if your psychology is healed, naturally, automatically your physiology also gets healed. When physiology gets healed, when physiology responds to the master’s energy, presence, you can easily be given any spiritual experience. Spiritual experience will be very easy and highly possible, because your whole being responds to the ultimate. Your whole being responds to that Kundalini energy.

Next question..

The next question is from Terri Sun IA ID No. 92 She is asking:

Q: When a person is a vegetative state due to traumas of the brain, is it possible for that person to still work on their consciousness or do they have consciousness at all? When a person got into a tragic accident does it have to do with their karma or just an unfortunate incident? If it is related to karma, then how does one completely burn off their karma in this life time. Thank you Swamiji, ----Terri Sun - IA ID No. \#92

Terri, first thing - he has consciousness; but he will not be able to work on it. If he has already worked before the traumas of the brain, on consciousness, then he will be able to work even during the coma state, even during the vegetative state. See before getting into the vegetative state due to traumas of brain, if he has evolved consciously, like worked, meditated, lived that enlightened life, then even in the vegetative state, he will be working on his consciousness. But if he has not worked before, he will not be able to work during the vegetative state. And, second question - When a person got into a tragic accident does it have to do with their karma or just unfortunate incident? Terri Sun, unfortunate incident itself is a karma. If it is related to karma, then how does one completely burn off their karma in this life time. After getting into that vegetative state, if you are trying to burn off your karma, it is not possible. You should have done it, you should have started the process before. If he has not started the process before, if he has fallen into the vegitative state already, nothing can be done. He has to die. Only in the next janma I can burn of the karmas. No other way.

Next…

The next question is from Hiranmaie, IA id no. 12. She is asking:

Q: Poojya Swamiji, Saadhar pranams, why do people get thoughts to harm other beings? When suffering happens due to actions from such thoughts, where is God to protect the victim? Love, regards and gratitude .-- Hiranmaie – IA ID No. 12

Hiranmaie, don’t you see in that very question itself, you are showing that you are too small to ask this question? It is like all the ants gather and try to ask the question why is elephant also painted in same color like us? Black should be reserved only for us. Not for elephants. We will sue all the elephants and kill all of them, throw them into the ocean and warn the Gods not to create any more black elephants!

Let me tell you. Why do people get thoughts to harm other beings? It is not harming others basically; trying to expand your boundary that’s all. When you try to expand your boundary, whoever you feel will not fit idealogically with your boundary, you try to harm them. That’s it. So, expansion is basic nature of life. So, some natural rules, when it becomes power, especially in many hands, this harming others, these kind of thoughts start happening. When suffering happens due to actions from such thoughts, where is God to protect the victim. – Hiranmai, understand each one of you has an intelligence to protect yourself. That intelligence to protect yourself which is there inside you is God. I should actually ask when the suffering happens due to such actions, where are you? God is there. It is you who is not letting the God to function and work, protect yourself. So, Hiranmaie, even a small worm - if you try to kill, it will stand up to protect itself. So, the identity or the energy which is protecting itself constantly is God. It is there in every one of you, in all of us.