ExperiencingExperiencing Beyond Beyond

ExperienceExperience

Dedicated to the Lotus feet of the Dedicated to the Lotus feet of the GuruGuru

Prabhakar AnanthaswamyPrabhakar Ananthaswamy

The Joy of Sheer The Joy of Sheer LivingLiving

Are we not Living ……?Are we not Living ……?

I / Mine

How are we Living?How are we Living?

Identification

Perceiving Pursuing

Limited Insecurity

Curious Concern

Possess Protect

React

I

II

Never ending Will-to-KnowNever ending Will-to-KnowNever ending Will to doNever ending Will to do

Never ending Will to possessNever ending Will to possessExhaustionExhaustion

Eventual deathEventual death

MineMineLikes DislikesHot ColdBeautiful UglyLove HateRich PoorGain LossSuccessful FailureGood BadEthical UnethicalPunya Papa

Dharma AdharmaLife Death…

My familyMy WealthMy nameMy PowerMy cityMy CountryMy religion…

Our PursuitsOur Pursuits• How to build a successful careerHow to build a successful career• How to become richHow to become rich• How to make WealthHow to make Wealth• How to win FriendsHow to win Friends• How to influence peopleHow to influence people• How to say NoHow to say No• Knowledge, Power, Position, Name, Knowledge, Power, Position, Name,

Sex, Money………Sex, Money………

Kama DesireKrodha Anger DeafLobha GreedMoha Infatuation DumbMadha PrideMatsarya Jealousy Blind

Outcome…

ConcernConcern

•Concern about Oneself•Health, Career, position, future…

•Concern about concerned•Family, nation, religion, organisation…

•Concerned about Unconcerned•Unseen, Unknown…

Adidaivika, adyatmika, adiboutika

ConcernConcern

CompareCompareConfusionConfusionConflictConflictStrikeStrikeRevoltRevoltWarWar

Fighting for JusticeFighting for Rights

Fighting for FreedomFighting for Liberation

Curiosity Curiosity

Delusion

They won’t let us be our Real Selves

Concern

Dejection

Misconception Misconception about oneself and the world outside about oneself and the world outside

root cause of all problemsroot cause of all problems

IgnoranceDesireAction

Agitation Bondage Helplessness

How are we Living…?How are we Living…?

• LimitedLimited• RelativeRelative• ChangingChanging• TemporaryTemporary• DisturbedDisturbed

– StateState

Outcome…• DisturbedDisturbed• AgitatedAgitated• StressedStressed• AnxiousAnxious• WorriedWorried• AfraidAfraid• AngryAngry• GossipGossip• FrustratedFrustrated• SuppressedSuppressed• DepressedDepressed• DestructiveDestructive

Conditional Happiness

(dissipating energy, efficiency comes down)

Our limited Solutions…Our limited Solutions…• Running from pillar to postRunning from pillar to post

– AstrologersAstrologers– GodGod

• Stress / Time management courseStress / Time management course• Personality developmentPersonality development

• When nothing WorksWhen nothing Works– Blame game – Kaliyuga, planets, VaastuBlame game – Kaliyuga, planets, Vaastu– Possessed by evilPossessed by evil

Experiencing and beyond…Experiencing and beyond…

Precondition & Bias Precondition & Bias – –

SelfishSelfish --

Agitation Agitation - -

UnconditionedUnconditioned

Selfless actionSelfless action

PeacePeace

Open system Model Open system Model

PersonalityPersonality• PhysicalPhysical• EnergyEnergy• MindMind• IntellectIntellect• EmotionEmotion

Happy, Elated…

Sad, Dejected…

PhysicalPhysical• ColorColor• HeightHeight• WeightWeight• QualificationQualification• ReligionReligion• NationalityNationality

( food to food)

EnergyEnergy

WakingDreaming

Deep Sleep State

MindMind• UnlimitedUnlimited• UnwantedUnwanted• UnconnectedUnconnected• UnconcernedUnconcerned• UnexplainableUnexplainable• UncontrollableUncontrollable• Crazy Crazy

– ThoughtsThoughts

CreativityArt, ‘R&D’…

ConfusionRestlessnessAgitation…

SpaceTimeSituation

IntellectIntellect• DataData• InformationInformation• KnowledgeKnowledge• IntelligentIntelligent Dualities

RecallingDecision

Undirected Intellect is MindDirected Mind is Intellect…

Logic

LimitationSpaceTime

Situation

EGO

PersonalityPersonality

Consciousness

Physical - DoerMind - Seer / Seen (perceiver)Intellect - Knower / Known / KnowledgeEmotion - Enjoyer / Sufferer

PersonalityPersonalitySum Total of all the past experience is what Sum Total of all the past experience is what

Personality Personality all aboutall about

Each layer is subject to change. Each layer is subject to change. ““PersonalityPersonality is is one of Changing and Growingone of Changing and Growing””

It is It is DynamicDynamic and not and not StaticStatic..

Grace Grace ofof

GuruGuru……

Krishna, Allah, JesusKrishna, Allah, Jesus......• UnlimitedUnlimited• AbsoluteAbsolute• ChangelessChangeless• PermanentPermanent• Eternal SelfEternal Self• UntouchedUntouched• UnmanifestedUnmanifested• UnseenUnseen• Non IdentificationNon Identification

Decay-lessDisease-lessDeath-less

Source & Destination

FearlessBlissfulPeaceful

StateState• Pure ConsciousnessPure Consciousness

Consciousness

Intellect

Mind

Sense organs

objects of the world

Self……

?

AbsoluteAbsolute•Sleep

•Involuntary Non Identification State•Death

•Permanent & Involuntary Non Identification State•Life after death

•Waking from the non identification state into a different body mind complex.

•Samadhi•Voluntary Non Identification State

(Seed)

RealtiveRealtive•Waking

– Involuntary identification state (Physical)• DreamingDreaming

– Involuntary identification state (Mind)Involuntary identification state (Mind)

SelfSelf• AbsoluteAbsolute• KshetragnaKshetragna• PurushaPurusha• UnmanifestedUnmanifested• UnlimitedUnlimited• EternalEternal• ChangelessChangeless• Pure consciousnessPure consciousness• Non identifiedNon identified• NirgunaNirguna

• RelativeRelative• KshetraKshetra• PrakritiPrakriti• ManifestedManifested• LimitedLimited• TemporaryTemporary• ChangingChanging• Relative consciousnessRelative consciousness• IdentifiedIdentified• SagunaSaguna

YogaYogaUnionUnion

With That With That SelfSelfWhich isWhich is

The base of ExistenceThe base of Existence

YogaYoga• PhysicalPhysical AsanaAsana• EnergyEnergy PranayamaPranayama• MindMind MeditationMeditation• IntellectIntellect SatsangSatsang• EmotionEmotion

Blissful state

YamaNiyamaAsana KarmaPranayamaPratyaharaDharana JnanaDhyanaSamadi Bhakti

AsanaAsanaPostures to make one comfortable at Postures to make one comfortable at

the physical levelthe physical level

PranayamaPranayama• Breathing In, Out, HoldingBreathing In, Out, Holding• Conscious BreathingConscious Breathing• Energizing every part of the bodyEnergizing every part of the body

Lack of KnowledgeUn steady

Un steadyCannot Meditate

Un MeditativeNo Peace

Without Peace How can there be happiness?!

MeditationMeditationPeaceful mind needs no mediation

Disturbed mind cannot meditate.

Yet there is a meditator…

Control Mind – Sense organs gives way

Control sense organs – Mind slips

Shift focus

Controlling Mind / Sense organs is absurdity

MeditationMeditation

JapaJapaSSYSSYTMTM

Yoga NidraYoga Nidra

We delve deep into ourselves without external aids…

It is a limited and temporary solution…

SatsangSatsang• Company of Realised PersonCompany of Realised Person• Reveling in the SelfReveling in the Self

OpenDynamic (Coping with

change)

AcceptAdaptForgive EnjoyForget

Less and less to no importance to oneself and world outside

– Respect / Don’t hate

Not doing anyone a favour but oneself

You learn not to disturb the environment

becauseIf you disturb the environment you have to live in the disturbed environment

I / Mine

Religion

Collection of thoughtsRitualsRe unites us with the unlimitedNeeds no appendages

SpiritualitySpirituality

• Seeing DivineSeeing Divine• Hearing DivineHearing Divine• Listening DivineListening Divine• Thinking DivineThinking Divine

Divinity is theDivinity is the UUnlimited nlimited SSelfelf within uswithin us

Spirituality is seeing one same unlimited Spirituality is seeing one same unlimited Divine nature in oneself and in othersDivine nature in oneself and in others

Spirituality is grossly misunderstood

VivekaDiscriminate

Unreal / RealTemporary / Permanent Limited / unlimitedRelative / AbsoluteChanging / Changeless

VairagyaDetachment

Not to - pursue / give importance to the limited, changing, Temporary…

…Ananda (eternal happiness) follows

Pancha mahabhutas:Space, Air, Fire, water, earth

Pancha Tanmatras:Sound, Feeling, Sight, Taste, Smell

EGOMINDINTELLECT

Pancha Jnanedriyas:Ears, Skin, Eyes, Tongue, Nose,

Pancha Karmendriyas:Arms, Legs, Voice, excretion, Reproduction

PureConsciousness

Sat Chit (Ananda)

Space.. SoundSpace, Air .. Sound, Feeling

Space, Air, Fire …Sound, Feeling, FormSpace, Air, Fire, Water ….Sound, Feeling, Form, Taste

Space, Air, Fire, Water, Earth …..Sound, Feeling, Form, Taste, Smell

EGOMIND

INTELECT

Space.. Sound: EarSpace, Air .. Sound, Feeling: Ear, Skin

Space, Air, Fire …Sound, Feeling, Form: Ear, Skin, EyesSpace, Air, Fire, Water ….Sound, Feeling, Form, Taste: Ear, Skin, Eyes, Tongue

Space, Air, Fire, Water, Earth …..Sound, Feeling, Form, Taste, Smell: Ear, Skin, Eyes, Tongue, NoseThroatArmsLegs

ReproductionExcretion

ISHWARAHiranya Garbha

JIVA, Individual

EMI

GuruSravana, Manana, Nidhidyasana(satsanga, Nissanga, Nirmoha,Nischalatatwa, jeevan mukti)

KarmaBhaktiJnana

Unmanifest Sat, Chit, (Ananda , Shanti, Freedom…)

EnjoyerSufferer

ConfusionConflictStrikeRevoltingWarAccidentDiseaseVolcano Tornado Hurricane…Samsara

TemporaryChangingPerishable

BirthChildYouthMiddle ageOld ageDeath

BramhacharyaGrihastaVanaprastaSanyasa

PastPresentFuture

DawnDayDusk

WakingDreamingSleep

GunasDualitiesAshanti

SamskaraPrecondition

DesireLikes / Dislikes

ActionBondage

ThoughtDesire

AttachmentAnxiety/ Anger

DelusionLoss of MemoryDestruction

Manifest

BrahmanaKshatriyaVysyaShudra

Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, week, Months, Seasons, Years, Life, Kalpas, Yugas

KnowerDoer

Enjoyer/ sufferer

KnowledgePowerPositionNameSexWealth

KamaKrodhaLobhaMohaMadaMatsarya

Satya LaokaTapo LokaJana Loka

Mahar LokaSvar Loka

Bhuvar LokaBhur Loka

AtalaVitalaSutala

Tala-TalaRasatalaMahatala

Patala

SahasraraAgna

VishuddhaAnahataManipura

SvadhishtanaMooladara

SatwaRajasTamas

Samsara

GunasDwandwaAshanti

SamskaraPrecondition

Likes / dislikesAction

Bondage

Sat, Chit, Ananda

YOGA

BhaktiSurrenderPrapati

JnanaVivekaVairaghyaThyaga

Joy of sheer LivingJoy of sheer Living• Living Peacefully without external aids Living Peacefully without external aids

irrespective of situation, time, circumstances, not irrespective of situation, time, circumstances, not - complaining, arguing- complaining, arguing

Lotus untouched by water and filth around

Selfishness SelflessnessLimited Unlimited

Disturbed Blissful state

It becomes relevant when worldly things become irrelevant…

Relevance of Vedic Truths…

It comes to our rescue irrespective of time, space and situation when worldly things fail to stand by us

It addresses the entire Universe and not caste, creed, colour, nationality, region, religion or sex…

Divine

Human

Animal

Veda is experience•There is no beginning or end to experience•We get caught up – unending experience•We don’t know how to come out of it

Vedanta• Helps in transcending all experience• Going through the experience but untouched by the experience

Vedanta leads to Divine Consciousness

Pure Consciousness

Eternal Self

Vedanta leads to selflessness

Self-disciplineSelf-reliance Fearlessness

Detachment, accept and adapt, forgive and forget, compassion and tolerance becomes ones own very nature; one need not cultivate these things

Vedanta Leads to Silence

Peace will be established within, naturally, without any external aids, and is sustained under all circum stances and at all times

In between thoughtsIn between actionDuring SleepIn between lives

Non Identification state

Age old science is not an old age pastimeIt is for the young at threshold of life

Vedic truth is the message for any millennium…

Rig - Establish in SilenceYagurSama - Sustain the SilenceAtarvana

Vedanta its ClassificationsVedanta its Classifications

SamhitaBrahmanaAranyakaUpanishad

Vedic TruthsVedic Truths• PanchakoshaPanchakosha• AvastatrayaAvastatraya• GunasGunas• VarnaashramaVarnaashrama• Action based on classificationAction based on classification• Relative/Absolute…Relative/Absolute…

•Human beingHuman being•Cultured mindCultured mind•DimensionlessDimensionless•Outcome bharat / BharatiyaOutcome bharat / Bharatiya

(Unlimited)(Unlimited)

Vedanta SacrificeVedanta Sacrifice

YagnaRig Veda Hotara Invokes the sacrificial fire Yagur Veda Advaryu Sustains the fire by offeringSama Veda Udgatar sustains the fire by singing

the glory

PurnahutiPurnahuti BrahmanBrahmanVibhutiVibhutiAvadhuta…Avadhuta…

GoalGoal

Concentration

Distraction

CuriosityInterest

ImportanceAdd ValueAt any cost

Effort

Effortless actionEnjoy

Desire

Fulfill

Action

One Action Leads to the other

We are caught up in chain of actions

Bondage

Art of Non-DoingArt of Non-Doing

Desire

Un Fulfilled Fulfill

Suppression Fair Means

Depression God

Destruction Stoop to any action

Stopping all desire is like trimming a plant

Out Come of Desire

Sufferer Enjoyer

Mirage Ocean

Exhaustion

Who shuns ActionWho shuns Action• Lack of knowledgeLack of knowledge• Lack of facilitiesLack of facilities• Body ailmentsBody ailments• Not interestedNot interested• ComplexComplex• Fear of failureFear of failure

Complex

Any thing New is complex

Break the problem into smaller units for which one can give a Solution

Prerequisite For an action

Knowledge

Pros and Cons

Plan

Execute

- One Job at a time

Doing everything

Getting Things done

Distributed Action

IgnoranceDynamic

ArroganceCarelessnessFall

Body

Sense Organs

Mind

Intellect

Time

Action to get executed

Motivation For any Action

ActionMoneyNameFamePowerStatus

Unique – one in thousandone among thousand

Problem with Action

Lingering in the past Action

I Should have done this

I should not have done this

No one can do this as I have done

I can get more

I have prayed God

People don’t recognize me

Only I can do it

I cannot do it – fear of failure

Cannot Live without action-Reacting, Bondage

Act (to forget oneself and the world outside)

Don’t shun action (idle mind is devils workshop)

Never Claim (fall- world will go on with or without me)

Don’t give importance to fruits of action (freedom)

Don’t give importance to doership (Liberation)

- Act do not React

Not renunciation of action - Renunciation in action

Consciousness

Intellect

Mind

Sense organs

Sense objects

Long Term memoryStatic Memory

CuriosityInterest

ImportanceValue

Short term MemoryDynamic memory

Refreshing

• KarmaKarma– ActionAction

• Karma phalaKarma phala– Fruits of actionFruits of action

• Karma bandanaKarma bandana– ReactingReacting

• Karma yogaKarma yoga– Not bound by fruits of actionNot bound by fruits of action

• Karma SanyasaKarma Sanyasa– No doership, No motives, yet actingNo doership, No motives, yet acting

Words – All Words – All words in right order – Recalling all the words in right order

(Medha)

Understanding Words – Understanding all the words in right order

(Saraswathi)

Getting InformationGetting established in Knowledge – Wisdom

irrespective of time and situation(Sharada)

Identification based on Identification based on ActionAction

• BrahmanaBrahmana– Head, Creative thinking, thinking Head, Creative thinking, thinking of Brahmanof Brahman

• KshatriyaKshatriya– Shoulder, Development, ProtectionShoulder, Development, Protection

• VyshyaVyshya– Thighs, Production, sustenance / Thighs, Production, sustenance / distributiondistribution

• ShudraShudra– Legs, following orders, labourLegs, following orders, labour

INDIVIDUAL

SOCIETY

Karma theoryKarma theory

• PrarabhdaPrarabhda– Fruits of action of the past enjoying / sufferingFruits of action of the past enjoying / suffering

• SanchitaSanchita– Fruits of action which is in storeFruits of action which is in store

• AgamiAgami– Present action bearing fruits laterPresent action bearing fruits later

Birth Death Rebirth

Realised person is untouched by Prarabhda, Sanchita, Agami…

Stages of ActionStages of Action• Kamya-KarmaKamya-Karma

– Desire based actionDesire based action

• Sat-KarmaSat-Karma– Action for the well being of mankindAction for the well being of mankind

• Nish-kamyakarmaNish-kamyakarma– Action to forget oneself and the world outsideAction to forget oneself and the world outside– No motive, no desire, not bound by fruits of actionNo motive, no desire, not bound by fruits of action

• Na-KarmaNa-Karma– Non identification with action Non identification with action – Untouched by action and its outcomeUntouched by action and its outcome

YogaYoga• JnanaJnana

– Seeing one self in othersSeeing one self in others•Open for ideasOpen for ideas

• BhaktiBhakti– Not me nothing mineNot me nothing mine– Seeing divinity in anything & everythingSeeing divinity in anything & everything

•Respect for others action & ideasRespect for others action & ideas

• KarmaKarma– There is nothing to loose nor to gainThere is nothing to loose nor to gain– Devote all action and its fruit to the lordDevote all action and its fruit to the lord– To forget oneself and the world outsideTo forget oneself and the world outside

•Alternative and optimum solutionAlternative and optimum solution

MindSattva

Knowledge, Good, Well being of all, Peace…Adharma /dharma , vice/virtue…

RajasAction, Motive, I/ Mine, Gain, Rich/ poor, loss/ gain

TamasLazy, Dull, Stupor, ill will of others…

Beautiful/ ugly, hot/ cold, gossip

Sattva

Tamas

RajasSattva

Mind

Moveable

Fixed

Oscillating

No - MindNo - Mind• Pause between ThoughtsPause between Thoughts• Pause between actionPause between action• SleepSleep

– SilenceSilence

Non Identification StateNon Identification State

(restore energy)

“Fill”

( Ocean of energy, knowledge… )

Non - DoingNon - Doing• No motivesNo motives• No desiresNo desires• Nothing to gain / looseNothing to gain / loose• Well being of othersWell being of others• No doership No doership

– Yet ActingYet Acting• Not bound by fruits of actionNot bound by fruits of action• Not reactingNot reacting• Non identification with actionNon identification with action

– Sun, Moon, Earth, Water, Air, FireSun, Moon, Earth, Water, Air, Fire

Mind – No Mind – (think better)

Action – No action – (efficiency )

Yoga

Established in the Goal

Sa lokhya Turning inward

Sa mipya Getting Closer

Sa Roopya Getting Idea

Sa Yugya Becoming one with it

Yoga

God / SelfGod / Self - Realisation - Realisation

GodGod• ArthaArtha

– distressdistress• ArtharthiArtharthi

– wealthwealth• JignasuJignasu

– curiouscurious• JnaniJnani

– Knowledge for knowledge sakeKnowledge for knowledge sake

God Idea - not GodGod Idea - not God

Unlimited, Absolute, Eternal

Disease less, Decay less, Death less

Bliss, Peaceful

Imbibe God idea only to become one with it

ShivaShakti(Satva)

VishnuLakshmi (Tamas)

BrahmaSaraswathi

(Rajas)

Advitha

Visistaadvitha

Dvaita

Sat Chit Anandha…

Jiva

Idol not the IdealIdol not the Ideal

Idol step to the Ideal

PremaRelative

ParaAbsolute

Faith - Blind Belief

Continued - Belief

Devotion - Unswerving Belief

Establish

CuriousInterest

Sincerity ( importance)Perseverance (value)

Non BelieverNon Believer

BelieverBeliever

BhaktaBhakta

Bhakti

No motivesNo fear

CompassionLove

SacrificeServiceSelfless

OfferingOffering

EgoLimited

IntellectDual, Logic & Reasoning

MindRestlessness, Confusion, Agitation

Pure Consciousness the Eternal Self

Black BoardEgo

IntellectMindEmotionPhysical

ThinkerDoer

Enjoyer / Sufferer

Swadharma (Sat, Chit ( Ananda))

EDharma M

I

Paradharma

Adharma

Dharma needs no protectionDharma needs no protection

Secret not SacredSecret not Sacred

DharmaArthaKama

…

Moksha

Swadharma

SilenceDivine consciousnessSelflessness

Self-disciplineSelf-relianceFearlessness

Outcome…

…Young

Experiencing and beyond…Experiencing and beyond…

Precondition & Bias Precondition & Bias – –

SelfishSelfish --

Agitation Agitation - -

UnconditionedUnconditioned

Selfless actionSelfless action

PeacePeace

Guru“GU” –darkness to “RU” – Light

Reveling in eternal Self

Age, Caste, Sex, Background… Immaterial

YAMAWisdom in the person makes the person

a Guru

SeekerQuest to Realise Truth

Not interested in worldly things and affairs

Does not hate / but respects

Bramhacharya

•Just abstaining from sex is not bramhacharya

•Abstaining (not leaving / but not dwelling) thoughts – Money, power, Knowledge,

Position, sex…

•Listening, Thinking, Establish…

Sanyasa•Renouncing not just at Physical plane but at

mental plane

•Sacrifice ones own interest for the well being of mankind

•Wearing saffron robe, growing beard, having a big following – not the signs

RealisationRealise Absolute self

Realising that there is nothing new to realise

Realising peace / bliss is ones owns nature

Realise there is nothing to win or lose

Only on Realisation fear, anxiety, worry… ceases to be

Only on Realisation death will not bother any more… Jnani

Bhakta Karma yoga

Peace will be established within, naturally, without any external aids, and is sustained under all circumstances and at all times

Where there is selflessness - detachment, accept and adapt, forgive and forget, compassion, patience, and tolerance, perseverance, contentment, unbiased fearlessness, love, sacrifice, service, becomes ones own very nature; one need not cultivate these things

…Only then, can you stop dwelling in the past and future. Then and only then all the struggle, miseries, anxiety, fear and all doubts cease to be.

Liberation / Moksha