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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