tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post638853668005704039..comments2024-03-20T15:58:23.934+00:00Comments on Yantra , Tantra, Mantra: Indian women are neither Madonnas nor whoresysv_raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078517736366792665noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-32194228764090997552016-11-27T19:33:36.833+00:002016-11-27T19:33:36.833+00:00Hey YSV Rao,
Good post! I agree. Captain is very ...Hey YSV Rao,<br /><br />Good post! I agree. Captain is very ill informed about sexuality in Ancient India. Take a look at this:<br /><br />http://ajitvadakayil.blogspot.com/2012/08/common-characters-of-ramayana-and.html?showComment=1441544956704#c1655655634411321102<br /><br />He believes that Kunti was impregnated by some Surya dev, without sex... LOL. In fact, Kunti has sex with Durvasa (Surya dev), and Karna was born from this union. The ancients were more open to sex, and in some regions of ancient India, pre marital and extra marital sex was common. The Mahabharatha also talks of a time when men and women were free, and were not bound to one mate for their entire life. Take a look at my blog post on the topic:<br /><br />http://ancientbharatvarsha.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-sex-culture-during-mahabharatha-is.htmlMilin Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903369568792692109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-71969903191936577072015-01-29T21:19:36.041+00:002015-01-29T21:19:36.041+00:00I hope for your sake you are only pretending to so...I hope for your sake you are only pretending to so lacking in reading comprehension and plain common sense for our amusement.<br /><br />I mean even by Vadakayil supporter standards you are incredibly dull witted!ysv_raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078517736366792665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-29045628986070582762015-01-29T21:15:00.655+00:002015-01-29T21:15:00.655+00:00@ysvrao I admire Chaitanya for this. As he is foll...@ysvrao I admire Chaitanya for this. As he is following the precepts of the Chinese Art of War. The best war is one where no one is hurt and yet you achieve your objectives<br /><br />Yeah . an utopian view similar to the messiah complex of father of natn.<br /><br />then there is no reason for any soldiers in this world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-6909280119085260542015-01-17T04:47:30.068+00:002015-01-17T04:47:30.068+00:00True, Capt's blog is a source of entertainment...True, Capt's blog is a source of entertainment, especially his comments section. While the capt. extolls the virtues of yoga and boasts that his suryanamaskara post is popular, he does not practise either yoga, pranyaama or vipassana meditation. A few months ago, a commenter asked him as to how he maintains his physique and he replied that he goes to the gym, he didn't say anything about doing suryanamaskar.Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105018616243879379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-27945945902594530212015-01-17T04:47:03.115+00:002015-01-17T04:47:03.115+00:00Mahaprabhu is not put on the same altar with Shiva...Mahaprabhu is not put on the same altar with Shivaji etc mainly because his way was different.But what Mahaprabhu had been able to achieve,probably others couldn't in that way.Ofcourse that does not diminish them in any way wrt Mahaprabhu.For example,in case of Marathas,Shivaji was the ideal person to tackle the situation.And I firmly believe that Hinduism wouldn't have existed as a majority religion in India without the Vijaynagar empire.What I have felt after studying Indian History is that our Bharatmata has given birth to the right person at the right place and the right time.That is why 800 years of aggression and cultural domination couldn't do much to remove Hinduism.But if Bengal had even thought of an armed revolution(which it was incapable of at that point anyway :) ) ,it would have been washed off into the Bay of Bengal by the Mughal armies :) .Bengal's geographical structure was also against it.I believe a mountaneous and unaccessable terrain has high strategic advantages. Shivaji probably couldn't have built an empire from scratch without the blessing of the prevalent geography ;) Mahaprabhu was able to bring back a large number of people of other religions into the bhakti fold .Just imagine the scene of the medieval era when people of all folds are following Mahaprabhu as he is spreading the Tarak Brahma Naam :) As I had probably told you earlier Mahaprabhu undertook a secret form of Daivachaari Tantra where he used to relish Krishna in the mood of Radha and vice versa.I believe that the magnetic appeal of Mahaprabhu had probably originated from his Tantric practice,as was pointed out by you earlier.Probably this was the reason why he had been termed as "Sonar Manush"/golden man. Ramakrishna used to bow before every person when he heard that that the latter had come from Navadwip(birthplace of Mahaprabhu) ;) He didn't care whether the person was younger to him or not,or even a child! So high was his respect for Mahaprabhu.And I believe the words of sages like Ramakrishna and Maharshi Ramana because they spoke from their direct experience in meditation and not from acquired knowledge or education.<br /><br />Even to this day Sahajiya Tantriks say that Mahaprabhu is the hidden incarnation of God.If you want to know the Golden Man,you would have to take up the rigorous and secret Sahajiya Sadhana,as is claimed by them.Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848084563007231209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-21585500659172558342015-01-17T04:11:57.492+00:002015-01-17T04:11:57.492+00:00Infact you should visit the comments section of Ca...Infact you should visit the comments section of Capt blog more often to have a good source of laughter after a stressed out day :) YSV seriously I now doubt just like you the quotient of mental health of the blog as a whole ;) Anyway my perception says that Rothschild is indeed an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and Capt is most probably his harbinger on earth :) Most probably Capt is suffering from frustration/depression which stems from his rabid anti semitism.As you have said he is getting more and more noisy as the days pass.Infact I must confess that I felt sad at this deterioration of Capt's blogging quality.When I had started following him way back in 2012,he was a good blogger then.He did have some personal biases even at that point of time but it was nowhere near like what he is spewing at present.Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848084563007231209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-76924746301910143552015-01-16T18:45:15.580+00:002015-01-16T18:45:15.580+00:00Yes you are right,the postures are highly technica...Yes you are right,the postures are highly technical.But actually there are numerous teachers who teach in their own ways.I think as of now we don't have a universal set of principles defined for the postures.What I have felt is that a few easy yoga asanas and simple pranayamas recommended by Ramdev can be learnt from youtube videos or dvds if not TV.Ofcourse I would not recommend anyone Asanans like Omkarasana ,yoga nidra or pranayams with kumbhak process to be learnt without presence of a qualified teacher ;) But Ramdev is actually teaching diluted forms of pranayam.I would not even call the Ramdev styles as pranayam,rather I would term them as breathing exercises.Now regarding asanas,the real risk starts when you start holding a single pose constantly for 5 minutes or more.Because in this case the uneven blood circulation flow which happens in yogic posture remains for a prolonged span and this might cause harm if not supervised properly.Below 5 minutes,ie holding them for 20 to 30 seconds as taught by most schools, is not even hathayoga at all :) It will help you in no way in advancement of kundalini when you hold poses for such short spans of time,apart from curing ailments and betterment of your health.BTW 5 minutes is more like a figure of speech used by teachers and literature.It means prolonged span of time.Generally for most people just 20 seconds to maximum of 1 minute is perfect.<br />Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848084563007231209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-70149207211514186372015-01-16T18:11:25.488+00:002015-01-16T18:11:25.488+00:00I personally wouldn't even recommend Hatha yog...I personally wouldn't even recommend Hatha yoga to be learnt by TV without active instruction. The postures are very technical down to the angle and last inch. And the breathing is something that should be monitored. <br /><br />Forget about pranayama and more advanced practices!<br /><br />Trust me, this I learnt the hard way!ysv_raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078517736366792665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-91498842261192166402015-01-16T18:09:20.578+00:002015-01-16T18:09:20.578+00:00I personally don't care any of these modern gu...I personally don't care any of these modern gurus as I am yet to come across any who think freely and unconventionally as ancient Hindus did. They are in general too attached to their prejudices.<br /><br />I assume Naga sadhus are the exception but they are not interested in pursuing fame in this manner!ysv_raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078517736366792665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-24657415515921386992015-01-16T18:07:38.102+00:002015-01-16T18:07:38.102+00:00If Kabir, Tulsidas, Hanuman Chalisa and Chaitanya ...If Kabir, Tulsidas, Hanuman Chalisa and Chaitanya are creations of Rothshcild, I hereby declare Rothschild as an incarnation of Vishnu due to his/their unparalleled genius and contribution to Hindu culture , literature, music and civilization in general!ysv_raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078517736366792665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-1317286414206314742015-01-16T18:05:59.743+00:002015-01-16T18:05:59.743+00:00I do believe that the complete dead can be resurre...I do believe that the complete dead can be resurrected though not just by mantra by the prana of the person reciting it.<br /><br />Of course there are exceptions such as the case of Dhadici , who basically donated his body to the Devas(probably means a the mainstream school of scholars) who took him apart and examined his amazing physique perhaps similar to modern medical autopsies.<br /><br />I admire Chaitanya for this. As he is following the precepts of the Chinese Art of War. The best war is one where no one is hurt and yet you achieve your objectives. If Chaitanyas objective I assume was the preservation of Hinduism in Bengal then he should be up there with Shivaji , Krishnadevaraya and Maharana Pratap!ysv_raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078517736366792665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-12781893654440953842015-01-16T18:01:18.664+00:002015-01-16T18:01:18.664+00:00
Sermon on the mount is really a set of parables n...<br />Sermon on the mount is really a set of parables not to be taken literally.<br /><br />So when Jesus instructs the audience“But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also” Matthew 5:39 <br />it actually means the offender has insulted a person(since most people are right handed and the implication that if he has been struck on the right cheek it is a backhanded slap or a straight left handed one which is a sever insult in the middle east). And when Jesus exhorts the person to turn the other cheek, it is meant to show that dismissing petty insults and humiliations of the offender is a better approach to responding with violence<br /><br />This was a revolutionary thought in Middle Eastern culture with its notions of shame and honor in the tribal context. Alas the lesson has been lost since a lot of conflicts begin with petty humiliations<br /><br />Israeli expansion into west bank was inspired by the Jordanian military destroying Jewish gravestones and using them in making lavatories<br />The 1973 stealth invasion by Egypt and Syria were due to Israelis policy of humiliating the defeating Arabs of 1967 by making them surrender and march in their underwear<br />The 1990 invasion of Kuwait was jump started by comments of senior Kuwaiti officials to Iraqi ministers that any Iraqi woman could be purchased for 10 dinars(then about 12 U.S dollars)<br />The Palestinian intifadas against Israel were due to petty humiliation where border guards(usually Arabic speaking Jews) would make old men kiss the backside of donkeys and make them bark like dogs<br /><br />In this part of the world, people forgive a stabbing quicker than a slapping.<br />The Americans on some level realize this which is President Bush himself personally apologized to the Arab for the photos from Abu Ghraib where the prisoners had to undergo some very bizarre degradations.<br /><br />Coming back to Jesus, he also fashioned a whip and beat the money changers from the Temple.<br /><br />His main focus was on reforming the Jewish community and only then did he believe that they would be capable of defeating Romans.<br />In the tradition of Jewish prophets such as Isiah and Jeremiah , he believed strongly that Roman conquest of Judea was gods way of punishing the Jews for their transgressions.<br />ysv_raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078517736366792665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-31963125893010111162015-01-16T11:54:06.239+00:002015-01-16T11:54:06.239+00:00I agree with you.You have been taught in the best ...I agree with you.You have been taught in the best way possible by the teacher.Having said that,the point I was trying to make is that simple Pranayam in mild force will not atleast cause harm to you.Actually when you get to know about people being harmed by pranayam,what you don't get to know is that these people actually take the practice to extreme levels.For a better perspective on the subject I am giving you a link :<br /><br />http://www.quora.com/Yoga/What-is-the-right-way-to-do-Kapalbhati-Pranayama<br /><br />Just how can a moderate breathing technique in mild force harm us when we are not even doing kumbhaka,unless our body is extremely weak :) ? Ofcourse like all other yoga exercises,there are contra-indications and precautions in kapalbhati also.While learning yoga from TV is not the best,very few people can get access to competent yoga guru.For example I have been doing Suryanamaskar for the past 3 months along with Hindu pushups and Hindu squats,all of which I have learnt from youtube videos with exact breathing pattern,correct posture etc. I have no other teacher in my area,whether competent or not,to learn from.But I think there are many youtube videos that do teach you the poses in the best way possible.Anyway what I have felt is that unless you overstretch to your maximum limits,a mild to moderate dose of any exercise is not harmful.<br /><br />One more thing,ie, some yoga poses are more suitable for women and some less,as you have rightly hinted.These should be taken care of.Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848084563007231209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-34454786279698229912015-01-16T09:13:16.804+00:002015-01-16T09:13:16.804+00:00I had been to a yoga teacher in a Nature Cure Hosp...I had been to a yoga teacher in a Nature Cure Hospital last year and he had designed a yoga regimen specifically for me. He taught me which mudras to hold during each Pranayama, the order in which different pranayamas were to be done, which mudras and yoga poses are suitable for women and such things. Such intricacies won’t be mentioned if you learn yoga through TV or from YouTube. I feel learning yoga from a competent yoga guru is the best. I religiously followed his regimen for a few months and then stopped due to laziness. I must start doing it again.Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105018616243879379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-25735718543385424662015-01-16T04:10:16.577+00:002015-01-16T04:10:16.577+00:00Anu you are right but I think Kapalbhati is being ... Anu you are right but I think Kapalbhati is being unduly blamed in this.The people who get damaged by Kapalbhati usually do it for extremely long span of time and with huge force,both of which are totally wrong.I personally heard of a person who blood cancer in almost final stage got cured after 1 year of regular Anulomvilom and kapalbhati.So I guess it is bad only if you misuse it.Ramdev always stresses moderate speed and stress.Some people just don't stick to that,I think :) <br /><br />Yes I meant mantra diksha,preferably the mantra "RAM",as this is the mantra I always chant in my mind.Like YSV I also have plans to start the kundalini meditation after a few years.Last time I tried to raise the kundalini my age was 16 :) Now that's not a right age to explore such things.Atleast it wansn't right for me :) But reading books on kundalini atleast had gifted me with a whole new world of spirituality which I could explore.<br /><br />Just a personal opinion here with no contempt :) Capt's posts on kundalini is merely theoritical and will not help you at all :) You should read about kundalini from persons who have raised it and know the real experience.Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848084563007231209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-29708737644083693712015-01-16T03:27:51.597+00:002015-01-16T03:27:51.597+00:00Baba Ramdev has certainly made Pranayama a househo...Baba Ramdev has certainly made Pranayama a household name but doing pranayama by just watching TV and without proper guidance from a trained yoga guru can have undesirable consequences. I've heard that some people got hernia after doing too much of Kapalabhati everyday. And also doing pranayama incorrectly can cause respiratory and heart ailments. What do you think? By diksha, did you mean to say you will take mantra diksha?Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105018616243879379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-60190096784794015952015-01-15T13:03:05.126+00:002015-01-15T13:03:05.126+00:00Among the popular Gurus,the only person I admire i...Among the popular Gurus,the only person I admire is Baba Ramdev.His image was a bit maligned in the Ramlila Maidan incident where he tried to flee from the police,but still I felt his love for his nation through his words and deeds.And on a personal level if I take Diksha in the future,I would approach a monk from Bharat Sevashram Sangh or Ramakrishna Mission.No hard feelings for any other Gurus :) Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848084563007231209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-62824310681093482922015-01-15T10:08:44.725+00:002015-01-15T10:08:44.725+00:00I was about to say this, LOL. I wonder why he call...I was about to say this, LOL. I wonder why he calls Tulsidas, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Kabir etc. as fake. If they were from Kerala, then probably he would have sung their praises just like he adores Mata Amritanandmayi. But wait.. even though Asaram Bapu and Nityananda are not from Kerala, he still supports them, I wonder why?Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105018616243879379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-31660520129026679532015-01-15T04:05:12.833+00:002015-01-15T04:05:12.833+00:00YSV,Anu How could I forget to mention in my last c...YSV,Anu How could I forget to mention in my last comment that Capt thinks Tulsidas is fake and the Hanuman Chalisa is a backdated creation :) ? and one more gem of a revelation from the enlightened Capt,ie,all Dasa charecters and Mahaprabhu have been created by white invaders :D Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848084563007231209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-80134216867210326352015-01-15T04:01:43.404+00:002015-01-15T04:01:43.404+00:00great to know that you read Devi mahatmya/chandi :...great to know that you read Devi mahatmya/chandi :) it is said that regular recitation of the devi mahatmya at dawn after taking bath and with pure mind gives you both material and spiritual success.But I think ritualistic Chandi Path is meant for Brahmins only,atleast here in Bengal non-Brahmins do not recite chandi on a religious basis.However there a scores of other scriptures that can be read by anyone without barriers and are equally enlightening.For example I personally recite the Hanuman Chalisa and undertake written Japa of RAM naam .The name of Lord Rama is so powerful that it protects you from physical and mental harms whenever you remember it.The mantra RAM is also the sound form of Para-Brahman.Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848084563007231209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-36767542714481401572015-01-15T03:21:22.732+00:002015-01-15T03:21:22.732+00:00I'm more fascinated by "Devi Mahatmya&quo...I'm more fascinated by "Devi Mahatmya" or "Chandi" as you call it in Bengal. I don't know Sanskrit but I read the vernacular edition published by Ramakrishna Mission.Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105018616243879379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-7408303617047117532015-01-14T12:25:53.467+00:002015-01-14T12:25:53.467+00:00Anu just a casual suggestion for you :) Whatever s...Anu just a casual suggestion for you :) Whatever spiritual path you want to take up in the future,chanting the name of your family deity(preferably after taking diksha from a Guru) will ease the journey by a long margin.Anyway its not an absolute necessity .Bhakti yoga says that it is the faith in your deity and not the deity himself that would give you Moksha :) So in a way Bhakti yoga is open to every single person of every single belief system on earth,and this is why I like this path ;) Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848084563007231209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-45822528538302077732015-01-14T12:18:20.689+00:002015-01-14T12:18:20.689+00:00Even I felt Kalavai Venkat is too much biased.Howe...Even I felt Kalavai Venkat is too much biased.However I was waiting for your views as I do not have much knowledge on this topic.So I moderated a harsher view on him my previous answer.<br /><br /> "I am pressed for time so I will specify later."- You have touched a very interesting point.Do specify later according to your convenience.Just don't forget the point :) <br /><br /><br /><br />"So Jesus, good job for all you did but Ive got Resurrection 2.0 ;-)" - YSV again an excellent perspective of yours on the subject :) It's a shame that Capt and his acolytes brand you a hasbara and anti-hindu ! I had never thought on this angle,ie,even Hinduism has its own form of resurrection.While reading your answer,the episode of Laxmana in Ramayan being saved by Hanuman flashed in my mind.<br /><br />However I think resurrection of the complete dead(not some coma or brain-death) is not possible for all human beings whatever mantra you may use.I believe only people whose purpose in mortal bodies has been left incomplete can be resurrected from death.<br /><br /> "Buddha actually supported the Shakya war efforts." - Atleast one point is implicit here,ie, the nonviolence Gandhi preached,ie,shunning all weapons is just not possible.It wasn't possible even in the past.YSV on a lighter note,this is one of the core reasons why I love Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.Somehow he protected Bengal from the aggressive Islamic theocracy without even throwing a single stone at his enemies :) Anyway coming back to the point, if you try to control violence to the bare minimum required and your force is not directed by your ego but for the sake of greater good,then I believe that is the real non-violence.Here I think Lord Rama was a good example.Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848084563007231209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-11911745639732419882015-01-14T08:57:20.148+00:002015-01-14T08:57:20.148+00:00Thanks a lot for your comments, JAM and ysv_rao. I...Thanks a lot for your comments, JAM and ysv_rao. I got to learn of many things from this blog. BTW, Parshurama is our family deity (Kuladevata) :) Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105018616243879379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2292201847928976780.post-52921189691167960732015-01-14T07:36:57.766+00:002015-01-14T07:36:57.766+00:00I forgot to mention I concur with JAM regarding th...I forgot to mention I concur with JAM regarding the mystical reading of Kingdom of Heaven and believe Jesus had divine powers.<br />OF course I don't subscribe to the exclusivity of his divinity.<br />I believe he was resurrected but it makes no difference to me personally as I already have Rishi Markandeya and his Maha Mrutunjejya Mantra which defeats Yama.<br />As well as Devi Mahatmya where Durga reveals herself and endows power,strength,wisdom,youth and beauty.<br /><br />So Jesus, good job for all you did but Ive got Resurrection 2.0 ;-)ysv_raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078517736366792665noreply@blogger.com