గణేశ పంచరత్నం

Ganesha Pancharatnam  - గణేశ పంచరత్నం

ముదా కరాత్తమోదకం సదా విముక్తిసాధకం

కళాధరావతంసకం విలాసిలోకరక్షకమ్ |

అనాయకైకనాయకం వినాశితేభదైత్యకం

నతాశుభాశునాశకం నమామి తం వినాయకమ్ || ౧ ||

నతేతరాతిభీకరం నవోదితార్కభాస్వరం

నమత్సురారినిర్జరం నతాధికాపదుద్ధరమ్ |

సురేశ్వరం నిధీశ్వరం గజేశ్వరం గణేశ్వరం

మహేశ్వరం తమాశ్రయే పరాత్పరం నిరంతరమ్ || ౨ ||

సమస్తలోకశంకరం నిరస్తదైత్యకుంజరం

దరేతరోదరం వరం వరేభవక్త్రమక్షరమ్ |

కృపాకరం క్షమాకరం ముదాకరం యశస్కరం

మనస్కరం నమస్కృతాం నమస్కరోమి భాస్వరమ్ || ౩ ||

అకించనార్తిమార్జనం చిరంతనోక్తిభాజనం

పురారిపూర్వనందనం సురారిగర్వచర్వణమ్ |

ప్రపంచనాశభీషణం ధనంజయాదిభూషణం

కపోలదానవారణం భజే పురాణవారణమ్ || ౪ ||

నితాంతకాంతదంతకాంతిమంతకాంతకాత్మజం

అచింత్యరూపమంతహీనమంతరాయకృంతనమ్ |

హృదంతరే నిరంతరం వసంతమేవ యోగినాం

తమేకదంతమేవ తం విచింతయామి సంతతమ్ || ౫ ||

మహాగణేశపంచరత్నమాదరేణ యోzన్వహం

ప్రజల్పతి ప్రభాతకే హృది స్మరన్గణేశ్వరమ్ |

అరోగతామదోషతాం సుసాహితీం సుపుత్రతాం

సమాహితాయురష్టభూతిమభ్యుపైతి సోzచిరాత్ || ౬ ||

Shri Ramastakam

Shri Ramastakam

Bhaje visesha sundaram, samastha papa khandanam, 

Swabhaktha chitha ranjanam, Sadaiva rama madvayam. 1

Jatakalapa Shobhitham, Samastha papa nasakam, 

Swabhaktha bheethi bhanjanam, Bhajeha rama madvayam. 2

Nija swaroopa bhodhakam, krupakaram bhavapaham, 

Samam shivam niranjanam, Bhajeha rama madvayam. 3

Saha prapancha kalpitham, hyanamaroopa vasthavam, 

Nirakruthim niramayam, Bhajeha rama madvayam. 4

Nishprapancha, nirvikalpa, nirmalam, niramayam, 

Chideka roopa santhatham, Bhajeha rama madvayam. 5

Bhavabdhipotha roopakam, hyasesha deha kalpitham, 

Gunakaram, krupakaram, Bhajeha rama madvayam. 6

Maha suvakhya bodhakair virajamana vakpadai, 

Parabrahma vyapakam, Bhajeha rama madvayam. 7

Shiva pradham sukhapradham, bhavaschidham bramapaham,

 Virajamana desikam, Bhajeha rama madvayam. 8.

Ramashtakam padathi ya sukaram supunyam, 

Vyasena bhashithamidham, srunuthe manushya, 

Vidhyam sriyam vipula soukhyamanantha keerthim,

 Samprapya deha vilaye labhathe cha moksham.

Sri Rama Sri Rama

భజే విశేషసుందరం సమస్తపాపఖండనమ్ |

స్వభక్తచిత్తరంజనం సదైవ రామమద్వయమ్ || ౧ ||

జటాకలాపశోభితం సమస్తపాపనాశకమ్ |

స్వభక్తభీతిభంజనం భజేహ రామమద్వయమ్ || ౨ ||

నిజస్వరూపబోధకం కృపాకరం భవాzపహమ్ |

సమం శివం నిరంజనం భజేహ రామమద్వయమ్ || ౩ ||

సదా ప్రపంచకల్పితం హ్యనామరూపవాస్తవమ్ |

నరాకృతిం నిరామయం భజేహ రామమద్వయమ్ || ౪ ||

నిష్ప్రపంచనిర్వికల్పనిర్మలం నిరామయమ్ |

చిదేకరూపసంతతం భజేహ రామమద్వయమ్ || ౫ ||

భవాబ్దిపోతరూపకం హ్యశేషదేహకల్పితమ్ |

గుణాకరం కృపాకరం భజేహ రామమద్వయమ్ || ౬ ||

మహాసువాక్యబోధకైర్విరాజమానవాక్పదైః |

పరం చ బ్రహ్మ వ్యాపకం భజేహ రామమద్వయమ్ || ౭ ||

శివప్రదం సుఖప్రదం భవచ్ఛిదం భ్రమాపహమ్ |

విరాజమానదైశికం భజేహ రామమద్వయమ్ || ౮ ||

రామాష్టకం పఠతి యస్సుకరం సుపుణ్యం

వ్యాసేనభాషితమిదం శృణుతే మనుష్యః |

విద్యాం శ్రియం విపుల సౌఖ్యమనంతకీర్తిం

సంప్రాప్య దేహనిలయే లభతే చ మోక్షమ్ || ౯ ||

The Test of Faith

The Test of Faith

The hardest test of life is the grueling test of faith.

I just want to take this time to thank each and every person 

who continues to go on with a smile on your face (as much as possible), 

Despite what situations life may present you with. It is very simple to get nowhere at all. All you have to do is simply give up. 

It is hard to stand back up when you've been pushed down.

 It is hard to believe in hope when sorrow and pain try so very hard to convince you it doesn’t exist. 

It is hard to love when life tells you, you have every reason to hate. 

It is hard to be happy and joyful when life reminds you every minute of every day of all the reasons you have to cry. 

People may tell you you’re foolish if you believe in hope. 

People may consider you weak when your heart is humble. Sometimes you may call yourself foolish, because it seems that all your faith and all your believing in hope has only made you an easier target for life’s misfortune. 

Your faith to stand again and not surrender to the grief life has given you places you among the strongest and most amazing heroes to ever grace this world. 

You are an inspiration to me. 

You have taught me what true strength is. 

Thank you.

And to the Friend who is at the end of their rope, you are not alone. 

Sorrow happens at some point in time to every single person. 

Life has its hard times, some of which are hard to understand, hard to survive, hard to move on from. 

Do not lose sight of hope. 

Despite all of the hard times you’ve gone through, despite all of the mistakes you’ve made, despite all of the things other people have said and done, despite the many times you’ve stumbled, despite all of the grief and heartache—

you’re still standing. 

You’re still living.

 You have a purpose, and you have an opportunity to do great things in this world. 

It is hard at times, but it is the hard times in life that will teach us how to be strong and how to endure the toughest obstacles. Friend, you can make it and you will make it.

---T.S.Wilkins

Prayer VS Meditation

Let us study the nature of Prayer.

 So long as we recite a Mantra, our mind cannot become vacant. So long as we keep desires in mind, it cannot be vacated. Then it cannot become a Prayer. 

FOR MEDITATION, WE SHOULD NOT DEPEND ON MIND AT ALL. WE SHOULD NOT CONCENTRATE ON ANY OBJECT. WE SHOULD BECOME TOTAL AND ABSTRACT. 

If we contemplate on the Self, it will become ‘TAPAS’ a Penance. If we can link all the three together(Mind ,Body ,Self), it will become YOGA. 

If we forget all the three and enter into nothingness, with no desire, no request, no contemplation, it will be PRAYER. In Prayer, we progress very slowly. 

There will not be any request in meditation not even an aspiration, no goal even. THAT WILL BE THE METHOD TO EXPLORE DIVINITY.

YOGA IS NOT SO EASY AS IT SEEM TO BE. Our preparedness for Higher Journey becomes the first step in Yoga. THE LEAP INTO NOTHINGNESS BECOMES MEDITATION. The ‘LEAP’ activity becomes a real Prayer. WE MUST BE ABLE TO IGNORE THE MIND, TO VACATE THE MIND WE HAVE TO BYPASS THE THOUGHTS. All our desires to be cut short. Then only we can find entry into the Self. That would be the last step in Prayer. That happens when we sacrifice the body, mind and Soul. That is dedication to Brahman. Then the individual Self will come to tune with the cosmic soul. IT IS NOT EASY TO CROSS THE STAGES AND REACH THE NIL, NONE, NOUGHT LEVELS.

---Master CVV

Prayer

WHAT is the meaning of this prayer?
WHOM we are praying and for what purpose?

First, WE SHOULD ACCEPT THAT THERE ARE DEFECTS IN MAN. Owing to those defects we are unable to achieve what all we could. ParaBrahman EXPECTED THAT MAN SHOULD BE PURE AND PERFECT. MAN SHOULD ONE DAY RISE TO THE LEVEL OF BRAHMAN AND ATTAIN PHYSICAL IMMORTALITY.

EVERY ONE of us wants to attain MOKSHA. WHAT EXACTLY IS MOKSHA?

To reach a state of NO BIRTH and NO DEATH. People call that state by different names.
WHO IS GOING TO BIRTH?
WHO IS GOING TO DIE?
IS IT THE SOUL?

The Soul comes to birth. It is sad that soul never dies. The Soul involves in the cycle of births and deaths, yet the Soul has no death, Wonderful!
If it is a physical body, the physical particles assemble and dissemble in the time of birth and death. Nothing dies in that process.

BEFORE BIRTH, A PHYSICAL BODY IS FORMED FOR THE SOUL TO RESIDE. THE SOUL BRINGS PRANA ALONG WITH IT FOR ITS SUPPORT. WHEN THE SOUL VACATES THE HOUSE (BODY) THE PRANA RECEDES.

If a Soul has to reach the state NO-BIRTH, it should become perfect. MAN, WHILE ALIVE SHOULD HELP THE SOUL IN ATTAINING PERFECTION. That is what ATTAINMENT MEANS. That may be MOKSHA in general.

A perfect Soul would definitely reach Brahman and be at one with the Origin. So, the purpose of human life seem to be RECTIFICATION & PERFECTION.`

IF WE ARE FULLY PREPARED, BRAHMAN WILL DO THAT WORK. MASTER WILL DO THAT WORK AS THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE OF BRAHMAN.

WE must not be stubborn or adamant. We must submit and surrender to the Master. Then rectification work becomes possible. The rectification work will be done on three planes –
Physical
Mental &
Spiritual Planes simultaneously.
Our prayer indicates surrender to Master Principle, Co-operation with Master’s work. We need not cry in Mikes. 
SURRENDER SHOULD BE SILENT. 
IT RESEMBLES PURE LOVE.

---Master CVV

Prayer VS Meditation

Prayer VS Meditation 

Prayer is a beautiful phenomena. It is in Man’s nature. Man begins his life journey with a silent prayer and ends his journey in silent prayer. Both the prayers are unheard. PRAYER ITSELF IS UNHEARD. IT IS ALWAYS SILENT IN THE HEART.

Take any race, any religion, any sect. Every person prays for something. PRAYER IS SOMETHING IN NOTHINGNESS. PRAYER IS THE GATEWAY TO HEART’S SILENCE. Worship is the outer form of Prayer. Worship desires something to be fulfilled. Once it is fully filled, then it becomes a prayer. In India prayer is paying tributes to god, expressing our gratitude to god for what all he did for us. That concept is beautiful. We love our parents for giving birth to us. We love god for allowing us to live in this world.

Some people transform prayer into love.
Some others reform love into prayer.
Some instead of praying to god fill their hearts with love and god.
Some instead of loving others reserve their love for god.
There is a small section in the society who mix love with prayer. WHEN WE MIX LOVE WITH PRAYER IT WILL BECOME MEDITATION. Meditation can easily be tagged with Yoga. In course of time, Yoga and Meditation became synonyms. YOGA HAS BECOME THE PATH FOR SELF-REALIZATION. MEDITATION HAS BECOME A VEHICLE FOR HIGHER INTELLIGENCE. The difference between the two is very little and very subtle. The real difference lies in our approach, not in concept.

PRAYER is multi dimensional.
MEDITATION is for multi purpose.
Prayer is three fold -Vocal, Meditative and Contemplative.
Some devotees daily visit a temple of their choice and show their gratitude towards God.
A few people, a little bit educated, praise a God or Goddess with thousand names.
Very few people spend their precious time in Meditation. They call it ANUSTANA. That Anustana should NOT BE ritualistic. It should be done in prayerful mood, with heart felt reverence.
Many people keep a picture of a God and do Puja. Most of the rituals help man to keep in a righteous way, to lead a moral life. Nothing wrong in it. It helps social relations. HOW MUCH THEY TURN SPIRITUAL? Nobody knows.

YOGA & MEDITATION do not require any rituals. THEY ARE TOTALLY SPIRITUAL, NON-RITUALS. ONLY SUCH MEDITATION DRIVES TOWARDS SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT. Rectification of any Mantra makes mind Strand. It does not allow the mind to become steady and still. It does not allow us to enter into silence. THE PURPOSE OF YOGA & MEDITATION IS TO STILL THE MIND, TO MAKE THE MIND ABSENT TO OVERCOME THOUGHTS AND BYPASS THE MIND’S ZONE. So long as we are tied up with Mantra or thought, we cannot succeed in Yoga. THE REAL PRAYER IS TO BECOME SILENT. Our being should drop in silence. EVEN A THOUGHT OF GOD HAS NO PLACE IN PRAYER.

----Master CVV