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India – 5^th Chakra ISIS Initiation

Ancient Wisdom of Ayurveda and the Teachings of Hindu & Yogic Masters

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The Vedas 

The Vedas are the Divine scriptures of ancient India and in modern times can be traced as least as far back as 12,OOO B.C., although it is generally accepted that the Vedas appear at different times of the cosmic creation for the benefit of human society.

They are considered to be the revelations of the Divine nature, and its relationship within and without us.

"Mantra" is the term used to mean Divine sound vibration or the word of God.

There are teachings of mantras (hymns), teachings of ritual, theology, and philosophy at the root of all the vedic sciences. The point of all is the knowledge of the soul called "atma vidya", being our real "self" and separate and distinct from the material body and the material world which surrounds us.

Ayurveda

Ayurveda is a 5,000 year old holistic science from India. According to Ayurvedic tradition, health is a balance of five elements: of sky, air, earth, fire and water.

Ayurveda believes that an individual can take responsibility for his own health by looking at the source of a disease and the intensity of symptom.

According to Ayurveda, our natural state is one of health, happiness and an inner sense of well-being. Health is defined as the body being clear of toxins, the mind is at peace, emotions are calm and happy, wastes are efficiently eliminated and organs are functioning normally.

In a busy, stressful and toxic world, our physical and mental systems accumulate toxins causing deterioration in bodily functioning. This eventually weakens our systems, which opens the door for chronic diseases to develop.

Ayurveda defines disease as the result of climatic extremes, bacterial attack, nutritional deviance, and stress, as well as other forms of emotional imbalance.

Optimal health is achieved by cultivating mental and physical habits that are conductive to physical and spiritual well-being, and treatment often includes yoga, diet, and the development of positive attitude. 

Sri Ramakrishna

Sri Ramakrishna, who was born in 1836 and passed away in 1886, represents the very core of the spiritual realizations of the seers and sages of India. His whole life was literally an uninterrupted contemplation of God. He reached a depth of God-consciousness that transcends all time and place and has a universal appeal.

Seekers of God of all religions feel irresistibly drawn to his life and teachings. Sri Ramakrishna, as a silent force, influences the spiritual thought currents of our time.

He is a figure of recent history and his life and teachings have not yet been obscured by loving legends and doubtful myths. Through his God-intoxicated life Sri Ramakrishna proved that the revelation of God takes place at all times and that God-realization is not the monopoly of any particular age, country, or people.

In him, deepest spirituality and broadest catholicity stood side by side. The God-man of nineteenth-century India did not found any cult, nor did he show a new path to salvation. His message was his God-consciousness.

When God-consciousness falls short, traditions become dogmatic and oppressive and religious teachings lose their transforming power. At a time when the very foundation of religion and faith in God was crumbling under the relentless blows of materialism and skepticism, Sri Ramakrishna, through his burning spiritual realizations, demonstrated beyond doubt the reality of God and the validity of the time-honored teachings of all the prophets and saviors of the past, thus restoring the falling edifice of religion on a secure foundation.

Drawn by the magnetism of Sri Ramakrishna's divine personality, people flocked to him from far and near -- men and women, young and old, philosophers and theologians, philanthropists and humanists, atheists and agnostics, Hindus and Brahmans, Christians and Muslims, seekers of truth of all races, creeds and castes.

His small room in the Dakshineswar temple garden on the outskirts of the city of Calcutta became a veritable parliament of religions.  Everyone who came to him felt uplifted by his profound God-consciousness, boundless love, and universal outlook. 

Sri Ramakrishna was a loyal devotee to the Divine Mother, also known as Kali.

Seva

Seva is the spiritual practice of selfless service.

Seva, a Sanskrit word, springs from two forms of yoga, Karma Yoga which is yoga of action and Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of worship inspired by divine love, the unconditional love of our Divine Mother.

Seva is one of the simplest and yet most profound and life changing ways that we can put our spiritual knowledge into action. Seva is asking “How may I serve you?” Or ask “Can I help you?” Another way of doing service is to roll up your sleeves and help where you notice that you are needed. We can share our resources and energy with those in need and respond positively when a person asks for help.

"Being there as the need arises” is a simple definition of Seva by Sri Ravi Shankar of the Art of Living Foundation. When you consider work as divine service, you can do it anywhere, at any time.

Doing Seva is uplifting your own self, your own people and your world.

Offering our Seva is a way to make a significant contribution to the spiritual community of fellow beings on earth. It is a practice that feeds us spiritually and a spiritual discipline that awakens us to the greater truth of our own being.

We are one big family; we depend on each other for our existence and we cannot exist alone. Therefore, in Seva, we independently choose to work for the good of all.

Native Americans say “All my relations” as a blessing to all beings and an acknowledgement of connectedness with all life. In our interconnected existence, we are called to treat each person as a sister or a brother and to remember ahimsa, the yogic precept of non-harming. Performing Seva helps us live in a way that is non-harming to others and to live up to that ideal.

All people have a human need for contribution. Everyone wants to help people and have their efforts make a difference in the world. What is your path? What is your contribution? The question in thinking of Seva, is less what you do and more how you do it.

When we practice selfless service, we imbue our actions with intention, and we do so without expectation of reward.

Mantra-Yoga

Mantra-Yoga (the path of transformative sound) is an integral aspect of Tantra but also can be pursued as a separate path. It is often considered the least complex of all forms of Yoga because it involves no complicated practices. The essence of Mantra-Yoga is the regular and prolonged recitation (japa) of one or more potent sounds (mantras), which awaken the chakras and kundalini serpent power.

The best known mantric sound is om, which is held to be the source of all mantras.

Some mantras are actually entire mantric phrases, such as om namah shivâya (“Om. Salutation to Shiva”) or om tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhîmahi dhiyo yo nah pracodayât Om.” (May we contemplate that most excellent radiance of God Savitri so that he may inspire our visions”).

This second mantra is known as the gâyatrî-mantra and has been recited since ancient Vedic times.

Join us to experience the healing powers of Ayurveda, Mantra yoga, the Vedas, unconditional love of Kali and the Practice of selfless service, Seva.