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The nondual, advaita-based meditations do bring devotees out of
the materialistic, externalized state of mind, but more often than
A wise guru will require good character and a kindly not lead them into their confused subconscious state of mind. IUs
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BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI turmoil is certainly not the purpose of advaitic meditations, but it
is a by-product. The wise guru trains his devotees in traditional
-A BIG K-IS FOR KUMBHA MELA, eyes, or the third. His Hindu culture and values and teaches the beginning yogas, as well
the largest gathering of humans on devotion does not stop, as temple protocol, music, the arts and dance. All these should be
Earth-over ten million. It happens rather it becomes more mastered to build a proper clear, clean foundation within the sub-
rarely, only once every twelve years intense. He does not stop conscious mind. Karma yoga and bhakti yoga are the necessary /
Haridwar when Jupiter is aligned eating, relating to others. prelude to the higher philosophies and spiritual practices.
with Kumbha, the sign of Aquarius. All the These are all dual things, Wise gurus will not initiate anyone into raja yoga techniques
rishis, sadhus, swamis and pundits come out too. My satguru, Siva who does not have a sweet nature and a natural outpouring of love,
of seclusion and gather to give darshan and Yogaswami, said, "Love forgiveness and self-effacement. No one auditions for the sympho-
bless t;he people. Only here can you see many pours forth to melt the ny orchestra until he has mastered all that his fIrst, second and
of these holy men and women. It took many very stones." third music teachers have taught him. Suppose a devotee who is
months for the effIcient Indian government to Bhakti yoga is not an not virtuous is taught an intense meditation and practices it ar-
arrange for housing and feeding facilities and intellectual study. It is a dently over a long period of time until a burst of light is seen.
divert the Ganga River into another channel practice. It is also not an Then the devotee, now feeling quite above others, argues with his
in order to build access bridges. emotional experience. It or her parents. Or a burst of anger occurs when talking to a friend.
Yes, devotion is what the Kumbha Mela is is a devotional experi- At that moment, all the good merit and benefIts of the raja yoga
all about. It is about worship of water, earth, ence. It is the foundation awakening are erased. This is because the prana of higher con-
fIre and air, and most importantly God in for enlightenment. It. is a sciousness has been dissipated by the ¥1gry words, which now
people, and there were a lot of people at the way of life. The transfor- burn deeper into the minds of others than they would have before.
Mela-from the highest, most evolved souls to mation that comes from No, a sweet, sweet nature must precede raja yoga sadhanas.
those experiencing their fIrst or second incarnation, all living, living in the permanent state of bhakti is On a deeper level, personal individual practice~ to advance spiri-
sharing, understanding and even bathing together. It was a won- the softening of the heart. tual unfoldment include prostrating before God, Gods and guru,
derful, rewarding event for all who attended and for you now who External worship leads to internal wor- face down, arms and hands outstretched, and in that act totally
will read about it an'tl enjoy the pictures. ship. The external is taught fIrst because giving up, giving up, giving up, giving up. In Sanskrit it is called
To prepare for this unique issue of HINDUISM TODAY, we sent it produce~ a softened, mellow heart. The pranipata, "f8.ru.ng down in obeisance." What are these devoted
specialists to Haridwar to fIlm, interview and write. Each had to patient guru will wait until this has hap- ones giving up? By this act they are giving the lower energies to
promise not to become so devotional as to forget the real re~son for pened withiri the devotee. Otherwise, the higher energies. It is a merger, a blending. When one is 'per-
being there! Team Members traveled from Nepal, Delhi and any accomplishment· attained through forming this traditional· devotional act, awakening true prapatti,
Dehra Dun. Photographers Thomas Kelly, Dev Raj Agarwal, Phal intense raja yoga practices will not be total surrender, it is easy to see the lower energies from the base of
Girota, Steven Huyler and Amit Kumar contributed in large and sustained. The problems that arise within the spine, the muladhara ohakra, rising, rising, rising up the spine
small measure. Prabha Prabhakar Bhardwaj visited Haridwar just the devotee's subconscious mind-should through all six chakras above it and out through the top of the
prior to the Mela, while long-time HINDUISM TODAY correspondents he be taught raja yoga before the proper head. It is transmuting or chp.nging the form of the base energies
Rajiv Malik and M.P. Mohanty, both of Delhi, covered the Mela's preparation has been mastered-will go which breed conflict and resistance-mine and yours, you and me,
culmination on April 14. We also arranged with Swami Chidanand back on the guru. The guru will then division, insecurity and separateness-into the spiritual energie.s.
Saraswati (Muniji) of Rishikesh, to provide a guide, translator and have to act as the psychiatrist to solve the Once the giving up of the lower is total-body and face on the
access to the event for Ghost Films, Inc., based in Vancouver, problems arising from the forced aWaken- ground, .hands outstretched before the' image of God, Gods or
Canada, for their TV documentary of the event. Hundreds of ing. Whereas a mature bhakta, or devo- guru- those ~nergies are surrendered into the higher chakras
slides were couriered to Hawaii, and then our biggest problem tee, takes such problems, or negative karmas, which are sometimes until all anger has melted into love. The inner knowing that 'M is within the devotee, and it is a blissful moment, into the conscious-
began-how to choose the dozen or so that would go in the maga- aroused as a result of deep meditation, to the temple Deities, or to ' God's will" is one of the fIrst benefIts of bhakti yoga. Only through ness of us and ours, we and oneness, and inseparable love, thus
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zine. Our goal was to take you, our readers, to this holy place, in Divine Mother Ganga, to be carried away and dissolved. true bhakti can the devotee achieve and maintain the inner state claiming their individuality not as a separate thing but as a shared
words and pictures, so you co~d share the immensity of it, the joy Once bhakti yoga has melted the heart, then the deep yoga con- of Satchidananda. It is only the true bhakta who can sustain living oneness with all. Thereafter these devoted ones are able to uplift
and hardship of it, the darshan, the vision, of it all. cepts and meditation techniques of raja yoga may be practiced with God and the Gods unreservedly and begin to internalize his others, to harmonize forces around them that they work with day
Why were so many rishis, sadhus, swamis, pundits there wor- and take hold. They are to be understood and experienced, not devouon into deeper meditations. after day after day, year after year after year.
shiping with the worshipers? It is because the beginning, the mid- just memorized. The wise guru will never teach deep meditation Many yoga teachers in the West teach purely advaitic medita- No one should perform intensive meditation alone until he or
dle and the end of the path is worship. A rishi or sadhu arriving techniques to angry, jealous, fearful devotees. Such devotees should tion, with no theism or religious practice. But most who have come she can serve selflessly and accept praise and blame and criticism
into a high state of consciousness does not give up his love for God fIrst learn to serve selflessly, by performing karma yoga projects in from India were raised in devout Hindu homes. They do ha~e without complaint or resentment, but with a sweet smile.
and the Gods in whatever form he sees them either with his two the temple or monastery, and then perform simple bhakti yoga within them a fIrm religious, cultural foundation for yoga. Man,y, All this and more the Maha Kumbha Mela has revealed.
© 1996 Randy Glasbergen. E-mail: glssbergen@ can't solve or a single question he can't
8115: "Red Book plan is tweaked due
Echelon, a satellite-based eavesdropper, is sifting to intelligence that Americans are now
buying foods without calories and beer
answer." "What exaggeration!" the minister
thought. One day the minister said to Ak-
through ,all the world's phones, 'e-mail and faxes without alcohol. They are ready for
God without form. So, Formless
bar, "If there is any question Birbal can't
solve, will you make me prime minister?"
Absolute Reality will be included in '
Akbar laughingly agreed. The next day in
BY THE EDITOR the package with classic original-
recipe theistic Indian divinity. MOTI" J court, the minister asked Birbal, <'Tell me
8121: "Big Ears submitted advisory how many stars there are in the sky." Birbal
ABOUT BIG BROTHER AND THE LOSS OF PRIVACY. 0300 hours: Courts have not resolved efforts by US companies,to requested ten minutes to think of an an-
enough for a year's supply of government conspiracy plots patent turmeric and neem. Monsanto aggressively exploring addi- swer, left the court and returned with a
on the X-Files. Only, it's real. Reported fIrst in il Mondo, an tional natural chemicals to trademark, thus hamstringing Indian
goat. He said, "If the minister wants to
/
Italian newsmagazine, it's enraged Europeans who call it an producers. BE confirms his team's search of us Copyright Office
American invasion of the world's civil liberties. The details shows no God protections now exist. TH" know how many stars there are in the sky,
are simple. A top-secret network, code named Echelon, run by the 8126: "All trademarks and copyrights for God With and Without he should count the number of hairs on this
US National Security Agency in cooperation with four English- Form (GWWF) in US jurisdictions arrived Delhi today. Stand-by goat. That will give him the exact number."
speaking nations (UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.) is us- to receive digital resources for advertising agencies. MOTI"
ing satellites and supercomputers to intercept, sift and eavesdrop g/5: "Agencies completed campaign layouts. Attorneys say we
on most of the world's telephone, e-mail and fax communications. can lock up all use of the terms and are negotiating fees. TH"
According to the World Press Review's report in July, all of these g/6:"Launch Project Poetic Justice License. Have lawyers advise
communications, even if encoded, can be intercepted and all churches, synagogues, mosques, yoga schools, Tv, film industry
processed through an extremely powerful computeFized database. and publishers of our license to extract royalties due for each refer-
Key words guide human spies to the most relevant material, giving, ence to God, written or spoken. Update algorhythms to invoke roy- "There was a tuuoel and a bright wltite Ught
the non-member nations cry, <1\nglo-Saxon corporate interests an alty for all citations to Impersonal Divinity and New Age Oneness and a souvenir sllop. I brought bacl{ T~shirts for the ludst"
economic advantage" (the system was alleged- definitions. Invoke pre-set Internet banking chan-
ly; used to help America win a giant contract nels for direct digital movement offunds to Delhi.
in Malaysia). It's nothing new, really. After the AdViSe when complete. MOTI" Our technological know-'how is very well, the world. Therefore, look upon rain as
end of the cold war, the massive machinery g/14:"Done. Funding strearr: in place, with but our ancients were understanding things the nectar of life. Tirukural, Verse 331
built to spy on the Soviets was not dismantled, US$125,000per hour (at 10¢ per verbal use, 4¢
much better. Something is there, something
but recommissioned to focus on global non- written) generated by GWWF offensive. American
military telecommunications traffIc. The sys- religion leaders are counter-attaCking, but the which I am not exactlyJmowing, some- It's amazing. Here is the population of all of
tem has fIve large bases that intercept all data Supreme Court today accepted India as the origi- thing which is hidden; something whioh I Israel! I was amazed that even in the cold
and voice information going through the 25 nal and first author/inventor of the conc,e pt of may bot be able to prove technically, but of night, they kept going in the water. 4-
international telecommunication satellites (In- God, securing India's ownership of the word and which I know to be there in my soul. Agra, raeli tourist Noam Zaradez, who came from
telsa1;s) used by phone companies throughout its derivatives, while allowing non-royalty use of
India engineer A.K. Sharma, 48, reflecting Rishon-Ie-Ziyyon outside Tel Aviv to wit-
the world. It handles a mind-boggling 3 specific terms like Jehovah and Allah. The Vatican DID YOU KNOW?
billion messages and conversations a day, has asked US Bishops tQ limit references to God during his pilgrimage to the 1998 kumbha ness the kumbha mela at Haridwar
searching for "sensitive" words. The bad news
is your personal' e-mail is probably part of the ~
until budgets can be revised to cover Indian copy-
right fee~. White House has offered to lift nuclear
mela on the delightful phenomenon of In- Golden Buddha
dia's forging into the technological age Change is inevitable, except from a
daily harvest, and you should probably not ~ ...... bomb penalties if India will return the use of God-. while Simultaneously maintaining ancient vending machine. HE 1995 EDITION OF THE
name your new kitten "Tamil tiger." The good ... "
news is not even the well-funqed US National ~
Security Agency that is charged with data
analysis can make sense of so ml!ch stuff As ~
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terms to public domain. It would seem we have
succeeded in cornering the market on God here,
and now that swe6r words are included fees•.
exceed monetary impact of nuclear sanctions and
traditions, as witnessed by the mela's draw-
ing twenty-five million-plus pilgrims. . I just got lost in thought. It was ..
unfamiliar territory.
'I guinness Book of World Records
lists the above flfteenth-century
solid-gold Buddha image at Wat Trim-
noted by WPR, the system failed to capture Q;j) US bio-piracy. On your command~ will move to As my own gUru, Harry Cohen Baba, used itr in Bangkok, Thailand, as the world's
even a hint of India's nuclear experiments, missed the 1974 revolu- Europe, Africa and SE Asia. As no one mentions God in China, we' to say, "If we stopped following the herd A minister in King Akbar's court hated most valuable sacred object. The image
tion in Portugal, the fall of the Shah of Iran and the Iran-Iraq war. propose to skip it. FYI: After shouting "These Godless Indians and is ten feet tall and weighs an estimated
and followed the unheard for a change, the Birbal. He couldn't understand why Akbar
So, do not despair, it will probably miss your little battles, too! their God-forsaken plot" in the Senate, Jesse Helms was fined 20¢
[NOTE: New readers be advised that while the foregOing is factual, and sent to his room. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported world, would be a more peaceful place." ' made such a fuss over a Hindu. Akbar said, fIve and a half tons. At the June, 1998,
our intrepid editor now leads us on a journey beyond truth 1 today that 64% of us code.writers are of Indian origin, and has Swal1li Beyondananda speaking of Pranava "It's not because he is a Hindu that I have price of US$290 per fIne ounce, its in-
Wanting to see for myself what the system could do and seeking uncovered proof we have l"rained them to secretly reprogram cor- Aum, the soundle,ss sound him here, but because he's so intelligent trinsic worth is US$51,040,000. The
a way for India to get even for recent sanctions, I logged on using a porate and banking systems to India's advantage. AdVise TH" and helps me, whenever I have a problem. I solid gold image was found under a
code developed by Kimo Therapy, a local Hawaiian chiropractor g/15: "Be indignant. Call it all an inane media fabrication and don't think there:s a single problem that he plaster exterior only in 1954.
It is the, unfailing fall of rain that sustains
and coconut husker who can crack just about anything. I found proceed with Phase Two. I'm off to the Mela. M OTI out."
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HERE WAS NO PROPER MAP OF THE SADHU CAMPS On corruption: Speaking out boldly on the subject was Santoshi is concerned with the bottom-line preservation of Sanatana Dhar- Ma agreed, 'Today's man is so much influenced by the Western
available to us, so in the 420 celsius (108 0 F) heat, I
and Ma of Niranjani Akhara: "Today there is corruption because there ma, Hinduism. Traditionally, the Naga sadhu is a sign of auspiciol!ls- thought and so immersed in materialism that he has no time to un-
ph.otc)gr:apller Dev Raj Agarwal trekked 15 to 20 kilometers a is a race for materialism. But our country has never given impor- ness. This is also something that easily turns to fear, because the derstanc;J. his ancient scriptures. The result is doing this deplorable
on divine guidance and good luck to meet the tance to bhoga (materialism). The earth of this nation has this spe- wrath of the Naga is something that no one wants to see. Its fright- crime of abortion in such an easy manner. We do not approve."
prominent saints in residence. As we traveled about, we ciality that even when one's feet are in bad shape, even when one is ening, even if the wrath is directed to some other place. And yet in Coed ashrams: This has become very much the norm in the
found the sadhus' camps wore a festive look, with huge not wearing proper clothes, even when one is leading a very low a sense the bottom line is the wrath of the Nagas, which, as they West, where unmarried men and women live in the same facilities
wooden gates at the entrance to welcome visitors. The grounds in- level of material life, still the happiness and contentment of the see it, is the ultimate resistance or defense of Sanatana Dharma." at nearly every ashram. This form of religious commune is now be-
side were filled with tents used for discussions during-the day and soul are there. Because we are giving less importance to character New saints: Several spoke about the selection and training of coming the pattern in India as well. Mahant Vijay Giri of the Ma-
sleeping at nigllt. Some camps were surprisingly luxurious, with building, our ancient heritage and 4igh moral values today we are their young monks. Swami Lokeshanand of Juna Akhara proudly hanirvani Akhara said, "Men and women do not stay together in
electricity, water, telephones and televisions. Often my photogra- going downwards." Several saints, such as Mahant Vijaygiri of the announced they had giv~n initiation to 5,000 sadhus in Igg8. Ma- our ashrams. The women stay where there are women mandalesh-
pher teanlffiate was rudely, if temporarily, stopped from taking Mahanirvani Akhara: sets an example by forbidding bribery and hant Machendra Puri of the same akhara said, "Those newly initi- wars [abbots]. Mahant Govind Das of Bada Udasin Akhara said
photographs by the lathi-wielding sadhus in charge of security. other corrupt practices by their institutions. "'?Ie are waiting for ated are kept under observation for a few years. First we see their "Buddha said that when the bhiksunis, womenI sadhus' enter the
There was significant tension in the air regarding the final the time when corruption will end and our country will become spirit of service, and then the final initiation is done/to make them ashrams, his followers will undergo decay. I feel men and women
bathing day, April 14. The administration had banned. the event, one of the top countries of the world." Sadhvi Vid,yotma Yati, who sadhus." Mahant Rudra Giri of Atal Akhara reports that "thousands sadhus must stay in different ashrams so that they can li~e in a dig-
fearing a repeat of the earlier violence among the sadhus. Conse- owns a private ashram in Haridwar, was even more forceful. She of sannyasins have been initiated at this Mela." The young ones, he nified manner." Swami Chidanand Saraswati (Muniji) said, "The
quently senior monks of the various akharas (orders) were in- said, "oui forefathers never did this wrong thing of earning black explained, were sent to Sanskrit school, the older sannyasins given point is not to avoid the contact of women. Yes, this is one way of
volved in high level arbitration, and were difficult to access. Many money. The parents who earn money by wrongful mean~ and duties according to their education. In the Niranjani Akhara, Ma- doing it, and it is the way chosen by many of the ancient sects. Of
saints were not granting interviews to the press, but upon s~eing spend it on their children further the reach of corruption. We have hant Lalita Giri explained, they initiate "a limited number of de- course, ther~ must be limits, but the real point is to purify our eyes
the good WOI:k done by HINDUISM TODAY, most agreed to talk. forgotten the soul and just remember the body." Summarizes Ma- serving people, not too many. In our tradition the final initiation is and hearts, to see women as divine, not as sweet wine." Mahant
These leaders, whose orders include tens of thousands of sadhus, hant Kapil Puri, senior member of Juna Akhara, "Today we are given oply when the mind of the person is firm about becoming a Lalita Giri of the Niranjani Akhara said, "Whenever women and
shared their views on a wide range of subjects. stepping back in spirituality and marching ahead in materialism. sannyasin and not a householder." Santoshi Ma of Nirar;jani men stay together, there will be problems, so our institution does
On youth: "Today's youth at 14 years are busy watching movies By doing SQ, we are walking into the mouth of 0ur own destructit;m." Akhara told us, "I have given initiation to some sadhvis [lady sad- not approve of it. Married-men with their wives and family serve
and enjoying material comforts," complained Mahant Kapil Puri, Naga sadhus: Certainly the most distinctive feature of the entire hus]. They were not very educated. They only wanted a direction as managers of the women's ashrams." Sadhvi M'!.era Puri of Juna
one of the pillars of the Juna Akhara. "This is not the job of the Kumbha Mela is the presence of thousands of Naga [naked] sadhu~, in which they could move forward and do Gods bhajana [singiJ).g Akhara said, "For a true sadhu who does not have any feeling of
youth. Their job is to brighten their dharma, future and life. If covered only with ash. These men, about one in ten of the sadhus, of sacred songs]. With these feelings, many old ladies also under- being a male or a female, it really does not matter whether you
dharma is destroyed, the worl(;i itself would be no more. Our histo- go about like this the entire year, regardless of the weather. The ar- took sannyas. They could not do something for society, but at least stay togethe'r or not." "But," she warned, "prakriti [nature] will play
ry is the history of young people. What was the age of Adi ticul~te Ram Puri of Juna Akhara offered some insight into their they could do something for themselves." Sadhvi Meera Puri of its role." Her order has thousands of lady sadhus. Sadhvi Vidyotma
Shankara? He raised his flag [as a sannyasin monk] when he was lives. "Naga sadhus are an esoteric society, even a secret society. Juna Akhara has a unique function with regard to her male coun- Yati, lady head of a Haridwar ashram said, "I do not approve of
just fourteen years old. What better example can be given to the They are not involved much in the world, nor concerned about terparts. "A part of my duty is to identify the fake sadhus aDd de- men and women in the ashrams. Whenever th.,ey stay together,
youth than this?" His fellow sadhu of the Juna Akhara, Swami their image. They see themselves having a very specific type of prive them of their saffron clothes. I can understand in one minute wrong things happen. I have seen it with my own eyes."
Lokeshanand Ji, added, "This mela is, in fact, meant for the youth role. They are involved in a reality which goes beyond that seen on whether the sadhu is a genui:Q.e one or a fake one." • Kumbha Mela: Swami Lokeshanand observed on the Mela itself
and not for the aged. The yout h must come to it and become bet- the surface. One cannot easily cross these two worlds, the world of Abortion: Every saint who commented on the issue condemned that, "People are transformed because they have to do a lot of sa-
ter physically, mentally and spiritually." "The youth today do not Igg8 and televisions, ana. the internet, and the world of mythology. abortion. Mahant Ganga Puri of Mahanirvani Akhara said, "Due to . dhana [spiritual disciplines] and face a lot of hardship to come
have love or truth, nor the spirit of sacrifice," lamented Sadhvi Another way of looking at it is that one of the things that the Naga the ultrasound machine, hundreds of thousands of girls are being here." Santoslil· Ma offered another benefit. "Bharatiyata, the cul-
Meera Puri, a leader of the lady sadhu's wing of Juna Akhara, sev- sadhus do is fight. The place they live is an akhara, which means a aborted. I have read that eight out of ten children are killed ture of Indil!-, is vividly explained here," she said. "People have
eral thousand strong. "Without these attributes," she said, "they wrestling place, primarily intellectual wrestling. Every sadhu in the through abortion in India-the highest rate in the world. Abortion come from East, West, North and South. They have different lan-
still want everything, which is impossible. But if they woUld be!'iin akhara is constantly open to challenge and to be challenged. Re- is like killing a sO'u l. People even come to the sadhus and. tell them guages, eating habits and lifestyles. Despite so many differences in
meditating, they could solve their problems in life such as earning member the akhara is a social thing. The akhara is not where you that they had the child aborted because it was a girl. This is a very us, we are all one. It is here at the Kumbha Mela that we can have
money and getting along with people." do sadhana-that place is the jungle or the mountains. The akhara big sin taking place in our country, a very inhuman act." Santoshi a glimpse of this unity in diversity." _
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The pitta and the kapha types may find ly diet. Our main dietary regimen would and Pakistan's founding. She mixed
some relief with the ,dawning of this sea- still be that of our constitutional dosha; but Kuchipudi dance, music, narrative, . 85 herb materia medica wI photos
son; but they too shbuld review and revise we would make minor adjustments such as mime and hand-crafted puppets to tell . 89 Ayurvedic hatha yoga photos • Meditation retreats from
wherever necessary. At this time w~ need eating more of the seasonal vegetables of three stories that share a focus on dis- and discussion . scientific May through Autumn
more moist and warm foods. There can be our particular area. Use very sparingly covering truth. In the Hindu tale, baby research . nutrition . aroma- • Kriya Yoga philosophy
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