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2007 – 2008 Volcanic Transformation Year
Year for becoming BapSaman through fast self-transformation and volcanic yoga
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Topic 5: Being Brahmachari and Brahmacharya – Practicing Purity
Amrit Vela Points and Classes
6th August – 2nd September 2007
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Outline of aims and approach for the year of transformation
Invitation to joint the Volcanic Linkup: Transformation Bhatti - 2007-8
The Blessings of Purity
Practices to Develop Purity
World Volcano Meditation Commentaries: HOLY SWAN
Preparation for Rakhi: Pure dharna - Dadi Janki: GCH – 24/7/ 2001
Purity – The practice of staying viceless by being in the incorporeal stage - Dadi Prakashmani (January 1997)
8. Developing and keeping celibacy - Dadi Janki (no date)
9. What is Purity - Didi Nirmala Indraprusth (No date)
10. Pure Spiritual Vision – The First Lesson - Celibacy of the body and mind. - BK Surya – Gyan
Sarovar – (no date)
11. Chart of Brahmin Efforts for Creating a Pure Life - Adapted from the chart for “Fixing my Role
from the Beginning of Golden Age”
An invitation to join the Year of Volcanic Transformation
Making double efforts for fast self-transformation and volcanic yoga
Dear souls,
As you know, Baba has signaled this year as the year for achieving volcanic or intense transformation. Last year
we developed the practice of intense stage of volcanic yoga that can bring deep transformation in the self. This
year we will make double efforts by practicing both intense transformations on a daily basis and on the first
Sunday of each month having an intense volcanic yoga bhatti.
Have a great year VT Team
Outline of aims and approach for the year of transformation
VT Year 2007-8
Aim: Self-transformation, transformation in the BK family and then world transformation
How: Use the power of the gathering. Create a wave of transformation amongst ourselves (BKs) around the
world by having a unity of purpose and making intense efforts using the creative images, ideas, commentaries
and powerful slogans from the 2006-7 season’s Murlis and Senior’s classes and commentaries.
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Beginning the Year of Volcanic Transformation: A month of Deep Checking of our Chart and Aims
The first month will be a month to check our aims for the New Year. There is a list of questions developed by
Didi Nirmala in her class given for this New Year. This will help us to do deep checking of our present stage of
transformation and formulate new aims for this coming year of transformation.
Yuktis for the year:
1. download an inspiring image, connected with a powerful slogan from the VT web site
2. join the self transformation club
3. study amrit vela and yoga bhatti points, commentaries and reflective class material
4. use the months image as a screen saver on the computer
5. print the image and slogan and put it up on the bulletin board of the centre
6. down load classes and points with the murli batch of that month and print out for study
7. have deep yoga first Sunday of every month focused on attaining fiery or volcanic remembrance
8. read for inspiration for the bhatti :World Volcano Manual 2006, also on VT web site
9. listen during yoga bhatti to yoga commentaries of audio CDs or mp3 available from VT web site
10. have daily yoga on volcanic transformation: 4.45 – 5.00 or at the end amrit vela
New Resources:
World Volcano Manual 2006 on volcanic remembrance, has some new but mostly last year’s material that have
been re-organised and edited. It’s available through NCOs (available on the VT web site).
World Volcano Meditation Commentaries are a new series of audio CDs produced in Madhuban, in 2007.
They are a co-operative effort of the sound department and art department of Gyan Sarovar, senior yogis, and
the Australian WVB Team. These are for sale in Madhuban or will be available as MP3s for download from the
web site, topic wise each month.
New Ideas for this year: Self Transformation Club:
 A new idea for the year is the formation of a Self-Transformation Club for those wanting to email directly
to other BKs and share their ongoing process of transformation.
 A short text for reflection goes out to club members monthly together with monthly mansa seva drills.
 Aims are to go deep into the realization of the role of transformer.
 Members will write down personal experiences share them by email.
 Centres will create spaces for dialogue among club members.
 These ideas were developed by BK Gopi Elton – Australia, BK Corinna Alicante – Spain, BK Mathias –
Switzerland, BK Aloisio and BK Brigida of Brazil, BK Will Gonzalez – Philippines, BK Laura – Israel
together with some members of the World Volcano committee of Australia.
 The transformation club will be co-ordinated by BK Brigida of Brazil together with the group.
 To join please email BK Brigida: brifries@uol.com.br
New: Topics and Contributors for the year:
Each month a different region will take responsibility for contributing classes, points and art work for that month.
New: Volcanic Transformation Year web site address
2007-8 VT Year: web site address: www.brahmakumaris.com.au/volcano/VTyear.php (valid April 07)
2006-7 World Volcano Year: web site address: www.brahmakumaris.com.au/volcano/bhatti.php
2007-8 Year of Volcanic Transformation (VT Team)
The organizing of the web page and materials is done from Australia by the team listed below.
Chair – Didi Nirmala,
RCO contact point – BK Charles Hogg,
Co-ordinator of VT team – BK Wendy Sargent;
Amrit vela points – BK Sally Segal and BK Khem (Trinidad);
Senior’s Classes – BK Jacqueline Russell and BK Caroline Minto;
Topic Research of murlis and classes - BK Warren Pitkin;
Contact for all of the above is through the Australian co-ordinating office, Indraprusth, Sydney, Australia
Any queries or concerns please write to VT Team: nco@au.bkwsu.org
VT web site address: www.brahmakumaris.com.au/volcano/VTyear.php
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Invitation to joint the Volcanic Linkup: Transformation Bhatti - 2007-8
Every first Sunday of the Month:
Linking up the Brahmin World in concentrated yoga for 24 hours every month
Part of the Year of Volcanic Transformation
Focused rays of light and might, golden beams from Baba,
Will transform us into master suns, active transformers, combined, BapSaman,
Activating a linkup of fiery yoga for self and world transformation.
Dear Yogis,
Didi Nirmala and the VT team invite you to join in the volcanic linkup on every first Sunday of the month, from
May 2007- May 2008. This takes place to help intensify our efforts for self-transformation. The bhatti seeks to
link the fiery yoga and intense efforts of all Brahmins globally. The practice of volcanic yoga creates a 24-hour
active link-up of light between Brahmin households and centres. There is a deep focus on a particular yoga
stage each month. Classes and commentaries from the volcanic manual (available on the website) will develop
the global concentration and focus for meditation during those 24 hours.
Activating the links of the chain of yoga power: Small teams of yogis will gather in different households and
centres in their city, so the whole BK family of that region is activated into generating a powerful fire of yoga. The
bhatti becomes a combining with God through mind and heart creating an intense fire of love and transformation.
Those linked to the global chain of yoga create an environment for Baba's power and magic to work wonders.
There are 8 hours for each region. Within each region, countries or areas will link in to the bhatti for 2 hours
minimum and up to 8 hours if they are free. Please read the following schedule carefully and look for the name
of your country or region. Please confirm your participation to us by email.
- Best wishes from the Volcanic Transformation Team
Activating the Links in the bhatti of Volcanic transformation – 2007- 8 Linkup Schedule
Each 'link' when active in the bhatti will act as a lighthouse for transformation
Below are listed times and places for the global volcanic linkup. Listed is the two-hour minimum time of yoga. If
you are free then link in and contribute more hours.
Sunday daytime linkup
South American, African and European Regions
8am-4pm local time
Western countries in your region e.g. Congo,
France – 8am -10am
Southern countries of your region e.g. Italy, Brazil
– 10am -12am
Eastern countries and central countries
– 12pm -2pm
Northern countries of your region
– 2pm -4pm
Sunday afternoon and evening linkup
North and Central American Regions 1pm -9pm
local time
Southern and Central USA
- 1pm -3pm
Canada and Alaska
- 3pm -5pm
Eastern USA
- 5pm -7pm
Western USA and Hawaii
-7pm -9pm
Sunday daytime linkup
Asian and Middle Eastern regions: 8am-4pm
local time
NE Asian countries and all of the Middle East
– 8am -10am
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
– 10am -12am
SE Asian countries
– 2pm -4pm
China and Hong Kong
– 12am -2pm
Sunday afternoon and evening linkup
Australia and the Pacific regions 1pm -9pm local
time
Fiji
-1pm -3pm
New Zealand
-3pm -5pm
NSW and QLD in Australia
- 5 pm -7pm
WA, VICT, TAS, SA in Australia
- 7pm -9pm
Sunday morning linkup
Central American regions 5am-10am local time
Caribbean
- 5am-8am
Central America
-8am-10am
Sunday afternoon and evening linkup
Russian region 1pm -9pm local time
To be co-ordinated by Moscow main centre
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The Blessings of Purity
1. Purity is the greatness of Brahmin Life in the Confluence Age
2. Purity is the decoration of Brahmin Life
3. Purity is the breath of a Brahmin life just as breathing is essential for the living body
4. Purity of the intellect is the basis of achievement for 21 births
5. Purity is the basis of all achievements of the Confluence Age
6. Purity is the foundation for becoming worthy of worship
7. Purity is the eternal form of the soul
8. Purity is new life for a Brahmin
9. Pure thoughts are food for the intellect of Brahmins
10. Pure vision of Brahmins, pure drishti is the light of Brahmin eyes
11. Pure action is the special business of Brahmins
12. Pure relationship and connection is the code of conduct of Brahmin life
13. Purity is the speciality of Brahmin life
14. Purity means there is a canopy of purity from the Almighty
15. Purity is the original and eternal nature of I, the soul.
16. Purity means that Brahmin life is an easy yogi life, a constantly pure life
17. Purity is my religion
18. Purity is the quality of My Home, my original land, the land of purity
19. Purity is also the memorial of the self, pure and worship worthy
20. Purity is the natural state of the sense organs when doing pure karma yoga
21. Purity is the state of my kingdom, the pure kingdom of the Golden Age
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Practices to Develop Purity
1. I remain aware that I chose to follow this path of purity
2. I work and live with the understanding that by following purity my spiritual life becomes
effortless, purity will give all attainments.
3. I accept the gift of purity from Baba at birth and I keep it safe.
4. Like Baba, I have come to establish purity on this earth. I have to give support to all souls
while in relationship through my stage of purity.
5. I am an ancestor soul, an elder of all humanity. My responsibility is to others, to co-operate
with them through my power of purity and good wishes.
6. Baba is the Ocean of Purity and He is offering me His friendship. So I must remain worthy of
such a Friend. Any impurity in the soul means I am deceiving Him.
7. I revise this promise I have made to Baba at amrit vela and take power to serve the world by
spreading rays of purity into the world.
8. Everyday when I write to Baba I develop my understanding of the significance of purity.
World Volcano Meditation Commentaries
HOLY SWAN
Purity in consciousness, drishti, vritti, words and actions.
Letting go of the consciousness of the body…I step into silence…turning my attention within. I
stabilize my mind…and prepare to spend the next few minutes understanding and experiencing the
stage of being a holy swan.
The holy swan symbolizes the very special…original virtue of the soul…Purity. Without the foundation
of purity…I cannot experience real and permanent peace and happiness. Purity is the mother…and
all the other virtues are automatically present where there is purity.
The speciality of the holy swan is its power to discriminate…to discriminate between pearls and
pebbles…and imbibe only the pearls. To be a holy swan…is to be clean.
A holy swan never adopts an impure or ordinary attitude towards any soul. With the power of
discrimination…I understand souls’ intentions…and don’t become influenced by anyone’s ordinary or
wasteful nature.
As I imbibe these qualities and become a living holy swan…the decoration of purity becomes visible
in my features. The sparkle of purity is visible in my drishti…the smile of purity is on my lips…and my
attitude…words…and actions are filled with purity. This spiritual attraction draws souls close…even
against their wish. It is the wonder of pure love…that even those who are like stone…melt.
The personality of purity…has the power to transform souls…vibrations…and the atmosphere. It
means greatness…and speciality in every action. I imbibe this personality…and become special.
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Even BapDada is drawn to the beauty of my purity. In the subtle regions…BapDada is seeing me
decorated with the trimurti lights…the light of purity…the light of completely pure and divine
drishti…and the light of the jewel on the forehead.
I see myself as BapDada sees me…an image that grants a vision…and brings transformation close. I
remain in this intoxication.
Om shanti.
Topic 5: Being Brahmachari and Brahmacharya – Practicing Purity
Seniors Classes
6th August – 2nd September 2007
1. Preparation for Rakhi: Pure dharna - Dadi Janki: GCH – 24/7/ 2001
2. Purity – The practice of staying viceless by being in the incorporeal stage - Dadi Prakashmani
- January 1997
3. Developing and keeping celibacy - Dadi Janki (no date)
4. What is Purity - Didi Nirmala Indraprusth (No date)
5. Pure Spiritual Vision – The First Lesson - Celibacy of the body and mind. - BK Surya – Gyan
Sarovar – (no date)
6. Chart of Brahmin Efforts for Creating a Pure Life - Adapted from the chart for “Fixing my Role
from the Beginning of Golden Age”
Preparation for Rakhi: Pure dharna
Dadi Janki: GCH – 24/7/ 2001
Now that Rakhi is coming, each one of us should practice in advance to adopt the final stage.
Between now and Rakhi we will be able to accomplish a lot if we use all the powers of knowledge and
go into silence. The powers will take us into silence. It is not that I can have these powers when I go
into silence. Use the powers with understanding and common sense,. When these powers are not
working, it is because I lack understanding. For example, to have the power to merge in a second is
very useful. When you let go of the habit of going into expansion, you can become free of so many
complications.
Each one has his or her own speciality, virtue and proficiency as a gift from God. This gift is received
from God as a fortune when you please Him. First, we receive His vision of mercy on us. We don't
ask for this, but Baba casts His vision of mercy on us and then uplifts us from the dirt and takes us in
His lap. He then gives us blessings. He has a treasure-store of mercy for us. No one else can have
as much mercy as He does.
Have all values active in life to such an extent that others are able to learn them just by seeing me.
Virtues are not taught, but are visible through relationships, karma, and through one's face. Speak
sweetly, speak softly, speak less. Speak the truth. If there is even a small lie mixed in my words,
people say ‘I am honestly telling the truth’. However, one who speaks the truth will never mix in
anything. What I speak should be simple, clear and sweet. Truthful words and actions donate a vision
of my virtues.
In today's world, people are pulled to extremes. They are either delicate or harsh. Either they cannot
tolerate others or they are stone hearted. With Baba's vision of mercy, our heart becomes strong and
filled with His mercy. Rather than a harsh heart have a strong and big heart. God has given us
happiness, peace and love and this is why it is strong, this is why it is able to tolerate everything.
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Why do people find it difficult to transform in today's world? They find it difficult to remain happy and
peaceful and find it easy to remain peaceless and in sorrow. Shall we let our hearts become delicate
or harsh? No, let my heart become open, clean, big, merciful; then it would give so much happiness.
Let it become like Baba's heart. He offers to make our heart the same as His. He has made us strong
so we are able to listen to the sorrow of others without becoming affected by them.
Does the sorrow of other people penetrate me?
Keep the self protected. In one second, I cure the sorrow of others like magic. That can only be done
with the power of silence that I have attained from Baba. The knowledge I have received from the
Father only works when I also have the power of silence. Then although there is pain in the heart it
feels as though there was no pain at all, and the soul feels great comfort.
My personal values need to become elevated. I have to follow the code of conduct and have very
good manners. I should be completely detached, free from an attitude of attraction, a world
benefactor who even uplifts those who defame others. Rather than thinking about what others have
done I need to transform myself so that I become altruistic, egoless, free from attachment and free
from attraction. There needs to be constant cheerfulness. Mercy, forgiveness and love should be
ground into me. Let me make others forget everything that is negative to such an extent that no trace
of such thoughts remains. We Brahmins are souls who are going to become deities. We have so
much love for Baba because He has had a lot of mercy for us. He is giving us such elevated
sustenance and so we want to become the same, worthy, honest, obedient and faithful.
By saying ‘No’, I lose that fortune for all time. Mama never used to tell us anything about ourselves.
Mama and Baba should have enough right over me to be able to tell me what is not right in me. I
need to understand that, whatever I have done in the previous cycle, will be useful now because now,
I belong to Baba.
With the power of purity, I can change the intellects of others. Baba has taught us so much; He gives
us sustenance to purify us. Who is the Purifier? Shower yourself in such knowledge every day. When
you take a shower you don’t need to close your eyes or ears. However, to bathe in the ocean, you
need to close your eyes, ears and nose, go beyond the senses and go into silence. We have to
become introverted in order to understand ourselves. Unless I am introverted, my virtues are not
visible. By being introverted, you can make the effort to break body consciousness.
Souls who are going to be worshipped as saligrams allow themselves to be rubbed and made smooth
with drops of water. Shiv lingums are never shaped by breaking or cutting, but instead they are
shaped naturally by being rubbed against something. Saligrams are made of clay, but the image of
Shiva is not made like that. Shape your specialities in the same way as shaping a saligram, naturally,
by using the water of knowledge.
Security people pay attention so that no one can come in without warning. Similarly, if a defect
doesn't leave the soul, we need to check to see if there has been transformation. Whatever weakness
or defect you have, give it to Baba and don't let it come back. What would Baba do with those things?
He will only throw it into the ocean. By thinking about wrong things and selling them wholesale, you
become unhappy. The ones who remain unhappy are ones who become servants. Constantly stay in
happiness and pleasure. Those who are distressed commit sin and those who cause distress to
others become great sinners. Neither be distressed, nor cause distress to others.
Pay attention. Only when personal work on the soul is done can you become engaged in service.
Why become so busy in service that your personal work on the soul is left undone? Is anyone going
to listen to our excuses? When that work is done then, whatever is imprinted in our heart becomes
useful.
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Purity – The practice of staying viceless by being in the incorporeal stage
Dadi Prakashmani (January 1997)
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To remain in this stage and to experience dead silence requires solitude
The method to create a viceless pure stage
Remember you are an incorporeal soul and you have to return alone
We are the children and our world is one Baba. That One is our Mother, Father, Friend, Child, and
Deity of all deities. This is why our entire world consists of that One. Our world is in that One. The one
Dot is our world. So, our love is new, our customs are new, our friendship is new. We have all
relationships with the One.
Baba’s first shrimat or direction is: Children, forget the consciousness of your body and bodily
relations and remember me alone. On this basis, I, the soul have become alone. The body and the
household that belongs to it pull you down into body consciousness. We have to transform this too
and become soul conscious. To think about and to practise being bodiless day and night is Raja
Yoga. Raja Yoga means to go beyond the body and to remain in the consciousness of the original
self. I am a soul and mine is the Supreme Soul.
To remain in this stage and to experience dead silence requires solitude
Sit in solitude and to whatever extent possible, stay beyond sound, beyond thoughts and beyond
vicious thoughts, that is, stay in the incorporeal stage. This is the practice of the beginning and the
end. This is manmanabhav. Young and old; all have to make full effort for this karmateet stage. The
more we think about this study, day and night, from the time we wake up, the more all difficulties in
our lives will finish.
In order to become such an embodiment of remembrance, Baba has shown us many methods. From
the time we arise, our timetable is such that, as soon as the eyes open, I, the soul, am present in the
chariot of this body and say good morning. Consider the self as a soul, have a sweet heart to heart
conversation with Baba, that is I go beyond this body and this world and sit in the home.
First, we think and then we go to our home to play. Whilst playing, the inspiration that Baba gives is to
practice controlling our thoughts, so we practice going up and down, up to the soul world and down,
down in one second, beyond (to the soul world) in one second.
Murli time, we listen to the murli of Murlidhar. At that time let there be the practice, ‘I, the soul, am
listening to the supreme versions of the Supreme Soul through these ears. Baba is taking the support
of these lips and is speaking. Whilst practicing this, you will easily create your incorporeal stage. The
more you stay in the incorporeal stage, the more you will automatically create the stage of being
viceless.
The method to create a viceless pure stage
The method to create a viceless stage is to stabilise the soul in the incorporeal dot stage. The more
incorporeal you remain, the more you will also become egoless. These three supreme versions are
the final versions we all received from Baba in the form of a mantra. If you consider these to be your
mantra, then the question, ‘How can I be incorporeal?’ will finish.
The gate for May to enter opens when you consider yourself to be a body. Then you have the feelings
that this is your household, this is the old world you live in, that you are the one who has to fulfil
responsibilities. However, when you come away from this, in one second, and realise that this is not
your world, nor is it your household, but that it is Baba’s household. This is not yours and you are a
little child and a student. When you decide this in the intellect, then, many types of Maya will finish.
Baba has said that we have to fulfil the responsibility of the household. However, Baba has not said
that you are householders. Some take Baba up on His words, saying that they are not householders,
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but trustees. Yet, even though they consider themselves trustees, they sometimes become dishonest
about what has been entrusted to them.
We even have to go beyond this. This is not my world nor am I a worldly person. I belong to Baba and
this is Baba’s world. These are such sweet words through which all difficulties finish. All the things
that cause confusion finish. To consider it to be your household means to open the gate for Maya.
Sometimes Maya will come through the attraction of the body and sometimes through the
consciousness of ‘yours’ and ‘mine’. Then you have to spend time conquering this.
You think you are warriors and the storms will therefore come. But stop wasting time in this game of
sometimes experiencing victory and at other times defeat. If you continue with this game, you will
dance around in the world of negative thoughts. Your time will be lost in ascending and descending.
Keep faith that I belong to Baba and Baba is mine, neither am I a householder nor is this my
household. My Baba alone attracts me and decorates me. Don’t look at anyone, but at just the One.
No one is mine. If you want to look at someone, look at the six and a half billion or just look at One
Baba.
Remember you are an incorporeal soul and you have to return alone
Always remember, you are an incorporeal soul and Baba is also incorporeal. To practise this is our
study. If you think we are brothers and sisters this consciousness also brings you down. So, always
have the consciousness that this is the world mother (Brahma Baba) and this is the World Father
(Shiv Baba). Through this, the consciousness of ‘my wife’ and ‘my husband’ will finish. Baba has
given us the duty not just to serve one soul but the whole world.
We are not living simply to eat and drink. Therefore, your time, thoughts and wealth is not for yourself,
but for God. Those who eat for the self are also thieves. When you use for yourself, desires and
temptations will increase. We are on God’s service and eating is simply to give grass to the horse.
Only through your original stage can you do service. Keep your chart accurate and make the soul
cool. Keep all the powers with you. When it is time to merge something, merge it. When you have to
face something, face it. At some time, if something needs to be tolerated, then tolerate it. If you say
you don’t have a particular power, it means you aren’t having yoga. If you want to remain yogyukt
then always keep every power with you.
Our life is only to serve Baba. The destiny of knowledge says that I am alone and I have to return
alone. Always consider yourself returning alone and you will never be attracted towards the body.
You have to go beyond the religions of the body. We now have to return to our sweet home of
silence.
Developing and keeping celibacy – Brahmachari and Brahmacharya
Dadi Janki (no date)
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Being free of impure attitudes
Remaining desireless and detached
Celibacy enables us to follow Brahma Baba. Baba has given us the sign that our celibacy should
never be broken. Of course what is also required is total faith, but there should also be an unbroken
stage and attitude of purity, because our attitude of purity is the foundation of our drishti. Where there
is stability in our attitude, with such a level of Brahmacharya it becomes easy to follow Brahma Baba.
This experience of purity begins when we take birth to Baba, because this is the time of our spiritual
childhood.
Brahmins, as they develop, come to understand the value of purity. We realize that we must become
pure from within, not just pure in actions. Purity means absolute cleanliness in thoughts, eyes,
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behaviour, food, drink, speech, and relationships. When such an effort becomes natural we can then
lead an elevated and pure life. The experience is that now we belong to the Brahmin clan and so our
brain becomes so cool. There is such coolness, tranquillity, and serenity in purity.
Being free of impure attitudes
When we can maintain an attitude of unbroken purity this then makes us supremely worship worthy.
We are free of any impure attitude or drishti that could create an impure action. Shiva is praised as
the Truth, The Pure One, and the Beautiful One, so when someone has real, accurate purity, that Bal
Brahmacharya makes that one very beautiful.
If we hold ourselves stable in this stage and look at our face, it feels so good. Baba’s song is, ‘look at
your face in the Mirror of your heart, oh living being’ So, in your inner mirror, look at your face. Those
who are introverted regularly check their inner face and keep the mirror on the inside clean. If the
mirror of the self is clean then any weakness would be visible and would be cleaned off immediately.
With clear wisdom and deep understanding, the soul removes the ego and lives life on the basis of
Baba’s wisdom. By developing a powerful stage, weaknesses and deficiencies are destroyed and our
stage remains stable. A hidden weakness will cause our stage to break. Even with a lot of effort our
stage will not remain stable and attainments from Baba will not be experienced as permanent.
To experience stable and permanent attainments we need to keep our attitude very pure. This can be
achieved through keeping a stage of soul consciousness and keeping companionship with Baba.
When we are soul conscious we come into close companionship with Baba. With Baba’s company we
can play our part as the detached observer, come into relationship, and do our work. Internally I
experience that my vow of purity remains unbroken, my attitude remains pure and unchanged. It is
this kind of attention that I need to develop.
Remaining desireless and detached
There is a connection between the attitude that is desireless and the stage of complete detachment.
You must ask yourself in your heart if you have any involvement anywhere. Judge internally if you
have any pull towards someone or an attraction. If you do then this will not allow you to have the
stage of Brahmacharya. Attraction and attachment will prevent you from having that permanent state
of celibacy. Harm comes because attachment creates desires.
Attachment also brings up the question of whether to submit to someone. Then greater effort is
necessary to maintain self-respect. Attraction towards someone will also reduce self-respect. So to
maintain self-respect we need to remain internalized and focus on our awareness of the original and
eternal stage. With this stage all desires will finish. Also, through the desire to maintain this stage all
desires will finish. Being in that eternal form you are combined with Baba. There is the experience
that ‘I belong to Baba and I dwell with him in the soul world’.
This awareness of our eternal form purifies the soul from the inside. We need to hold onto the stage
of being a dweller of Paramdham with Baba. Baba directs us to remember Him, the Father, in the
home. Through this our negative karma is burnt and we become pure. Then we experience our
original form.
Baba speaks of the end of the night of Kaliyug and the dawn of the golden age. Our faith in this is
based on experience rather than intellectual understanding. We recognize that our part of being with
Baba has come again. We used to be with him and we will be with him again. This awareness of our
original and eternal form has returned to us.
Through this we can see how our first sanskaras of the Golden Age emerge. Baba tells us to
rehearse this experience of emerging our deity form here, now, because we cannot rehearse it in the
Golden Age. We stabilize in our eternal stage; ‘I am Baba’s child who dwells in the soul world and
Baba’s home is my home. My remembrance of the home becomes so strong that I feel that this is
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where I dwell. By understanding the original, detached state of Baba, which is filled with love for
everyone, the some develops those same sanskaras and Baba also fills the soul with them.
We learn the detachment that enables us to play our part with Baba. At the Confluence Age we have
connection with all souls. All souls have come down now. Baba comes when all souls of all religions
have come down, because up there you can’t know about God, but down here you can. Together with
us all souls must know Baba; where he resides, when he comes, what he does and doesn’t do.
Maintain respect for everyone. This stage and attitude of purity needs to remain unbroken, keep
checking and then we will sit in Baba’s eyes.
What is Purity
Didi Nirmala Indraprusth (No date)
Purity is positivity. In its original state the soul is pure gold and then through the cycle the alloy gets
mixed in. So purity means being totally viceless. Celibacy is the first step for a soul that is becoming
pure. Sex lust is impurity at the material level. To conquer the material level is not so difficult but the
family of attitudes and actions associated with sex lust is harder to transform.
Familiarity is one attitude associated with sex lust. Being very friendly with someone and telling them
all your problems. If we relate everything to human beings, instead of Baba, then gradually we start
expressing our heart to someone. Baba is the Comforter of Hearts. We have to be careful not to take
such support from another human being. The desire may be good, we may start with a good aim but
there is the danger of getting caught in Maya and then it can be difficult to come out.
In relationships, to avoid being caught up in attraction or distraction it is essential to maintain soul
consciousness and to constantly check the self. When we bring another close to us, the first pull is
that of familiarity and then the name of the person remains on the tip of our tongue, and the form of
the individual comes into our mind. This is what Baba calls love for name and form. Unless I have all
relationships with Baba as Friend, Companion, Mother, and Father I will have trouble keeping close
and having conversation with Baba.
Another action associated to sex lust is being impressed by another human being. It may be because
of the way they talk, behave, or it could be a subtle thing. Even the way they give or understand gyan
may impress us. We need to be aware that this is Baba’s gyan, power, and knowledge. Someone has
become virtuous because of Baba’s company and knowledge. To prevent being impressed or
attracting others to myself I need to be singing the song of ‘Wah Baba Wah’ all the time in my mind
and heart. Otherwise I end up singing a song about another or drawing the thoughts of others
towards myself. Neither should we praise others or subtly accept others praise. Otherwise, first we
are impressed, and then attracted, and then we try to be in their company and be familiar. If I remain
soul conscious, and in the observer stage then I will be able to check for any such weakness.
Material desires are also associated with attraction to the physical world. If I have love for my clothing
then less love will be experienced for others because my thoughts are going here and there to
material things. But if I am in a powerful consciousness then the nature of feeling attracted to the
physical or being physically attractive to others will decrease. This is why our vision for everyone
needs to be completely pure, even on a subconscious level. If you remain soul conscious and close
to Baba, and if your motive is completely pure, a relationship will not develop in the wrong way.
Whenever we talk with others when it is about gyan it keeps our mind focussed on Baba and the
meaning of our Brahmin life. Then relationships do not become subtle supports, since we are taking
all support from Baba. Thoughts do not develop that it is easy to talk with them, or they understand
me. When we are caught up in the push and pull of relationships we need to be careful also not to
push away those for whom we have feelings of dislike or fear. To deliberately stay away from
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someone, or keeping them at a distance is also wrong. Like Baba we develop relationships of spiritual
love for all. Helping each and every one, caring for them, making sacrifices for them is true love. This
is where the title World Mother comes from. Baba’s love is unlimited and we imbibe it number-wise.
Baba loves everyone.
Pure Spiritual Vision – The First Lesson
Celibacy of body and mind
BK Surya – Gyan Sarovar – no date
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Alokik Drishti – pure spiritual vision
The Observer Stage – Influence Free Stage
Raja Yoga and celibacy
Natural purity: Becoming immune to the effect of action and reaction
The first lesson Baba gives us is about spiritual vision. This helps us to understand that a yogi’s
perception and contemplation are very profound. We realize that with the vision of a yogi we can have
the power to transform the universe, and through contemplation we can emerge Truth or Reality in
this world. For us as yogis the world is dead, the body is mortal. So although we can see this world of
bodies and matter we don’t see it. Rather as yogis we us our power of sight and insight to visualize
the invisible entity of the soul, the essence of life. This visualizing brings blessings to myself and to
others. The vision of the soul in the mind’s eye brings me to an elevated stage of consciousness.
As Baba says: ‘The moment your eyes naturally see only the soul, the shining star, in the forehead of
everybody, the attention or attraction of all human beings will be on you – the shining stars – souls.’
Seeing others as souls in this way is an easy practice. When I realize that the soul is a point of
energy, a point of light – situated in the centre of the forehead, and then I also gain the understanding
that the body is the vehicle through which the soul operates. The soul is more important since the
soul is imperishable, and the body is perishable. So now we start to concentrate our attention on the
soul rather than the body.
We can develop our spiritual perception as the basis of contemplation and yoga. We know that if for
the whole day our thoughts are on external relationships and situations then our mind can’t become
stable even for a moment. The root cause of this tendency to have thoughts about external things and
situations is our vision. So, if we practice using our inner vision, if we visualize with understanding
that I, myself and others are souls then this insight will stabilize and concentrate our thoughts towards
spiritual things, and away from the world of matter. We experience that this transformation in our
thoughts and feelings allows us to have yoga, and so then we can contemplate and deepen our study
more easily. This creates an alignment between the spiritual principles we follow and the practical
efforts we make to study murli, have yoga, and practice purity and dharna in our relationships.
Alokik Drishti – pure spiritual vision
We need to fully realize the importance of developing this power of spiritual vision. When we look at
others with a spiritual attitude, we ourselves then become soul conscious. Ultimately this practice of
spiritual vision brings the seed stage of yoga – the highest stage.
But this will only develop if we practice throughout the day seeing others and the self as a soul. This
awareness of the soul residing between the eyebrows will influence our thoughts and awareness.
This focus on our fellow human beings as souls, creates a feeling of patience, coolness and
cheerfulness in our relationships.
As the practice of seeing the self and others as souls intensifies there will be the feeling that the soul
world is merged in this world of matter. You will experience that only souls are visible, it is as if the
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two worlds of Paramdham the incorporeal world and the material corporeal world have merged
together. This practice will enable us to experience the sweet silence of the incorporeal world while
we are acting in the world of matter.
The Observer Stage – Influence Free Stage
Being an observer is a unique state of mind. Through this we can experience bliss and
thoughtlessness and ultimately become stable in the seed stage. As we practice the vision of soul
consciousness we learn to spin the cycle of self realization (swadarshan chakradari). We deepen our
thoughts and becomes aware of our virtues and spiritual nature and we also gain realizations about
the spiritual nature of the world around us. We become aware that although we are wearing many
different bodies, each soul around us is acting out their role, and we are all playing our parts together
on a huge world drama stage. We start to watch this drama, as an observer, and watch each scene
play itself out.
This awareness, as an observer of the world drama, makes us fearless and carefree. Even when we
reach the point of destruction of bodies and matter at the end of Kaliyug, we will experience this stage
of onlooker, influence free stage. Watching this drama reminds us of the role Baba wants us to play in
sharing our understanding with others, so they can also become free and aware of their own powers
and virtues.
Physical celibacy and the brain
One brother has asked me to share this point with everyone in class. Many non-BK’s ask us why
celibacy is essential for Raja Yoga practice. Can you practice Raja Yoga without being celibate?
Before giving this answer, the doctors sitting here need to be aware that our present medical science
research on celibacy is not yet complete. If we give researchers a theme, then they will do the work,
but there is very little research on why celibacy is important. In particular, even though it is mentioned
in the scriptures, they haven’t researched how children could be born in a golden age with the power
of yoga. But if we give them these ideas then they can start to research. However, doctors have told
me a few things that I will share with you so you can churn on them.
We know that we have to concentrate our mind and intellect on God who is ever pure, Supreme, and
Almighty. Moreover, we know that, in order to take our mind and intellect to Baba we need a powerful
brain so we can focus and concentrate. I’m talking here about the physical brain, not the non-physical
mind and intellect. The brain is like a super-computer through which the mind and intellect work; the
soul, consisting of the mind and intellect, is the operator of the brain.
The energy of sex-lust for most people is a material energy that can go either downwards or upwards.
The energy of sex-lust is wasted if it goes downwards. Because the body is impure in Kaliyuga, yogis
need to make effort to force it upwards. By making the effort to practice yoga, this energy rises up
and passes from one gland to another. It goes from the first gland to the second, third and fourth and
then up to the eighth gland. In spiritual language, people use the word chakras for glands. The
material energy of sex lust is stored in the gonad gland (in spiritual language they call this energy
shakti, might or stored power).
As the energy is moved upwards by yoga power, part of it is absorbed in the second chakra, some in
the third chakra, and so on. As it moves upwards it becomes subtler and subtler and then the last
charka it supplies is the brain. This material energy then turns into subtle, divine energy. This subtle
energy empowers and divinizes our brain. If we don’t supply this energy to the brain, the brain
becomes weak and we can’t concentrate. Baba says that those who are weak in purity find it hard to
concentrate and experience yoga. Therefore, celibacy is a must. Without celibacy no-one can
become yogi.
One doctor told me how children are born with the power of yoga. He said that just as we yogis use
the energy of concentration to connect with Baba, deities use the same processes to connect with
each other. In the golden age the material energy of sex lust is not wasted. It naturally rises upwards
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and energizes the glands of the body because the body and soul are pure. The energy then goes into
the brain and then, through the eyes, it is transferred from male to female. The doctor said it was a
simple matter and in this way children are born through the power of yoga.
So for deep yoga with Baba we must collect this material energy of sex lust to make the physical
brain strong and then we can concentrate and focus our power of thought. With this strength, then our
each thought creates energy. If thought is negative, it will create negative energy; if thought is positive
there will be positive energy. If we concentrate our thoughts, every thought becomes very powerful.
Each thought will play a very important role in transforming the world.
Celibacy of the mind through developing spiritual vision
A common problem faced by Brahmins is that they are still affected by people and situations around
them. Where we practice developing spiritual vision this influence is neutralized. Maintaining celibacy
in the mind through this pure vision of soul to soul, brother to brother, bhai bhai drishti, there is
immunity from the vibrations of the world around us while we are in action. Neither the vibrations of
human beings or matter will affect us. The purity of the soul to soul vision purifies the negative
vibrations of the human relationships and matter.
Looking at the body just pulls the mind towards attractions of the physical world. But by having
spiritual vision, seeing others and myself as soul, we are freed from thoughts of the physical world
and this reduces and simplifies the thoughts in our minds. Waste thoughts are naturally neutralized.
Spiritual vision also emerges deep love and good wishes for the self and others, and then the feeling
of mercy for others becomes natural. Negative attitudes of hatred and jealousy remain merged and
we remain merged in company with Baba as our Friend, Teacher, and Parent.
Spiritual vision broadens our understanding and gives us the power to pass this on to others so they
can forget the body and body consciousness. Just as Baba sees us all as souls, so our vision
becomes equal in relation to all souls. The world of matter appears simply as a stage and we are no
longer pulled by it. Experiencing this freedom from the influence of the body and human relationships
we can experience that a canopy is over us, protecting us, there is the safety of having all
relationships with Baba. Ultimately, this intense practice of spiritual vision on the self and others
brings us to the highest seed stage of awareness.
Chart of Brahmin Efforts for Creating a Pure Life
Basic Efforts
1.
2.
3.
4.
Amrit Vela
Murli
Chart
Celibacy
(Brahmacharya)
5. Vegetarian Diet
6. Causing no problems to
others
7. Traffic Control
Good Efforts
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Soul consciousness
Brotherly vision (drishti)
Yoga with Baba
Churning
Introspection, solitude
and silence
6. Service
7. Surrendered intellect
8. Consistent efforts
9. Love for Yagya and
family (responsibility and
commitment)
10. Renunciation of name
and fame
11. Balance of love and law
Ultimate Efforts
1. Changing lokik to alokik
2. Matching thoughts,
words and actions
3. Not repeating mistakes
4. The ultimate goal of
Seed Stage
5. Keeping One strength
and One support.
6. Asking how Baba would
think and act in this
situation
7. Sharing knowledge with
love and a sense of duty
8. Excelling in all 4
subjects
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12. Cooking and offering
bhog
13. Disciplines
14. Not accepting praise but
diverting it to God
15. Learning from all
16. Self-respect (Swamaan)
17. Inspiring everyone
9. Aiming to develop a
depth of meaning
10. Constant merciful vision
11. No wastage of thoughts
12. Unlimited vision
13. Constant focus on soul
consciousness
14. Constant determination
15. Light and easy stage
Adapted from the chart for “Fixing my Role from the Beginning of Golden Age”
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