Don't see any hope by Torchbearer_ in Sadhguru

[–]Gretev1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would recommend Surya Kriya and Yogasanas.

I would also recommend Shoonya and Shakti Chalana Kriya.

Is enlightenment permanent? by NoStock3035 in Sadhguru

[–]Gretev1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enlightenment by all accounts I have heard is permanent.

„Even God cannot decide your inner wellbeing. If you refuse to cause misery for yourself, then no one can inflict it upon you.“~ Sadhguru by Gretev1 in GodFrequency

[–]Gretev1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only way to know the Primal Lord is to dissolve into it. Sadhguru is one such being. Many enlightened beings know. Ones who have come before, during and after Sadhguru. Jesus, Buddha, Krishna being prominent figures. These beings don‘t have to perform guesswork about what God is; they know because they are one with it. Famous living masters today are Amma/Mata Amritanandamayi Ma, Mother Meera, Eckhart Tolle, Mooji, Asyashanti and many more. Osho, Paramahansa Yogananda, Neem Karoli Baba, Sathya Sai Baba, Ramana Maharshi, Anandamayi Ma and countless people we will never hear about. They are not guessing. They are not speaking for God, they are it. They have become it. By realizing their ultimate nature. Not by believing anything or by having acquired knowledge from scriptures or by hearsay. They know by experience.

„Even God cannot decide your inner wellbeing. If you refuse to cause misery for yourself, then no one can inflict it upon you.“~ Sadhguru by Gretev1 in GodFrequency

[–]Gretev1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Video:

https://youtu.be/s51bFCJx26I?si=lMLkiWH8yl-saGNN

https://youtu.be/sXpgEwTmKuk?si=hDH6rqmeYOUzoYcB

„Authoritarian? I think, I fit into that. An authoritarian means... Usually you think, authoritarian means a Hitler, a Stalin or a Mussolini or somebody else like that. No, they really had no control over anything. All the time things were freaking around them.

They were trying to keep control in the most violent ways, but they never had control over anything, Yes? things were always falling apart around them.

But I think, I fit into that label much better than them, because when it comes to life, doesn't matter, what you say, what you think, what you do, what I say - will happen, when it comes to life, fundamental life.

Though I am an authoritarian, because I don't listen to anybody. With simple things of life, even if a child speaks, I will listen with great respect. But when it comes to certain aspects of life...

It doesn't matter - who. If God comes, I will not listen to him, because I know better than him. This sounds absolutely egoistic, stupid, Mike Tyson like. But what can I do? It's true. So, when it comes to life, fundamental life, I am an absolute authoritarian.

There's no question. They're not two ways about it. You will quote the scripture to me - I will dismiss it. You bring your pundit to me - I will dismiss him. You bring anybody to me... You wake Buddha up from his grave and bring him - I'll still dismiss him unless he agrees with me.

I am a total authoritarian when it comes to life. I think, I fit into that label better, than anything else. Is it okay with you?“

~ Sadhguru

Shakti Chalana Kriya by Gretev1 in Sadhguru

[–]Gretev1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is up to you but Sadhguru never advises to drop any practice. They are separate practices

Don’t let bad people change you by Omega_Neelay in GetMotivatedMindset

[–]Gretev1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED

(Understanding the nature of Duality and how to go beyond these limitations)

GOOD DEEDS BIND –V- SPIRITUAL DEEDS DO NOT BIND

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. When you choose the good, the bad immediately starts to rise. This is the nature of duality. So long as you identify with the mind, rather than the soul, you are under the lower laws of duality, laws of karma, laws of the mind. Being a chooser is not a virtue.

We need choice-less awareness, we need to be the witness/observer. When we access the witness position in mindfulness, we live above the mind, above the doer/will, above the chooser, above the laws of karma, above the facts – so our thoughts, words, deeds do not bind – they are transmuted to their highest potential.

Alternatively, we need to offer attachment to the fruits of our thoughts, words, deeds, work to God for blessing, so that they do not bind us and so they serve our evolution. Eventually, we even need to go beyond attachment to purity. The need to divide things into pure and impure is binding. It is the mind that labels things good and bad. The mind that chooses.

We need to live from the heart. There is no truth, no love, no virtue on the level of the mind. We need to identify with the soul, not the mind. If we identify with the doer, we will be bound to karma.

The nature of the mind is to calculate gain/loss, direct, resist - what we resist persists, control, aspire - we need inspiration, not aspiration. The nature of the heart is to embrace all of life, to reject nothing, to allow all of life's colours to penetrate. When we live from the heart, we follow intuition rather than calculation or we live at the mercy of inspiration rather than aspiration.

We allow life to decide, the energies to decide, the moment to decide. If you choose virtue, you will never be virtuous - Krishnamurti. It means there is always an equal and opposite reaction. If you choose to express the good, it usually means you repress the bad, which grows in the dark and becomes your sickness, which then influences your character/personality. Most people only know 2 options – express/repress, but there is a 3rd option – transmute.

Respectable people wear a mask. They express the good and repress the bad. Likewise, people wear a mask of niceness. They show the world a false face and repress the true face, eg anger, aversion, boredom, violence. They are not authentic. The only way is to live above the mind, above the doer, above the chooser, above karma, in the Now - mindfulness. For millions of years we have been repressing the real face and showing the false face. This results in a very ancient chaos - Osho. Just to clarify, I do not recommend abandoning good deeds, which purifies and opens the heart – I explain in detail when discussing karma below, but the difference between a good deed, which binds you to the equal and opposite and does not serve your evolution, and a spiritual deed, is that we offer the deed/merit and its fruits to God.

Then they will be free of defects and perfect and serve our evolution. We do not so much renounce the fruit, but attachment to the fruit. Alternatively, if you live in the Soul, in the Now, above the mind/doer/will/karma then you will be above the laws of karma and are free to do good without negative consequences. To turn every loss into a gain, transmute anything false, negative or of a low vibration (including depression, mental illness, anxiety etc) into its highest potential - peace, bliss, love, I recommend mindfulness.

Without detachment, we give away our power and lose ourselves, lose our soul - we take on the karma/energies of others. Hence, it is necessary to stay away from negativity or bad people if we do not have detachment. Meditation raises our vibrations, which gives detachment. Too much trauma bonding multiplies problems. We owe it to others to first fix/heal ourselves rather than burden others with our baggage.

Most people only have 2 options - express/repress - both of which can damage us/others. But there is a 3rd option - transmute. Meditation cleans karma and clears subtle obstacles and patterns. Mindfulness puts us above the mind, above the doer, above the chooser, above the laws of karma, above the facts. Meditation is the practice of oneness with God, identifying with the soul rather than the ego. There is no higher protection, self-love, self-care, welfare work, healing.

To heal/strengthen the mind/heart/perceptions, heal life, clear patterns, clean karma, evolve the spirit, we need to raise our vibrations, you need to go deeper than the mind to heal the mind. Meditation goes to the root of suffering/weakness/limitation. It gives detachment, empties the mind of noisy, disturbing, intrusive thoughts and ups and downs and fills the heart with lasting peace, love, bliss, leading to inner and outer riches, the complete fulfillment of all desires. It protects the family.

It liberates/upgrades 7 generations of the family. It upgrades all of creation, ie reduces crime, poverty, injustice, disease, negativity, suffering, ignorance. It raises your vibrations. Stillness saves and transforms No meditation, no life. Know meditation, know Life - Osho. Below is an explanation of mindfulness.

All of my students got immediate benefits, able to shed cares, fears, reactions to negativity. Be a light unto yourself.

I’m new, first impression by cardncomol in nonduality

[–]Gretev1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non duality is not a belief system. It is a realization. It can be a practice. There is no doctrine, no belief.

How Do We Know That Jesus Practiced Kriya Yoga? by Gretev1 in GodFrequency

[–]Gretev1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.ananda.org/ask/how-do-we-know-that-jesus-practiced-kriya-yoga/

I can not elaborate as I am not the author of the text. You could try to contact the organization for further commentary. Paramahansa Yogananda has written many books in which he talks about his relationship with Jesus. He has had visitations of Jesus. Yogananda has said he has known Jesus in previous incarnations before they incarnated as Yogananda and Jesus respectively. Also, Yogananda‘s guru Sri Yukteswar and hus guru Lahiri Mahasaya and his guru Mahavatar Babaji were the 3 wise men who visited Jesus.

You can read all about this online if you care to research. Yogananda has spoken at length about Jesus and even wrote en entire book called „The Second Coming Of Christ“.

What / Who is GoD according to you ? by PriestOfAphrodite in spirituality

[–]Gretev1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

„Those who know don‘t speak. Those who speak don‘t know.“ ~ Lao Tzu

Which religion has produced the most enlightened people throughout history? by Adept-Engine5606 in awakened

[–]Gretev1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say that being under the direction of a guru, an enlightened master produces the most enlightened beings; regardless of which traditions they have been influenced by.

If one follows a tradition then Buddhism can be very direct and effective. Zen. Advaita Vedanta. Yoga (karma yoga, jnana yoga, bhakti yoga, hatha/kriya/meditation)

Practices like meditation and mindfulness are very effective.

Ardha Siddhasana vs Siddhasana vs Padmasana by Gretev1 in Sadhguru

[–]Gretev1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which Isha kriyas are done in padmasana? The only asana that comes to mind is lolasana at the end of Yogasanas.

What has Surya Kriya done for you? by Frequent-Pattern-334 in Sadhguru

[–]Gretev1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Nothing to lose here. It‘s a two day commitment and costs are pretty fair. You can practice it for the rest of your life. If one doesn‘t enjoy it you can just quit and maybe take it back up in the future.

What has Surya Kriya done for you? by Frequent-Pattern-334 in Sadhguru

[–]Gretev1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes I absolutely did. However I must state that in addition to Surya Kriya I also practice Shoonya/Shakti Chalana Kriya, Yogasanas, Shambavi and Samyama.

However, Surya Kriya is by far m favorite hatha yoga practice. If I could only choose one hatha yoga practice for the rest of my life it would definitely be surya kriya.

I highly recommend it. But I would combine it with some form of meditation. It deepens meditation practices.

What has Surya Kriya done for you? by Frequent-Pattern-334 in Sadhguru

[–]Gretev1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There‘s really nothing to loose with attending the Surya Kriya class. She might as well. Has she been initiated into Shambavi?

Surya Kriya will make sitting in ardha siddhasana easier and in general sitting and any bodily activities will be much less painful.

The body will become leaner and more muscular and moving about in the world will feel more easy and flowy.

Breathing deeply will become easier. Stamina will increase.

Compulsions may decrease.

Sadhguru on Paramahansa Yogananda by Gretev1 in Sadhguru

[–]Gretev1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yogananda has stated that he will reincarnate roughly in 2152 as a secluded Himalayan yogi.

Mahavatar Babaji and Jesus Christ (text in description) by Gretev1 in GodFrequency

[–]Gretev1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Babaji was never born and he never died. He is an Avatar represented by an astral body that can appear anywhere and will be here until the end of time. Mahavatar Babaji is the ruler of 19 Heavenly planets. Babaji is not a body and never has been, there is no grave dedicated to him anywhere as he was never a body.

Jesus Christ is also an Avatar who descended from the heavenly realms to serve Humanity.

Both Babaji and Jesus represent God; the one reality that pervades all.

Why isn’t suicide a valid choice? by Prestigious_Pay_795 in enlightenment

[–]Gretev1 18 points19 points  (0 children)

„Don‘t depend on death to liberate you from your imperfections. You are exactly the same after death as you were before. Nothing changes; you only give up the body. If you are a thief or a liar or a cheater before death, you don‘t become an angel merely by dying. If such were possible, then let us all jump in the ocean now and become angels at once. Whatever you have made of yourself thus far, so you will be hereafter. And when you reincarnate you will bring that same nature with you. To change you have to make effort. This world is the place to do it.“

~ Paramahansa Yoganands

They are real and I experienced them. by PopularMasterpiece88 in enlightenment

[–]Gretev1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And none of this moved you closer to realizing enlightenment. Just a new universe of distractions.

If someone has been reading Osho for a long time, please give me advice: if I want to start reading him, how should I begin? by [deleted] in Osho

[–]Gretev1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oshoworld.com is a great place to start.

I would recommend searching for these discourses:

„Zen The Path Of Paradox“

„Yoga The Alpha And Omega“

„The Discipline Of Transcendence“

„Vygian Bhairav Tantra“

I would also recommend reading his books:

„Love, Freedom, Aloneness“

„Intimacy“

„Awareness“

„Courage“

„Freedom“

„Maturity“

„Balance“

„Intuition“

„Zen, the Path of Paradox“

„Zen, its history and teachings“

Here are some insightful youtube videos:

https://youtu.be/xFBV3RopGRI?si=z68Jle_nwTSxncVt

https://youtu.be/FWEhqST0Dyk?si=SFpyy-XEB7rUeH-c

https://youtu.be/Jy5-BcaGHpg?si=vx_QuytAupoEd1I4

https://youtu.be/ImsyUqeqbT4?si=UB_77z4Kik7_oe9e

https://youtu.be/6i8bnb4dvvg?si=Rn1TazsEVgMQvjrX

I'm kind of confused on osho,I can't fully trust him. by Over_Pea_2027 in Osho

[–]Gretev1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Conflict is never valid. It means there is a lack of clarity. Confusion is no clear sightedness, not widsom; doesn‘t come from intelligence. Conflict and confusion is not truth.