... the East analysed the Self...

West focused more on accumulating more luxurious things for the body while the east analysed the Self or there has been always the curiosity to know Self and to attain absolute element-- Dr. Ram Sharma

Ganga Maiyya purifies...

darshanat Sparshnat Panat tatha Gangeti Keertinat, Punatyapunyanan napurushachatshoday sashatrasah Means--GANGA MAIYYA PURIFIES HUNDRED AND THOUSANDS OF EVIL DOERS WITH TOUCH, SEEING, DRINKING AND CHANTING THE NAME GANGA MAIYYA----MAHABHARAT

Sacred India... a state of mind... Osho..

Yes, I call India not a country, but an inner space. I call India not something that exists there in geography, on the maps. I call India that which exists hidden within you, and that which you have not yet discovered. India is your innermost space. India is not a nation, it is a state of mind." ♥.. Osho

pure serene Ganga Maiyya...

YATOYKANIKASPARSHE PAPINA GYANSAMBHAVAM, BRAHAMHATYADIKAM PAPAM KOTI JANMARJIT DAHET Means----As the hearts of the evil doers fill with knowledge by the touch of the Ganga Jal[ Water of the Ganges] and sins of thousand years destroy in a moment , i salute that pure serene Ganga Maiyya again and again----DEVIBHAGVAD


TIRTHANAM PARAM TIRTH NADINAM PARAM NADI , MOKSHADA SARVBHOTANAM MAHAPATAKNASHINI MEANS--Ganga Maiyya is is the biggest pilgrimmage and the greatest river among rivers.This is the provider of enlightenment to all living beings even to the evil doers.---KURMPURAN

The material world.. money...

TJYANTI MITRANI DHANEVEEHINAH DARASHYA BHRIHTYASHYA SUHJANASHYA , TE CHARTVANTAH PUNRASHRAYENTE HRIYETHO HE LOKE PURUSHYA BANDHU Means---If a person  loses money he loses friends, servants and brothers but when he again gets the money back these people again come to him.This means money is all important .------ CHANKYANITI


YASYATHA DHARMAKAMARTASYA SARV PRADAKSHINAM, ADHNENARTH NARTH SHAKYO VICHIVINTA MEANS---The person who has money --he can execute all his works fully , anything opposite becomes favourable to him; on the other hand, one who is poor  can`t execute his works without money inspite of his hard work-BALMIKIRAMAYANA/YUDHKAND

the virtue of equanimity..

TULYANINDA STUTIMONI SANTUSTO YEN KENCHIT, ANIKET STHIRMATIBHAKTIMANME PRIYO NARAH----Means-- One who considers criticism and praise as equal.Satisfied with what he has, not fickle minded , always remains happy in loss or gain , has still wit and full of devotion that person is dear to me.---BHAGVAD GITA

Devotion...

DEVOTION
BY DR. RAM SHARMA, MEERUT, INDIA

I pray you, O! Lord
Give me power
To share the grief of others
I want to devote myself
To human beings and towards humanity
Avoid me from self appraisal or self
I want to love those people
To whom none looks
Avoid my love
Toward glitter
O!Lord make me worthy
Of your devotion

Gayatri Mantra and the Ganges... leads us to enlightenment..

GAYATRI JAVAHI CHE ME SARVPAPAM HARE SMRETE MEANS----Gayatri Mantra and the Ganges , both of these destroys our evils and lead us to enlightenment.-----VRIHANARADPURAN

I bow before Him who is also with Goddess Gauri...

KAPURGORAM KARUNAVATARAM SANSARSARAM

BHUJGENDRAHARAM, SADA VASANTAM HRIDYARVINDE BHAVAM BHAVANISAHITAM NAMAMI----Means---Husband of Gauri, epitome of pity, caretaker of the world, having snakes in his neck, one who always remains happy.I bow before him who is also with Goddess Gauri---[ LORD SHIVA PRAYER]

Died...

DIED
BY DR. RAM SHARMA, MEERUT, INDIA

I loved life and died
I was saved from battle
And died
I loved man and died
I hated from love
And died
I loved love
And died

Rise so high...

RISE SO HIGH
BY DR. RAM SHARMA, MEERUT, INDIA
Rise so high as the sky
Look at the world with an equal eye
Water the earth with the eye of equality
Stop the fire of fanaticism and casteism
We are desiring to make this earth a heaven
If this is heaven , we have to bring it on our earth

India..

INDIA
BY DR. RAM SHARMA, MEERUT, INDIA
Still Today
India is alive
In the farthest village
There is still affection and simplicity
There is still customs and rituals
There is still time and laughter
[[ Return to your villages ----waiting for you]]

My beloved father.. John C. Heising, CDR USN...1925-2006

My father had a great respect for other cultures around the world, and always felt that one day, the entire world would function together in unity.  From him I learned how to have respect for all of God's children on the planet.  He acted in peaceful ways to all who met him, even though he had been a naval commander during major wartime.  He practiced inner peace and was quiet, thoughtful and full of wisdom. A true officer and gentleman. 

OM..

OM
Closing the eyes,
sitting and meditating,
ouuvvvvm
closing the hands,
opening the mind,
searching peace to find,
circles of light,
velocity of pace,
of Almighty`s grace,
stop thinking,
loud voices in the ears,
mingling of 
finite to infinite
ooouuuvvvm

(poem by Dr. Ram Sharma)        

Soul Contentment...

I have a wonderful contentment ... at soul level... after I have been granted my lifelong wish of traveling to India... my spiritual homeland...  especially in Rishikesh... on Laxman Jhoola bridge.... 

Nirvikalpa Samadhi...Yogananda...

In the most advanced state [of samadhi], nirvikalpa samadhi, the soul realizes itself and Spirit as one. The ego consciousness, the soul consciousness, and the ocean of Spirit are seen all existing together. It is the state of simultaneously watching the ocean of Spirit and the waves of creation. The individual no longer sees himself as a "John Smith" related to a particular environment; he realizes that the ocean of Spirit has become not only the wave of John Smith but also the waves of all other lives. In nirvikalpa the soul is simultaneously conscious of Spirit within and creation without. The divine man in the nirvikalpa state may even engage in performance of his material duties with no loss of inner God-union.-- Paramahansa Yogananda

The Temples of India... ubiquitous... everywhere...

Temples in India... ubiquitous... everywhere... the entire country is one big enormous temple... 

True Devotion.. Shri Jyoti Prasad Sharma (1910-1995)

A FAMOUS ASTROLOGER, PRIEST, ARYURVEDACHARYA, FREEDOM FIGHTER WHO

PARTICIPATED IN THE  QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT IN 1942, REMAINED IN JAIL FOR THREE MONTHS. HE MADE MANY PILGRIMAGES TO AMARNATH AND OTHER SITES IN THE HIMALAYAS.
HE WAS A FAMOUS ARYUVEDIC DOCTOR IN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT BUT GAVE UP
HIS JOB TO PARTICIPATE IN THE QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT IN 1942.
HE NEVER TOOK ANY AWARD OR PENSION FROM THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT.
A TRUE DEVOTEE OF GOD AND SOCIAL REFORMER..
(posting by Dr. Ram Sharma about his grandfather on his father's side of the family)

Shiva... Lord of Yogis...

Ananda Resort and Spa in the Himalayas near Rishikesh..

http://www.anandaspa.com/content/default.asp

Shiva.. destroyer of evil...

Shri Jyoti Prasad Sharma (1910-1995).

SHRI JYOTI PRASAD SHARMA  [ 1910-1995]- 

A FAMOUS ASTROLOGER, PRIEST, ARYURVEDACHARYA, FREEDOM FIGHTER WHO
PARTICIPATED IN THE  QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT IN 1942, REMAINED IN JAIL FOR THREE MONTHS. HE MADE MANY PILGRIMAGES TO AMARNATH AND OTHER SITES IN THE HIMALAYAS.
HE WAS A FAMOUS ARYUVEDIC DOCTOR IN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT BUT GAVE UP
HIS JOB TO PARTICIPATE IN THE QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT IN 1942.
HE NEVER TOOK ANY AWARD OR PENSION FROM THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT.
A TRUE DEVOTEE OF GOD AND SOCIAL REFORMER..
(posting by Dr. Ram Sharma about his grandfather on his father's side of the family)

Amarnath Yatra... its history.. its sacred significance.. how to get there..

http://www.amarnathyatra.org/

Amarnath... sacred pilgrimage site in Himalayas... http://www.amarnathyatra.org/

at the Hanuman temple near Rishikesh..

..going to the Hanumanji temple to pay our respects...

SANKAT KATE MITE SAB PEERA , JO SUMARE HANMANT BALBEERA MEANS 


Chanting the name of Lord Hanuman saves us from  every calamity and pain for those  who remember Lord Hanuman for their power..

Always Laugh in Your Life...

ALWAYS LAUGH IN YOUR LIFE
by Dr. Ram Sharma (photo with Maa Gyaan in Rishikesh..)

Become a star , always twinkle
Always laugh in your life
Love is priceless 
Don`t discard it
Don`t water your eyes in every grief
If you want to divide
Divide the grief
Always laugh in your life

Riding the ferry across Ganga Maiyya in Rishikesh...

Meditation...

Meditation... 
The power of meditation is undeniable... calm.. inner peace.. insight... stress reduction and relief... medical and mental health benefits.. but most of all... in RAJA yoga... a path to enlightenment... connection to the Present Moment... to the Divine..
(posting by Dr. Carolyn Heising)

Revelation...

by Dr. Carolyn Heising

Mysteriously.. magically.. and mystically... my life's purpose is only now being fully revealed to me.. namaskar

Om Namah Shivaye.. I am... I am with you... I am with you always...

OM HO OM JU SAH BHURBHAV SWAH TRAYAMKAM YAHEMAHE SUGANDHIPUSTIVARDHANAM, URVARUKAMIV BANDHNAT MRATUYOMUKSHAKIYA MAMTRAT,BHURBHAV SWARO JU HO OM---MAHAMRITUNJAY MANTRA ABOUT LORD SHIVA

My Spiritual Family...

My spiritual family has emerged over time... as if they were sent to me ... by Providence...

(posting by Dr. Carolyn Heising)

Faith..

FAITH
by Dr. Ram Sharma

After many efforts
I am not able to forget you
I still have languishing memory
in my heart
you can make endless efforts
but this will linger
the more you will try,
the more it will become deep

When I Shall Not Be There...

WHEN I SHALL NOT BE THERE
by Dr. Ram Sharma

This world,
will remain the same,
when I shall not be there,
this selfishness,
this brutality,
this ingratitute,
I  want to change this,
to love and compassion,
I want to leave
happiness
satisfaction
contentment

Presence..

It is from that place of intense aliveness, spacious presence, that you can appreciate the aliveness in all things. It is more than just the sense perception of the chair or the perception of the table or the glass of water. Within the sense perceptions you can sense that there is more than what you are perceiving on the surface; that everything has a presence, an alive presence to it. When you touch that within you, then you don't have to wait for something to happen in your life to feel more alive. -- Eckhart Tolle

To be intensely alive... in presence... that is when you know... in breath... out breath..

be here NOW... in the eternal NOW...

For Others...

FOR OTHERS
by Dr. Ram Sharma

                                                 (Meeting of Ananda Moyi Ma, her husband Bholanath,and Yoganandaji)

Take fragrance from flowers,
learn the art of laughing,
Choose the path of blessing,
in spite of living in thorns,
relinquish the ways of falsehood,
and accept the ways of truth,
if you can`t become the sea,
become a stream,
quench the thirst of others
always guide  others,
always live for others

Meditation..

MEDITATION
(by Dr. Ram Sharma)

Closing the eyes,                          (with Maa Gyaan in Rishikesh at her yoga center)
Stopping the thoughts,
Rising of inner eye,
centering the mind,
everything will be found,
Taking a long breath,
try to concentrate,
this will be the flight,
from physical to metaphysical

Don't Lose Heart...

DON`T LOSE HEART
(poem by Dr. Ram Sharma)

In life don`t lose heart,
Life is dark at times and at times bright,
As we have seasons of winter and spring,
Life is thus a two sided thing

If you have seen only life`s dark side,
Don`t lose heart, it is life to abide,
God is great, He will show you light,
Your days will change with a smile.

we seek your support in our world peace mission and save Ma Ganga campaign

We seek  your support in our world peace mission and save Ma Ganga campaign..  to achieve world peace,  we must all first seek inner peace... be the change you want to see in the world   said Mahatma Gandhi..

for we must all change and seek inner peace while working to alleviate the grinding poverty so many of our fellow human beings suffer with every day.... and we must work to save the environment,  combat global warming that is threatening Ma Ganga as each day the Himalayan glacier that provides her water supply continues to shrink... with other shrinking glaciers  and ice formations  all around the planet...

only memories are left...

White wrinkles                 (Photo:  leaving flower offering in Ganga Maiyya in Rishikesh..)
like flowing Ganges, 
flower garlands
heartly touch
only memories are left
senseless fingers
now she is, now she is not
pyre
invisible
gone
(poem by Dr. Ram Sharma)

EMPTY HANDED...

EMPTY HANDED
by Dr. Ram Sharma

                                                (Photo: sunrise in Rishikesh over Ganga Maaiya )
I see...
Rising sun in the sky, daily, 
This reflects golden rays upon the earth, 
How many rays are able to reach earth, 
These can not eradicate darkness, 
I usually make efforts 
To gather these rays, 
But I have to return
Empty handed..

Dawn..

DAWN
by Dr. Ram Sharma

Passing through the silvery layers,        (photo: dawn in Rishikesh over Himalayan foothills...)
The dawn is approaching, 
Dust, mist and fog, 
Is decorating it, 
The sleeping buds are awaking, 
There is clarion call of cuckoo, 
Everyone is coming out, 
From dreamy world, 
In the hope of a new dawn

from Earth to Sky....

FROM EARTH TO SKY
by Dr Ram Sharma

An odyssey has started 
of human life, 
We want to eradicate that darkness 
Which has created a barrier 
Among mankind, 
They have pierced the chest, 
With a sharp sword, 
We have forgotten our values, 
We are flying in a  materialistic plane, 
From earth to sky

Prayer...

PRAYER                                         with Maa Gyaan in  Rishikesh.. 
Firm faith in unseen power,
to save him from destroyer,
closing the eyes try to find,
others will criticize never mind,
meditate in a lonely place,
with the divine grace,
all hurdles will disappear,
Real God will appear
You will find the satisfaction,
from the bone of contention,
OM! OM ! OM!
(poem by Dr Ram Sharma)

My great love for India... my spiritual homeland...

Perhaps no other edifice in India symbolizes my spiritual homeland for me more than the Taj Mahal... known worldwide as perhaps the most beautiful stucture ever built.. it virtually symbolizes India to millions of people in the world...  here I am visiting... at sunrise.. when the Taj Mahal is almost pure white in color...
(posting by Dr Carolyn Heising)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoKyR87893M&feature=player_embedded#!