जमदग्नि उवाच भाग - 3

 

हर पढ़ा लिखा व्यक्ति सही हो यह भ्रम है, डिग्री नेचर सर्टिफिकेट नहीं होती। कई लोग विश्वविद्यालयों से निकलते हैं, पर भीतर से अभी भी अधूरे, असंतुलित और अहंकारी होते हैं। किताबों ने उन्हें शब्द दिए हैं, पर समझ नहीं। वे तर्क कर सकते हैं, पर सत्य को जी नहीं सकते। उनका आईक्यू ऊँचा हो सकता है, पर जीवन की साधारण परिस्थितियों में उनका धैर्य टूट जाता है। शिक्षित होना और जागरूक होना अलग बातें हैं। आज समाज में सबसे खतरनाक वही है जो आधा जानता है और पूरा समझने का भ्रम पाल लेता है। हर 80 साल का बूढ़ा बुद्धिवान हो जरूरी नहीं भूलो गधे भी बूढ़े होते है। सफेद बाल बुद्धि का प्रमाण नहीं हैं। उम्र केवल शरीर पर चढ़ती है, चेतना पर नहीं। अगर उस बुड्ढे ने जीवन भर अहंकार को पोषित किया है, अपनी गलतियों को ढका है, दूसरों को दोष दिया है, तो वह अस्सी वर्ष की आयु में भी चूतिया है। कई वृद्ध लोग अनुभव का नाम लेकर ego को बचाते हैं। अजी घंटे का अनुभव! वे बदलना नहीं चाहते, सीखना नहीं चाहते, पर सम्मान चाहते हैं। समय ने उन्हें थकाया है, पर तराशा नहीं।

और जो स्वयं को आधुनिक कहते हैं, वे भी सत्य के स्वामी नहीं हैं।
बंदर को कपड़े पहनने का सलीका या जाने से, manners आ जाने से वो Well Educated नहीं हो जाता, हम उसे कहते है 'Well Trained Monkey' Not 'Well Educated Monkey'. अंग्रेज़ी बोल लेना, विज्ञान का नाम ले लेना, परंपरा पर हँस देना, यह बुद्धिमत्ता नहीं है। कई तथाकथित मॉडर्न लोग(well trained monkey's) आध्यात्म को अंधविश्वास कहकर खारिज कर देते हैं, जबकि उन्होंने न आत्मा को समझा है, न विज्ञान को।

वे Labs की बात करते हैं, पर अपने भीतर झाँकने का साहस नहीं रखते। वे तर्क के नाम पर संवेदनहीन हो चुके हैं। उन्हें लगता है कि जो दिखाई नहीं देता वह अस्तित्व में नहीं है। यह अज्ञान का आधुनिक रूप है। सच यह है कि मनुष्य का मूल्य उसकी डिग्री से तय नहीं होता, न उसकी उम्र से, न उसकी आधुनिकता से। यदि उसके भीतर नैतिकता नहीं, करुणा नहीं, संतुलन नहीं, आत्मचिंतन नहीं, तो वह चाहे जितना पढ़ा लिखा हो, चाहे जितना बूढ़ा हो, चाहे जितना प्रगतिशील दिखे, भीतर से खोखला है। उच्च आईक्यू अहंकार को बढ़ा सकता है। बिना भावनात्मक परिपक्वता के बुद्धि विनाशकारी हो सकती है। बिना आध्यात्मिक आधार के आधुनिकता दिशाहीन हो जाती है।

पूर्णता शब्दों से नहीं आती, संतुलन से आती है। बुद्धि हो पर करुणा भी हो। तर्क हो पर विनम्रता भी हो। शक्ति हो पर संयम भी हो। जो इन गुणों को साधने का प्रयास नहीं करता, वह केवल दिखावे का मनुष्य है। कड़वा सत्य यही है कि आज समाज में पढ़े लिखे लोग अधिक हैं, पर जागे हुए लोग बहुत कम हैं।

घोड़े और गधे का भी यही सिद्धांत है। घोड़ा तेज है, आकर्षक है, रणभूमि में दौड़ सकता है। उसमें गति है, ऊर्जा है, प्रभाव है। लेकिन क्या वह दिन भर बोझ उठाकर पथरीले रास्तों पर चल सकता है। हर शक्ति का अपना क्षेत्र होता है। गधा धीमा है, साधारण दिखता है, परंतु सहनशक्ति रखता है। वह बिना शोर किए भार उठाता है, लगातार चलता है, थकान सहता है। जो केवल गति को श्रेष्ठ मानेगा, वह सहनशीलता का मूल्य नहीं समझ पाएगा।

इंसानी कीड़ों में भी यही विविध आयाम होते हैं। केवल सोचने और समझने की क्षमता अर्थात आईक्यू पर्याप्त नहीं है। IQ बुद्धि देता है, पर दिशा नहीं देता। EQ अपनी और दूसरों की भावनाओं को समझने की शक्ति देता है, जिससे संबंध टिकते हैं। SQ समाज के साथ संवेदनशील संपर्क सिखाता है। CQ क्रिएटिविटी नए दृष्टिकोण से देखने की कला देती है, जिससे नवाचार जन्म लेता है। AQ  संकट में टूटने के बजाय और मजबूत बनना सिखाता है। MQ सही और गलत का स्पष्ट विवेक देता है। SLQ जीवन के अंतिम सत्य को जानने की प्यास जगाता है।

यदि इन सबमें Balance न हो, तो मनुष्य एकांगी हो जाता है। केवल बुद्धि हो और करुणा न हो तो कठोरता पैदा होती है। केवल भावनाएं हों और विवेक न हो तो भ्रम पैदा होता है। केवल सामाजिक कौशल हो और नैतिकता न हो तो चालाकी जन्म लेती है। केवल आध्यात्मिक भाषा हो और आचरण न हो तो पाखंड खड़ा होता है। भारतीय आदर्शों में ऐसे संतुलन का वर्णन दो महापुरुषों में मिलता है। Rama में नैतिकता, मर्यादा, धैर्य और कर्तव्य का उच्च शिखर दिखाई देता है। Krishna में बुद्धिमत्ता, रणनीति, भावनाओं की गहराई, सामाजिक कुशलता और आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान का अद्वितीय संगम दिखता है। एक में मर्यादा की दृढ़ता है, दूसरे में जीवन की लचीली समझ।

यह कहना कि केवल IQ ही सब कुछ है, वैसा ही है जैसे कहना कि केवल ताकत ही पर्याप्त है। जीवन में बल के साथ विवेक चाहिए, विवेक के साथ करुणा चाहिए, करुणा के साथ साहस चाहिए, और साहस के साथ आत्मज्ञान चाहिए। मनुष्य एक music instrument की तरह है। यदि केवल एक string कसकर रखा जाए और बाकी ढीले हों, तो संगीत नहीं निकलेगा। जब सभी तार संतुलित अनुपात में हों, तभी मधुर ध्वनि उत्पन्न होती है।

इसी संतुलन का नाम संपूर्णता है।

Jamdagni Uvaach Part - 3

It is a misconception that every educated person is right. A degree is not a certificate of character. Many people graduate from universities yet remain internally incomplete, imbalanced, and arrogant. Books have given them vocabulary, not understanding. They can argue, but they cannot live the truth. Their IQ may be high, but in ordinary life situations their patience collapses. Being educated and being aware are two different things. The most dangerous person in society today is the one who knows half and lives under the illusion of knowing it all.

Not every 80-year-old is wise. Do not forget that even donkeys grow old. White hair is not proof of intelligence. Age grows on the body, not automatically on consciousness. If an old man has spent his entire life feeding his ego, hiding his mistakes, and blaming others, then even at eighty he remains foolish. Many elderly people hide their ego behind the word “experience.” What experience? They do not want to change, they do not want to learn, yet they demand respect. Time has tired them, but it has not refined them.

Those who call themselves modern are not the owners of truth either. Dressing a monkey in clothes and teaching it manners does not make it well educated; it only makes it a well trained monkey. Speaking English, quoting science, and mocking tradition is not intelligence. Many so called modern thinkers dismiss spirituality as superstition without understanding either the soul or science. They talk about laboratories but lack the courage to look within. In the name of logic, they have become insensitive. They believe that what cannot be seen does not exist. This is the modern form of ignorance.

The truth is that a person’s worth is not defined by a degree, age, or modern outlook. If there is no morality, no compassion, no balance, and no self reflection within, then no matter how educated, old, or progressive someone appears, they are hollow inside. High IQ can inflate ego. Intelligence without emotional maturity can become destructive. Modernity without spiritual grounding becomes directionless.

Completeness does not come from words; it comes from balance. There must be intelligence, but also compassion. Logic, but also humility. Power, but also restraint. Anyone who does not strive to cultivate these qualities is merely performing humanity, not embodying it. The bitter truth is that educated people are increasing, but awakened people remain rare.

The principle of the horse and the donkey explains this clearly. A horse is fast, attractive, and can charge across a battlefield. It has speed, energy, and impact. But can it carry heavy loads all day across rocky terrain? Every strength has its domain. A donkey is slow and ordinary looking, yet it possesses endurance. It carries weight silently, walks steadily, and tolerates exhaustion. One who worships speed alone will never understand the value of resilience.

Human beings also possess multiple dimensions. The ability to think and analyze, IQ, is not enough. IQ provides intellect, but not direction. EQ gives the power to understand one’s own emotions and those of others, allowing relationships to survive. SQ builds sensitive social connection. CQ, creativity, enables new perspectives and innovation. AQ teaches a person to grow stronger instead of breaking under crisis. MQ provides clear moral judgment between right and wrong. SLQ awakens the thirst to understand life’s ultimate truth.

Without balance among these, a person becomes one dimensional. Intelligence without compassion creates harshness. Emotion without reasoning creates confusion. Social skill without morality creates manipulation. Spiritual language without practice creates hypocrisy. In Indian ideals, such balance is described in the lives of Rama and Krishna. Rama represents moral integrity, discipline, patience, and duty at its peak. Krishna represents strategic brilliance, emotional depth, social mastery, and profound spiritual wisdom. One stands for unwavering righteousness; the other reflects flexible intelligence aligned with higher consciousness.

To say that IQ alone is everything is like saying physical strength alone is enough. Life requires strength guided by wisdom, wisdom softened by compassion, compassion empowered by courage, and courage anchored in self realization. A human being is like a musical instrument. If only one string is tightened while the others remain loose, there will be no music. Harmony arises only when all strings are tuned in proper proportion.

That balance is called completeness.

जमदग्नि उवाच भाग - 2

आध्यात्मिक मार्ग फूलों की सेज नहीं है। यह युद्धभूमि है। और इस युद्ध में सबसे खतरनाक बात यह है कि शत्रु सामने खड़ा दिखाई नहीं देता। वह आपके भीतर बैठा होता है, आपके विचारों में, आपकी इच्छाओं में, आपकी साधना में। अज्ञान की माया में ज्ञानी भी फँसते हैं। जो सोचता है कि अब मैं समझ गया, वही सबसे अधिक भ्रम में है।

साधना का प्रारंभ सरल लगता है। थोड़ी शांति मिली, थोड़ा ध्यान गहरा हुआ, कुछ सूक्ष्म अनुभव हुए और मन ने घोषणा कर दी कि अब तुम विशेष हो। यहीं से पतन का बीज बोया जाता है। सिद्धि और शक्तियों की प्राप्ति होना अंतिम लक्ष्य नहीं है। पर साधक वहीं रुक जाता है। उसे लगता है कि उसने कुछ पा लिया। वह अनुभवों को पकड़कर बैठ जाता है। यही माया है। यह वही जाल है जिसे बड़े बड़े ज्ञानी भी भेद नहीं पाते। क्योंकि यह जाल लोहे का नहीं, अहंकार का होता है। जब साधना में कुछ शक्ति आती है तो व्यक्ति को प्रतीत होता है कि वह दूसरों से अलग है। वह लोगों को देखने लगता है जैसे वे सामान्य हैं और वह असामान्य। यह विभाजन ही पतन की शुरुआत है। आध्यात्मिक मार्ग पर सबसे बड़ा खतरा पाप नहीं, बल्कि आध्यात्मिक अहंकार है। पाप आपको गिराता है तो आप समझ जाते हैं कि आप गिरे हैं। पर जब अहंकार आपको उठाकर खड़ा करता है और कहता है कि तुम ऊँचे हो, तब आप गिरते हुए भी स्वयं को चढ़ता हुआ समझते हैं।

यहाँ शत्रु एक नहीं है। यहाँ तुम्हारा मन भी तुम्हारा शत्रु है। मन ही कल्पना करता है, मन ही अनुभवों को सजाता है, मन ही तुम्हें विशेष घोषित करता है। माया भी शत्रु है, क्योंकि वह सत्य को ढँकती नहीं, उसे सुंदर रूप देकर प्रस्तुत करती है। नकारात्मक शक्तियाँ भी शत्रु हैं, क्योंकि वे तुम्हारी दुर्बलताओं को पहचानती हैं और वहीं प्रहार करती हैं जहाँ तुम स्वयं को सबसे अधिक मजबूत समझते हो। भौतिक जगत और जगत के सभी लोग भी शत्रु जैसे प्रतीत होते हैं। हर कोई तुम्हारी परीक्षा है। कोई तुम्हें अपमान देकर देखेगा कि तुम्हारा अहंकार कितना जीवित है। कोई तुम्हारी प्रशंसा करेगा और देखेगा कि तुम भीतर से कितने स्थिर हो। कोई तुम्हें ठुकराएगा, कोई तुम्हें स्वीकार करेगा। हर परिस्थिति तुम्हारे भीतर छिपे विकार को बाहर निकालने का माध्यम है।

और जैसे जैसे तुम साधना के स्तर पार करते जाते हो, एक और विचित्र सत्य सामने आता है। गुरु भी शत्रु जैसे प्रतीत होने लगते हैं। क्योंकि गुरु तुम्हें आराम देने के लिए नहीं होते। वे तुम्हारी परीक्षा का स्तर बढ़ाते जाते हैं। जब तुम भौतिक स्तर से सूक्ष्म स्तर में प्रवेश करते हो, तब परीक्षाएँ भी पारलौकिक हो जाती हैं। भीतर भय उठता है, संशय उठता है, अस्तित्व हिलता है। तुम्हें लगता है कि गुरु कठोर हो गए हैं। तुम्हें लगता है कि वे तुम्हें समझ नहीं रहे। पर वास्तव में वे तुम्हें तोड़ रहे होते हैं ताकि तुम्हारी झूठी पहचान गिर सके। साधना में एक क्षण ऐसा आता है जब व्यक्ति give up करने की सोचता है। उसे लगता है कि अब बहुत हो गया। अब और नहीं सह सकता। उस क्षण यदि वह छोड़ देता है तो बाहर से देखने वालों को लगेगा कि उसने स्वयं को बचा लिया। पर सत्य यह है कि वह उसी स्थान पर असफल हो गया जहाँ उसे पार जाना था। आध्यात्मिक मार्ग में give up करना पास होना नहीं है। वह परीक्षा में उत्तरपुस्तिका खाली छोड़ देने जैसा है। गुरु संभाल लेंगे, यह सोचकर पीछे हट जाना आत्मसमर्पण नहीं, पलायन है।

सच्चा समर्पण वह है जहाँ तुम टूटते हुए भी टिके रहते हो। जहाँ तुम्हें लगता है कि सब कुछ छिन रहा है, फिर भी तुम साधना नहीं छोड़ते। जहाँ अनुभव शून्य हो जाते हैं, शक्तियाँ मौन हो जाती हैं, और भीतर केवल अंधकार बचता है, फिर भी तुम भागते नहीं। क्योंकि उस अंधकार के पार ही वास्तविक प्रकाश है। जो साधक सिद्धियों में उलझ गया, वह वहीं रुक गया। जो शक्तियों में आनंद लेने लगा, वह वहीं ठहर गया। जो स्वयं को जागृत घोषित कर बैठा, वह वहीं सो गया। आध्यात्मिक मार्ग पर आगे वही बढ़ता है जो हर उपलब्धि को त्याग सके। जो हर अनुभव को आने दे और जाने दे। जो स्वयं को कुछ भी न माने।

यह मार्ग अकेले चलने का भ्रम देता है, पर वास्तव में अकेले चलना संभव नहीं। गुरु का होना अनिवार्य है। पर गुरु भी तुम्हें सिर पर हाथ रखकर नहीं चलाते। वे तुम्हें धक्का देते हैं। वे तुम्हें गिरते देखते हैं। वे तुम्हें उठने का अवसर देते हैं, पर तुम्हारे स्थान पर चल नहीं सकते। इस युद्ध में बाहरी शत्रु से अधिक खतरनाक भीतर का शत्रु है। मन, माया, अहंकार, भय, सिद्धियाँ, शक्तियाँ, प्रशंसा, अपमान, यहाँ तक कि गुरु की कठोरता भी। हर स्तर पर परीक्षा है। हर स्तर पर भ्रम है।

जो इस मार्ग पर चलना चाहता है उसे यह स्वीकार करना होगा कि यहाँ कोई सुरक्षित क्षेत्र नहीं है। यहाँ हर क्षण सजग रहना होगा। यहाँ हर उपलब्धि पर संदेह करना होगा। यहाँ हर अनुभव को अंतिम मानने की भूल नहीं करनी होगी।

अज्ञान में फँसना सरल है। ज्ञान में फँसना और भी सरल है। पर ज्ञान के पार जाना कठिन है। वही वास्तविक साधना है। वही वास्तविक युद्ध है। और वही वास्तविक जागरण है।

Jamdagni Uvaach Part - 2

Spirituality is not a bed of roses. It is a battlefield. And the most dangerous part of this battle is that the enemy does not always stand in front of you. It sits inside you. In your thoughts. In your desires. In your so-called spiritual progress. Even the learned get trapped in the illusion of ignorance. The moment someone thinks, “Now I understand,” that is often the moment they are most deeply deceived.

The spiritual path begins softly. A little peace in meditation. A few subtle experiences. Some heightened intuition. And the mind immediately declares, “You are awakened.” This is where the seed of downfall is planted. Attaining siddhis or spiritual powers is not the final goal. But many seekers get stuck there. They experience energy, visions, influence, and assume they have arrived. Getting entangled in powers and abilities is itself a form of illusion. And piercing this illusion is not easy. Even great scholars and advanced practitioners have failed here. Because this trap is not made of iron. It is made of ego. As spiritual abilities grow, a subtle superiority begins to grow with them. The seeker starts seeing others as ordinary and themselves as extraordinary. That division marks the beginning of decay. On the spiritual path, sin is not the greatest danger. Spiritual ego is. When you sin, you know you have fallen. But when ego lifts you up and tells you that you are elevated, you can be falling while believing you are rising.

Here, the enemy is not one. Your mind is your enemy. The mind decorates experiences, creates stories, and crowns you enlightened. Illusion is your enemy because it does not hide truth in darkness. It wraps falsehood in beauty. Negative forces are enemies because they attack precisely where you believe you are strongest. They study your weaknesses hidden behind your strengths. The material world and the people in it can also feel like enemies. Every interaction is a test. Someone insults you and exposes how alive your ego still is. Someone praises you and tests your stability. Someone rejects you. Someone worships you. Each situation is designed to reveal what still binds you. The world becomes a mirror reflecting your unfinished work.

As you cross deeper spiritual levels, an even harsher truth emerges. The guru may begin to appear like an enemy. Not because the guru wishes you harm, but because the intensity of your tests increases. When you move from the physical realm into subtler dimensions of awareness, the examinations become more dangerous. Fear surfaces. Doubt surfaces. Your very identity feels threatened. You may think your teacher has become too harsh. You may feel misunderstood. But in reality, the guru is dismantling your false self. There comes a moment in spiritual awakening when you want to give up. You feel exhausted. You feel stripped. You feel like everything you relied on is collapsing. If you quit at that moment, it may appear that you protected yourself. But spiritually, you failed at the exact doorway you were meant to cross. On the spiritual path, giving up is not passing the test. It is walking out of the examination hall before completing it. Thinking “the guru will handle it” while you retreat is not surrender. It is escape.

True surrender is different. True surrender is when you remain standing even while breaking. When everything feels like it is being taken away, and yet you refuse to abandon your practice. When experiences disappear. When powers go silent. When darkness surrounds your inner world. And still, you do not run. Because beyond that darkness lies real illumination.

The seeker who becomes attached to spiritual powers stops evolving. The one who enjoys siddhis becomes stagnant. The one who declares themselves awakened falls asleep at that very point. On the spiritual journey, progress belongs only to those who can renounce every achievement. Who allow every experience to come and go. Who refuse to define themselves by any state. This path creates the illusion of independence, but walking it alone is nearly impossible. A true spiritual teacher is essential. Yet a real guru does not carry you. A real guru pushes you. A real guru allows you to fall. A real guru gives you the opportunity to rise, but will not walk in your place.

In this spiritual battle, the inner enemies are more dangerous than any outer force. The mind. Ego. Illusion. Fear. Spiritual powers. Praise. Insult. Even the severity of the guru. At every level, there is a test. At every level, there is deception. Anyone who wishes to walk the path of true spiritual awakening must accept this reality. There is no safe zone. Constant awareness is required. Every achievement must be questioned. No experience should be treated as final. The moment you think you have reached the ultimate truth is often the moment illusion tightens its grip.

Getting trapped in ignorance is easy. Getting trapped in knowledge is even easier. But going beyond knowledge is rare. That is real spiritual growth. That is real inner transformation. That is real awakening.

Jamdagni Uvaach Part - 1

The greatest war of life is not against an enemy, but against the demons within yourself. The one who does not understand this will keep losing for lifetimes. Inside every human there is an Arjuna who wants to run away, and a Krishna who says, fight and tear through it. The one who seeks comfort has already fallen. Pleasure, attachment, love, taste, name, hope and all these are merely chains that bind the soul. The world says there is life in love, but the truth is that in love there is bondage. Detachment alone is true freedom. Let everything remain as it is. Abandon the disease of trying to change the world, wisdom lies in changing yourself. Nothing outside is wrong, the disturbance is within you. The one who becomes upset at everything should understand that he is a slave to emotions. A seeker is the one who commands his mind, not the one who takes orders from it.

Ego is the root of every war. As long as “I” is big, every truth of the world remains small. Arjuna understood nothing until he bowed himself, until he abandoned the “I.” And that is the moment of awakening of the soul when a person says, whatever has to happen, let it happen now. When you accept reality as it is, you begin to flow with the Divine and stop fighting. Jealousy, complaints, regret, these are the symptoms of the human insect who has not known himself. The true seeker does not compare himself with anyone. The one who has known himself cannot feel envy. He knows that every soul has a different path. The one who is disturbed by the happiness of others is the creator of his own misery.

There are countless people who run away on seeing death, but very few who can smile at it. The one who fears dying is not worthy of living. Learn the art of dying like Bhishma, when you decide, when you resolve, then leave your breath, because then death comes under your command. Death frightens you only as long as you think you are the body. The day you understand that you are not the body but consciousness, death itself bows to you. Money, respect, security, all these are deceptions. The more you accumulate for the future, the more you disconnect from the present. The seeker who lives in fear of tomorrow loses today’s life. There is only one mantra of life, let go of what you do not truly need. Every object, every relationship, every habit that feels like a burden, cut it away. Freedom does not come from decoration, it comes from renunciation.

Respect the gods, but do not beg from them. The Divine is not the companion of beggars, it is the witness of warriors. The one who does no action and remains drowned only in prayer is deceiving himself. God will not move you, when you rise yourself, God stands behind you. That is the state of witness. Love, lust, and emotion are the three sweetest poisons. The one who rises above them is the yogi. The one who considers love as possession is misguided. The one who mistakes lust for love is an animal. The one who observes all of this yet does not get bound is the messenger of the Divine. Place has no meaning, state has meaning. Whether you sit in a palace or in a cave, if the mind is steady, that itself is a pilgrimage. If the mind is restless, even heaven becomes hell. There is no geography to spiritual practice, only balance of mind.

Always place honor above the body. The body is मिट्टी, but dignity is immortal. The one who compromises his truth, no matter how long he lives, is already dead. The one who does not deviate from his path is truly alive. The value of life is not measured by breaths, but by resolve. Dharma does not mean worship, it means remaining firm on your path. Arjuna fought a war, Rama lived in exile, Krishna smiled in the battlefield, their truth was one: the one who did not move from his dharma became free. That is yoga, that is meditation, that is Brahman.

The world will try every moment to make you fall. People will say be emotional, love, be sensitive, but the truth is that the more sensitive you are, the weaker you become. The path of spirituality is hard like iron. It does not require sentiment, it requires clarity. It does not require emotion, it requires witnessing. Detachment does not mean running away, it means understanding. When you see that everything is temporary, attachment falls on its own. The one who takes the world too seriously has understood nothing. Life is a game, but the one who thinks it is ultimate loses it. Every day observe the war within you, when the mind feels fear, when it feels jealousy, when it wanders. That is your Kurukshetra. There, you are Krishna and you are Arjuna. When you win the war within, the outer world will bow.

A seeker is the one who walks alone, neither in desire of praise nor in longing for company. The one who stands firm in solitude is connected to Adi Shiva. The one who appears strong in the crowd is broken within. To be alone is a penance. To remain silent is a war. Detachment is a victory. The secret of life is this, hold nothing, ask nothing, fear no one. There is no one born of any mother who can even bend a hair of yours. Just keep watching, keep burning like a volcano, and keep moving forward. And when death stands before you, look at it with the same calmness with which you look at the rising sun. Because for the one who has witnessed life in awareness, death is just another transformation.

Shivansh Haryaksh Jamdagni

Tantra & Tantrik Part - 3

Powers of Tantrik

A Tantric does not possess power, he himself is the embodiment of power. Whatever appears to be in his possession is an illusion. People think a Tantric can fly, pass through walls, control the elements, but all these are merely outer games. Real Tantra begins where your fear ends. A Tantric has already slain his mind, therefore no force in the world can rule over him. His consciousness has entered into the elements, and thus air, fire, water, earth, and sky recognize his command.

He does not act through mantras, he acts through resolve. In his vision, chanting, tilak, yantra, rudraksha, fire, all are instruments, not the path itself. He is not a slave of methods, he is the master of sadhana. The one who clings to practice is still a child; the one who has reduced even practice to ashes is the true Tantric.

A Tantric does not display miracles, because he knows that the one who exhibits miracles loses power. His energy is sharp like a sword, yet he keeps it in the sheath. The one who wants to show power at every moment is a trader, not a seeker. The true Tantric remains silent, because his every breath is a mantra. He neither fears anyone nor frightens anyone; he is only a witness of Adi Shivoham.

He has the power to see and the power to erase. He can bend time, yet he does not touch time. He can stop death, yet he does not run from death. He knows that power is neither given nor taken away. Power is simply a state in which the soul accepts itself as divine.

The one who calls himself a Tantric is not one. The one who considers himself nothing is the real Tantric. His existence dances upon the edge of a sword, and that dance itself is his Tantra. The one who beholds that dance understands that Adi Shiva is neither peace nor violence, Adi Shiva is awakening alone, and the Tantric is the guardian of that awakening.

Power is not in his hands, it is in his vision. And to look into that vision is not possible for an ordinary human, because he does not merely look, he pierces through. A Tantric is not one who summons deities; a Tantric is one who dissolves into divinity itself. All the rest is magic, spectacle, and the trade of ignorance.

Shivansh Haryaksh Jamdagni

Tantra & Tantrik Part - 2

Last Words

The moment people hear the name Tantra, what is the first thing that comes to their mind? Black magic, hypnosis, ghosts and spirits, cremation ground rituals, worship of pishachini and yakshini. This is the image that has been planted in society. Why? So that people remain afraid of Tantra. So that they never reach its real meaning. Hypocrites, frauds, and contractors of blind faith have presented Tantra in such a dirty and terrifying form that an ordinary person trembles just hearing its name. But the truth is that Tantra has nothing to do with all this. Tantra does not mean black magic. Tantra means the science of consciousness.

Those who consider Tantra a method to control spirits or to bind someone through hypnosis are not only foolish, they are also guilty of insulting Tantra. Tantra does not turn a person into a beggar who sits before God crying, “O God, give me this, give me that.” Tantra is not for such weak people. Tantra demands a warrior. A warrior who can fight his own fears, conquer his desires, and expand his consciousness. Tantra turns a person into a lion. And do not forget that sacrifice is always of the goat, never of the lion. A practitioner of Tantra is not one who bargains fearfully before deities. A practitioner of Tantra is one who has the courage to descend into the darkest abyss within himself, where no one else even dares to go. Tantra is that which makes a person confront his own illusions, his own lusts, his own darkness. And when a person wins that inner war, he no longer remains ordinary, he becomes extraordinary.

The path of Tantra is the path of experience, not belief. All other religions, sects, and hypocritical gurus trap you in a net of faith. They say, “Believe. Accept blindly.” But Tantra says, “Experience.” Because falsehood cannot survive in direct experience. That is why Tantra has always been a threat to society. The contractors of religion defamed it because they knew that if a person understood Tantra, he would break free from their web. And a free human being is the most dangerous, because he remains no one’s slave.

Today, human beings have turned religion into business. In temples, donations and ritual offerings are made as part of deals. Hypocrites dressed as saints frighten people, stage dramas of curses and blessings, and enslave crowds. But Tantra rejects this entire drama. Tantra says do not search for truth in any scripture, any idol, any rule, or any contractor. Truth is within you, and the method to awaken it is Tantra. The cremation ground has been declared the center of Tantra so that people become even more afraid. But the reality is that there is no greater teacher than the cremation ground, because it teaches that this body is temporary. Yet fake gurus twisted the meaning of cremation ground practice. They turned it into a spectacle of fear and superstition. True Tantra practice is neither to frighten anyone nor to control anyone. It is to end the fear of death within the practitioner himself. And the one who becomes free from the fear of death has no fear left at all.

Tantra gives you a power that books cannot give, temple bells cannot give, and sermons of gurus cannot give. Because Tantra makes you face truth directly. There is no curtain in it, no acting. It is naked, raw, dangerous. But the one who endures it finds that nothing remains impossible. Society abused Tantra because society wants timid people. People who do not question, who silently follow rules, who lose themselves in the crowd. But Tantra does not want such a person. Tantra gives birth to the one who questions, who rebels, who breaks rules, and lives truth through direct experience. That is why a Tantra practitioner stands apart from the crowd. He may be alone, but he is powerful. He may be silent, but even his silent presence creates tremors.

Tantra is not a frightening game, nor is it a tool of lust. It is the science of liberating the soul. Only the one who has the courage to become a lion can understand it. The rest will continue to live in fear and illusion. Remember, only the one who has the courage to burn walks through the fire of Tantra. The rest will keep worshipping the ashes as their God.

Shivansh Jamdagni

Kali & Kaliyuga Part - 4

Formation of Noble Character and Decision Making Ability

In the previous part it was said that tantra builds a high character. How does that happen? Let us understand.

In the lineage of Raghu it has always been the tradition that life may go, but a promise must not be broken.

We know this line from the Ramayana. The people of Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, and Dwapara Yuga have left such strong impressions of their character in our minds.

Now what is character? Character is formed either from the values given by parents or from the association of a guru. As the guru is, so the disciple becomes. In ignorance, in Kaliyuga, parents themselves do not allow the character of their children to be formed. Because due to circumstances they begin to compromise, and children grow up watching the same. When such children grow up, they behave in society exactly as their parents did.

In Kaliyuga a person has two characters. One that he shows to people, and one that he shows to himself. Before Kaliyuga, people had such powerful character because at any cost, in any circumstance, they did not break their resolve to take a firm decision and stand by it.

Everyone must know about the vow of Gangaputra Bhishma, about King Shibi, King Harishchandra, and the promise of King Dasharatha. If you do not know, then what kind of spiritual awakening are you talking about?

If you want to know whether you are worthy of becoming spiritual or not, think deeply about this.

At every turn in life you must have faced two options. One that was easy but short lived, temporary. The other that was difficult in the beginning but would bring positive results for a long time in your life.

Ordinary worldly people usually choose the easy option, thinking that whatever happens later will be seen later. But this very attitude becomes the reason why a small problem takes a big form. The reason behind this is the habit of living in a comfort level, the habit of feeling secure. Everything is going fine right now, let it continue like this, we will see about the future later. This mentality of expecting everything without taking risks and without hard work keeps increasing problems in a worldly person’s life, and he spends his entire life solving those problems until one day he dies.

On the other side,

A spiritual person does not step back from choosing difficult decisions and difficult paths. Because he thinks that even if I have to suffer a little pain today, it is fine, but this decision will not create problems in the future and the future will be bright. The one who does not turn away from struggle and shows the courage to fight every problem and take the right decision has already fought many future battles in advance. Therefore, with time, he lives peacefully.

So until now, in such situations which path have you chosen? Easy or difficult?

Some people consider themselves spiritual but they run away from struggle. One who runs away from struggle, from problems, from his own karma, who does not accept truth, can never be spiritual. They get lost in the illusion and attachment of the world and keep choosing the easy path. Such confused self proclaimed spiritual people spend the last moments of their lives helplessly waiting for death. But because of choosing the wrong path, their bad actions increase so much that even death does not come easily. Wherever you broke your word or your resolve, there you broke pieces of your own soul. Even if no one sees it, your inner soul sees it.

Whoever wants to build a noble destiny must build a noble character. Whether it is Satya Yuga or Kaliyuga, only a noble character creates a noble destiny.

Now how will noble character be formed?

Character is formed by the harmony of thoughts, speech, actions, and daily routine. And this character is built in the process of USIP.

What is necessary to build character? Patience, action, and strength.

People say that God stands with us, that we have lived our whole life doing good for others, that we have followed dharma, so will justice happen to us just as justice happened to the Pandavas in Mahabharata?

Great scholars often teach that walk on the path of dharma and God will give you justice.

Then a question arises.

In the Mahabharata, even though God himself was on the side of the Pandavas and they always followed dharma, they kept losing to adharma. But when Draupadi was disrobed, Krishna told them to perform fourteen years of intense penance. Here penance does not mean only chanting mantras and worship. It means developing skills and performing action. Then they went and developed their respective skills.

Arjuna strengthened his archery further and by worshipping Shiva obtained the Pashupatastra.
Bhima worked on his physical strength and pleased Hanuman.
Nakula worked on weapon skills, Sahadeva on communication knowledge, and both worked on the skills of Ayurveda and pleased the Ashwini Kumaras.
Yudhishthira during fourteen years of exile practiced dharma, patience, knowledge, and self control, through which he attained realization of truth, vision of Yamaraj, and spiritual elevation as Dharmaraja.

After doing all this, when the war of Mahabharata took place, they received justice.

This means that merely walking on dharma and having God on your side is not enough. Justice will happen for you only when you face problems with your capability and prove your worth through action. While performing your duties, taking your skills to another level is equally necessary.

People live the same worn out life for years and say we have not harmed anyone, we follow dharma, God is on our side. If today we are unhappy, it is fine, in the end justice will be ours. You will get nothing.

When in Dwapara Yuga even the Pandavas had to demonstrate their competence and strength despite God being directly on their side, in Kaliyuga you have not even seen God directly. What you saw in dreams or imagination are only your own fantasies. Now tell me, what are you capable of?

The earth is enjoyed by the brave. The one who has capability and strength alone can obtain justice and can deliver justice. Weak people follow rules, powerful people make rules.

You must have seen that if you park your two wheeler in a no parking zone, it is towed away. If you do not wear a helmet, you are fined. But if a powerful person’s vehicle blocks traffic, no one says anything. Even if he runs over someone, sometimes no case is registered.

In the same way weak people cannot understand spirituality. Because to understand spirituality one must first know oneself. And to know oneself, to know one’s weaknesses and strengths, and to accept that form, those weaknesses and strengths in every way is not within the capacity of the weak. Weak people are experts at surrendering before circumstances, and such people for their selfishness and comfort can even accept a donkey as their father.

Therefore they keep pretending spirituality. To hide their restlessness and miserable state they take support of religion, non violence, and scriptures. They quote scriptures saying it is written like this, otherwise I would have done this or that.

I have no opposition to dharma, non violence, or scriptures. But in Kaliyuga merely following dharma, non violence, and scriptures will not give justice. Self confidence, patience, and strength are also essential. And all these are obtained only through action.

To be continued.

Shivansh Haryaksh Jamdagni

Tantra & Tantrik Part - 1

Fear Is Not Allowed 😰

Some people may be wondering why today’s topic is like this. But perhaps this article is needed, so today I am writing briefly on this subject. After finishing the article, I realized that my brief has become quite long.

Some people are afraid of tantrics. They say so and so is a tantric, he has done this or that to us. Tantrics are bad, they do black magic. They have jinns, spirits, someone is a great devotee of some goddess, someone is a devotee of some pir, someone gets possessed, someone is accomplished in the Shabari Vidya of the Navnaths, and so on. And the biggest thing is that he is a tantric. Nonsense.

Till today people have never encountered a true tantric. That is why they consider those who merely memorize cheap ritualistic mantras, those who claim possession, those who perform black magic, as tantrics and start fearing them. 

Nowadays anyone who performs exorcism or claims possession goes around calling himself a tantric. Out of them, ninety nine percent are hypocrites.

The depth of Tantra Shastra is not within everyone’s capacity. A mechanic working in a garage is not an engineer. Someone who gives small remedies is not a doctor. In the same way, a person who performs exorcism, who drives away ghosts and spirits, an ojha, someone who claims possession of a deity, a devotee who acts as a medium, a priest who performs rituals like Graha Shanti or Vastu Shanti, an astrologer who matches horoscopes, or a so called Bengali baba who does attraction rituals, such people cannot be tantrics. Becoming a tantric is not about wearing red or black clothes and performing exorcism. A person roaming around with a human skull or wandering intoxicated can never be a tantric. Tantric is an extremely honorable position in spirituality. Just as an engineer can, if he wishes, work as a mechanic in a garage, and a doctor can prescribe medicines for minor illnesses because he has complete knowledge of the field, similarly a tantric can easily perform the work of an exorcist, an astrologer, a priest, a yoga teacher, and even work related to modern technology or science, because he possesses deep knowledge of all these fields. But a garage mechanic cannot become an engineer. In the same way, someone who performs exorcism, worships spirits, claims possession of deities, performs religious rituals, is an astrologer, or is an expert in some scripture cannot be called a tantric.

Who is a tantric?

The position of a tantric is not a small thing. A tantric is a knower of mantra, yantra, tantra, meditation, yoga, astrology, human anatomy, and Kundalini science. Along with that, he is also knowledgeable in modern sciences such as chemistry, physics, psychology, as well as vidya, mahavidya, paravidya, and aparavidya. If I write even a small list of the subjects in which a tantric is proficient, people will say how can one person possess so much knowledge. A tantric practices not only at the physical level but also at the spiritual level. His practice continues constantly at the level of the soul.

The greatest tantric in this universe is the God of gods, Mahadev. When the time comes he assumes the form of Aghora. He drinks poison yet does not let it affect his body. He becomes Vaidyanath, the divine physician. As Yogeshwar he imparts the knowledge of yoga. As Nataraj he becomes the lord of arts. As Tripurari he can grant the knowledge of creating the three worlds to Tripurasura and is also capable of destroying the three worlds created by him.

Now I ask, one who possesses such vast knowledge, will he earn small money by performing exorcism?

Will he chase away ghosts and spirits to improve people’s lives? Will he take possession of a deity and shake his hair and dance? One who has a direct connection with the gods, will he indulge in ordinary human drama among humans? Will he roam in crowds or hold gatherings and narrate stories about Hanuman, Radhaji, Mahadev, Krishna merely to give speeches?

A tantric neither fears insult nor desires respect. He never comes to the front. He has no expectations from humans. He has no interest in reforming society because he knows that these human creatures are not going to improve. In Kaliyuga there is hardly any chance. Everyone will perish, if not in this birth then in the next or the one after that. A tantric has no interest in becoming someone’s guru. But when he guides someone, he expects that person to obey him completely, with full surrender and without doubt.

Because without abandoning doubt, no one can become Shankar.

Why am I telling all this? Do I want to reform society? No. I only want to ask this. Nowadays on social media there are many self proclaimed tantrics teaching tantra. Do they truly know tantra? Only a true tantric can give proper education of tantra, and tantra teaches self elevation. It builds an unshakable character. It makes one wise. If tantrics were not knowledgeable, then Ram would not have asked Lakshman to learn universal knowledge from Ravan, because Ravan himself was a tantric. The one who possesses knowledge of the whole universe is called a tantric. A tantric has no interest in petty matters like exorcism, charms, ghosts, or attraction rituals. Nor does he allow those who are interested in such things to come near him, nor does he teach them.

To be continued.

Shivansh Haryaksh Jamdagni

Kali & Kaliyuga Part - 3

What Is the Secret and Why Does It Exist

A child is born. For that child, only the mother is everything. The family itself is the entire world. Then when a little intellect and understanding begin to develop, the child steps outside the house and realizes that there are other houses and other people around. After some time, he understands that his house is in a neighborhood. A few days later he realizes that just as there is his neighborhood, there are many neighborhoods forming a city. With further understanding he comes to know that many cities together form a state, many states together form a country, many countries together form this Earth. In this way, as time passes, his intellect grows and gradually understands this mystery.

Now think about a child who was born just yesterday. If people start telling him that there is a universe where there is a sun, a moon, and stars, will he understand it? Leave that aside, is it of any use to him? His understanding is limited only to his mother. He would not even recognize his own father. So what will he do with your secret? Call it a secret, call it hidden, call it confidential, call it mysterious. In this world everything is confidential. There are reasons why any secret is kept confidential. Imagine if all your bank account details were made public. Thieves and criminals would rob you. And if you discovered a unique secret such as a method to create gold, would you first make gold and improve your own life, or would you go public on social media or YouTube and announce it?

On YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, podcasts, and reels you will find many so called knowledgeable people who claim to reveal mysterious secret things and become viral. If it is truly secret, then why is it being told publicly? Have you ever thought about it? Only to confuse you. The more chaos of questions and thoughts that arise in your mind, the longer it will take you to reach the truth. And Kaliyuga desires exactly that, that your thoughts never end. The day the covering of thoughts is removed, illusion will fade away, truth will become visible, and all secrets will be revealed. Now some people will say that secrets should be exposed. Why keep them secret? Then why are certain matters in society kept secret until the age of eighteen plus? Because the intellect is not mature enough to understand their importance. Therefore such matters are not brought forward until that age. When children become physically and mentally mature, most of them do not need to be explained those matters. They understand on their own, because their mind, body, and intellect have become capable of understanding that secret.

In the same way, in spirituality everything is already revealed. There is actually no secret. But only when maturity develops over time does each thing become clear. No one can understand a secret by merely reading books or watching YouTube videos. Even if someone thinks they understand, they will fill their mind with thousands of questions, doubts, and suspicions. Just as if matters meant for eighteen plus are shown to an eight or nine year old child, the child’s mind will be filled with questions and a restless urge to know more. In that process the child may fall into bad company and take wrong steps, as is happening in society today. The same is happening in spirituality. Strange and mysterious things are being presented in colorful ways. The one who speaks is not intellectually mature, and the one who listens is also not intellectually mature. Both possess a childlike intellect. When such a combination is formed, is the possibility of benefit greater or harm?

Any truly spiritual person who is intellectually mature and connected to a guru lineage never reveals profound or secret matters to anyone until they personally examine and assess whether that individual has become mature enough to know that particular secret. Only then do they guide that person on that path, otherwise not. If the person is not mature, they continue guiding them toward maturity. In the guru tradition, this is the rule. Until a disciple becomes mentally, physically, and intellectually mature, they are not told about any confidential subject. If they are not mature but it is written in their destiny, they are guided properly so they can make the necessary effort. More than three thousand five hundred people came to me seeking secrets, but only fourteen showed readiness to make the required effort, and by making that effort they attained maturity. The one who shows readiness for effort and action finds that the universe itself becomes ready to guide them. For those who do not show it, the guru tradition also knows how to give a kick. A kick becomes necessary because I do not know how to beat a selfish donkey into a horse, decorate it with makeup, and send it into a race. I prepare and bet only on the one who is born a horse. I too must answer to my guru lineage, because my gurus did not teach me to put makeup on donkeys. They taught me to shape lions and eagles.

Understand this clearly and tie it firmly in your mind. Whatever has happened in life, whatever is happening now, and whatever will happen in the future will happen at its destined time. The hurry is yours, not of the wheel of time. A fetus will be born only after completing nine months, even if it is the incarnation of God himself. Only after attaining full youth will someone become the cause of another’s birth or become a father, not before that. In the same way, in spirituality certain things should be known and understood only when the right time arrives. If you rush, the loss will be yours. If you know more than necessary, the loss will still be yours. If there are certain things you do not know, it means either they are not useful for you or you are not yet capable of understanding them. Therefore the power that governs this universe has kept you unaware of that secret.

Now some people will say that you too have named this group Mystical Hidden Sanatan Mantra Sadhana. You are also among those who add words like hidden and secret to deceive people.

So for them, one answer is enough. In Kaliyuga, if deception is for the sake of dharma, then even deception becomes dharma. My intention is to awaken people toward spirituality, not to mislead them. Therefore this kind of strategy I will use. And this is the style of Shivansh Jamdagni.

To be continued.

Shivansh Haryaksh Jamdagni

Kali & Kaliyuga Part - 2

 Part Two Primary Stage of Learning

When someone goes to become a doctor, first they are taught what each part of the human body is called, how it is formed, and what its function is. When someone enters engineering, they are given knowledge about the construction of every component of a machine, its function, and its necessity.

If a doctor wishes to become a specialist in a particular organ or disease, they must pass through the initial process required to become a doctor, such as gaining primary knowledge of biology and anatomy. In engineering too, to become an engineer in any specialized field, every engineer must first be given foundational knowledge of physics, mathematics, and chemistry, only after which they can choose their elective field. To attain any knowledge completely, one cannot move to the next stage without completing the primary stage. Without learning the alphabet, no one can learn to read or write. This means that the foundational stages for becoming a doctor or an engineer are predetermined.

In the same way, to enter spirituality, there are also primary stages of meditation, yoga, tantra, mantra, worship, and spiritual practice. Without completing them, no matter how many gurus you make, how many mantras you chant, how many hymns you recite, how many hours you meditate, or how much you squeeze your body through yoga, you will never reach anywhere. Because before acquiring any knowledge, its foundation must be strong. So when just anyone comes and says that they will teach you tantra, mantra, yoga, or meditation, how can you believe them? If it were so easy to learn or teach everything, then why is there so much dissatisfaction in this world? Why is everyone not a doctor? Why is everyone not an engineer? Why is everyone not a meditator, yogi, mantrik, yantrik, or tantrik?

Just as not everyone can become a doctor, not everyone can become an engineer, not everyone can become an artist or a writer, in the same way, transcendental sciences like tantra, mantra, and yantra are not for everyone. Only certain souls receive the intellect, call it merit or IQ, to learn them. Just as not everyone can pass UPSC, MPSC, or IIT, yet people stubbornly insist that they must get a government job and stake everything in their life on it. They look for someone who can give them an opportunity to fulfill their desire. They join coaching classes so they can score good marks and become IIT graduates, doctors, or engineers. The same is happening in the field of spirituality. Some people have become stubborn that they will attain some spiritual power, or have a vision of their chosen deity, or receive divine grace. Seeing such stubbornness, the business of hypocrites who spread blind faith has started flourishing.

You must have seen how many people desire to attain high positions like doctor, engineer, UPSC, MPSC, or IIT, but not everyone succeeds. And those who do not succeed either open their own coaching classes, or become IIT graduate, MBA tea sellers, and pretend to be what they never actually became. 

I am not writing this to discourage anyone. I am only alerting those who think that by joining spiritual classes, taking initiation from a guru, chanting mantras, reading books on tantra and mantra day and night, or watching YouTube videos, they will absorb spirituality, tantra, mantra, and transcendental science. If you think so, then you are exactly like those who memorize books for competitive exams and dream of passing them.

And this is the truth. Whether you accept it or not. My duty is only to speak the truth. If any gentleman feels hurt by my words, then at an auspicious moment take a brass bowl, fill it with water, and drown in it.

To be continued.

Shivansh (Haryaksh) Jamdagni

Kali & Kaliyuga Part - 1

I know that only a handful of people will read this article. I do not even expect that everyone should read what I write. Because even if everyone reads it, 50% of them will not understand anything. The reason is simple. I do not write about my own selfish interests, nor do I write to satisfy the selfish interests of those who read me. So I am informing you beforehand, this article is long and there is nothing in it that will benefit you personally. Instead of wasting your time here, go to YouTube, Instagram, or Facebook and increase your “knowledge” by watching reels. 

Lord Shri Ram, the incarnation of Shri Hari Vishnu, followed the code of conduct and came to be known as Maryada Purushottam. The same Shri Hari later incarnated as Krishna and used strategy and deception to defeat adharma, and was called Chhalia and Ranchhod. What was the difference between those two ages? It was to show the world that even the Divine must respond according to the needs of the era. If people could not recognize God in Treta and Dwapar Yuga, will they recognize Him in Kaliyuga? In Treta and Dwapar at least people had some understanding of spirituality, but in Kaliyuga the true meaning of spirituality itself is unknown to most. In Kaliyuga, Kali will spread such illusion that it will become difficult to differentiate between Kalki and Kali. And the largest army will stand against Kalki. Because people, surrounded by attachment, illusion, selfishness, and lust, will support adharma while believing that what they are doing is dharma. Just like Bhishma, Karna, Vikarna, and Guru Drona believed that the path they were following was righteous. That is why more than 98% of human beings will meet their end at the hands of Kalki.

The reasons why people are drifting away from spirituality are many. Spirituality has been limited to fasting, worship rituals, vegetarianism, and celibacy. Some hypocrites, for their own selfish gains, have separated mantra, meditation, yoga, and tantra into different labels to create divisions and markets. People are frightened in the name of deities and trapped in attachment and greed instead of being guided toward a simple and content life. Human self control has decreased. Everyone wants everything instantly. If something is to be learned, it must be taught in one day, one hour, ten minutes, or even a thirty second video, because people claim they have no time. They save time only to watch more videos and feed their hunger for information. So everyone has gathered a lot of information and lives in the illusion that they possess knowledge. Those who perform worship are mocked. If a child, due to impressions from past lives, naturally inclines toward devotion and worship, parents pull the child away from that path fearing that he may become a monk. Those who sincerely walk the spiritual path are deceived through wrong guidance and made to engage in impure practices or the worship of spirits and lower entities.

The biggest reason spirituality is declining is selfishness and greed. From school itself, humans are taught to do only that which fulfills their personal interest. A person wants to gain only that knowledge which increases income or fulfills selfish motives. This ideology is taught in schools where children are told that if you do this, you will get these marks, and later your salary will be this much. It is made to appear that earning more requires studying more information. Whether there is intelligence or not, wisdom or not, interest or maturity in the subject or not, higher marks mean guaranteed income.

Spirituality too has now been viewed in the same way. Whatever subject is connected to spirituality, classes have begun. People learn and immediately start their own classes to teach others, whether they truly know anything or not. A certificate is given and that becomes proof that you have learned. Can spirituality truly be learned in one day, one week, one month, or one year through a class? Take the example of yoga and meditation classes. Zen yoga, Brahma yoga, this meditation, that meditation, the market is flooded. When it comes to tantra, people jump directly to vashikaran, maran, Brahma Vidya, Brahmastra Vidya, Dash Mahavidyas, Sri Vidya. No one talks below that level. Diplomas and doctorates in mantra and tantra are being given in three days.

This is the age of information, not wisdom.

Through scriptures, books, YouTube videos, and online classes you may gain information, but not knowledge. And if you truly want knowledge, restraint is necessary. Ask your inner self honestly. Do you have knowledge, or only information? Do you possess enough discipline to acquire true spiritual wisdom? Reflect on this yourself.

To be continued.

Shivansh (Haryaksha) Jamdagni

Shivansh: The Mirror That Burns Illusion

 There comes a point in a being’s life when the noise of the world no longer intoxicates him. Wealth does not excite him. Praise does not move him. Relationships do not define him. Success does not inflate him. Failure does not break him. What remains is a strange emptiness, but this emptiness is not weakness. It is detachment. It is the burning ground where illusions are cremated. In that silence, something begins to glow. That glow is Shivansh. Shivansh is not a person. Shivansh is not a name. Shivansh is the flame within every being that refuses to die even when covered by layers of ego, fear, greed, and desire. Shivansh is the mirror that stands in front of you without mercy and without hatred. It does not judge you. It reveals you. Most people fear revelation more than punishment because punishment hurts the body but revelation destroys the ego.

When a person feels hollow inside, it is not because life has cheated him. It is because he has moved away from his own inner flame. He chased shadows and lost the sun. He worshipped wealth and forgot awareness. He fed the ego and starved the soul. Then one day he realizes that he himself is his own criminal. No enemy ruined him. No fate betrayed him. His own unconsciousness led him away from Shiva. The Shiva Sutras declare, “Chaitanyam Atma” meaning Consciousness is the Self. This is not poetry. It is a direct statement. Shiva is not somewhere outside waiting to bless or punish. Shiva is the pure awareness within you. The moment you forget awareness, you fall. The moment you return to awareness, you rise. There is no drama in it. Only truth. Shivansh appears when a being enters pure detachment. Detachment does not mean running away from life. It means seeing through life. It means understanding that everything you cling to will slip from your hands. The body will return to dust. Relationships will dissolve. Name and fame will fade. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad reminds us that all forms dissolve back into their source. Nothing you hold is permanent. Then why this arrogance. Why this blindness. In the Mandukya Upanishad, the ultimate reality is described as “Shantam Shivam Advaitam” meaning Peaceful, auspicious, non dual. This is Shiva. Non dual means there is no second. No enemy. No rival. No separation. The suffering you feel when you say you are far from Shiva is only the suffering of illusion. You cannot be separate from that which is your own essence. You can only be unaware of it.

Shivansh is that awareness knocking on your chest. When you feel restless at night for no reason, that is Shivansh asking questions. When you feel empty even after achieving everything, that is Shivansh exposing the lie. When you feel guilty for actions that society praises, that is Shivansh breaking your mask. It is not cruel. It is uncompromising. The Yajurveda in the Sri Rudram salutes Shiva as both gentle and fierce. The same force that blesses also destroys because whatever is false must fall. Shivansh in its pure detachment phase does not beg for validation. It does not seek followers. It does not want to be understood. It only reflects. If you are greedy, it shows you greed. If you are insecure, it shows you insecurity. If you are truthful, it magnifies your truth.

You say you have fallen. Good. Falling is necessary. Only those who fall from ego land in awareness. The problem is not falling. The problem is refusing to see why you fell. Shivansh stands as a mirror. It does not allow excuses. It does not allow self pity. It simply asks whether you are ready to look at yourself without decoration. The Katha Upanishad says the Self resides in the cave of the heart, subtler than the subtle, greater than the great. That cave is not entered through ritual alone. It is entered through brutal honesty, through silence, through detachment, through watching your own mind without running from it. That watcher is Shiva. That watcher is Shivansh.

When desires scream, Shivansh watches. When anger burns, Shivansh watches. When lust blinds, Shivansh watches. It does not interfere. It simply waits for you to realize that you are not these movements. The moment you identify with the watcher instead of the storm, freedom begins. Understand this clearly. Shivansh is not a savior coming to rescue you from your sins. Shivansh is the light that makes you see them. Once seen clearly, many sins dissolve on their own. Darkness cannot survive exposure. Exposure is painful. That is why most people prefer comfortable lies over liberating truth. In pure detachment, a being no longer demands that the world change. He changes his perception. He stops accusing destiny. He stops blaming God. He stops glorifying himself. He simply observes. Observation burns impurities. Observation melts ego. Observation reveals Shiva. You are not empty. You are covered. Remove the coverings. You are not fallen. You are distracted. Return your attention inward. Shivansh is already burning within you. It is not a concept. It is not a philosophy. It is a living flame.

Look into that mirror. If you have the courage to stand without turning your eyes away, you will not see a sinner, or a victim, or a hero. You will see awareness itself. In that moment you will understand that Shiva was never far. Shivansh was never absent. Only your refusal to see created the distance.

Shiva Consciousness : 01

There comes a phase in life when everything feels unfamiliar and cold, as if we are standing at a strange turning point. Fear seems to surround us from all directions. The mind becomes clouded, clarity fades, and even our own inner strength feels distant. In such moments, we often feel that something precious has been lost. Yet when we try to define that loss, we struggle. It is not merely the loss of wealth, relationships, reputation, or opportunity. It is something subtler and deeper. Spiritually speaking, it is the loss of awareness of Shiva within us. When the connection with Shiva consciousness weakens, life begins to feel empty, fragmented, and heavy. Breath feels burdened, time seems stagnant, and the soul appears frozen in confusion. In the Shaiva tradition, Shiva is not merely a deity seated upon Mount Kailasa. He is described as the very essence of consciousness. The Shiva Sutras begin with a profound declaration: “चैतन्यमात्मा” meaning Consciousness itself is the Self. This means that the true Self within us is none other than pure awareness, which is Shiva. When we feel disconnected, it is not because Shiva has departed. It is because our awareness has become covered by ignorance, distraction, ego, and fear. Just as clouds may hide the sun without ever touching it, the turbulence of the mind hides our perception of Shiva without affecting His presence.

There are moments when dreams shatter and expectations collapse. We interpret such experiences as loss and punishment. However, Shaiva philosophy presents a different perspective. In the Shiva Purana, Shiva is described as both the creator and the dissolver, the one who brings forth and the one who withdraws. Destruction in the Shaiva understanding is not cruelty but purification. Shiva as Mahakaal dissolves illusions, attachments, and false identities. What we perceive as devastation may actually be a sacred clearing. When ego based identities fall apart, space is created for deeper realization. Without dissolution, there can be no transformation. The feeling of inner coldness and isolation often signals spiritual disconnection. The Katha Upanishad declares, “अणोरणीयान् महतो महीयान् आत्मा गुहायां निहितोऽस्य जन्तोः” meaning The Self, subtler than the subtle and greater than the great, resides in the cave of the heart of every being. This cave of the heart is not a physical organ but the innermost awareness. When we search outward for security, validation, and identity, we wander away from this inner cave. The result is restlessness and fear. But when we turn inward, even for a moment, we begin to sense a stillness that was always present.

Many people ask where Shiva is in times of suffering. Why does the divine seem hidden when the world feels chaotic. The Shaiva answer is direct. Shiva is not hidden. Our perception is obstructed. The Shiva Sutras also state “ज्ञानं बन्धः” meaning Limited knowledge is bondage. When our understanding is confined to surface appearances, we remain trapped in fear and confusion. But when awareness expands, bondage dissolves. The smoke that clouds our inner vision is created by ignorance, attachment, and uncontrolled desire. Once the mind becomes clear through reflection, discipline, and remembrance, the light of Shiva becomes self evident. The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra teaches, “यत्र यत्र मनो याति तत्र तत्र समाधयः” meaning Wherever the mind goes, there too is the state of absorption. This implies that Shiva is not limited to sacred spaces alone. Every experience, whether joyful or painful, can become a doorway to realization if approached with awareness. Even grief can become meditation if observed without resistance. Even fear can reveal deeper strength if faced consciously. Shiva is present in every vibration of existence because He is existence itself.

When life feels shattered, when breath feels heavy and hope seems distant, it may actually be the beginning of awakening. Before sunrise, darkness appears deepest. Before clarity emerges, confusion often intensifies. The Yajurveda in the Sri Rudram offers the salutation “नमः शिवाय च शिवतराय च” acknowledging Shiva as auspicious and even more auspicious beyond perception. This reminds us that beneath every disruption lies a deeper benevolence. The Mandukya Upanishad describes the ultimate reality as “शान्तं शिवम् अद्वैतम्” meaning Peaceful, auspicious, non dual. Shiva is not separate from us. He is the non dual reality underlying all experiences. When we feel separated, it is only at the level of perception. The truth remains untouched. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad speaks of the inner light that shines even when external lights fade. That light is awareness itself. Shiva is that awareness. When we reconnect with it, fear loses its grip, confusion dissolves, and warmth returns to the heart.

Life will continue to present challenges, dissolutions, and uncertainties. But once we understand that Shiva is the ground of our being, those experiences no longer feel like abandonment. They become steps in a sacred unfolding. The soul does not truly freeze. It waits. Time does not truly stop. It prepares. The light does not disappear. It remains hidden behind the restless movements of the mind. When we quiet the mind and return to the cave of the heart, we rediscover that Shiva was never distant. The separation was imagined, the loss was temporary, and the light eternal.

Guru: The Signboard, Not the Destination

 A few days ago, I went to Mumbai. While I was there, I suddenly felt this strong urge to visit Nariman Point. It got fixed in my head that I had to go to Nariman Point. Then I thought I should ask someone for directions.

At the station, a man was sitting there. I asked him, “Brother, how do I get to Nariman Point from here?” He told me, “Just take a taxi outside the station and go. Nariman Point is very beautiful. The view of the sea from there is extremely rare. I’ve experienced it myself.”

I thought, wow, this guy has actually been there. Only someone who has visited Nariman Point and returned could describe it so beautifully.

So what did I do next? I grabbed his feet. I felt I had found what I was looking for. I sat at his feet and began serving him. I started saying, “Now you do whatever is needed. Take me to Nariman Point. Ferry me across. You are my only support.”

Now tell me—did I do the right thing? Will I reach Nariman Point like this? Or will I just remain sitting at the station holding that man’s feet until Nariman Point appears in front of me? After all, he has seen Nariman Point, which means he can even bring Nariman Point to the station, right? See how smart I am… what? I’m not? But this is exactly what people do. They make someone a guru, fall at his feet, and say, “Gurudev, ferry me across.” If that’s right, then why am I wrong?

Today I’m going to tell you something that no one else in this world dares to say. If someone has already said it, I bow to that person, because only such a person truly understands the principle of the Guru and is worthy of reverence.

You must have seen many people giving bookish definitions of the word “guru.” And many so-called gurus claim that guru-worship itself is the ultimate goal of life. If that were true, then when Dattatreya appeared to Dada Guru Matsyendranath in the form of a guru, why didn’t he just sit doing Dattatreya worship? Why did he undergo intense austerities and establish a new path as commanded? This is what today’s guru-devotees fail to understand. They live in illusion. They think lying at the feet of great Guru-like incarnations such as Dattatreya, Swami Samarth, or Samarth Ramdas is itself the highest blessing. They assume that merely worshipping them is life’s fulfillment.

Guru worship is done only when there is no living guru present in your life to test you, or when you are preparing yourself for the next difficult examination and the next level. Worship is meant so that the Guru may test you and declare you passed or failed.

If there is no Guru in your life right now, it simply means your life is going smoothly. You have not yet reached the level where a Guru would even bother to test you. In simple terms, it means you are not even worthy of being examined. So go on living however you are. The day a Guru truly enters your life, that is the day your real test begins. That is the actual truth about the Guru.

Those who want to go deeper into spirituality search for a Guru. Why? Because we want to know whether what we are doing is correct. Do we have flaws within us? Have we completed this level? The person who can assess and test our spiritual level and push us to the next stage is the Guru—because only someone who is the best in that field can evaluate it.

Obtaining a Guru is not like getting a chocolate. Reading the Guru Charitra every year, shedding a couple of tears, listening to devotional songs, and thinking “Now everything will be fine” does not work. People fail to understand that a Guru is not a life coach, not a therapist, not emotional support. A Guru has only one job: to heat you, break you, throw you into the fire, make you fall, and then make you so strong that you can stand on your own.

But what do people want today? They want a Guru to pamper them, praise them, and fix every mess in their lives with a magic wand.

In school or college, everyone accepts the rule: first study, then exam, then the next level. But in spirituality, people expect that once they find a Guru, all their problems will end. When you make Shiva—the Vice Chancellor of spirituality and tantra—your Guru, when you expect mercy from Dakshinamurti, the supreme registrar of all faculties, when you beg compassion from Dattaguru as the exam controller, what do you think will happen? A grand celebration? No—your ego will be shattered.

People forget that a Guru does not come to “fix” life. A Guru comes to overturn life and rebuild it anew. Gold is purified in fire, not in rose water. If a Guru does not give you difficulties, how will the raw material ever become pure? Spirituality and tantra are not nursery school. They are tougher than university and harsher than Vedic examinations.

In this field, the guide, Guru, or Acharya will not have the sweetness of a kindergarten teacher. They will be strict. And above them are even harsher authorities—the HOD, the Registrar, the Exam Head, the VC—forces that care only about qualification, not emotion. If you want to show devotion, show it to your chosen deity. If you want to show surrender, prove it by walking the path shown by the Guru and achieving your life’s purpose.

Flattering the Guru will only trap you deeper in attachment. You will keep repeating the same class—birth after birth.

Have you noticed how teachers treat the brightest students? They challenge them, scold them, and polish them further. And the flatterers? They may be made class monitors or given small responsibilities, and people think, “Wow, he’s the teacher’s favorite.” But in reality, the teacher only sees their utility in bringing chalk and dusters. If they pass, fine. If not, they repeat the class.

The Guru is actually just a signboard on the road. He shows direction. If you cling to the signboard and hang from it, how will you reach the destination? But people grab the Guru and sit there, thinking, “Now that I’ve found a Guru, I’ve found everything.” When you were lost in the forest, reaching the main road and finding a signboard was necessary. But once you’re on the highway, you must keep reading the signs and moving forward until the next one appears. Instead, today’s seekers pitch a tent under the signboard and chant “Guru, Guru, Guru…” and then complain, “The Guru doesn’t listen to me.”

Reading Guru stories and doing recitations is meaningful only until you find a real Guru. The day you do, you should focus on moving toward your chosen deity with discipline. The Guru is not the destination. The Guru is not even the road. The Guru is merely a signboard. But instead of walking the path shown, people place the signboard in their prayer room and perform rituals to it.

Then what can the Guru do? If you cling to him, he has only one tool—examination. And more examination. And even harsher examination. Repeat your class. Take birth after birth. Remain stuck in attachment.

Some people will say, “This Shivansh has gone mad. I did a recitation for my problems and they were solved. Miracles happen to me. Don’t listen to him.” To such people, just understand this: Dattaguru has handed them a rattle to play with. They are the so-called favorite students who will remain in the same class for years—playing in the dirt of attachment, birth after birth, with no real purpose.

People misunderstand Dattaguru completely. Every year they perform Guru Charitra expecting a vision. Does an exam head ever appear personally? The exam head’s job is to increase the syllabus, increase the difficulty, break your limits, and throw you to the next level. A vision of Dattaguru is not some sweet devotional TV scene. Before Dattaguru, even the Navnath draw water in humility. This is a force that does not pamper the disciple. Just as Dada Guru Matsyendranath did not cradle his disciple Gorakhnath—he threw him into the forest and said, “Go, accomplish this, then come back.”

And today? People listen to a couple of devotional songs and imagine, “Dattaguru will come, smile, and hug me.” A hug? For someone being examined? Even his smile is a test. His silence is a test.

The truth is, a Guru will not make your life easy. A Guru will complicate it in such a way that you peel away your own layers and reach your true essence. A Guru does not fulfill your desires. A Guru frees you from desires. And if someone is fulfilling your desires, understand that he is just handing you a toy.

A Guru does not save you from problems. He makes you capable of fighting them.

Those who think “Guru found = life set” receive the hardest shock from the Guru himself.

Because the Guru’s job is to take you to the destination not to raise you in his lap. And those who cling to the Guru receive only one thing in return examination.