Feb 8, 2010, 12.00am IST
ANUP TANEJA.
Human birth is a rare blessing. Therefore you need to make the effort to achieve Self-realisation, Avadhoot Nityananda Baba would say. "Don't wait, do it now" was his constant refrain.
In Chidakasha Gita he says that the best way of attaining Self-realisation is to take refuge in a Self-realised siddha guru who has the power to bestow grace on sincere seekers in the form of awakening of the Kundalini that lies dormant within each one of us.
When the Kundalini is awakened, the prana-vayu begins to move upwards, resulting in spontaneous retention of breath. This automatic pranayam imparts a new vitality to every pore of the body and the seeker begins to have mystic experiences, both at the physical and subtle levels.
Te seeker experiences drowsiness, tremors, perspiration, current, intense heat, spontaneous physical postures and pranayama at the physical level, reparing the seeker to soar high in the realms of the inner sky of consciousness.
At the subtle level, the seeker perceives the Divine radiance that appears in different colours and listens to the celestial music in deep meditation that fills him with rapture, elevating him to higher levels of consciousness. While listening to the Divine music, the seeker's mind gets focused at the root of the inner ear and the tongue gets drawn upwards, clinging to the palate spontaneously.
At this stage, the awakened Kundalini forms tiny drops of nectar that begin to trickle on to the seeker's palate, rejuvenating him and ridding him of maladies.
Among the six charkas, the Ajna Chakra between the two eye-brows holds a special significance. Referred to as Trikuti, this chakra is the seat of the guru. There are two petals, yoga nadis, on each side of this chakra and the spiritual vibrations that emanate from these subtle nadis correspond to Sanskrit letters that mean So Ham, I Am That.
With deep focus, the seeker can experience guru jyoti, and inhale the Divine fragrance, the Divya gandha. At this centre, advanced seekers receive the guru's command, ajna, and blessings to go higher up to the boundless spaces where a divine light of great brilliance is perceived.
As a mark of respect for the inner guru and the constantly blazing flame, also called divya jyoti, within the Ajna Chakra, many people apply kumkum or sandalwood paste at the point between the two eyebrows. South Indians often sport three stripes and a red dot on their foreheads; the former symbolize the three gunas, while the latter symbolizes the higher power that transcends the three gunas.
Finally, within the blazing light, the seeker, to his utter amazement, sees a supremely beautiful neelo bindu or blue dot the size of a sesame seed, which goes on expanding until it encompasses the entire universe. The seeker's individuality then completely dissolves in this Divine Light and he emerges as a Self-realized being, a siddha.
We may conclude with the following message of Avadhoot Nityananda: " O Soul, you should see the inner beauty. It is so sweet, so fascinating, so joyous. Not even a drop of that inner ocean can be found on the outside. Therefore turn within. Meditate, meditate, meditate!"
Avadhoot Nityananda Baba entered mahasamadhi on Aug 8, 1961. The writer is an editor with the Indian Council of Historical Research.
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