There are different types of mantras.

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Mantras referred to as ‘Vedic Mantras’ can be fine to listen to but they should only be chanted by priests.

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I know that a number of you have been given Vedic mantras (which is fine) but I have come to learn that a number of you are chanting them.  If you even suspect that you are in that category, please submit your mantras to be reviewed.

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If Pandit Prasad gave you a mantra and you are using it as directed by him, there is no need for review unless you are unsure of how to use or pronounce it.  Ram or TM meditation mantras also do not need to be reviewed.

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ANY OTHER MANTRA should be reviewed regardless of who gave it to you or whether or not I have ‘charged’ it for you.  Just because I have charged it, does not necessarily mean you are using it properly.  The Maha Mitrunjaya Mantra is one example of a Vedic Mantra.

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We will be offering this service until July 15 after which time all submissions will be reviewed.  PLEASE take advantage of this opportunity.

From time to time scientists and academicians are referenced to support things that I say.

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Though it is appreciated and sometimes quite interesting and even helpful, it is important to remember that we are the authorities here.

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I mean no disrespect.  Their knowledge certainly does have value.

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However, things must be kept in their proper place.   The following quote addresses this.

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“The book-learned are reputed to be wise,

but they are attached to the world of ignorance.”

–  Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa

My years of commitment to the school and Mount Soma have led me along a most remarkable and unexpected path.

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By fully committing myself to my work, attention naturally shifted away from my personality, or what I like to call my samskara self.  My identity ceased to be with my individuality.  I have been overtaken by a flow that I can only describe as God.

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The universe is an unbounded ocean of consciousness in motion.  It is a Divine flow. When the individuality melts away, you are left with universality.  This is the path of devotion.

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Physical representations of God certainly have their value.  Emotional enrapturement with God does also.  However, a loss of individuality leads to a disappearance of the small self that most identify with.

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Devotion culminates in the dissolution of the samskara self (which is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the death of ‘ego’).  It culminates in the awakening to the Divine Ego.  The Ego does not die.  It transforms, becoming infinitely huge, including all that is.

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The dissolution of the small self is at times a scary thing.  You, at times, feel like you are losing your grip on life.  You feel like you are being overtaken by something that at first feels separate from your self.  The value system that you have clung to and were brought up with waxes insignificant.

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The process is one of all out commitment.  You are in with both feet!  No holding back.  No hedging your bets!  No compromising.

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I did not think of it in this manner as it happened.  I did not view it as a technique that would evolve me.  It was not about ‘me’ at all.  It was about the throwing away of ‘me’ in the name of a purpose.

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Only years into the process did I begin to see where it was leading – to the death of ‘me.’

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God takes over everything.  You cease to exist.  It is as if I am becoming invisible – a virtual imagine.  It feels like I am no longer really ‘here.’

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Yet it is not selfless… not really.  Really, the old self is constructed of samskaras… conditioning… programming.   That just melts away to leave you with what lies deeper.

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The true Self… God.

Though the sun shines, the blind cannot see it.
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Yet if they were to pay attention, they could not only feel the warmth of the sun upon their face, but could also distinguish between day and night- morning and eve.
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If they allow their attention to become yet more settled, by smelling the air they could make those same distinctions.
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They could know the nature of the clouds above by the feeling the sensation upon their skin.
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Few in life discern the subtle in that manner. They prefer clinging to the thoughts that rattle around in their brain and pursuing increasingly intense stimuli to keep them entertained.
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Oh, if only they were willing to pursue the sublime.
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They would learn to open their eyes and finally see the sun.

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Even in the most challenging incarnation, greatness can be attained provided your dedication is sufficient.

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Greatness can not be measured superficially.

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It does not involve wealth, recognition, or even success in worldly endeavors.

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This world is nothing.

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It’s what lies deeper that matters.

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You have to find that within yourself.

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That’s it.

Today I gave the first talk of a series that will give the essential knowledge of my teachings: “The Surya Program in a Nutshell.”

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This first talk of the series is on the Sri Somesvara Temple website.

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Please listen to it over and over again.  The more you listen, the clearer and deeper your understanding will become.

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I will review and build upon this talk in the future.  To follow along, it is essential that you work with this first talk.

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However, please do hear me when I say that it is an ongoing process and your understanding of this first talk will deepen as the years go by.

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Regardless of your background, I promise that if you follow along with dedication and humility, it will lead you to a new horizon.