CWTVKS Volume 2

7) Miscellaneous

Yogis

One can be a Raja Yogi without any serious belief in God. But the results of the workings of this Yoga can be utilised for a spiritual life.

26 February 1949

The use of opiates releases individual propensities from the bounds imposed on them by training or.by will. The cittavrtti natural to one is given a free scope; if it is of a higher kind, naturally the freedom thus given enables it to luxuriate with some benefit. But if the cittavrtti is of the ordinary animal type, the man goes down as a consequence of the free rein given to such propensities.

26 April 1949

It is possible for some yogins, especially the Hatha Yogins, to preserve their body for years, even aeons, by going into the lina samadhi. Whether it has a spiritual significance or not is a different matter. But when the yogin returns to his normal consciousness on waking, he finds his limbs not amenable to control on account of disuse. In the last century, when the railway tracks were being laid and the earth was dug in certain places, it was reported some bodies were found buried which were alive. The buried were ‘revived’ after slight application of butter etc. on the head. They were said to have been in that condition for fifty years more.

12 November 1948

Usually saints and realised souls are buried in samadhi (not burnt) after death because their body, during its life-time, had become a centre for radiating Divine vibrations; it had absorbed so much and if kept in samadhi, the Divine influence would continue to emanate from it. Besides, the existence of this physical centre attracts the departed Soul to preside over that hallowed spot and exercise its influence. The sacred atmosphere of such a place is reinforced by the devotion, faith and prayer of all those that throng to the place on pilgrimage. It becomes a Kshetra, a place fit for doing tapas due to its spiritual atmosphere.

12 November 1948

Temples

Most of the temples have some being or other from the other planes presiding over them. Some beings are of a good type, some low, what are called ksudra devatas. Each of course grants the wishes of the devotees, but in the latter case, after a series of wish-fulfilments a fall is sure. The being that presides over the local Ganapati Pillayar temple (in Pondicherry), for instance, is a good one.

27 April 1949

Luck

Mere brilliance is not enough. There is a certain element of luck that plays an important part.

19 February 1950

Woman—Marriage

Usually the culture and level of the inner personality of a man undergoes a change when he is married. It changes and adjusts itself so as to meet the personality of the wife. Women have as a rule a greater vital capacity and their pull succeeds in bringing down the husband to their level. If the husband maintains an aloofness, he cannot be so influenced; but usually there is the strong bond of attachment and sympathy and it operates to the disadvantage of the husband. In rare cases where the wife is more progressed, the husband gains in the interchange.

A woman can all by herself mar the destiny of a man. A low type can demean her partner to an unimaginable extent and ruin him spiritually.

9 April 1949

Omens

Omens are always intriguing and intricately bound up with the collective beliefs and feelings. They are usually helped to actualise themselves by the group feelings in the environment and force of suggestion and belief in the individual. Religious ceremonies meant to ward off apprehended evils can be made effective in the measure of the faith with which they are performed. At least during the performance, fear must be rejected; the counter-acting forces must be invoked.

17 March 1951

A life without aim or an ideal is no life at all.

29 October 1948

To say that the world is a Lila is one step nearer to saying that the world is Maya.

24 December 1948