Thakur Anukulchandra and his Mission: August 2009

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

The Holy Name

The Holy Name
RADHASOAMI NAME
The Name of the True Supreme Being
The entire thought and practices of the Radhasoami faith, centre round the name Radhasoami which seems to be unique in the Sant traditions. In the Radhasoami faith, the ultimate reality is Radhasoami. In Hinduism and its branches the ultimate reality is Brahman and Isvara. Brahman is considered to be the highest reality in Vedanta.
Founders of Radhasoami faith, however, came forward with a new concept. According to them, The Brahman of Vedanta is limited to the second grand division of the creation whom they call "spiritual-material region". They hold that the Brahman is not the true Supreme Being or the highest realitybecause he is not perfectly free from mind and matter. They assert that though spiritual components predominate in Brahman, there is Maya latent in the seed form and a Supreme Reality having the least admixture of Maya cannot be styled as the highest truth. They envisaged the highest and the firstgrand division of creation as the region of the true Supreme Being who is absolutely spiritual and totallyfree from mind and matter. Such a Supreme Being they have named as Radhasoami. In view of the said difference between Radhasoami and Brahman, the meaning of the word is not Krishna or the Lord of Radha. A casual observer however gets confused and straightway starts interpreting it for Krishna as Farquhar did when he observed : "It is necessary also to realize that the real meaning of Radhasoami is Krishna as Lord of Radha (His cowherd mistress in the latest cycle of myth) that Soami is only a curious phonetic misspell of Swami. A careful study of the beliefs and practices of the faith shows that symbolic worship is totally rejected init. The founders have openly criticized the traditionalism and ritualism of symbolism. As such their Supreme Being cannot belong to that category.
The founders assert that Radhasoami is a Dhunyatmak name because it is the true shabd, energy and sound both. Krishna is the incarnation of a lower region who can never grant salvation to the jivas. When there was no creation, pure and absolute spiritual energy rested in ellipsoid. Through divine will, creation started and the Supreme Being first manifested himself as shabd. The creativity in the pure spiritual energy led to a commotion which was accompanied by a pure spiritual resonance or a holy sound. The founders of the faith assert that Radhasoami is the all pervading sound force in creation and a devotee can listen to this resonance within himself during the spiritual practice.
Soami is Ocean and Radha its First Wave.
The founders of the faith have a few allegorical interpretations to put forward to explain the two components of the word - Radha and Soami. The second guru says that the Supreme Being may be compared to an ocean. A creative ocean cannot be perceived without commotion. The first wave of the endless ocean is Radha. The original current is not different from but is identical with the ocean itself and as it comes out so it is ever drawn towards it. The creative ocean, therefore, is Soami and the first original wave just identical to the ocean is Radha. The two together from the supreme ocean full of spiritual bliss and truth. Hence the name Radhasoami. A Scientific Explanation Brahma Shankar Misra, in his writings tried to explain the name on scientific grounds. According to him, the components of Radha and Soami represent in their letter form and in articulate speech the sound accompanying the spirit current and its focus. Comparing the action of the spirit force to that of a magnetic force he says : "The ions of Ether observed in a magnetic field are subject to two forces(given out by the two poles of magnet). At one pole, it is storage of energy and at the other it is its depletion. The ions are subjected to tremors. This is the first effect in the sphere of the attractive force. Similarly, prevailing attraction in spirit force can resolve into attraction currents which are made up of aseries of attractive impulses. The letter sound Radha is accordingly the nearest approach in articulate speech of the subtle sound accompanying the action of the spiritual current. Soami is the prime sourceof the currents". Thus Radhasoami is the source of all creation. It Denotes Two Spiritual Components : The Lover and The Beloved Radhasoami faith is the religion of pure and spiritual love. Love denotes two components, the beloved and the lover. The prime source of all love and spiritual energy is the beloved and is therefore known as Soami. The first wave of love and spiritual energy arising from its source and then being attracted towards it again, is the lover and therefore is known as Radha. The Supreme Love is Radhasoamiidentifying both the components and fusing them into one. Radha is Adi-Surat And Soami is Adi-Shabd. As already explained, Radhasoami is the spiritual resonance reverberating incessantly in the highest region of creation where no mind and matter exist. The original resonance of adi-shabd (first sound) is Soami. Radha is the creative force which emanated from adi-shabd. In other words, Soami is the storehouse of the shabd and so it is called adi-shabd. Radha, being the first creative force, having its source in adi-shabd, and completely identical to it, is known as adi surat. Radhasoami together signify the storehouse of shabd which is sound and energy both. Radhasoami is Soamiji Maharaj. The second guru used to address his guru as "Radhasoami Saheb". When Hazur Maharaj practised the spiritual exercises of surat shabd yoga and attained the highest spiritual truth, he listened internally the refulgent resonance of Radhasoami incessantly resounding in the first and highest region of Creation and found his guru identical with the Highest Spiritual Being. He was then filled with divine grace and holy light of love. As such, he addressed him as "Radhasoami Saheb" and considered him to be the incarnation of the Supreme Being. Radhasoami is Sant satguru. Maintaining the revelations of the second guru, the followers of the faith designate the living Satguru "Radhasoami". In fact, a devotee who practises surat shabd yoga and attains such spiritual heights asto identify the Satguru with the Supreme Being can alone reveal the secrets of this name. But as the Satguru is the human manifestation of the Supreme Being and is known as His son or representative inthe world, he is generally addressed as "Radhasoami". Such a one possesses all the attributes of the Supreme Being and like the tidal wave of the ocean, remains in constant union with Him. It is Also the Name of The Sect Followers of the faith are knitted in one organization known as "Radhasoami Satsang". It was named thus when the first guru established the organization in 1861. The reason, evidently, is that devotees are required to keep the name of the Satguru constantly in their heart; by giving this name to the organization the first guru perhaps also meant to provide a built-in reminder to them about the holy name. It is, therefore, logically correct to name the sect as "Radhasoami Satsang".

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Video clips on Lord Ramakrishna's life

A set of 10 video clips are uploaded on Lord Ramakrishna,

the great man of this era

and links are given below

lord ramakrishna a prophet was born

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cikviavVF5w

lord ramakrishna - the childhood at kamarpukur

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GDo1v4jUTY

lord ramakrishna - few places visited during his early days

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GDo1v4jUTY

lord ramakrishna(gadadhar) being brought to kolkata by his brother Shri Ramkumar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBh6HNRVVx0

Lord Ramakrishna - rani rashmoni and construction of Dakshineswar temple

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ6bYxS-XeE

lord ramakrishna installed as prist of dakshineswar temple

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkwe2ojckpU

Ramakrishna lila part I thakur with kali and rashmoni

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRdh_e2rWuY

ramakrishna lila part II taka mati mati taka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ijdVCpqiHw

ramakrishna lila part III thakur with keshav sen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSQLM2Tuwwk

ramakrshnadev the last journey and reincarnation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsFgqMO5k9c

Friday, August 14, 2009

Bengali song links updated

Bengali bhojons updated link

folder link

http://www.box.net/shared/ne3di933fd

songs

badano bhariya guru nam niya dubahu tulia

http://www.box.net/shared/k7fj4kyiqp

karu binoti dui kor juri

http://www.box.net/shared/t4inh2qoif

tomar rongey hridoy amar ranga

http://www.box.net/shared/00e4u8gjc1

bar bar karun binoti radhasoami agey

http://www.box.net/shared/t7y06zn970

joy radhe radhe krishna krisha

http://www.box.net/shared/0ycno0advj

gurubrahma gururvishnu gurudeva

http://www.box.net/shared/b29um9f2t9

bar bar korojor kor sabinoy karun

http://www.box.net/shared/tmarhcy5fb

radhasoami nam jo gao-ey soi torey

http://www.box.net/shared/apxlzrnt7r

provat jamini udito dinomoni usharani

http://www.box.net/shared/6y7lbny16t

Juge juge eshechho dharay

http://www.box.net/shared/z2tn8i7nqr

krishna lila gaan

http://www.box.net/shared/hpf68mhqya

shri chaitonya lila

http://www.box.net/shared/4eyrv97hze

Ramakrishna lila palakirthon bengali

http://www.box.net/shared/s6jkrz2cj2

Updated hindi song upload links

hindi bhajans

folder link http://www.box.net/shared/q32g5ltivi

songs are ......

ayo ayo re lolla ayo monmohini

http://www.box.net/shared/v1zf9y2lkn

thakur more thakur more

http://www.box.net/shared/hmkszlds3r

mere thakur sobke pyare

http://www.box.net/shared/skq2fu3sny

karo api daya thakur mey aya

http://www.box.net/shared/9sxrbrc9fm

joy radhe radhe krishna krishna

http://www.box.net/shared/ar15tntbc1

bar bar korojoy sobinoy karun pukar

http://www.box.net/shared/ymlsv54o36

gururbhrohma gururvishnu gurudeva

http://www.box.net/shared/xnvzz77fun

radhasoami nam jo ga-oye soi tore

http://www.box.net/shared/895mysck6v

provat jamini udito dinomoni

http://www.box.net/shared/j9l1vbmp68

thnakuranukulchandra bhojon clip

http://www.box.net/shared/zqvgu63ks6

tumhi anukul provu tumhi anukul

http://www.box.net/shared/7cvo282lyy

radha nam porom ananderi

http://www.box.net/shared/t0cyc9f9ij

Joy thakur anukulji

http://www.box.net/shared/jyds72gm0f

anukul ka charano me ab mera thikana

http://www.box.net/shared/8gvx67l6p6

satguruka bhajan karo sharn karo

http://www.box.net/shared/gtxsshb7v5

anukul ka charono meyn ek phool charana

http://www.box.net/shared/ymeht0lsc0

for more details and video clips on thakurji in you tube please contact

kanti1937@gmail.com

Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Inerview with God

The Interview With God

I dreamed I had an interview with God.

“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.

“If you have the time” I said.

God smiled. “My time is eternity.”
“What questions do you have in mind for me?”

“What surprises you most about humankind?”

God answered...
“That they get bored with childhood,
they rush to grow up, and then
long to be children again.”

“That they lose their health to make money...
and then lose their money to restore their health.”

“That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present,
such that they live in neither
the present nor the future.”

"That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived.”

God’s hand took mine
and we were silent for a while.

And then I asked...
“As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons
you want your children to learn?”

“To learn they cannot make anyone
love them. All they can do
is let themselves be loved.”

“To learn that it is not good
to compare themselves to others.”

“To learn to forgive
by practicing forgiveness.”

“To learn that it only takes a few seconds
to open profound wounds in those they love,
and it can take many years to heal them.”

“To learn that a rich person
is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least.”

“To learn that there are people
who love them dearly,
but simply have not yet learned
how to express or show their feelings.”

“To learn that two people can
look at the same thing
and see it differently.”

“To learn that it is not enough that they
forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.”

"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.

"Is there anything else
you would like your children to know?"

God smiled and said,
“Just know that I am here... always.”

-author unknown

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The Great Masters

A series of video clips on the following great men are made – details are as follows.
Video clip on Shri KrishnaKrishna Lila -
Uthite Shri Radha Bosite Shri Radha (bengali)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJreGWWO4SE
Video Clips on Shri chaitanya
Sri Chaitanyo lila Sambhavami yuge yuge clip1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm2usg6NEYE
Sri Chaitanyo lila Sambhavami yuge yuge clip2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAD88vmBWFM
Video clips on Param pursh RamkrishnaRamakrishna lila
thakur with kali and rashmoni
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRdh_e2rWuY
ramakrishna lila part II taka mati mati taka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ijdVCpqiHw
ramakrishna lila part III thakur with keshav sen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSQLM2Tuwwk
ramakrshnadev the last journey and reincarnation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsFgqMO5k9c
lord ramakrishna - the childhood at kamarpukur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GDo1v4jUTY
lord ramakrishna - few places visited during his early days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GDo1v4jUTY
lord ramakrishna(gadadhar) being brought to kolkata by his brother Shri Ramkumar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBh6HNRVVx0
Lord Ramakrishna - rani rashmoni and construction of Dakshineswar temple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ6bYxS-XeElord ramakrishna installed as prist of dakshineswar temple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkwe2ojckpU
Video clips on Purushottom Shri Shri Thakurthakur anukulchandra -
a prophet is born
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWbDKJs4Ew8
Thakur anukulchandra - the great master
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmm5dzGA1XE
thakur anukulchandra with great personalities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4_1otUGQjE
thakur anukulchandra - the last journey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD6pZm0OmEc
thakur anukulchandra - centenary clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yUJAwjd-EQ
satsang after takurji
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMvQGQa2vCI
Thakur anuulchnadra - few sayings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-MfK68eZIw
Thakur anukulchandra - the great master from himayetput to rohini http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy8q3LDabP4
thakur anukulchandra - the great master's childhood the link is --http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_apNNrhI1k

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Thakurji on Dharma, Knowledge and Pride
Dharma
The stay of all existence is Dharma, and He is the Supreme Fulfiller. Dharma never becomes many. It is always one. There is no variety of it. View may be many – even as many as there are people. Still, Dharma cannot be many. In my opinion, to speak of Hindu Dharma, Christian Dharma, Mohammedan Dharma, Buddhist Dharma, etc. is wrong; rather, they are so many views. In fact, there is no opposition in the views – different views, the same way – feeling One in many forms. Each faith is for the expansion of avowed activity. That can be in many forms and as much as is gained by the expansion, so much the realization – wisdom. So Dharma is based upon realization – to be ‘real’ in nature.
Knowledge
If you long for good, give up conceit of knowledge. Listen to everyone and do whatever helps to expand your heart. No other passion creates such a hindrance to knowledge as does conceit of knowledge. If you want to teach, think not you are a teacher only. “I am a teacher”: this ‘teach-conceit’ hinders one from learning. As far away as you keep pride, so far your vision or wisdom expands. When the ego dissolves, then and there, the soul becomes the possessor of all qualities – the Absolute.
Pride
If you go with pride to examine a true Master, a loving Sage or Saint, you will only see yourself in Him and will come away deceived. The test is to feel blessed in the race of a true Master by approaching Him without prejudice or preconception, with a loving heart, humility and as little pride as possible. He can never be tested on the touchstone of pride, but as if torn by the horns of a ram, He can be rent into pieces by real humility. As the sparkle of a diamond, which remains in coal and dirt, can only be seen after thorough cleansing, so also, He Who lives in society as an ordinary man can illumine the world with His sparkle only by the washings with love. The lover alone can know Him; so keep the company of lovers and worshipers of Existence. He may manifest Himself. A proud man can examine proud man. How can he fathom one whose pride is dissolved? He is as strange and queer to him as a wise man is to a stark illiterate.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

LABOUR AND CAPITALISM

Following received from Riddhi Deepan
LABOUR & CAPITALISM
Where capitalists are not laborious
to serve the labourers-to make them efficient,
Mammon with a sighful glimpse
converts money into mud;
and where labourers
decided the capitalists
without being profitable to them
and negligently usurp the maintenance
which makes them
fit in life,
Satan with embezzling laughter
presents them black necklace with a steel ropethat pulls them towards vanity!-----------
Sri Sri Thakur Anukulchandra