Happiness Through Spirituality

Understand yourself and your world better by knowing the hidden powers of the mind and how we can gain control of them. Learn what is the place behind the mind, and what the three cardinal principles that govern the cosmos are. The first step towards accessing our inner happiness is revealed. The war within is finally defined, and the weapons we have to fight it are outlined, enabling our ultimate victory. Concluding with an understanding of how wars of the world are created based on the spiritual philosophy discussed and thus how we all can help to end all wars.

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References in order of appearance:

• A Course In Miracles Workbook, Lesson 66, Part 7 (https://acim.org/acim/lesson-66/my-happiness-and-my-function-are-one/en/s/469)
• Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Commentary By Swami Vivekananda, Pages 9 - 13, Chapter 1, Verse 2 - 4 and Pages, 44 - 45, Chapter 1, Verse 40 - 41,  (http://www.hinduonline.co/DigitalLibrary/SmallBooks/PatanjaliYogaSutraSwamiVivekanandaSanEng.pdf)
• (Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Volume 29 (1996), 57. 'Your thoughts are Responsible for your Happiness and Sorrow', 06 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam) (Also available on Sai Speaks App)
• The Holy Quran, 13:11
• https://hrcak.srce.hr/126369 accessed 10 March 2022
• https://lifexchangesolutions.com/neural-pathways/ accessed 14 March 2022
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/prime-your-gray-cells/201108/happy-brain-happy-life Accessed 10 March 2021
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004979/ accessed 14 March 2022https://askthescientists.com/brain-meditation/#:~:text=Meditation%20is%20shown%20to%20thicken,lower%2Dorder%20brain%20activities%20decrease. 
• Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Volume37 (2004), 19. 'Your Reality is in Your Own Self, not Elsewhere', 25 October 2004, Dasara, Vijayadasami, Prasanthi Nilayam. (Also available on Sai Speaks App)
• The Sanctity of the Five Elements, 15 May 2000, Summer Course 2000, Brindavan, Summer Showers 2000 (Also available on Sai Speaks App)
• Holy Bible Galatians 6:7-9
• Holy Bible, Proverbs 23:7
• Holy Bible, Proverbs 13:20 
• Holy Bible, Psalm1:1-6
• Holy Bible, Proverbs 2:10, Page 781 of NKJV 
• A Course In Miracles, Part 1, Lesson 16 of Workbook, points 2 and 3 (https://acim.org/acim/lesson-16/i-have-no-neutral-thoughts/en/s/418)
• Holy Bible, 2 Corinthinas 10:3-5

Finally, an amalgamation of lofty spiritual truths and scientific findings to convincingly and irrevocably change your view of our world. Listen to an understanding of the universe beyond which our senses have led us to believe. Explore the exciting possibilities of playing with time. See the colour and forms of our universe from a new perspective. And finally learn how to experience the universe in a way that you derive maximum joy from it!

Link to the previous episode: https://happinessthroughspirituality.buzzsprout.com/1717010/9236100-who-am-i-beyond-body-and-mind-knowledge-of-the-self

Link to A Course In Miracles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hWJN4J-nyI&t=27658s

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References:
Sandeha Nivarini: https://www.sathyasai.org/sites/default/files/pages/discourse-writing/vahini/sandeha-nivarini/sandeha-nivarini.pdf

Srikant Sola Video: https://vimeo.com/37530081
Science Facts, article by Jason K. Resch: https://alwaysasking.com/what-is-time/  accessed on 06 Nov 2021
Biblical References: 1 Peter 13-16, Holy Bible, NKJV
Luke 17:20-21, Holy Bible, NKJV
1 Peter 1: 4-5,  Holy Bible, NKJV
Matthew 25:33, Holy Bible, NKJV 

Also from Deuterocanonical Books:
Wisdom of Solomon 2:23

From the Holy Vedas: 
Sri Rudram, Namakam, Anuvak 4

Sai Baba Quotes, other than those from Sandeha Nivarini (all available on Sai Speaks app):
*Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Volume 14 (1978 - 80), 11 October 1978, Dasara, Vijayadasami
*Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Volume 29, (1996)Become deserving of God's Love. 22 July 1996

Swami Sivananda, commentary on Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Page 142

This episode reveals our true identities and begins to unpack how the application of this knowledge changes us and the way we perceive our world. This is the knowledge that is extolled in the ancient Vedas as the knowledge that leads to "causeless happiness" - bliss, the acme of joy. I touch on why it is that this knowledge is not obviously perceivable by us and I set the stage for understanding how it is that we can finally come to experience a truer and grander version of ourselves, as suggested by the spiritual giants of humanity.

Books used as references:
The Bhagavat Gita As it Is,  The Holy Bible, The Holy Vedas, the Sathya Sai Prema Vahini.

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This episode, takes you through Sheath 4 and Sheath 5 of the human structure as per ancient Hindu philosophy, including the Intellectual Sheath and the Bliss or Ecstatic Sheath (Ananda-maya Kosha), providing insight and a powerful manthra to develop the wisdom that will lead us to experience ecstatic bliss, the acme of happiness.

Gayathri Manthra in the voice of Sri Sathya Sai Baba:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyAWVSWz6dw&t=959s

Much of the information provided on the five sheaths have been extracted from a discourse of Sri Sathya Sai Baba's given on the occasion of Sivarathri on the 16th February 1988. It can be found in the book: Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Volume 21(1998) or it can be accessed on the free Sai Speaks app (available on Google Play and on Apple App Store) which makes many of Sai Baba's works easily and freely available. Search "Ascent To The Divine" in the Sai Speaks app to find the discourse that has been referred to here. 

Part 1 describes three of the five sheaths that make up the human structure as per ancient Hindu philosophy and touches on what levers of control we have to optimise these sheaths. 
 
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Links to Medical studies referred to in this episode:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734635/ accessed 18 July 2021 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573544/ accessed 18 July 2021
https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/54/suppl_63/PA577 accessed 18 July 2021
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4137644/ accessed 18 July 2021
https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/1861/6%20-%203476.(A).pdf accessed on 18 July 2021

Is life inherently unfair? How do we mitigate or at least cope with the effects of past Karmas? How do we prevent our future activities from earning Karmic consequences? Will we be reincarnated? And what did Jesus mean by eternal life? These and other questions are answered as Unity Mama uses ancient teachings from Hinduism and Christianity to demystify the laws that govern the physical and spiritual universe.

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How do we prove to ourselves that God exists? Why does God display manifold forms? Is there truth in Religion? How can we reconcile the philosophies of different religions? These big questions are answered in this episode as Unity Mama takes a look at some of the foundational concepts for growing happiness through spirituality. 

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In future episodes, the wisdom, resources, and tools from Hinduism, Christianity, and the Sathya Sai Organisation will be used to formulate practical methods to cultivate supreme happiness. This episode describes the foundations of these lofty sources of inspiration and knowledge, to familiarise the listener with the sources of information and provide a deeper understanding of the context of the information to come.

Useful Links:
Vahini Series: http://vahini.org/contents.html

Holy Bible: New King James Version (free): https://www.biblestudytools.com/nkjv/

Google Books review of 'The Story' (with contributors: Joyce Meyer, Max Lucado and Randy Frazee):

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Story.html?id=ZoWJAQAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y

Sai Speaks app on Google Play (free) for Sathyam Shivam Sundaram or other books and discourses: 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sairegion3.saispeaks&hl=en&gl=US

or Sai Speak App on Apple App Store (free):

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sai-speaks/id1449867702

Google Books Preview of 'Sai Baba: Man of Miracles':

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Natasha Subbiah shares how she came to be writing about happiness whilst practising two of the world's great religions, Hinduism and Christianity, simultaneously. For more, visit www.unitymama.com.

Provides motivation to pursue happiness through the means of spiritual evolution. Introduces some of the concepts that will be explored in the upcoming podcast series.