Santhosam Podcast: Guiding Light of Spiritual Wisdom

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  • What does the Divine Vibration experienced at the forehead eye center give us? | புருவ மத்தியில் உணரும் மெய் உணர்வு நமக்கு என்ன கொடுக்கும்?

    In the 12th Velvi discourse, Gurumahan explains how to meditate with faith at the eyebrow centre to manifest noble desires, and emphasises the importance of surrendering to the Divine, the boundless ocean of compassion.

    Divine vibration (MeiUnarvu) is experienced at the center between the eyebrows. My dear ones, if you remember God and worship at that point, you will surely receive what you ask for. If your desires are good, the result may take a little time, but it will come.
    People ask their mother for anything. But if someone has a fever or typhoid and asks the mother for ice, will the mother give it? No. God is the father for all of us. Think about it. Have you ever asked Him again and again and He harmed you? He never does anything wrong. He never scolds you. He is an ocean of compassion (கருணைக்கடல்).
    He knows what you need, when you need it, where you need it, and how much you need. That is why surrender is important. Just as a mother knows what is good for her child, the all-powerful Divine force also knows. Place your mind on God. Give your mind to the Divine. In this illusory world we give our mind to many distractions, and then we wonder how we can worship.
    So, my dear devotees who seek devotion and liberation, place your mind at the center between the eyebrows and meditate on the Divine vibration (MeiUnarvu).
    Your son may not study well. Children may not listen. Your husband may not follow your words. There may be no harmony in family relationships. You may fight often with neighbors. Many family problems arise. To whom will you go and tell all these problems?
    That is why you should go to the temple and tell the all-powerful God. At the point between the eyebrows, meditate about how you want your son to be. Do not keep negative thoughts. Do not pray with fear and worry.
    Instead meditate with positive thoughts:
    “O Lord, let my son study well. Give him good memory. Let him be a respectful child to his parents, a good son to this nation, and a loving person to everyone.”
    After meditating, do not expect it to happen immediately. Continue to meditate. Keep thinking and meditating on God again and again. If your intentions are good, even if there is delay or difficulty, God will grant much more than what you asked.
    Many mothers have shared such experiences. They say, “I never said these things to my husband at home. I said them in meditation.” Later they see their husband changing and becoming good. Their family becomes peaceful and happy.
    The Guru may not be physically present here. But even across the ocean, if you remember the Guru and meditate with Divine vibration at the center between the eyebrows, it will surely happen. It will surely happen.

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  • Bhakti, Kundalini, and Wisdom: The Evolution of Spiritual Life | பக்தி, குண்டலினி, ஞானம் - ஆன்மீக வாழ்வின் வளர்ச்சி பாதை

    In the 12th Velvi discourse, Gurumahan explains how worship should evolve through the different stages of life and emphasizes the importance of Irai-unarvu or Mei-unarvu (Divine awareness) in attaining wisdom. He also reflects on the essence of the Bhagavad Gita and highlights its core teaching.

    Cultivate devotion (Bhakthi). As a child, you are taught that the Almighty dwells in the temple. According to the traditions of your faith, go to the temple and offer your worship. This is a noble and beneficial practice. As you grow into youth, realise that the same Almighty exists as Kundalini Shakti. At that stage, begin to inquire into and understand this Kundalini energy with intellect and awareness (MeiUnarvu). Later, as old age approaches, engage in the practice of yoga. Through such practice, attain wisdom in the end (true wisdom, Divine wisdom, Brahma-jnana, Atma-jnana, and Supreme knowledge).
    By attaining this wisdom, one can reach the state beyond birth and experience the great life free from death. When you realise this truth, how should you live in this world? You can live naturally with others. That is the natural way of life (Sahaja). How should one live in such naturalness? See the Divine within everyone. Look upon every person as a manifestation of God. When you see others in this way, what will you do for that Divinity within them? If the unseen Divine presence lives in each person, you will naturally think about what they need. That is why righteousness means knowing one’s duty and performing it. What does your mother, father, brother, sister, wife, husband, neighbours need? Reflect on this. That is why, my dear ones, the God realised by the wise is duty itself. What does the Bhagavad Gita teach? If you extract the essence of all its eighteen chapters, what remains? Perform your duty. Whatever has happened has happened for the greater good. If everything that has happened is for the greater good, then whatever is yet to happen will also unfold for good. Today you are well. How will you be tomorrow? You will be even better than today. But if your thoughts say, “Things will only get worse,” then events may move in that direction. Whatever you think, that is the path things tend to follow. If someone says, “Mother, I feel I might fail,” and the reply comes, “Yes, you will fail,” then see what happens. That is why a person gradually becomes what he thinks. So how should we think, and where should we place our thoughts? It must arise from inner awareness (MeiUnarvu). When you go to a temple, if the deity were not there, would you simply bow and leave? Suppose someone says, “There is no deity inside.” What would you do? Would you say, “Oh, God is not here, never mind,” and still pray? If even the priest says, “God was here until yesterday. Just imagine that God is inside, and I will perform the ritual,” would you still pray? None of you would. You would think something is wrong with the priest. If there is no deity, what is the point of performing worship? In the same way, true worship requires divine awareness (MeiUnarvu). Consider this example: today we serve sweet payasam. What is needed to experience its taste? You need the sense of taste. If, by a mantra, every tongue becomes numb, and then you are given payasam, you would not taste anything. For payasam to be enjoyed, there must be awareness of taste. In the same way, when you worship God, you must have awareness of the Divine. When you go to the temple and worship the Lord, let there be true Divine awareness (MeiUnarvu) within you. Without that awareness, worship remains incomplete. 

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  • Why Is the Space Between the Eyebrows Called the Gateway to Realization? | புருவ மத்தி ஏன் ஞான விழிப்பின் வாயில் என்று கூறப்படுகிறது?

    In the 12th Velvi discourse, Gurumahan reveals that the Supreme Kundalini energy can be directly experienced through the opening of the third eye, a rare spiritual initiation compassionately offered at UPF Thirumoorthi Hills.

    What is Kundalini? What is the force that fills the entire Universe?
    The energy that exists inside and outside every atom is called Kundalini Shakti. This very Kundalini energy appears as all forms. In the beginning, within the field of consciousness, this energy differentiated into the three qualities (gunas).
    Through the nature of these three qualities, it first manifested as subtle particles in space, then evolved into air, fire, water, and finally Earth.
    In this process, its presence in space remained invisible to the eye. As fire it existed in a subtle, formless state; as air it remained unseen. Only when it became liquid and solid matter did it become perceptible. Through the five elements it became accessible to the senses, to the mind, and to knowledge. For this reason, one must first worship the Almighty within the heart.
    Spiritual practice begins with worship of God in form, and later evolves into worship of God as light. Lamps are lit in temples to symbolize this inner light. In the same way, our ashram practice includes lighting of the Ashta Deepa, the Eight lights.
    Where are these Eight lights? They extend from the Muladhara to the Sahasrara. Beyond the Sahasrara exists the Supreme Brahman energy, the Supreme Light. From this perfect Supreme Light the entire Universe has evolved. That same light exists within us. Where is it? It is none other than you. So where are you?
    Where does the Guru touch and awaken this awareness? The Guru touches the space between the eyebrows. Without opening the third eye, one cannot realize God, know the true Self, or gain the wisdom that reveals the secrets of the Universe as they truly are.
    The point between the eyebrows is therefore called the third eye. Even Lord Ganesha, the primordial deity, is revered for this inner vision. In Kundalini Yoga, the teaching centers on awakening this third eye. Place the Divine there and worship inwardly. Just as God resides in the temple, the same Divine presence resides within this body.
    Meditate on God at the eyebrow center and seek the blessings you desire. What do you seek? In this state you stand ready to receive grace. The Divine abides there as Sadasiva.
    From this state, what you speak gains power, and what you think begins to manifest. The Puranas illustrate this through Kamadhenu, the wish-fulfilling Divine cow. When one approaches Kamadhenu and asks, it grants all that is needed for the Yajna.
    Where does this Kamadhenu truly exist? Within our own eyebrow center. With open arms, like the Divine form itself, you may ask for the blessings you seek.
    Even Jesus expressed this truth: “Knock, and it will be opened; ask, and it will be given; seek, and you will find.” If we leave the place where the truth already resides within us and search elsewhere, can we truly find it?
    Therefore, dear devotees, the Divine resides within you. You carry the presence of God within your very being. The power of the Divine lives within you.
    This is the source of creative power, creativity and knowledge. That creative power exists in every human being. Each person carries limitless potential because the Divine has bestowed boundless energy upon humanity.
    Why? Because the Divine itself lives within us.
    Therefore, worship the Divine within.

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  • Kundalini Shakti is the power that manifests as all the energies in this world. | இந்த உலகில் உள்ள அனைத்து சக்திகளாகவும் வெளிப்படுவது குண்டலினி சக்தியே!

    In the 12th Velvi discourse, Gurumahan explains that Kundalini energy manifests as every other form of energy in existence, and that one must consciously harness and utilise this inner power to attain the immortal state while still alive.

    While life still exists, we must unite with the Divine state. If this body dies, what will you become? (Pause to reflect) That is why we must realize that state while we are still alive. This is called the art of immortality(சாகா கலை). When people come to a Satguru, we tell them that they can attain this immortal state. While you still live on this Earth and dwell in this physical body, you must ask yourself: if you leave this body, what goal will you reach? What is your true aim? What destination will you attain? That is why the sages called it Moksha, the final home. When you finish an event and return somewhere, that is an earthly house made of soil. But when you leave this physical body, what home do you reach? That is the home of Moksha, the home of liberation. This ashram (UPF, Thirumoorthi Hills) guides you toward that Moksha, which is the highest philosophy and the ultimate state of life. That is why you have come here in this birth to attain that true Moksha. In many past births you went to temples and worshipped. The purpose of all that worship was to lead you to a Satguru. One cannot enter the path of wisdom (Jnana Yoga) quickly. First, people worship God in form (Bhakthi yoga). Then they worship God through the mind. Next they worship God as light. Finally they worship God as MeiUnarvu and realization. From the state of Shiva, which exists as everything, energy expands and manifests as smell, heat, light, and life. It becomes gravitational force, driving force, pushing force, life force, chemical energy, and every other form of energy. The energy that contains all these energies together is called Kundalini Shakti. Therefore, whatever energy exists in the world today including electricity and electrical power is also Kundalini Shakti.

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  • Can the Truth of the Self Be Explained or Must It Be Experienced?ஆத்மாவின் உண்மையை வார்த்தைகளால் விளக்க முடியுமா, அல்லது அது அனுபவிக்கப்பட வேண்டியதா?

    In the 12th Velvi discourse, Gurumahan teaches that Self-realization dawns when the ego dies. This “death” refers to the ending of one’s false identification with the body, mind, and intellect, leading to eternal life.

    To help one attain the state called Moksha, the first step is to reveal the truth of who you really are. What is this Universe? What is the individual soul (Jiva)? What is Shiva? That is why the great teaching “Tat Tvam Asi” - Thou art That is given. Next comes the understanding of the meaning contained in this Mahavakya, Tat Tvam Asi (அது நீ). Then arises the question of happiness. What is happiness? The mind moves outward through the five senses, searching for sensory pleasures like taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight. We call them minor or fleeting pleasures. How long can you keep listening to satsang? Perhaps for ten minutes. After that, the mind seeks something else. What begins to ask then?
    Is it not the mouth that asks? Yet we often say the stomach is asking. There is only a certain limit up to which things can be explained. Beyond that, nothing more can truly be said. One cannot go on speaking endlessly about God. Even if we speak about other things, we often end up describing what does not truly exist. What benefit is there in that? Only those who have seen truly know. Those who merely hear about it do not fully know. People say that only the one who experiences understands. If you speak about sugar, only the person who tastes it knows its sweetness. Likewise, if one speaks about God, only through direct experience can it truly be known. If we merely keep talking about it, when will we actually realise it? Can this be known through the senses?
    No, it cannot. These are only the five senses.
    Take an example: we can show someone a laddu. But can we show sweetness itself? If someone asks, “How was the sweetness?” what can we say? We simply reply, “It was very good.”
    If they ask again, we repeat the same thing “It was very good.” But how exactly was it?
    We cannot truly describe it. It can only be experienced, not explained. The same happens when you watch a movie. Someone asks, “How was it?” You say, “It was wonderful!” But can you actually show them that experience? Can you act exactly like the actor in the film and make them feel it? What do you finally tell them? “You go and watch the film yourself. Only then will you know.”
    If we merely analyse it with words, the real experience cannot be grasped. We cannot even show a simple taste to the eyes. When that is so, how can we show that which exists beyond the five senses? That which lies beyond the senses must be realised inwardly. That awareness is called True Realisation (MeiUnarvu). It is Divine Awareness, Brahman. That alone is eternal.
    When life departs from the body, the body still remains. Everything else remains. Atma is no longer there. In yoga, one must inwardly experience such a state, as though witnessing one's own death. Once a seeker approached the Guru and said, “Master, grant me the wisdom to realise Brahman.” The Guru replied, “Then you must die.” He did not mean the death of the body, but the ending of the false identity with body, mind, and intellect.
    Just as Jesus Christ taught that a grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die to bear much fruit, the ego must dissolve for true life to arise.

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  • Where Did We Come From and Where Do We Ultimately Return? | நாம் எங்கிருந்து தோன்றினோம், இறுதியில் எங்கு திரும்பிச் சேர்கிறோம்?

    In the 12th Velvi discourse, Gurumahan explains the five Cosmic functions that govern the Universe and reveals how the same principle operates within the human body through the 7 chakras, highlighting the deeper significance of Vinayaka worship in temples.

    What does it mean to merge with God as God? To help seekers understand this truth, the mirthu or idols of God we're consecrated in temples and we were  taught that “the heart is the great temple and the body is its shrine.” In our ashram, through this 21 days Penance, every being  were consecrated.


    The primordial cosmic power performs five divine functions: Creation, Protection, Destruction, Concealment, and bestowing Grace. To carry out these acts, it manifested five forms from itself, Brahma for Creation, Vishnu for Protection, Rudra for Dissolution Destruction, Mahesha for Concealment, and Sadasiva for Grace. Just as these powers govern the Universe, they are also established within the human body to guide, protect and sustain life. The five elements (Pancha Bhootas) do not function by themselves; the Divine power moves and directs them.
    The realized being have installed the Parabrahma Sakthi in Top head- the sahsrara,  Sadasiva, the giver of Grace, is established at the forehead,  Maheshwara, the power that veils truth, resides in the throat. Rudra, the force of transformation and destruction, is placed in the chest. Vishnu abides in the navel lotus. Brahma, the creative force, is established in the Swadhisthana. Vinayaka, the remover of obstacles, is installed in the Muladhara. For this reason, worship in temples always begins with Vinayaka. The practice of Thoppukaranam reminds us of the awakening and upward movement of spiritual energy through the chakras in the body.
    The power that governs the entire Universe and pervades everything is called Kundalini Shakti. When this power remains in its still and undisturbed state, it is described as the state of Shiva, the state of Brahman, the Supreme Brahman, the pure state, the void state, or the state of Nirvana.
    In the beginning, the Universe existed as one without movement. Today we see many groves of trees, but once there was only a single tree. From that one tree, countless trees emerged. This transformation from the one to many is termed as   Samashti, viyasthi.   One seed has manifested as the entire creation.
    The Vedas illustrate this truth through the tree called  Ashvattha. Trees on Earth are deep rooted under the soil, sprouts from the soil  and eventually return to the soil. But the Ashvattha tree described in the Vedas,  its roots are in outer space or sky,  its leaves touches the earth, and eventually again returns back to where the roots are.
    In the same way, all beings who arise from the Supreme Brahman will eventually return to that very source. This return to the original state is called liberation (Moksha)! 

    Aswatha Reference: 

    Bhagavad Gita 15.1 : Purushottama Yoga.
    ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śākham
    aśvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam
    chandāṁsi yasya parṇāni
    yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit

    Katha Upanishad 2.3.1

    ūrdhva-mūlo’vak-śākha eṣo’śvatthaḥ sanātanaḥ
    tad eva śukraṁ tad brahma tad evāmṛtam ucyate
    tasmin lokāḥ śritāḥ sarve tad u nātyeti kaścana

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  • Do women truly realize the power of womanhood? பெண்கள் தங்களின் பெண்மையின் ஆழ்ந்த சக்தியை உணர்கிறார்களா?

    In this divine discourse during the occassion of International Women's Day, Gurumahan highlights the power of womanhood, the strength that nurtures and shapes family, society, and the nation.

    Women’s Day may be celebrated for many years, but the true question is whether women have truly understood themselves and the strength of womanhood. Is womanhood protected? Even a knowledgeable woman can be pulled down by confusion, emotional disturbances, and doubt if awareness is lacking.
    A woman is like water, she receives what is given and reflects it back. From childhood, if girls are nurtured with good values and a healthy environment, they will grow into individuals who help build a better society.
    A woman is also like fertile soil. Whatever seed is planted in it will grow and multiply. In the same way, women can spread both good and bad influences in society. When women are guided with the right values, they can create powerful and positive change.
    For seeds to grow well, soil must be soft and well prepared. Similarly, when a woman’s mind and body are calm and free from pressure, her thoughts grow higher and more refined.
    Women play a vital role in shaping children’s character and values. Good thoughts during pregnancy, and a mother’s words and actions after birth, gradually become habits that shape a child’s life. Teaching girls good habits in thought, speech, and action from a young age helps these values stay deeply rooted in them.
    Women possess strong imagination and the ability to expand ideas and efforts. This creative power grows when they live in peace and emotional balance.
    The suffering of women weakens families, societies, and even nations. Therefore, the well-being and protection of women is essential.
    In family life, women play a central role in nurturing relationships and managing the household. Traditionally, men were responsible for earning wealth while women safeguarded and managed the family. People call the man “Dharmapathi” and the woman “Dharmapathini.”
    A noble woman can guide her family toward righteousness, inspire her husband toward higher values, and shape the next generation. Through their influence, women contribute greatly to raising scholars, leaders, and spiritually awakened individuals.
    Thus, women carry a profound responsibility in shaping both the family and society.

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  • If the Body, Mind, and Intellect Are Not the Real “I”, Then Who am "I"? | உடலும் மனமும் அறிவும் ‘நான்’ அல்ல என்றால், உண்மையான ‘நான்’ யார்?

    In the 12th Velvi discourse, Gurumahan discusses the four Purusharthas, elaborates on the first two aims of life, Dharma and Artha, in the light of the mahavakya “Tat Tvam Asi.”

    The scriptures speak of four aims of life: Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha. In Tamil they are called Aram, Porul, Inbam, and Veedu. What is Aram? What is Dharma? Dharma means that which is true, unchanging, indestructible, eternal, and real. That alone is Dharma. If we give material things to others, we do not call it Dharma; we call it charity. Charity brings merit. But Dharma leads to liberation. That is why it is called Dharma.
    Dharma declares the truth “Tat Tvam Asi.” “Tat” means That, “Tvam” means you, and “Asi” means are. It means “You are That.” We must teach this truth.
    Children, who are you? You are expressions of the Divine. This is Dharma.
    Next comes Artha, it does not refer to material possessions. Artha asks: Who is “That”? Who are “you”? How can you become That?
    “That” means Brahman, and “you” means the individual. But who do we think we are now? If we cannot walk, we say, “I am disabled.” If we cannot speak, we say, “I am mute.” We identify ourselves with the body.
    Then we speak about the mind. We say, “My mind is not well,” or “I have a good mind,” or “He has a cruel nature.” Then we speak about knowledge. We say, “I am great. I am a researcher. I am a scientist. I am a saint. I am a sage. I am a wise person.”
    But none of these is the true “I.” The real “I” is the Atma. This “I” is not a sage, not a saint, not a philosopher, and not a prophet. It exists beyond all these identities.
    When you realize this truth, you go beyond the states of waking, dream, and deep sleep. The state that remains there is Brahman. That Brahman and the presence within you are not different. The unseen God who governs the entire Universe also lives within you and guides you. Therefore you must realize this truth and merge completely with that Divine reality.

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  • How Do Life’s Problems Stop Disturbing Us When We Realize Our True Self? | வாழ்க்கையின் கஷ்டங்களும் பிரச்சினைகளும் நம்மை பாதிக்காமல் இருப்பது எப்போது?

    In the 12th Velvi discourse, Gurumahan explains that spiritual compassion arises through Self-realisation. When the Self is realised, one sees the Divine in everyone and naturally loves all beings equally. This universal love is the highest form of compassion, through which the soul is freed from bondage and attains liberation.

    You are the Self (Atma Swaroopa). Realize yourself. This is the true state. When you remain in this state, your actions happen naturally. You no longer worry about the world. Why? When you gain the awareness that you are the soul, you go beyond the body, mind, and intellect. After you realize the Self within, nothing from the outside can disturb you.
    That is why the human body has seven energy centers (chakras). They are called Sahasrara, Ajna, Vishuddhi, Anahata, Manipura at the navel, Swadhisthana below it, and Mooladhara at the base of the spine. These seven levels exist within the physical body.
    The one Divine reality that moves the entire Universe exists within and beyond everyone. That is why we call Him God. The God who exists as everything also lives within me. Therefore, children need devotion to God from a young age. God is one. From that one Divine source, all beings arose. That is why we say there is only one God.
    All living beings belong to God. Therefore we must first love all creatures as we love ourselves. This is spiritual compassion. We should see the God who exists within everyone and live with humanity and kindness toward all people. This is Divine love and service.
    Where is the God to whom we offer service? That invisible God appears before us as mother, father, brothers, sisters, wife, husband, children, neighbors, and even our rulers. The same God pervades everywhere. Therefore seeing God within everyone leads a person toward liberation.
    What is liberation? It is the state where one does not take birth again. How do we reach that state? We return to the place from where we came.

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  • Why Did Devendran Return Repeatedly to Guru Brihaspathi in Search of His True Self? தான் உண்மையிலேயே யார் என்பதை உணர, தேவேந்திரன் ஏன் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் குரு பிருகஸ்பதியிடம் சென்றார்?

    In the 12th Velvi discourse, Gurumahan recounts the story of Indra and Brihaspati, revealing profound insights about the nature of Brahman, guiding the seeker toward deep Atma vicharam.

    Devendran went to Brihaspati to learn BrahmaVidya. He stayed there for 33 years. After completing 33 years, he received instruction from his Guru and left with a sense of fulfillment.
    As he walked halfway outside, a doubt arose in his mind. The Guru had said, “What you see is Brahman.” Devendran thought, “I see it. What I see is the body. So, the body must be Brahman.”
    But he remembered that Brahman is eternal, unchanging, and omnipresent. He questioned himself: “Then what is this body doing? It is born, grows, ages, and falls sick. It changes constantly.”
    He realized the Guru had not said that the body is Brahman. “Have I misunderstood?” he wondered. He returned to the Guru and asked again, “Guru, you said, ‘Whatever you see is Brahman.’ I have understood that the body is not Brahman. Then, what is truly Brahman?”
    The Guru replied, “Stay in the Guru’s presence for another 33 years.” Devendran obeyed. After another 33 years, he realized the truth: what is seen and the one who sees, that alone is Brahman.
    He reflected further: “Who is the seer?” He understood, “It is not the body. The mind is what sees.” He thought deeply and said, “I understand, Guru. I will go.”
    He pondered: “How should a teacher speak? A teacher must always tell the truth and never mislead.” On his path, he continued reflecting.
    “If it is the mind, the mind fluctuates constantly. The mind changes moment by moment. It is never steady. Therefore, Brahman is not the mind.”
    He returned to the Guru with doubt again. “Guru, I thought mind is Brahman. But mind is not Brahman. Please instruct me again.”
    The Guru said, “Stay for another 33 years.” After those 33 years, he understood: the one who sees, the seer, is Brahman.
    He reflected further: “Mind is not it. It is the intellect that perceives and determines what I saw. Therefore, intellect is Brahman.” With this understanding, he left with happiness, saying he would not return.
    Three miles away, near Devaloka, another doubt arose. “If intellect is Brahman, then during sleep, intellect is absent. How can that be?”
    “No one knows when I am asleep. Not even Indra,” he realized.
    He returned once again and said to the Guru, “I thought intellect is Brahman, but intellect is not eternal. During sleep, it is absent. What should I do?”
    The Guru instructed him to stay for another five years. After that period, the Guru explained: “The seer, the one who operates even during sleep, who keeps your body warm and breathing steady, that is Atma. That alone is Brahman. That alone is truth. That alone is life. That alone is everything.”
    Devendran realized that it is one and the same, within you, within me, within all worlds, inside and outside. Nothing exists in the world besides Brahman.
    Everything has evolved from God. All the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Itihasas, and Sastras can be summarized in one truth: the bliss of realizing God.
    That is why, in this Kali Yuga, people were not taught the Divine name in a simple way. Whatever you meditate on as God, that alone is God.
    He understood the nature of God: it exists beyond everything, beyond the gross body, subtle body, intellect, awareness, dreams, and sleep. That is Atma. That is Brahman. That is eternal.
    Realize yourself as Atma. This is your true state. When you exist in this true selfhood, your karma unfolds automatically. You have no worries about the world. Why?
    Once you realize yourself as Atma, you transcend the body, mind, and intellect. After recognizing your true self beyond everything, nothing in the external world can disturb you.

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Welcome to the "Santhosam Podcast," where we bring you the timeless wisdom and profound teachings of His Holiness Gurumahan. Immerse yourself in a journey of inner peace, enlightenment, Kundalini…