SAHAJANANDA YOGA CHARACTERISTICS

REMAINING NATURALLY IN A HAPPY STATE IS
SAHAJANANDA YOGA.

BRAHMAN, WORLD, INDIVIDUAL SOUL -- ALL
THESE ARE DIFFERENT FORMS OF ONE ASPECT,
'ATHMAN' WHICH IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS,
KNOWING WHICH REMAINING IN A NATURAL 
STATE OF HAPPINESS IS 'SAHAJANANADA'

SHANKARACHARYA'S SLOKA-1 OF 
MAYA PANCHAKAM SAYS --


Maya, which is adept at making the impossible happen, 
superimposes on me (the Atman) who am in reality pure 
Consciousness, who am incomparable (because the 
Atman is the only reality and there is therefore nothing else 
with which it can be compared), who am eternal, partless, 
unlimited by space, time and other objects, in whom there 
is no differentiation whatsoever, the distinctions in the form 
of the world, God and the individual soul.

THIS IS THE FIFTH BHUMIKA IN SAPTHA BHUMIKA
5) MUKTHI-ANANDA(LIBERATION-HAPPINESS)

WHEN THE AVADUTHA REACHES 6th & 7th 
BHUMIKAS WHICH ARE--

6) THURIYA(FOURTH STATE OF BLISS)
7) THURIYATHITA(HIGHEST STATE-NO THOUGHTS)

ALL THE SAPTHA BHUMIKAS(7STEPS) ARE 
ACHIEVED ! !

YOGI CAN SIT ON THE THRONE OF AVADUTHA !!

Ishwara teaching Shanmuga

SAHAJANANDA RAJAYOGA :

Brahman,World,Athma -- all these naturally, natural same form

of the one aspect ATHMA, knowing which remaining in a happy
state is 'SAHAJANANDA'. Even though in name word 'natural' 
is used, it is not easy to achieve this.

Person who achieves this, he will not under go trouble of birth,
death etc. If you think this happens naturally,it will take place
naturally; if you think it is difficult,it will be difficult only to 
achieve this.  

By Yoga practice, happiness gets filled in the heart & overflows,
due to this pleasent state,opening the eyes becomes difficult
& internally swinging in happiness in oneself is Sahajananda.


When a boy & a girl fall in love, even when boy gives lot of 
trouble to the girl, without feeling unhappy the girl being in a 
happy state only, just like that the Yogi overflowing in high 
level of happiness,whatever difficulty comes to the body he is 
in Sahajananda only.  

Cold, sunshine,rain,mist,scorpion,forest,disease, Yogi's body 
without knowing all these difficulties, being in a state of 
happiness is Sahajananda.

This state of happiness is difficult to explain to others,only the 
Yogi only knows that state of happiness.If you give sugar to a 
dumb and ask him ,"How it tastes?" he cannot give an answer 
to that, same way this Brahmananda has to be experienced
by himself only.

Without Dvaitha Bhava(thinking there is no two),only thro'
nijabhodananda(happiness of knowing Reality),forgetting 
oneself in that happiness is the characteristic of this state.

Just like forgetting oneself in a game of love & becoming 
quiet, drowning oneself in the happiness of one-Athma,
not understanding anything is Sukhbhava(pleasant feeling).

Indria(body part),prana(breathing cycle),mind, chitta(memory),

vishaya(sexual),ahankara(ego),buddi(intellect),tapa thraya
(three pains),kama(lust),kroda(anger),asta mada(eight egos),
without seeing any of these,being in the highest happy state
is Sahajananda.

In which ever direction you see,you experience bright mass 
of light,darkness of Maya gets destroyed,just like rain, drops
of happiness covers you & by this external matters influence
on you stops,you loose track of  time- morning,noon,evening,
night,time of day.place & getting immersed in happiness,
forgetting meditation,concentration,process of gaining 
knowledge, swinging internally in happiness is Sahajananda.

During opening of eyes,closing of eyes,while eating,when 
relatives visit you,having happiness covering you all over,
without knowing whats going on externally,forgetting oneself
completely,knowing all what you see are Brahman only,
swinging in happiness is Sahajananda.

Executing various transactions during the day, getting very 
tired, as night approaches," Shiva Shiva,I don't want this 
samsara(family)" so saying when he sleeps,he enters 
deep sleep.state. Dear son,that time only man gets real 
happiness.Ignorant people without knowing this call it as 
sleep.when they get happy state of deep sleep, they don't 
analyse it.Yesterday I slept at six o'clock in the evening
& got deep sleep,how can I explain that happiness ! he
says,really he is not clear how this happens.

One can achieve this yoga through effort,at any time.The
aspirant(sadhaka) leaving all worldly happiness,without
attachment to Maya(nissanga),gaining Bhumikas
(aspects of yoga to follow) & practicing yoga, you achieve
Sahajananda Yoga. Bhumikas are steps to achieve yoga,
[refer WHAT IS 'SAPTHA BHUMIKA' ? (SEVEN STEPs) ]
gaining them one by one,when you achieve five Bhumikas,
state of happiness is gained.Further two more Bhumikas--
Turia(state of Bliss),Turiathitha(highest state of Super 
Bliss ie, no thoughts at all-living GOD) are achieved Great 
Happiness(Mahadananda) is achieved.

First three Bhumikas are for family man,next four are for 
Paramahamsa. As the fourth Bhumika is 'VasanaKshaya'
for a family man, how can there be Vasana Kshaya ? For
an Avadhutha,he is fit for fourth Bhumika to seventh 
Bhumika. Therefore fifth step of Bhumika-- Sahajananda 
in future Turiya,Turiyathita are very suitable for an Avadutha.
Always full of bliss & traveling from one place to another
is an Avadutha. There is Happiness in Yoga & happiness
is called Yoga.When Yoga yields result, it is called 
Sahajananda. Yogis experiencing happiness, they travel 
like a dumb person.

Bharatha,Rishabha,Priyavratha,Shuka,Durvasa,
Markandeya,Vamadeva,Samvartha,Sanathsujatha,
Sanaka,Dattatreya etc. are all Avaduthas & experiencing
Sahajananda, being like Lord Shankara they travel from
place to place.

Therefore Dear Son, you gain this Sahajananda, by which
you will be able to cross river of Samsara. Turiananda is
great happiness of high order. Turiathitha happiness
cannot be explained through words ! This Turiananda,
Turiathitha, if a Yogi possesses, Shruthi tells it is 
Sahajananda.

From first Bhumika to fifth Bhumika it is Sagunananda 
& above fifth Bhumika it is Sahajananda. When you 
achieve this state,lady of Moksha waits eagerly to 
garland you !

Please note that, this state is achieved due to previous
birth efforts(purva samskara) , Guru's blessings only,
& cannot be achieved by one's efforts !

Quality of Gold depending on its shine is classified by 
numbers. Highest quality gold is numbered 12. If we give 
weightage points in the same way  to turiathitha as 12,
to turia-11, merged in Athma Bhakthi-10, ordinary 
Bhakthi-9, hearing Mahima of God(Shravana)-8, 
ordinary hearing-7.

Avadutha is always in Turiathitha State ! Drik(seeing),
Drishya(seen) are called as turia is Nirvikalpa & is present
in face.Being witness to all this Sahajananda is called as 
Raja Yoga ! Turia ,Turiathitha joining together has become
a tree called  Sahajananda Raja Yoga ! This tree having
many branches as Saguna(many characteristics),by many
super natural qualities,many historical incidents became 
famous as sahajananda Raja Yoga ! Avadutha who 
achieves this Yoga,gets liberated,being himself Athma,
is free of trans-migratory cycle of birth & death.

Just like water mixes with water,sugar with sugar,milk 
with milk, ghee with ghee,Yogi merges in Athma !
Just as a ripe fruit cannot become raw fruit, butter cannot 
be converted back as curd, Ghee cannot be converted 
back as butter, great Yogi who has become Parabrahma
cannot revert back as Jiva. Many super natural powers
(Siddhis) eagerly await for his order, he will not even look 
at them & enjoying himself in the bliss of Sahajananda !

Dear son, those who surrender to me fully & pray to me,
I become their servant & fulfill their wishes. There is 
nobody greater than my Bhakthas who are 'ATHMA' only.
This way those who are having 'SOHAM' outlook(bhava)
& merged in me, they are liberated from samsara(family
life with attachment)

Just as we see snake in a piece of rope due to mental
illusion, this world what we see in Brahman is illusory 
dream & there is nothing real !! This can be understood
by experience only thro' Advaitha Bhava & difficult to 
believe by telling in Dvaitha Bhava ! Yogi's body is 
comparable to burnt cloth & he is really Nirakara !
(without form).

This yoga should not be told to, people with Desire,
bad conduct & character, sinners,murderers etc.
This should be told to those who accumulated Punya
(good deeds), possessing pure Sathvik Guna, 
Mumukshus(those who are desirous of  Moksha).
If you achieve this Yoga you become 'BRAHMAN' only.
By this Yoga let people get liberated,let it bring 
auspiciousness to you also !-- when ISHWARA told
this to Karthikeya, he became extremely Happy &
started to chant Hara Nama(Ishwara nama japa)
ie,repeat various names of Ishwara !