YOGIRAJ MAHARAJ

Book 4 of 5

Scriptures, Mantra, Death and Other Worlds

4 parts · 25 chapters · 1,314 sections · 282,804 words · 72 sections of Guruji’s book listed

Part 1Scriptures, myths and their meaning

  1. 1The Bhagavad GitaFrom the text: Reading the Gita for 37 years plus, he noticed a verse in the ninth chapter: all Manus, the 7 rishis and the 4 before them came from the mind.207 sections · 62,429 words
  2. 2Yoga texts: Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gorakhbodh, Khechari Vidya, Shiva SutrasFrom the text: He wrote the Shiva Sutras commentary before reading any other and still likes his own.179 sections · 29,609 words
  3. 3Tantras and the VedasFrom the text: Krishna names three Vedas in the Gita because the Atharvaveda was created much later, by Atharvan rishi: father of Ayurveda and maybe tantra, full of herbs, medicines and tantric mantras, perhaps the most interesting …35 sections · 7,108 words
  4. 4The Ramayana: Rama, Ravana and the othersFrom the text: Every king was held an embodiment of Vishnu, Rama too, but Valmiki's Ramayana writes Parabrahman Parameshwar; once brahman and Shiva were the same word, and only Rama could kill Ravana …21 sections · 4,224 words
  5. 5The Mahabharata and its peopleFrom the text: Whatever the circumstances, humble or poor, always support your people and your friends, no matter the consequences.23 sections · 5,746 words
  6. 6Puranic stories retold and decodedFrom the text: When heart-broken Shiva roamed somewhere in the Universe with Sati's body and Vishnu cut it, the pieces fell on Earth: this is the story we read.43 sections · 9,692 words
  7. 7Words, terms and how to read textsFrom the text: The power of half-truth beats real truth, as in Hitler's propaganda, so do not rely on commentaries: read the original texts and literal translations and draw your own conclusion, or talk to him.89 sections · 11,646 words

Part 2Mantra, tantra, ritual and powers

  1. 1Mantra, japa and bija; the alphabet and OMFrom the text: Japa in Kriya: you already do it with every pranayama, practising the seed of all seeds, the bija of all, so you need not count on a mala.75 sections · 15,004 words
  2. 2Sound, vibration, nada and musicFrom the text: Bija mantras are the basic vibrations of the elements: the yogis who recognized each vibration explained it by producing a similar sound, which we now chant as seeds …22 sections · 5,832 words
  3. 3Tantra, Aghora and the Aghoris; shava sadhanaFrom the text: He has lived in a shmashan almost 16 years doing his sadhana, which yogis do for a different purpose than tantrics or black magicians.44 sections · 15,029 words
  4. 4Puja, rituals and worship; the lingam, rudraksha and conchFrom the text: Install a lingam only for worship, not as a showpiece, and only if you can worship it as it should be done; he learned this after finding his.62 sections · 12,445 words
  5. 5Siddhis, magic and miraclesFrom the text: Siddhis like anima and mahima appear after you start perceiving these things. The perception is there, but he does not focus on it.38 sections · 8,554 words
  6. 6Yantras, mandalas and symbolsFrom the text: A yantra picture is just the blueprint of the machine; maybe yantras are like UFOs or flying machines.9 sections · 1,678 words

Part 3Death, ghosts and the afterlife

  1. 1Dying: knowing death and the fear of deathFrom the text: A messenger of death comes to a dying person: horrible to bad people, and to good people looking like old friends; the dying person then leaves the body with them.33 sections · 8,468 words
  2. 2After death: the air body, heaven, hell and the astral worldFrom the text: All descriptions of heaven and hell are for men, he says; no religion describes what happens to a woman after death.70 sections · 14,703 words
  3. 3Rebirth and past livesFrom the text: Past lives can be read from the body, very easily. Such a person's features, face and structure differ from an average person, as do his talks, likes and dislikes, visible from the beginning.50 sections · 8,206 words
  4. 4Rites for the departed: ancestors, last rites, cremation and burialFrom the text: Where a person goes after death depends on the last rituals done with the body, and religions differ because their last rituals differ.29 sections · 4,087 words
  5. 5Ghosts: cases, vampires and the Prem Darbar at MehendipurFrom the text: Prem Darbar is their regular program about three times a year, especially at Mehendipur Balaji, helping people with ghost problems and ghosts with people problems.61 sections · 13,652 words
  6. 6Possession and exorcismFrom the text: Exorcism works only if the priest has contact with powerful spirits or angels to invoke; shouting does nothing.21 sections · 3,243 words

Part 4Gods, creation and other worlds

  1. 1Shiva and Shakti (Sati, Kama, Dattatreya, Ardhanarishwar)From the text: They say Shiva first appeared as Ardhanarishwar, half-man half-woman.40 sections · 7,247 words
  2. 2Vishnu, Brahma, Krishna, Hanuman, Ganesh and the other godsFrom the text: Most gods are children of Kashyapa rishi, maybe from different dimensions; Vishnu is considered his son, not Brahma, and nobody knows about Shiva, self-born.41 sections · 8,533 words
  3. 3The Mahavidyas, Kali, Bhairav and the MatrikasFrom the text: The ten Mahavidyas are the ten directions. Kriya starts with Kali, the North (the head), going clockwise, with Tara on top: Saraswati, so knowledge stays on top.26 sections · 4,170 words
  4. 4Creation, the cosmos, the gunas, the Void and mayaFrom the text: Akash as ether or space is wrong; it literally means sky. Outer space and Void are different, and the 5 elements combine only on Earth; beyond is Void and Time.44 sections · 9,436 words
  5. 5The astral world, Goloka and the subtle worldsFrom the text: The three worlds are bhur, bhuvah, svaha: earth, the atmosphere between, and space; counting all, 14 worlds with earth in the centre.39 sections · 9,811 words
  6. 6Other beings: asuras, rakshasas, yakshas, gandharvas, genies, aliensFrom the text: Powerful beings roam in nature as nature gods, connected with shepherds and animals: Krishna with cows, Shiva with cobras.13 sections · 2,252 words