Sunday, 25 September 2022

MAHALAYA NO 58

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What makes Shirdi place so special in Maharashtra?

Dwarkamai Shirdi is a treasure trove for devotees visiting Shirdi. Dwarkamai is said to be the heart of Shirdi, where Sai Baba is said to have spent a special period of his life with his last moments. Since Dwarkamai is the home of Baba, it is a place of devotion for all devotees. People of all faiths who come to Shirdi visit Dwarkamai, including the Sai Baba temple, and believe in the teachings they give.

Earlier there was a dilapidated mosque at this place which was filled with deep holes and crumbling remains, but Baba completely replaced it. The most special thing about this place is that Dwarkamai is probably the only mosque with a temple. Upon entering this mosque, the devotee receives the blessings of Sai Baba. When you enter this house of Sai Baba, you will feel very light and calm.

Gurusthan in Shirdi is the most special place. This place is considered so special because it is the sacred place where Sai Baba first appeared before the world as a 16 year old boy. This place is about 14 km from Shirdi city. In the distance is Kopargaon. This special place is under the neem tree. Let us say that there is a temple here which has a Shivalingam and Nandi bull in front of the image of Sai Baba. Gurusthan means - the place of the Guru. It is also said that burning incense here cures all the diseases of the devotees.

Shirdi has gained special significance due to its faith and belief on Sai Baba.


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Yes, if they reincarnate into the future in linear time. Especially if you want to reincarnate in the same family - you need to reincarnate in the same timeline to be with the same Soulmates who are still living, for example, your past life’s daughter becoming your mother or grandmother in the next life.

If you reincarnate into the past - it is usually a different timeline, especially if you want to return to the same location. Otherwise, you can bump into your own past life personality, which might lead to unpredictable results and alter your past life, or you can end up affecting any ancestors in the past or current life - this whole time-travel dilemma of killing your own grandfather and stopping to exist…But some “chrononauts” specifically go back into a certain timeline to prevent the destruction of Earth - similar to extra-terrestrials incarnating on Earth. The only difference with time-travelers - they arrive via being born as a baby, and not traveling in time in an adult body…Reincarnation back in time is quite rare, as typically you incarnate with your soul group, which is a part of a larger collective of groups, a part of a generation, etc. - and they all move from the past into the future following the development of the mankind in linear time


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Here.

But I like what Alan Watts said…

"There is only this now. It does not come from anywhere; it is not going anywhere. It is not permanent, but it is not impermanent. Though moving, it is always still. When we try to catch hold of it, it seems to run away, and yet it is always here and there is no escape from it."

from "Way of Zen"


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No. Thoughtlessness is a way to get into a lot of trouble.

Awakening is not something that sits around waiting to be noticed by a mind that’s to busy to notice it. A mind’s noise does not obscure awakening any more than one’s eyelids don’t obscure sunlight. The idea that awakening is not apparent because a mind is too busy is like a notion that there is no sunlight because one’s eyes are closed. Not because it’s night, and the sun doesn’t shine.

The sun shines when it shines, whether one’s eyes are open or closed makes no difference. If one stands in the sun, one will experience sunlight regardless of whether one’s eyes are opened or closed. Opening or closing one’s eyes does not affect sunlight at all.

Awareness is like sunlight, it shines when it shines, whether one’s mind is open or closed, whether one’s mind is loud or quiet. When awareness expands, one will experience awakening regardless of whether one’s mind is loud or quiet. Quieting one’s mind does not affect awareness.

Being aware affects awareness. To some degree. Not enough to “make awakening happen”, but then fiddling with one’s mind does absolutely nothing towards making awakening happen, so paying attention to being aware seems a better use of time, all in all.


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