Mental Health is nothing but the ‘absence of mental diseases’. The spectrum of mental disease ranges from clinical conditions like depression, anxiety, and paranoia all the way to schizophrenia. It occurs due to the actions of a particular molecule called ‘dopamine’ inside our brain.
Whenever we are in a low dopamine state, we suffer from a disease called ‘depression’. Similarly, when the dopamine level becomes extremely high, an individual can turn into a maniac. A manic person starts seeing or imagining a story that has nothing to do with reality.
One of the goals of Yoga is to retain ‘Mental Vitality’. In fact, it can be considered to be a foundational goal. MENTAL VITALITY is the FOUNDATION upon which we can build a grand story. It is impossible for us to create a grand future if we lack ‘Mental Vitality’.
What is MENTAL VITALITY? In GURU PASHUPATI’s words, Mental Vitality is an acute awareness of stories. Each one of us seeks coherence by connecting the events of our lives. What we get as a result of doing that is a terrific STORY that explains why all the events in our lives happened the way they did; all that we outgrew and all that we embraced which helps us understand how we can prepare and train ourselves for the beautiful future that we all envision and want to be a part of.
Gradually we begin to see a bigger picture, a sense of interconnection with everything that ever took place and everything that is yet to come.
Guruji, GURU PASHUPATI’s message is, that we all must learn to apply the same principle while dealing with and trying to connect with fellow individuals. We often observe the events of other people’s lives and we draw conclusions about their story; we complete their story without knowing much about it. What happens as an outcome is that wherever there is missing information in the story of another individual, our brain makes up new information from whatever it had had access to in the past. Pretty much similar to how ChatGPT works. ChatGPT scans the Internet to gather all the available information, and wherever some information is missing, it ‘CREATES’ information to complete the story.
Hence, it is called intelligent. We are all intelligent beings. The problem arises only when we have ‘minimal data’. If ChatGPT were to operate on one-tenth the data of what it has currently access to, its output would be stupider. Currently, it is able to provide us with an intelligent output because it has access to so much intelligent data.
Mental Vitality is the ability to gather all of this data from various sources before ‘CONSTRUCTING a STORY’. We must be really enthusiastic about gathering a lot of data from our history; our Culture; the philosophies of people around us; the philosophy of our society along the philosophy of other societies.
The story of the Origin of Species, the story of Life on this Earth, the story of the Origin of the Earth itself as well as the Magnificent Universe; all the data and information related to these topics are crucial for our growth.
Once we are capable of constructing a story of the Universe itself, we can be assured that the future of our story will be nothing but GRAND and most importantly, SUSTAINABLE.
At some point, the story will write itself. The upcoming steps will start becoming obvious for us which will help in building our FUTURE. A Rad STORY that begins from the Origins of the Universe and extends to what we perceive as ‘the present’ is what leads to MENTAL VITALITY.
Now, the challenges or the threats we face. To begin with, our body is a ‘PHOTOSENSITIVE’ device. The body has photoreceptors all over it; every part of the body has light receptors including the eyes. Yet, we were taught in schools that only ‘plants’ require sunlight to sustain themselves and we don’t. We were fed with hoax information that we must eat the plant because it captures sunlight and creates glucose for us or we must eat another animal that eats other plants and that is enough to sustain our bodies.
All of these false teachings have affected us in more ways than we can imagine. The problem began with the idea of covering ourselves up. It is beautifully illustrated in the Bible and also the Koran, where it is mentioned that when humans started covering themselves up; it was the creation of Sin. A sin of going against Nature.
Even after the invention of clothes or the idea of covering oneself was quite prevalent India continued to be the world leader for thousands of years. How was it possible? Simply because people back then had most of their ‘photoreceptors’ unobstructed. The clothes that people wore weren’t stitched. Instead, they were draped in such a way that a lot of skin was exposed which allowed the body to gather at least an average amount of Sunlight which ultimately led to ‘Mental Vitality’.
Guruji, GURU PASHUPATI further explains,
In Yoga, we call this ‘VIRYA’. The literal meaning of VIRYA is COURAGE or HEROISM. However, we must understand that Virya indeed extends to the Creation of our body itself. If we seek to experience COURAGE, we will also have to seek to build a courageous BODY. The body of a HERO. It is crucial to have the body of a hero if we want to experience HEROISM.
Now, if we are enthusiastic about having a heroic body for ourselves, the source is the SUN.
It is believed that HANUMAN swallowed the SUN to become Himself. There is a literal meaning to that of course and it is awesome to believe that Hanuman is so powerful that he is capable of jumping up and swallowing the Sun! So much Virya!
However, there is also a non literal meaning called SANDHYA. The language that all of our ancient texts are written in is SANDHYA which literally translates to TWILIGHT.
When we look at the world during SUNSET we are able to witness the beauty we are surrounded by. The world just seems a tad prettier during dusk. We start appreciating the beautiful trees; amazing never ending skies; the clouds floating by; the warm tingling rays of the gorgeous Sun; the subtle winds that brushes our skin, the birds chirping, the mountains and the hills fills us with awe in Twilight. The Twilight meaning is the one that does that for us.
The Twilight meaning of Hanuman swallowing the SUN is that He opened his mouth and received Sunlight for hours. We should do the same if we are serious about increasing our Mental Vitality. It is okay to close our eyes if the Sun is too harsh for us but we must not wear shades and cover our eyes. The Sun rays that are emitted by the Sun are essential for us and our eyes. My Myopia has reduced significantly. All I did was what Guruji said, ‘GET SUNLIGHT’.
In Yoga, exposing our bodies to the Sun with minimal or no clothing is practised religiously and eventually we are able to stare at the Sun for hours and take its light in with our mouth open. This is the secret of ‘VIRYA’; HEROISM that will be a spontaneous outcome of soaking ourselves in Sunlight every single day.
YOGA covers and sustains every aspect of our lives. There are numerous ancient teachings that help us be our most Heroic selves; to build VIRYA in us.
The other way to build VIRYA is through the practices of SEXUAL SADHANA. The SEXUAL ENERGY that we all are aware of is the SUN inside us.
In the case of MEN, coming to orgasm but doing so without ejaculating is another way to build VIRYA. This is the Yogic Technique.
Guruji, Guru Pashupati and other Himalayan Yogis he came across were made to practise both. Guruji learnt YOGA in the HIMALAYAS. He mentioned that they had to stare at the Sun with their mouths open for hours literally naked just wearing a Langot. It was accompanied with retaining the Virya for Men.
In the case of WOMEN, it is taught differently. Why? Women do not lose any VIRYA with ejaculation. Women have their Virya in their OVARIES and the UTERUS. However, the Uterus and its lining thickens and its walls fall off once a month for every menstruating woman. This is precisely how a woman loses her VIRYA during menstruation because a lot of reproductive and creative energy that can sustain, nourish and create a whole new human being is being expelled by the body.
Women must also practise retaining Virya. They can do so by gathering all the Energy into the bladder and that’s where the energy remains. It is necessary for our bodies to be hydrated because the water that is present in the bladder holds the energy which becomes ‘EZ Water’.
EZ WATER can be defined as EXCLUSION ZONE water. It is the fourth phase of water and is electrically charged. Water has four phases: Solid as ice; Liquid as water (also called Bulk Water), Gases; and the fourth phase is EZ Water which is electrically charged and is comparatively thicker than Bulk water.
This is what we must all aim at producing in our bodies. It is naturally and easily done when we start practising the YOGIC TECHNIQUE of coming to orgasm and storing that orgasmic energy in our bladder.
There are various techniques to do this that have to be learnt under the guidance of a qualified Guru who has the necessary expertise and knowledge. It cannot be taught by someone with a Yoga TTC Certificate.
Qualified Gurus like GURU PASHUPATI are Yogis who have lived in the Himalayas and have learnt and practised the required techniques which gives them the wisdom to teach us the same. There are also SIDDARS who live in the mountains of Tamil Nadu. Infact, there are SIDDHAS who inhabit all the mountains including the Sahyadris but not many people know about them.
These are the only people we can learn from and that is how Guru Pashupati learnt. We are actually quite fortunate that Guruji is here to teach us without us having to go to the snow laden Himalayas almost naked with nothing but a Langot.
Therefore, this Yogic Practice has to become a practice of every human being on this planet who wants to live in a heroic way. A heroic life where we are not afraid to accept the story we are all a part of. We were not born with an empty slate, we were born to parents who had a religion, a culture and a society which we are disconnected from.
Their story extends all the way back to the Origin of Human Civilisation; the Origin of Human Species; the Origin of life on this planet; the Origin of Creation of the planet itself; all the way back to the epic, cosmic explosion from SHIVA that created the marvellous, astounding and magnificent UNIVERSE of SHAKTI.
We must understand that it is Shakti’s story that we are disconnected from. Currently, we are busy pursuing a new story and this is especially true for all the Indians who have had numerous Conquerors which has exposed us to various cultures that has caused a significant amount of confusion amongst all of us. We are all confused about the story we are meant to be a part of therefore we must dig deeper into our roots.
One of the many reasons why we seek MOKSHA or MUKTI is because we never cared enough about our story. We have been conditioned since childhood into believing that we must only care about ‘ourselves’. I, me, mine is all we have been taught and hence we have forgotten to look beyond what we can perceive and currently experience.
Over time, we started putting limitations on us as well as the generations to come.
It is crucial for us to understand how we are a part of; as a matter of fact intimately connected to a divine story that begins from SHIVA himself and finds its way to us. We must realise how closely linked each of us are to it; the cosmos that surrounds us all. We are beings of LIGHT, yet we fail to experience that divinity. The good news is, it is possible for each one of us to understand divinity once we begin with the Yogic Technique of accumulating VIRYA with the help of the SUN.
The sexual virya practice can only be learnt from a Guru. It cannot be taught in an article or in a video or any other digital means available. One has to live with the Guru in order to understand and experience how it all works.
Furthermore, there are numerous other profound teachings and topics of Yoga that can help us enhance and train our minds to the tune of the exemplary ‘RISHIS’. The Rishis had exceptional minds with abundant Mental Vitality. Such Rishis were capable of interacting and interfacing with the cosmos; Nature; the planets; the moon and gain significant information and knowledge without the help of any technology.
GURU PASHUPATI has lived with such SADHUS and has witnessed how they survive in the untamed forests without any tools. It is possible for them to manifest anything they need or want out of thin air! Magical! Is it not? Guruji mentions that he is fortunate enough to have met his GURU MAHAVATAR BABAJI who indeed introduced Guruji to many such remarkable SIDDHAS across the country.
Guruji always acknowledges the blessings of TRILOK AKHADA; the Akhada and the Siddha lineage that Guru Pashupati comes from.
Guru Pashupati as the PARAMPARA ADHIKARI of TRILOK AKHADA, had a vital decision to make; whether to keep Yoga exclusive to a few or to include other people in the lineage of the Yogic Path, people who clearly aren’t a part of the story.
However, once we incorporate the story in our lives and as a consequence get connected to SHIVA himself, that is precisely when we begin acquiring the Mental Vitality or the VIRYA of a RISHI or a SADHU. When an individual has such a tremendous amount of VIRYA, such a person can be called a SIDDHA; in fact A MAHASIDDHA.
This is what Guruji wants to teach us. Guru Pashupati has made it his mission to help people reconnect to Nature’s story; SHAKTI’s story. When we learn this, our puny character which we limit ourselves to will be replaced with a DIVINE CHARACTER. This is the kind of change, growth and progress that Guruji aims to achieve.
In Guruji’s words, “People living their most Divine story; not an ordinary one with no Magic, no ability to control the elements; no Siddhis!”.
He continues, a human being with SIDDHIS is the only technology that we really need. Every other technology is detrimental for us, be it radiation from the Electromagnetic Waves or commonly used Electricity.
None of this technology was required solely because we have electricity gushing and flowing within all of us.
We are all connected to the Electromagnetism of the Universe and so we are indeed capable of magic and miracles. The more VIRYA we have, the easier it becomes for us to grow and mitigate the dangers and live fulfilling lives; for centuries if we wish to.
These are the outcomes of developing Virya or Mental Vitality. It hasn’t been defined anywhere before in proper English because the connection with the genuine, authentic SIDDHA YOGIS has somehow been lost.
Guruji emphasizes that this is exactly the knowledge we all require considering the day and age; the timeline that we are born in to maintain our Mental Vitality. Once we have that, we become unstoppable. We can be assured that what follows next is a heroic; a divine race of people with grand visions and stories with the best intentions for every being.
This is precisely why Guruji is here amongst all of us instead of the mountains; to teach us so that we learn and aspire to do the same. He believes that such a race of people will further propagate this priceless wisdom with the whole of Humanity.
If our motives and goals align with gaining and understanding these valuable teachings and the power it bestows on us; considering we have the Virya to shoulder the responsibilities without being afraid of accomplishments or SIDDHIS; we can begin to walk the path of SIDDHA YOGA.
It is tragic that people are afraid of Siddhis. The third chapter of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra is only about Siddhis. In fact, one fourth of the book emphasises on acquiring Siddhis. Many of us have been misled by various other Gurus who declare Siddhis as something that shouldn’t be pursued instead of admitting their lack of data and knowledge about it. This is something that must be recognized and rectified.
Siddhis are technological updates bestowed on us by Nature, by SHAKTI herself as a priceless gift to her child; the JIVA that is us.
Once we begin to understand that it is our birthright to have siddhis, it is simply not possible for us to live an ordinary life. We will desire and build a marvellous character overflowing with Mental Vitality; VIRYA.
Being fearless of anything that we come across and being part of a magnificent story which emanates from SHIVA himself eventually becomes OUR CHARACTER and OUR STORY.
Only then, do we begin to understand that the Universe we reside in; also resides in us and we will gradually be embracing siddhis which will ultimately help us be the most efficient, unstoppable, divine version of ourselves.
The vitality and courage to create siddhis where there aren’t any will become an adventure for us to embark upon. We are capable beyond our imagination. These are the accomplishments of an expanding, vital and piercing mind that can be developed if we sincerely practise Yoga. A Yogi doesn’t struggle with anything because he/she acknowledges that they are the children of Shakti.
Nothing in Shakti’s world can distress us after we accept the fact that every being on this planet; every single object and event that we perceive with our senses is Shakti.
We are engulfed by Her. We must learn to be appreciative and grateful of Shakti; our Divine Mother for everything she has ever provided us with and continues to do so. It is Shakti’s Grace that we are evolving each day, the threats we face are blessings in disguise because they contribute to our growth and vitality. Each time we face a threat, we grow. We would require a never ending amount of VIRYA to embrace anything Nature gives us.
So, for us to have such incredible Virya, we must begin with avoiding the usage of artificial technology and all electronic devices after Sunset. Only then can we touch Shakti. Keeping our devices aside after Sunset and sinking into the darkness that Shakti embraces us with can and does work wonders for us. It is nothing less than a blessing to be able to witness the splendid rising Sun every day; the grandeur of Devi herself descending as Rays. Shakti takes the form of Rashmi and lights everything up. It becomes impossible for us to be weak when we understand the Origin, the source that we come from.
Shakti as Sunlight provides us the Virya we all need. Our bodies are evolved for this purpose. This is the Sadhana of Yoga. It is mandatory for all of us to take help of Shakti and build an incredible amount of Virya; only then we are eligible to learn more Sadhana.
Failing to do so will ultimately lead us to our deaths; death of our minds and eventually our bodies. Poor Shakti substitutes, man made technologies help us achieve a grand NOTHING. All we get is Cancer from all the artificial radiation from our mobile phones, tv screens, laptops, tube lights, bulbs, bluetooth devices; the list is never ending just like the diseases and discomforts a human body is susceptible to because of artificial light.
Artificial light at night was in fact the reason behind Guruji’s mother’s demise. The frequencies and radiation emitted by electrical devices which our bodies aren’t designed for confuses and confounds our biology.
Once we start seeing and acknowledging ourselves as ‘Beings of Light’, we will inevitably become conscious of what we are feeding our bodies internally as well as externally. We can begin by challenging ourselves to sit outdoors and take in as much Sunlight as we can while avoiding the usage of all electronic devices after Sunset.
It is simple, all we have to do is connect with Nature which helps us connect to the Origin of our magnificent story; the Universe. We will begin to see magic in us, in everything around us.
We have stardust in our blood quite literally. The Iron present in the stars is present in every molecule of haemoglobin in the human body. We are constantly resonating with the stars in the Universe.
The ball of fire in the Sky, the Sun, was forged in the heart of SHAKTI, billions of years ago. SIDDHA is ‘technology’, SIDDHA YOGA is ‘engineering that technology’. Why did we ever limit ourselves? Shakti is MAGIC. We can be too.
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