HariomGroup TRUTH TO THINK
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ISN'T IT STRANGE?Isn't it strange how Rs 20/= seems like such a large amount when you donate it to temple, but such a small amount when you go shopping?

Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you're at place of worship, and how short they seem when you're watching a good movie?

Isn't it strange that you can't find a word to say when you're praying, but you have no trouble thinking what to talk about with a friend?

Isn't it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of the Gita / Bible / Quran / but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel?

Isn't it strange how everyone wants front-row-tickets to concerts or games, but they do whatever is possible to sit at the last row in a holy place?

Isn't it strange how we need to know about an event for temple 2-3 weeks before the day so we can include it in our agenda, but we can adjust it for other eventsin the last minutes?

Isn't it strange how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with others, but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip?

Isn't it strange how we believe everything that magazines and newspapers say, but we question the words in the Bible and other holy books?

Isn't it strange how everyone wants a place in heaven, but they don't want to believe, do, or say anything to get there?

Isn't it strange how we send jokes in e-mails and they are forwarded right away,but when we are going to send messages about God, we thing about it twice before we share it with others?

IT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT?Now that you've read this message, forward it to anybody that you consider a friend.

"We are each of us angels with only one wing.And we can only fly while embracing each other."Sharing and Caring endures human life.

KYA YAH SAB PADANE KE BAD BHI HAM NAHI SOCHENGE KI HAMARE JIWAN KA KYA AIM HAI, KAYA KAR RAHE HAI HAM, KAHA TIME DE RAHE HAI HAM , KYA HAMARA KARTVAY NAHI BANATA KI HAM SAMARTH SATGURU KE MARG PE CHALANE KI KOSHISH KARE JO RASTA UNHONE BATAYA HAI APNE JIWAN ME USE IMPLIMENT KARE AAPKO NAHI LAGATA HARIOM GROUP KE ITENE SARE MEMBER HONE KE BAD BHI EK ANUSTHAN AUR JAP KE LIYE KITANE LOG TAIYAR HOTE HAI . KYA YAHI HAM SAB LOG CHAHATE HAI SABKA MANGAL, SABAKA BHALA GURU CHAHANA EASI HAI

Note : These very valuable thoughts has been send by one of our Gurubhai ”NARESH MOTWANI” to Hariomgroup.

Diwali Greetings

"Sada diwali Sant ki, Aathon pahar anand"

Diwali has many legends and religious accounts to it. Lights and diyas are lit to signifying the driving away of darkness and ignorance, as well as the awakening of the light within ourselves. Diwali is a time for family gatherings, food, celebration and pooja. The goddess Laxmi plays a major role in this festival, as do Ram and Sita. This autumn festival is celebrated for five continuous days, of which each one has its own significance.Houses and Business places are renovated and decorated, entrances are made colorful with lovely traditional motifs of Rangoli designs to welcome Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity. To indicate her long awaited arrival, small footprints are drawn with rice flour and vermilion powder (kumkum) all over the houses. Lamps are kept burning all through the nights. The house is kept clean and rangoli is drawn at the doorstep to welcome Goddess Laxmi. For the best time for puja, a pandit is consulted. The general things needed for a diwali puja are silver and gold coins, suparis, uncooked Rice, paan leaves, kumkum for applying tilak, mithaai (Indian sweets), camphor, agarbattis (incense sticks), dry fruit (almonds, cashews), flower petals and Lakshmi-Ganesh icon. Deepavali Pooja is performed in the evenings when tiny diyas of clay are lit to drive away the shadows of evil spirits. Bhajans are sung in praise of the goddess and sweets are offered to her. Deepavali Puja consists of a combined pooja of five deities: Ganesha is worshipped at the beginning of every auspicious act as Vighnaharta; Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped in her three forms Mahalakshmi,the goddess of wealth and money, Mahasaraswati, the goddess of books and learning and Mahakali. Kuber, the treasurer of the gods is also worshipped.

Sadguru ke Shree charno me samarpit

Name of some other blogs and websites dedicated to Pujya Shri Bapu Ji.

Before visit them, prem se bolo

Jai Jai Sai Asaram

Ashram's Official Web site : www.ashram.org

Hariomgroup Web site : www.hariomgroup.org

Photogallery / Anubhav : www.ashramlive.in

Blogs :-> Name & Author

http://harihariom.blogspot.com/ [Rohit Agarwal]

http://pujyaasharambapu.blogspot.com/ [Naresh Motwani]

( Pujya Dada Gurudev)

Yoga Siddha Brahmaleen Brahmanishtha Pujyapad Swami Shri Leelashahji Maharaj

SatGurudev of Param Pujya Brahmanishtha Sant Shri Asaramji Bapu

[ AtmaSakshatkar Divas ]
Asoj Sud Do Divas, Samvat Bees Ikkis,

Madhyahan Dhai Baje, Mila Ish se Ish

Self-Realization Day (Sakshatkar Divas): 2nd day of Ashwin Shukla Paksha, Vikram Samvat 2021, Asumal became Sant Shri Asaramji Maharaj at the young age of 23.

Bapuji met Swami Lilashahji Maharaj, by Whose grace &

guidance Bapuji's spiritual journey culminated into Self-Realization, at the young age of 23.

Neither happiness nor sorrow has taught me enough...All that I've learnt, is by surrendering myself to Sadguru...

As Every year, we all GuruBalak celebrate this date as Festival, this year the divine date is on 24th Sept. 2006 (Sunday) as per english calender.

Do celebrate this festival and pray to Bapu Ji for self realization...

"Hoga atmagyan woh din kab aayenge !

mite bhram agyan woh din kab aayenge !!"

Rishi Prasad is a monthly spiritual magazine, which publishes the excerpts from the satsangs of Shri Asaramji Bapu. The objective of the magazine is to reach out to the people who like reading good literature, and have a thirst for knowledge. Rishi Prasad is published in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Sindhi and Marathi by Sant Shri Asaramji Bapu Ashram, Ahmedabad, India.

Rishi Prasad provides a moral & spiritual base in today's changing world, full of stress, anxiety, and tension. It shows one how to enrich & maintain a positive attitude.
The magazine attempts to deliver Pujya Bapuji’s message to the sadhaks around the world. It includes articles to improve the health of both the mind and the body. It contains articles on Yoga, Vedanta, health & the scriptures.

Please take membership of "Rishi Prasad" and try to ask more and more people to join this.

The given details are taken from Ashram's official website. For more details, Please visit : http://ashram.org/%7Erp/index.html

Narayan Hari

Even Water is a Medicine ( Pratah Paani Prayog)

(Pujya Bapuji's instruction)

Drink 1.25 liters of water (4 glasses), which has been kept overnight, early morning before sunrise & before brushing the teeth. Don’t eat & drink for 45 min. of course you wash & brush, after drinking. Do not exercise for 30 min. While following this treatment one can drink water only 2 hrs after meals. Even a healthy person can do this therapy to prevent illness in future. Beginners can start with 2 glasses of water & then increase it to 4 glasses.

Diseases Cured: Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Pain in the Joints, Heart Problems & fainting, meningitis, urine problem, uterus cancer, piles, stomach problems, bile, cytica, cough, old age problems like wrinkles, pimples, paralysis, bronchitis, asthma, leucorrhoea, acidity, swelling, fever, headache, anemia, obesity, tuberculosis, liver ailments, irregularity in menstrual cycle, gas problems, constipation & so on.

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16th Sep 2006, Saturday

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16th Sep, 2006 (Saturday) is astrologically calculated and predicted to be the most beneficial day for spiritual aspirants. The day has Maha anndra Nakshatra in the Surya Rashi. The special feature of this day will be it's splendid bestowing grace for growth in mantra siddhi or mantra accomplishment. Just the chant of Pranav mantra ( Omkar mantra (" Om")) will be crore times fruitful on this day. By the blessings of his divine holiness Sai Asaramji Bapu, all are requested to kindly take as much benefit on this day by fasting, observing maun (silence) and chanting the mantra for as long as possible throughout the day. We would also request you to kindly hand over this message by mail, phone or personally to as many as possible. Bapuji has also said that whoever remembers me and does the mantra on 15 th Sep night and sleeps, will find me in his body and house. I will come to meet him if he obeys this and those who do not follow this will make me upset.

Japaat Siddhi…Japaat Siddhi… Japaat Siddhi….Na Sanshayaa.
Chanting the Mantra will reward you attainment. There is no doubt about this.


-From the discourses and blessings of His Divine Holiness Sai Asaramji Bapu.

Aum Gam Ganapataye Namah
this mantra should be chanted calmly.
from Lok Kalyan Setu (Aug'2006)

This year Ganesh-Chaturthi falls on the 27th of August, 2006. It is extremely harmful to look at the Moon on Ganesh-Chaturthi. Therefore be very careful not to look at the moon on that night.
If one happens to look at the Moon on the night of Ganesh-Chaturthi, then no matter how innocent one is, one will definitely be defamed.

Usage and valuable information about 108 beads in JAAP MALA

One of the students at IIT Kanpur, did some research on significance of the no. 108. I think its a usefull piece of information for all:

• How many beads to you have in a maala?
• Why do saints (sadhus) prefix 108 before their name like Shri Shri 108..?
• And why is 108 given so much importance in religion in particular ?

This is a common question that I am often faced with when people come to take my guidance. So I decided to search the answer in numerology and spiritualism.
In numerology, number 1 is ruled by Sun, 0 by the power of Almighty and 8 by Saturn. Sun symbolizes the spiritual aspect of life. Saturn symbolizes the worldly and material aspect of life and almighty denotes perfection and salvation.

Now a question arises why the number is 108 and not 801 or 180 or 810?

The ancient Indians were excellent mathematicians and 108 may be the product of a precise mathematical operation (e.g. 1 power 1 x 2 power 2 x 3 power 3 = 1 x 4 x 27 = 108) which was thought to have special numerological significance.There are 54 letters in the Sanskrit alphabet. Each has masculine and feminine, shiva and shakti. 54 times 2 is 108.The chakras, in human body, are the intersections of energy lines, and there are a total of 108 energy lines converging to form the heart chakra. One of them, sushumna leads to the crown chakra, and is said to be the path to Self-realization.

Marmas or marmastanas are like energy intersections called chakras, except have fewer energy lines converging to form them. There are said to be 108 marmas in the subtle body.Some say there are 108 feelings, with 36 related to the past, 36 related to the present, and 36 related to the future. There are 12 constellations, and 9 arc segments called namshas or > chandrakalas. 9 times 12 equals 108. In a horoscope, there are 12 houses and 9 planets. 12 times 9 equals 108.

There were said to be 108 gopis of Lord Krishna.In the Jain religion, 108 are the combined virtues of five categories of holy ones, including 12, 8, 36, 25, and 27 virtues respectively.Sikh tradition has a mala of 108 knots tied in a string of wool, rather than beads.It is believed that Atman, the human soul goes through 108 stages on the journey.

There are 108 forms of dance in the Indian traditions.There are 108 Upanishads as per the list contained in the Muktikopanishad.My search continued and soon I got the answer. According to Vedas, the universe was created by five elements: space, air, fire, water and earth. From these elements came the three attributes:Raj (birth), Sat (protection) and Tam (destruction or death). Â Perfection or salvation can be attained if there is a perfect balance between the three. Similarly, if analyzed, the number 108 contains 1, which stands for the birth, 0 stands for protection and completeness in spiritual practice, and 8 stands for destruction or death.108 is actually the numerical value of the Almighty's power of perfection. It signifies Radha and Krishna, Sita and Ram.

 I concluded this when I came across the phonetic values given by the great Mathematician Aryabhatta. Substituting his numerical values of the alphabets in Radheshyam or Sitaram we get a total of 108.108 symbolises a perfect combination of the social and the spiritual world. The sum of 108 is 9, which is the number of completion. In numerology I have observed that number 9 is a universal number and signifies completion and salvation. It is really strange but most of the human activities revolve round number 9 " a child normally takes 9 months in the mothers' womb, we breath 72 times in a minute and so on.All the multiples of number 9 add up to 9 when each digit is separately added. This shows yet another characteristic of Number 9. Number 9 is the number that has the potential to absorb everything. All vices and good deeds are absorbed in it.Thus, I conclude that 108 is actually a number of ultimate happiness, perfect compatibility and everything in its perfect form.Writing or reciting a mantra 108 times makes it a complete series and helps the devotee in getting closer to God : the ultimate truth
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For more and other information about the cause of 108 beads in Jaap Mala, please vist : >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_108

*** Guru Vachan ***

We waste a lot of energ by indulging in our senses by being extrovert, indecisive, over imaginative, sensual, etc. Energy and vitality are highly essential to be successful in every walk of life. This vital force develops by imposting self-control over speech, wavering mind and the senses. This is not difficult for a keen and enthusiastic spiritual aspirant. Subdue the wavering mind by the repeated japa of Pranava mantra & practise total celibacy by acquiring techniques prescribed in the concerned books.

Source [ From ' Sadhana Mein Safalta ' ]

**** NEVER FORGET YOUR PARENTS ****

[ To avail this poem in Hindi : ask any ashram shop

"Maa-Baap ko bhulna nahi" (Calender) ]

Lest you forget everything, never forget your parents.
Never forget that their obligations are innumerable.
Worshipped many deities on earth they have, to beget you,
So never hurt their pious hearts with your harshness.
Remaining hungry they themselves, fed you and raised you,
Do not spit poison, on those who have given you nectar.
They have fulfilled all your desires, and loved you deeply,
Fulfill all their wishes, never forget to do this.
Even if you earn millions and your parents are not made happy,
Never forget that without serving them millions are like ashes.
You want your children to serve you, become a child and serve,
What you do is what you get, never forget this justice.
They slept in the wet, but let you sleep in the dry,
Never forget the mother’s loving eyes, and let not tears come to them.
Lovingly flowers they have strewn, along your path,
Never become a thorn in the path of those who guided you.
You can buy anything with wealth,
but you won’t be able to buy parents.
At all times their feet so pure, never forget to love them.

*** Sadhako ke liye Guruvar ka Jagrti Sandesh ***

Bhoot Pret Jaisi vyadhiya door karne ka mantra

('tam' - beej mantra given by Pujya Shree)

‘tam’ is a beej mantra, representing chandradeva, the presiding deity of the Moon. The japa of this mantra is just enough to do away with the sudden impediment inflicting your life.

Write ‘tam’ on a piece of ‘Bhojpatra and insert it into an amulet. Then put this amulet on your right hand. This will remove all sorts of obstacles out of your way.

Just wear an amulet having in it the mantra, ‘tam’ written eleven times on a piece of paper. This helps in cases of deficiency of calcium, poor lactation among women and also comes in handy in soothing a fretting child.

source : Pujya Shri's Satsang Program and hariomgroup.org

Pujya Shri's Rare Glimphs
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(Collected from sadhaks)

Sri Vigrah designed by me in my home system

Antar bhaav

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"Chavi aisi nirakh nirakh man mangal aaye!

aathon yaam tratak karu, to bhi man na bhar paye !!"

Self Written Saakhiyan....(Continues)

"Ban Jao Chahe Surma, Bano Ya Malamal !
Sadguru Bhakti Nahi Dil Mein, To Sabse Bade Kangaal !!"

Rakshabandhan par Prarthna

Hey Pyare Gurudev,
Raksha Bandhan ke pavitra divas par bahi bahen ki raksha hetu sankalp leta hai aur bahen ka adhikaar hota ahi ki bahi se khoob pyar aur ashirwad mange. Isi prakar pujya Bapu ji hamein bhi apse khoob pyar aur ashirwad milta rahe. Kyoki jab aap pyar lutane ke liye Pitah,Bandhu, Sakha ban sakte ho to hum bhi bahen ban kar aapse pyar mangte hai.
"Twamev mata ch pitah twamev, Twamev bandhu ch sakah Twamev, Twamev vidhya ch dravinam twamev, Twamev sarvam mam deve dev "
Sahak ka bhaav..Sabhi Shishya raksha pate hai, kyoki Bapu Ji hum shishyo se rakhi bandhvate hai.
Narayan Hari..

Rishi Prasad Patrika-

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The Source of Spiritual knowledge

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India has always been the spiritual guru of the world. Today, again, as the world looks up towards this spiritual guru for guidance, directions, and many answers, we as Indians feel proud to have spiritual leaders like Shri Asaramji Bapu who selflessly indulges in the spiritual elevation of all those who come in contact with Him.

By the medium of Rishi Prasad, Sant Shri Asaramji Bapu Ashram wishes to share the religious discussions and discourses of Bapu ji with you. By subscribing to Rishi Prasad, you also can become a part of the spiritual revolution which is urging people to question the relevance of their futile existence without a divine faith.

Rishi Prasad is a monthly spiritual magazine, which publishes the excerpts from the satsangs of Shri Asaramji Bapu. The objective of the magazine is to reach out to the people who like reading good literature, and have a thirst for knowledge. Rishi Prasad is published in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Sindhi and Marathi by Sant Shri Asaramji Bapu Ashram, Ahmedabad, India.

From time immemorial, the land of India has been sanctified by the holy dust of the feet of incarnations of God, Sans, Rishis and Sages. In one epoch this land saw the incarnation of Lord Rama, the epitome of righteousness, and in another it s aw the incarnation of Lord Krishna, Guru of the world. The birth place of Maharishi Vedvyasji, who compiled the knowledge of scriptures to illuminate the entire world with spiritual knowledge, was also India. Lord Buddha who spread the message of truth & nonviolence across the world also took incarnation in this land. Surdas, Tulsidas, Raidas, Meera, Eknath, Namdev, Kabir, Guru Nanak, Guru Govind Singh, Ramtirth, Ramkrihna Paramhansa, Vivekanand, Ramana Maharishi, Anandmayi Maa, Udiya Baba, His Holiness Shri Lilashshji Maharaj and numerous other known and unknown Sants have chosen the land of India to enact their known play. It is from India the the message of love, universal brotherhood, friendship humanitarianism, peace and spirituality has swept through the entire world like a cool fragrant breeze.

Today, we have amongst us yet another eminent Sant : His Divine Holiness Sant Shri Asaramji Bapu - a great yogi, a divine personality, a self-realized sant well versed in the knowledge of scriptures and ever absorbed in the bliss of his true self. He has immersed not only India, but the entire world.

Kalyug main Adbhut, Vilakshan Sant, Ishwar swaroop Bapuji ke shree charno main samarpit.

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"Satyug Vishnu Treta Ram, Dwapar main Ghanshyam
Kalyug main bhav taran ko, avtaar Shri Asaram!!"

"Madhu jaise hai madhur woh, chitt hai bahut vishal !
Daya dharam ki murti woh, mere sadgurudeendayal !!"

"Ban jao surma bano ya malamal !
Sadguru bhakti nahi dil main, to sabse bade kangaal !!"

Hari-Hari-Ooooommm

Hey pyare gurudev, meri bhakti aapke charno main dino din badhe, aisi kripa karna.

Guru charan Anuragi

Abhishek Maitrey "Shubh"