A Monk with a Mac - Chapter 3

14-Feb-2019 | Lufthansa Airlines from Bangalore to Frankfurt | 5.00 AM 

Suddenly, I could sense that the Airline Cabin crew is busy. Yes, they have started distributing the breakfast for us. Asian Vegetarian meal was served for me. Breakfast menu contained Pongal, Small Medhu Vada, One small Onion Dosa, Sambahar, Chutney, Bread, Amul Butter, Jam and Fruit Salad in a limited quantity. If a person eats the food given in the flight for one month, I am confident that the person will lose minimum of 10 kgs. 

When the cabin crew member asked the monk sitting next to me about the meal preference, he replied "No Thanks.Just a glass of plain water please" he answered with his patented smile. 

"Why are you not having the breakfast ?" I asked the monk eagerly. 

"I am not hungry now. I have the habit of eating the food only when I am hungry" he replied. 

"Why ?" I asked. 

"An Irish couplet says, Eat only when you are hungry and drink water only when you are thirsty, and you will live as long as the heavens fall down" he replied, while I was eating my favorite Medhu Vada. Yes, I too was not feeling hungry while I was eating the breakfast. 

"Does this phrase true ?" I asked, inquisitively. 

"I used to fall sick often during my early childhood. I tried Allopathy, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, etc. Even though it helped me to solve the symptoms, the cure is not permanent. My father have finally taken me to an ancient Vishnu temple near my town. In that temple, my father have narrated my problem to the Old priest aged about 80 years. The Old Priest have tied a  sacred red thread on my hand and have advised me to eat the food only when I am hungry. Miraculously, by following this simple technique for one week, I could see lots of improvement in my health. I continued following this religiously, and I am healed completely within three months" the Monk explained, proudly. 

"Awesome. You are healed by the sacred thread or by eating the food when you are hungry?" I threw him a hypothetical question. 

"Both" the monk replied smartly. 

"How your body healed, by this simple technique?" I asked surprised. 

"When you eat the food, when you are hungry, it will become an Elixir. In contrary, when you eat the food, when you are not hungry, it will become as poison" he replied. 

"Hmm... Interesting"

"From that time onwards, I eat only when I am hungry and I enjoy a  healthy body with more energy and enthusiasm. Very rarely I get Fever and Common cold, which I cure myself by water fasting" the monk answered gleefully. 

“So, you don’t go to Doctor?” I asked him

“No. I haven’t step inside a Hospital by God’s grace, for the past 20 Years." he replied proudly. 

"Wow. It inspires me a lot"

"If you listen to your body when it whispers, you won’t have to hear it scream” the monk said cheerfully. 

I have started trusting his words by now, as he gives more logical reasons for all my questions. I wanted to give his philosophy a try, to see the positive difference. Immediately, I stopped eating the breakfast and closed my plate with the tissue paper. 

"I hope, you will eat only vegetarian food right?" I asked

"Yes, you are right we eat only Satvik food that is offered to the God. Usually I prepare my food myself and I refrain eating the food from restaurant's" 

"Why don't you eat the food from restaurant’s?" I asked confused. 

"Do you know that the food we eat contains the imprints of the cook's mind, during it's preparation? So only, we avoid eating the food prepared by the third party cook" the monk explained. 

"Is it really true? Is there any scientific proof?” I asked, inquisitively. 

"It seems you don't believe anything until it is proved in laboratory" the monk asked me with a big smile. 

"Seeing is Believing" I answered. 
"However, in Spiritual Science, You need to Believe to See" the monk replied politely. 

He also added that "Please read the book 'The Hidden Message’s in Water' written by Masaru Emoto. It explains how our thoughts affect the water. He proved this theory, in his laboratory especially for persons like you" he giggled. 

"Really ? Is he a scientist?" I asked 
"Yes. Spiritual Scientist" he smiled. 

I have opened my LG G7 smartphone and noted down the book name and author name in my Google Keep, with an intention to read this book in future. 

Suddenly, a cabin crew member came to me with a hot flask and asked "Sir, Do you need tea or coffee?" 

"No Thanks" I replied. Yes, I have decided to eat or drink only when I get an alarm from my stomach.

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Fasting – A Super Medicine on Earth

Fasting is the greatest remedy, the physician within - Paracelus [15th Century physician. Father of body chemistry ]

“Lankanam Parama Aushadham” is an Ayurvedic principle, which means “Fasting – A Super Medicine”. Fasting has the power to cure any disease in this world. During fasting, the prana or chi energy is concentrated in healing the defective organ and cleansing the organs in our body. It is due to this huge benefits almost all the religions in the world encourages Fasting. 

During my last visit to Seoul, South Korea I am surprised when my Dinner is served at 6.30 PM in my office. When I asked my colleague about the Dinner timing, he explained "It is a normal custom in South Korea to have Dinner before 7.00 PM daily. Most of them go to bed at 10.00 PM when the food is digested"

Do you know, why the food taken in the morning is called as "BreakFast" ? It means "Breaking the Fast". Yes, our body goes for a fasting daily for about  eight hours during our sleep. 

God is very smart and intelligent, so only he have introduced "Sleep" to humans. Natural healing process happens during sleep. During sleep, the body heals and repairs the defective organs. So only we feel refreshed and energetic after a good sound sleep. 

Dogs doesn't take even their favorite food when they have illness. They will perform fasting and take rest, until their body is healed. Dogs doesn't go for Doctor for illness. As it allows the natural healing system within it body to heal it's diseases. 

Our body doctor switches off the taste buds during illness, requesting us not to eat anything as it needs energy to heal. However, we are very smart and eat spicy food to make it tastier. If we eat, when we are ill, then most of the body's energy will be diverted for digesting the food rather than healing. 

Intermittent Fasting [ 16 hours ] can be done twice a week and 24 hours water fasting can be done twice a month. If it is done on an auspicious day like "Ekadesi" it has multiple benefits. One of my masters, "Mr.Sivavakkiyar" stresses the importance of Ekadesi fasting, as it is during this auspicious day, even our earth perform the cleaning activity. He also gave a hint that during Ekadesi even our body doesn't feel hungry most of the time. 

Types of Fasting :

• Water Fasting [ Strongly Recommended ] 
• Water + Honey 
• Fruit Juice Fasting 
• Coconut Milk 

Some people fast even without drinking water. However, water fasting is the best and highly recommended. Water helps to eliminate the toxins from our body through urine during fasting. 

How to kick-start a water fasting ? 
1) Need to plan well in advance the day of fasting. 
2) Need to drink only water during the fasting period. 
3) Need to take leave and take complete rest.
4) No hard work should be given to the body.  
5) Fasting can be started in the night @ 9.00 PM and it can be ended next day night 9.00 PM. 

How to close the fasting ? 
1) Firstly, needs to take fresh juice for breaking the fasting. 
2) After 30 mins, semi-solid food can be taken. 
3) After 12 hours easily digested food can be taken.  

Benefits of fasting : 
1) It cleanse the blood 
2) It gives rest to the digestive system 
3) It increases your immunity 
4) Increased energy 
5) Improves the Liver function 
6) Healthy Digestive system
7) Keeps your mind calm and relaxed 
8) Increased Metabolism 
9) Healthy Skin 
10) Healthy Heart 

Additional Tip : 

• Whenever you are tired or having body pain or feeling feverish, skip the next meal and drink lots and lots of warm water. Your body will heal itself automatically. 
• Don't start 24 hour fasting immediately, start slow and skip a Breakfast or Lunch or Dinner, whenever possible.
• Try Intermittent fasting, once you master it, you can slowly move to 24  hours fasting. 

Word of Caution :
If you are suffering from chronic illness, it is better to contact the nearest Naturopathic doctor before starting the fasting. 

The Car ( Happily Maried Series )

3-Feb-2018 | 6.00 PM | KR Puram 

It was a beautiful Sunday evening. In my home balcony, I was reading the book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” written by Robert Kiyosaki. I was amazed by the contents of the book, as the author have given lots of philosophies to achieve Financial Freedom. This book is about coming out of the 9 to 6 corporate rat race and living our dreams without worrying about money. 

“Do you want Herbal Tea?” my wife’s sweet voice echoed from our Kitchen.
I am little surprised, as it is the first time in the history my wife have asked whether I need a Herbal Tea. Usually, she will prepare the Herbal Tea only based on my request. Sometimes, I need to remind her two or three times. 

After handing over the Herbal tea to me, she said “We need to present something for our son’s Birthday which is coming this month” 

“Sure, Why not ?”

“As he likes car very much, let’s present him car this Birthday” She replied.

“It is a good idea. Please select the car and “Add to Cart” in our Amazon account” I said with a smile on the face. 

“Whether Amazon sells cars also?” she asked puzzled. 

“Have you seen Amazon logo, it have an arrow that connects A to Z, which represents that it sells everything from A to Z” I answered.

“It is better to visit showroom and purchase a car, rather than in Amazon”

“Why to spend Rs.300 to go to the showroom to buy a Rs.300 worth car” I asked.

“Hello, I am talking about the Original car and not toy car” She replied.

“Whether the gift is for our Son or you” I asked. 

“It is for all of us” she replied smartly. Yes,not all beautiful girls are dumb. 

Saint inside me told her that “In this Bangalore traffic, both our Maruti Zen and AUDI will go in the same speed”

“Stop giving me Gyan and tell whether you can buy or not” she said raising her voice. 

“I would like to achieve Financial Freedom by 2030 and go back to our hometown. So I am not interested to invest in a car, which is a liability” I replied with a firm voice angrily. 

I could see her eyes becoming moist, giving indication that there is heavy storm coming soon. Without replying anything with a little sad face, she quickly rushed inside the bedroom. Luckily, I got my Herbal Tea. I sipped it quickly and I wanted to get out of the scene as soon as possible before.  

After changing the dress, I picked up the car key and stepped out of my home without informing her. I started my car without knowing the destination. In my car, Hare Krishna Mahamantra was playing in background with a melodious music.

'Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Hare Hare 
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare'

On hearing the Mahamantra, suddenly, a light bulb sparked in my brain. I got the answer for the destination and started moving my car towards the nearest Hare Krishna temple.

3-Feb-2018 | 7.00 PM | Hare Krishna Temple 
I reached the Hare Krishna temple and prayed to Lord Krishna to give me mental peace and happiness. On opening the eyes, one of the volunteers have requested me to attend the Bhagavad Gita session that will start in a couple of minutes. He asked me to go to the auditorium which is in the first floor. He also told me that free Dinner Prasad will be distributed for all the Bhagavad Gita participants. As I am confident that I won’t get Dinner tonight at home, I thought that it will be a wise decision to attend the Gita class to get the free Dinner. 

I reached the temple auditorium and it is almost full. However there are three seats unoccupied in the first row. I walked to the first row like a VIP and occupied a comfortable seat. A young handsome monk in a saffron cloth entered the auditorium and have taken the seat on the stage. He started his speech with a regular prayer. He introduced himself to us and he told that his name is “Giridhari”. 

The monk has a cute smile on his face always. He told the audience that today's topic is 'KARMA'. He posted a general question to all of us “What is Karma?”. Everyone in the auditorium gave their version of definition. He suddenly pointed me and asked the same question “What is Karma?”. 

Now I could understand that why three seats are empty in the first row, when I entered the auditorium. It is clear to me now that the people would like to avoid direct questions from the trainer by sitting in the first row. 

I regained my strength and replied that “It is my KARMA to attend this session today and answer this question”. Whole auditorium burst out laughing including the monk. 

The Monk explained that “Karma means action. But actions can either bind one to this materialistic world or liberate one from it. What goes around, comes around. You reap what you sow. When you sow a Mango tree, you reap the mangoes. However, AKARMA, engaging in the devotional service of the almighty, is the one that helps people to get people free from the cycle of birth and death”

He finished his session ontime at 8.30 PM and informed us “Do you have any burning questions?”

There was pin drop silence in the Auditorium. 

“If you don’t have any questions, you can go to the Dining hall where the Prasad is being served” the monk informed us. 

After the session, I went to the monk and told him that “Your speech is Brilliant. I got answers for all my questions which was disturbing my mind. Thank you”

“All proud to God. It is HIM, who spoke through me” he replied humbly with a beautiful smile on his face. It is very clear that he don’t want to take credit for his speech. I returned home in my car with a clarity in my mind.

3-Feb-2018 | 9.30 PM | KR Puram 
As soon as I reached home, I went straight to my wife. She was busy preparing her favorite Idli at Kitchen. On seeing me, she turned her face. I could sense that the anger is fuming from her face still. 

I caught her both hands and I told “I got a great Wisdom today in the Bhagavad Gita Class and I am Sorry for hurting you. Please apologize me”

She was puzzled by my behavior.

I continued “In today’s Bhagavad Gita class, our master told that people (Boss, Colleagues, Friends, Spouse, Children, etc) are sent to us based on your past Karma's. So, if someone tries to disturb your mental peace, don’t get angry with them. You are irritating me, because of my past bad Karma's. So there is no use in getting anger with you. If I need to get angry, I need to get angry with myself for my ignorance. Indeed I need to Thank you for helping me delete my bad Karma's from my Karmic account”

I added, “Let’s buy the car as per your wish on our son’s next birthday. I need some time to save some money for our new car down payment”

“It's OK. I could understand your feelings. Let’s drop our car plan and let’s together work as a team, to achieve our financial Independence” she replied with a smile on her face. 

Suddenly, my eyes were on the Lord Krishna photo in the monthly calendar in which it is written as “Anyone who takes shelter under my lotus feet will be saved”

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Satvic Movement - A silent Health Revolution

If your food is wrong, medicine is of no use. If your food is right, medicine is of no need - Subah Jain

Recently, I have received a WhatsAPP video, in which a young Indian girl named Subah Jain, explained about the philosophies of Naturopathy. After watching the video, I am amazed by her brilliant wisdom and thought to myself “Not all beautiful girls are dumb”. 

I would like to watch more such videos by her, so I started my investigation. Special thanks to Google Baba, within couple of seconds, I could find out her Youtube channel “Satvic Movement”. Without further thought, I have subscribed her Youtube Channel and pressed the “Bell” icon. 

I have watched all the videos uploaded in the YouTube channel “Satvic Movement” within one day. It contains the below 3 Parts : 

• Playlist #1 Core Philosophy - Naturopathy Core Philosophies. 
• Playlist #2 Satvic Food Recipes - Healthy & Tasty Vegetarian food recipes.
• Playlist # 3 Success Stories - Testimonials of People miraculously cured their disease without medicine. 

Naturpathic Core Philosophies explained in Youtube : 

• Wrong Food is the Root Cause of All Diseases
• Fever is not an Enemy but a Friend
• 5 Easy Remedies to Cure Fever, Cold & Cough
• Take Out the Toxins from Your Body
• One Diet Plan to Cure Any Disease

By the advice of her master, Subha herself have cured her Thyroid, PCOD and hair fall problem without medicines by only healthy natural diet. Seeing the miraculous benefits of natural diet, she started sharing the timeless wisdom by conducting "Health Transformation workshops". 

I have personally tried all the naturopathic principles explained in her Youtube channel and got good health benefits. Inspired by her video, I too started following Intermittent fasting [16 Hours] weekly twice and 24 hours fasting monthly twice [Preferably on Ekadesi] to clean my body. 

I highly recommend you to watch all the videos uploaded in the “Satvic Movement” Youtube channel and follow the Naturopathic principles to live a healthy and happy life. Yes, you too can cure any disease without medicines, by following the principles of mother nature. 

Satvic Movement :

Website : https://www.satvicmovement.org/
Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC53cAvFeWsNwsfCQnJmLjDQ

Incase if you have stopped medicines, by following the naturopathic principles, please share your real life experience in the below comments sections. Your comments might inspire someone to follow the naturopathic principles to live a healthy and peaceful life.Thank you. 

Your Karma selects Your Spouse / Boss

How people treat you is their Karma; how you react is Yours - Wayne Dyer 

We have the habit of complaining our boss, spouse, children, friends, etc for our sufferings in this world.  However, no one in this world is ready to accept that, they themselves are responsible for their sufferings / happiness. 

We always tell that if I have a good boss or good spouse, I will be happy. However everyone forgets that it is only they, attract their boss or spouse into their life based on their thoughts / Karma in the current or past incarnations.

There is one beautiful line from Purananuru (Tamil Literature), which states that "Theethu Nandrum Pirar Thara Vara" (Good or Bad doesn't come to us from others). 

Until you blame someone for your suffering, it won't end. Once you take responsibility for your sufferings, you get peace of mind and you will start blessing the person who have given the pain to you. 

Vedhathiri Maharishi have instructed us to bless everyone, even our enemies as "Vazhga Vazhamudan" (Live in Abundance) to get happiness and peace of mind. 

You are the driver of your life and your suffering in the present situation might be due to your past Karma. First, you should understand it and start loving everyone. 

Second, our ancient scripture have given a simple solution to nullify your bad Karmas from your Karmic account. It says that "Just by chanting / hearing the holynames of God, you can safeguard yourself from the effects of your past Karmas". 

All great Spiritual Masters like Srila Prabhupad, Yogi Ramsuratkumar, Muralidhar Swamigal, Swami Ramdas, etc have preached the importance of chanting the holynames of God. 

You can chant the holy names of God, only if you have done crores of good deeds.  

It is for the same reason, in the ancient days out ancestors have kept the holy names of God (Ram, Shiva, Ganesh, Lakshmi, Krishna, Vishnu etc) to their children.  You will get good deeds even if you call your children by their name (It must be a name of God). In Srimad Bhagavadham, Ajmaal will be saved from going to Hell, just for calling his last son by his name "Narayana". 

Action Summary :

• You are the creator of your own destiny. 
• Whole Universe runs on Law of Karma. 
• Everything ( Good or Bad ) comes to your life based on your past Karma's. 
• Chant the holy names of God to live a happy and peaceful life. 

Meditation - Me with my Mind

I meditate so that my mind cannot complicate my life - Sri Chinmoy

We can sit for long hours with our smartphone or Television. However, it is very difficult for us to sit with our own mind, even for one minute. It is when we sit in Meditation all the records ( Good / Bad) that are stored in our subconscious mind will run like a movie in our mind and disturbs us. It is the reason, why many people give up meditation as they don't want to play their past bad history in their mind. 

I have heard of many incidents, who have exited from the 10 days Vipassana Meditation Program within two to three days as they cannot sit in solitude with their own mind. 

However it is during this Meditation process, all the past bad memories are deleted from our subconscious mind. However, we need to be patient and allow all the bad records to be deleted from our subconscious mind. 

Our subconscious mind have record of all the incidents (Good / Bad) from our early childhood. You might have seen in movies how a hypnotists, gets a detailed information (Including the color of the dress) which have happened before 30 Years. 

Once all the bad memory records are deleted from your subconscious mind by Meditation, you become more peaceful and happier. It is the reason all our Saints / Yogis / Rishi's / Siddhar's are happy as their mind is pure and clean. It is during this state, that they get information from Akashic records (It is a Etheric plane, which contains information about Past, Present and Future). 

Edgar Cayce, the American Clairovanynt who have lived in the last century, claims to have power to read information from Akashic records. It is believed that most of his predictions are correct and baffles the scientific world. 

Next time, when you sit in Meditation, if you get a negative thought or incident allow it to flow like a river, with consciousness that it is being deleted from your memory. Happy Meditating Folks. 

An Attractive God’s Gift (A True Story)

“Most of the people pray God for materialistic things. However, very few people pray for GOD HIMSELF. When you ask GOD to be part of your life, you will get everything else automatically- Shri.Velukkudi Krishnan"

13-Feb-2019 | Wednesday | IT Park, Bangalore 

It was a busy Wednesday afternoon in my office. I don’t like Wednesdays, as I have lots of meetings and Conference call scheduled on this particular day, every week. 

I was going to "Tapti" Conference room to attend the weekly project status meeting with our company President. Suddenly, I saw a beautiful black and white standing picture of Lord Krishna in one of my colleague's cubicle. That Picture had some magnetic power and it have attracted me a lot. In one of my Bhagavad Gita classes, I have heard that the name Krishna means "All-Attractive". However, I could experience the real meaning of the name today, after seeing that picture. 

I have entered the conference room and occupied a comfortable seat. Even though my eyes were on the black Latitude Dell Laptop, my mind was still fixed with that picture. I thought within myself, "I need to go that person and ask to share the soft copy of the Photo, so that I can take a printout and paste it on my cubicle". 

Our president have arrived sharply at 3.00 PM and meeting have started asusual. After the meeting, I went back to my cubicle and was busy with my project asusual. 

Next day morning, I was busy composing a big mail to the testing team. I can write a book "Developers are from Jupiter and Testers are from Saturn” and I am sure that it will be listed as Amazon Best seller. Tester’s KPI is set as Quality, whereas Developers KPI is set as “Meeting the Deadline”.So, both of our philosophies and ideologies doesn't meet. However, for me handling a testing team is far easier when compared to handling my wife at home. 

During that time, my colleague, Prince Bhatia came to me and handed over an A3 black and white printout and asked me to paste it on my cubicle. I am surprised and excited to see that it is the same Lord Krishna’s photo that I have seen Yesterday. 

I asked him surprised "Prince, Where did you get this photo ?"

Prince told me that “Sirji, I have seen this photo in my friend’s cubicle and I liked it very much. I want to paste it my cubicle also. So, I asked him to share the soft copy. While giving print, I gave it as two. So, I thought of giving this extra print to you”. 

I whole heartedly thanked my friend for delivering the photo and I explained the incident that happened Yesterday afternoon before the meeting. 

I told him that "I am spellbound by the God’s mercy towards me"

ye yathā mām prapadyante tāms tathaiva bhajāmy aham

mama vartmānuvartante manusyāh pārtha sarvaśah

( Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 - Sloka 11)

"In whatever way people surrender unto Me, in the same way I reward them accordingly.O Partha, all men follows my path, knowingly or unknowingly"

(Meaning)

Questions to Intellects : 

1. Who have implanted the thought in my colleagues mind to give two print out’s ? 

2. There are thousands of employees in our company, why did he selected me to give that extra print out ? 

3. There are thousands of Lord Krishna photo. Why the same photo that attracted me was delivered to me that too on the next day ? 

If you try to use your finite intelligence to find answers for the above questions, you will surely won’t get the answer. You are trying to understand the infinite intelligence (God) with your finite intelligence. 

Lord Krishna photo that is pasted in my cubicle, is posted below for your kind reference. Yes, Magics and Miracles happen, if you BELIEVE. Hare Krishna. 

Do let us know if there is any such Magics & Miracles that have happened by the Grace of the God, in the Comments section below. Your real life incident might help someone to BELIEVE in the power of God. Thank you. 

A Monk with a Mac - Chapter 2

"Prabhu, Do you BELIEVE in God ?" asked the Monk in the saffron dress sitting next to me.

"No" I replied immediately with a firm voice.

He giggled and started asking me a series of questions.

"Who created Telephone ?" the monk asked. That was a pretty simple question for me. It seemed that the monk is asking me Rs.1000 question in the 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' program.

"Graham Bell"

"Who created the light bulb ?" the monk fired me the next question.
"Thomas Alva Edison"

"Who created flight ?"
"Wright brothers"

"Who created our Universe ?" asked the monk. It seemed as if the monk have jumped from Rs.10,000 to one crore question directly. Even the Watson super computer will answer this as "Hypothetical Question".

"No one created the Universe. It was created by itself. The universe started with a singularity and started to expand over the next 13.8 billion Years " I replied with my scientific knowledge.

He giggled and asked "So what is the size of the singularity?"

"It might be less than the size of the atom" I answered biting the tongue with my teeth, as I was not sure of the answer.

"So as per you the whole universe came to existence from the size of the sub-atomic particle and it it still expanding"

"Yes, you are right" I said with a big sigh of relief that he had understood my theory.

"Is it possible to create one kilo gram of solid matter from one sub-atomic particle simulating your theory ?" the monk asked raising his eye brows

"No, it might not be possible now. Might be possible in future" I replied smartly.

"So, what existed before Big Bang" the monk fired the next question, making my processor work more.

"Nothing" I replied confidently.

"So, as per you the whole universe have been created from singularity, before which there is nothing" He laughed again.

"Yes, why not ?"

"Is it possible ?" the monk asked me.
"Might be" I answered as I want to play a safe game.

"If you are not satisfied with my answer. Do you know, who is the creator of Universe?" I posted him the same question.

"Yes, as per Srimad Bhagavad Purana, it is the God, who have created this beautiful universe. It also explains in detail WHY and HOW God have created this universe" he answered.

"How to BELIEVE the Srimad Bhagavada Purana?" I asked puzzled.

The monk answered "Srimad Bhagavadam discusses a wide variety of topics including Cosmology, Genealogy, Geography, Mythology, Yoga and Culture. As per the Bhagavada Purana, we are living currently in Kalli Yuga. It have also clearly described the attributes of Kali Yuga.

In Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.1, it is scripted that Religion, truthfulness, cleanliness, tolerance, mercy, life span, physical strength and memory will all diminish day by day because of the powerful influence of the age of Kali.

In Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.10, it is scripted that the citizens will suffer greatly from cold, wind, heat, rain and snow. They will be further tormented by quarrels, hunger, thirst, disease and severe anxiety"

"Do you feel that it is happening now in this world ?" the monk asked me.

How can I tell "No" when the Newspaper and TV News channels are surviving only because of telecasting this information. I just nodded my head with a gentle smile symbolizing that, the attributes about Kali Yuga written in the Srimad Bhagavadam are true.

"When is this book written ?" I asked with curiosity thinking that it is written in the last century, sothat the author could have easily predicted it.

"There are no clarity, about the exact Year. However the spiritual researchers claim that it is written around 5000 Years ago" the monk replied.

On hearing his answer, I am little surprised. The author have written about Kali Yuga, asif he have seen it happening infront of his eyes.

"Who have written this book?" I asked.

"Sage Veda Vyasa, he is the one,who authored the Mahabharath. After writing the Mahabharath, he is worried that he haven't write anything about the Creator, God. So, he have written the Srimad Bhagavad with the help of Lord Ganesh to glorify the God. Sage Veda Vyasa is a Trilak Gyani, who knows the past, present and future. If his prediction about future(Kali Yuga) is correct, then his prediction about the past(Creation of Universe) also must be correct"

"Trilak Gyani's. Do such people exists" I asked puzzled.

"How much percentage of the brain we use? " the monk counter questioned me.

"Less than ten percent"

"Imagine what will happen if we use more than 70 percent of our brain. We might be able to read the past, present and future information from the Akashic Records" he answered.

"What is Akashic Records?" I asked baffled.

"Akashic Records is a massive database in the etheric plane, that contains the information about human events, thoughts, words, emotions, and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future"

"Do we have any person in the recent times who is able to read the Akashic Records? " I asked the monk.

"I heard that the Americal Clairovanynt Edgar Cayce, who have lived in the last century, claims to read information from Akashic records. It is believed that most of his predictions are correct" the monk answered.

"Hmm...Interesting"

"So how should I understand the existence of God?" I asked the monk

"Existence of God can be understood only by the mercy of the Lord. He will reveal Himself to his faithful devotees when the right time comes. So pray for his Mercy"

I felt as if the God's mercy started flowing through me. Or else why the monk needs to sit next to me and explain all this Spiritual Wisdom.

A Monk with a Mac - Chapter 1

14-Feb-2019 3.10 AM 

I have boarded the Boeing 747-8, Lufthansa Airlines, that is flying from Bangalore to Frankfurt. I was going for a business trip to Frankfurt, for about one week.

In the flight, passing through the Business class, I have entered the Economy Zone which is flooded with dozens of IT professionals. After keeping my cabin bag on its designated place, I have taken my seat numbered "37c".

As a frequent flyer, I am not interested in the window or middle seat. So, I have selected the aisle seat purposefully, sothat I could walk to cafeteria for drinking water frequently to keep me hydrated, without disturbing my co-passengers.

I called my wife in my LG G7+ smartphone, "Siva, I have boarded the flight and it will take-off within couple of minutes"

My wife full name is Sivasankari. But I like sorry, she like calling me as 'Siva' as it is the nickname which is given by her friends during the MCA college days.

"I am sitting next to the phone, waiting for your call. Buy some good pink lipstick and a L'Oreal makeup kit from Frankfurt" my wife reminded me for the third time.

I wondered why girls always think about dress, Lipstick, handbag, Nail Polish, etc.

"Sure. Yes, I will buy for you" I replied

As a reader, do you think, I have any other option other than 'Yes' ? If you think, there is also an option "No", then I am confident that you are not married still.

"Do not trouble our three year old son, in my absence if he does something naughty ?" I requested her.

"OK. I will try my BEST" she replied.

"I need to switch-off my Mobile phone. I will call you once I reach Frankfurt"

"Wish you a pleasant flight. Bye"

“Bye" I hung the phone, relaxed that one important task is completed for the day.

IT professionals like me have the habit of writing all the tasks for the day in a small dairy and strike it, when it is completed. I mentally strike the task "Call Wife immediately after boarding the flight". 

I have taken the book "A brief history of Time" from my laptop bag by Stephen Hawking and started reading it.

I heard a voice "Excuse me, Prabhu". I have paused my reading and turned my face to the direction of the voice.

A young man aged around 30 was standing next to me and requested me to give space so that he can occupy the seat next to me. He was wearing a saffron full sleeved shirt and a saffron colored Dhoti. His head is neatly shaved and had a beautiful smile on his face.

I stood from my seat and have given enough space so that he can occupy the middle seat '37B'.

After occupying his seat, he told "Thank You,Prabhu" with his patented smile.

"You're welcome" I replied formally

As soon as he occupied his seat, he closed his eyes and did some prayer for about five minutes.

After his prayer, he have taken the book "Srimad Bhagavadam" and opened a page which he have bookmarked earlier.

Before he was about to dive into book, I disturbed him by asking "If you don't mind, can I ask you what prayer you have done right now'

He giggled gently and said 'I just prayed to the almighty for the safe Journey of all the passengers and crew members, who have boarded this wonderful flight'.

I am surprised by his answer as I have rarely come across a person who prays for the whole passengers in a flight.

Inorder to kick-start the conversation, I said "I am Prem, working as a Project Manager at Mindsys Technologies, Bangalore. It is nice meeting You".

"Prem, a beautiful name. It is Prem (Love) that revolves this world" the monk replied with a beautiful smile.

"If you don't mind, can you tell me about yourself" I asked him like a HR in an interview.

"I am Gaur Govind Prabhu. I studied my Electronics Engineering from IIT Kanpur. I got placed in CICSO during my final Year. I came to Bangalore and worked in CICSO for about 5 years . I resigned soon after knowing the universal secret that it is not my mission on this world' the monk answered humbly.

“So, what is your mission on Earth” I asked him with curiosity.

"Going back to Godhead" the monk answered without any hesitation.

"Can you be little more clear?" I asked the monk with a question mark on my face.

"Do you think, whether the world is a nice place to live ?" asked the Monk.

"Yes, it is good. It is all in one's mind" I gave him a philosophical answer.

"If the life on this earth is good, whether, you can conquer Birth, Disease, Old Age and Death ?" he asked me the next question.

"No" I replied with a little low voice.

"If No, how this life on this materialistic world can be considered as a gift to the humanity" he replied with a victorious smile.

Soon, I realized that the person sitting next me is a wise men and I need to decrypt the mystery of life before the flight lands in Frankfurt. 

Soon, the Public Addressing system addressed as "Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen.I am your pilot Thomas, with our co-pilot Rahul Sharma We will be flying to Frankfurt in couple of minutes and the final check is in-progress. Weather is clear and good and our flying time is 9 hours and 50 minutes. Thank you for Choosing Lufthansa. Have a nice flight"

Flight have taken a smooth take off, it showed the pilot's experience and in couple of minutes, we are in the middle of the air above 35,000 feet. But my mind was still in the runway thinking about the monks words.