Need of life story of Shri Paada Shri Vallabha Charitra by SHANKAR BHATT ?

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dear datta bhakta

a simple e mail with lot of itstruction effects upon you,

datta bhakti is not simple, about five years i am going towards ganagapur, karnataka, and reading guru charitra,

i love datta,

honesty is the best property in the world,to reach towards

datta maharaj, be carefull,

shree datta sharanam mam.

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S.V.Swamy <truthseeker123xSmarthrugaami-Dattavaibhavam Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 1:22:48 AM[smarthrugaami-Dattavaibhavam] Re: Need of life story of Shri Paada Shri Vallabha Charitra by SHANKAR BHATT ?

 

Dear Datta Bandhus,Sai Ram. Sri Guru Datta. I am surprised to see the following post under my email ID, appearing here. I did not post it! I don't know who posted it. Whether I agree with what is posted below is not at all the issue. The issue is who is using my email ID, without my knowledge? This is a serious issue and can lead to serious misunderstandings (which I don't want). If some one more technical can clarify, I will be grateful. Sri Datta Saranam mama.Swamy Smarthrugaami-Dattavaibhavam, "truthseeker_ 123x" <truthseeker_ 123x wrote:>> Dear Sainath,> > It is a very good thing you want to read about Sreepada Vallabha. I> hope the group moderator and owner give good postings on it.> > Also, one must develop niayams to be a devotee of

sripadavallabha because without that one should not be a devotee of sripadasrivallabha. I runa group on datta myself and practice all the ethical guidelines below.So,please follow this before adopting a course into this great saint.> > Classical Ethical Guidelines> > Yamas: (Behavior restraints.) Ethical guidelines for the yogi> pertaining to her relationship with others in society, the outer> environment, or Nature. All the yamas apply to actions, words, and> thoughts.> > Ahimsa (Non-harming) : Loving kindness to others, not blocking or> obstructing the flow of Nature, compassion, mercy, gentleness. Non-> violence.> Satya (Truthfulness) : Being genuine and authentic to our inner> nature, having integrity, honesty, being honorable, not lying, not> concealing the truth, not downplaying or exaggerating. Truthfulness.> Asteya (Non-stealing) : Not taking

what is not yours—money, goods, or> credit. Not robbing people of their own experiences and freedom. Non-> desire for another's possessions, qualities, or status. Non-stealing.> Brahmacharya (Walking or having ethical conduct like God): Relating> to another with unconditional love and integrity, without selfishness> or manipulation. Practicing sexual moderation, restraining from> sexual misconduct, and avoiding lustful behavior. Celibacy/chastity.> Aparigraha (Non-clinging) : Non-grasping, non-receiving, non-> possessiveness, voluntary simplicity, not accumulating things beyond> what is necessary, non-attachment to possessions, greedlessness. Non-> covetousness.> > Niyamas: (Internal-restraint s): Ethical guidelines for the yogi> pertaining to her daily activities. Observances of one's own physical> appearance, actions, words and thoughts.>

> Shauca (Purity): Cleanliness, orderliness, precision, clarity,> balance. Internal and external purification. Cleanliness.> Santosa (Contentment) : Equanimity, peace, tranquility, acceptance of> the way things are. Contentment.> Tapas (Heat): Burning desire for reunion with God expressed through> self-discipline, purification, willpower, austerity, and patience.> Self-mortification.> Svadhyaya (Study of the Self): Self-inquiry, mindfulness, self-study,> study of the scriptures, chanting and recitation of the scriptures.> Searching for the Unknown (divinity) in the Known (physical world).> Scriptural Study.> Ishvara Pranidhana (Devotional offering to the Lord): Surrender to> God, open-heartedness, love, "not my will, but Thy will be done,"> willingness to serve the Lord. Surrender to God.> Relevance. Learning the lessons of the Yamas and Niyamas is a daily>

one. In particular, I have to consistently move my inner dialogue> for being self-judgmental. I can get into the mental state where I> draw conclusions about myself, and my self-worth from what I have> achieved (at work, at home or on the mat). Ideally I should be able> to honestly (Satya) acknowledge that I have not done by best (ie take> responsibility) , however stay present to consider and learn lessons> why (but not then draw conclusions about myself for that situation).> > > > I find that when I am slipping in manas, my internal dialogue that> has nothing to do with my practice. I try to catch myself and shift> my awareness to the higher end of the spectrum to buddhi. When I am> able to I then gain a deeper access beyond the gross.> > > > There is no question that on the mat, this experience provides a> mirror to train myself for life

when I am off the mat. It is> what I take away from the mat, that is important and the value of> Yoga.> > > > I feel that awareness and adherence to certain qualities and ideas> clearly have to ability to help uplift the human mind, emotions,> character, psyche and personality. Each yama and each niyama will> highlight a character of the human personality. If (when) I am able> to develop the quality of ahimsa, ideally I will emanate compassion.> If (when) I develop the quality of satya, I should will emanate love.> If (when) I imbibe the quality of aparigraha, I will express> simplicity and innocence. I would like to think that I will be able> to work towards these Yamas and Niyamas characteristics. These> characteristics are all encompassing and need to become part of my> expression, understanding, actions, behaviour, attitude and life.> They are

not limited to when I practice or teach Yoga. Therefore,> yoga is not only techniques, it is also a lifestyle.> > > > > However when reading some the literature, I doubt and question> whether I wish to seek to live my life complying with the fullest> extent the all of the prohibitions grouped under the heading of> Yama. For example (Crowley, 1969), under the Yamas we learn that> the aspiring Yogi must become 'fixed in the non-receiving of gifts,'> which means that if anyone offers you a birthday present or even a> drink of water, you must reject this offer. This doesn't make> sense to me today (living in the contemporary western world) as being> relevant. I acknowledge nevertheless, that this probably wasn't> nonsense in the past. If you consider the class of people for whom> this was relevant. This act of kindness to a native is liable to> attach him

to you, body and soul, for the rest of his life. In other> words, it is going to upset him; and as a budding Yogi he has got to> refuse it. But even the refusal is going to upset him quite a lot;> and therefore he has got to become 'fixed' in refusal; that is to> say, he has got to erect by means of habitual refusal a psychological> barrier so strong that he can really dismiss the temptation without a> quiver, or a quaver, or even a demisemiquaver of thought. However, I> am not sure that these considerations do not apply to me ( in today's> western world).> > > > There are a great many other Yamas (self-restraints) and Niyamas> (fixed rules) all of which have to be examined independently in order> to find whether they apply to Yoga in general, and to the particular> advantage of any given student. In the interest of space and word> count,

I will not go through them all now. I will simply> summarise that there are many lessons from the Yamas and Niyamas that> I need to work through to bring into my daily life. There are> different levels of knowing yoga, and in terms of Yamas and Niyamas I> am in my infancy; aiming to go deeper into the practices and> experiment with the changes that I feel and experience through yoga.> I acknowledge that I operate principally from the lower mind and> through practice clearly need to move up the ladder to seek> clarity. Moreover for me, I believe that it is important not only> to accept but also to be aware of emotions and thoughts not in> accordance with these Yama & Niyama principles, such as anger, greed> or aggression. Without this awareness, it is difficult to control> these emotions. So in part my approach to incorporate the Yamas and> Niyamas into my life and

improve my awareness, is to consider (when> operating from a higher aspect of the mind and instinct does beat> me), these questions (which also help me think about the karmic> consequences of my actions, behaviours, thoughts):> > What possibilities are available in this situation?> How would I see myself in these possibilities and how I would feel?> What are there short and long term consequences?> What kind of consequences and changes in my live might I expect if> they felt and behaved in this manner?> Which possibility is the best one?> Take action and review its effect.> The yama consist of Ahimsa - non-violence, Satya - truthfulness,> Asteya - non-stealing, Aparigraha - non-desire and Brahmacharya -> moderation. Niyama include the qualities of- Saucha - purification,> Santosha - contentment, Tapas - discipline, Svadyaya - self study and> Ishvara

Pranidhana - surrender to God.> > > Sounds pretty basic. Let's look again. Take an inventory of the> following questions.> > Ahimsa - non -violence. Did you hurt anyone today? Did you possibly> say something that hurt someone's feelings? Did you sit silent> instead of responding to a question? Is the subtle violence any less> violating than overt violence?> Satya - truthfulness. Did you tell a white lie to protect someone's> feelings? Did you put on a pretense, afraid to let someone know who> you really are? Do you know the edge of when speaking is better than> silence?> Asteya - non-stealing. Do you feel jealous of the belongings of> others? Do you show up for appointments on time? Do you honor time> boundaries in your life? Do you want more than you have? Do you> desire ... ?> Aparigraha - non-possessiveness. Aparigraha is not about owning>

possessions it is about the attitude towards belongings. Is there an> area in your life you experience greed? Are you willing to let go> possessions -- physical, emotional, spiritual? Can you expand to the> point of witnessing ownership?> Brahmacharya - moderation. Do you moderate all sense pleasures --> eating, drinking, sleeping, dress, connection with others? Have you> dropped your compulsion to seek pleasures? Can you find pleasure in> the simplicity of Spirit?> Saucha - purification. Are you physically clean, neat and eat a pure> diet? Are you in the process of purifying your emotions? Do you> associate with company that supports a healthy mental diet? Do you> include practices allowing you to be established in your "bliss"> body?> Santosha - contentment. Santosha is not about being apathetic, it is> living life with a passion, content and full each moment. Do you

have> gratitude for all you have? Do you learn and appreciate even the> unpleasant experiences? Can you let go of preferences and receive> life as it presents itself?> Tapas - discipline, being in the transformational fire. Do you keep> your commitments, to yourself and to others? Can you disciple> yourself to honor a healthy lifestyle, physically, mentally,> emotionally and Spiritually? Does your breathing slow down, allowing> you to breathe life, moment by moment? Have you found your self-> creative consciousness?> Svadyaya - self study . Do you study the scriptures and apply them as> analogy for living? Do you use your asana practice as insights for> how you live your daily life? Can you be in objective self> observation? Do you live in a balance with life energy?> Ishvara Pranidhana - surrender to God. Do you love God/Self? Are you> willing to allow daily

activities to be love manifest? Are you> willing to dwell on the Beloved? Do ever feel absorbed in the> Beloved?> > These precepts are not unknown in other traditions. The Ten> Commandments and the Ten Virtues from the Buddhist tradition> represent the same concepts. We all must learn that more important> than flexibility of the body, flexibility of Spirit reigns.> > thankyou> > dattasai saranam> > swamy> > > Smarthrugaami- Dattavaibhavam, "Sainath J.O."> <srisainath@ > wrote:> >> > Dear Friends,> >> > I would also be interested in reading the Life History of "Sree> Paada Sree> > Vallabha Swamy", actually there is a Telugu Monthly> Called "Bhavishya Vaani"> >

which publishes the Charitra...but just 1 page a Month :-(((> > Last Issue it had story of Lord Sree Vallabha visiting Arda> Nakshatram & > > also preaching the Sages in that Star with some Yoga (Dont remember> what it> > is...) & also sages from those stars Visiting HIM at SriSailam... It> makes> > really interesting reading..... but just 1 page a Month is really> hard for> > me...(they also publish stories of Sree Avadhoota Venkayya Swami /> Sri Tembe> > Swamy)...> >> > Hope i will also get the book of "Sri Paada Vallabha Swami" & read> it> >> > Thanks,> > - Sainath J.O.> >> > On 12/22/06, kamesh <oruganti_kamesh@ > wrote:> > >> > > Dear gurubhandus,> > >> > > can anyone let me know the available place of book on life

story> of> > > Shri Paada Shri Vallabha Charitra by SHANKAR BHATT in any of the> > > languages viz., kannada/sanskrit/ telugu/hindi for use in a> research.> > > looking for soon reply. please guide.> > >> > > thank u.> > >> > > namaste> > >> > >> > >> >>