Notes 17 Aug

 NAMACHIVAAYAM 🌙

Chivasangh Observance on Sunday, Aug 17, 2025 at Mouna Mantapa

Master delivered a discourse, offering insights into the following:

Topic: What is the true purpose of spiritual practice, especially when you need Chivam energy?

1. The purpose of spirituality is not to gain anything, but to let go of what we have accumulated in our mind.

2. Why do we need a Guru? A Guru provides wisdom about what needs to be removed from the mind.

3. The human mind has a tendency to occupy itself with many things.

4. Objects, information, and thoughts, when combined, constitute what is called negativity.

5. We should strive to remove all negativity from the mind. If we are unable to recognize our own negative qualities, we should acknowledge them when others point them out.

6. When we practice with the intent of removing negativity, Chivam energy will help us.

7. A person who wants to get rid of his negativity is a positive person.

8. We don't get "something" from spirituality; we get "Nothing." Nothing creates Nothing. Chivam energy is Nothing (zero); it destroys everything in the mind and makes it Nothing, just like in mathematics, when we put something into zero, we get zero.

9. Chivam energy will help us go beyond the mind.

10. If one is able to experience Nothing within, it is a sign of progress in Chivality.

11. When you are not experiencing any qualities, you are experiencing 'Nothing.' Experiencing 'Nothing' is experiencing yourself.

12. "I" + qualities = human mind. When all the qualities are removed, only 'I' remains. This 'I' is known as Atman, a speck of Brahman. It experiences no qualities.

13. We practice Chivality to live well in the materialistic world by becoming 'Nothing.' When we do, we are unaffected by anything in this world and can live well here.

14. Today, we experience fear, anxiety, tension, stress, worries, boredom, and so on. As we progress, all negative qualities and traits gradually reduce, and when everything is completely removed from the mind, we are left with 'No-thing.'

15. If one is able to experience 'Nothing' often, then one is progressing towards 'Nothing.'

16. The pleasant state that 'Nothing' gives is incomparable to anything. When one experiences 'Nothing,' they will ask only for 'Nothing.' In olden days, people went to Lord Shiva to ask only for 'Nothing.'

17. Silence is the medium through which 'Nothing' is transferred to others. For the receiver to experience 'Nothing,' they should have no thoughts. To reduce thoughts, one should practice silentation more. Gradually, as thoughts reduce, one will be able to experience 'Nothing.'

18. God is Nothing, or Zero. Zero is both the beginning and the end. Mathematically speaking, numbers start from zero, and when anything is multiplied by zero, it leaves us with zero.

19. Progress is measured by how much our negative qualities are reducing. Ultimately, they should become zero.

20. The Soul is Zero. 'You' are traveling towards the 'Zero.' The Soul does not travel; it is sthirah, achanchala, and sthanu.

21. Only a person who has attained 'Nothing' can help others attain it.

22. Out of all negative qualities, desire is the most troublesome. Desires are unnecessary, but needs are necessary.

23. One can depend on the materialistic world only for the body, not for the mind. When the mind is dependent on the materialistic world, it suffers after death.

24. 'Nothing' can protect your mind, while something can protect your body. After death, we no longer require something, and 'Nothing' will help. 'Nothing' helps us both during life and in the afterlife.

25. When everything is removed from the mind, the 'Nothing' that remains is 'You,' the God (Aham Brahmasmi). Today, we are unable to experience this due to the negativity we possess in the mind.

26. Master's energy helps us realize our true self as 'Nothing.'

27. Confidence that comes from the 'Self' is called self-confidence.

28. Just as we say 'Yes' assertively, we should also learn to say 'No' assertively to anything that does not help us become 'Nothing.' 'No' is the strength of 'Nothing.'

29. Sadhana should never be done by force, but with a full heart and willingness, as it helps us remove karmaphala.

The Chivasangh concluded with Shantivachana.

Thank you

With love,

Trustee

SSB Socio Spiritual Foundation (SSBSSF)

NAMACHIVAAYAM🌙