Our second level Life Bliss meditation program – the nithyananda Spurana Program (NSP) is focused on just this method of exhausting one's karma. It is like a complete But for an enlightened person, it is under spiritual bath in the presence of an enlightened his control. He can either make his body alive, master. or relax. Because of this ability, he can also make another body alive! When an enlightened being chooses to make a stone or metal alive, that stone or metal becomes a Deities and enlightened representation of his very self. masters – your paths to All the deities in our major traditional exhausting karma temples are energized by enlightened masters. Masters like Arunagiri Yogeeshwara* fromThere is a way to again and again remind Tiruvannamalai*, Patanjali* fromourselves not to collect karma and to live Chidambaram*, Karurar* from Thanjavur*,without the influence of the earlier incurred Konganavar* from Tirupati* and Meenakshi* karma.

The first step is to have a clear from Madurai* have energized the deities inunderstanding that karma is powerless in the these temples. presence of an elevated consciousness. Deities are therefore considered to be the There is an important difference between very bodies of the enlightened masters. normal human beings and enlightened masters. Disciples continue serving the deities even afterA normal person does not have the ability to the masters leave their physical body. The make his body alive out of his will. His body is body of the deity is considered to be the bodyeither alive or it is dead, that's all. It is not of the master himself. That is the reason whyunder his control. Arunagiri Yogeeshwara -The temple of Arunachaleswara in Tiruvannamalai is built on the living energy tomb of Arunagiri Yogeeshwara, who is considered an incarnation of enlightened master Shiva.

Tiruvannamalai - Temple town where nithyananda was born and raised. Patanjali - A sage of ancient India and author of Yoga Sutras, which is considered the foundation of the system of yoga. Chidambaram - A place in South India famous for its ancient temple dedicated to enlightened master Shiva in his dancing form as Nataraja and where he is represented as the space energy. Karurar - South Indian mystic saint upon whose immortal remains the temple at Thanjavur (Tanjore) is believed to have been built. Thanjavur - Town in South India famous for its massive temple and learning and cultural heritage. Konganavar - Hindu saint and disciple of Bogar, upon whose immortal remains, Tirupati temple is said to have been built. Tirupati - Famous temple to Vishnu as Venkateshwara or Balaji in Andhra Pradesh, South India.

Meenakshi - The goddess at Madurai in south India. She is said to be a saint upon whose immortal remains, the temple has been built. Madurai - Temple town in south India. A major pilgrim center with the temple to Meenakshi and her consort Sundareshwara, an aspect of enlightened master Shiva. the deities receive the same respect offered to an enlightened master. For example, all the disciples initiated by Arunagiri Yogeeshwara* will worship the Arunachala temple for generations together. You will see that whatever is offered to the master will be offered to the deity also. Masters, even after they decide to leave the body, are continuously available to the disciples through the deities that they energized. For example, even during my lifetime, my physical presence is not possible everywhere at the same time.

So these deities are programmed to do my work where I am physically not present! They are my representatives! The deities possess independent intelligence. Energizing the deities is a big process. It is like giving birth to a child. These energized deities will directly respond to your prayers. They will directly relate with you if you are open in relating with them. If you see our puja* (offering) and our ashram* routine, you will see that in the morning, they play the wakeup song to wake up the presiding deity. Then they give a small cup of oil for His hair and a small cup of tooth powder for Him to brush His teeth! Then, they give Him a bath and offer fresh, ironed clothes, just like how they offer to the master.

They offer food and perform the evening arati*. In the night, they put the deity to bed again in a ceremonious way. Understand, all this does not add anything to the deity or to the master. It adds only to us! This is what is living with god. This is what is practicing the presence of god. Practicing the presence of the master is puja* . Puja* is done every day because it is a technique to remember the presence of god every day. nithyam – Dhyanam – Anandam What is needed so as not to collect gathered agamya karma, is life solutions, what I call nithyam (eternal) because you practice them daily. To dissolve the karma of this birth, you need meditation or dhyanam. That is why you see that most of our meditations are based on breathing.

Altering the breathing, making it fast, slow, silent etc is what our meditation techniques are all about. The only thing that can dissolve the total karma is the master's grace or anandam (bliss). So understand, karma is simply the effects of thoughts, words and deeds that stem from Arunagiri Yogeeshwara -The temple of Arunachaleswara in Tiruvannamalai is built on the living energy tomb of Arunagiri Yogeeshwara, who is considered an incarnation of enlightened master Shiva. Puja - Hindu ritual worship. Ashram - A monastery for Hindu or Buddhist monks. Arati - Fire ritual performed at the end of most vedic worship done with lighted lamps or camphor, accompanied often by devotional songs. deep ignorance and cause you to again and again tread familiar patterns of misery.

The way to break this cycle is to tune into the clicks received from the master and live in an elevated zone of consciousness. Myths on karma Q: Can our karma be exhausted by doing charitable service? You need to see the motivation for the social service. Honestly look at yourself in the face. What do you want by doing the service? Do you feel motivated by the fear of having to go to hell if you don't do good deeds? Is it the desire for a good name and publicity? Or is it just to do something to keep yourself busy? Is it the greed of a good afterlife after death? Is it a better next birth? If you are driven by fear or greed, you can never intensely enjoy doing the service.

One part of you will be doing the act of service. Another part of you will be caught in thinking about the benefits of the service. So you are not integrated in that action. You are not completely fulfilled through it. This action also binds. Outwardly, socially, it looks good and free from bondage. But inside your inner space, you can see it is not. The whole of mankind is swinging around result-oriented action. This is extended to service as well. At least in service, do not think of dollars or fame. Do not plan to impress. Do not plan to make your presence felt. Do the work for the work itself! Do not plan anything. Just do any service anywhere. This kind of service will infuse tremendous power into your being.

For at least half an hour a day do something selfless, without any thought of results or benefits for yourself. You can then experience the true joy of service. Karma can be exhausted only through deep understanding, awareness and at least one glimpse of consciousness.