The 5 Paths of Liberation

Liberation from the bondage / entrapment of the non ending cycle of life (birth & death) is done through modeling (using affirmation via mantra AKA sound / mudra AKA gesture / visualization) or mirroring (external representation such as colors / objects / shapes / dieties etc.) from any method (religion).

What is the closest thing to The Ultimate? Nature, specifically the Elements. Here are the Elements when used for Self in ascending order of suffering (as per understanding of the elements & Bhagavat Gita of Sanatana dharma). 

The order of the elements' suffering is the complete opposite when (mis)used for self:

A) sattavic (goodness) practice / Mahayana (internal / right hand Path of Return - balance via earth & air)

1) simplicity / 🌍 modeling & mirroring for masculine earth dominant characters / "surrender your intellect to Me" / Raja Yoga (king union) by destroying pleasure instinct / usually highly alkaline diet / regarded as 2nd highest / the Path of ِAusterity

2) ritual (prostration, art, fluidity, & chanting with passion) / 💦 modeling & mirroring for feminine water dominant characters / "always remember Me" / Bhakti Yoga (devotion union) by cracking at survival instinct / usually alkaline diet / regarded as 4th highest (easiest) / the Path of Devotion

B) rajasic (badness) practice / Vajrayana (external / left hand Path of Return - balance via water & fire)

3) sacrifice / "renounce the fruits of your actions" / 🔥 modeling & mirroring for masculine fire dominant characters / Karma Yoga (action union) by destroying survival instinct / usually very acidic diet / regarded as 1st highest (hardest) / the Path of Action

4) intellect (logic, introspection, & philosophy) / "dedicate your intellect to Me" / 🌬️ modeling & mirroring for feminine air dominant characters through intellect / Jnana Yoga (intellect union) by cracking at pleasure instinct / Air dominant / usually acidic diet / regarded as 3rd highest / the Path of Intellect

C) center no hand Path of Return

5) other soul (unmanifest) reunion with manifest (body-mind) via any related modeling or mirroring from any method for the non dual 3rd eye activation. See www.NoDojoNinja.org for the Ninjutsu method.

D) tamasic (darkness) practice / Hinayana (downwards Path of Life)

6) selfishly from lower desires: fear of pain (survival instinct, which leads to danger) being right lower masculine pingala meridian OR desire for pleasure (pleasure instinct, which leads to pain) being left feminine lower ida meridian motivated conduct / ignorance based action / usually stale & dead life diet / the Path of Suffering.

All desire driven action is a sin, including knowledge. The counterpart of any desire is greed (especially survival), and the counterpart of greed is anger (especially pleasure). Desire therefore only leads to one thing: suffering. 

An animal (a creature that acts on instincts, in case of human also known as infidel) should not be allowed anywhere near religion (or any knowledge) OR money (or any tech), otherwise make it unattractive OR scarce respectively. When received by one, it becomes far too destructive.

Here it is yet again, but in descending order of effectiveness as per astrology:

To sum up: the more you want to live, the more you must pay the price (suffer) for it. That is not wrong, because more surrender (in this case endurance) is needed. This is why Hinayana is somehow yet another Path. Different strokes for different folks; different rivers one massive Ocean; different bottles one fine wine, different paths one single mountain Summit.

Mahayana gradually descends to Hinayana throughout those paths, but they are all still worldly (the Lord is unknown & unknowable). All are meditative because they all involve (or should involve) surrender (renunciation to endurance of thoughts & senses). Especially in terms of response, then unless complete surender / Raja Yoga (earth element) is possible, then surrender is via dharma (duty) possible only through Karma Yoga (fire element). These 2 are the masculine elements of life.

All Yoga aid in purification because the senses, thoughts, & limbs are given up or dedicated as instruments of param atma / Supreme Soul (AKA Universe / Allah / Christ / Shiva / Almighty etc.) which Yoga (Union) is designed to achieve. 

🔥 is closest to warrior dharma (using any art) as it involves the desired effect of combatting selfishness. However, more desire driven action (not for the Lord) is Hinayana.

The reason sri Krishna gave 🔥 as last resort (although it is less suffering than the last being  🌬️) is because although it is most effective, it is the hardest thing to sacrifice your own survival instinct. Also, naturally one should do their duty (preferably as per their character therefore interest therefore proficiency) to help others and earn in return to continue their worship, but the problem arises when one uses their duty not for worship, but rather for selfish survival instinct or selfish pleasure instinct, but that is void of benefit exchange, and pleasure cannot be without pain, respectively. Earning should only be as a request for exchange (as sacrifice), or to limit selfish behaviour by limiting available funds.

It is in that case that the aspirant should leave his yearning for earning to be decided by Nature. It is most effective (yet maybe most painful) because it is duty and effortless (unintended) meditation simultaneously. It is not limited to giving, but especially giving back (acknowledgement), for he who causes selfish pain descends the most. Either way, he who wants what he has gets what he needs, the Lord provides for he who endures for Him (especially if mistreated), and you reap what you sow / what goes around comes around / what goes up must come down (give love you get it back) aside from closing distance to God, which gives the ability to manifest (element 8), aided by the blessings of those who receive. Also, selling something requires strategy (we call it marketing), which takes away from the profession itself, so whatever sold may end up causing suffering, which causes karmic deficit (suffering as a mortal individual) and negative karma (painful effect).

🔥 includes charity, but better not aid in suffering.  🌬️ is in fact less suffering than it because expectation (even of a smile) leads to suffering, and Nature is naturally rich with abundance and can take care of all; its elements are everywhere even in humans. If humans are discontent or unhappy then they will naturally cause suffering (if there are needs or desires) by not reciprocating, and if they are greedy then they will themselves suffer through guilt otherwise desire (especially sensual, therefore probable guilt anyway) and counterparts such as anger anwyay. Last but not least, "what you resist persists" so greed will make you will loose money (due to the resistance of it) considerably anyway. Either way, taking without giving is stealing. 

Sanatana dharma does not say that you can look the world in just one way. Even within it there are same principles with various religions (e.g. Shaivism, Shaktism, etc.) and strains each with their own unique & different words, symbolisms, emphasis, structures, and classifications (even within the same strain). Vedas don't see the world as how Tantras do. 

Choose a path and try to see how yogies saw. Practice well preferably according to your element to start the Journey, and the opposing one for life & Liberation, otherwise you won't be able to perceive what our avatars meant, for knowledge (faith / belief / theory) is objective (same for all) but Truth is subjective (personal; determined by perception as per the level of our consciousness).

Know the elements:
- Earth 🌎 (simple & solitary) / Blood Type A / average build (endo-ectomorph) is Raja Yoga: modeling by solitude, quiet, and mirroring by surrounding self with anything related such as soil especially bare foot

- Water 💦 (easy going and sociable) / Blood Type B / fat body-type (kapha / endomorph) is Bhakti Yoga: modeling through memorizing then remembering (otherwise just feeling) emotional & devotional self resonating bows, fluid movement, chants (scroll down for examples) and mirroring by surrounding self with anything related such as hydration & fresh water

- Fire 🔥 (passionate and active) is Karma Yoga / Blood Type O / muscular body-type (mesomorph): mostly physical pain by modeling through sacrifice by doing free service, physical endurance may include taking risk (with progression), enduring (mis)fortunes / karma (which is hardest therefore should NOT be caused), and mirroring by surrounding self with anything related such as Sun and natural candles

- Air 🌬️ (philosophical and introspective) is Jnana Yoga / Blood Type AB / thin body-type (ectomorph): mostly mental pain via modeling by rest, introspection, & preferably any holy scripture & (optionally) teaching and/or selling to use money for worship ONLY and mirroring by surrounding self with anything related such as fresh air & Moon

For life (and enlightenment) one must balance according to their element, therefore water 💦 with fire 🔥 & earth 🌍 with air 🌬️

For enlightenment (especially to aid in getting on the Path of Return) one can choose the Path according to their dominant element: earth 🌎 therefore Raja Yoga, water 💦 therefore Bhakti Yoga, fire 🔥 therefore Karma Yoga, air 🌬️ therefore Jnana Yoga. 

If you die sattavic (right hand path) then will be reborn human with good circumstances, if rajasic (left hand path) then will be reborn as human with bad circumstances, if tamasic (down path) then will be reborn as a lower life form (animal to plant in accordance to water / pleasure and earth / survival instinct dominance respectively) or even in a lower dimension (you can tell if non of the elements work), and if fully liberated then won't reincarnate, otherwise end up in a higher realm in which case will be harder to be liberated due to lack of physicality.

Therefore, the least suffering thing to do is follow the Right Hand Path until full liberation and realization of Oneness 🙏🏼

This World is our Egg 🥚; time to Hatch 🐣

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Bhakti Yoga devotional chants (do it cause you love the Ultimate Unkown Unknowable as your best friend & everlasting companion, and with emotion, say whatever words resonate like):

- Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest)

- I am your subservient servant oh Lord of the heavens and all that lies beneath

- oh Lord you are most merciful most kind and gracious deliver me from wordliness

- oh Lord i bow to thee and beg for mercy and forgiveness

- oh Lord I am your most humble slave, yours to command