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Siddha Purusha: 16 Sanskara
Kedi: Why do people meditate?
Ganesh: Why do you do it?
Kedi: There’s a tickling sensation in my body; it feels pleasurable.
Ganesh: I haven’t seen anyone meditate just for pleasure. What do you understand meditation to be?
Kedi: Closing my eyes and feeling the movements happening in my body, sensing heaviness in the body, thoughts stopping, and a sense of peace remaining in the mind — I consider this meditation.
Ganesh: Whatever you are doing to feel the body is external meditation. And talking to me right now is internal meditation. And when you fall asleep while meditating, that is supreme meditation.
Kedi: That means I was practicing three types of meditation and didn’t even know it.
Ganesh: We know what we are doing, but we don’t know the name of the action we are performing. Now that you know the names, tell me why you meditate.
Kedi: I do external meditation to relax the body, internal meditation to contemplate knowledge about a subject, and supreme meditation for deep sleep.
Ganesh: You are describing the results of meditation. Tell me why you are doing meditation.
Kedi: Are the results and the purpose of meditation different? I was not meditating with any specific purpose.
Ganesh: Peace, self-realization, and deep sleep are results of meditation, not the purpose. The fundamental purpose of meditation is to become a Siddha Purush (an accomplished person).
Kedi: What is a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: A person who, instead of giving automatic reactions influenced by physical and mental actions, gives independent responses is a Siddha Purush.
Kedi: I don’t understand the language of books; I didn’t understand anything.
Ganesh: A person who gains control over his physical and mental reactions is a Siddha Purush.
Kedi: Is there also a Siddha woman or a Siddha transgender person along with a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: The “Purush” mentioned in Siddha Purush refers to a human being. A Siddha woman and a Siddha transgender person are also addressed as Siddha Purush.
Kedi: How long does it take to become a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: One can become a Siddha Purush even in a single day, but remaining a Siddha Purush is almost impossible. The moment a Siddha Purush abandons his practice, he is no longer one. Therefore, being a Siddha Purush is not an achievement but a continuous process.
Kedi: If the fundamental purpose of meditation is to become a Siddha Purush, then is there also a fundamental purpose in becoming a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: The fundamental purpose of becoming a Siddha Purush is to attain liberation (moksha). The fundamental purpose of attaining moksha is to complete one’s first birth cycle on this earth and then descend into heaven to attain the second birth cycle. After that, you will come to know the next purpose once you reach heaven.
Kedi: How will I know that I have become a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: The day your legs stop trembling out of fear, your tongue stops slipping, drooling from your mouth stops, teeth grinding stops, and most importantly, self-realization about any subject you wish to know begins — that day you will know.
Kedi: Then I want to become a Siddha Purush today itself. What do I have to do?
Ganesh: To become a Siddha Purush, you must continuously practice the 16 Sanskars (disciplines).
Kedi: I don’t know the method of even one Sanskar. I don’t perform rituals or worship.
Ganesh: The 16 Sanskars of a Siddha Purush are not rituals; they are physical and mental actions that enable a person to give appropriate responses.
Kedi: What are the 16 Sanskars of a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: There are 8 related to the body and 8 related to the mind — making 16 in total. Performing bodily actions such as elimination, bathing, grooming, eating, meditation, exercise, sex, and sleep at the right time and appropriate place are the 8 physical Sanskars. Similarly, performing the mental aspects of elimination, bathing, grooming, eating, meditation, exercise, sex, and sleep at the right time and appropriate place are the 8 mental Sanskars. By following all 16, you can become a Siddha Purush.
Kedi: What is the first Sanskar?
Ganesh: Physical elimination.
Kedi: Everyone goes to the toilet. What is special about it in becoming a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: Not everyone does it at the right time. Some people delay it, and as a result, at inappropriate times they feel discomfort, which creates confusion in controlling their reactions. They cannot give normal responses. When someone says something funny, they may hold their stomach and react seriously with anxiety. But one who relieves himself at the right time, or goes immediately when the urge comes without suppressing it, maintains full control over his reactions.
Kedi: What is the second Sanskar?
Ganesh: Mental elimination.
Kedi: What is mental elimination?
Ganesh: Every person experiences unpleasant and strange experiences. It is proper to discard them at the right time. If not discarded, the thoughts and memories associated with them can influence one’s actions and reactions. A person becomes unable to give his true response. Therefore, letting go of unpleasant and strange experiences at the right time is mental elimination.
Kedi: What is the third Sanskar?
Ganesh: Physical bathing.
Kedi: Everyone bathes. What is special about it?
Ganesh: Not everyone bathes regularly. Sometimes, not bathing at the proper time makes it difficult to give genuine actions and reactions due to sweat odor and itching. But one who bathes at the proper time does not face such difficulty.
Kedi: What is the fourth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Mental bathing.
Kedi: What is mental bathing?
Ganesh: People around us express their desires and thoughts, which leave an imprint on our own desires and thoughts. Removing others’ desires and improper thoughts from one’s mind is mental bathing. One who performs mental bathing does not react according to others’ desires and thoughts but gives independent responses.
Kedi: What is the fifth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Proper grooming.
Kedi: I am a boy; how can I groom myself?
Ganesh: Grooming does not only mean makeup. Wearing appropriate clothes is also grooming.
Kedi: Does appropriate clothing mean I have to wear a dhoti?
Ganesh: Appropriate clothing means gym clothes at the gym, office clothes at the office, party clothes at a party, and white clothes at a funeral. Wearing inappropriate clothes causes discomfort, which prevents appropriate reactions. Wearing proper clothes enables proper responses.
Kedi: What is the sixth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Mental grooming.
Kedi: What is mental grooming?
Ganesh: A person gives different reactions to different people — differently to mother, father, brother, friend, sister, daughter, relatives, neighbors, boss, and wife. Therefore, he must adjust his nature accordingly. That adjustment is mental grooming. One who cannot adjust his nature cannot give appropriate responses.
Kedi: What is the seventh Sanskar?
Ganesh: Physical food.
Kedi: Is physical food some special diet?
Ganesh: No. Any food that gives strength to the body enables proper responses. Adequate and proper food allows appropriate physical reactions. Without it, one may struggle to respond properly.
Kedi: What is the eighth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Mental food.
Kedi: What is mental food?
Ganesh: Continuously absorbing intellectual thoughts and imagination is mental food. One who takes mental nourishment has suitable ideas and imagination to respond appropriately. Without it, appropriate responses become difficult.
Kedi: What is the ninth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Physical attention.
Kedi: I observe changes in my body; is there anything else?
Ganesh: Observing physical and material events happening around you thoughtfully is physical attention. One who observes with attention can respond appropriately. Otherwise, he may not even know when or how to respond.
Kedi: What is the tenth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Mental attention.
Kedi: What is mental attention?
Ganesh: Some people manipulate the human mind and create illusions within it. Through mental attention, one discerns illusion from truth and gives appropriate responses. Without it, one may be influenced by manipulation and react wrongly.
Kedi: What is the eleventh Sanskar?
Ganesh: Physical exercise.
Kedi: Do I have to do bodybuilding to become a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: Physical exercise is not for bodybuilding but for keeping the body functional, so that if you suddenly need to run, your body responds properly. Without proper exercise, you may not respond effectively at the right time.
Kedi: What is the twelfth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Mental exercise.
Kedi: What is mental exercise?
Ganesh: Reflecting on the thoughts running in the mind is mental exercise. Through reflection, old ideas become modernized. Without reflection, one reacts to modern situations with outdated thinking, leading to inappropriate responses.
Kedi: What is the thirteenth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Physical sex.
Kedi: Can someone become a Siddha Purush by having sex?
Ganesh: Having sex at the right time with the right partner enables a person to respond appropriately. Lack of sex at the proper time may result in irritability, restlessness, and sadness, affecting reactions.
Kedi: With whom should I have sex to become a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: Ask this question to your wife after marriage. You are unmarried now, so you should not worry about sex.
Kedi: What is the fourteenth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Mental sex.
Kedi: What is mental sex?
Ganesh: When you sometimes get lost in sexual imagination, that is mental sex. At the right time, it keeps the mind happy. At the wrong time and place, it disturbs the mind and affects proper responses.
Kedi: What is the fifteenth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Physical sleep.
Kedi: How can sleep make someone a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: Only with adequate sleep does one gain the ability to respond appropriately. Without enough sleep, one cannot respond properly.
Kedi: What is the sixteenth Sanskar?
Ganesh: Mental sleep.
Kedi: What is mental sleep?
Ganesh: When someone talks nonsense around you and you pretend to ignore it, that is mental sleep. One who practices mental sleep avoids getting involved in useless matters and saves himself from becoming useless. One who cannot practice it becomes disturbed and entangled in pointless discussions.
Kedi: I do this every day. Could it be that I am already a Siddha Purush?
Ganesh: Performing many or big actions is not the sign of a Siddha Purush. Consistently giving appropriate responses is the sign.
Kedi: Are my responses not appropriate?
Ganesh: If you perform 100 actions in a day, you give 20–30 wrong reactions, sometimes giving 2–3 different reactions to the same situation. Instead of becoming stable after hearing an answer, you get confused again with a new question.
Kedi: What is the relationship between a Siddha Purush and moksha? You yourself said that everyone attains moksha — even a drunkard can attain it.
Ganesh: Everyone attains moksha. A Siddha Purush may attain it in 30 years, while a drunkard may attain it after 30 lifetimes. The difference is only in the duration.
Kedi: Why such a long duration?
Ganesh: A Siddha Purush gives only appropriate responses and therefore does not get trapped in wrong reactions, which may allow him to attain moksha within 30 years. But a drunkard or any addict gives wrong reactions, and his entire life may pass in jail or hospital. To gather the necessary experiences for moksha, he may have to take many births.
Kedi: I thought that to become a Siddha Purush, one would have to perform some spiritual or religious practices, but you described daily routine actions.
Ganesh: To become a Siddha Purush and to attain moksha, one does not need to perform any spiritual or religious practices; rather, one needs to carry out one’s daily routine activities in the proper way.
Kedi: Then who needs to perform spiritual or religious practices?
Ganesh: Spiritual or religious practices need to be performed by monks and saints, so that they can gain proper knowledge and remove the misconceptions spread in society, and show society the right direction to carry out daily routine activities in the proper way.
Kedi: Is there any misconception in society right now?
Ganesh: The biggest misconception is that moksha means liberation, whereas moksha means attaining completeness. Liberation is attained only when one achieves completeness. To attain completeness, one does not need to renounce the world, but rather live in the world in the right way; and to live in the right way, one must follow the 16 samskaras of becoming a Siddha Purush.
Kedi: Is there any other misconception?
Ganesh: It is a misconception that reacting however one wishes according to one’s mind is freedom. One wrong reaction binds a person into wrong situations and circumstances. The root cause of not attaining moksha is getting trapped in wrong reactions, and the 16 samskaras of a Siddha Purush protect a person from getting trapped in wrong reactions and bring one closer to moksha.
Kedi: Is there any other misconception?
Ganesh: The biggest misconception is that monks and saints who perform spiritual or religious practices and become religious leaders should not consume non-vegetarian food. This very misconception has attempted to destroy Sanatan Dharma. Whether someone is a religious leader of Sanatan Dharma or a practitioner of it, all are bound by the three qualities (Triguna), in which one’s nature and tendencies matter for spiritual practice, not food. A vegetarian can be a criminal, and a non-vegetarian can be a religious leader. Being vegetarian alone is not necessary to become a religious leader. God has created ordinary human beings as both vegetarians and non-vegetarians; in the same way, He has created monks, saints, and religious leaders as both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.
Note: This content represents one half of a chapter from Kedi Purana, a 64-chapter work authored by Kedi Ganapati.
Kedi Purana is a modern Purana of the present and final Kaliyuga of the current Kalpa.
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