Mouna chandrike May 2026

Spirituality is an Inner Phenomenon

Spirituality does not belong to the external world of objects, forms, or activities. It is something that unfolds within the human being, in the silent space beyond thoughts.

The materialistic world is made of matter: things that can be seen, touched, imagined, or thought about. Spirituality, however, is not a “thing.” It cannot be possessed or acquired as an object; instead, it is a state of being that must be realised from within.

This distinction can be better understood through the following analogies.

Analogy 1: The Sky and Clouds

The mind is like the sky, and thoughts are like clouds drifting across it. Some clouds are white and gentle, others dark and heavy, and some are striking in their beauty. But no matter what kind of cloud appears, it covers the sky.

In the same way, thoughts about money, relationships, religion, rituals, or even God are all clouds. Even what we consider “good” or “spiritual” thoughts are still clouds.

Spirituality is the experience of the clear sky, not the clouds. Accumulating more thoughts, even spiritual ones, does not reveal the sky; it only keeps it hidden.

Analogy 2: Dust on a Mirror

The human mind is like a mirror. Its natural state is to reflect truth clearly. However, over time, it becomes covered with dust in the form of thoughts, beliefs, concepts, and memories.

Because of this accumulation, the reflection is no longer clear. What we see is distorted, not because the mirror has lost its nature, but because it is obscured. In this sense, material thoughts are dust, and religious thoughts are also dust; their nature may differ, but their effect remains the same.

Even if the dust is “holy,” it still blocks the reflection. Liberation is not about decorating the dust; it is about removing it completely.

Analogy 3: Noise and Silence

Imagine trying to hear a very subtle sound in a room filled with noise. The more noise there is, the less you are able to hear what is subtle and quiet. Even meaningful noise, such as music, speech, or chanting, can still drown out silence.

In the same way, spirituality is like pure silence, while the activity of the mind creates noise. Thinking about rituals, temples, philosophies, or scriptures is still mental noise. Even thinking about liberation is noise.

Only when all noise comes to an end is silence revealed. That silence is the true spiritual state.

Analogy 4: Removing a Thorn with a Thorn

Sometimes, a thorn is used to remove another thorn. In the same way, certain practices can serve as tools rather than ends in themselves. 

Religious practices, rituals, and philosophies may help remove gross distractions.

However, once the thorn is removed, both thorns must be thrown away. If one continues to hold on to the second thorn in the form of beliefs, concepts, or practices, it becomes a new obstruction.

Spirituality is not about doing, but about becoming still. It is not about adding anything, but about removing everything.

Every thought, whether material or spiritual, is still a movement of the mind. Liberation happens only when the mind becomes completely free from all movement.

Thinking about temples, idols, rituals, or philosophies may offer emotional comfort or moral direction, but they cannot take one beyond the mind. This is because they exist within thought, while liberation lies beyond thought.

Ultimately, anything that can be thought of cannot be the Truth, and anything that keeps thought active cannot lead to liberation.

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Chivality Practice in Daily Life

Today, many people are living a materialistic life. They are busy with work, family, money, and responsibilities. Life moves fast, and along with it come stress, worries, and emotional pressure. Even when people achieve success, they often feel that something is still missing inside.

Chivality practice gives a simple way to bring balance into this kind of life. It does not ask anyone to leave their job, family, or responsibilities. Instead, it helps a person live peacefully while continuing their normal daily activities.

When a person practices Silentation and remembers the Master, the mind slowly becomes calm. A calm mind reduces stress and helps the person face life situations with more ease. Problems may still come, but the way we handle them changes.

As the practice continues, negative qualities like anger, jealousy, fear, and tension begin to reduce. This happens naturally, without force. The energy of the Master works within the mind and slowly purifies it.

With a quieter mind, thinking becomes clearer. A person can make better decisions without confusion or emotional disturbance. This clarity helps both in personal life and in professional life.

Relationships also improve. When a person becomes less reactive and more patient, there is more understanding in family and social interactions. Small conflicts reduce, and peace increases in daily living.

Most importantly, Chivality gives inner stability. Material success alone cannot give lasting happiness. But when the mind becomes peaceful, a person feels content from within, even while living in the material world.

Over time, this practice also leads to spiritual growth. Even if someone starts for peace or relief from problems, the journey slowly moves toward a higher state called Chivam, which is a state of freedom.

In simple words, Chivality helps a person live in the world with peace in the mind and slowly move toward true inner freedom.

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The Journey of Chivality: From Mind to Stillness

Many people who begin a spiritual path carry a deep question within them: Is liberation already decided, or is it something we can achieve in this very life? The path of Chivality, also known as Chivamarga, offers a clear and practical understanding. Liberation is not something fixed or pre-written. It is a real possibility available to every human being, but it depends on how one lives, practices, and connects inwardly.

Each person is born with certain conditions shaped by past actions. These include one’s tendencies, environment, and the nature of the mind. But liberation is not part of that fixed structure. If everything were already decided, then effort would have no meaning. Yet, every genuine spiritual path emphasizes practice and transformation. In Chivality, this transformation happens through remembrance of the Master and the gradual quietening of the mind.

When a person begins this journey, they usually start with a restless mind. Thoughts move continuously, and sitting quietly itself feels difficult. The early stages require patience because nothing dramatic seems to happen. However, with regular practice, small changes begin to appear. Thoughts slowly reduce, short moments of silence are experienced, and the mind becomes slightly calmer. This is the beginning of inner change.

As the practice deepens, the connection with the Master becomes stronger. Remembrance is no longer just an effort but starts becoming a living link. Through this connection, a subtle energy begins to work within the seeker. This energy gradually removes the impurities of the mind, such as fear, anxiety, and unnecessary desires.With time, sitting in silence becomes easier, and the seeker starts feeling more stable, both during practice and in daily life.

One important point in this journey is understanding what real progress looks like. Many people expect visions, special experiences, or emotional highs. But in Chivality, progress is much simpler and deeper. It can be seen in the reduction of thoughts, less emotional disturbance, and a natural attraction toward silence. The mind becomes lighter, and reactions to situations decrease. Life continues as usual, but internally there is more calmness and clarity.

As the seeker continues, remembrance of the Master becomes effortless. It is no longer something that needs to be done deliberately. It remains naturally in the background. Then, at a deeper stage, even this remembrance begins to fade. This does not mean something is lost. Instead, it shows that the mind itself is dissolving. When there is no mind, there is no one left to remember.

This leads to the final state described in Chivality as Chivam. In this state, there are no thoughts, no ego, and no inner disturbance. It is not sleep or unconsciousness. It is a state of complete awareness combined with total stillness. It is described as nothingness, yet it is also a state of fullness and freedom.

As this transformation happens, the way a person sees the world also changes. The external world remains exactly the same, but the inner response to it becomes different. Attraction toward material things reduces, and emotional dependence on situations weakens. A person continues to live, work, and interact with others, but without inner attachment. There is a sense of being involved outwardly but free inwardly.

Ambitions and goals may still exist, but they lose their emotional pressure. Actions are performed with clarity rather than desire or fear. Success and failure do not disturb the inner state in the same way as before. The mind no longer builds its identity based on outcomes.

Emotions also undergo a transformation. Negative emotions like fear, jealousy, and anxiety gradually disappear because their root, the restless mind, is dissolving. Natural expressions such as kindness or care may still arise, but they do not create inner disturbance. Love becomes free from attachment and expectation. A steady peace remains in the background, regardless of external circumstances.

In the final stage, even these emotional movements become very minimal. What remains is pure stillness. Yet, outwardly, the person may appear completely normal. Life continues, responsibilities are fulfilled, and interactions happen naturally. The only difference is that inwardly there is complete freedom.

The journey of Chivality is, in essence, a movement from noise to silence, from restlessness to stillness, and from identity to nothingness. It begins with effort, continues through gradual transformation, and ends in effortless being. Liberation is not something distant or unreachable. It is a possibility present here and now, waiting to unfold through sincere practice and inner openness.

Mouna chandrike Apr 2026

Spirituality is an Inner Phenomenon

Humans are always searching for divinity everywhere, feeling that it is somewhere far away, perhaps in the sky, in a sacred place, or in another world. But divinity is not something that exists far from us. It is the very nature of everything that exists.

In Chivality, space itself is understood as divine. It is pure, endless, and untouched. The human mind arises from the same source. Yet it is not experienced as divine because it is mixed with thoughts, desires, and emotions.

When these reduce through Silentation and remembrance of the Master, the mind becomes quiet. When it becomes completely still, what remains is Chivam, the original state of divinity.

Divinity is already present as space, silence, and stillness within us. We do not notice it because the mind is constantly active. When the mind becomes silent, even for a short time, divinity is not seen as something separate to achieve. Instead, it is felt as our own natural state. Even though divinity is always present, it reveals itself in three levels.

Brahmam — Divinity as Pure Mind

Brahmam, the first level, is when the mind becomes calm and purified as negative thoughts fade away. Even when thoughts arise, they are positive and non-disturbing. A person feels calm, happy, and balanced. Here, the person feels: “I am experiencing peace or divinity.” Therefore, there is still a sense of “I” experiencing peace. This means duality remains. Brahmam is a clean and peaceful state of mind, where divinity is reflected through the mind.

Parabrahmam — Divinity as Pure Intellect

Parabrahmam is the next stage, where the shift deepens from mind to intellect. At this level, even positive thoughts are not necessary. There is a quiet understanding that arises without thinking. The person can clearly perceive what is right and wrong, without confusion or emotional disturbance. A subtle sense of “I” still remains,but it is very light. Divinity at this stage is not experienced as peace or happiness, but as clarity and simple knowing. Here, the mind is no longer active, yet the identity has not fully disappeared.

Chivam — The Supreme (Beyond Experience)

Chivam is the final level, which cannot be explained in ordinary terms. Here, there is no mind, no intellect, and no experiencer. Because of this, there is no experience of divinity.

Experience needs two things: someone who experiences and something that is experienced. In Chivam, this division is not there.

What really happens is that the one who was experiencing disappears. The sense of “I” comes to an end. It is not that a person becomes Chivam. It is that the person as an identity is no longer present.

Because of this, Chivam cannot be seen, imagined, or experienced. Seeing requires a seer. Thinking requires a mind. Experience requires an experiencer. In this state, none of these are present.

So, the most important understanding is this: when the identity of the experiencer is gone, that itself is called Chivam. It is not a change from one state to another, but the ending of the sense of being separate.

These three levels unfold naturally. First, the mind becomes calm and pure. Then even thinking subsides. Finally, the sense of “I” dissolves.

Silentation plays an important role in this process. It helps to reduce mental noise, which leads to the first level. With deeper practice and the support of the Master’s energy, even the intellect becomes quiet, leading to the second level. When stillness becomes complete and effortless, the experiencer itself disappears, and what remains is Chivam.

In the end, Brahmam can be experienced through the mind. Parabrahmam can be understood without the mind, using Buddhi. But Chivam cannot be experienced or known, because there is no one left to experience or know it.

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Chivality: The Path to Chivam and Inner Liberation

In many spiritual traditions, it is believed that the impurities of the mind, such as desires, fears, anxieties, anger, jealousy, attachments, and ego, are reduced through continuous penance, austerity, or Satwik Tapas, a form of pure spiritual discipline involving sustained inner effort. When a person lives a disciplined life with purity in thought and action, the gross layers of the mind gradually become thinner.

However, as long as even subtle impurities remain in the mind, liberation (Mukti) is not possible. Liberation is not merely a concept or belief; it is a state of absolute inner freedom. A mind filled with impressions, tendencies, reactions, and restlessness cannot experience that freedom. Therefore, the purification of the mind is not optional; it is essential.

In the Chivality system, this purification is accelerated through the energy of the Master, called “Chiv.” The Master is not merely a physical personality but a living source of Chivam, the liberated state. His energy has the capacity to remove deep-rooted impurities that cannot be eliminated by personal effort alone.

However, this energy does not act automatically. The practitioner must consciously draw it through constant remembrance of the Master. Remembrance is not mechanical repetition; it is a gentle, heartfelt inner connection. When one remembers the Master without doubt, prejudice, or expectation, the Master's energy begins to flow into the seeker.

This energy works most effectively when the mind is silent and thoughtless. When thoughts are active, they create disturbance and resistance. Silence makes the mind receptive. Just as still water reflects the moon clearly, a silent mind receives the Master's energy more powerfully.

Interestingly, there are many moments in daily life when we are naturally thoughtless, especially when we are deeply engaged in work. During such times, the mind is relatively quiet because attention is absorbed in action. If one learns to remember the Master during these natural silent gaps, the energy can be received effortlessly.

Therefore, in Chivality, progress ultimately depends on remembrance of the Master combined with Silentation, the practice of consciously silencing the mind. Silentation reduces thought activity, while remembrance invokes the Master's energy. Together, they purify the mind at a deeper level.

This practice should continue until Self-realisation occurs. Self-realisation is not the gaining of something new; it is the discovery of what has always been present. It is the direct experience of one’s true nature beyond the mind. This realisation is equivalent to liberation because the individual no longer identifies with the restless mind but abides in stillness, Chivam.

Some wise men have said that all of us are already liberated. This statement is true from the ultimate standpoint. Our essential nature is pure and free. However, due to ignorance and impurities of the mind, we do not experience this freedom. It is like the sun hidden behind clouds: the sun is always shining, but it is temporarily obscured.

Through continuous practice of Chivality, through Silentation and constant remembrance of the Master, the clouds of impurity gradually dissolve. One day, the seeker does not merely believe in freedom; he experiences freedom from everything — from fear, from attachment, from suffering, and even from the sense of individuality. This experience is not imagination; it is living liberation. The ultimate goal of Chivality is to transform the human mind into the state of Chivam, the fully liberated condition.

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Why the Mind Must Dissolve for True Liberation

Every human being continues in this earthly existence because of relief. It is not because of philosophy or knowledge, but because of subtle psychological comfort. Relief may appear in many forms, such as pleasure, emotional security, entertainment, achievement, relationships, hope, and even spiritual satisfaction.

These are produced by two factors: the mind and the material world. The world provides objects, and the mind extracts relief from them. Without the mind, the object is neutral, and without the object, the mind feels restless. Thus, bondage is the relationship between the two.

Why Leaving the World Feels Impossible

As long as relief is available, detachment is impossible. Even if someone speaks about renunciation, inwardly the mind asks, “Where will I get my comfort?” The mind does not want truth; it wants continuity of relief. This is why attachment survives, desire regenerates, and rebirth becomes inevitable.

Rebirth is not forced from outside; it is pulled from impressions of the mind. The mind that depends on earthly experience naturally gravitates back to earthly existence.

Beyond Physical Death

Death does not end this mechanism. If the mind remains, tendencies, attachments, and subtle cravings remain. The physical body may fall, but the psychological structure continues. As long as the mind seeks relief from material existence, it will return to material existence. Rebirth is not punishment; it is psychological momentum.

Why Detachment Alone Is Not Enough

One may practice detachment by reducing possessions and emotional dependency. However, if subtle relief still comes from recognition, identity, pride, or inner satisfaction from being detached, then the mind is still functioning.

As long as there is some enjoyment, whether gross or subtle, the mind will not dissolve. Detachment without dissolution is incomplete.

The Mind Cannot Liberate Itself

The human mind is part of the five elements and is associated with the element of space (Akasha). It is not separate from nature; it is a refined product of material existence.

Therefore, the mind cannot transcend the material world permanently because it belongs to it. The mind can modify itself. It can purify itself.

It can discipline itself. But it cannot liberate itself, because the liberator and the prisoner are the same.

## The Real Bondage

Bondage does not lie in wealth, family, society, or the earth; it lies in the mind’s need for relief. The mind fears emptiness, absence, and the state of non-experience. So it clings to experience, whether pleasant or unpleasant. Even suffering gives identity. Even pain gives continuity. Thus, the cycle continues.

Why Mano Nasha Is Essential

Mano Nasha (dissolution of mind) does not mean physical death, nor does it mean unconsciousness. It means the end of psychological dependency, relief-seeking, identity formation, and craving for existence.

When the mind dissolves, there is no one seeking pleasure, no one seeking solace, and no one fearing emptiness. Then the material world loses its grip, not because it disappears, but because there is no receiver.

True Liberation

Liberation is not going somewhere else, nor is it reaching a higher world. It is the end of the mind that demands worlds. As long as the mind exists, existence, experience, and birth are required.

When the mind is absent, no relief is needed, no world is required, and no rebirth is compelled. This understanding leads to an important conclusion about the path to liberation.

 Why Mano Nasha Is Central in Chivality

In Chivality practice, the aim is to transform the impure mind into a pure mind and ultimately dissolve it through Silentation practice and remembrance of the Master.

True liberation becomes possible only when the mind disappears completely. Therefore, Mano Nasha is not a violent destruction of the mind, but its dissolution in stillness. When the mind disappears, the need for relief ends and the cycle of rebirth ceases.

Message 4- Apr

 Freedom is a feeling as well as bondages. When the feeling itself is lost, you don't have bondages and you don't require freedom. Actually speaking, everyone is freed from everything. Attachment is a feeling.

Mouna chandrike -Mar 2026

Mouna Mantapa: A Sanctuary Beyond Death

There are two kinds of human existence: one with a physical body and the other without a physical body.

Our recognition is limited to humans with physical bodies. We cannot see or identify those without bodies. Yet they are present in this world in the form of souls. Many of them are our own ancestors and forefathers. Because we do not understand their condition, we often reject their existence. Sometimes we even call them negative souls and try to drive them away from our homes.

These souls remain in the material world because they carry many attachments and unfulfilled desires in their minds from their physical life. Thus, when the body dies, the soul continues to linger in the material world. They are called wandering souls, searching for peace to calm their disturbed minds. They are no longer seeking pleasure or wealth; they seek only inner peace. Enlightened souls are the exception, as they leave the body in peace and do not carry attachments forward in the mind.

The Master’s compassion is not limited only to living human beings. He also wishes to help these wandering souls by providing them with a permanent and sacred place where they can remain peacefully. For this noble purpose, Mouna Mantapa has been chosen.

For such souls, the most important requirement is continuous silence. They do not need rituals, words, or activities. They need deep and lasting silence to dissolve their suffering. The practice of  Silentation is the best way to offer them this peace.

When  Chivality practitioners sit together in Silentation, with the help of the Master’s energy, they create a powerful field of positive silent energy. Every Sunday, this silent energy is naturally generated at  Mouna Mantapa. This greatly helps the departed souls residing there. Slowly, they begin to experience calmness, relief from suffering, and peace.

Apart from enlightened souls, every soul needs a place like Mouna Mantapa after leaving the material world. It becomes a resting and healing space for the soul. By continuously remaining in silence at Mouna Mantapa, these souls can gradually free themselves from negativity and suffering and slowly move toward liberation.

However, there is an important truth that must be clearly understood. The Chivality practice of Silentation is far more precious while one is alive. Liberation is much easier to attain during physical life. Once a person dies, there is no guarantee that the soul can enter Mouna Mantapa. There may be restrictions.

If a soul leaves the body with heavy suffering, strong attachments, and deep negativity, entering Mouna Mantapa without surrendering to  Chivam  is not possible. After death, liberation may take take hundreds of years. Therefore, it is wise to clear one’s negativity before leaving this world.

At present, the physical presence of the Master is available to everyone. There is no need for any extra effort from the abhyasi’s side to receive Chivam’s energy. By the mere remembrance of the physical form of the Master, the energy flows freely and instantaneously to every abhyasi. Cleansing of the mind can happen at every moment of the day through the will of the abhyasi alone. This precious connection must be made permanent before the death of the physical body of both the Master and the abhyasi. After death, connecting with the Master becomes extremely difficult.

Hence, the best opportunity is now, while living in this material world, to practice Silentation , dissolve negativity, and move toward liberation. Silence does not reject anyone. The opportunity to fully use silence is greatest while we are alive.

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Dissolution of the Mind and The Revelation of Chivam

Chivality practice is not for gaining something new. It is for losing what should never have been there. What must be lost is not something outside us, but something within.

Fear, anxiety, worries, emotions, sentiments, attachments, expectations, pleasures, and pains are the internal enemies of the human mind. As long as the mind exists with its contents, suffering continues in one form or another.

For this reason, Chivality addresses the issue at its root, not by managing thoughts or controlling emotions, but by dissolving the very source from which they arise.

Negativity Is Not Separate from Mind

Negative qualities are not independent entities. They are expressions of the mind itself. For example, fear is the mind projecting the future. Anxiety is the mind clinging to uncertainty. Worry is the mind repeating imagined problems. Emotions and sentiments are the mind reacting to memory and expectation.

As long as the mind operates, positivity and negativity both exist. Removing only the negativity does not resolve the cause of human birth. Thus, Chivality aims for something deeper: the dissolution of the mind itself.

Role of Chivaguru and Chivam Energy

At this point, a question naturally arises: if the mind cannot end itself, how does dissolution happen?

Chivality is not a self-effort-based practice because the human mind cannot destroy itself; any attempt by the mind to end the mind is only another mental activity.

That is why Chivality is centred on Chivaguru, remembrance, and Silentation. Through constant remembrance of the Chivaguru and sincere Silentation practice, the seeker becomes receptive to Chivam energy, an energy that does not belong to the human mind.

This energy gradually empties the mind, guiding it toward positivity until the mind itself finally dissolves.

Silentation Is Not Silence of Speech

Silentation is the silence of the mind, not the silence of the mouth. When remembrance becomes steady and Silentation deepens, thoughts reduce naturally, emotions lose force, inner reactions slow down, and mental noise fades. This is not suppression or control; it is a natural evaporation of mental activity.

Vanishing of Mental Contents

If the practice is sincere and continuous, everything stored in the mind begins to dissolve: beliefs, identities, emotional patterns, likes and dislikes, and even the sense of  "I am practising.” Nothing is selectively removed; everything goes. When all contents vanish, what remains is emptiness. This condition is called Mindlessness (Manonasha).

Mind Is the Hurdle for Liberation

Liberation is not freedom from the world; it is freedom from the mind that interprets the world.

As long as the mind exists, bondage, duality, and suffering exist. When the mind disappears, there is no bondage to escape from, no suffering to solve, and no liberation to achieve. That condition itself is liberation.

Mindfulness vs Mindlessness

Mindfulness belongs to the human realm. It means observing the mind while keeping it active.

Mindlessness belongs to Chivam. It means the absence of the observer, the observed, and the mind itself. Mindfulness is refinement toward the positive, while mindlessness is dissolution of the mind.

Completion of the Practice

Chivality practice must continue until mindlessness becomes complete. Temporary silence, temporary peace, and temporary thoughtlessness are not enough. When mindlessness stabilises, practice ends by itself, remembrance of the Master stops, the seeker disappears, and only Chivam remains. This condition is the final goal of the Chivality system.

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Why Silentation? A Scientific Perspective

The mind is restless by nature and cannot silence itself through effort. True quietness comes when the Master’s presence allows the mind to soften and let go. As inner noise fades, a deeper silence reveals itself, bringing peace and freedom from suffering. Chivality is the path that gently guides the seeker from mental turbulence into the silence of the Self.

The Brain as a Continuous Signal Generator

From a scientific standpoint, the human brain is a continuous signal-generating system. Even at rest, the brain produces spontaneous electrical activity known as the Default Mode Network (DMN). The DMN handles thoughts about oneself, memories, future plans, worries, and desires. This is why closing the eyes does not produce silence; instead, it amplifies internal signals.

This active mental state corresponds to beta brainwave activity (13–30 Hz).

Why the Mind Cannot Silence Itself

Any attempt to “control” thoughts involves giving attention to them, putting conscious effort into curbing them, and having an unshakable will to silence them. All three are mental processes. Therefore, the mind attempting to silence the mind is a logical contradiction.

Scientific studies show that when we try to suppress thoughts, the mind pushes them back even more strongly. Using effort activates the frontal regions of the brain, increasing mental strain. This effort also strengthens the brain’s Default Mode Network instead of quieting it. Because of this, many meditation techniques stop showing progress after a certain point.

Therefore, the need for outsourced energy (external regulation) arises. In neuroscience, this is known as coregulation. For example, a baby calms down instantaneously when it is in proximity to its mother. This proximity synchronises brainwaves, providing a sense of safety.

In Silentation, the Master’s stabilised consciousness acts as an external regulatory field, helping to calm the seeker’s chaotic neural activity. No effort is required from the seeker. This is not belief-based; it is bioelectrical resonance.

Transition from Beta Brainwaves to Alpha (Relaxed Awareness)

When the seeker is within the accumulated field of the Master’s energy, the mind begins to calm, reducing overall neural activity. Brainwaves shift from beta to alpha waves (8–12 Hz).

This produces physical changes such as reduced cortisol levels, activation of the parasympathetic nervous system, improved heart-rate variability, and muscle relaxation. Correspondingly, mental changes occur, including fewer thoughts, increased mental space, and calmer emotions.

This stage is often mistaken for “meditation success,” but it is only a preparatory phase.

Theta State – Blankness of Mind

As neural firing reduces further, the brain enters theta waves (4–8 Hz). This stage brings significant changes for the seeker. There is a reduction in the constant recalling of past memories, a reduction in self-narration during Silentation, and a dissolution of time perception.

This stage produces the experience of blankness. Scientifically, it corresponds to a sharp drop in DMN activity. Memory loops stop, and the sense of self or “I” temporarily suspends. This state produces deep peace, absence of suffering, and relief from psychological pain. Blankness removes suffering because suffering requires mental narration.

Delta State – Conscious Darkness

If theta deepens without interruption, the system enters delta waves (0.5–4 Hz). Normally, delta appears only in deep sleep. However, in Silentation, delta can occur with awareness intact.

This is a rare neurological condition in which body awareness ceases, sensory processing stops, and ego boundaries dissolve. It is experienced as darkness—not visual darkness, but the absence of mental content.

Here, the separation between observer and observed disappears. Identity fades, and the question “Who am I?” is no longer mental. This is knowing oneself without thinking.

Beyond Brain States – Transcending the Instrument

Awareness can function beyond ordinary brain activity. Brainwaves only reflect patterns that accompany consciousness; they do not create it. In the delta-with-awareness state, consciousness is no longer driven by thought or sensory processing.

The brain begins to function more like an instrument that receives and expresses awareness rather than being its origin. Experience becomes direct, immediate, and unfiltered, without interpretation by memory or imagination. This reflects a movement beyond the usual layers of body, mind, and ego, pointing toward consciousness as an independent reality rather than a brain-based product.

Chivam – The Condition of Non-Suffering

From a scientific perspective, suffering arises from continuous self-referential processing. The “self” is a narrative created and maintained by the brain’s Default Mode Network. When the DMN dissolves permanently, experience continues without a psychological experiencer. There is functioning without personal identity and awareness without ownership.

This condition is called  Chivam in  Chivality. Blankness temporarily removes suffering by calming mental activity. Chivam goes further; it removes the very mechanism that can suffer.

Chivam is not emotional happiness. It is the absence of the mental structure that experiences suffering in the first place.

Why Silentation Is the Only Path

Any method involving attention, focus, visualisation, repetition, or control keeps the mind active; Silentation alone allows the mind to collapse naturally. It requires no technique, no effort, and no self-improvement.

This path is called Chivality (Chivamarga), the scientific process of mind extinction through silence.

Mouna chandrike Feb 2026

 Masterfulness: From Remembrance to Living Presence

Masterfulness is not the act of remembering the Master as a thought or an imagination. It is the direct experience of the Master’s Energy in the heart region.

This energy, once awakened, remains permanently available in the seeker’s heart region. At any time, when the seeker gently places the palm on the heart region, the Master’s Energy can be experienced as warmth, vibration, calmness, or deep inner stillness.

How Master’s Energy Gets Stored in the Heart Region?

When a seeker remembers the Master again and again, the Master’s Energy flows into the heart region. Over time, it gets stored in the heart region. This stored Master’s Energy is what is truly called Masterfulness. It is not imagination or belief. It is accumulated Master’s Energy that remains within the seeker and works silently.

Example: Just like a rechargeable battery, each time you connect it to power, it gets charged a little more. After being sufficiently charged, it starts to function. Similarly, each remembrance of the Master charges the heart  region with his Energy. After sufficient storage, the heart region itself becomes a source of that Energy.

Effect of Master’s Energy on the Mind

The stored Master’s Energy gradually removes negativity from the mind, such as anger, fear, restlessness, anxiety, negative tendencies, and so on. This does not happen by force or mental control. The Energy itself transforms the mind naturally from negative to positive.

Example: When sunlight enters a dark room, darkness does not need to be pushed out; it disappears automatically. In the same way, when Master’s Energy fills the heart region, negativity in the mind fades on its own.

Is Constant Remembrance Possible?

Constant remembrance of the Master is not practically possible when the mind is engaged in work, family responsibilities, thinking, speaking, and decision-making. This is natural and should not create guilt or frustration. However, intermittent remembrance during the day is more than sufficient.

Example: Rain may not fall continuously, but repeated showers fill a lake completely. Likewise, intermittent remembrance fills the heart region permanently with Master’s Energy.

Permanent Establishment of Masterfulness

Even if remembrance is not continuous, intermittent remembrance, regular Silentation practice, and touching the heart region and feeling the Master’s presence help the Energy settle permanently in the heart region.

Once established, Masterfulness works even without active remembrance, protects the seeker from negativity, and keeps the mind inclined toward positivity and stillness.

Human Mind and the Pure Spirit

Human beings possess two layers of mind. The first is the negative mind. This mind is a combination of good and bad. It constantly oscillates between attraction and aversion, pleasure and pain, success and failure. This mind is shaped by fear, desire, ego, comparison, and survival instincts. It is useful for worldly functioning, yet it is also the source of conflict, suffering, and instability. The second is the fully positive mind, which exists beneath these fluctuations. This mind is pure, stable, and untouched by negativity. It does not react with hatred, jealousy, anger, or fear. In spiritual terminology, this fully positive mind is known as the Pure Spirit or Sudha Atman. It is the original state of human consciousness before it became clouded by conditioning.

The goal of Chivality is to transform the human being into a divine being by dissolving the negative mind and restoring the original fully positive mind. In other words, Chivality seeks to remove dualities so that the Pure Spirit can function naturally through the individual.

However, in today’s intensely materialistic world, a question naturally arises: Who wants a purely positive mind?

Modern society thrives on competition, ambition, comparison, and constant stimulation. These depend heavily on the negative mind. Anger drives achievement, fear fuels security, desire sustains consumption, and ego maintains identity. In such an environment, living with only positive qualities such as compassion, silence, humility, and inner contentment appears impractical or even weak.

A Pure Spirit does not manipulate, exploit, or dominate. It does not harbor negativity,  revenge, or greed. Therefore, to a materialistic mindset, the fully positive mind may seem unsuitable for survival in the modern world.

This is precisely where Chivality offers a transformative approach. Chivality does not ask materialistic people to abandon the world. Instead, it shows them how inner purification enhances outer effectiveness. A person functioning from the Pure Spirit is not passive or inactive; rather, such a person acts with clarity, balance, and efficiency, free from emotional turbulence and always experiences peace.

For example, a businessperson guided by the Pure Spirit makes decisions without greed or fear, leading to sustainable success and trust. A leader with a fully positive mind inspiresothers naturally, without control or manipulation.

Chivality reaches materialistic individuals by addressing their real, unspoken suffering,such as stress, anxiety, dissatisfaction, loneliness, and mental fatigue. While material success may bring comfort, it does not bring inner stability. Chivality offers this missing dimension.

Moreover, Chivality does not demand instant perfection. It presents a gradual inner evolution, where negativity weakens naturally through practices such as silence, self observation, discipline, and ethical living. As negativity dissolves, the Pure Spirit begins to express itself effortlessly. 

In this way, Chivality becomes relevant even in a materialistic world. It does not oppose material life; it purifies the consciousness that lives within it. When people experience even a small taste of inner silence and positivity, they recognize its value beyond material pleasure.

Ultimately, while the world may not consciously seek the positive mind, the soul silently longs for it. Chivality answers this longing by guiding human beings back to their original state, the Sudha Atman, the Pure Spirit, where life is lived without inner conflict, even  amidst the complexities of the modern world.

Silentation: Entering Chivam Through Inner Silence

The Chivality system is a method to experience the all-pervading energy called Chivam through sound, silence, and inner observation.

The system begins with the chanting of “Namachivaayam.” From a scientific point of view, sound is a form of vibration and energy. Chanting creates specific sound frequencies that influence the surrounding environment and the human nervous system. These vibrations help stabilize the mind, regulate breathing, and create a calm and focused state suitable for inner practices such as Silentation.

Silentation is the practice of deep inner silence. Neurologically, the human mind constantly produces thoughts due to sensory input, memory, and emotional conditioning. Silentation reduces external stimulation and gradually slows mental activity. When attention no longer feeds thoughts, their intensity decreases. 

Silence has measurable effects on the brain, and as it deepens, brain activity shifts from high-frequency beta waves (associated with stress and active thinking) to alpha and theta waves, which are linked to relaxation, clarity, and deep awareness. In this process, silence penetrates the “noise” of thoughts and reduces their dominance.

With regular and continuous practice, negative mental patterns such as fear, anxiety, worry, and stress lose their neurological  reinforcement. This leads to a state of mental blankness or emptiness, where thoughts temporarily cease. Scientifically, this is a condition of minimal cognitive activity, often described as pure awareness without mental content. Spiritually, this corresponds to Atman or Brahman.

As silence deepens further, the practitioner experiences darkness not as an absence, but as the absence of mental projections. In this state, the sense of individuality weakens, and awareness feels expansive and boundary-less.This experiential state is referred to in Chivality as Chivam, the all-pervading energy.

During this inward process, suppressed emotions and conditioned responses dissolve naturally, without effort. The nervous system returns to balance, and the mind becomes free from negativity.

At the final stage, the practitioner no longer experiences a separation between the observer and the observed. The realization arises that one’s own awareness is not separate from the all-pervading field of energy.

The question “Who am I?” is answered not intellectually, but experientially. This state is known as Self-Realization, where identity shifts from the thinking mind to pure awareness.

Mouna chandrike Jan 2026

 Positivity Amidst a Negative World

In the present world, negativity has silently entered every corner of human life. People run behind wealth, comfort, and temporary pleasures, thinking that these will bring them  happiness. The desire to earn more and enjoy more has made human life mechanical and  restless. Trust among people has almost disappeared, as believing in others has become risky. Though everyone tries to appear positive and pleasant on the outside, the hidden negativity within them reveals itself at unexpected moments, causing disturbance both to themselves and to others.

In such an environment, it becomes extremely difficult for truly positive people to remain positive. The world continuously tests the patience and purity of spiritual seekers. Yet, a Chivality practitioner must remain steadfast in positivity. This is not an option but a necessity, for positivity is the foundation of purity, and purity is the gateway to the divine.

Spiritual practice is never meant to achieve anything material. It is not for fame, wealth, or worldly benefits. The true aim of spiritual practice is to attain purity, the condition free from all impurities of the mind, such as greed, anger, jealousy, hatred, and fear. This purity transforms the mind toward divinity, ensuring a higher and peaceful existence after death. 

A spiritual person should not get disturbed by the negativity that surrounds the materialistic world. Negativity can touch only the surface of a seeker; it cannot penetrate the depth of one who is rooted in the Master. A true seeker must learn to remain calm and positive even when the world becomes negative.  Allowing external conditions to shake one’s inner silence is a sign of weakness.The practitioner must learn to face the world without losing purity or peace.

The only way to increase and sustain positivity in such times is through Masterfulness, keeping the Master constantly in one’s heart and remembering him. The Master’s energy alone can destroy negativity and bring purity into the seeker’s mind. Continuous remembrance of the Master during Silentation and throughout daily life strengthens the inner Master, which burns away impurities naturally.

By adopting Chivality practice sincerely and without break, one gradually becomes immune to the influence of the material world. The mind starts moving from restlessness to stillness, from impurity to purity, from human condition to divine condition. Such a transformation cannot happen through mere knowledge or belief. It happens only through continuous remembrance and surrender to the Master’s energy.

Let the world remain as it is; let others choose their paths. The seeker of Chivality should walk the path of purity and silence. For one who practices Silentation sincerely with Masterfulness, negativity has no power. The energy of the Master dispels all negativity within,making the seeker a beacon of positivity.

Experiencing the Condition of Atman

Every human being carries within him the divine essence called Atman, the pure consciousness, the true Self. This Atman is untouched by the external world. It has no relationship with material possessions,desires, or worldly attachments. It is eternal, pure, and unchanging.

However, human beings fail to experience this divine Self because of their constant identification with the materialistic world, such as the body, possessions, thoughts, and relationships. As long as one’s attention remains fixed on these outer connections, one lives only as a mind, not as the Atman.

The experience of Atman begins only when one turns inward and sits in silence without thoughts. When the mind becomes blank and still, the seeker begins to touch the subtle condition of the Self. The blankness of the mind represents the beginning of the Atman’s revelation, which can be better understood with examples.

Example 1: A man who lives in a noisy city never realizes that there is a quiet space within him. But when he leaves the city and sits alone in a silent forest, he hears the sound of his own breath and the stillness around him. Similarly, when the mind withdraws from worldly noise and becomes blank, one begins to hear the inner silence, which is the presence of Atman.

Example 2: Imagine a pond disturbed by ripples. The reflection of the moon cannot be seen clearly. Only when the water becomes still does the reflection appear perfectly. Likewise, the Atman, which is ever-present, is not seen when the mind is full of thoughts. When the mind becomes blank, the Atman reflects itself naturally.

Every time a seeker sits in Silentation, reaching a condition of thoughtlessness, he is in the presence of the Atman. The more often this condition is experienced, the more the seeker begins to live in it. When the condition of blankness continues without break, when the seeker remains thought-free even while engaged in daily life, it means he has attained the condition of Atman permanently.

The Role of the Master

This continuity is possible only through constant remembrance of the Master. The Master’s energy helps to dissolve the thoughts that bind the seeker to the world. Every remembrance of the Master draws the seeker inward toward stillness, making blankness natural and effortless.

Just as a magnet pulls iron pieces towards itself, the Master’s remembrance pulls the seeker’s attention away from worldly attachments and fixes it in the state of the Atman. When remembrance becomes continuous, the condition of the Atman too becomes  continuous.

Thus, liberation is nothing but living permanently in the condition of the Atman, the condition of blankness, silence, and infinite peace.

Realisation Beyond Expectation

A realised person should never be approached with expectations, because expectation itself is a misunderstanding. When one expects solutions, miracles, answers, guidance, or benefits from a realised person, he is approaching from the wrong level.

Anyone may approach a realised person for “Nothing,” and those who approach him sincerely receive only one thing,which is peace. Nothing else is required, and nothing else is given.

A realised person has no concern for the past or the future. He does not attempt to analyse what was or predict what will become. In fact, he is not concerned with his own past or future either. Past and future belong to the mind. A realised person lives beyond the mind.

He need not be a wise man who knows everything, because knowing belongs to the realm of knowledge. A realised person does not live in knowledge; he lives in Nothing. This Nothingness is not emptiness or ignorance, but the total absence of mental content. Because of this Nothingness, peace exists in him abundantly and permanently.

A realised person is realised for himself, not for society. He does not exist to reform the world, guide humanity, or serve any mission, because realisation is not a social responsibility but a personal state. For him, the Self is more important than anything else, and the Self is God. When the Self is realised, nothing outside remains important.

He is not for the world; he is for Himself. Yet, just as a tree gives shade without intention, anyone who approaches a realised person with sincerity experiences peace, not because the realised person gives it deliberately, but because peace is his natural state.

He cannot give wealth, solutions, success, or answers. He can only offer peace, because peace is the only thing that is fully available in him. Peace is the ultimate need of human beings; without it, life becomes difficult, and the afterlife, too, remains disturbed because the inner state at the moment of death is carried forward.

Therefore, a realised person becomes an unavoidable presence in human life, not by force, preaching, or influence, but because he embodies what every human being ultimately seeks. He stands as silent proof that peace is possible, and that is enough.

Mouna chandrike Dec 2025

 God Never Punishes

Human beings often believe that God will punish those who do wrong in the materialistic world. But in truth, God never punishes anyone. Punishment belongs to the world of duality, of right and wrong, success and failure, pleasure and pain. God exists beyond all dualities.

In the divine order, there is no system of punishment or reward. God’s nature is pure, infinite, and impartial. The impure mind suffers not because God punishes it, but because it cannot exist in the divine vibration. Just as darkness cannot exist in light, impurity cannot remain in divinity.

Before death, those who have purified themselves, cultivated positive and divine qualities, naturally rise to the divine world. Those who remain impure or negative continue to wander in lower states of existence until purification happens.

Becoming positive is not meant for worldly acceptance or appreciation. Positivity is the path to divinity. It is the process through which the human mind transforms into the divine condition of Nothingness, Chivam.

Therefore, we should never expect that wrong people will be punished by God. God cannot punish anyone, because punishment itself is an act of duality. God is beyond all dualities, pure, silent, and all-loving.

The divine world belongs only to the pure and positive minds that have become one with God’s stillness.

Silence: The Origin and the Ultimate End

Silence is the womb from which everything arises and the grave into which everything dissolves. It is the beginning, the middle, and the end of all existence. This is the fundamental truth behind creation, existence, and liberation. This silence is not merely the absence of sound but the substratum upon which the entire universe rests.

Chivality exists solely to help the seeker reach this ultimate silence through the practice of Silentation.

The Purpose of Silentation

Silentation is the practice of increasing the power of silence within you. This inner silence is so powerful that it can destroy thoughts, dissolve impressions, remove disturbances, and keep only silence intact.

This is why silence is compared to zero. Zero looks like nothing, but it holds unlimited potential. In the same way, silence appears empty, but it contains infinite power.

Silence as the Highest Spiritual Practice

Among all spiritual practices like chanting, rituals, meditation, yoga, prayer, practising silence is the most pure and the highest. Why? Because everything else needs effort,words, or a method. But silence needs only your presence.

When you enter silence, you enter your original nature. This is not a journey outward but an inward dissolution, a homecoming to what you have always been beneath the layers of conditioning and mental noise.

A Lineage of Great Silent Masters

The tradition of silence begins with Lord Muruga, shines brilliantly through Lord Dakshinamurthy, is carried forward by Lord Dattatreya, deepened in modern times by Sri Ramana Maharshi, and finally brought into clarity and method in today's world by Sat Sri Chivaguru Subrahmanya Shiva Balan.

Chivality practitioners are truly blessed. They are part of a legendary lineage of silence, receiving the direct transmission of wisdom that has flowed unbroken through the ages.

Silence and Liberation

Mukti is not something you “get.” It is a state of silence within the mind. When the mind is free of thoughts, desires,attachments, and negativity, the seeker enters Mukti.

The whole universe is filled with silence.Behind every sound, every movement, every thought, there is a background of silence holding everything together. The all-pervading divine energy lives only in silence. You can connect to this energy not through rituals or methods, but only through silence.

The Eternal, Indestructible Nature of Silence

Silence can never be destroyed. It cannot be cut, burnt, washed away, or reduced. It is eternal and unchanging. This eternal silence is nothing but Chivam. Chivam is the ultimate nature of the human soul.Chivam is the final destination of Chivality.

In realising this silence within, the practitioner realises their own true nature as Chivam, thus completing the sacred journey.

Silentation Increases Mental Strength

1. Calms the Mind

When you practice Silentation, you withdraw your attention from external distractions. The constant noise, thoughts, and worries of daily life gradually settle down. This calms the mind.

A calm mind naturally becomes a strong mind. Just as water becomes clear when still, your mental clarity and focus increase in silence. This foundational calmness is the bedrock upon which all  other mental strengths are built.

2. Strengthens Willpower

During Silentation, your mind naturally resists remaining silent. Thoughts, emotions, and impulses try to dominate. By repeatedly bringing your mind back to silence, you train your willpower like a muscle.

Through this training, you become capable of controlling impulses, making clear decisions, and not reacting hastily to difficult situations. Your mind learns discipline and self-mastery.

3. Reduces Vulnerability to Stress

Ordinary minds break down under pressure because they are easily disturbed by anger, fear, or worry. Silentation builds inner stability that cannot be shaken by external circumstances.

Like a tree with deep roots, you remain unshaken even in the face of adversity. The storms of life may rage around you, but your inner silence holds firm. 

4. Develops Emotional Resilience

Silence allows you to observe your emotions without being controlled by them. You learn to respond calmly instead of reacting impulsively. 

This emotional resilience strengthens your mind to face challenges like failures, disappointments, and losses without collapsing. You become a witness to your emotions rather than their victim.

5. Connects to Chivam and the Master's Energy

Through regular Silentation, your mind becomes sensitive to the energy of Chivam. This divine energy strengthens your mental endurance and gives courage,guidance, and inner support.

You experience a steady mind even in stressful situations, like having the Master's presence within you. This connection provides an inexhaustible source of strength beyond your individual capacity.

6. Improves Concentration and Clarity

The mind learns to focus on one thing without distraction, improving concentration and decision-making abilities.

A focused mind is strong because it can analyse, plan, and act effectively, even under pressure. Mental efficiency naturally increases when the mind is not scattered across a thousand distractions.

7. Builds Confidence and Self-Control

The more you practice Silentation, the more you trust your inner strength. You are no longer dependent on external circumstances for stability. 

Confidence comes naturally because your mind knows it can face any situation with calm and clarity. This self-reliance is the hallmark of true mental strength.

In essence, Silentation is like a gym for the mind. It increases clarity by calming the mind, strengthens self-control by building willpower, and reduces stress while cultivating stability. It also helps you face emotions wisely, sharpens concentration, improves mental efficiency, and builds unshakeable mental strength.

Mental strength is the natural outcome of regular Silentation practice. Through this sacred practice, the mind becomes like steel: calm, stable, sharp, and resilient.