One of the theories is that Vishnu, because of his association with water, is depicted blue; therefore all his incarnations including Krishna, are shown as such. In Hinduism, persons who have depth of character and the capacity to fight evil are depicted as blue skinned. Another theory refers to Vishnu implanting two hairs, one black and the other white in Devaki's womb which miraculously got transferred to Rohini's and as a result, from the black hair Krishna tool birth, with a dark skin, and from the white hair his brother Balarama.
The theory of the blue coloring of Krishna goes to the fact that the Creator has given the maximum of blue to nature i.e. the sky, the oceans, the rivers and lakes. The deity who has the qualities of bravery, manliness, determination, the ability to deal with difficult situations, of stable mind and depth of character is represented as blue colored. Lord Krishna spent his life protecting humanity and destroying evil, hence he is colored blue.
Jun 14, 2012
The Power of Concentration and the Power of Dedication:
There are some devotees who want to show off. For hours they meditate, for
hours they chant, for hours they repeat the name of Lord Krishna. They look
down upon others who do not spend so much time meditating and chanting. Arjuna
happened to be one of these. If you remember, one of Arjunas brothers, whose
name was Bhima, was the in strongest in the family. Bhima never, never prayed
to any god. He used to eat and he used to fight. He was a voracious eater
and at the same time a great fighter.
But Arjuna used to pray to this god and that god; he had to please all the
gods on earth. The Lord Shiva had to be worshipped every day. For two hours
daily Arjuna used to collect hundreds of flowers and offer them to Lord Shiva
one by one. Each time while offering the flowers he used to utter the name
of Lord Shiva. Then pride entered.
What Bhima did was very simple. He would put his fingers on his forehead
and concentrate for a couple of minutes before each meal. Then he would eat
voraciously. This was his meditation! Poor Arjuna would spend hours gathering
flowers, but Arjunas pride could not escape Sri Krishna.
Sri Krishna said to Arjuna, Come, let us go for a walk. As they were walking,
they saw a man drawing a cart. The cart was loaded with flowers. All kinds
of flowers. Arjuna said to the man, What are you doing with these flowers?
And where are you going? The man had no time to respond to Arjuna. Sri Krishna
said, Arjuna, let us follow him.
When the man reached his destination, there were many more carts of flowers.
What are you going to do with all these thousands and millions of flowers?
Arjuna inquired. I have no time to speak to you. I am now in serious concentration.
I can speak only to one person on earth, and that is Bhima, the second Pandava.
He is the greatest spiritual seeker. When he meditates before his meals just
for a minute or two, saying O mighty Lord Shiva, thousands of flowers are
offered by him to Lord Shiva. His concentration is most intense. His meditation
is most sincere. Arjuna only throws flowers at Lord Shiva. He just shows
off.
Poor Arjuna went back with Lord Krishna and was extremely angry with him
for subjecting him to this humiliation. Lord Krishna said to Arjuna, I wanted
to teach you that it is not the number of hours, it is not the number of
flowers, but it is the power of concentration, it is the power of dedication
that counts.
hours they chant, for hours they repeat the name of Lord Krishna. They look
down upon others who do not spend so much time meditating and chanting. Arjuna
happened to be one of these. If you remember, one of Arjunas brothers, whose
name was Bhima, was the in strongest in the family. Bhima never, never prayed
to any god. He used to eat and he used to fight. He was a voracious eater
and at the same time a great fighter.
But Arjuna used to pray to this god and that god; he had to please all the
gods on earth. The Lord Shiva had to be worshipped every day. For two hours
daily Arjuna used to collect hundreds of flowers and offer them to Lord Shiva
one by one. Each time while offering the flowers he used to utter the name
of Lord Shiva. Then pride entered.
What Bhima did was very simple. He would put his fingers on his forehead
and concentrate for a couple of minutes before each meal. Then he would eat
voraciously. This was his meditation! Poor Arjuna would spend hours gathering
flowers, but Arjunas pride could not escape Sri Krishna.
Sri Krishna said to Arjuna, Come, let us go for a walk. As they were walking,
they saw a man drawing a cart. The cart was loaded with flowers. All kinds
of flowers. Arjuna said to the man, What are you doing with these flowers?
And where are you going? The man had no time to respond to Arjuna. Sri Krishna
said, Arjuna, let us follow him.
When the man reached his destination, there were many more carts of flowers.
What are you going to do with all these thousands and millions of flowers?
Arjuna inquired. I have no time to speak to you. I am now in serious concentration.
I can speak only to one person on earth, and that is Bhima, the second Pandava.
He is the greatest spiritual seeker. When he meditates before his meals just
for a minute or two, saying O mighty Lord Shiva, thousands of flowers are
offered by him to Lord Shiva. His concentration is most intense. His meditation
is most sincere. Arjuna only throws flowers at Lord Shiva. He just shows
off.
Poor Arjuna went back with Lord Krishna and was extremely angry with him
for subjecting him to this humiliation. Lord Krishna said to Arjuna, I wanted
to teach you that it is not the number of hours, it is not the number of
flowers, but it is the power of concentration, it is the power of dedication
that counts.
The Scholar Came to His Senses:
Once a Brahmin met a scholar walking in the street. The Brahmin was holding
a copy of the Gita, and his eyes were swimming in a sea of tears. The scholar
thought that the Brahmin was unable to understand some of the teachings of
the Gita. He came to the Brahmin and said, Dont cry, I have come here to
help you. Tell me, where do you find it difficult, which particular sloka
dont you understand? I shall explain it to you.
The Brahmin replied, I am weeping because I see the Lord Krishna right in
front of me. No matter what page I turn to, I see Arjunas chariot. I see
Arjunas charioteer, Krishna. These are my psychic tears. I see my Lord in
all the pages, I see Sri Krishna in his chariot. That is why I am shedding
tears. It is not that I do not understand the teachings of the Gita.
The scholar came to his senses.
a copy of the Gita, and his eyes were swimming in a sea of tears. The scholar
thought that the Brahmin was unable to understand some of the teachings of
the Gita. He came to the Brahmin and said, Dont cry, I have come here to
help you. Tell me, where do you find it difficult, which particular sloka
dont you understand? I shall explain it to you.
The Brahmin replied, I am weeping because I see the Lord Krishna right in
front of me. No matter what page I turn to, I see Arjunas chariot. I see
Arjunas charioteer, Krishna. These are my psychic tears. I see my Lord in
all the pages, I see Sri Krishna in his chariot. That is why I am shedding
tears. It is not that I do not understand the teachings of the Gita.
The scholar came to his senses.
If Krishna is God, then why dint He destroy the other side??
Krishna is God and he could instantly kill all the soldiers on the other side with just one glance, but he didn’t do this, because he doesn’t interfere with our free will, which is given by him. Otherwise there is no point in human existence. Being human means we have free will, which we can use properly or misuse.
Based on the actions taken by Arjuna and his opponent Duryodhana, they will have to face the reactions to their actions. Which in this case resulted in war. Krishna approached Duryodhana and asked him to settle the land dispute peacefully but he refused and declared war. So then Krishna offered to help both sides, one side can choose his army and the other side can choose him as an adviser. This is free will, which we all have.
Duryodhana choose the army of Krishna as he thought by having more men he would win the war. Arjuna was very eager for Krishna himself as an adviser, as he thought to have God is better than everything else. Krishna was God but he was playing the role of a Prince and thus he had an army, all Princes had armies in ancient times. Arjuna knew that Krishna was God even before hearing the Bhagavad-Gita.
Only a few people knew that Krishna was God, even though Krishna very clearly proved that he was the greatest person. Even today, out of the 6.5 billion people in the World, less than 1 billion may have heard about the greatness of Krishna, and only a few hundred million know for sure that Krishna is the one and only God.
We can select the President or the Prime Minister of a country, but God himself selects those who can know him, very few, as God is not so cheap.
“Out of thousands of persons, one will strive for spiritual self-realization, and among the strivers, someone may know me. (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.3)
Based on the actions taken by Arjuna and his opponent Duryodhana, they will have to face the reactions to their actions. Which in this case resulted in war. Krishna approached Duryodhana and asked him to settle the land dispute peacefully but he refused and declared war. So then Krishna offered to help both sides, one side can choose his army and the other side can choose him as an adviser. This is free will, which we all have.
Duryodhana choose the army of Krishna as he thought by having more men he would win the war. Arjuna was very eager for Krishna himself as an adviser, as he thought to have God is better than everything else. Krishna was God but he was playing the role of a Prince and thus he had an army, all Princes had armies in ancient times. Arjuna knew that Krishna was God even before hearing the Bhagavad-Gita.
Only a few people knew that Krishna was God, even though Krishna very clearly proved that he was the greatest person. Even today, out of the 6.5 billion people in the World, less than 1 billion may have heard about the greatness of Krishna, and only a few hundred million know for sure that Krishna is the one and only God.
We can select the President or the Prime Minister of a country, but God himself selects those who can know him, very few, as God is not so cheap.
“Out of thousands of persons, one will strive for spiritual self-realization, and among the strivers, someone may know me. (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.3)
moral story
Shri Krishna paramaatma used to play different kinds of games with gopabaalakas. “I am the ox. You are the cows”, saying this He used to run behind them. “I am the King and you are the poeple”, saying so He used to give orders and make them do many things. Together, they used to play hide and seek, swings and many kinds of ball-games. Aha! What tapas would the gopabaalakas have done to play with the Yogeeshvareshvara, Shri Krishna!
One day Shri Krishna set out for playing with His friends and went into the house of a Gopika. Baala Krishna saw that the daughter-in-law of the house was sleeping. Seeing that, Shri Krishna ate away all the curd in her house. Not only that, He put little curd on the Gopika’s mouth, who was sleeping, and ran away. Thinking that the daughter-in-law herself eat away all the curd, the mother-in-law punished her. Not able to understand the Mahopadesham of the Lord, a gopika complained this to Yashoda as an act of mischief.
Let us see what Jagadguru Shri Krishna wanted to teach us through this story:
Note that, the time of the day when this episode happened was not a night. In fact, it must have been the ideal time of the day for work and satisfiying one’s kartavyams (duties). This is because it is mentioned that Baala Krishna was going to play with His friends. Shri Krishna did not like the daughter-in-law of the house sleeping at such useful hours of the day. Hence He punished her in that way.
Through this story, Jagadguru Shri Krishna thus taught us that one must never waste productive hours of the day by sleeping or keeping idle and utilize each and every moment of their maanava-janma kaalam by performing satkarmas.
One day Shri Krishna set out for playing with His friends and went into the house of a Gopika. Baala Krishna saw that the daughter-in-law of the house was sleeping. Seeing that, Shri Krishna ate away all the curd in her house. Not only that, He put little curd on the Gopika’s mouth, who was sleeping, and ran away. Thinking that the daughter-in-law herself eat away all the curd, the mother-in-law punished her. Not able to understand the Mahopadesham of the Lord, a gopika complained this to Yashoda as an act of mischief.
Let us see what Jagadguru Shri Krishna wanted to teach us through this story:
Note that, the time of the day when this episode happened was not a night. In fact, it must have been the ideal time of the day for work and satisfiying one’s kartavyams (duties). This is because it is mentioned that Baala Krishna was going to play with His friends. Shri Krishna did not like the daughter-in-law of the house sleeping at such useful hours of the day. Hence He punished her in that way.
Through this story, Jagadguru Shri Krishna thus taught us that one must never waste productive hours of the day by sleeping or keeping idle and utilize each and every moment of their maanava-janma kaalam by performing satkarmas.
hare krishna
Sun and rain mingle rainbow appears,Hard work and aim mingles success appears,
Smiles and tears mingle emotion appears,
Truth and contentment mingles devotion appears,
Devotion and selfless love mingles Sri Krishna appears.
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Violet His smile,
Indigo His feather;
Blue His complexion,
Green His Vrindavan;
Yellow His Pitambar,
Orange His aura;
Red His selfless love for Sri Radha;
VIBGYOR depicts His splendid beauty;
Blends in souls and shines as Sri Krishna’s divinity.
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Surrender your eyes in His beauty,
Surrender your limbs in His duty,
Surrender your ears to hear His Lilas,
Surrender your mouth to His Prasaad,
Surrender your voice in His chants,
Surrender your heart in His devotion,
Surrender your soul in Sri Krishna’s blissful ocean.
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Eyes questioned why they were bestowed with tears;
Nerves questioned why they were bestowed with fears;
Life questioned why it was bestowed with pain;
Devotion answered that worldly pleasures have left these stains.
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In this busy life and tangled emotions- peaceful moments are too rare;
Fearful thoughts and burdening hardships- pain is what we share;
Guilty heart and haunting sins shower curses- blessings are mere;
Contentment and devotion are the only two mediums- to overcome this worldly affair
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Friendship reminded of Him and Sudama;
Enmity reminded of Him and Kansa;
Jealousy reminded of Him and Shishupal;
Love reminded of Him and Gopis;
Compassion reminded of Him and Arjun;
Sri Krishna's name reigned every emotion;
Sri Krishna embraced all souls with their varied ways of devotion.
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Are we all born in ignorance?
Yes.
“All living beings are in utter ignorance from birth. They are deluded, due to hate and desires. Those persons whose sinful activities have come to an end, and are now pious, free from hate and desires, are able to engage in devotional service unto me with determination.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.27-28)
As stated in this verse, we are all born into delusion and are bewildered. But those who stop all sinful activities like animal killing, gambling, lust, alcohol, drugs, and hatred, are freed from delusion, and they can know God as a person and engage in his service.
“Being freed from attachments, fear, anger, and fully situated in thought of me, many have become purified by penance and knowledge of me. They all attained pure love for me. (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.10)
The purpose of religion is to achieve love of God. In this verse, Krishna states that those who worship him are freed from material attachments, fear, anger, become purified, and achieve pure love of God.
“All living beings are in utter ignorance from birth. They are deluded, due to hate and desires. Those persons whose sinful activities have come to an end, and are now pious, free from hate and desires, are able to engage in devotional service unto me with determination.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.27-28)
As stated in this verse, we are all born into delusion and are bewildered. But those who stop all sinful activities like animal killing, gambling, lust, alcohol, drugs, and hatred, are freed from delusion, and they can know God as a person and engage in his service.
“Being freed from attachments, fear, anger, and fully situated in thought of me, many have become purified by penance and knowledge of me. They all attained pure love for me. (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.10)
The purpose of religion is to achieve love of God. In this verse, Krishna states that those who worship him are freed from material attachments, fear, anger, become purified, and achieve pure love of God.
What is Owl mentality??
Krishna very clearly states that he is God and he also proved it, but still the Owls will not look at the evidence.
“Foolish men, disregard me when I appear in a human like body. They do not know that my nature is spiritual, and I am the great Lord of everything. (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.11)
“All living beings have their source from my material and spiritual energies, and know for certain that I am the origin and dissolution of the entire creation." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.6)
“I am the origin of all creations. There is nothing, moving or non-moving, that can exist without me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 10.39)
“Foolish men, disregard me when I appear in a human like body. They do not know that my nature is spiritual, and I am the great Lord of everything. (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.11)
“All living beings have their source from my material and spiritual energies, and know for certain that I am the origin and dissolution of the entire creation." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 7.6)
“I am the origin of all creations. There is nothing, moving or non-moving, that can exist without me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 10.39)
What is camel/dogs mentality?
The camels think that eating thorns is pure enjoyment, as they love the juice that comes out in the mouth when they chew the thorns. The juice is actually their own blood which is caused by the thorns cutting into their mouth, but the camels’ think it’s coming from the thorns. Same with dogs.. theres nothing in the bone yet they chew it and taste their own blood.
In a similar way, the humans are wasting this precious human birth by engaging in all kinds of non-sense materialistic and sinful activities, thinking that this is enjoyment. They forget that there is time, which is quickly taking away their life and the animalistic activities of eating, sleeping, mating, defending, and ignorance of God will manifest into an animal body in their next birth.
In a similar way, the humans are wasting this precious human birth by engaging in all kinds of non-sense materialistic and sinful activities, thinking that this is enjoyment. They forget that there is time, which is quickly taking away their life and the animalistic activities of eating, sleeping, mating, defending, and ignorance of God will manifest into an animal body in their next birth.
Jun 5, 2012
krishna
Wish our eyes were- butterflies wandering in abode of Sri Krishna,
Wish our ears were –honeybees sucking nectar in couplets of Sri Krishna,
Wish our mouth was- a well quenching thirst in merciful ocean of Sri Krishna,
Wish our soul was- a peacock feather surrendered to holiness of Sri Krishna.
Wish our ears were –honeybees sucking nectar in couplets of Sri Krishna,
Wish our mouth was- a well quenching thirst in merciful ocean of Sri Krishna,
Wish our soul was- a peacock feather surrendered to holiness of Sri Krishna.
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