story - 4types of devotion

There is a little story which illustrates the four types of devotion. 

Once, a wealthy man who had four wives had to go abroad for some important work. He spent a few months in a foreign country. Before he returned home, he wrote a letter to each of his four wives. In the letter he mentioned that he would be coming home in a few weeks, and if there was anything they wanted from that particular c ountry, they could send a list and he would be glad to bring back the various things to them. 

His first wife was an unhappy lady; she was suffering from many ailments. She sent the husband a list of medicines, explaining that her health was not good and that she would like to have a number of foreign medicines which would help her feel better. 

His second wife had a great many desires. She wrote, 'Dear husband, please bring me some fine jewels, some silk saris and all the latest fashionable articles that are available there.' He received her letter and arranged to procure those items for her. 

The third wife had a strong spiritual inclination. She wrote to the husband asking for any good books that were available in that country, books which dealt with the lives of great saints, depicting their life experiences. She was always looking for good spiritual books that would inspire her in her own spiritual aspirations, and so she asked her husband to see if he could find such books and bring them back for her. 

His fourth and favorite wife wrote, 'Dearest one, I do not need anything for myself. I will be very happy when I know that you have come back home, safe and sound.' 

When he returned home he brought with him whatever they had asked for. The first wife got the latest medicines and tonics from abroad. The second wife got beautiful jewels and exquisitely textured silk saris. To the third wife the husband brought the finest copies of the scriptures and other holy books. And then he went to stay with the fourth wife, who had written, 'Please come home safely; I want nothing else.' She only wanted him. 

The other three wives became jealous of the favorite one since the husband had gone to stay with her. They sent messages asking, "After such a long time without seeing us you have not even once come to our houses to visit us. What is the reason for this?" 

The husband replied, "I have given each of you exactly what you asked for. One of you asked for medicines; I brought them. One of you asked for the latest jewels; I brought them. One of you asked for sacred books; I brought them. One of you wanted only me, so now she has me!" 

This husband is the Lord himself and the four wives are the four types of devotees. The Lord will give you exactly what you ask for. If you ask only for him then he will come and reside in your heart. God is the wish fulfilling tree, the tree that bears every conceivable kind of fruit. He will answer everyone's request. He is omniscient. He is everywhere. He knows what you want and he will give it to you. In fact, this whole world is really a wish-fulfilling tree. The Lord uses the world to satisfy your desires and take care of all your wants. There are very few people who understand this.

sacred thoughts

When a person is filled with sacred thoughts all his actions will be sacred. His words will also be sacred. Such sacred thoughts are like a sword or a sharp knife. You can use sacred thoughts to search out dark thoughts, dark feelings and dark actions, and cut them to pieces. 

On the other hand, if you take in food that is not sanctified, dark feelings, dark actions and dark thoughts will flourish. Not only this, but because of unwholesome food you will weaken the body and lose the power of digestion, and suffer all sorts of bodily discomforts. 

 In the Gita the Lord has emphasized that for worldly prosperity as well as for developing the spiritual potential that is inherent in man, a strong and pure body is essential. 

For this it is important that only wholesome food be consumed and that it be sanctified by being offered to the Lord before it is eaten. 

 Thoughts and the thought process constitute the very form of the mind. If thoughts are turned towards the phenomenal world and the things related to it, then these thought processes become concerned with wealth and property, for these are the very basis of life in the phenomenal world. 

The word wealth usually refers to your worldly possessions and attachments, such as money, houses and land. Another form of wealth is your fame, your position and station in life. 

But the Gita does not consider either possessions or status as your real wealth. It declares that character is your wealth, good behavior is your wealth, and above all, knowledge of the supreme self is your true wealth.

Dharma or righteousness

In order to see the moon, there is no need for you to shine a flashlight on it. By the light of the moon itself you can see the moon. If you want to see and perceive God who is always love itself, then only through love will you be able to see him. It is impossible to see him if you are filled with hatred. Hatred is the very opposite of love. Hatred is something like blindness. 

However powerful a light you shine on a blind man, he will not be able to see the light. As long as you have bad qualities, the divinity which is very near will not be perceived. When you are free of jealousy, when you are free of egoism and hatred, you will be able to directly experience the effulgence of the divinity. A person who has opened his eye of wisdom will shine with the God-presence. A person who has closed his eyes with ignorance will not be aware of God. By closing your eyes you will have to search all over for a towel which may be directly above you on a shelf, very close by. If you open your eyes you will be able to place your hand right on it. The wise person whose eyes are open to the divinity and who is not beclouded by ignorance, directly perceives God and reaches him. 

You become wise when you become fragrant with virtues. But if you are saturated with bad qualities, with doubts and all sorts of jealousy and hatred, you will not be able to understand anything at all. That is why it has been said, 'Death is sweeter than the blindness of ignorance.' You must free yourself from ignorance. Jealousy is an evil which develops that ignorance. Therefore, students who have very tender hearts, who have a bright future ahead of them and much progress to make, should never give room to jealousy. 

If any person in your class gets an outstanding grade you should not succumb to jealousy. You can also work to attain an outstanding grade. If you have not achieved that and you also feel jealous, then you will be making two mistakes. In the first place, you have not studied adequately, otherwise you would have done better; and in the second place, you have darkened your heart with jealousy. Then crying over it is your third mistake. You should not develop these bad qualities which are sure to cause you so much trouble; they can even destroy awhole family which was previously happy and enjoying all the goodness of life. 

While explaining these principles to Arjuna, Krishna told Arjuna, "For your evil cousins, the one hundred brothers who have been plotting to destroy the Pandavas' joy and happiness, it is their evil qualities which encouraged them to do all their wicked deeds. People who are jealous attract bad people for company. These cousins have with them their evil uncle, who encouraged them in their enmity towards the Pandavas. He is filled with jealousy. These are all blind people. Just as their father is physically blind, all hundred brothers are mentally blind. They join together and fall in line with one another. But you can be sure, Arjuna, that the bad qualities in these people will destroy them." As Krishna predicted, not even one of these hundred brothers survived the war to perform the funeral rites for their parents. This is the great tragedy of falling into hatred and jealousy. 

If you want to really understand the Gita, then you have to start by developing all the good qualities and virtues that have been discussed. Once these good qualities are part of you, you will be able to experience the divinity directly. 

 Anything you desire can be gotten from a wish-fulfilling tree. The Gita is such a wish-fulfilling tree. It will grant you whatever you are ready to receive. It will give you the level of understanding which reflects your own particular desires. 

In this age, people are interpreting the Gita incorrectly, because they are filled with so many wrong desires. And so, the Gita has been of little use to them. But, you must develop your virtue and fill yourself with love. Then the lofty message of the Gita will shine within you and inspire you to reach the divinity. To reach the divinity is your birthright. It is your unchanging reality, your undying truth. 

Krishna said, "Wherever there is exemplary behavior, wherever there is righteousness and sacredness, wherever duty and truth are adhered to, there will be victory. When you conduct yourself in an honorable way, when you live by the principles of right conduct, those very principles will protect you. Arjuna! Always live a sacred and honorable life. Then you will be leading a life that is truly worthwhile." 

There are seven facets to living a sacred life, which are like the seven colors contained in the rays of the sun. They make up the standards of virtuous behavior and moral excellence which are the very fabric of spiritual life. 

The first facet is truth. 

The second facet is good character. 

The third is right conduct. 

The fourth is sense-control. 

The fifth is conscious living with emphasis on restraining one's desires. 

The sixth is renunciation or detachment, and 

The seventh is nonviolence. 

 All of these principles of right living have been laid down for the protection of the individual and for the well-being of society. Collectively they are referred to as dharma or righteousness

devotion of the gopis

What can we learn from the devotion of the Gopis? And what is the Lord’s vow to such devotees?

Meditate upon the flute of Krishna and the melody it aroused in the veins of mankind, animals, birds, plants and even hills, rivers and rocks on sand dunes. Dwell also on the supreme love of the Gopis, their surrender of everything, gross and subtle, of ego and egoistic attachment at the feet of the Supreme Being. They spoke no word except prayer, they moved no step, except towards God, they saw and heard only Krishna in every being, they spoke every word of Him, to Him, no matter who was present with them. Lord Krishna filled their hearts and transmuted them into the most self-effacing group of devotees the world has ever seen. And know that the Lord’s assurance, "Yogakshemam Vahaamyaham" (I shall take care of the well being of My devotees) is no empty declaration; it is the vow of the Lord, and He is the very embodiment of Truth.

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There is great need for readers to ponder over this point, for it is through the weighing of pros and cons that valuable conclusions are reached. Consider, for example, the difference between Bhakthi as described in popular usage and Bhakthi as declared by the Lord. Popularly, Bhakthi is described as genuine devotion to the Lord. But it connotes much more than this. 

Devotion to the Lord is only a form of discipline to reach the goal. The seeker should not stop with the acquisition of devotion; he should pay attention not so much to the devotion or love that he has towards the Lord, as to the love and grace that the Lord bestows on him! He must be always eager to find out which behaviour of his, what acts of his, will be most pleasing to the Lord, will fill the Lord with Anandam. Inquire about that, yearn for that, carry out the things that will secure that objective, that is real Bhakthi. 

But people generally do not follow this ideal of Bhakthi, nor do they think about the implications of that ideal. They pay attention only to the love that the devotee has to the Lord; and in the process, they do not pay much attention to the Dharma and the Karma which the Lord approves or appreciates! This is why Krishna says, "Karma which pleases the Lord is superior to the Karma which fulfils the yearning of the devotee." Whatever the devotee does or thinks or plans or observes, they should draw down the grace of God. They should not be subject to his own will; they should be in accordance with His will. The devotee must test every thought and feeling on the touchstone of the Lord's declared preferences. 

The Geetha declares that though a person may have deep devotion to the Lord, he cannot be called a Bhaktha if he lives without regard to the commands of the Lord; that is, the Dharma laid down in the Sastras, which embody His orders, revealed to saints and seers. It is in this sense that Krishna uses the word Bhakthimaan, when He declares in the Geetha, "Bhakthimaan yah sa me priyah". 

 Again whatever act a Bhaktha does, he should not feel that it is "mama Karma" or "My Karma"; Krishna says that it must be conceived as "Karma for the Lord, by the Lord", "Easwareeya Karma". Usually people feel that some acts are "theirs" and others are "the Lord's". This is not the mark of the true Bhaktha. If all acts are felt as the Lord's, they will not be tarnished by egoism or the taint of "mine".

faith to attain the goal

Why is it important to have faith in oneself to attain the goal?

A small lump of steel can become a beautiful and efficient watch through the application of intelligence and skill. Can not a human being be transformed into one who has realised the Ultimate through the application of the tools of discrimination and detachment? Have faith in yourself, your own capacity to adhere to a strict time-ta ble of sadhana, your own ability to reach the goal of realisation. When you have no faith in the wave, how can you get faith in the ocean? Do not give ear to what others say. Believe your experience; what gives you peace and joy, the bliss of Aatma anandham - the joy of the Inner Self. Believe in that. That is the real basis for faith.

Hare krshna!

Why is Krishna Coloured Blue???

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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)

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.

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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.

Krishna says....

श्री कृष्ण :
''खाली हाथ अाए अौर खाली हाथ चले। जो अाज तुम्हारा है, कल अौर किसी का था, परसों किसी अौर का होगा। तुम इसे अपना समझ कर प्रसन्न हो रहे हो,बस यही प्रसन्नता तुम्हारे दु:खों का कारण है।''

Shri Krishn :
''You came empty handed & will also go back empty handed. What belongs to you today, belonged to someone else in the past, will belong to someone else in the future. You are thinking it to be yours & feeling happy. Such happiness is the main reason of your sorrows !''

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Till the time a person sees himself as a body, not as a soul, it is impossible to understand Lord & His nature.

जब तक मनुष्य अपने आप को एक आत्मा नहीं,एक शरीर के रूप में जानता है, वह भगवान् और उनके असली स्वरुप को जानने में असफल रहता है !

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मैं ही जल का मूल स्वाद हूँ, सूर्य की चमक हूँ, वैदिक मन्त्रों में ओंकार मैं ही हूँ, आकाश में गूंजने वाली गूँज भी हूँ, इस पृथ्वी की एकमात्र सुगंध हूँ, अग्नि का ताप हूँ, सब प्राणियो में मिलने वाला जीवन हूँ !
हरे कृष्ण !

Shri Krishn :
I am the TASTE of water, I am the BRIGHTNESS of sun, I am the ONKAR of vedic mantras, I am the THUNDERING in the sky, I am the basic FRAGRANCE of the earth, I am the HEAT of the fire, I am the LIFE of all the living beings.

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One who treats with the dear ones, friends, enemies, neutral ones, mediators, malicious people, relatives, saints and sinful people in the same manner, is truly a superior person.


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The person whose each and every act is without the wish of sensual satisfaction, is the one knowledgeable. The saints describe such a person as the one, who has demolished the results of karmas (karmfal) in the flames of the complete knowledge.

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A person becomes so entangled that money becomes more valuable to him than his own life. In other words, he can risk his life for money.
The householder, the laborer, the merchant, the thief, the dacoit, the rogue, everyone is after money. This is illusion. One loses himself in the midst of this entanglement.

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One who keeps himself indulged in me, concentrates the mind steadily in my name, will definitely afford me someday !

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Soul of a being is undertaken by ego & thinks himself to be the reason of what he has done (Karta). In fact, they are done under the influence of three characteristics (Gun) of nature : Sato Gun, Rajo Gun & Tamo Gun.

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Each and every person has to perform karma. Everyone is bound to do karma. Every one is indulged in doing karma and not even for a single moment, one is free from performing karma. All we need to do is, moral and sacred karmas.

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A person who doubts the fruitfulness of Vedas, can't afford the divine satisfaction & falls down further. Such doubtful soul finds happiness neither in this world nor in any other one.

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Krishn said to sorrow struck Arjun in Kurukshetra :
You are grief- stricken for those particulars, which don't deserve to be felt for. An intelligent person neither feels sorry for one who is alive nor for one who has died.

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Sorrow and happiness are just like passing seasons of weather. Just as a sage takes bath early in the morning not only in summer but also in intense winter, we should also not let us down because of sorrow or happiness. A person who is not frustrated by sorrow and overjoyed with happiness ie; a person with calm and controlled mind, deserves Mukti (Moksha).

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The vibration of Krishna's flute is represented by the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. a serious devotee of the Lord who chants and hears this transcendental vibration becomes so accustomed to it that he cannot divert his attention to any subject matter not related to Krishna.

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People who show most of their interest in sensual pleasure and materialistic things, fall in affection with such things. In such case, they keep on moving away and away from Lord and His love.

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People with a little knowledge are generally attracted towards the wishes of heaven, power and better birth. Drive of sensual satisfaction and luxurious life force them to believe that nothing is superior to such things.

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The most superior form of karma is Nishkaam Karma. Doing the karmas without any wish of sensual satisfaction is refferred to Nishkaam Karmas. Such karmas are devoted in the lotus feet of Shri Krishn.
Karmas other than these & their facilities end with the end of physical body but Nishkaam Karmas take us to the new heights in spiritual progress.

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At present time, it is really difficult to follow the worshiping methods taught by Vedas. A common man struggles a great deal in obeying all the instructions stated in Vedas.
Chanting the name of Lord is the easiest way in this Kaliyug as stated by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to get closer and closer to Lord Sri Krishn Bhagwan.

Always Chant :

HARE RAM HARE RAM ; RAM RAM HARE HARE,
HARE KRISHN HARE KRISHN ; KRISHN KRISHN HARE HARE

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A person who supposes himself to be the servant of Lord devotes his all the actions (karmas) to Lord. Devotion of such actions in Lord's feet excludes the circle of birth and death. This devotion is Krishna consciousness.
So, if we do some social-works or other moral acts, never expect anything during doing them. Don't think yourself to be the reason of such acts. Just devote them in the lotus feet of Shri Krishna & feel satisfied.

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"Just as a tortoise controls & hides his organs (legs & head) under his shell, we should also try to control our senses & hide them from material subjects."

Our senses should be indulged in the service of Lord. If these senses will not be serving God, they will decline towards the other way ie. material satisfaction.

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"When you think about any material subject, your interest is born for it. Once the interest is born, wish to posses such thing is generated. If such wish is not fulfilled, it results in anger."

Control your senses & limit your needs !

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Its really difficult for a highly materialist person to possess the divine knowledge. Such people deny existence of God because of bandage of materialism all around their eyes. What is the meaning of such human life, such life may be compared to a bubble in the ocean which comes in existence for a while & then perishes.

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boat of devotion

Sail the boat of devotion you will cross the ocean of doubts,
Drown your ears in epics instead of searching His where about,
Company of devotees erases sins raises your curiosity like a scout,
Trust Him within heart you will see Sri Krishna residing in and out.

krishna

You beg for selfish desires- try begging for mercy from Krishna;
You struggle to fulfill your needs- try urging Krishna to fulfill someone else’s needs;
You love your family and friends- try loving all the devotees of Krishna;
Your soul wanders for peace- try all the above you feel find peace in the holy feet of Sri Krishna.

Krsna says :
It doesn't matter if you were the worst sinner in the world, try to sail the ocean of worldly sorrows in the ship of divine knowledge & someday you will succeed.
Hare Krishna !

My Krishna!

My Krishna!
Standing close to You,
Doubts in my mind must be few;
Yet, the mind conjurs its idiotic questions anew:

What will i enjoy, my Lord?
Must i look at Your beautiful feet
Which are my only shelter as times fleet?

Must i look at Your Forever-Giving Hands,
Which don't even give Your devotees to ask twice a chance?

Must i look at Your fingers slender-
That hold the Panchajanya which sent Your foes running asunder?

Must i look at Your arms so inviting-
That held me in an embrace revelling?

Must i look at Your pillar-like thighs,
Wherein, i rested my cheeks, on a day so nice?

Must i stare unabashedly at Your radiant face-
That brings a smile on Your devotees' face?

Must i stare at Your lotus-eyes so wide-
And, myself, lost in You find?

Must i look at Your moustache,
That completes Your picture of amazement with panache?

Or, must i find respite in Thine smile-
Even as it sends all haunting doubts to exile??

Or, must i just to Rukmini Thaayar bow-
Who has forever Her kind grace bestowed?

By the Lord of Time,
To stand close to Him, i have been blessed abundantly:
But oh! when You smile Your beautiful smile-
You send the concept of 'time duration' to exile!

Yashoda & Krishna

Once, Yashoda appealingly asked Krishna as to why He was going to the Gopikas’ houses to steal butter, when there was so much in their own house.

The child Krishna replied, "Mother, I am not stealing the butter, but the hearts of the gopis. Their hearts are pure and full of devotion. Their butter is filled with the devotion with which they churn the buttermilk. Their bangles keep time as they sing Krishna’s name while churning. The butter that emerges contains the essence of Vedas.".

In this manner, every word of Krishna was replete with spiritual significance.

Meera bai

We do not get a human life
Just for the asking.
Birth in a human body
Is the reward for good deeds
In former births.
Life waxes and wanes imperceptibly,
It does not stay long.
The leaf that has once fallen
Does not return to the branch.
Behold the Ocean of Transmigration.

With its swift, irresistible tide.
O Lal Giridhara, O pilot of my soul,
Swiftly conduct my barque to the further shore.
Mira is the slave of Lal Giridhara.
She says: Life lasts but a few days only.

--Meera

Krishna wandering with Shri Radhika

Krishna wandering with Shri Radhika He heard the loud voices of the gopies there. Krishna requested Shri Radha to quickly leave this place with Him, but She refused on the excuse of being tired. Syamasundar then crouched down and requested Her to sit on His shoulder, but just as She was about to do so, He disappeared.

Distressed in separation, Shri Radhika fainted, crying out n exclaimed : “O Krishna, My lover, O dearest, You are so fine and so powerful. Where have You gone? Where are You? Please, O mighty-armed one, O friend, show Yourself to this wretched maidservant of Yours.”

Radhey Radhey

radha raseshvari ramya ; rama cha paramatmanah
rasodbhava krishna-kanta ; krishna-vaksha-sthala-sthita

"Beautiful Shrimate Radharani is the queen and the origin of the rasa dance. She is the giver of pleasure to Krishna, who is the Supersoul in the hearts of all. She is the lover of Krishna and is always situated upon the Heart of the Lord."

krishna-pranadhidevi cha ; maha-vishnoh prasur api
sarvadya vishnu-maya cha ; satya nitya sanatani

"She is the presiding Deity of Krishna's very life, and She is the first of all persons, the energy of Lord Vishnu, the embodiment of truthfulness--eternal & ever-youthful."

brahma-svarupa parama ; nirlipta nirguna para
vrinda vrindavane tvam cha ; viraja-tata-vasini

"Her form is spiritual, therefore She is transcendental and beyond mundane qualities. She is divine energy and is unattached. O Radha, in Vrindavana You are the leader of the gopis, and You reside on the banks of the Viraja River."

GOPIKA s The Greatest of Devotees

GOPIKA s The Greatest of Devotees -
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( Supreme Unconditional, & Pure LOVE )

One day, Krishna was seated in Mathura in his kingdom, and suddenly He acted as if he had a headache.

Narada then comes by and seeing his Lord in that pitiable condition, immediately wants to relieve Him of the pain. So he asks, “Lord, what should we do? Have they not provided you with some kind of ointment?” The Lord says, “See, this kind of headache will not go away by such medicines; what I need is the dust of the feet of My devotees.”

. "The medicine I need is the dust of the feet of my devotees."

Narada says he isn't willing to give the dust from his own feet to be put on the Lord's head because he's sure he'll be sent to hell if he does that. So he thinks of a plan and advises Krishna that He should seek the dust of His consorts, Rukmini and Sathyabhama.

Accordingly Narada approaches them and the obvious question they ask is, “Why are you not giving the dust of your feet?” And Narada expresses his fears. Immediately, they resound the same anxiety and say, “Even we will be condemned to hell if we do that. We cannot do this. It's impossible.”

Disappointed, Narada returns to the Lord and says, “Krishna, I don't think this headache of Yours is ever going to be relieved.” Then Krishna says, “No, no! You go to Brindavan. My true devotees are there. You ask them, they will give you.”

Narada is quite perplexed because he thinks, “The most intelligent and intellectual of them are right here in Mathura, and they are not ready to give the dust of their feet. What will those cowherds know? Anyway, I'll give it a try because my Lord has commanded me to.”

He therefore goes to Brindavan, calls the Gopikas and says, “Krishna is suffering from a headache and he wants the dust of your feet to cure it.” Immediately, the Gopikas bring a huge cloth and all of them jump on top of it, bundle it up, and give it to Narada without asking any more questions. Narada is perplexed. He asks them, “Are you not scared that you'll be shunned to hell for doing this blasphemous act?”

The Gopikas say, “Narada, all we know is that our beloved Krishna is suffering from a headache. It doesn't matter what happens to us. Even if our life has to be put at stake, we do not care. His headache should be cured. That is all. Even a second of our lord's pleasur is very important for us ... we are prepared to even suffer in hell till eternity for that”

That was the love the Gopikas had for Lord Krishna.Unconditional, Unparallaled, divine.

So this is the topmost devotee, prepared to do anything without any consideration.
That is pure devotee.

Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānuśīlanam [Bhakti Rasaamruta Sindhu. 1.1.11]. There should be no personal desire. That should be zero. Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anā... Simply one should try to please Kṛṣṇa. There is no other consideration. Only to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. That is pure bhakti.

flute

Krishna's flute is the Divine love melody which elevates the sweet feelings of meeting with Krishna, resulting in the sweetest blissful experience of His association.

The conception of infinity cannot come into the finite minds of the worldly people, so how can they understand the stages of Bhaava (ecstacy) which is many many times higher and sweeter than Divine Bliss of meditation & samaadhi.

At the sweet sound of the flute, Gopis came running to Krishna, but He talked to them in a formal manner to increase their desire for meeting. In this way, He gave a lesson to the devotees that only those are qualified to enjoy the pleasure of ras who are completely detached from material and sensual attractions, and who have renounced their personal attachments for Krishna's sake. Again, with his playful nature, he gave them the pleasure of meeting and disappeared to excite their feelings of separation, so that in another meeting, they could realize the charm and beauty of Divine love in its full glory. These acts have been described in five chapters of the Bhagwatam
(Called - Raasa Panchaadhyaayi) which are actually the fivefold experiences of Divine sweetness, whose secrets are imperceptible even to those Saints who have not experienced the Divine love of Vrindaban bhao.

Radha pines for her Krishna Painting

Radha cannot bear separation from her beloved Krishna. She paints her face like Krishna’s, and gazes at her own reflection in the water to quench her inner thirst and steal a glimpse of her Lover. Her love and devotion also represent the longing to have a darshan of God.

MAHAA RAASA

Krishna is the beloved of the Gopis and He loves them all, so, with a will to enrich and give the fullest experience of Divine love Bliss, He, with His naughty actions, awakens and develops the desire of meeting in their hearts and gives them separation (viyog). He says to the Gopis,in chapter 10 of Bhagwatam

"A greedy person rejoices when he receives great wealth. If suddenly he loses it, he feels sad and every moment he remembers the previously enjoyed pleasures of his lost wealth.In the same way, I give you separation, so that your mind may be engrossed in My love and you can enjoy more Bliss in My meeting. I am your Beloved and you are My sweethearts, so I do such things because I wish to give you the utmost Bliss of love. It is My nature that I give My love to those who renounce everything for Me."

Renounce

Further He says, "You have broken the unbreakable fetters of family life, given up everything for Me and loved Me with your heart and soul. You lived for Me but you desired nothing from Me, so I have become your debtor forever."

Who can imagine the fortune of such Gopis and who can fathom the love of those Gopis, who made Krishna their debtor?

To give the ultimate experience of Divine love to the Gopis, Sri Krishnaa, during His appearance period, once provided them with the proper atmosphere and association to develop their feelings of separation pull the desire for meeting. Later, He poured the greatest bliss of Divine love into their hearts by His playful nets. All these activities are collectively called Maharas (maha means the greatest), which was the ultimate experience of the twofold sweetness of Divene love, virah and Milan and which, in the first instance, appeared as the music of His flute

Vihval Van

The nature of love is strange. Sometimes overwhelming restlessness makes us experience the pathos of longing even on being close to one’s beloved. Once sitting in a garden of Vihval Kund, Shri Krishna was anxiously waiting for Sri Radha. A mynah began singing her glories which further aggravated his longing. When soft-hearted sakha Subal came to know of this scenario, he figured out a way for their divine rendezvous. Soon after, moving the creepers in front, Sri Radha arrived with her sakhis. The Lord was delighted but his yearning knew no bounds. Even on being so near to his beloved, he was unable to savour the proximity. This led to the place being named Vihval which means restless.

Krishnas flute

Become Hollow (ego less) like the flute ... then whatever consciousness flows would be that of the eternal omnipresent supreme Paramatma... life becomes an eternally blissful divine composition of Love & Spirituality ♥ ♥

"We are as the flute, and the music in us is from Thee; we are as the mountain and the echo in us is from Thee..."
♥ ♥ Hare Krishna ♥ ♥

how to control the mind?

The mind has an innate tendency to merge in whatever it contacts; it craves for this merger and so, it is ever agitated and restless. But by constant practice and training, it can be directed towards the Pranava (Om, the Primordial Sound) and taught to be one with it.

The mind is naturally drawn towards sound and hence, it is compared to a serpent. The snake has two crude qualities - one, its crooked gait and second, the tendency to bite all that comes in its way. Human beings too seek to hold and possess all that they set their eyes on; people too move about crookedly. But there is in the serpent one praiseworthy trait; however poisonous and deadly its nature might be, when the strains of the charmer's music are played, it spreads its hood and merges itself in the sweetness of that melody, forgetting everything else. Similarly people too can, by practice, merge themselves into the bliss of Pranava.

Radha with Krishna

Once Shri Krishna knocked at Shrimati Maharani's door and the following conversation took place:

Radharani: Who is it?

Krishna: I am Hari.

Since the word Hari in Sanskrit also means a lion, she replied:

Radharani: There are no suitable animals of prey here, so why have you come?

Krishna: I am Madhava don't you know me?

The word Madhava, other than being a name of Krishna also means the season of spring, so came the reply:

Radharani: This is not the time for spring to come.

Krishna: I am Janardana, surely you know me?

The word Janardana holds within itself many meanings, two of which are contrary to each other. It means both - one who causes distress to society and also one who destroys the wicked. Obviously, Shrimati Radha chose the former meaning:

Radharani: Persons like you should stay in the forest where there are no other people you can cause distress to.

Krishna: Open the door young lady, I am Madhusudana.

The word Madhusudana means both the 'killer of the demon named Madhu,' and also means the honeybee, which drinks honey (madhu) from various flowers. Thus she said:

Radharani: Now I understand, you a dvirepha.

Dvirepha means both a honeybee and also an outcaste. Thus does Radharani suggest that since Krishna has the habit of fluttering towards various gopis like the honeybee, he has been banned from her house.

In this light banter Krishna introduced himself with various names, the meanings of which were taken differently by Radharani than that intended by him.

Meerabai

That dark dweller in Braj
Is my only refuge.
O my companion, worldly comfort is an illusion,
As soon you get it, it goes.
I have chosen the indestructible for my refuge,
Him whom the snake of death will not devour.
My beloved dwells in my heart all day,
I have actually seen that abode of joy.
Meera's lord is Hari, the indestructible.
My lord, I have taken refuge with you, your maidservant

~Meerabai

Why Krishna is painted blue and wears peacock feather??

Why Krishna is painted blue and wears peacock feather??

(the following is just one of the many explanations given to Krishna's Neela-Shyaama
Colour........would request you to do some research of authentic scriptures & come oout with more .........)

The same question was asked by a renowned spiritual leader to Dr.Rajgopalachari when he was in his school days. Then Dr. Rajagopalachari replied, "Blue signifies Infinity- the infinite sky" and lord Krishna is so - Infinite. The renowned spiritual leader was none other than Swami Vivekanannda.

The peacock feather contains all the seven colours in it. The entire universe is covered by akasha(ether) which appears blue in day times and black in night. So lord Krishna is identified by both the colours 'Blue' (neela) & 'Black' (shyaama). Krishna paksha in Indian calender means the days that follow after Full-moon day till the New-moon day i.e, the darker phase of 14 days of the moon. Further, he wears the peacock feather which signifies that the entire range of colours (we mortal beings) is in him. In virtue he is colourless but in the day he appears blue, black in the night to our vision and in between make us discuss all this multi-coloured multi-perceptional views.

Krishna and Sudhama

Sudhama

PICTURE: SUDHAMA, FRIEND OF KRISHNA IN EARLY DAYS, VISITS THE PALACE OF KRISHNA AND IS TREATED BY KRISHNA RESPECTFULLY!

Bhakt Sudhama, a gurukulam friend of Kanha, reached Dwaraka to meet his childhood friend. Sudhama had fallen on desperately bad times with nothing to feed his wife and children with. Sudhama, a great Krishna bhakt, was requested by his wife to seek Lord Krishna's help, who was then the King of Dwaraka. Sudhama did not wish to go bare-handed to meet the Lord, but the family had nothing of value.

The story goes that Sudhama's wife went from house to house and got some paddy.which she pounded and handed over the resulting "Pressed Rice" tied in a piece of cloth to Sudhama to offer to the Lord. There were hardly three mouth fulls of the pressed rice, Sudhama finally reached Dwarka.

The Lord spotted Sudhama approaching the palace from far. So happy was the Lord to see his beloved Sudhama that he ran out into the streets to embrace him. He ordered that the palace be decked up to greet his friend. Sudhama was escorted into the palace by Lord Krishna .He made him sat on this throne and the Lord along with Rukminidevi then washed Sudhama's feet and sprayed that teertham on his head and also advised others to do so. Then Kuchlean was served with food and both of them remembered their childhood days at Sandeepani Ashram.

Lord sat next to Sudhama as he rested. By now Sudhama, who was so happy to meet the Lord had forgotten that the purpose of his visit was to seek help from the Lord. He was also embarrassed to offer the humble "Pressed Rice" to the Lord. However, Lord Krishna spotted the "pack" that Sudhama was attempting to hide.

He grabbed the "Pack" from Sudhama and promptly put some aval in His mouth. At that moment all poverty disappeared from Sudhama's house and in the place of his hut stood a big palace His wife and children were dressed in royal finery and grand jewelery. Enough rice and grains filled their house to last them a lifetime.As Krishna proceeded to eat more "Pressed Rice", Rukminidevi stopped him. She knew that if Krishna were to eat that 'Rice" too then Rukmini Devi (Lakshmi Devi herself) would become a "dasi" to Kuchelan and his family.

Unaware of everything that had happened to his family and the riches awaiting him Sudhama made his way home, his heart filled with joy, after having met his childhood "sakha"..........Sudhama did not ask Krishna for anything but the Lord gave him everything and more in exchange for his "Pressed Rice".

Such is HIS Love towards his Bhaktas................It is extremely auspicious to offer 'Offering of Pressed Rice to Kanha.

Krishnas mission

Where was he born? In a prison. What were his possessions? Nothing. Born in a prison, he was taken to the house of Nanda, and then he went to Mathura. He owned nothing. But he became the greatest figure in the world. What does this show? Worldly possessions are not the secret of greatness. Krishna's greatness consisted in His permanent state of bliss (ananda).

If you recognise the distinction between Krishna and Rama, you will appreciate Krishna's nature better. Krishna always smiled at the outset and carried out his task later. For Rama, the deed came first and then the smile. Krishna made women cry. Rama wept for the sake of women. Rama went into the battle only after having a strong cause for it. Krishna first provoked the conflict and then determined its outcome.

The Krishna principle revels in delight. The Rama principle is based on the concept of obligation (baadhyatha).

The Ramayana is intended to promote the reign of truth and righteousness on earth. The Krishna Avatar was intended to give a perennial message to the world. He sought nothing for himself. He kept nothing for himself. He gave away everything to the people. He slayed his maternal uncle, Kamsa. He installed Kamsa's father, Ugrasena, on the throne. He did not covet the kingdom. He befriended the Pandavas, defeated the Kauravas, and crowned Dharmaja as the emperor. He did not make himself king. He was a king without a crown. He was the king of kings. He had no kingdom of his own. But he ruled over the hearts of the millions. It is this profound truth that is proclaimed by the Krishna principle (Krishna thathva).

If you enquire deeply, you will find that every Avatar has incarnated to convey a special message and carry out a particular mission.

WHAT SHOULD WE PREFER IN THIS HUMAN LIFE?

IN THE PICTURE: KRISHNA & RADHA ARE IN BLISSFUL LILAS!
WE TOO PLAYED THIS GAME WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN!

WHAT SHOULD WE PREFER IN THIS HUMAN LIFE?

SRILA PRABHUPAD SAYS:

“What is the real purpose of the human form of life?
Cultivating Krsna consciousness.

Other things will be obtained by nature's law, which is ultimately God's law.

Even if I don't try, I will be supplied with whatever I am to achieve because of my past work and my particular type of body. Your real concern, therefore, should be to seek out the higher goal of human life.

"We Are Spoiling Our Lives". Therefore, instead of being very anxious to stimulate our senses to increase material happiness, we should try to attain spiritual happiness by practicing Krsna consciousness.

As Prahlada Maharaja says, "Although your life in this human body is temporary, it is very valuable. So instead of trying to increase your material sense enjoyment, your duty is to dovetail your activities in some way in Krsna consciousness."

Jai Sri Krshna

World judges skin and size to know your identity,
People judge name and fame to know your community,
Country judges passport and license to know your authenticity,

Sri Krishna judges nothing other than your love and humanity....

JAI SRI KRISHNA!!!

Hare Krshna!!

WHAT IS THE REAL SELF REALISATION?

PRAHALAD SAYS (AS SAID BY SRILA PRABHUPAD):

"How can I save myself?" We forget our friends and even our relatives: "Let me first of all save myself."

Self preservation is the first law of nature.

In the grossest sense, the word atma--"self"--refers to the body. In the subtler sphere the mind or intelligence is the atma, and in the real sense atma means the soul.

In the gross stage we are very fond of protecting and satisfying the body, and in a subtler stage we are very fond of satisfying the mind and intelligence. But above the mental and intellectual planes, where the atmosphere is spiritualized, we can understand, "I am not this mind, intellect, or body. ‘Aham brahmasmi’--I am spirit, part and parcel of the Supreme Lord."

That is the platform of real understanding.”

Meera

There is a beautiful anecdote in the life of Meera, the renowned devotee of Krishna. When she went to Vrindavan, Krishna’s birthplace, she was prevented from entering the temple on the grounds that she was a woman and women were not allowed in that temple. She was told the chief priest of the temple was under a vow not to look upon a woman – he had never seen a woman since he had taken charge of t...he temple. Meera strongly protested, and what she said is significant. She said,

”As far as I know there is only one man in all the universe and he is Krishna. How can there be another man in the form of the priest of this temple? I wonder how he continues to be a man and a Krishna devotee too!”

When this message from Meera was conveyed to the chief priest he was taken aback, speechless,and he rushed to the temple gate where Meera was being held. He threw the gates of the temple wide open and asked her forgiveness.

He said to Meera, ”I am grateful to you for reminding me of my relationship with my Lord.”

Meera is a class by herself; she is rare. Her bliss, her ecstasy comes from being, not from doing. For her, just being is festive and joyous. Her song, her dance, is not a piece of work for her, it is an expression of her bliss, her ecstasy. She is so blissful that she is bursting into song and dance....

Meera’s songs are a case in point. She cries for God,she dances for God. Her songs are superb in the sense that they are so human. Her cries are the cries of a lover, a devotee. She says, ”I have made a beautiful bed for you, please come and grace it. I have opened the door and I have been waiting long for you....”

Inseperation

Oh dear Krishna!!
My world may turn upside down,
My cheerfulness may find worry and frown,
The tide of problems may seem to drown-
All i beg are that Your beautiful feet be my crown!

Pressures multi-directional may tear my heart apart-
O Curly Haired Lover!! that You blissfully rule it is all i ask.
From You, even if my brain fleets away:
Dear Lord- mercifully rein me in and make me stay.

If ever this heart be flickery and fragile:
Always, dearest robber, may it to You reconcile.
Even if You find this slave unworthy:
O Dearest of Your devotees, shower upon me Your causeless mercy.

Like moths to fire, bees to nectar;
Let me always run to You, O Dearest guiding star!
From You, dear Lord Parthasarathy, this slave may never be seperated!
In Your kind embrace, always keep me protected!!

Dear Dreams

Of silent evenings spent together,
Of beautiful nights in the company of my Lover;
Of days spent staring into Your Lotus Eyes,
i dream, at times with closed, and at times with open eyes!

Krishna, of Your hug's warmth and comfort,
Of the electricity, dearest Hari, that Your touch would elicit,
O Parthasarathy! Of the loving kisses You would imprint,
i dream, at times with closed, and at times with open eyes!

Of serving You sumptous food,
And fanning Your beautiful features as eat You would;
And the nectar of Your lips to partake in Your remains if i could:
Endlessly, infinitely; dream this slave would!!

i dream, Parthasarathy, of our hands intertwined,
But somewhere, in between, myself lost i find;
Dearest Lord, i dream of serving Your beautiful Lotus Feet
But, lost, i suffer miserably in between.

i have none but You
So, dearest Lover, save me anew.
Kill me if You wish with Your dazzling smile:
Own me in entirety with Your unparalleled might!

love & devotion

O' My Beloved Good Bye

Once Shri Krishna asked Shri Radharani to come alone to one of the kunja of Shri Dham Vrindavan to meet Him before He leaves for mathura…. Shri Radha reached there on schedule... time and when Shri Krishna came then she told Him as follows..
Radha : “O Krishn, Here, I am…What do you wish to say ?”
Krishna : “There’s nothing to say. I merely wanted your permission to leave for Mathura.”
Radha: “Do you want my permission or my life?”
Krishna : “O Radhe, Our bodies may be separate but we share the same life. This parting is of the body.”
Radha: “But, what will happen after the parting? Have you thought of that?”
Krishna: “I have, But We must perform the ritual that is predestined. We must complete the task we have undertaken! You know that !”
Then Shri Radharani’s eyes and heart filled with tears and pain and said to Shri Krishna as follows :
Radha : “Yes, I know that. For you, the task is more important than Radha. But you don’t know that, for Radha, Krishna is the important thing….. She has nothing else. Radha’s every duty, every task, her hopes and her ambition, her prayers and entreaties are all Placed at Krishna’s Lotus feet…”
“If you take these blessed feet away from me…. Then your Radha will be left alone in Vrindavan after your going away to Gokul, like the ash that is left in the holy pot after the Ritual of Fire is over!”
“You can never understand this pain! Only the beloved can understand this!”
Krishna: “Why? Does not the lover experience this pain?”
Radha: “Not to the same extent! The lover bears this pain with his manliness…but the beloved has only one support : Her Lover! And if her lover deserts her….then how can she bear the pain?”
“She needs her lover to share her pain and cry on his shoulder. Otherwise She cannot show her tears to others so as not to defame her lover…..You’ll keep yourself busy either doing your duty on battlefield or in society or establishing a just social order But your beloved Radha will be lost in the vast notingness of loneliness…..Whom will she unburden her heart to?”
Krishna: “To Me.”
Radha: “To You?”
Krishna: “Yes, To Me.”
Krishna: “O Radhe, wherever I may be, in the palace or in the forest on the battlefield or doing my duty…..I give you my word that we’ll meet regularly in the emotional world of dreams….”
Radha: “Huh! I’ll dream if I can sleep. If a beloved can sleep peacefully when separated from her lover…It is disrespect shown to love.”
Krishna: “No. If there is hope of a union with the lover it is not a disrespect of Love to dream be it of heavan or Helll or even the Dream world itself.“
Radha : “How hard-hearted you are. Distracting me with dreams. Sometimes I wonder why I left Heaven (Goloka) to bear this pain in Vrindavan….I could have stayed there with your immortal form watching your antics in human form Crazed by your love…why did I follow you to this mortal World???”
Krishna: “I know why.”
Radha: “Why?”
Krishna: “So that I could enjoy your companionship on this cruel Earth for bit of time…In this environment of violence and greed you wanted to give me your selfless love…Your coming here has made possible the Love Ritual….Which will make Krishna the Incarnation of Love otherwise, in this Incarnation….I’ve to accomplish many difficult tasks!”
Radha: “May I ask something?”
Krishna: “Yes.”
Radha: “You always say you are bound by the love of your devotees and your beloved?”
Krishna: “Yes.”
Radha: “That you always obey their dictates?”
Krishna: “Of course!”
Radha: “Will you listen to me..If I ask you not to leave me and go away from Vrindavan ?”
Krishna: “I’ll obey you, if you order me to.”
Radha: “All right! I order you to promise me that you will stay here with me….”
Krishna: “All right! I give you my word. I’ll not leave without your permission….”
Radha: “Then sit by my side and play the flute…”
Krishna: “As you wish!”

Then Krishna started to play His transcendental flute and Shri Radha put her head on Shri Krishna’s shoulder and started to listen the sound of His transcendental flute with great attention.

When the god and demigods like Brahma, Shiva Shankar, Indra, Varun, Agni on Heavenly Planet were watching this scene and they got anxious and appeared before Shri Yugal Jodi Shri Radha-Krishna with fondled hand and started to said to Shri Radha like this :

The King of Heavan Indra Said : “Help us , Help us..O Mother Radharani….Protect us O Mother Radharani…..”
Shri Bramha Said : “O Mother Shri Radharani. You are the mother of the universe….. You are the only support of the living creatures….You are Lord Shri Krishna’s hidden strength and you know that Lord’s present incarnation will destroy all Evil and Establish Religion……”

Indra Said : “O Mother, The Supreme Lord has incarnated Himself on this earth to destroy demons and help sages and seers…..O Mother, if you stop the lord at this crucial hour then all living creature will see your help…..”

Brahma Ji Said : “How can you allow your children to be scalded by the fires of Sin and Atheism? Protect your children.. O Mother…. We all pray to you to release the Lord Shri Krishna…. We are your children…”

“O Mother Shri Radharani…Forgive our boldness. We entreat thee again and again! Please accept our plea.”
Then Shri Radharani face towards Shri Krishna and said to Him with tearful eyes : “You called the Gods because you were defeated.”

Krishna: “I didn’t call anyone. It is between you and your children.”

Radha: “A woman’s greatest weakness is her love for her children. You have trapped me in this temptation….”

Then Shri Radharani said to Lord Bramha Ji : “I have accepted your prayer. May you be blessed!”
All the Gods and Demigods then praised loudly : “ Victory to the Universal Mother Shri Radharani..”
After that they sung the beautiful praise of Shri Krishna and Shri Radharani and they all disappreaed from that place…
After that Shri Radha statred to weep and her eyes were filled with tears and said to Shri Krishna…

Radha: “May I ask for something?”
Krishna: “Yes.”
Radha: “Make me two promise before you leave..”
Krishna: “What?”
Radha: “First, not only in my dreams but in reality as well as long as I am on this earth…you’ll stay in my heart for every moment….”
Krishna: “And the Second?”
Radha: “Second, before I leave this Earth you will meet me at least once.”
Krishna: “I give you my word! But I also want you to promise me something.”
Radha: “What?”
Krishna: “You will not shed tears….”
Radha: “That will be difficult…”
Then Shri Krishna Himself wipes tears from Shri Radharani’s eyes and Said : “O Radhe….Every tear of yours will be an obstacle in my path of Duty. So, give me your word”
Radha: “Allright! I give you my word! I won’t shed any tears!”

After said that Shri Radharani placed her head upon Lotus Feet of Shri Krishna…and Shri Krishna immediately left that Place…….

And Shri Radha Statred to Sing this song of seperation with Her unconscious and broken heart…

हे प्राणेश्वर विदा…, हे परमेश्वर विदा….
भग्न ह्रदय, मूक प्रणय, कहता प्रियवर विदा …

O Lord of my Life! Goodbye….O Lord of the World! Goodbye
A broken heart, a silent love, bids my Beloved Goodbye..

विदा….विदा….विदा….ओ मेरे प्रियवर विदा……

Goodbye….Goodbye….Goodbye…
O My Beloved Goodbye….

संग तुम्हारे जा न सकु मैं, तुमको रोक न पाऊं…
तुम तो चले कर्त्तव्य के पथ पर, मैं किस पथ पर जाऊं?

I cannot go with thee.. Nor can I stop thee…
You walk on the path of duty, Which path should I take?

हे योगेश्वर विदा…, हे मुरलीधर विदा……
भग्न ह्रदय, मूक प्रणय, कहता प्रियवर विदा….

O Lord of the World! Goodbye….O Lord of the Flute! Goodbye..
A broken heart, a silent love bids my Beloved Goodbye….

विदा….विदा….विदा….ओ मेरे प्रियवर विदा…
Goodbye….Goodbye….Goodbye…
O My Beloved Goodbye..

दो हृदयों के बीच बहेगी, यमुना की एक धारा….
धरती के ही एक आँगन में, जहाँ अटूट मिलन हमारा….

The waves of the Yamuna separates our hearts..
We will occupy the same Earth, Our ultimate union is definite!

धर्म के रथ पर विदा…, कर्म के पथ पर विदा….
भग्न ह्रदय, मूक प्रणय, कहता प्रियवर विदा…..

On the chariot of Religion! Goodbye… On the path of Duty! Goodbye…
A broken heart, a silent love bids my Beloved Goodbye….

विदा….विदा….विदा….ओ मेरे प्रियवर विदा…..

Goodbye….Goodbye….Goodbye…
O My Beloved Goodbye…

:::::::जय श्री राधे….जय श्री राधे….जय श्री राधे::::::::

DEATH AND SLEEP

After death one forgets everything about the present bodily relations; we have a little experience of this at night when we go to sleep. While sleeping, we forget everything about this body and bodily relations, although this forgetfulness is a temporary situation for only a few hours. Death is nothing but sleeping for a few months in order to develop another term of bodily engagement, which we are awarded by the law of nature according to our aspiration.

Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.15

The relationship between the devotee and the Supreme Lord:

The relationship between the devotee and the Supreme Lord:

Pure devotees know that they are meant to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead and that all things that exist can be means by which one can serve the Supreme. Because a devotee has been blessed by the Supreme from within his heart, he can see the Supreme Lord wherever he looks. Indeed, he can see nothing else. In Srimad- Bhagavatam (11.2.55) the relationship between the devotee and the Supreme Lord is confirmed as follows:

“If a person’s heart is always tied to the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord with the rope of love, the Lord does not leave him. Indeed, even if his remembrance is not perfect, he is to be considered a first class devotee.”

There is an example of this described in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Dasaskandha (10.30.4). When the Gopis assembled to join the rasa dance with Krsna, Krsna left them. Consequently the Gopis began to chant the holy name of Krsna and, being overwhelmed with madness, began to inquire about Krsna from the flowers and the creepers in the forest. Krsna is like the sky; He is situated everywhere.

Coverings of Lust and Smoke, Fire and Embryo

As fire is covered by smoke, as a mirror is covered by dust, or as the embryo is covered by the womb, the living entity is similarly covered by different degrees of lust.

There are three degrees of covering of the living entity by which his pure consciousness is obscured. This covering is but lust under different manifestations like smoke in the fire, dust on the mirror, and the womb about the embryo. When lust is compared to smoke, it is understood that the fire of the living spark can be a little perceived. In others words, when the living entity exhibits his Krsna consciousness slightly, he may be likened to the fire covered by smoke. Although fire is necessary where there is smoke, there is no covert manifestation of fire in the a early stage. This stage is like the beginning of Krsna consciousness.

The dust on the mirror refers to a cleansing process of the mirror of the mind by so many spiritual methods. The best process is to chant the holy names of the Lord. The embryo covered by the womb is an analogy illustrating a helpless position, for the child in the womb is so helpless that he cannot even move. This stage of living condition can be compared to that of the trees. The covered mirror is compared to the birds and beasts, and the smoke covered fire is compared to the human being.

Bagavad Gita 3:38

oh krishna.....Where are you?

O my lord!
Where are u ?

They say I wished out of free will to come and enjoy the earthy life..
But how could I be such a fool to decide this my lord..
U knew that this was the wrong choice being made ...
why havent u tried to stop me my lord ..
why did you allow me to enter into this never ending misery of life on earth ....

I know not what was I ...
what is that I have done in my past lives ..
nor do I have the knowledge to even realise since how many ages have I been away from your shelter..

I plead my lord only to you ...
since i realised myself in this birth all that I have known is you ..
help me cleanse my self completely ...
let me burn all my deeds and their bonded results ...
and become eligible to enter back to you my real home

When are you going to call me Krishna ....??

Disjointed Chords

When i cannot see my Lord's beautiful face,
Where do i for my empty heart find solace?
When away from the one who my insignificant heart also stole:
My heart that greives for my lover: how will i console?

I try singing a song:
But all i end up with are disjointed chords!
I try (in prayer) to fold my hands-
But find my tears wetting the sands!

Where are those blissful dreams?
Where are those moments with my Lord love-sealed?
i beg of You (O Madhava!) to take me back
For, at this moment, my life does all meaning lack!

Love, they say, appreciates closeness in miles-
But, in reverse, my woes do pile!
So close, yet so far apart drawn-
Here, alone, feeling like a lost fawn!

When my mind in circles like this does run-
Where are You, My dear Thief, hidden-having fun?
Come, let me drink the nectar of Your presence once again-
Please do not let my pleas go in vain!