This year the occasion of Bhakti Diwas turned out to be a truly blissful and memorable occasion for devotees of Sambalpur, Odisha. Swami Mukundananda who is presently touring Odisha, arrived in Sambalpur on the special occasion of Bhakti Diwas, the New Year Day. The New Year day is lovingly celebrated...
On 31st December, we bid adieu to another year that offered us the golden opportunity to move closer to God and attain the supreme goal of God realization. It is an important day to reflect that we have just spent another 365 days from the limited number of days we...
Part 1 of this article described the importance of adopting the right values to guide us towards developing equanimity. The practice of Karm Yog as outlined below will help us in this regard. Practicing equanimity in all situations: To help keep our poise regardless of the circumstance, we can adopt...
Developing equanimity in opposing circumstances is one of the first challenges in the spiritual journey. Shri Krishna mentions in the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 12, verses 13-19) that devotees who are equipoised in all situations are very dear to Him. Being equipoised in all situations frees us from the limitations of...
The world we see today is rife with communities pitched in battles against one another on grounds of tolerance or the lack of it. Many of the chief religions across the world are facing an increasingly insurmountable challenge of keeping people from different ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds together under...
Devotional service to Shri Krishna is performed by following the nine methods as follows: 1. Hearing 2. Chanting 3. Remembering 4. Serving the lotus feet 5. Worshipping 6. Praying 7. Executing the orders 8. Fraternizing 9. Fully surrendering In this series, this week we will discuss the fourth one – serving...
Sage Narad describes the highest ideal of service and love as it pertains to the Gopis in this verse of the Narad Bhakti Darshan: Nastyeva Tasmin Tatsukha Sukhitvam One of the most important aspects of Bhakti is to be happy in the happiness of God and Guru – to serve them...
We all have learned that Shree Krishna can only be attained by loving devotion or bhakti. In Chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gita, Shree Krishna explains the concept of Bhakti Yog, its nature, and importance in attaining him. We all have heard stories of how the greatest jñānis of each...
We have learned from Shree Maharajji that a soul needs only three graces in order to attain divine love – the human form (read our blog titled “Why is Bhakti so Rare?” to understand the importance of the human form), a Guru (read our blog explaining a few verses of the...
