Every four years, the Olympic Games inspire us with stories of champions – their struggle, perseverance and excellence. Some of these champions win medals, like ace shuttler PV Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik, both from India. Some miss out by a whisker, like gymnast Dipa Karmakar and Scottish swimmer Hannah Miley....
Nishkam bhakti is the second criteria in perfecting our love for Krishna. It means sacrificing or abandoning all selfish desires and becoming completely selfless. This is especially important in light of ananya bhakti discussed previously. If we are to remain exclusively devoted to Krishna such that no one or nothing...
As we learn more about the bhakti, the three criteria of ananyata, nishkamta, and nirantar keep cropping up repeatedly. Clearly, they are very important if we are to perfect our love for Krishna so let’s try to understand them in detail starting with ananya bhakti. Ananya bhakti was mentioned...
Bhakti, devotion to Krishna, love for Radha Krishna, etc… we all have heard so much on this topic – there are so many video lectures of Shree Maharajji and Swami Mukundananda on YouTube; so many snippets on Facebook; so many audio lectures on soundcloud. There are even blogs that discuss the...
While treading the path of God-realization we should be aware of some things such as not losing the positive karmas/spiritual earnings we have attained on this path. This requires true knowledge about tolerance and the value of time. Tolerance towards others is critical. If we wish for the world...
During his descension five thousand years ago, Lord Krishna revealed very sweet pastimes to grace his devotees. Amongst all his leelas, his childhood leelas with Mother Yashoda are some of the sweetest and have been sung about repeatedly by rasik saints! It was early one morning and little Krishna was...
“Time is money” is a famous everyday expression. Time is important because it is in limited supply—there are only 24 hours in a day, and once lost, can never be regained. Time is not a commodity that can be recycled and while time may go on, our body does...
In our previous article, Third Method of Practicing Bhakti – Remembering, we emphasized the importance of Roopdhyan. In this article, we dig deeper and attempt to understand the science of Roopdhyan or visualization and mediation upon the form of Radha Krishna. In verse 5.5 of the Bhagavad Gita, Swamiji quotes...
Akrura’s Longing for Shri Krishna In the divine land Braj, the towns of Mathura and Vrindavan are located close to each other. Yet, for Akrura, it was the longest journey of his life. It is said that when one visits Vrindavan to see the Lord, he / she should have...
