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...
Devotional service to Shri Krishna is performed by following the nine methods as follows: Hearing Chanting Remembering Serving the lotus feet Worshipping Praying Executing the orders Fraternizing Fully surrendering In this series, this week we will discuss the third one – remembering. Remembering or smaraṇam requires active participation and concentration because...
Couplet 18 Dono Divya Chandrama Hein Govind Radhe Mere Dou Naina Chakor Bana De Shree Maharajji teaches us the philosophy of divine in many different ways to entice the seeker and melt his heart in divine longing for Shri Radha Krishna. Divine spiritual knowledge, which is food for the intellect...
Couplet 17 ‘Mai Teri’ Bhulun Bhi To Govind Radhe Tu Mera Yah Kabhu Na Bhula De Shree Maharajji relentlessly continues to drive home the point about the human mind’s forgetfulness of God. In the previous couplets, there were ample instances where Shree Maharajji reminds us about how easily the...
Many of us practice bhakti by going to the local temple with a certain frequency, or attend a satsang regularly, or listen to the great saints, or read the religious texts, or perform prayer rituals at home. In light of this understanding, why would bhakti be called rare? Bhakti is...
