The love of Gopis is absolutely pure and exemplary. The sole goal of their love is to please their Beloved. It is devoid all desires of self-gratification. The Gopis do not ever think about themselves, their choices, interests or happiness, even for a moment. They are constantly engaged in making
For advancing in the spiritual realm one needs to 1. perform preparatory devotion (see sadhana bhakti ). 2. In addition, one also needs to continue to do Satsang ( सत्संग ) and 3. avoid Kusang (कुसंग ) . The Sanskrit word sang means association, sat ( सत् ) means good and ku (कु
Shri Maharaj Ji has emphasized numerous times to have a solid grasp on tattva gyan [1] pertaining to bhakti . Tattva gyan ought to be so strong [2] that one does not need to put it into practice. Rather, it is so ingrained that you can’t make a choice which
The literal meaning of the word mukti (Devanagari: मुक्ति ISO15919: mukti ) is liberation. Let us understand the concept of liberation with an example. A convict was sentenced to time in prison for a crime. After he has served his time in jail he is released from the prison.
Question Your entire premise is that "we must love God as there is no happiness in this world". I would disagree with that - A cup of coffee in the coffee shop in the middle of work gives me happiness. Going out for dinner with friends is a
The criteria described in Nyaya darshan are used to establish the absolute authority of anything. test of essentiality, test of indispensability, test of independence, test of universality, test of eternality. The scriptures elucidate karma , gyan and bhakti as paths for spiritual upliftment. Jagadguruttam Swami Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj is the
Although our scriptures suggest many other expedients to realize God, but Shri Krishna clearly says – न साधयति मां योगो न साङ्ख्यं धर्म उद्धव । न स्वाध्यायस्तपस्त्यागो यथा भक्तिर्ममोर्जिता ॥ भा 11.
In Bhakti Rasamrit Sindhu, Roop Goswami wrote - साघनौघैरनासंगैरलभ्या सुचिरादपि । हरिणा चाश्वदेयेति द्विधा सा अयात्सुदुर्लभा ॥ भक्तिरसामृतसिन्धु 1.1.35 sāghanaughairanāsaṁgairalabhyā sucirādapi । hariṇā
Shri Radha Rani has eight most intimate eternal friends. They are called asht maha sakhi (Devanagari: अष्ट महासखी ISO15919: aṣṭa mahāsakhī ). They are eternal personal associates and confidantes of Shri Radha. They are swansh of Shri Radha. Means they are expansions of Shri Radha. Their spiritual status is
How Deep is Yours? As the saying goes “the more flexible the branch is, the more it can be flexed”. Mahabani ji was such a devotee. He completely surrendered to Shri Maharaj Ji. Such was his level of surrender that throughout his life he did not save a single penny
Sadhana means the practice of remembering God and focusing your mind on His divine form. When you commence your Sadhana , your mind will continue to wander back into this world. But you should not get disheartened and continue to practice, just the same way as you did when you were
Bhakti means love. Love can be expressed in uncountable ways. So , bhakti is also of uncountable types. In only one scripture Bhagavat dozens of types of bhakti are mentioned. Listing a few ways mentioned in the scriptures and as described by Shri Maharaj Ji. A classification Bhakti is of three