Practicing the presence of God is one of the cornerstones of spiritual life. This singular tenet, when faithfully followed, is a guaranteed path to internal transformation. Shree Krishna assures us that we will attain Him if we always remember only Him. tasmāt sarveṣhu kāleṣhu mām anusmara yudhya cha mayyarpita-mano-buddhir mām...
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...
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...
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...
The spiritual journey brings us many goodies and delights. Along the way, we are also taught the principle of 4S namely, sadhana (meditation), seva (service), satsang (three-fold path of Bhakti), and sharanagati (surrender). The first S along this journey is sadhana or meditation. Sadhana is the practice that is done...
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, we will discuss the second one this week, namely, chanting. Chanting is the second principle because it requires...
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, we will elaborate on one method each week. We’...