The Bhagavad Gita, a treasure trove of spiritual knowledge, is one of the most widely translated books around the world. It forms a portion of the great Indian epic, the Mahabharat, written by Sage Vyasa and captures the instruction of Shri Krishna to Arjun on the battle field of Kurukshetra....
The Ramayana, first written by Sage Valmiki, has withstood the test of time and proven itself one of the greatest epics ever written. The Ram Katha(story) appears as a series of dialogues – between Maharishi Yagyavalkya and Maharishi Bharadwaj, between Lord Shiv and Parvati, and finally between Kag Bhushundi and...
Surrender is a key concept prescribed by all religions. Why? What is so important about it that all religions unanimously discuss it? And how exactly does one surrender? Is it a physical ritual to be done daily or twice a day? Can we do 10% just as we are taught...
Nirantar means continuous, always, constant. So nirantar bhakti, by definition, means constant remembrance of Guru and God. This is the third criteria to be maintained if we are to perfect our love for Radha Krishna. The easiest way to keep Guru and God in mind is to do roop dhyan...
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...
Appreciate Every Opportunity to Serve the Divine Every opportunity to serve the divine is precious, no matter how big or small or where it comes from. We can use our body, wealth, and mind to serve God and the Guru. If for some reason we are unable to directly serve...
We all need an ideal in order to be inspired. Who should be our ideal on the path of devotion? The Saints and scriptures unanimously declare that the Gopis of Braj are the acharyas of Bhakti. Bhakti manifested in total and to the highest extent in the in the Gopis...