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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Emotions of a Devotee
It's good to have knowledge of God. It's good to have all the knowledge of Vedas,
Puranas & all other religious texts but if there is no Devotion to God, then all this
knowledge is of no use. Here below is a small story which shows that just having the
knowledge of God is of little meaning, if one is not having Devotion to the God.
"Once upon a time there was a Devotee of Lord Krishna. That Devotee once came across
a very Learned man who knew about all the knowledge of Vedas, Puranas & all other
religious texts. That Devotee of Lord Krishna was holding a copy of the Bhagwat Gita in
his hand, and his eyes were full of tears. The Learned man thought that the Devotee was
weeping & having the tears in his eyes, as he is unable to understand some of the
teachings of the Bhagwat Gita. He came to the Devotee and told him that he need not
weep as now he has come to help him. Now if he likes he can narrate each shaloka of
each chapter of Bhagwat Gita to him, if he finds it difficult to understand the Bhagwat
Gita.
To this counsel of Learned man, the Devotee of Lord Krishna responded, “Sir, I am not
crying because I cannot read & understand Bhagwat Gita but tears are coming into my
eyes as I see the Lord Krishna right in front of me. I see Lord Krishna on every page of
Bhagwat Gita. Every page I turn to, I see Arjuna’s chariot. I see Arjuna’s charioteer,
Lord Krishna. These are my emotions towards Lord Krishna which are coming out as
tears in my eyes. At hearing this, the Learned man came to understand that Devotion to
God is superior to having just the knowledge of God."
Lord Krishna is also the Lord of Love. He is love infinite. If you shall love Him, then He
too shall shower His unconditional love upon you. "Gopis of Vrindavan" fell in deep love
with Lord Krishna. Though Lord Krishna is almighty, all powerful God & everyone
prays to Him but "Gopis of Vrindavan", including "Radha Rani" fell in deep Love with
Lord Krishna & in their case there was a burning desire in their mind to meet Him. In
their case too tears of emotions used to come in their eyes due to their Love for Lord
Krishna.
So let's also love Lord Krishna like the above mentioned Devotee & like the "Gopis of
Vrindavan". If you shall love God a little bit then He shall love you ten folds, as God is
hungry of love & devotion only.
Below are few verses of Bhagwat Gita which tells that Lord Krishna too loves His
devotees & always fulfills their desires & always protect them:
"ananya-cetah satatam
yo mam smarati nityasah
tasyaham sulabhah partha
nitya-yuktasya yoginah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eight verse 14)
"Lord Sri Krishna says: Whosoever, always & constantly remembers Me with
undivided mind; by that person, I am easy to obtain, O Arjuna, because of his
constant engagement in the devotional service to Me."
"samo ’ham sarva-bhutesu

na me dvesyo ’sti na priyah
ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya
mayi te tesu chapy aham" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Nine verse 29)
"Sri Krishna said: I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all
beings. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is very dear to Me, and I
am also very dear to him."
"ananyas cintayanto mam

ye janah paryupasate
tesham nityabhiyuktanam
yoga-ksemam vahamy aham" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Nine verse 22)
"Sri Krishna said: But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion,
meditating on My transcendental form—to them I carry what they lack, and I
preserve what they have."
So let's have full devotion towards Lord Krishna. As per the "Bhagwat Puran":
"Once the mind of a person is full of surrender to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna & the
mind is full of hankering after Lord's qualities, then that person shall never encounter
Yamarâja (Lord of death) and his superintendents, or even in one's dreams meet his
servants carrying the ropes to bind, because doing such Devotional service to Lord
Krishna is the right atonement for all sins."
Jai Sri Krishna

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Attachment & Gautama Buddha
Nature of our mind is so that it gets attached to some object, place or person badly. In
such a state our mind is swayed by the emotions than the intellect. We always think of
that object, place or person & without it, our life seems impossible.
"Gautama Buddha" was born a Prince but he left his kingdom, family etc. in search of the
truth. In the "Jataka Stories" there are many accounts of Gautama Buddha's previous lives
in which he was born among humans, as well as, animals kingdom. Here below is a story
from Jataka's in which Gautama Buddha teaches that too much attachment in life is not
good.
"In olden times there was a Potter and he had a wife and family to support. In their
nearby place, lay a great natural lake & next to that lake was a great river. When there
were rains & there was much water, river and lake used to merge into one; but when the
water was low, river and lake used to be apart. Water born fish and tortoises know by
their own instinct, when in the year there shall be rain and when there shall be a
drought. At one time, the fish and tortoises which lived in that lake knew that there would
be a drought; and as at that time lake & river were one water, they swam out of the lake
into the deep river. But there was one Tortoise that would not leave the lake & go into
the deep river. He said, "As I was born in this lake, and because I have grown up here,
and here is my parental home, so I cannot leave this lake. That Tortoise lived in that lake
only"
Then the hot season came & all the water of the lake dried up. That Tortoise dug a hole
in the lake and buried himself, just in the place where the Potter used to come to fetch the
clay for making the clay pots. One day the Potter came to get some clay & he started
digging the dry lake with a big spade. His spade cracked the tortoise' shell & turned him
out on the ground as though he were a large piece of clay. In the pain & agony the
Tortoise thought, "Here I am, dying, all because I was too fond of my home in the lake &
never wanted to leave it!. As I was born in the lake & I lived here in the clay but now the
same lake & clay are going to take my life. If I would have thought properly & have went
with the other in the deep river, I would not have gone through this pain & agony."
So he went on and on, talking to the Potter, till he died. The Potter picked him up, and
collecting all the villagers addressed them thus: "Look at this Tortoise. When the other
fish and tortoises went into the great river, he was too fond of his parental home to go
with them, and buried himself in the place where I get my clay. Then as I was digging for
clay, I broke his shell with my big spade, and turned him out on the ground in the belief
that he was a large lump of clay. Then the Tortoise called to his mind what he had done,
lamented his fate and expired. So you see he came to his end because he was too fond of
& deeply attached to his home. Take care not to be like this tortoise. Don't say to
yourselves, 'I have money, home, I have a son, I have a daughter, I have numbers of men
and maids for my service, I have precious gold'; do not cling to these things with craving
and desire. Simply do not get attached to anything very much that you cannot leave it.
**** In the above story Potter was Gautama Buddha himself in his one of the previous
births & the Tortoise was his disciple Ānanda in that birth."
Too much attachment to anything is also called Infatuation & it is the cause of most
sorrows. Infatuation is something that we get attached to some object, place or person
very badly. We are always thinking of that & without that thing, our life seems
impossible. Due to such Infatuation our mind always wanders about that & forgets other
important things in life.
We too find our self in such situations many times. Say you have very lovely children &
you love them very much. You always think of them & little separation of them from you
worries you a lot. But say one day your son gets admission to some foreign university &
he has to leave you for quite many years. You find yourself so much attached to him that
your mind gets troubled at just thinking that he shall go away to such a faraway land &
you shall not be able to meet him. Similar thing happens when your daughter gets
married. So in all such cases if your mind is attached to them greatly, great shall be the
pain to the mind during separation from them.
Same applies to other material things like your home, car, money etc. So if your mind is
attached to these things greatly, so great shall be the pain to your mind during its
separation.
Bhagwat Gita also teaches us to live in this world like that without getting attached to
anything or any being. Just like a drop of water on Lotus, where though it is there on it
but it is not attached to it.
"brahmany adhaya karmani

sangam tyaktva karoti yah
lipyate na sa papena
padma-patram ivambhasa" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Five verse 10)
"Sri Krishna said: One who performs his duty without any Attachment,
surrendering all the results unto the God, is unaffected by sinful action, as the Lotus
leaf is untouched by water."
So we should not attach our mind greatly to any material thing, place or human being, as
one day we shall have to leave these or these shall go away from us. On that day, if you
have great attachment to these, you shall feel great pain, otherwise it shall be a normal
life for you. So let us not allow our mind to be INFATUATED by any thing, which can
lead us to sorrow.
Jai Sri Krishna

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Just Cling to God
Just see the left picture here. In the picture the digit one may be raised to a figure of any
value by just adding zeros to the one; but just remove that one from the beginning, zeroes
by themselves have no value of itself. Similarly God is that one in the picture & we all
are that zeroes in the picture.We all have no value unless until we cling to God; as all
men, women & all things get their value from their connection with God only. So long as
you shall cling to God, Who is the value-giving figure behind this whole world, and do
all your work for Him, you shall gain more and more thereby; on the contrary, if you
shall overlook God and add to your work many grand achievements, all done for your
own glorification, you shall gain nothing much from there.
So if you shall put God first in life before anything then your horizon of thinking shall go
on expanding to infinity. By having such thinking & devotion to God, you shall be able to
understand the God better. As everything in this world has originated from that single
source called God only so to keep Him prime & then make your life secondary to God,
shall make everything valuable in life.
So you should first gain God in life, and then gain wealth; but do not try to do the
contrary. If, after acquiring spirituality & turning your mind towards the God, you lead a
worldly life, you will never lose your peace of mind.
Just when you go to a new city, you first secure a comfortable room for your rest at night,
and after keeping your luggage there, you feel free to go about the city for sightseeing.
Otherwise you may have to suffer much in the darkness of night to get a place for your
rest. Similarly, after securing your eternal resting place in God, you can fearlessly move
about doing your daily work. Otherwise, when the dark and dreadful night of death shall
come, one shall have to encounter great difficulties and sufferings.
Below are few verses of Bhagwat Gita also explaining that God is supreme:
"mattah parataram nanyat

kincid asti dhananjaya
mayi sarvam idam protam
sutre mani-gana iva" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Seven verse 7)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, there is nothing else besides Me in this world. Like
clusters of yarn-beads formed by knots on a thread, all this world is threaded on me.
"yac chapi sarva-bhutanam

bijam tad aham arjuna
na tad asti vina yat syan
maya bhutam characharam" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Ten verse 39)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no
being—moving or nonmoving—that can exist without Me."
So let's Cling to God & have faith in God. Let God come first always before any other
thing in our life. As God is supreme & controls everything, so in this world everything
has meaning because of God only. Let's all pray to that supreme, divine, all powerful God
only. In this way God shall deliver us from all the miseries of life & shall protect us
always in life.
Jai Sri Krishna

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Let's Shed Our Ego
Ego is nothing but to feel oneself more important than others, to feel different & superior
to others. Such a feeling of finding oneself different from others is nothing but the
ignorance & such an illusion is called ego. We all are part & parcel of the Omnipresent
Soul & that one same soul is present in all of us. So if we are able to realize that soul
within all of us then we cannot find ourselves different from others.
"Ego is nothing but identification of oneself with their body than

Soul."
Under the influence of ego a human being forgets the truth about God & thinks his/her
identity to be different than others. Once a person knows this knowledge of God, then the
delusion of "Maya" disappears & that person shed his / her ego to become one with God
again.
Human beings generally crave for Name, Fame, Pleasures of life etc. which satisfies one's
ego & these are the Idols in one's life which a person adores very much. But these Idols
do not do any good to one self as it obscures one's real 'Soul nature', which is divine with
unlimited powers & is always blissful. Such craving for Name, Fame & Sense pleasures
drowns one's self respect & obscures the divine being from our sight. These worthless
temptations destroy one's reputation & always give delusion by which a person is not
able to know his Divine Self.
Below is a verse of Bhagwat Gita which tells how an egoistic person behaves:
"ahankaram balam darpam

kamam krodham cha samsritah
mam atma-para-dehesu
pradvisanto ’bhyasuyakah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Sixteen verse 18)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Bewildered by false ego, strength, pride, lust and
anger, these egoistic people become envious of the Supreme Lord, who is situated in
their own bodies and in the bodies of others, and blaspheme against the real
religion."
Below is a verse of Bhagwat Gita which tells how surrendering one's ego one can achieve
the God:
"tam eva saranam gaccha

sarva-bhavena bharata
tat-prasadat param shantim
sthanam prapsyasi sasvatam" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen verse 62)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, surrender your ego fully unto the God. By His grace
you will attain transcendental peace and the supreme and eternal abode."
As a rope that is burnt retains its shape intact, but has become all ashes, so that nothing
can be bound with it; similarly, the person who feels one with everyone & is devoted to
God, retains only the form of his egoism, but not has any idea of vanity (Ahamkâra).
So Let's shed our ego & not be egoistic, as it shall not do any good to one self. Let's
surrender our ego in the Divine feet of the God & adore Him only so that He can give us
a blissful life.
Jai Sri Krishna

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

When Robbers Were Reformed
Spiritual practice can reform all types of persons including the one's who are involved in
antisocial activities. Even people such as thieves, robbers etc. can be reformed with the
spiritual practice. Even if you are the vilest of all sinners, when you turn to the spiritual
practice & turn towards the God, you will be reformed. Below is a story in which two
robbers were reformed with the spiritual practice:
"Once there were two sons of a rich & high class Brahmin (Hindu priest). Due to bad
company, they got into the lustful ways and ran out of their wealth, fortune & good luck
in no time and suddenly became penniless.
Having nothing to do & nothing to fed for themselves, they were not able to maintain
their daily needs. They were somehow not able to keep their body and soul together. Out
of misery & frustration they turned to highway robberies and hiding in jungles
overpowered stray travelers, killed them and seized their possessions.
Once a sage happened to pass by them. Those two robber brothers also subjected this
saint to the same inhuman treatment & were about to kill him. The sage did not cried &
kept his calm. Sage through his spiritual vision saw that these two robbers are from a
high caste Brahmin family. He gave the two robbers wise counsel & advised them to lead
a life of spiritual practice. He asked them to turn toward the God & leave this wrong way
of life. Through his spiritual counsel he was able to change the minds of robber brothers.
He took them to his ashram where these two fallen brothers started worshipping the Lord
and started offering prayers to God daily. In this way in the end they were able to attain
salvation & finally went to Lord's beautiful abode to stay with Him."
In Bhagwat Gita also God says:
"api ced asi papebhyah

sarvebhyah papa-krt-tamah
sarvam jnana-plavenaiva
vrjinam santarisyasi" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Four verse 36)
"Sri Krishna said to Arjuna: Even if you are considered to be the most sinful of all
sinners, when you turn to the spiritual practice & turn toward the God, you will be
able to cross over the ocean of miseries."
Jai Sri Krishna

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas
Dear Readers,
May Love, Peace and Joy come down on earth on Christmas day to make you happy and
cheerful. May Christmas spread cheer in your lives!
Merry Christmas
Here below is a sweet story titled "A Box Full of Kisses" which shows power of
unconditional love. Here below is the story.........
"The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting
a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child
tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl
brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy.
"The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when
he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you
give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked
up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses
into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."The father was crushed. He put his arms around
his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.Only a short time later, an accident took
the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many
years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and
remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings have been given a gold container
filled with unconditional love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends,
and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than
this."
Thanks,
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When God Laughs
In this world God is all-powerful; almighty; unlimited in power & has all the ability to do
anything but still we in our ego think & believe that we are the doer of everything &
controller of all the events. But it is not so as God controls everything & manages all the
events in the world. In His all powerful form God is called Omnipotent. Omnipotence is
the attribute of God which describes His ability to do whatever He wills. No one or no
force or happening can frustrate or prevent God from accomplishing his designs. God's
Omnipotent power is sufficient to fulfill all His purposes and promises, including His
promise of "Eternal life" for His devotees.
But still there are many people in this world who do not believe in all such powers of
God & think themselves to be the master of everything. On such fools God laughs & feel
pity for them. For such people Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa says:
"God laughs on two occasions. Firstly God laughs when the physician says to the
patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your son.’ God laughs,
saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take away his life, and this man says that he will save
him!’ The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master.
On second occasion God laughs again when the two brothers divide their land with a
string, saying to each other, ‘This side of land is mine and that side is yours.’ God laughs
and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but still they say they own this
portion or that portion of land."
God is supreme & we should consider His supremacy in all the events. In this world even
a leaf does not flutter without the God's will. Bhagwat Gita also talks about God to be
Omnipotent. Below are some verses regarding that:
"yad aditya-gatam tejo

jagad bhasayate ’khilam
yac chandramasi yac chagnau
tat tejo viddhi mamakam" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Fifteen verse 12)
"Lord Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, The splendor of the sun, which dissipates the
darkness of this whole world, comes from Me. And the splendor of the moon and the
splendor of fire are also comes from Me."
"bijam mam sarva-bhutanam

viddhi partha sanatanam
buddhir buddhimatam asmi
tejas tejasvinam aham" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Seven verse 10)
"Lord Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, know that I am the original seed of all
existences, the intelligence of the intelligent, and the prowess of all powerful men."
"yo mam evam asammudho

janati purushottamam
sa sarva-vid bhajati mam
sarva-bhavena bharata" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Fifteen verse 19)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Whoever knows Me as the All powerful Supreme
God, without doubting, is the knower of everything. He therefore engages himself in
full devotional service to Me."
"kasmac cha te na nameran mahatman

gariyase brahmano ’py adi-kartre
ananta devesa jagan-nivasa
tvam aksharam sad-asat tat param yat" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eleven verse 37)
"Arjuna said to Lord Krishna: O great one, greater even than Brahma, You are the
original creator. Why then should they not offer their respectful obeisance's unto
You? O limitless one, God of gods, refuge of the universe! You are the invincible
source, the cause of all causes, transcendental to this material manifestation."
"tvam adi-devah purushah puranas

tvam asya vishvasya param nidhanam
vettasi vedyam cha param cha dhama
tvaya tatam vishvam ananta-rupa" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eleven verse 38)
"Arjuna said to Lord Krishna: You are the original Personality of Godhead, the
oldest, the ultimate sanctuary of this manifested cosmic world. You are the knower
of everything, and You are all that is knowable. You are the supreme refuge, above
the material modes. O limitless form! This whole cosmic manifestation is pervaded
by You!"
"pitasi lokasya characharasya

tvam asya pujyas cha gurur gariyan
na tvat-samo ’sty abhyadhikah kuto ’nyo
loka-traye ’py apratima-prabhava" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eleven verse 43)
"Arjuna said to Lord Krishna: You are the father of this complete cosmic
manifestation, of the moving and the nonmoving. You are its worship-able chief, the
supreme spiritual master. No one is equal to You, nor can anyone be one with You.
How then could there be anyone greater than You within the three worlds, O Lord
of immeasurable power?"
"aham sarvasya prabhavo

mattah sarvam pravartate
iti matva bhajante mam
budha bhava-samanvitah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Ten verse 8)
"Sri Krishna said to Arjuna: I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds.
Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My
devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts."
"yad yad vibhutimat sattvam

srimad urjitam eva va
tat tad evavagaccha tvam
mama tejo-’msa-sambhavam" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Ten verse 41)
"Sri Krishna said to Arjuna: Know that all opulent, beautiful and glorious creations
spring from but a spark of My splendor."
So let's consider God to be all powerful, Omnipotent God. Let's know that God is able to
do anything that is logically possible for Him to do. Let's know that God is able to do
anything that it chooses to do. Let's know that God is able to do absolutely anything, even
the logically impossible. So let's pray such a powerful, Omnipotent God.
Jai Sri Krishna

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How to get rid of Pain & Suffering
If you want to get rid of "Pain & Suffering" from your life then here below is a small
story which shall show you the way to it :
"In the olden times a businessman had to cross a jungle. That man took a donkey to carry
his baggage & heavy luggage. He put all his baggage on to the donkey's back; and also
loaded an empty tin container on donkey's back. The donkey was burying under the
heavy load and stopped moving forward. The businessman now removed that empty tin
container from the donkey's back and threw it away. On seeing this the donkey felt
mentally relived & felt that the load on his back had been greatly reduced and started
moving through the jungle without having any further regret. That poor donkey was
happy with the false feeling that load has been reduced from his back while he was
carrying all that load."
In this world we too are getting deluded similarly by the delusive energy of God called
Maya. She puts our minds through the pains and sufferings of life & we all our life feel
these regularly. Our mind is always full of worries, anxieties, pains of day to day life,
diseases and mental sufferings. Sometimes that delusive energy of God called Maya
removes a little pain from our life & gives us a small happiness & pleasure. We at that
time feel that we have got fully rid of all the problems & miseries of the life & we again
rush with more vigor towards the jungle called life. We forget that all those miseries &
pains of life are still there & if we do not find the true answer to get rid of all these
sufferings then we shall always feel the same way all through life & shall get reborn
again to live a life of pain & sufferings. To get rid of all these pains & sufferings
permanently, is to know your true self which is your Soul & Supersoul (God). Once you
know your Soul & Supersoul (God) then all the miseries of life shall go away from your
life.
In "Bhagwat Gita", Lord Krishna Says that if a person is devoted to God only then God
rescues that person from all the miseries of life. Lord says:
"ye tu sarvani karmani

mayi sannyasya mat-parah
ananyenaiva yogena
mam dhyayanta upasate"
"tesam aham samuddharta
mrityu-samsara-sagarat
bhavami na cirat partha
mayy avesita-cetasam" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Twelve verse 6-7)
'Those people, who worship Me by surrendering all their activities unto Me, are
always devoted to Me, always meditate upon Me, Having always fixing their minds
upon Me, O Parth - to them, I swiftly rescue from the miseries of life & also from
the cycle of birth and death i.e always protect that devotee.'
So let's move towards God & always worship Him. By doing this He shall take away all
the sufferings & miseries from your life & shall show you the true light.
Jai Sri Krishna

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Let's Pray God as Life Is Not Permanent on Earth
Each person that is born on this earth has a specific lifetime & age before that person
disappears from the stage earth. No one is immortal & has ever stayed permanently on
this earth. But we all become so much involved & busy in our life on this earth that we all
forget that one day we all have to leave this earth, leave this body. Our Life is not
permanent on this earth & it is for a limited period of time after which it shall pass away.
So we all should know the real purpose of life & should not let God slip out of our mind
& life anytime, as He only shall save us during this life & also after this life.
Life is aptly described in below lines of the Persian Poet, 'Omar Khayyam' :
'Lo! some we loved, the loveliest and the best

That time and fate of all their Vintage prest,
Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before,
And one by one crept silently to Rest. '
'Omar Khayyam'
Lo, here were all those our near & dear one's, whom we loved the most & are gone
now. Wine of life that used to flow through their mortal body has gone. Time & fate
(karmic law of cause & effect) has acted in their case & after drinking a Cup or two
(of life), they have departed from this earth & have died a short or long before us.
So shall be the fate of our self also & we shall too some day depart after drinking a
Cup or two.
So instead of letting time & fate rule our destiny & lead us to death, why not let God
immortalize us. So let's pray to God daily, know Him daily so that God can bless us with
the immortality. Lord Krishna says in Bhagwat Gita :
"sarva-karmany api sada

kurvano mad-vyapasrayah
mat-prasadad avapnoti
sasvatam padam avyayam" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen verse 56)
"Lord Sri Krishna says: O Arjuna, Though engaged in all kinds of activities, My
pure devotee, under My protection, reaches the Eternal and Imperishable abode by
My grace."
"ananya-cetah satatam
yo mam smarati nityasah
tasyaham sulabhah partha
nitya-yuktasya yoginah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eight verse 14)
"Lord Sri Krishna says: O Arjuna, Whosoever, always & constantly remembers Me
with undivided mind; by that person, I am easy to obtain, O Arjuna, because of his
constant engagement in the devotional service to Me."
So just see what's on your mind most of the time. It might be your daily affairs, your
family etc. but God might be missing from your life. It is always good for a person that
he does not let God slip out of his mind, anytime in his life. The person who does not
forget the God in life, bids fair to realize Him in this very birth.
So Let's pray to God always as life is not permanent on this earth. Let's pray Him so that
He can bless us in this & after life. Loving & praying God can only save us from all type
of miseries.
Jai Sri Krishna

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

God Is Seated In Everyone's Heart
You come to see so many people in this world. Some are rich, some are poor; some are
white, some are black; some are qualified, some are illiterate; some are healthy, some are
weak. In fact each person is unique & different in this world. We all are having different
bodies & each one of us is having a different face of it's own. Such variety in nature
creates the illusion that we all are different individual beings. But all that variety in nature
is at the physical level & at the Soul level we all are one as there is only one indivisible,
Omnipresent Soul that is present in all of us.
It is the Indestructible, Indivisible, Omnipresent Soul present in our bodies that makes it
so lovable, otherwise no one can love this body of five nature elements. All attractions in
the body are due to this Divine Soul only. Once this Divine Soul leaves this body, it is
called the death of that body & all attractions, all love departs with that Soul. This divine
Soul is nothing but a spark of the "Universal Omnipresent Soul", the Almighty God. All
human beings are lovable due to the presence of this Divine Soul in our body.
Below is a story which depicts how a devotee of God could not attain to immortality as
he could not see the God present in all beings.
"Once there was a 'High Caste devotee' of God. He always used to practice the rituals as
followed by high priests. He had no home & always used to wander in different villages
& places. He was free of desire, lust, hatred, greed & used to live in a world of his own.
God became very happy with his devotion & asked him for a boon. 'High Caste devotee'
told the God that he was desire less and he did not want anything, but God insisted for
some boon to be granted to him as a reward of his devotion. At this 'High Caste devotee'
asked for a boon that, whenever, he was in need of food & he felt hungry, food may be
provided to him. God granted him that boon & disappeared.
One day, 'High Caste devotee' after wandering for a long distance felt hungry, but there
was nothing available nearby. Then he remembered that the God had granted him a
boon that he would find food at his desire. Suddenly, he saw a man dressed in torn &
dirty rags, carrying food in a bag asked him, "Sir, would you like to have some food."
Looking at the apparent dirty & impure condition of the man & being himself of High
caste, he felt repelled at that man's condition. He politely refused "No, Thank you". The
person carrying the food again approached him, but in utter disgust & in anger the 'High
Caste devotee' told that person to go away and that he was not interested in his food. The
person carrying the food disappeared. Seeing the sudden disappearance of that person,
he realized that it must be God, who disguised Himself as that man dressed in torn &
dirty rags and came to provide him food.
On his prayer now God again appeared before the 'High Caste devotee', smiled and told
him, It was the "King of heaven" only who had come to fetch you food. In fact this food
was not the ordinary food but was the divine one, Nectar Food. If he would have
accepted & eaten it, he would have become immortal, but on one condition to test
whether you could see the Divinity in all, whether you could see the divine being in that
man dressed in torn & dirty rags.
That 'High Caste devotee' now understood how he had failed in the test. It was his Ego,
which made him refuse the Nectar Food.
So the moral of the story is that we should see the God / Divinity present in all beings &
we should not discriminate with any body & love everyone equally."
All the religious texts & Bhagwat Gita also teaches us that we should love all human
beings equally as the God as Soul resides in everyone's heart & seeing the presence of
that divinity present in all beings, we should not discriminate with any body & love
everyone equally. Below verses of Bhagwat Gita explain that only:
sarvasya chaham hridi sannivisto

mattah smritir jnanam apohanam cha
vedais cha sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedanta-krd veda-vid eva chaham" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Fifteen verse 15)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me comes
remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known.
Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas."
"ishvarah sarva-bhutanam
hrd-dese ’rjuna tishthati
bhramayan sarva-bhutani
yantrarudhani mayaya" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen verse 61)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, The Supreme God dwells/resides in the hearts of all
beings, who are mounted on the automation of this body, causing them by His
illusive power of material energy to revolve (according to their actions) and is
directing the wanderings of all living entities."
So let's see God equally seated in everyone's heart. Let's not differentiate people between
their body skin color, their language, nationality, status etc. & see the presence of God
equally in all beings. Let's Love everyone equally.
Jai Sri Krishna

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Peaceful Mind Is Key To Happiness
Just do a reality check in your daily day to day life. Check whether you remain stressful,
tense, disturbed in mind or you remain calm, peaceful, happy in mind. If you remain
stressful, tense, disturbed in mind then it shall lead to unhappiness while if you remain
calm, peaceful in life then you shall be happy in life. We see this world through our mind
so if our mind is peaceful; we enjoy the beauties of nature & love being born to enjoy this
life. But if our mind remains tense, stressful, disturbed; life seems like a curse. We can
never enjoy our life if our mind remains in a disturbed state of mind. So the key to
happiness in life is that our mind remains calm & peaceful.
To understand your state of mind, you should introspect & see what are the reasons that
your mind becomes stressful, tense & disturbed. If you throw a small stone in the calm,
peaceful pond of water then ripples are generated in the pond. If you try to stop those
ripples with your hand or any other means, more & more ripples are generated. Same is
the case with our mind. When our peaceful mind is disturbed due to any reason in our life
then trying to undo that situation is very difficult. So we should try to analyze in our life,
what was the reason that caused those ripples in the first place in your peaceful mind.
Also, in future you should try to stop such situations in your life.
The main reason why our mind remains disturbed is that we are not satisfied with our
present state. If you have something, you are not happy with it. In your relations you may
not have harmonious relations with your near & dear ones. If you have a particular
amount of money with you, it seems less to you & you want more of it. Same is that, you
have Greed for other things & don’t know how to enjoy the one’s you are already having.
To be peaceful at mind, the first & foremost thing is to be satisfied with what you have at
present & try to make harmonious relations with the people all around you. Once you are
able to do that then you shall find that you are better off & much peaceful. Just try to
appreciate the positive aspects in your life & avoid pondering over negatives in life &
that shall make you more peaceful. Also try to control your desires as unfulfilled desires
are the ones which keep our mind disturbed.
Below are few verses of Bhagwat Gita which teaches, how a person of peaceful,
unwavering and undisturbed mind behaves in life:
“aapurya-manam achala-prathistham
samudram apah pravishanti yadvat
tadvat-kama yam pravishanti sarve
sa shantim-apnoti na kama-kaami” (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter II verse 70)
"As the waters (of different rivers) enters the Great Ocean, which though full on all
sides remains undisturbed, like wise a person who is not disturbed by the incessant
flow of desires - can alone achieve peace, and not the man who runs after these
desires & strives to satisfy such desires."
"sama-duhkha-sukhah sva-sthah
sama-lostasma-kanchanah
tulya-priyapriyo dhiras
tulya-nindatma-samstutih" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Fourteen verse 24)
Sri Krishna said to Arjuna: One who is situated in the Self (soul) and behaves same
during happiness and distress; one who looks upon a lump of earth, a stone and a
piece of gold with an equal eye; one who is equal toward the desirable and the
undesirable; one who is situated equally well in praise and blame is the one who is of
steady mind.
"manapamanayos tulyas
tulyo mitrari-pakshayoh
sarvarambha-parityagi
gunatitah sa ucyate" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Fourteen verse 25)
Sri Krishna said to Arjuna: One who is steady in honor and dishonor; one who
treats alike both friend and enemy; and who has renounced all material activities—
such a person is said to have transcended the three modes of nature & lives in a
peaceful state of mind.
So if you want to have peace of mind in life, you need to be satisfied with what you have
at present in life & should not hanker after those desirous objects which are beyond your
reach. Just try to make harmonious relations with the people all around you & you shall
feel peaceful & happy in life. Other than that turning your mind's attention towards God
or Spiritual practices like listening to devotional songs (Bhazans), reading spiritual
literature, chanting religious mantras, doing Yoga etc. shall also make your mind
peaceful & the "Key to Happiness lies in a Peaceful Mind only".
Jai Sri Krishna

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Devotion
Devotion is the commitment to any

person, cause or thing. A person devoted to something always remains in the thought of
that thing, does all his actions toward that thing & always remains committed to that
thing. Similarly Devotees of God also do live in the thought of God, do all their actions
toward Him only & always remain committed to God. In this way they always live in a
mood of ecstasy and self-surrender to God. Such devotees always channel their emotional
energies toward God only. Stories of such devotees abound in Hindu scriptures. Here
below is a story "God's Devoted Crow" about that only :
"In the "Treta Yuga" Lord Vishnu descended on earth as "Prince Rama". He was looked
upon as God embodied on earth. Not only were human beings devoted to Him, but also
were there many from the animal kingdom. One of those was a crow.
One day Lord Rama and his younger brother Lakshmana were walking beside the Lake
Pampa. Lakshmana saw on the other side of the lake a large crow, behaving very
strangely. Crow would run up to the water, look at it, bend its head, and then run back
into the forest without drinking the water. Lakshmana saw the crow doing the same thing
many times. So Lakshmana (who had great respect for his brother's opinions) asked
Rama what he could make out of such a behavior of the crow. Why should a bird act like
that?
Lord Rama gave one look at that crow and said, "Oh Lakshmana, I can tell you about it:
this crow is very devoted to me -- so much so that he is chanting my name constantly
upon his tongue. Just now he is thirsty, quite thirsty. But to drink the water he would
have to interrupt his repeating of my name, and he just cannot bear to do that." So such
was the devotion of that crow towards Lord Rama that it would always chant & repeat
Lord Rama's name."
Among humans Arjuna was a true devotee of Lord Krishna & knew that He was the God
of the universe. He knew about all the powers of Lord Krishna & also knew that God in
the form of Krishna shall save him & lead him to victory. He was having much faith in
Lord Krishna than His army. Due to his faith in Lord Krishna only, ultimately he won the
Kurukshetra war while Kauravas (his enemies) lost the war. In the Bhagwat Gita,
teachings given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna on the battle field of Kurukshetra, Lord is
saying:

"Sri Krishna says to Arjuna: I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal
to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I
am also a friend to him."
"man-mna bhav mad-bhakto

madhyaji maam namaskuru
maam-evaishyasi yuktvaivam
atmanam mat-parayanah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter IX verse 34)
"Sri Krishna says to Arjuna: Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to me, worship Me
& offer obeisance's to Me. In this way, linking to Me, you shall surely come to Me."
"sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
mokshayisyami ma suchah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen verse 66)
"Sri Krishna says to Arjuna: Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender
unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear."
"patram puspam phalam toyam

yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Nine verse 26)
"Sri Krishna says to Arjuna: If any one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a
flower, fruit or even water, I readily accept that offering of that devotee."
So let's have devotion towards the God. Let's remember God for some time in our daily
life so that we can too generate some "Spiritual Emotion" toward the God. Once that is
developed, we shall always find God near us & our life shall be filled with joy, love &
ecstasy. So the Devotion to God is the supreme. It removes all the sins of a devotee &
removes all the ignorance from one's life.
Jai Sri Krishna.

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Friday, November 05, 2010

God is One
There are said to be 330,000,000 or 330 Million (33 Crore) Gods & Goddesses in
Hinduism. To me the only explanation for such a huge numbers may be like that all the
residents of some "Godly Planet" are called Gods or Goddesses. In other words 330
Million (33 Crore) is the population of that "Godly Planet" on which all these Godly
people live. Anyway, on this our own earth, people follow different religions & have
different faiths in regard to God. Different religions of the world depict God in different
forms. In Hinduism God is depicted as Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, Durga,
Kali, Lakshmi, Saraswati etc. while in some sects of Hinduism, God is depicted as
formless God too. In Christianity God is depicted as Jesus Christ who is said to be the
Son of God. Sikhism & Muslim sects mostly believe in a formless God. So different
minded people of the world see the God in different forms or formless God too.
In reality "God is One" who but appears in different forms. All these Gods & Goddesses
are manifestation of one Supreme God only. It can be understood very easily like this:
"There is a potter who makes different forms of Gods & Goddesses from clay of the
ground. Clay is basically the same in all the forms but out of same clay different Gods &
Goddesses appear to us. In the same way there is only One God but it appears in
different forms. Similarly if you see that Gold for making different ornaments is same but
with this gold various types, shapes of ornaments are made & are given different names.
Similarly God is One but He is worshipped in different cultures, countries in different
ways, forms & with different names. There are different paths in this world to reach that
same One God."
In Bhagwat Gita Chapter Ten, Lord Krishna is himself saying that He is the source of all
beings & gods. Not even that, as per Lord Krishna, all these universes & creations spring
from but a spark of His splendor only. As per Him, He is seated in the hearts of all living
entities. He Himself is Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva & Lord Brahma. He Himself is Sun,
Moon, Wind & Fire. He Himself is Rama God too. He Himself is Lord of wealth -
Kubera. He Himself is Spiritual word Om. He Himself is river Ganges. Among women
He Himself is manifested as Goddess of fortune (Lakshmi), Goddess of wisdom
(Saraswati) & other Goddesses of fame, memory, intelligence, steadfastness and patience.
As per Lord Krishna His opulence is limitless.
Hindus likewise believe in only one God. They glorify and praise His thousands of
qualities. For example when God is love, He is symbolically represented by Lord
Krishna, God as virtue is represented by lord Rama, God as power is represented by Lord
Hanuman, God as wisdom is represented by Goddess Saraswati etc. etc. So these
different aspects of Gods represent spirituality, purity, power etc. of the Ultimate One
who is endless truth and bliss.
If there are many "Pots filled with water" & if these pots are put under the Sun then
Reflection of the Sun can be seen in all these pots. It appears that individual Sun is
appearing in each pot. Not only that, water of each pot gets heated equally when Sun is
reflected in the water pots. Now just as the Sun may be reflected in numerous pots of
water, so the same one God is reflected in everything. Similarly there is one True
Universal Self or One God who is appearing in different forms.
Below are some verses from Bhagwat Gita which explain about the Oneness of Supreme
God:

being—moving or nonmoving—that can exist without Me."
"aham atma gudakesha

sarva-bhutasaya-sthitah
aham adis cha madhyam cha
bhutanam anta eva cha" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Ten verse 20)
"Sri Krishna said: I am the Super Soul, O Arjuna, seated in the hearts of all living
entities. I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings."
"yad yad vibhutimat sattvam

srimad urjitam eva va
tat tad evavagaccha tvam
mama tejo-’msa-sambhavam" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Ten verse 41)
"Sri Krishna said: Know that all opulent, beautiful and glorious creations spring
from but a spark of My splendor."
So let's see one God in all different forms. Let people not fight on the basis of religion.
There is only one God & He is called by different names by his lovers, devotees in
affection. Sri Ram, Sri Krishn, Gobind, Waheguru, Allah, Jesus are all the same. So let's
all have wisdom to respect each others faith & let's all realize that One God in all the
different forms.
Jai Sri Krishna

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Does God Exist?
There is a saying that "Seeing Is Believing". That means we believe in those things that
we see. Now do you know the things which exist but yet we cannot see these with our
eyes. Just see the subtle radio or micro waves that travel to your mobile phones, to your
Laptops while accessing the internet through Wi-Fi technology, all those FM channels
that you get in radio, seeing the television through dish technology etc. All these are
examples of those invisible rays that actually travel through this invisible space &
reaches to your various instruments like, mobiles, radio, TV etc. & get these working due
to these invisible rays. Such subtle rays do exist but we cannot see these with our eyes,
yet we can see the effects of such invisible rays.
Similarly as we do not see God so many of us do not believe in Him. But just like
invisible rays travelling to your mobile, FM radio, TV etc. God too exist in the Invisible
form & is sitting silently within this infinite space watching all of our actions. Now if you
have faith in this then you shall believe in God, otherwise not. As a matter of fact, God
exists if you have Faith in Him, otherwise not. 'Faith" in God is prime to know about His
existence.
Now if you do not have faith in God, then shall God cease to exist? God is truth & truth
is always having existence. God was there when we all were not, God is there when we
are having our present existence & God shall be there even when we shall not be there.
He is the ultimate truth & truth exists always. In the night you see many stars in the sky
but when the sun rises in the morning you do not see these stars at all. Now can you say
that there is no existence of stars, as these shall be again visible, once the night comes &
whole sky shall again lit with stars proving their existence. Similarly when our mind
wanders in ignorance, during that time we do not believe in His existence but when our
mind is lit with the light of knowledge, we are able to see the existence of God. Then we
do not say that there is no existence of God.
God is the faith of human beings that a Supernatural Power exists in this universe which
has created us & this all other universal forms. He is having supernatural powers, who is
omniscient (knows everything), who is omnipresent (who is present everywhere),
omnipotent (who is having all the powers & is all powerful), who is imperishable &
indestructible. Faith of humans in such a big & great entity having all the powers is
known as God.
In Bhagwat Gita God Himself is saying:

being—moving or nonmoving—that can exist without Me
"shraddhaval labhate jnanam

tat-parah samyatendriyah
jnanam labdhva param shantim
acirenadhigacchati" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Four verse 39)
"Sri Krishna said : O Arjuna, a faithful man who is dedicated to transcendental

knowledge and who subdues his senses is eligible to achieve such knowledge, and
having achieved it he quickly attains the God & spiritual peace."
So just come out of the darkness of ignorance & have faith in God. It's the Faith in God
only which shall deliver us from all the miseries of life. If you have Faith in God then it
shall enlighten your thinking & let you come closer to all humanity & to God. Once you
feel yourself one with all the humanity then peace, joy, bliss shall come to your mind as
you shall see the image of God & image of yourself in all human beings.
Jai Sri Krishna

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God Gives Meaning To Everything
Faith in God can change one's thinking & perspective to view this world. Everyone
views this world differently as per their experiences & understanding of this world. There
are two type of people in this world. First one are atheists & these people do not believe
in any supernatural force called God as they have no faith in the super powers of any
force called God. Second one are devotees of God who have full faith in supernatural
powers of God. For them faith in some higher power makes them understand this world
better. Below is simple arithmetic which shall make this difference clear between the
thinking of an atheist & a devotee.
If you have "one," and you go on adding zeros in front of it, like this: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0001,
does it become more than one? Does it add value to it? It does not. But if you put the
"one" first and then add zeros after it: 1 + 0 + 0 + 0, the number goes on expanding to
infinity. In the same way, the atheist lives in a world on his own & for him world is like
the first "0 + 0 + 0001" ; there is something there, and he keeps on adding "things", but
he doesn't get much. For him the world revolves around him only, for him his body, his
social circle, his money, relatives etc. are prime but these things & people go away from
him at the time of death. As his thinking is limited & he is not having faith in God so he
is left alone. He is also not protected by God in this life & after life.
On the other hand, for a devotee God is like the second "1 + 0 + 0 + 0" & he puts God
first in life before anything and in this way his thinking goes on expanding to infinity. By
having such devotion, he is able to understand the mystery of this universe & God better.
As everything in this world has originated from that single source called God so to keep
Him prime & then adding things to it makes everything valuable.
God is actually the "Formless Brahman" (God in un-manifest aspect) & is all alone
before creation. Then out of His will He creates this universe & things go on adding to
Him just like 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 & infinite universe is born out of Him. When God did this
creation out of His un-manifest aspect, then this manifest infinite universe came into
being. God in his manifest aspect is called 'Ananta' or Infinity. Initially God was one & to
multiply himself into many he created this universe; that is why it only takes 'Zeroes' to
be added to '1' to get it manifested in hundreds of thousands forms.
Below are few verses of Bhagwat Gita explaining that un-manifest aspect of God:
"etad-yonini bhutani
sarvanity upadharaya
aham krtsnasya jagatah
prabhavah pralayas tatha" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Seven verse 6)
"Sri Krishna said: All created beings have their source in these two natures. I am
the source of all creation & into Me again it dissolves.
"mattah parataram nanyat

kincid asti dhananjaya
mayi sarvam idam protam
sutre mani-gana iva" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Seven verse 7)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, there is nothing else besides Me. Like clusters of yarn-
beads formed by knots on a thread, all this world is threaded on me.
"bijam mam sarva-bhutanam

viddhi partha sanatanam
buddhir buddhimatam asmi
tejas tejasvinam aham" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Seven verse 10)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, know that I am the original seed of all existences, the
intelligence of the intelligent, and the prowess of all powerful men."
So let's have faith in God. Let God come first always before any other thing in our life.
As God is present everywhere & controls everything, so in this world everything has
meaning because of God only. Let's all pray to that supreme, divine, all powerful God
only.
Jai Sri Krishna

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Do You Believe In Luck?
That day a poor person won 'Many millions worth of Lottery' & people said, "Wow,
what a Lucky guy!". Recently an old lady in her last will, gave everything to her
caretaker (servant) of 30 years, all her property, money worth millions & people said
"Wow, what a Lucky person!". In this way, many people find themselves Lucky
suddenly. Similarly, people do get sudden losses in business, have sudden misfortunes in
life & people say, "What a bad Luck!". Sudden gain or sudden loss in life is said to be
due to one's Luck. Now what is this Luck? Do you believe in this Luck? Here below is
described what is Luck & what is it's relation with the Human Karmas.
Luck is generally said to be blessings of God. It is also similar to Bhagya, Kismet, Fate
etc. but differs from these in a way that it is sudden, by chance that something good or
bad happens in one's life. Now the question is, "Why suddenly Luck shines on a
particular person & that person wins a lottery?" To understand this we need to understand
the Hindu theory of Karmas.
As per Bhagwat Gita, individual soul is immortal & is capable of taking rebirth in
different bodies after it leaves one body at death. As per the Hindu Philosophy, 'Actions
or Karmas' of previous birth become the basis of this birth & Karmas of this birth become
the basis of next birth & so on. Every Karma has a consequential Fruit related to it. A
person has to enjoy the good or bad fruits of "Karmas", in his/her next births. Karmas
done by a person, remains with that person, unless he/she has enjoyed the consequential
Fruits arisen out of doing that Karma.
At the death of a person, individual soul takes with it all the accumulated Karmas, which
contain Karmas done in this birth & also the Karmas from the previous births for which
its fruits are yet to be enjoyed . Now when a person gets something by chance, it is the
outcome or fruits of previous births Karmas which are bearing fruit now. So when a
person suddenly wins a lottery, then at that time some very good deeds or Karmas of
previous births suddenly bear good fruits. Similarly when a person gets sudden loss in
life & have a bad Luck, then also some bad deeds or Karmas of previous births suddenly
bear bad fruits.
So this explains all such events as per the Hindu Philosophy. It is also due to good & bad
Karmas done by an individual in earlier births only that a person is born in a rich or poor
family. All inheritances too can be explained like that only. So let's all do Good deeds or
Good Karmas only so that our this & next lives can be good.
Read also: What is Karma?
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May God Bless You
If we have faith in God then we always want that Blessings of God be showered on us.
God is all merciful. His Divine grace or Blessings shower on all the creatures. When
mercy of God happens on any person then God gives that person, whatever, that person is
lacking in life & also protects that person's life & belongings.
But to have such a mercy of God, you also need to have your mind turned toward Him in
prayer. Your thinking should be toward the God, you need to become His devotee, you
need to offer obeisance's to God and worship Him always. When you shall become
absorbed in God in such a way then you shall become eligible for the God's mercy & He
shall always Bless you.
Worshipping the God, becoming His devotee, doing service to God & making Him your
only savior shall take you toward Him. Once you are eligible for such a mercy of God
then He shall shower all His blessings on you. Below verses of Bhagwat Gita explain that
only :

"Sri Krishna said: I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all
beings. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is very dear to Me, and I
am also very dear to him."
"sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
mokshayisyami ma suchah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen verse 66)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Abandon all varieties of religion or Setting aside all
meritorious deeds, just surrender unto Me. I shall liberate you from all sins. Do not
fear."
"ananyas cintayanto mam

ye janah paryupasate
tesham nityabhiyuktanam
yoga-ksemam vahamy aham" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Nine verse 22)
"Sri Krishna said: But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion,
meditating on My transcendental form—to them I carry what they lack, and I
preserve what they have."
So from the above verses of Bhagwat Gita it is very clear that when God shall shower His
blessings on you then He shall provide you everything in life & shall always protect you.
The only thing is that you should become eligible for such a mercy of God by becoming
His devotee. So let God's grace and mercy always shine upon your lives. May God
Always Bless You.
Jai Sri Krishna

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Saturday, October 02, 2010

Know about Bhagwat Gita
If you want to know, What Bhagwat Gita is? Who spok it? When & Where
was this originally spoken? What is the size of it? When was it first translated into
English? etc. then read this article...............The Bhagavad-Gita : Questions and Answers
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Friday, September 24, 2010

गगगग गगग (Gita Saar - Video & English, Hindi Translation)
गगगग गगग (गगगगग)

ात
ा ततत
कयो वयथर की िचंता करते हो? िकससे वयथर डरते हो? कौन तुमहे मार सकता है? अात मा ना पैदा होती है,
न मरती है।
जो हुअात
ा , वह अचछा हुअात
ा , जो हो रहा है, वह अचछा हो रहा है, जो होगा, वह भी अचछा ही होगा। तुम
भूत का पशाताप न करो। भिवषय की िचनता न करो। वतरमान चल रहा है।
तुमहारा कया गया, जो तुम रोते हो? तुम कया लाए थे, जो तुमने खो िदया? तुमने कया पैदा िकया था, जो नाश हो
गया? न तुम कुछ लेकर अाए ात
ा , जो िलया यही से िलया। जो िदया, यही पर िदया। जो िलया, इसी
(भगवान) से िलया। जो िदया, इसी को िदया।
ाात
खाली हाथ अाए ात
त खाली हाथ चले। जो अाज
अौर ाात ात
त िकसी का था,
तुमहारा है, कल अौर
ात
परसो िकसी अौरत का होगा। तुम इसे अपना समझ कर मगन हो रहे हो। बस यही पसनता तुमहारे दु :खो का
कारण है।
पिरवतरन संसार का िनयम है। िजसे तुम मृतयु समझते हो, वही तो जीवन है। एक कण मे तुम करोडो के सवामी
बन जाते हो, दूसरे ही कण मे तुम दिरद हो जाते हो। मेरा-तेरा, छोटा-बडा, अपना-पराया, मन से िमटा दो, िफर
सब तुमहारा है, तुम सबके हो।
ात
ा तत
न यह शरीर तुमहारा है, न तुम शरीर के हो। यह अिगन, जल, वायु, पृथवी, अाकाश ात
त
से बना है अौर
इसी मे िमल जायेगा। परनतु अातात
ा ततत
मा िसथर है - िफर तुम कया हो?
ातत
ा त
तुम अपने अापको भगवान के अिपरत करो। यही सबसे उतम सहारा है। जो इसके सहारे को जानता है
वह भय, िचनता, शोक से सवरदा मुकत है।
जो कुछ भी तू करता है, उसे भगवान के अपरण करता चल। ऐसा करने से सदा जीवन-मुकत का
ाततत
ा नतत
अानं द अनुभव करेगा।
Gita Saar (English)

Whatever happened in the past, it happened for the good; Whatever is happening, is
happening for the good; Whatever shall happen in the future, shall happen for the good
only। Do not weep for the past, do not worry for the future, concentrate on your present
life.
What did you bring at the time of birth, that you have lost? What did you produce, which
is destroyed? You didn't bring anything when you were born। Whatever you have, you
have received it from the God only while on this earth। Whatever you will give, you will
give it to the God. Everyone came in this world empty handed and shall go the same way.
Everything belongs to God only.
Whatever belongs to you today, belonged to someone else earlier and shall belong to
some one else in future. Change is the law of the universe.
You are an indestructible Soul & not a body. Body is composed of five elements - Earth,
Fire, Water, Air and Sky; one day body shall perish in these elements.
Soul lives forever even after death as soul is never born & never dies. So Why do you
worry unnecessarily? What are you afraid of? Who can kill you?
Devote yourself to the Almighty God only. One who takes the support of God, always
gains freedom from fear, worry and despair.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Smallest Bhagwat Gita In The World
Bhagwat Gita is one of the most sacred and religious scriptures of Hinduism. In this are
great philosophies of Hinduism & these teaching were told directly by Lord Krishna to
his disciple "Arjuna" on the battle field of Kurukshetra during Mahabharata war. It is also
described as a practical, self-contained guide to life. Now do you know which is the
smallest Bhagwat Gita in the world?
Last year Tanishq launched the World’s Smallest Bhagwat Gita in the form of a Pendant.
The pendant with Bhagwat Gita inscribed can be seen under a 20X microscope and can
be read under a 200X microscope. All 700 shlokas of 18 chapters of Bhagwat Gita are
inscripted in 24K gold (purest form of gold) on a 1 cm sq. crystal tablet, which is
developed into a pendant. This 22K gold pendant is available in 6 variants. The Bhagwat
Gita Pendant is available at select Tanishq outlets across India. About this has been
written about in the Limca Book of Records too. So now you can just wear it everyday
and keep it close to your heart.
Link
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

How to get Motivated in Life?
Human mind is the most mysterious one to understand. It is our mind only which gets
depressed, dejected but yet it is the mind only which get's happy, joyful & elated. Happy
moments are always welcome in our life but moments of Depression, Dejection, De-
motivation, Desolation all these D-words are the one's which are not welcome in our life.
We would never like to be sad in life but truth is that sadness is as much a part of our life
as happiness is in our life. We may be physically fit with blood gushing in our nerves, but
if we are not well with our MIND then we are certainly not going to perform to our full
potential. Mental health is where the key to success lies. If we are mentally supercharged
then we can achieve any milestone in spite of having any physical inadequacy.
Now, How to get Motivated in Life? How to get out of negative thoughts in life? How to
get out of Depression, De-motivation in life? Here is where the great teachings of
"Bhagwat Gita" come into play. For those who do not know about "Bhagwat Gita" a brief
is here below:
"Bhagwat Gita" is an ancient religious book of the "Hindus" & in this book are great
philosophies of Hinduism. These philosophies teach us all about, how we should do our
duty, how we should lead our life etc. This "Bhagwat Gita" teachings were given by
"Lord Sri Krishna", God Himself, to his disciple "Arjuna" on the battle field of
Kurukshetra in Haryana state of India in ancient times. "Arjuna" was involved in a war
against his enemies (some of them his own relatives too) but he refused to do his duty of
fighting a righteous battle as he got infatuated & started thinking of his enemies as his
own near & dear ones. He told his master "Lord Sri Krishna" that he is going away from
the war & do not want to fight on the battle field. Arjuna's mental health became weak &
he got deeply depressed. To overcome his disciple Arjuna's depression & to motivate him
to fight a righteous war, "Lord Sri Krishna" gave the great teachings of "Bhagwat Gita"
to his disciple "Arjuna". After listening to all these great teachings, Arjuna's mental
health became well & he became motivated & energetic to fight the war.
At times we too find ourselves in the same state of mind, as that of "Arjuna". We feel de-
motivated, depressed in our life. But our state of mind can be changed to a motivated &
energetic one by these teachings of "Bhagwat Gita". Through these teachings, mental
equilibrium of any depressed person can be overcome & he can come out of any crisis
situation. The teachings of "Bhagwat Gita" can simply transform a person. Now here
below is, how it can be done:
Bhagwat Gita teaches us about the "Mind Control". Mind is the one that makes the
personality of a person. De-motivated mind makes a person depressed one & a motivated
one makes a person cheerful. If one's mind is in one's control & if one can concentrate
deeply on one's work, then that person can do wonders in life & at work. Mind is very
powerful one & to control it, to keep it in one's control is very difficult. It just wanders
like wind here & there. It takes enough of self discipline & practice of meditation to
control it, to get it concentrated on any job or activity.
As per "Bhagwat Gita" Chapter Six verse 34, 35, 36: "Human mind is restless, turbulent,
obstinate and very strong and to subdue it, to control it, is more difficult than controlling
the wind but it is possible by suitable practices of meditation and by detachment to
control it. For those people whose mind is unbridled, uncontrolled & wandering, peace of
mind cannot be attained but those people whose mind is controlled and who strive by
appropriate means is assured of success in every walk of life."
In the Bhagwat Gita, "Lord Sri Krishna" first of all asks every person to do his DUTY. If
a person does his/her duty then half of the problems of that person are solved. Not doing
one's duty is very harmful as it produces negative results only in one's life, like
frustration, depression, de-motivation etc. If one does at least his/her duty, then such
negative factors affect that person to a lesser degree or do not affect at all. As per "Lord
Sri Krishna", doing one’s prescribed duties, even though faultily is better to have a better
Mental Health.
"sreyan sva-dharmo vigunah

para-dharmat sv-anusthitat
sva-dharme nidhanam sreyah
para-dharmo bhayavahah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Three verse 35)
"Lord Sri Krishna said: It is far better to discharge one’s prescribed duties, even
though faultily, than another’s duties perfectly. Destruction in the course of
performing one’s own duty is better than engaging in another’s duties, for to follow
another’s path is dangerous."
Another teaching of "Bhagwat Gita" is to do one's work for the sake of work only without
caring for the fruit arising out of that work. That simply means to get deeply involved in
one's work or to just think single mindedly about performing the best in one's job without
thinking about the results arising out of those actions performed while doing one's work
or duty. Just concentrate on your work, that's it. Below verse of "Bhagwat Gita" explains
this.
"karmany evadhikaras te
ma phalesu kadachana
ma karma-phala-hetur bhur
ma te sango ’stv akarmani" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Two verse 47)
"Lord Sri Krishna said: You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you
are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the
results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty."
Another below verse of "Bhagwat Gita" explains that one should do one's duty equi-
poised or to have the equanimity of mind, without caring & renouncing all attachment to
success or failure. If one does one's duty efficiently & with single minded devotion,
without any fear of success or failure in his/her Endeavour, then certainly that person
shall succeed in his/her work, as he/she is doing that work without any fear of success or
failure. His/her mind shall be at peace & ease while doing such work without any fear of
success or failure. Any person whose mind is at peace, certainly works effectively.
"yoga-sthah kuru karmani

sangam tyaktva dhananjaya
siddhy-asiddhyoh samo bhutva
samatvam yoga ucyate" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Two verse 48)
"Lord Sri Krishna said: Perform your duty equi-poised, O Arjuna, abandoning all
attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga."
So if a person is dedicated to his work & works for the sake of work only without any
fear of success or failure, then that person is going to be certainly successful in his/her
carrier. By doing meditation & other yoga techniques, one can control one's mind & a
disciplined mind can be made to concentrate on one's job better, producing better results.
So by following the teachings of "Bhagwat Gita" one is certainly to excel in his/her job &
in life.
Other than the above said teachings of Bhagwat Gita if we are able to enjoy a harmonious
life at home & in society then it is a great motivating factor in life. Let enthusiasm,
vigour be there in your life & let you stay motivated in the face of challenges of life.
Such an attitude shall keep away the negativity in your life. Do not have regrets in life &
move on in all the situations, as with such an attitude you shall quickly go ahead in your
career. Always feel good about yourself & never have negative thoughts in life. Positive
thoughts in life shall increase your self-esteem & that shall keep you motivated. A
motivated life shall let you accomplish much more & have greater success in life.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Is God Tangible or Intangible?
What is your say on this question, "Is God Tangible or Intangible?" or "Is God having a
Form or Formless?". Below is a Story by Indian saint Sri Ramakrishna which answers to
this question.
"In India there are many temples where God is worshipped as Mother. In West Bengal
state of India, in one of these temples, She is present there & is represented by a large
stone image. The sculptor has carved in stone his idea of the Mother of the Universe, and
many pious people, finding it attractive and inspiring, go there to pay their respects or
make offerings to the Mother.
One day an aged monk who used a cane came into the temple. Approaching the altar he
said, speaking aloud to God, "Mother, you are said to be God; tell me the truth: are you
solid like stone -- this image? Or are you formless, indescribable and impossible to
touch?"
"Take your cane," the monk heard a soft voice saying, "and strike my body on the left
side." Monk did the same, and the cane hit the stone with a clack. "Now strike me from
the other side," She said. When the cane reached the sculpture it passed right through it
as if it were air. Then the monk understood that God can be both -- tangible and
intangible i.e. God can be both, with a Form & Formless too -- at the same time."
In Hindu temples, people worship the God with a form while there are many sects in
Hinduism where people do worship the Formless God too. Muslims too in a way worship
the Formless God (Allah). In fact Hindu scriptures are full of volumes which describe
God as having a Form & also as a Formless God. In other words, Manifest God is God
having a Form while the Unmanifest God is the Formless God.
Bhagwat Gita is too full of verses which describe the God having a Form & also as a
Formless God. Below are few verses, where God Himself is describing about the Form &
Formless God & which is the easy one for worship by individuals.
"arjuna uvacha
evam satata-yukta ye
bhaktas tvam paryupasate
ye chapy aksharam avyaktam
tesham ke yoga-vittamah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Twelve verse 1)
"Arjuna asked: Which are considered to be more perfect, those who are always
properly engaged in Your devotional service or those who worship the impersonal
Brahman, the unmanifested God?"
"sri-bhagavan uvacha
mayy avesya mano ye mam
nitya-yukta upasate
shraddhaya parayopetas
te me yuktatama matah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Twelve verse 2)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Those who fix their minds on My personal form and
are always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith are
considered by Me to be most perfect."
"ye tv aksharam anirdesyam

avyaktam paryupasate
sarvatra-gam acintyam cha
kuta-stham achalam dhruvam"
"sanniyamyendriya-gramam
sarvatra sama-buddhayah
te prapnuvanti mam eva
sarva-bhuta-hite ratah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Twelve verse 3-4)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that
which lies beyond the perception of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable,
unchanging, fixed and immovable—the impersonal conception of the Absolute
Truth—by controlling the various senses and being equally disposed to everyone,
such persons, engaged in the welfare of all, at last achieve Me."
"kleso ’dhikataras tesam

avyaktasakta-cetasam
avyakta hi gatir duhkham
dehavadbhir avapyate" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Twelve verse 5)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, For those whose minds are attached to the
unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme God, advancement is very
troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is always difficult for those who
are embodied in human form."
"ye tu sarvani karmani

mayi sannyasya mat-parah
ananyenaiva yogena
mam dhyayanta upasate"
"tesam aham samuddharta

mrityu-samsara-sagarat
bhavami na cirat partha
mayy avesita-cetasam" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Twelve verse 6-7)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, But those who worship Me, giving up all their
activities unto Me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional
service and always meditating upon Me, having fixed their minds upon Me, O son of
Pritha—for them I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death."
"mayy eva mana adhatsva

mayi buddhim nivesaya
nivasisyasi mayy eva
ata urdhvam na samsayah" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Twelve verse 8)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Just fix your mind upon Me and engage all your
intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt."
So from the above, it is clear that God is both having a Form & is also Formless. In
whatever way a person worships the God, He blesses the people equally. So the main
thing is that you should have Faith in God, the grace of God shall follow automatically.
So if you have Faith in God, whether that God is with a Form or a Formless God, He
shall always listen to your prayers, shall always be with you & shall always bless you.
Jai Sri Krishna

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Sunday, January 23, 2011

"samo ’ham sarva-bhutesu

"ananyas cintayanto mam

Jai Sri Krishna

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Sunday, January 16, 2011

"brahmany adhaya karmani

Jai Sri Krishna

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Sunday, January 09, 2011

"mattah parataram nanyat

"yac chapi sarva-bhutanam

Jai Sri Krishna

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Sunday, January 02, 2011

"Ego is nothing but identification of oneself with their body than

"ahankaram balam darpam

"tam eva saranam gaccha

Jai Sri Krishna

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

In Bhagwat Gita also God says:

"api ced asi papebhyah

Jai Sri Krishna

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

"yad aditya-gatam tejo

"bijam mam sarva-bhutanam

"yo mam evam asammudho

"kasmac cha te na nameran mahatman

"tvam adi-devah purushah puranas

"pitasi lokasya characharasya