The Saint
Shri Maharaj Ji gave a divinely meaningful name to Valentine's day. He gave it the name Gopi Prem Divas . In this world all forms of so-called-love are based on selfish motive therefore, love waxes and wanes depending on whether one's selfish motive is satisfied or not.
Practical Sadhana
God is Love and He is also the most lovable personality. However, out of ignorance, most people fear Him more than loving Him. Fearful of incurring His wrath, they perform devotion to Him with their physical bodies like their hands to perform aarti , lips to sing keertans . While they do
Practical Sadhana
Diwali (दिवाली) also called Deepawali (दीपावली) is considered to be the most popular festival in India. The word deep (Devanagari: दीप ISO15919: dīpa ) or diya (Devanagari: दिया ISO15919: diyā ) means earthen lamp and avali (Devanagari: अवली ISO15919: avalī ) means line. Hence, Deepavali is celebrated
Practical Sadhana
The Festival of Holi reminds us of Prahlad, the crest jewel of all saints ( Bhakt Shiromani ), and his steadfast devotion towards the Supreme Lord Shri Krishna. One day creator Lord Brahma's 4 divine son called Kumars went to visit Lord MahaVishnu in His divine abode Baikunth. Upon reaching
Practical Sadhana
Make a firm resolve to remember God Many people around the world like to make New Year resolutions such as a resolution to stay fit and healthy; exercising 3-times a week, losing weight, eating less sugar etc.. They stay on course and willingly or unwillingly continue to carry out these
The Saint
If both Guru and God are standing in front of you, who should you bow down to first. Well, answer is simple first you salute the officer of the highest cadre. So, bow to the greater personality. So, who is the greater personality? God or Guru? Answer Vedas are the
The Soul, Material world and detachment
Question Whenever an opportunity to donate for JKP Philanthropic programs arises a doubt lingers in the minds: is this necessary? According to Maharaj ji's philosophy, the sole goal of a spiritual aspirant is loving remembrance of God and Guru at all times. According to him: Practice devotion to
Festivals
Seeing the cowherd men busily arranging for a fire-sacrifice (यज्ञ ) to Indra, Lord Krishna humbly inquired from the elders, headed by His father, Nand Maharaj, the reason for all these rituals. Nand Maharaj explained that the great celestial being ( devata ) Indra is the controller of the rain. Rain clouds
Determining the right path
Each of us can relate to our desire of being “happy forever”. In fact, all jeev want to be happy and have been searching for happiness forever. Yet even after expending monumental efforts, over uncountable lifetimes, we have not achieved that happiness. So, the search continues. Possibly, a thought might
The Nature of God
Shri Krishna’s love for his devotees is unfathomable. that is why he is called Bhakt Vatsal (Devanagari: भक्त वत्सल ISO15919: bhakta vatsala ). Shri Krishna's dominion There are countless brahmands in the vast sansar. Our scriptures tell us that, संख्या चेत रजसामस्
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
There are eight symptoms of divine love that appear in divine bodies . Each of those symptoms is called satvika bhava (Devanagari: सात्विक भाव ISO15919: sātvika bhāva ). Collectively those eight symptoms are called ashta sattvika bhava (Devanagari: अष्ट सात्विक भाव ISO15919: aṣṭa
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
There is a divine realm called Paravyom lok and there is material world . The two worlds are separated by Virja nadi (Devanagari: विरजा नदी ISo15919: virajā nadī ). This is also called * Brahmdrav (Devanagari: ब्रह्मद्रव; ISO 15919: brahmadrava ) * Karnarnav (Devanagari: कर्णार्णव; ISO 15919: karṇārṇava)