God has an intimate divine power called Swaroop Shakti. As soon as the seeker starts sadhana bhakti, by the grace of Guru, Svarupa Shakti enters the seeker’s mind and starts cleansing it of all material desires. At the zenith of bhav bhakti, mind is cleansed of all material desires
Question Our Scriptures say that jeev has to pay off tri rin to attain salvation. Without paying off these debts there is no possibility of mukti from Maya. And without mukti from Maya there is no chance of attaining God realization. Shri Maharaj Ji propagates the philosophy of exclusively following
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 lot
Question : Our scriptures tell us that Shri Radha loves Shri Krishna with Madhurya bhav (a lover-beloved relationship), yet they also instruct us to control our senses. This can seem like a contradiction. How can a spiritual path glorify a lover-beloved relationship while discouraging it in our own lives?
Question We have been told that Shri Maharaj Ji’s divine body exhibits the eight symptoms of divine ecstasy Asht Sattvik Bhav. Is it not possible for someone to mimic or fake these expressions to dupe people? Answer : The symptoms of ecstasy of divine love manifest themselves in the body
Some of us might start our day with devotion or exercise, but most of us can relate to waking up to the social media apps and the news. We have a natural inclination to gather knowledge, be it current affairs, arts and sciences, fashion, epics, history, religion or any of
The criteria of anya nirapekshata (अन्य निरपेक्षता, nirapēkṣatā ) means the path that does not require any other expedient. Testing the three paths elucidated in scriptures for spiritual upliftment to determine which of them stands this test. Testing karma God cannot be attained through the path of
Is serving God a burden? Discover why being a Nitya Dasa (eternal servant) is the highest privilege, offering infinite Anand (Bliss) beyond liberation.
What makes Krishna's form unique? Discover the divine attributes of His body—composed of Sat-Chit-Ananda, sweeter than sweetness, and possessing eight divine fragrances.
In the previous publication, we discussed how bhakti puts an end to misery. However, that is not all it can do. Bhakti also begets auspiciousness. There are four things which are considered auspicious. शुभानिप्रीणनं सर्वजगतामनुरक्तता । सद्गुणाः सुख्मि
Do you know why God created this world? Although it is impossible to comprehend the reasons behind the various actions of the Almighty, Omniscient God, yet for the benefit of humankind, our scriptures tell us - मुख्यं तस्य हि कारुण्यम ॥ mukhyaṁ tasya hi kāruṇyama ॥ “The
Nobody invites misery, yet misery befalls us unannounced. Before God-realization, every jeev is subjected to vices of Maya viz, panchklesh , three kinds of tritaap or material afflictions. These sufferings are caused by a variety of reasons. Sanskrit word for these obstacles is klesh (क्लेश). Bhakti destroys these