Pillars of Sadhana Bhakti
Master the 7 pillars of Sādhana Bhakti: From Rūpadhyāna to Niṣkāmatā, learn the secrets of constant, exclusive, and selfless devotion to reach God-realization.
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PanchMahabhoot-Five gross elements
Panch Mahabhoot (Devanagari: पन्च महाभूत ISO15915: panca mahābhūta ) are the primary gross elements. They are five in number and the cosmic world is made from these five elements. They are also referred to as panch tattva (Devanagari: पन्चतत्त्व ISO15915: pancatattva ). Each of these elements
Bhagavadprapti (भगवद्प्राप्ति)
Bhagavadprapti ( भगवद्प्राप्ति | bhagavadprāpti) means attaining God. We are endowed with the sensory capabilities to see , to touch , to hear , to smell and to taste the material objects. For all mayabadha jeev these five senses are made by Maya . Some people’s senses are more acute than
Namaparadh — Spiritual Transgressions
There are several categories of sins. The spiritual transgressions known as namaparadh (Devanagari: नामापराध ISO15919: nāmāparādha ) are the gravest of all sins. For other sins Vedas prescribe repentant Vedic rituals. Also, other sins can be washed away by seeking refuge at the lotus feet of Shri Krishna.
Leela (लीला)
Leela (लीला | līlā) refers to the Divine actions and pastimes of God and God-realized Saints. God's Leelas may appear contrary to His inherent Divine nature. God is beyond Maya and is not subject to material hunger, thirst, fatigue, sleep, or other material limitations. Yet when He
Ahaituki (अहैतुकी)
Ahaituki (अहैतुकी | ahaitukī) means causeless or without motive. The term is used in two related contexts: * Kripa (Grace): Grace bestowed without requiring any qualifying criterion in the recipient. * Bhakti: Loving God solely for His happiness, without seeking one's own happiness in return. In the context of
AshtMahasakhi - Shri Radha's Eternal Friends
Shri Radha Rani has eight most intimate eternal friends. They are called asht maha sakhi (Devanagari: अष्ट महासखी ISO15919: aṣṭa mahāsakhī ). They are eternal personal associates and confidantes of Shri Radha. They are swansh of Shri Radha. Means they are expansions of Shri Radha. Their spiritual status is
Adbhut Kripa—The Ultimate Grace
Adbhut Kripā (अद्भुत कृपा | adbhuta kr̥pā) refers to the highest act of divine grace through which the soul is freed from Māyā and granted the ultimate bliss it has always sought. What It Is Adbhut Kripā is the act by which: * the mind is freed from
Sow with Wisdom, Reap with Joy
Broadly speaking, all things in the world are categorized as being either good or bad. Even the karma that one performs, is categorized as: * Good actions or sukarma (Devanagari: सुकर्म ISO15919: sukarma ) and * Bad actions or kukarma (Devanagari: कुकर्म ISO15919: kukarma ) Within the spiritual realm, the
Is God the True Doer Behind My Actions?
Question Shri Maharaj Ji has told us that, “due to Their oneness with God, the words spoken by the Saint , are the same as those of God”. Saint Kabir was a God-realized Saint. And he has said जो करै सो हरि करै, होत कबीर कबीर । jō
raddhanta | राद्धांत
raddhanta (राद्धांत | rāddhāṁta ) means goal. Jeev (soul) has one and only one goal: to attain anand (eternal divine, unlimited bliss). That anand is God. So, the ultimate goal or param charam raddhant (परम चरम राद्धांत | parama carama rāddhāṁta ) of every jiva is to attain
Apratihata (अप्रतिहता)
Apratihata (अप्रतिहता | apratihatā) means unhindered or uninterrupted. In Bhakti, apratihata describes devotion that is not allowed to be interrupted by any obstacle. The devotee's remembrance of God and Guru continues without a break. The scriptures compare this continuity to a steady stream of oil. Unlike water,