Bhakti Stories
One day, Guru Dronacharya, the teacher of Kauravas and Pandavas, set up a target in the shape of a bird on a tree and invited his students to shoot at it. When they took aim, he asked each of them a question. First, Duryodhana took up his stance. “What can
Karma
No-one really knows what happens after death, though different people have different beliefs and notions about what could happen after death. So, let us answer this question of “what happens after death”, on the basis of the knowledge contained in our scriptures. The Vedas tell us that jeev (soul) is
Bhakti Stories
One fine morning a generous king ordered his messengers to beat the drums and announce, “tomorrow morning when the palace gates open, everyone is free to touch any object of their choice in the palace. Whichever object they touch, will be gifted to them”. Hearing the news, all residents of
Jagadguruttam Kripalu
Sometimes new satsangis have a question in their mind, as to why do satsangis only sing bhajans composed by Shri Maharaj Ji alone and why not bhajans kirtans written by others including other saints? Once Mahabani Ji’s son asked Shri Maharaj Ji - Why should we sing only Your
Jagadguruttam Kripalu
Once many years back, Sushri Braj Banchary Didi Ji was giving a week-long lecture series in a temple in New York. She was staying at the same temple in a room upstairs. Over 200 spiritual aspirants attended her lectures everyday. A devotee (Namita Ji) had accompanied Didi Ji from India.
Bhakti Stories
Jagannath Mishra was a very learned scholar. He was always engrossed in thoughts of God. He wrote a commentary on 100,000 shlokas of Mahabharat. But when he was writing the commentary on Gita he came across the verse – अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जना: पर्
Jagadguruttam Kripalu
Before being appointed by Shri Maharaj Ji as His preacher, one of the preacher Didi's used to spend most of her time in association of Shri Maharaj Ji. However, after becoming a preacher as all preachers do, she too had to travel all across the country to carry
The Nature of God
India is famous for the religious characteristic of its festivals. Readers may be inquisitive to know the spiritual significance of Holi? The most prevalent notion, in this regard is that Holi is a festival of playing with water colors and gulal, having loud fun, eating lots of sweets and rich
Festivals
Diwali or Deepawali is the auspicious day, when Lord Shri Ram came back to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile. Diwali falls on the day of 'Amavasyaa', the no-moon night and there is darkness all around. The inhabitants of Ayodhya were dead without Shri Ram. They had no
Festivals
Sri Radha, who is no different from Shri Krishna descended on this day in the Holy land of Barsana, a small village in the state of modern day U.P. in India. The Supreme Divine Goddess blessed this Earth by Her birth on the auspicious day of Ashtami (8th day)
Festivals
Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on 'Shravan Purnima' (full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravan), which generally falls in the month of August, every year. All the Indian festivals have some spiritual significance. The literal meaning of 'Raksha-Bandhan' is 'the bond of protection'
Festivals
Most of us know how the festival of Naag Panchami is celebrated in most parts of the country. However, rarely does anyone know why, when and how did this festival originate. Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj, out of His extreme grace and kindness, shed light on the origin of this