material-world
Drop the Act, Become Good
Saint Ved Vyas has described the common nature of human beings, in this verse. He says there are four types of Human beings: एके सत्पुरूषाः परार्थ घटकाः स्वार्थान् परित्यज्य ये, सामान्यास्तु परार्
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Practical Sadhana
How Praise Corrupts the Seeker
Most of us like to be praised and do not like to be criticized. Parents use praise to encourage their children do better in their studies, participate in extra-curricular activities, adopt socially-appropriate behavior etc. Spouses too use praise to demonstrate appreciation for each other. In games like the Olympics, medals
Forms of God and Descensions
1. Who is Shri Radha?
The most selfless and most intense love for Shri Krishna is Shri Radha. For material beings, like us, our powers are not personified. e.g. one strength, compassion etc cannot take a form and become separate from us. That is not the case for Shri Krishna. All powers of Shri
Festivals
Hariyali Teej
Hariyali Teej is celebrated on the third day of the waxing moon in the month of Shravan , 5th month of Indian luni-solar calendar. Due to India's geographic location, summers, especially in the northern states, are extremely hot. Temperatures in the Indo-Gangetic Plains are of the order of 45
prakata lila | प्रकट लीला
Shri Radha Krishna and other divine personalities descend to Earth specifically to uplift spiritually fallen jivas . All their activities are divine and are known as prakata lila (Devanagari: प्रकट लीला ISO15919: prakaṭa līlā ). During these periods of descent, material beings ( jiva ) have the rare opportunity to witness some
tiryagyoni | तिर्यग्योनि
tiryagyoni (तिर्यग्योनि, tiryagyōni ) means life form of the animal kingdom. LEARN MORE * Bhog Yoni * Karma Yoni * Make This Human Form a Boon For You
Parabrahm
Shri Krishna is called parabrahma (परब्रह्म , parabrahma ) which means He is beyond the the physical and mental grasp of everyone. In Gita Shri Krishna has said ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहम गीता 14.27 brahmaṇō hi pratiṣṭhāhama gītā 14.27 "I am
material-world
Carrot on a Stick: The Game We Didn't Know We're Playing
Question When I was in elementary school, my parents said to me, work hard for 6 years and you will graduate with flying colors. Once I graduated from elementary school and joined middle school, my parents said, “just” 4 more years of hard work and you will get admission in
The Saint
Tell Tale Signs of a pseudo-saint
The prequel to this article is Identify the saints and expose the pretenders the signs that do not decisively ascertain if a person is a genuine saint or not. In this article the characteristics to unmistakably spot an imposter, pretending to be a bona fide saint, will be discussed. When
The Saint
Recognizing a saint
In Identify the saint and expose the pretender the indecisive signs for identifying the sainthood were discussed. Then in Tell take sign of a pseudo-saint you learned to spot the imposters who are out there in multitude to dupe you. The rest of the story still remains. How to know
Festivals
Ram Navami
Shri Ram is the Father of all. On this blessed day, during the treta yug , The All-Gracious Lord Shri Ram descended on Earth in Ayodhya, India, as a child. He appeared into the family of King Raghu, who was His great-grandfather. His parents were King Dashratha and Queen Kaushalya. Unlike
Practical Sadhana
Anarth Nivritti —Dissipation of Spiritual Transgressions
As the bhakti increases the tendency to engage in these anarth gradually dissipates. This dissipation is called anarth nivritti (Devanagari: अनर्थ-निवृत्ति ISO15919: anartha-nivr̥tti ). Being mindful of these anarth is the first step towards getting rid of them. Abstaining from anarth while continuously practicing sadhana bhakti