Explains the spirit in the meanings of the Vedic words, as explained by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj in his preaching and poetry for Radha Krishan devotees.
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sadatanatva (Devanagari: सदातनत्व ISO15919: sadātanatva ) means eternality and is one of the criteria to determine whether a path to attain the ultimate goal is everlasting. It is one of the five conditions used to judge if a spiritual path is valid in leading us to our life'
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Nyaya darshan has provided five ways of testing if the means leas to the goal. One of those conditions is vyatireka (Devanagari: व्यतिरेक ISO15919: vyatireka ). This is the test of indispensability. This is one of the tests to be used to determine the validity of the spiritual
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Yukta vairagya (Devanagari: युक्त वैराग्य ISO15919: yukta vairāgya ) means real renunciation. Real renunciation is when mind has no desire of any material luxuries, objects and people. Moreover, there is absence of pride of having given up everything. Please note : Mind cannot stay idle for a
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The highest level of perfect devotion is mahabhava with the greatest selflessness in love for Shri Krishna. It has two levels. rudh mahabhava (Devanagari: रूढ़ महाभाव ISO15919: rūṛh mahābhāva ) is the lower of the two levels. sadhana siddha gopis can attain up to this level. Also written
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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
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tiryagyoni (Devanagari: तिर्यग्योनि ISO15919: tiryagyōni ) means life form of the animal kingdom. LEARN MORE * Bhog Yoni * Karma Yoni * Make This Human Form a Boon For You
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Shri Krishna is called parabrahma (Devanagari: परब्रह्म ISO15919: 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 "
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To achieve any goal one needs basic theoretical knowledge. The knowledge includes knowing the goal, the benefit of attaining the goal and the path to achieve the goal. Such knowledge of concepts and principles needed to achieve your goal is called tattvajnana (Devanagari: तत्वज्ञान ISo15919: tatvajñāna ). Tattvajnana
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The supernatural powers attained through the practice of yoga are called siddhis (Devanagari: सिद्धि ISO15919: siddhi ). These eight divine personalities always stay in service of God and God-realized saints. To a limited extent these siddhis can be attained by accomplished yogis as well. 1. Anima to become tinier
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1. Truthfulness. A part of niyama , the first of the eight disciplines of yoga . 2. Truth or Divine: God and His Saints alone are called satya . LEARN MORE * Path of yoga REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 14
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santosh (Devanagari: संतोष ISO15919: saṁtoṣa ) means contentment. In the eight limbs of Ashtang yoga niyama is the second limbwhich consists of twelve rules, one of which is Santosh —the practice of being satisfied and at peace with what one has. LEARN MORE * yoga * Path of yoga REFERENCE Prema
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Complete absorption of the mind in the object of meditation is called samadhi (Devanagari: समाधि ISO15919: samādhi ). This state is reached in jnana marg , jnanayoga , yoga marg and also bhakti marg . The experiences in samadhi in each path of spiritual upliftment are significantly different. LEARN MORE * Path of yoga