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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Pranipaat is superlative spiritual form of the initial act of paat, representing a distinct hierarcy in humility and surrender to your Guru. 1. Paat (Devanagari: पात ISO15919: pāta) - a sign of physical humility, but the mind lacks true feeling of submission. 2. Nipaat (Devanagari: निपात ISO15919:
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Like the Vedas, Puranas (Devanagari: पुराण ISO15919: purāṇa ) are also eternal scriptures. They convey the knowledge of the Vedas through stories that highlight universal values, such as non-violence, charity, penance, compassions, and so on. Puranas have 1 Billion hymns. In Kaliyug people don't have a vast
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Advait vaad (Devanagari: अद्वैतवाद ISO15919: advaita vāda ) is the philosophy of non-dualism. It is an eternal doctrine mentioned in the Vedas . According to this doctrine there is only one entity - Brahm -The Supreme God . This is right since the other two entities are jiva and Maya
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Advait vedanta (Devanagari: अद्वैत वेदान्त ISO15919: advaita vedānta ) is the philosophy of non-dualism. This is one of the philosophies of advaita . The primary Acharya and propagator of this school of philosophy is Adi Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya. This is also called Mayavada . According to this doctrine
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Commonly sky is called akasha (Devanagari: आकाश ISO15919: ākāśa ) and there is more to it. Akash is one of the elements of pancha mahabhuta which means empty space. This is the first gross element that is created during the process of srishti . Vedas refer to Brahm — The Supreme God
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Also written as abhinivesh The fear of death: one of the five types of afflictions. See panchaklesha . LEARN MORE * Panchklesh - Five afflictions REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 8
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panchaklesha (Devanagari: पंचक्लेश ISO15919: paṁcakleśa ) are the five types of afflictions: avidya – ignorance due to misidentification with the body resulting in attachment to the impure or non-eternal, asmita – pride, false identification with the self, raaga – attachment to the world, dvesha – aversion towards worldly objects or persons, abhinivesha
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raga (Devanagari: राग ISO15919: rāga ) means 1. Attachment with favourable feelings. When those favorable feelings are towards the material objects or people it is one of the five afflictions. 2. A symphonic musical sequence to create a specific mood e.g. raga mahlara . 3. red color is also called
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Pride; false ego. False identification with the self: one of the five afflictions. LEARN MORE * panchaklesha * Panchklesh - Five afflictions REFERENCE * Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 7
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The misidentification to be the body resulting in attachment to the impure and non-eternal is called avidya (Devanagari: अविद्या ISO15919: avidyā ). This is one of the five afflictions. See panchaklesha . LEARN MORE * Panchklesh - Five afflictions REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
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Brahmajnana (Devanagari: ब्रह्मज्ञान ISO15919: brahmajñāna ) means attainment of Impersonal Brahm . Jnani first does bhakti to master the eligibility criteria to enter the jnana-marg . Then follows the eight fold path of jnana-marg to attain atmajnana . Then again does bhakti of Shri Krishna. This is called jnana yoga
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Also written as dvesh, dwesh Aversion towards worldly objects or persons: one of the five types of afflictions. See panchaklesha . Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love LEARN MORE Panchklesh - Five afflictions