Bhakti (भक्ति, bhakti) is the path of selfless, loving devotion and the only independent means to attain God. Unlike paths reliant on self-effort, Bhakti is attainable only by Grace. Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj teaches that when a Jīva surrenders their heart and mind to God and Guru, the impossible becomes possible. Explores how to cultivate a personal relationship with Radha Krishna, transforming daily life into a continuous stream of Divine Bliss (Premānanda).
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The criteria described in Nyaya darshan are used to establish the absolute authority of anything. test of essentiality, test of indispensability, test of independence, test of universality, test of eternality. The scriptures elucidate karma , gyan and bhakti as paths for spiritual upliftment. Jagadguruttam Swami Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj is the
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Question Can God love us more than He loves the Ashta Mahasakhis like Lalita and Vishakha? Answer Shri Krishna Himself answers this question in the Gita - ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम । मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनु
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Although our scriptures suggest many other expedients to realize God, but Shri Krishna clearly says – न साधयति मां योगो न साङ्ख्यं धर्म उद्धव । न स्वाध्यायस्तपस्त्यागो यथा भक्तिर्ममोर्जिता ॥ भा 11.
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In Bhakti Rasamrit Sindhu, Roop Goswami wrote - साघनौघैरनासंगैरलभ्या सुचिरादपि । हरिणा चाश्वदेयेति द्विधा सा अयात्सुदुर्लभा ॥ भक्तिरसामृतसिन्धु 1.1.35 sāghanaughairanāsaṁgairalabhyā sucirādapi । hariṇā
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कर्म ज्ञान साध्य अन्य, गोविन्द राधे ।भक्ति साधना तो भक्ति साध्य दिला दे। karma jñāna sādhya anya, govinda rādhe ।bhakti sādhanā to bhakti sādhya dilā de। The scriptures tell us that there are three
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Ordinary men in medieval India considered shoe-makers a low caste since cobblers work with animal hides. Yet, God adored Raidas, a shoe-maker. Why? What is so special about Raidas that God loved him? Four paths have been described in the Vedas as a means for spiritual upliftment. Each of these
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क्लेशघ्नी शुभदा मोक्षलघुताकृत् सुदुर्लभा। सान्द्रानन्दविशेषात्मा श्रीकृष्णाकर्षिणी च सा ॥ भक्तिरसामृतसिंधु kleśaghnī śubhadā mokṣalaghutākr̥t sudurlabhā। sāndrānandaviśeṣātmā śrīkr̥ṣṇākarṣiṇī
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In the last two publications, we discussed in detail how bhakti eradicates miseries [1] and bestows auspiciousness [2] . In this edition, we will explore how it makes mukti seem trivial. There are three things that one can seek. * Bhukti - the opulence of the material world such as health, wealth,
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Each of us can relate to our desire of being “happy forever”. In fact, all jeev want to be happy and have been searching for happiness forever. Yet even after expending monumental efforts, over uncountable lifetimes, we have not achieved that happiness. So, the search continues. Possibly, a thought might
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Bhakti means love. Love can be expressed in uncountable ways. So , bhakti is also of uncountable types. In only one scripture Bhagavat dozens of types of bhakti are mentioned. Listing a few ways mentioned in the scriptures and as described by Shri Maharaj Ji. A classification Bhakti is of three
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Seeing the tribulations in our present day society, people often say, "it is ghor Kaliyug " means " Kali yug has reached its peak". And these words seems to be validated by the news on TV, newspapers etc. So are we unfortunate to be present be living in
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Spontaneous love for Shri Krishna aroused in the heart of a most fortunate jiva is known as raganuga bhakti (Devanagari: रागानुगा भक्ति ISO15919: rāgānugā bhakti ) . Those who follow the precepts of raganuga bhakti are not ruled by the scriptures at all. Still, beware, disobeying or dishonoring