Articles with detailed descriptions of spiritual terms used by Shri Maharaj Ji and His literature
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
Preparatory devotion is called sadhana bhakti (Devanagari: साधना भक्ति ISO15919: sādhanā bhakti ). This is the beginning stage of bhakti . Mind, the doer of all actions, is attracted to sansar since eternity. So, mind pursues worldly possessions for finding eternal bliss . Sansar is insipid whereas God is bliss . That
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
You have seen and heard living beings being born in multiple ways. In the scriptures you might have heard of some types of births that might be difficult to comprehend. And, there might be some that you have not even heard. So here we briefly describe the types of life
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
The more extensive form of Raas is Maharaas (Devanagari: महारास ISO15919: mahārāsa ). It happens once in each kalpa (4.32 billion years). It is an exceptional pastime of Shri Radha Krishna-the divine couple . During Maharaas Shri Krishna reveals Himself in numerous forms to dance individually with each gopi
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
Shadvikar (Devanagari: षड्विकार ISO15919: ṣaḍvikāra ) is made by blending two Sanskrit words. * shad - six * vikar - changes or deformations Every material body in the entire creation goes through the following six states. These are * Exists or asti (Devanagari: अस्ति ISO15919: asti ) - body starts to
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
Occasionally a reflection of few symptoms of ecstasy of divine love might appear in material bodies for a brief duration. When such symptoms appear in material bodies they are called ratyabhasa (Devanagari: रत्याभास ISO15919: ratyābhāsa ). Some people deeply study scriptures, some might have practiced a lot of