Why Attachment to the World Must End
Even after repeated disappointment, the mind continues seeking happiness within Māyā. This inquiry explains why attachment persists and why true detachment becomes necessary for spiritual freedom.
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Why the Material World Can Never Give Stability
The minds of mayābaddha jīvs constantly fluctuate under the influence of the guṇas. Thus worldly relationships, praise, emotional support, and favorability can never remain permanently stable.
Why Worldly Affection Cannot Give Lasting Peace
Worldly affection remains mixed with attachment, expectation, and personal fulfillment. Thus it can provide temporary emotional comfort, but never permanent peace to the soul.
The Endless Cycle of Material Desire
Material desire endlessly regenerates itself. Fulfillment temporarily removes agitation, but new desires immediately arise, keeping the mind trapped in constant restlessness.
Why No Worldly Object Can Give True Happiness
Worldly objects do not inherently contain happiness. The mind projects happiness onto them through attachment, desire, and imagination, creating temporary pleasure but never lasting fulfillment.
The Two Worlds: External Objects and Inner Desire
The true bondage of the soul is not merely the external world, but the internal world of attachment, craving, imagination, and desire continuously sustained within the mind.
Why the Mind Remains Bound to the World
The soul seeks eternal fulfillment, yet the materially conditioned mind remains absorbed in Maya. This creates the inner conflict of material bondage.
The Soul Is an Eternal Part of God
The soul is eternal, conscious, subtle, and Divine in nature. As an eternal part of God, it can never be fully satisfied by material happiness.
Are We the Body, the Mind, or the Senses?
The body changes, the senses become active and inactive, and the mind fluctuates constantly. Yet the conscious self remains. Then who are we really?
If We Seek Happiness, Why Are We Never Satisfied?
If the self were material, material happiness should completely satisfy it. Yet dissatisfaction continues. This inquiry becomes the beginning of understanding the true nature of the soul.
The Material Mind and the Problem of Misidentification
The material mind and the material world are both formed from Maya. This creates natural worldly attraction and becomes the root of spiritual misidentification.
Why Detachment Becomes Necessary
Why does the mind continue clinging to the world? Explore how worldly attachment blocks surrender and why detachment becomes essential on the spiritual path.
God Loves "Love"
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
Bhakti Grants Intense Ecstasy
क्लेशघ्नी शुभदा मोक्षलघुताकृत् सुदुर्लभा। सान्द्रानन्दविशेषात्मा श्रीकृष्णाकर्षिणी च सा ॥ भक्तिरसामृतसिंधु kleśaghnī śubhadā mokṣalaghutākr̥t sudurlabhā। sāndrānandaviśeṣātmā śrīkr̥ṣṇākarṣiṇī
The Power of Surrender
How Deep is Yours? As the saying goes “the more flexible the branch is, the more it can be flexed”. Mahabani ji was such a devotee. He completely surrendered to Shri Maharaj Ji. Such was his level of surrender that throughout his life he did not save a single penny
Unshakable Truth: Sadhana is a Must
Sadhana means the practice of remembering God and focusing your mind on His divine form. When you commence your Sadhana , your mind will continue to wander back into this world. But you should not get disheartened and continue to practice, just the same way as you did when you were
Saints of Braj Who Drenched the World in Divine Ras
Shri Maharaj Ji gave a divinely meaningful name to Valentine's day. He gave it the name Gopi Prem Divas . In this world all forms of so-called-love are based on selfish motive therefore, love waxes and wanes depending on whether one's selfish motive is satisfied or not.
Want a Fulfilling Diwali? Celebrate It This Way
Diwali (दिवाली) also called Deepawali (दीपावली) is considered to be the most popular festival in India. The word deep (Devanagari: दीप ISO15919: dīpa ) or diya (Devanagari: दिया ISO15919: diyā ) means earthen lamp and avali (Devanagari: अवली ISO15919: avalī ) means line. Hence, Deepavali is celebrated
Types of Bhakti
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
When Faith Becomes Power
Once upon a time, thousands of years ago, there lived a notorious highway robber by the name of Ratnakar. Though Ratnakar was born in a Brahmin family, had chosen robbery as his profession to financially support his family. He was a cruel, ruthless and merciless person. His modus operandi was
The Eternal Abode of Bliss: A Devotee's Life in Golok
What happens after God Realization? Discover the life of a devotee in Golok, where the soul attains a divine body and participates in the ever-new pastimes of Shri Radha Krishna.
The Magnetic Pull of Earnest Longing
When a devotee, earnestly calls out for The Supreme God, then He spares no time and graces the devotee. He manifests Himself in His divine form in front of the devotee. According to Bhagavat the milk maidens of Braj, called Gopis, were neither educated nor followed the instructions of the
Honor Every Deity, And Devote Yourself to One
Rishi Upamanyu is well known and widely acclaimed for his Guru-Bhakti. As a child Upmanyu used to live in a forest with his mother. As they were quite poor his mother could not afford milk for her son. Once he visited his uncle, who offered cow-milk to Upmanyu. He liked
God Is Controlled By Love
Once there was a saint in Barsana, who used to love and adore Shri Radha Rani. He would visit the temple of Shri Ji, on top of the Barsana Hill every-day and spend hours singing Her glories. He had great faith in the graciousness of Shri Radha. One day as