Thursday, January 31, 2013

Difference between Krishna and Demigods

Krsna who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes. 

A devotee of the Lord Krsna is never controlled by such deputed demigods, who function as assistants of the Lord, but he shows them all respects on account of the responsible positions to which they have been appointed by the Lord. At the same time, a devotee of the Lord does not foolishly mistake them to be the Supreme Lord. Only foolish persons accept the demigods as being on the same level as krsna, actually demigods are all appointed as servants of Krsna

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Lines by Jagadguru



An advanced devotee who shed tears for God and his heart has intense longing for God and who burns in the fire of seperation, is lovingly blaming God for burning his heart and making his eyes shed tears in a loving shayari: 
Mere Dil Mein Rehta Hai, To Phir Kyon Jalaata Hai?
Aray Dushman Akal Ke, Apna Bhi Koi Ghar Jalaata Hai?

You live in my heart, then why are you burning it in the fire of seperation?
Are you crazy? Does anyone burn their own house? 

Meri Aakhon Mein Rehta Hai, To Phir Kyon Rulaata Hai?
Aray dushman Akal Ke, Apna Bhi Koi Ghar Dubaata Hai?

You live in my eyes, then why are you making me cry?
Are your crazy? Does anyone drown their own house?

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

What's Sanyas? Breaking the Myth

Sanyas means to live a God-centered life and not a world-centered life. It means not to get entangled in the seen, but to seek the unseen. It is a declaration that in truth, life is not restricted to the momentary bubbles that arise in the constant ebb and flow of time. Life is eternal. It is not sandwiched between birth and death; it existed even before birth and will exist even after death. Thousands of births and deaths may occur but the stream of life flows on, uninterrupted. To know that which is unbroken, eternal and beyond time is sanyas.

In sanyas, things just drop effortlessly; one does not have to give them up. Once a lamp is lit, you need not give up darkness. In the same way, when the flame of love rises, one's grip on all those things that are worthless in life is released. The hands loosen on their own; things drop automatically. Therefore, the emphasis of sanyas is not on giving up but on holding on to God.

Sanyas means love for God. It is defined as renouncing the world, but I say sanyas is rising in love with God.

Taken from "The Speaking Tree"