Srila Gurudeva is the most significant aspect of Bhakti especially in Rasika Bhakti or Raganuga. Then comes the significance of Braja.Though Braja is the single most important aspect of Seva Prapti , most times we do not understand the utmost significance of Braja Bhoomi. It is mentioned in the Garga Samhita that Srimati Radharani had to undergo a 100 years separation from Sri Nandanandana owing to a transcendental curse implied on Her by her own dear brother , the Lord’s own intimate friend Sridama. When the Lord approached Her to help Him satisfy the wish of Sridama , Sriji (Radharani) replied “I will not enter a place where there is no Goverdhana, No Yamuna and No Vrindavana”. So the Lord specifically had to summon these transcendental entities to appear on Earth. Continue reading “Moods of Braja Nishtha”
Category: General
Straight Answers
Q.What determines success in Krishna Bhajana?
- If Bhajana enables ourselves to be fixed in the thoughts of Sri Sri Radha Krishna’s name, form,qualities and pastimes for the major part of our day , then our Krishna Bhajana is considered successful
Questions and Answers
So how to cleanse your heart and create conducive environment?
By restricting oneself…by having minimum interaction with the visible world around us. By accepting oneself as a sadhaka with only one desire “When will my desire to serve you Oh divine couple be fulfilled? “. This desire if stoked deeply in the heart will serve to reduce to ashes all that is non-conducive to Bhakti. Continue reading “Questions and Answers”
Our Ultimate destination
When we undertake Hari nama from a God-realized master of the Gaudiya Paramapara we have this surety that we are not orphans any more. That the Supreme Lord has designed for us eternal life from where there is no more fall. One who has taken Hari nama from such a master has to firmly bear this in mind and perform unabated Sadhana. When by divine arrangement ; Continue reading “Our Ultimate destination”
Realizations in Raganuga
As I sat in meditation during sadhana; certain realizations crept in , in connection with Bhakti. As we know the various stages in Bhakti are Shraddha, Sadhu Sanga, Bhajana Kriya, Anartha Nivritti, Nishta, Ruci, Asakti, Rati, Bhava, Prema
Shraddha:
That shraddha in Sri Gurudeva is sufficient to transport one to the spiritual realm.
Sadhu Sanga: Continue reading “Realizations in Raganuga”
Difference between Rasa and Tattwa
This is a very important topic on Bhakti. Generally when we discuss Bhakti we refer to Sastras but do not look at the practical side of how Sastras can be applied in “real” life and make it work for us. This topic of Rasa and Tattwa have to be dealt with objectively to see how these two aspects work to make us good devotees.
Charan Pahari 