Monday, June 28, 2010
Bathing Our Minds
I am beginning to realise why Nithyakarma is so important. Daily pooja, japa, parayana are vital to us. It's like bathing our minds and exercising our memory. Leave the parayana for a week and can't recall it on the 8th day without the help of the book. Must take out time for this everyday no matter how 'busy' we maybe.
HKS
I cannot explain how wonderful Harikathamruthasaara is. I cannot comment on it of course. I have only heard a little and attempting to learn a few stanzas. Sri Sri Satyatma Tirtharu has asked all women to memorise the entire HKS. Let me see how many years will pass in this attempt for me.
Dasaru gives such beautiful examples to make us see the Lord's glory. They are everyday settings which we can apply for anusandhana. Karuna Sandhi alone is enough for a lifetime's study.
Dasaru gives such beautiful examples to make us see the Lord's glory. They are everyday settings which we can apply for anusandhana. Karuna Sandhi alone is enough for a lifetime's study.
Kimalabhyam Bhagavathe.....
"Koduva Devaru badava alla", my mother would say sometimes.
It means the Lord is the one who gives and He is not poor meaning He will provide for your needs. Have the faith. We needn't cry over what we have lost. It's He who gives and He who takes away.
"Kimalabhyam Bhagavathe Prasanne Srinikethane" What is impossible when the Lord is pleased? asks the sanskrit line above from Bhagavatha. Nothing is impossible for Him. We must only earn the Lord's pleasure through our acts, thoughts and words. In other words do our duty without expectation of results. Trust the Lord to give what, when and in what manner.
It means the Lord is the one who gives and He is not poor meaning He will provide for your needs. Have the faith. We needn't cry over what we have lost. It's He who gives and He who takes away.
"Kimalabhyam Bhagavathe Prasanne Srinikethane" What is impossible when the Lord is pleased? asks the sanskrit line above from Bhagavatha. Nothing is impossible for Him. We must only earn the Lord's pleasure through our acts, thoughts and words. In other words do our duty without expectation of results. Trust the Lord to give what, when and in what manner.
No To Movies
Sri Sri Satyatma Tirtharu said why do you watch movies? Remove all pictures of film stars from your house.. What do we look for in a movie? Characters, story, good, bad, love, marriage, children, villains, victory, etc..
Lord Krishna has shown all this and more Himself. Listen to Bhagavata, Mahabharatha and Ramayana he says..
Surprisingly two new hindi movies were based on Mahabharatha and Ramayana..
I am glad I have stopped watching movies and nothing makes me happier than listening to Harikatha.
Lord Krishna has shown all this and more Himself. Listen to Bhagavata, Mahabharatha and Ramayana he says..
Surprisingly two new hindi movies were based on Mahabharatha and Ramayana..
I am glad I have stopped watching movies and nothing makes me happier than listening to Harikatha.
Dasoham
After we have got the purpose of Hari Seva.. we must realise on our true identity. Most of us identify ourselves with our jobs and titles. The first question between two people is usually, what do you do (for a living)?
We identify with our marital status, designation, parents of somebody, or worse, knowing some VIP...
Fundamentally we need to know that we are not the body, we are the soul. The soul is never changing and the body and its relations are ever changing. The soul is who we are and the body is like a cloth which we wear temporarily before we discard it for another. When we look at the timeline from beginning of time till the end of time we are able to zoom out and see things in perspective. These 75-80 years of this life seem like a flash of light, so fleeting and temporary.
"Dasoham Kosalendrasya" said Hanumantha to Raavana when asked who he was. He didn't tell I am the great Hanuman in Sugrivas army. I flew 100 yojanas without taking a break. I found Seeta and I set fire to Lanka. I am dearest to Lord Rama..
The time we have is limited.. This human birth should be used in Hari seva.. which makes each of us Hari Dasa/ Dasi..
Maybe not directly dasa of Hari.. but haridasara dasara dasara dasara dasa...Like Kanakadasaru and Vijayadasaru wrote in some of their famous songs.
"Naanu Vishnu dasa".. That includes dasatva of Vishnu and Vaishnavas. That must be how we identify ourselves.. Then we may begin to see the Lord in everything and everyone and how we are only enacting the role the Lord has written for us.
We identify with our marital status, designation, parents of somebody, or worse, knowing some VIP...
Fundamentally we need to know that we are not the body, we are the soul. The soul is never changing and the body and its relations are ever changing. The soul is who we are and the body is like a cloth which we wear temporarily before we discard it for another. When we look at the timeline from beginning of time till the end of time we are able to zoom out and see things in perspective. These 75-80 years of this life seem like a flash of light, so fleeting and temporary.
"Dasoham Kosalendrasya" said Hanumantha to Raavana when asked who he was. He didn't tell I am the great Hanuman in Sugrivas army. I flew 100 yojanas without taking a break. I found Seeta and I set fire to Lanka. I am dearest to Lord Rama..
The time we have is limited.. This human birth should be used in Hari seva.. which makes each of us Hari Dasa/ Dasi..
Maybe not directly dasa of Hari.. but haridasara dasara dasara dasara dasa...Like Kanakadasaru and Vijayadasaru wrote in some of their famous songs.
"Naanu Vishnu dasa".. That includes dasatva of Vishnu and Vaishnavas. That must be how we identify ourselves.. Then we may begin to see the Lord in everything and everyone and how we are only enacting the role the Lord has written for us.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Vishnu Preranaaya, Vishnu Preethyartham
Vishnu Preranaaya, Vishnu Preethyartham.. The motto that will save us, inspire us to live each minute with enthusiasm.
When we get up in the morning, we must seek forgiveness from Dhara devi for stepping on her. We must bathe with the anusandhana that we are offering abhisheka to the Lord within us. When we clothe ourselves, we must remember the Lord.
We must only eat that which is offered to Vishnu and his family and only then have it with utmost gratitude.
When we go about our daily work, we must remember him. Before we sleep we must offer all the days activities as a seva to him. Samarpitha to our Guru, antargatha Bharati Ramana antargatha Lakshmi Narayana...
When we have such lofty thoughts and attitude, we would never feel depressed, lost or dejected another day of our lives. Our purpose is clear. Our purpose is the Lord himself who is the only unchanging factor in this ever changing world. He would never leave us for someone better. His presence and His love is not conditional. He wouldn't leave us in times of difficulty. We all need that unchanging constant factor in our lives and that is the Lord with all his infinite glorious attributes.
When we get up in the morning, we must seek forgiveness from Dhara devi for stepping on her. We must bathe with the anusandhana that we are offering abhisheka to the Lord within us. When we clothe ourselves, we must remember the Lord.
We must only eat that which is offered to Vishnu and his family and only then have it with utmost gratitude.
When we go about our daily work, we must remember him. Before we sleep we must offer all the days activities as a seva to him. Samarpitha to our Guru, antargatha Bharati Ramana antargatha Lakshmi Narayana...
When we have such lofty thoughts and attitude, we would never feel depressed, lost or dejected another day of our lives. Our purpose is clear. Our purpose is the Lord himself who is the only unchanging factor in this ever changing world. He would never leave us for someone better. His presence and His love is not conditional. He wouldn't leave us in times of difficulty. We all need that unchanging constant factor in our lives and that is the Lord with all his infinite glorious attributes.
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