The true Compassion !!!

Once Buddha was in an assembly and a gentleman came to him. He was furious. He thought that Buddha was doing something wrong. He was attracting people and everybody had begun meditating. The people had become very calm and quiet. The gentleman was a restless businessman. He had found thrash his children were going and sitting wig Buddha and meditating for two hours every day. And he thought that if his children would be engaged in business, they could make more money and be better off. What would they get by sitting for two hours with somebody with their eyes closed? So he was angry and wanted to teach Buddha a lesson.
         
He walked up to Buddha but as soon as he came near him all his thoughts disappeared. But he was still shaking with anger and could not speak. No words would come out of his mouth. So he spat on Buddha's face. And Buddha just smiled. However, all the other disciples there became furious but could not react because Buddha was there. So, everybody restrained themselves.
         
The man could not stay any longer because he thought that if he stayed any longer, he would burst out. He went away. He could not sleep the whole night. For the first time in his life, he had met somebody who would just smile when he spat on his face. He began shivering. His world had turned topsy-turvy.
         
The next day he went to Buddha fell at his feet. He asked for forgiveness and said that he was not aware of what he had done. However, Buddha said that he could not forgive him. The disciples were shocked to hear this. Buddha was so compassionate and forgave everybody. How could he not forgive that person! But Buddha explained that the person had done nothing for which forgiveness was required. However, the person pointed out that he was the same person who had spat on Him the previous day. Then, Buddha said that, that person was not there anymore and, if he ever met him, he would forgive. Further x Buddha pointed out that the person had done no wrong to the man standing before him.
         
That is compassion.
         
Compassion is not making a person a culprit and then forgiving him. Your forgiveness should be such that the person who is being forgiven, does not even know that you are forgiving them. They should not even feel guilty for a mistake. That is the right type of forgiveness. If you make someone feel guilty about their mistake, then you have not forgiven them. That guilt itself is the punishment. It is good enough to eat the wrongdoer. Knowledge takes you away from guilt and puts you on a pedestal where you do not see the world at all. You do now see the world of the small mind and its chitchat. It appears insignificant.

PERSON HINDERING YOUR GROWTH IS DEAD

One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written:
“Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral”.

In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.

The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.

Everyone thought: “Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!”

One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.

There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: IT IS YOU”.

Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your centre changes. Your life changes when YOU change, YOU become soul /Super soul Conscious, when YOU go beyond your limiting beliefs.

Who am I & How / why I am sometimes forced to act insanely

Here is that verse which you are searching for........

In the Vedic literature (Katha upanishad 1.3.3–4)
it is said:

“The individual is the passenger in the car of the material body, and
intelligence is the driver. Mind is the driving instrument, and the senses are
the horses. The self is thus the enjoyer or sufferer in the association of the
mind and senses. So it is understood by great thinkers.”

This verse has been summarised in Bhagvad gita as below verse



BG 6.34: For the mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, OKṛṣṇa, and to subdue it, I think, is more difficult than controlling the wind.

BG 6.35: Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: O mighty-armed son of Kuntī, it is undoubtedly very difficult to curb the restless mind, but it is possible by suitable practice and by detachment.

BG 6.36:  For one whose mind is unbridled, self-realization is difficult work.  But he whose mind is controlled and who strives by appropriate means is  assured of success. That is My opinion.

here's my answer for the knowing the mechanism:
Also answers the question : Every person has two sides, The ONE and The OTHER.one is the prime part of us ,other is evil.but why do we feel happy when we do evil practices influenced by OTHER? Why not we listen only to the ONE?

UPS & DOWNS in our daily life...

Lets Learn not to be upset, for the material UPS & DOWNS in our daily life...

Because

UPS & DOWNS are vital part of life, without which existence of life is not possible...

Even when a straight line appears in the ECG machine, Doctor declares him /her as dead...

The same message Lord Krishna has given in Bhgavat Gita ... SAMATWAM YOGA UCHYATEY, To remain/behave equally in sad & happy moments is the highest form of Yoga...


"Yoga-sthah kuru karmani
sangam tyaktva dhananjaya
siddhy-asiddhyoh samo bhutva
samatvam yoga ucyate" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Two verse 48)" 

"Sri Krishna said to Arjuna: Perform your duty with an equipoise mind, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called Yoga." 

Jai Shree Krishna...

Towards a Fulfilling Happy & Prosperous life

Our never ending Desire & ever lasting  Expectations are the root cause of all sufferings... We cant abandon these urges, but at least can re-direct our DESIRES towards attaining ultimate peace & happiness in Lord's Lotus feet & STOP EXPECTING for anything from anyone Except from The All Merciful Almighty... This will surely eliminate our anxieties & lead us towards a Fulfilling happy & Prosperous  life... JSK... 

Have immense faith in God & on His master plan

Once there was a sweeper in the Well Known temple and he was very sincere
and devoted. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan
of the Lord, he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving
darshan and He must be feeling very tired.


So one day very innocently he asked the Lord whether he can take the place
of the Lord for a day so that the Lord can have some relief and rest. The
Deity of Temple replied,"I do not mind taking a break. I will transform you
like Myself, but you must do one thing. You must just stand here like Me,
smile at everyone and just give benedictions. Do not interfere with anything
and do not say anything. Remember you are the deity and you just have faith
that I have a master plan for everything."The sweeper agreed to this.


The next day the sweeper took the position of the deity and a rich man came
and prayed to the Lord. He offered a nice donation and prayed that his
business should be prosperous. While going, the rich man inadvertently left
his wallet full of money right there. Now the sweeper in the form of deity
could not call him and so he decided to control himself and keep quiet.


Just then a poor man came and he put one coin in the Hundi and said that it
was all he could afford and he prayed to the Lord that he should continue to
be engaged in the Lord's service. He also said that his family was in dire
need of some basic needs but he left it to the good hands of the Lord to
give some solution. When he opened his eyes, he saw the wallet left by the
rich man. The poor man thanked the Lord for His kindness and took the wallet
very innocently. The sweeper in the form of the Deity could not say anything
and he had to just keep smiling.


At that point a sailor walked in. He prayed for his safe journey as he was
going on a long trip. Just then the rich man came with the police and said
that somebody has stolen his wallet and seeing the sailor there, he asked
the police to arrest him thinking that he might have taken it. Now the
sweeper in the form of Deity wanted to say that the sailor is not the thief
and he could not say and he was greatly frustrated. The sailor looked at the
Lord and asked why he an innocent person is being punished. The rich man
looked at the Lord and thanked Him for finding the thief. The sweeper in the
deity form could no more tolerate and he thought that even if the real Lord
had been here, he would have definitely interfered and hence he started
speaking and said that the sailor is not the thief but it was the poor man
who took away the wallet. The rich man was very thankful as also the sailor.


In the night, the real Lord came and He asked the sweeper how the day was.
The sweeper said,"I thought it would be easy, but now I know that Your days
are not easy, but I did one good thing."Then he explained the whole episode
to the Lord. The Lord became very upset on hearing this whereas the sweeper
thought the Lord would appreciate him for the good deed done.


The Lord asked,"Why did you not just stick to the plan? You had no faith in
Me. Do you think that I do not understand the hearts of all those who come
here? All the donation which the rich man gave was all stolen money and it
is only a fraction of what he really has and he wants Me to reciprocate
unlimitedly. The single coin offered by the poor man was the last coin he
was having and he gave it to Me out of faith. The sailor might not have done
anything wrong, but if the sailor were to go in the ship that night he was
about to die because of bad weather and instead if he is arrested he would
be in the jail and he would have been saved form a greater calamity. The
wallet should go to the poor man because he will use it in My service. I was
going to reduce the rich man's karma also by doing this and save the sailor
also. But you cancelled everything because you thought you know My plan and
you made your own plans."


God has plans and justice for everyone,we just need to have
patience.


Do Good And Receive Good.
God Bless you all.

Meditation Lamp

Easy to concentrate on Lord Krishna's Photo or on this lamp, representing his presence...

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Vakratunda Mahakaaya Mantra & its meaning

Vakratunda Mahakaaya
Suryakoti Samaprabha
Nirvighnam Kuru Mey Deva
Sarva Kaaryeshu Sarvada

Meaning: The Lord with the curved trunk and a mighty body, who has the magnificence of a Million suns, I pray to you Oh Lord, to remove the obstacles from all the actions I intend to perform.

Wishing all spiritual souls an Auspicious Ganapati Puja.

JSK :)

Unflinching Faith, thats what we need to possess !!!

A flight was flying through the clouds. Suddenly, it lost the balance & started shaking.
Everyone started shouting in fear, expect a boy, who was busy with his toys & has ignored the  turbulence & turmoil around them. After an hour the flight landed safely.

A man asked the young boy, "How could you ignore the fearful disturbed crowd & kept busy with your play"? The boy smiled & replied, My dad is pilot. I knew he will land me safely. This is called the unflinching faith.

On the same note, I would like to request all to keep the faith intact on our maintainer (Lord), be whatever miserable be the situations. The bottom line is, it has to end, landing us in a smooth part of life. As the boy was keep playing with his toys, we should just keep doing our duty without any complain or crying. Keep the faith intact with everyday prayers & you will see that, Lord Krishna will listen & bless us to come out of any difficulties in life!!!

In Bhagavat Gita (2.14) Krishna says:

O son of Kuntī, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.


Jai Shree Krishna :-)
Wish you a happy & blissful Saraswati Puja !!!

The Broken Painting

Once upon a time, a wellknown painter was finishing his painting. It's an incredibly beautiful painting to be shown during Princess Diana's marriage.

The painter was consumed by and excited with his own painting that he unconsciously took a few step backward while admiring the 2 x 8 m painting. He didn't look back when he walked backward. He kept on walking backward until it was a step away from the edge of the tall building. Just one more step backward and he could get himself killed.

A man saw what the painter was doing and was about to shout at him to warn him when he realized that his shout might have surprised the painter and thus made him incidentally took one step backward and fell down. The man then took a brush and paint and began to paint on the beautiful painting until it was completely damaged.

Upon realizing what's happened to his painting the painter got very angry and moved forward to hit the man. However, some other people who were also present at the vicinity held him and showed him his last position which almost made him fall.

Sometimes we have painted our future with such beauty and dreamed of beautiful days we will spend with our loved one. But then God seemed to destroy our beautiful painting when He sees what danger lies ahead of us.

Sometimes we are angry and annoyed by what God has done to us, or we get angry to our superior in our workplace. But one thing we have to keep in our mind: God provides only the best for us, His children.

All about the power of Mantras & their affect on our life, The scientific aspect !!!

NB: If you got afraid by seeing the length of the topic & rejecting to go through this, in detail, you will miss a marvelous opportunity to make your life ever blissful with full of happiness, contentment & eternal peace.

So I request you to go through this thoroughly, might not take more than 10 mins of your precious time.

EVERY matter - from the tiniest DNA strand in us to the largest of continents - is in a state of constant vibration resulting in the emission of subtle sounds.

The great teachers of ancient times had the power to listen to the subtlest of these sounds. They discovered that specific sounds energized specific portions of the brain thereby awakening extraordinary powers (Siddhis). They used these sounds to form sacred words that are called Mantras.

Mantras have a profound impact upon us due to two reasons:
- The vibration effect of the sound; and
- The effect of the collective emotional energy behind that word due to constant repetition over time.

Benefits of Mantras

Mantras act upon our bodies by reprogramming the vibrations of the cells that have somehow gone askew. They restore the pattern of sounds at the heart of each and every cell, thus pushing the cells toward harmonious health & sharp intellect.

Mantras affect not only our physical body but also our subtle body - our emotions, intellect and soul. They positively affect our aura - the energy shields surrounding our body.

Energy of a Mantra

We hear any word and have an emotional reaction to it. This is because we are conditioned by OUR experiences connected to that word AND the collective emotions that people have towards that word.

As an example, the word "mother" when spoken with deliberation, evokes an emotional energy realignment. Just imagine the power of sounds repeated billions of times, with great collective devotion and over centuries!

These sounds form the heart of Mantras and deeply influence the energy alignment within us.

Mantra Meditation

Repetition of a Mantra is a powerful way of keeping us in the Present and stilling our "monkey mind", which is forever jumping uncontrollably from one thought to another.

The moment we inculcate the practice of being "intensely" present - with neither any 'baggage' of the subconscious past nor the remotest anxiety of the future - we, then, automatically experience great peace, profound silence and supreme joy!
This, in fact, is the process and goal of meditation and using mantras is a very effective way to achieve it!

Using Japa Malas for Meditation

Repetition of a mantra is called Japa and a Japa Mala is a string of beads used to count the repetition of a mantra.

The act of turning the beads while recitation of the mantra is extremely effective in keeping you in the present. Equally important is that it keeps you 'grounded' as you advance in meditation and helps you continually gain from the material properties of the beads.

It also helps us to keep the measure, as while meditating we should not loose our concentration to check how much time have elapsed or how long we need to continue to achieve the target (that we ve set before we start).

As you do Japa, you will invariably encounter wandering thoughts even as you repeat the Mantra mechanically. In such a case, gently refocus without getting agitated. The beauty of a Mantra is that EVEN a mechanical repetition exposes you to the benefits of the sacred sounds.

There are various Mantras and Japa mala beads that you can use to make your meditative journey relatively smooth. But we have to be bit careful while choosing the mantra, as not any & every word can be considered as the sacred sound to be meditated upon. Some people gets misguided & as they wont get the benefit, they start blaming the Mantra Meditation procedure.

In this scientific arena, we rarely believe on the fact, unless its been scientifically proved or has shown practical benefit to a considerable mass. I think no one can deny the power of "ÖM Kara", "Gayatri Mantra"& the ultimate one "Hare Krishna Maha Mantra".

In every age there are certain ways we could achieve excellence through meditation & for this age ( The Age of Kali - Kali Yuga) "Hare Krishna Maha Mantra" is prescribed.
Its based on the references found in many of our ancient scriptures, not on anyone's mental speculations.
Its not only popularly adopted in our country, but also followed by thousands of people from Western Countries & their experience can be refereed to strengthen our faith. 
For more reference please visit : http://www.krishna.com/some-scriptural-references-hare-krishna-maha-mantra  

In conclusion, Mantras are one of the most effective ways to experience supreme bliss and freedom from the bondage of the uncontrolled mind.

A common myth: Mantra Meditation is meant only for Old age group.

This is the biggest myth, as not only old people want peace & happiness in their life, but everyone wants. Its just a fact that due to our own ignorance we tend to suffer till we seek the Supreme Lord's assistance & generally people do that in their old age, when their FALSE EGO gets shattered.

Lets chant 

"  Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,

 Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare... "   .

& move towards a blissful life.

Procedure for chanting Hare Krishna Maha Mantra:

1. Take any chanting mala with 108 beads with an extra head bead. (preferably Tulsi or Neem mala).


2. At the first bead chant the Panchatatwa Mantra: (One time)
    "Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu Nityananda,
     Sri Advaita Gadadhara, Sri Vasadi Gaura bhakta vrinda.".

3. Then chant Hare Krishna Maha Mantra:  (108 times)

 " Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,

 Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare..."   .

My philosophy: Try before you come to any conclusion.

Jai Shree Krishna :-)

Real meaning of peace (with a short illustration)

There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peacefully towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on the nest - in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?

"Because," explained the king, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace." 


We should learn how to be in that state of mind, then our life would be ever blissful !!! 

Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita (5.10):

One who is engaged in Krishna consciousness is then beyond contamination by sinful reactions, exactly as the lotus leaf, though remaining in the water, is not wet.

May Lord Ganesh bless us with real knowledge in this auspicious occasion

As we pass different phases of life, we ask different type of knowledge & bliss from our beloved Lord Shree Ganesh.
Sometimes school or college academics, while other times to get a good rank in JEE or help in interview to get a good Job...

But very few times we have ever thought of gaining that kind of knowledge which can lift us from any difficult situations in life;

Where can we get such knowledge ???
Who emanates & distributes this priceless knowledge ???
Who wrote(documented) such Gems of Wisdom ???

The answer is very straight forward!!! Its none other than SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE. We can gain this from our vedic scriptures, but unfortunately we dont ve ample amount of time to go though...

That's why Lord Krishna simplified this in the form of Bhagavat Gita (Supreme Instruction to Arjuna), which is documented by Lord Shree Ganesha with the guidance of Vyasa Deva. [Bhagavat Gita is a part of Mahabharata].

So we should seek for real knowledge & pray Lord Ganesha to bless us the same.

Lets discuss a small sample of it; Though there are many awakening lessons present to be uncovered !!!

"While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises.From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool."
-- Extracted from Bhagavat Gita Chapter 2, Verse 62 & 63.

So the root cause of all sufferings is termed as ATTACHMENT ==> towards the sense objects!!! & so nicely it is explained how it leads to LUST ==> ANGER ==> DELUSION ==> MEMORY gets bewildered (confused) ==> INTELLIGENCE Lost (So we cant make proper judgement while in anger) ==> Leads to MISERY.

If one tries to gain real knowledge on "how to remain unattached even while living in this material world with full of attractive sense objects" then he or she can remain peaceful, even with the greatest troublesome situations!!!

Spirituality shows us that part of uncovered lesson, where most of us fall prey to the unwanted tragic situations.

"Every ship can sail in the still water, but the real test happens when storm approaches" !!!
Lets Be aware of it & get prepared before it arrives & demolished us...

May Lord Ganesha blesses us with the real knowledge...
Happy Ganesh Puja :-)
Jai Shree Krishna :-)

Towards a flourishing relationship !!!

Most of Our Failures in Human Relations are due to “misunderstandings”.

We expect other people to react and respond and come to the same conclusions as we do from a given set of “facts” or “circumstances.”

No one responds or reacts to “things as they are,” but to his own mental images.  Most of the time, a person “understands” and interprets the situation differently from us. He is merely responding appropriately to what – to him – seems to be the truth about the situation.

Ask yourself:

“How does this appear to him?”
“How does he interpret this situation?”
“How does he feel about it?”.
Put yourself in his / her position & act the same way u would expect to be treated as !!!


When we will start behaving the same way, as we  r expecting from others... We  will land up in a new arena of life; Feel it & let me know if u like the transformation or the present living style!!!

Lord Krishna instructs Arjuna in Bhagavad-gita 12.15
“He for whom no one is put into difficulty and who is not disturbed by anyone, who is equipoise in happiness and distress, fear and anxiety, is very dear to Me.”

Srila Prabhupada writes in the purport:
“Since a devotee is kind to everyone, he does not act in such a way as to put others into anxiety. At the same time, if others try to put a devotee into anxiety, he is not disturbed. It is by the grace of the Lord that he is so practiced that he is not disturbed by any outward disturbance.”
Try to understand why he might “act the way he does”.
In dealing with other people try to see the situation from their point of view as well as your own. 


In rare situations we have to tolerate others mistake to some extent, but in long run (s)he ll understand his or her mistake for sure, iff we have forgiven for their misdeed (without any revenge thoughts or deeds). 


Once we get this habit, inculcated in to our day to day dealings, relationship with all will flourish for sure... Life would be ever blissful !!!

Three last wishes!!!

Alexander, the great Greek king, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home.  On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed.  So, the mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last.

He called his generals and said, "I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail."  With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king's last wishes.  "My first desire is that," said Alexander, "My physicians alone must carry my coffin."  After a pause, he continued, "Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected in my treasury."  The king felt exhausted after saying this.  He took a minute's rest and continued.  "My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin."  

Alexander's favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart.  "O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled.  But tell us why do you make such strange wishes."  At this Alexander took a deep breath and said: "I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt.  I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any body.  They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death.  So let not people take life for granted.  

The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell people that not even a fraction of gold will come with me.  I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me.  Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time to chase after limitless wealth.  And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go out of this world."  With these words, the king closed his eyes.  Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last. 
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It’s really a great story & indeed the teachings are really profound; But we are so much entangled in this material world that very next moment we will forget this until the said stage comes (Death Bed), when every man can only realize, but cant rewind back their life...

We are heavily bound by Laws of Karma, so sufferings will continue till we get the real knowledge!!!

Only the wise person can (perceive) see things as they are, but sorry to say this is not same with every intelligent person K. Be wise, mere intelligence is not sufficient to remain peaceful in life.

My Heartfelt Words On Friendship day... (Enclosed Eternal Gift for you)

First of all let me wish all my friends a very wonderful friendship day. May our life become sweeter & enchanting with the flourishing relationships.

Its only the friend with whom we can exchange all our happiness or tragic moments. We hardly can be totally candid with anyone else, as we can be with our true friend.

On this wonderful occasion I would like to present you a never ending & ever eternal relationship. The unconditional relationship which is very rare to see in this material world. I think by now u could guess, about whom I am talking about!!!







Yes, you are right...
Its none other then our ever well wisher Krishna. :-)
Establish a strong & healthy friendship with Krishna & see how your life is going to transform to a new dimension. Because unlike any worldly friendship, Krishna never leave us alone as the time perishes. Its very rare to see a life long selfless friendship in this material world, where as if we could establish our friendship with Krishna, He will be with us not only in this life but for many upcoming births, till we get our salvation.

What Krishna wants  from us, if we approach Him for eternal friendship ?

Friendship with Krishna is very simple, but due to our ignorance we rarely ever given a thought.
He does not want our money neither He wants delicious Prasadams to offer everyday.
What He looks for, is our Unconditional Devotion (NiSwartha Prem Bhakti).


In the Bhagavad-gītā [Bg. 9.26] Krishna said, “If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water (patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ), I will accept it.” Here the stress is given to the attitude with which we are offering, i.e. Love & Devotion.

Again in BG 4.11 Krishna said “All of them as they surrender unto Me – I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Partha.”
Some of us might want Krishna as Supreme Master, another as His personal friend, another as His son and still another as His lover. Krasna rewards all of them equally, according to their different intensities of Love for Him.

Last but not least, I want to quote Krishna’s promise to His Loved ones. In BG 9.22, He declared: “But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form — to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have.”

Hope I could able to give some hints how we can make Krishna as our eternal companion & cross over all anxieties of life and ultimately lead a ever blissful life with ultimate peace.

Happy friendship day... Hare Krishna :-)

Essence of Delayed Gratification :-)

Here goes a nice story, demonstrating the way Krishna heals our wounds & Essence of delayed Gratification :-)

Just ve immense faith on Krishna that nothing bad can happen for a longer time, with good people :-)
Acchhe Logon ke saath humesa Acchha hin hota he; Just be Good & do all Good to be dearer to God :-).

Bhagawan ke Ghar mein Derr He, Parr Andheer Nehin :-) 

Jai Shree Krishna :-)

Here I want to add 1 more thing, for the first time when the child went for apple, she could not achieve it, while the second time (which happened in later phase), she got the best one!!!.

It indicates that for the first time she was not prepared fully, for taking the fruit (can be compared to her "SMALL Hands"). But by the time, the next opportunity comes, her hands grown up enough & there is little chance of missing the apple.

In the same manner, when we could not achieve our desired goal with in our expected time, its God who indicates that there is still something need to be done (or the proper time has not came yet). With every success, we get implicit bigger responsibilities & may be He wants us to be even sharper & stronger to carryout that fruit nicely...
     Thats how, the delay happens (Delayed Gratification) & we ignorant souls rarely could understand that...Sometimes with sheer impatience we deny the existence of Supreme Lord & get only frustrations...

Be aware of His justice & have ultimate faith. You will never fall down :-)
Nothing bad /odd can happen for a longer time, with good people :-)
Acchhe Logon ke saath humesa Acchha hin hota he; Just be Good & do all Good to be dearer to God :-).

Bhagawan ke Ghar mein Derr He, Parr Andheer Nehin :-) 

Jai Shree Krishna :-)

Illusioned courage !!!

When rabbits are being attacked by bigger animals, they close their eyes and think, "I am not going to be killed." But they are killed anyway. Similarly, we may deny the existence of God and the law of God, but still God and His law are there. In the high-court you may say, "I don't care for the law of the government," but you will be forced to accept the government law. If you deny the state law, then you will be put into prison and be caused to suffer. Similarly, you may foolishly decry the existence of God—"There is no God" or "I am God"—but nevertheless you are responsible for all your actions, both good and bad.

There are two kinds of activities—good and bad. If you act nicely and perform pious activities, then you get good fortune, and if you act sinfully, then you have to suffer.

So lets be careful about it & think twice before we act :-)

Learn to recognize "Blessings in Disguise" !!!

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.

The worst had happened - everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger.

"God, how could you do this to me?" he cried.

Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.

"How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers.

"We saw your smoke signal", they replied.

It's easy to get discouraged sometimes when things appear to be going badly. But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. 

Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.

God is at work in our lives . :-)

He has his own way of making this sweet & soothing, Never complain out of fraustration & patiently try to learn from the situation. 

The dawn has to come with golden glow; in between if U could learn the art, u ll be even stronger in all situations...  Hare Krishna :-)