Wishing you a very happy BHAKTI DIVAS (Jan 1 is celebrated by Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat as Bhakti Divas) and a HAPPY NEW BHAKTI YEAR filled with good health and abundance of spiritual wealth. 2023 was a mixed year like any other year. It went by fast, brought some good news
All of you have lived countless lifetimes. Countless times you have attained this human body. Countless times you have met any number of Saints, and countless times you have gained the knowledge of those Saints as well. This was the best and last thing you ever attained. But countless times
To practise devotion or bhakti is the essence of Vedic philosophy. There are numerous definitions in different scriptures and in the writings of different commentators. Let us understand its true definition, according to Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj, and what its practical application involves. Most people will be aware that
If you chant the names of Shri Radha Rani, Shyamsundar will come running to you. This is not some exaggerated statement, but a fact. In the Skanda Purana it is stated, “If someone says ra Shyamsundar immediately becomes alert thinking, ‘This person is about to say dhe.’” The person may
The causelessly merciful Supreme Lord, Shri Krishna Himself, graces souls and adopts them forever. He assumes a variety of forms and performs divine pastimes to deliver suffering souls from the powerful clutches of maya, gracing them with unlimited divine bliss. From time to time, Lord Krishna appears before us in
Some people question, “When God created this world, He made one individual a human, another living being an ass, and another a dog. Why?” Some beings live in water, some on land; some in the sky. Some are born of perspiration, some of eggs, some from the womb and some
Saints and scriptures tell us that God has bestowed great material power upon us, but it is only if we are bestowed with good discretion that this power will be used in the proper manner. How profound this wisdom is. History reveals that for the want of good discretion and
