The Big Bully

These are a series of pictures, showing two monkeys fighting over an abandoned garland, in the premises of a mandir at Vrindavan Dham in India.

As I watched, it fascinated me to see the power game being played between them. Luckily for me, as I had a camera ready, I managed to capture these few shots of their fight, (or I would not even call it a fight, as one is so small, he immediately surrenders to the Big Bully, who I assume always gets his way).

As I went through these photos, I realized how aptly it depicted the power game in many area of our lives also.

There is always the Big Bully , who, to demonstrate his power, bullies the weaker ones for the ‘feel good’ factor in his life.

I do hope I have been able to put my thought across in the right manner here; it has to be taken with a pinch of salt though!!

(Images are copyrighted)

Jai Shreeji!!

 

Weapons for Progress?

Destruction is not positive progress!

We humans out do each other to manufacure the most sophisticated and lethal weapons; at the same time making ourselves wrongly believe that we as a human race are progressing.

BUT

Weapons are made only to create fear; to bring destruction.

Can destroying nations, people, and nature be called progress or humanity in any possible way?

It is always for the unsatisfying Greed of some, that Mother Earth and Humanity suffers

We try to make ourselves believe wrongly that we are spreading a lot of love and are capable of receiving as much;

All try to make a show of being compassionate.

Can creating fear and destruction in any way, be associated with love?

Jai Shreeji!!

(Image is copyrighted)

 

ShreeNathji-Mahaprabhuji Baithak At Champarayan

Baithaks in Pushtimarg religion are holy places where Shri Vallabhacharya, the founder of Pushtimarg, narrated the Holy Bhagvad Katha. They are total 84 in number and spread all over the country. Mahaprabhuji had circled the whole of India three times and done sthapna of these various Baithaks.

Each Baithak has its own particular Charitra (description).

Baithaks are holy places where there is no Idol or Chitra (Picture); sewa is done of Gaddi (Seating).

Here are some pictures displayed from the 32^nd Baithak of Mahaprabhuji, located at Champarayan, 60 km away from Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.

Though it is 32 in number, it is also the birthplace of Shri Mahaprabhuji and hence a very important pilgrim place for all Pushtimarg bhakts, as Shri Vallabhacharya is their primary Guru.

Shri Vallabhacharya was born in the VS 1535 or AD1478.

It was on Vaishak Vad Giyaras (11th) in Vikram Samvat 1535, or AD 1478; in Satbhisha Nakshatra on a Thursday; during the Abhijit mahurat, 12.40-1.00 in the afternoon; when ShreeNathji’s Lotus Face Appeared from Govardhan to give His divya Darshan to the lucky people of the village; According to Shree Krishn’s desire, on the same day but in the Abhijit mahurat, 12.40-1.00 at night, Shree Vallabhacharya also appeared at Champaran in a ring of fire.

ShreeNathji, Shri Yamuna Maharani, Shri Vallabhacharya

Mangala Aarti at Baithak

Close up of Mangala darshans

View from a distance

 

Beautiful architecture

See the lovely Kamal on the top at the entrance of the Baithak

Main entrance to Baithakji

 

 

This lovely entrance leads you to the main building

Inside the hall, please read the board, as it tells you the significance of this place

Walk through this beautiful place

This place is built in the middle of a jungle and luckily it has not been destroyed

Hall where bhakts can wait for darshans

Live darshans are shown here, as it can get very crowded during festive occasions

 

Painting which describes the birth and resurrection of Shri Vallabhacharya

Before the darshans open, a lone bhakt saying her prayers

Complete Shringar darshans of Gaadi sewa

Mukhiyaji with the jhoola. the tree in the background is the point where the original tree stood, this is a branch of the same tree. Under this tree Mahaprabhuji was found in a ring of fire

Entrance to Shri Yamunaji

A small Stream of Mahanadi river flows near the temple which is believed to be form Yamuna river and worshiped.

These are the Bumble bee which live on this tree. there are several holes in the trunk where they just disappear

The very old tree trunk with numerous holes

ShreeNathji-Mahaprabhuji pratham milan on Govardhan Parvat. Shreeji had summoned Vallabhacharyaji to come and start His sewa here, also to build His mandir

Divine Darshans
ShreeNathji-Merged Swarup of Shree RadhaKrishn

Jai Shreeji!!

(Details of Mahaprabhuji life and teachings,can be read on my website:  http://www.shreenathjibhakti.org

Details on the Baithaks can be read on website: http://www.vallabhkankroli.org/

 

God Bless You!!

In my country the homeless and the very poor are very easily spotted and photographed, as they form a major part of our population. This picture is neither about poverty nor about my country.

Here she lies on a footpath where hundreds walk by every hour.

Its said that a photograph speaks more than any amount of words.

If you look closely, there is a packet of sandwiches for her, along with a bottle of sealed water. Which means fresh food and water is kept for her when she wakes up, not discarded food. Beggars are routinely given alms etc. but this particular lady is asleep and not even begging or asking for food.

It’s an act from a human who is alive to humanity.

I honor this act by exhibiting it on my blog here.

God Bless you!

Woman lying on the footpath

Jai Shreeji!!

 

Joy, Anand, Bliss..

A strong powerful thinking mind and emotions are some characteristics which distinguish humans from the animal kingdom. This powerful mind which God has blessed us with also gives us the capacity to discriminate between right or wrong.

We turn backwards in human mind evolution when we begin to live on instincts; it would be animal like behavior; fending only for your self;

Eat, Drink, Sleep, Accumulate, Procreate

this is how an animal is born to function; in mankind it is termed as Selfish Behaviour

They are the Basic Instincts

Jai Shreeji!!

ShreeNathji-Merged Swarup of Shree Radha Krishn

 

Soul’s Demand

Walking on the spiritual path sometimes asks for the extreme in sacrifice and faith.

Also at every step one is put through exams, by the Superior Intelligence; to verify if one is truly ready to move on to the next step.

Jai Shreeji!!

 

Surrender in Bhakti

Shree Krishn, in the Holy Gita asks all seekers to “Surrender” themselves to Him.

To be able to do that one needs to understand what true surrender means.

Complete surrender would mean following one, not blindly, but with the right understanding; which means; to be able to follow the Guru with total belief in his path and way of bhakti towards One Form of God. At the same time maintaining respect for all other Forms and Paths and Religions

Jai Shreeji!!