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!!

 

The train to memories…

A short poem…

The whistle,

It deafens my ears,

It dismantles my nerves.

As though to give a message

It passes through every passage.

It pierces my heart, and tears my body apart;

Disheveled, I try to hold on

Hold on, to the past time

Hold on, to the beautiful memories

But the train; Its too fast.

I lose my control, unable to keep my hold;

So I flow along with the tide.

My tears, My dreams drown with me

I am lost Forever…

….. Abha Shahra Shyama

“This is a short poem written several years ago; just thought of sharing it with readers today!”

Because over the years, I found that there is no value in holding on to the past.

When I did let go of the past, I found tremendous Joy, and; the Divine waiting for me, so just a little friendly advice;

“Move on in life, don’t get stuck in frustrations, however dark life seems today”

Beauty of Nature is always healing

Jai Shreeji!!

 

Spiritual giving…

Spiritual ‘Giving’ means: No expectations;

One does not give any type of any gift to the ‘Other’, with any sort of expectations,

as in order to maintain the ‘Purity’ of this ‘Giving’, the act has to be complete in itself.

Jai Shreeji!!

(The image and the quote is copyrighted)

 

Divine Guru

Divine Guru: The Sadguru – Elements from the nature which are found in the Sadguru:

EARTH; WATER; AIR; FIRE

Jai Shreeji!!

 

Connection with God..

Connection with God is not easy, and at the same time very easy; which may sound very  contradictory, yet is very simple; because what He wants from His bhakt is very little; his purity of bhao!

 

Jai Shreeji!!

 

Money Sanskar..

                                                                 “THE MONEY SANSKAR” – Abha Shahra Shyama

“As consciousness moves deeper and purer, a new outlook develops.

The same world and the same people stand in a different light; and visions of day to day life undergo some changes.

Vision instead of being straight begins moves in a 3D manner – it’s like 360 degrees of viewing.

Though giving greater joy on the whole;  this powerful consciousness could show some truths which are  truly ugly and difficult to accept and  digest.

It’s not easy to see the different sides of people close, when perspective changes and reality stands naked in front of us.

One of the ugly realities of our outer world I ‘experienced’ was the negative influence of money power. 

“All sanskars and spiritual values take a back seat, and all actions justified as the only sanskar majority follow is money power”.

I like to call it the “Money Sanskar’

We all live in the gross level of realities – ‘Instant gratification’ in all degrees of living’, and for this money power is important.

But “God cannot be cheated – Intelligence cannot be fooled”.

All is known in the fields of Intelligence, and the karmic result one receives is always not only on the actions but also the intentions.

(Don’t get me wrong please, I consider money very important and sacred, but making materialism and Dikhava the only reason to live is not right; in my eyes and understanding)

 

…Taken from the book on my spiritual journey:                           http://www.zero2dot.org/

Zero2Dot

spiritual book

 

Jai Shreeji!!

 

Karmic Outcomes

Your own actions will determine your future. As you sow, so shall you reap!

Be very cautious and aware in your interactions

Your present karmas-actions  decide the outcomes that you will receive in this life, as well in future lifetimes

These Karmic outcomes enter our lives as specific situations and personal life experiences.

 

To make a positive future for yourself, live with awareness

(Image is copyrighted)

Jai Shreeji!!

 

God as Gate keeper?

Short conversation of a bhakt with his God…a dream sequence

Human to ShreeNathj (God):

“Kaunsi naukri karte hain aaj kal? (What service do You do now a days?)

ShreeNathji (God):

“Dekho, darwaze ke bahar bithaya ha, chokidari karne ke liye”.

‘God as gatekeeper”

(See, I have been made to sit outside the door, to protect their premises.)

Human:

“Acha-acha, to Aapko bahar bithaya hai, gate keeper bana diya?

(Ok, Ok; so You have been turned into a gate keeper and have been made to sit out?)

ShreeNathji (God):

“Koi baat nahi”; “Mujhse prarthna karte hain – ‘Hey Bhagwan, hamara taala laga hai, aap  dhyan rakhna”.

(But its okay, they pray to me, “God, my room is locked, please look after the safety’)

Human:

Aur Aap kya kaam karte hain aaj kal?

(And what other service do You do, nowadays)?

ShreeNathji (God):

Aur dekho, Mujhe public deewaron pur bhi sajate hain, safaie rakhne ke liye Lekin dekh lo,

ShreeNathji painted on a stairway, to prevent people from spitting!

loag to mere uper bhi thook dete hain.

Aab main kya karon; safaie rakhne ke kaam bhi nahin aa sakta”?

(And see, humans have painted me on public walls, so that people maintain cleanliness there;

sadly it does not serve that purpose also as people spit on me also.

What do I do now, I don’t seem to be useful for maintain cleanliness also”?

People spitting on God’s image also!

I felt sad, very sad indeed!!

What if God’s actually were watching this happen in our world?

 

 

 

 

Jai Shreeji!!

 

Sharad Purnima-MahaRaas Purnima

Purnima of Ashwin Shukl Paksh is called Sharad Purnima.

The day is also referred as Rasa Purnima or Raas Lila Day.

Sharad Purnima Moon

It is considered that the Moon and Earth are at a closer distance on Sharad Purnima night and the rays of the moon have several curative properties. So it is believed that eating food (specially ‘kheer’) that has been exposed to the moonlight  for a few hours, nourishes the body and soul.

The religious significance, of this beautiful night, as described in the Shreemad  Bhagvadji, is the divine MahaRaas Leela played by Thakurjee Shree Radha Krishn; at Shree Vrindavan Dham many thousands of years ago.

That famous Sthal today at Vrindavan, is known as Banshi Vat.

ShreeKrishn played the famously Divine Maha Raas  on  Sharad Purnima night.

Banshivat is Thakurjee’s most loved Raas leela sthal.

“Brindavan so van nahi, Nandgaon so gaon

Banshivat so vat nahin, Shree Krishn naam so naam”.

‘Gopika shat kati bhi Raas leela vibhu sith

Banshi Rav sama keerm Banshivat namo stute”.

“Brindavane vate banshi, praoage maoarath:|

Gayanya akshay khyat, kalpastu Purushottume||

Nishkumbh: khal lankaya, eategha panch gha vat:|

Eaitesu vat mulesu, sada nivsati makhav”|

Banshivat is Thakurjee’s most loved Raas leela sthal.

The divine Vat tree at Banshivat

ShreeKrishn played the famously divine Maha Raas here on the Sharad Purnima night. This is the spot where many famous loving divine leelas of Radha and Shyam along with the gopis took place.

This sacred mandir is located in the Banshi Vat area in Vrindavan.

It is a Siddh Sthan and the original MahaRaas Sthali of Shree RadhaKrishn.

This particular place has the original Charan(foot prints) of RadhaKrishn, and the whole aura of the place feels magnetized.

Divine Charan and the Maharaas Pichwai

A complete website dedicated to this divine place can be read at:   http://www.banshivat.org.in/

History in the scriptures:

Thakurjee ShreeKrishn’s leela bhoomi Braj is like Krishn’s body and Shree Vrindavan is like His heart, where Thakurjee even today plays and does leelas. According to Shreemad Bhagwad Krishn has said:

“I do not leave Vrindavan for even a moment’.

Vrindavan is famous as God played Raas leelas with the gopis. In today’s times there are many places which have been proclaimed as the Raas sthali; but with the proof available, Banshivat is the only place which is mentioned in many scriptures and holy books and history by various saints.

Banshi means the flute; Vat means the Banyan tree.

Banshivat is the spot where the Divine couple spent a lot of time.

This is the spot where many famous loving divine leelas of Radha and Shyam along with the gopis took place.

Some of the main reasons spoken about in the olden scriptures as reasons for playing the Leela of Maha Raas, are  fulfilling the many commitments made to various bhakts in the many different avatars by Him; and granting of anand and bliss to His many rasik bhakts.

                    Shree Krishn’s victory over Kaam Dev at this place, is another reason Banshivat is famous for.

This katha goes as follows;

For complete details please visit:  http://www.banshivat.org.in/