Teachings of the Lord Krishna

Teachings of Lord Krishna

Lord Krishna, is the one of the most loved Gods of the Hindu religion. His teachings on various aspects of human life to Arjuna during the epic battle of Mahabharata are world famous. His teachings were written in form of a book by famously known as Bhagwad Gita. Bhagwad Gita literally means divine songs of Lord. Teachings of the lord, are relevant even in the present age. They are being promoted by a number of spiritual gurus. Few of his important teachings are as follows:

• Four Kinds Of actions: According to Lord Krishna there are four kind of Actions or karma that a human can perform they are, Kamya Karma- Actions performed for selfish gains, Nishiddha Karma- Actions that are forbidden bu holy texts and scriptures, Nitya Karma- Actions that must be performed daily and finally Naimittika Karma-Actions that must be performed on certain special occasions. Lord Krishna clearly forbade his devotees to perform the first two kinds of Karmas as they lead to rebirth and laid stress on the performance of the latter two as they help in getting Moksha or Nirvana, in other words, salvation.
  
  
• Liberation and Bondage: Lord Krishna emphasised on being free from all kinds of negative and positive emotions like, joy, sorrow, grief, happiness, jealousy, as they are all illusions or maya. These emotions are ephemeral. All the beings are bonded due to lack of knowledge but they get free and achieve liberation once they realize that the world is nothing but illusion. All the souls taking birth on the Earth must surrender to Lord, be free form attachments to living and non living objects. One should not be conditioned by body or the worldly things around.
  
  
• Glory Of Satsanga: Lord Krishna described, 'satsanga' as the fastest means to be closer to him and please him. Satsanga literally means being in the company of Sadhus or the knowledgeable one, as it helps in reducing and finally putting an end to attachment of all kinds.
  
  
• Withdrawal from Sense-Objects: Lord Krishna preached withdrawal from all the sensory- objects as a means to avoid delusion. All the objects of desire ultimately lead to misery. One must control his senses and not run after the pursuit of desires. As soon as one of the desire is fulfilled, another desire takes its place thus creating a vicious circle. One shoul give up ahmkara or Ego and identify only with God.
  
  
• Importance of Meditation: Lord Krishna emphasises on the benefits of meditation. It is a means of introspection, looking inside oneself, being close to God and removing oneself from the materialistic world. One should sit in a comfortable position, placing both the hands on the lap and fixing th eyes on the tip of the nose, followed by deep breathing. The mind should be free from all thoughts and chanting only the universal sound of 'Om'.
  
  
• Path to Life Long Happiness: Lord Krishna describes, Karma(action) Jnana(Knowledge) and Bhakti (Devotion) as the three fold way to attain Lord and please him. This is sure shot way to achieve happiness and Moksha. Being knowledgeable will help perform the right Karma and not worry about the fruit of the action. Devotion to God heps introspect and remove from the worldly desires. The three paths lead to removal of illusion or maya.

Thanks to Om Nama Shivaya Group...

10 Things to Learn from Japan

10 things to learn from Japan

1. THE CALM

     Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.

2. THE DIGNITY

     Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

3. THE ABILITY

     The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.

4. THE GRACE

    People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.

5. THE ORDER

    No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.

6. THE SACRIFICE

    Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?

7. THE TENDERNESS

    Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.

8. THE TRAINING

    The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.

9. THE MEDIA

     They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.

10. THE CONSCIENCE

      When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly!

Thanks to swadhyaya varga groups

How to gain bhakti?

One must chant without ceasing the name of the Lord and His glories. 

And keep company of the holy one must frequently go to God's bhaktas, or sadhus. 

One's mind does not fix itself on the Lord while living night and day in the midst of worldly activities and family life. Hence, one must go into solitude now and then to meditate on God. In the first stage it is very hard to fix the mind on the Lord unless one frequently goes into solitude.

When the plant is young, it needs a hedge around it. Without the hedge goats and cows eat it up.

The mind, the solitary corner and the forest are the places where you will meditate. And you will always have good thoughts in your mind. The Lord alone is real, i.e. the eternal substance, and all else is unreal, i.e. transitory. Discriminating thus, you will shake off attachment to the perishable things of the world.

-Sri Ramakrishna

Message of Swami Vivekanandha

 
In future do not pay any heed to what people say either for or against you or me. Work on, be lions; and the Lord will bless you. I shall work incessantly until I die, and even after death I shall work for the good of the world. Truth is infinitely more weighty than untruth; so is goodness. If you possess these, they will make their way by sheer gravity.

Many paths to attain the GOD

Four Wives [Story]

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.

God gave me Everything

When I Asked God for Strength
He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face

When I Asked God for Brain & Brown
He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve

When I Asked God for Happiness
He Showed Me Some Unhappy People

When I Asked God for Wealth
He Showed Me How to Work Hard

When I Asked God for Favors
He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard

When I Asked God for Peace
He Showed Me How to Help Others

God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted
He Gave Me Everything I Needed
 
 
- Swami Vivekananda

Never try to judge... :)

Once a old man and his 25 years old son were going in train.


The son sat next to window and started looking outwards, then shouted,"Dad look the trees are going behind.."


Dad smiled...


And a young couple siting near looked at the 25 yrs old behaving childishly, with pity..


suddenly he again exclaimed, "Dad look the clouds running with us"


Couple couldn't resist and said 2 old man,"Why don't you take your son to a good doctor?"


Old man smiled and said, "We did and we are just coming from hospital... my son was blind from birth and just got his eyes today!"

Moral: Don't jump to a conclusion directly.. because many times what you see, hear and feel is not the TRUTH!

God Lives everywhere...

இந்த குறும்படம், கண்டிப்பாக இந்து மதத்தை மட்டும் உயர்வு படுத்தி காண்பிக்க வேண்டும் என்ற  நோக்கத்துடன் பகிர்வு செய்யப்படவில்லை. "மனித நேயமே கடவுள் குணத்தின் வெளிப்பாடு" என்ற கருத்தை மையமாக, இந்த குறும்படம் உணர்த்துகிறது - என்று கருதியதால் மட்டுமே இதை இந்த வலை பதிவில் பகிர்கிறேன். இப்பதிவு மற்ற மதத்தை சார்ந்த நண்பர்களை, புண் படுத்துவதாக கருதினால், தயவு செய்து என்னை மன்னிக்கவும்.

This video is not shared to intentionally praise the greatness of Hinduism. I am sharing this video in this blog since, I felt this video is saying that "Humanity is the thought of God". In case it hurts other religion friends, Kindly forgive me.

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100 ஆண்டுகள் வாழ்ந்து எல்லோருக்கும் நல்வழி காட்டிய காஞ்சி பரமாச்சாரியார் பூஜ்யஸ்ரீ சந்திரசேகரேந்திர சரஸ்வதிstrong> ஸ்வாமிகள்strong> நாம் அன்றாடம் பின்பற்றுவதற்குரிய பத்து ஆன்மீக வழிகளை கூறியுள்ளார்.

* காலையில் எழுந்தவுடன் இரண்டு நிமிடங்களாவது கடவுளை மனதில் நினைத்து பிரார்த்தனை செய்க.

* அன்றைய நாள், நல்ல நாளாக இருக்கவேண்டும் என்று இறைவனிடம் வேண்டிக்கொள்க.

* அடுத்து புண்ணிய நதிகளில், கோமாதா, சிரஞ்சீவிகள், சப்தகன்னியர்கள் முதலியவர்களைக் குறைந்தபட்சம் ஒரு நிமிடமாவது நினைக்கவேண்டும்.

* வாரத்தில் ஒரு நாளாவது அருகிலுள்ள திருக்கூவில்களுக்குச் சென்று கடவுளை வழிபடவேண்டும்.

* உன் பக்கத்தில் வாழ்பவர்களையும், மற்றவர்களையும் நேசிக்க வேண்டும்.

* சாப்பிடுவதக்கு முன்பு மிருகங்களுக்கோ, பட்சிகளுக்கோ ஆகாரம் அளித்துவிட்டு பிறகு சாப்பிடவும்.

* அன்றாடம் குறைந்தபட்சம் உங்கள் சக்திக்கேற்றபடி தருமம் செய்க.

* நெற்றியில் தவறாமல் திலகம் வைத்துக்கொள்க.

* உறங்கச் செல்வதற்கு முன்பு அன்றைய நாளில் செய்த நல்லவை, கெட்டவைகளை எண்ணிப்பார்க்கவும்.


* ஆண்டவன் நாமத்தை நூற்றியெட்டு முறை உச்சரித்துவிட்டு, பின்பு உறங்குக.

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