The Glory of God: A Summary of the Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana: ( 04/04/2013. )

=============================================================================== Thursday 20, June 2024. 05:30.  Discourse 6: Sri Krishna's Vrindavana and Dvarka Lilas -1. ================================================================================ Discourse 6: Sri Krishna's Vrindavana and Dvarka Lilas-1. In the Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana, the Eighth Skandha is devoted to the detailing of Gajendra Moksha, Amrita Manthana, and Sri Vamana avatara of Bhagavan Sri Vishnu, and in the Ninth Skandha we have the long history of the Solar and Lunar dynasties—Rama being a descendant of the Solar dynasty, and Krishna of the Lunar dynasty. The most important theme, surpassing all other descriptions that we have in the Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana, is the principle objective of the whole text—namely, the life of Bhagavan Sri Krishna himself. In a wonderfully touching prayer, Kunti glorifies the great Master, as we have it recorded in the First Skandha of the Bhagavata:  The play of God ...

===================================================================================== Friday, 29 Mar 2024. 05:30.  Chapter - 5: Narada Instructs Yudhisthira on Ashrama Dharma -8. ===================================================================================== This is the duty of a Sannyasin. And a Sannyasin is the benefactor of all people at the same time. The Grihastha is also a benefactor of people; he serves people, gives food to them, does the pancha tapas in various forms, feeds guests, and the pancha mahayajnas are his duty. But the Sannyasin, the true meditator, is a spiritual hero who does service to people by the thought arising from his mind. Whatever such a powerful hero thinks, it will materialise. If he thinks, “May there be peace,” it shall be there. Why not? Such is the power of the conserved energy that whatever we need will come automatically. We need not say, “Bring it to me.” It will come because the mind is identified with that which it requires. Truth triu...

Chinmaya Mission : Sadhana Day was held in Sripaadakshetra, J P Nagar, in the holy presence of Swami Brahmananda.  Over 250 study group members participated, who were divided into ten groups. Each group discussed two lines of the 20-line shlokas for about an hour.  The group coordinators presented summaries of the discussions, reflecting the sincerity, dedication, and depth with which the members had been studying the text for the past three months.  Swami Brahmananda summarized the text, stating that the 40 shlokas represent the essence of teachings in the Upanishads.  He emphasized that even if we can follow one of them and sincerely practice it in our lives, peace of mind along with a sense of contentment and fulfillment is sure to blossom.  He highlighted the importance of transcending body identification and understanding that joy and peace cannot be achieved from the outer world; rather, it is our true nature that needs to be understood, recognized, and li...