Saturday 13 November 2010

జ్ఞానం, భక్తి, vairagyam

In everybodies life, there comes a phase of gynanam and Vairagya or Non-attachment. TO attain moksha mrgam, one has to deprive of our arishadvargalu or our inner foes or enemies which keep making our innerself a demon . This is the prime cause for the want of spiritual progress at present. All these three like gyana, bhakthi and vairagyam have to be emphasised in Sadhana and going throught the moksha marga and they are not to be separated and striven for individually.

Whenever something happens in our life like death of beloved ones and even there is some sort of pain in our heart and even it could relate to overwhelming joy kind of bhavana and suffering from physical pain also , that could be prasuuthi vairagya too happening in our (womens) post natal stage.These all kind of vairagya chintana are temporary whereas attaining gyana and spiritual vairagya is permanent and utmost important to acieve a spiritual attainment.

Bhakthi includes gyana and surrendering ourself to supreme power. Vairagya (Detachment), bhakthi and gyana should be interwoven , then only it would be effective. The best that each isolated path is capable of is to give some training in purity. Never therefore develop conceit and declare that we are Bhakthas or gyanis or Vairagis (Recluses). Sadhakas must dip in the Trijala of Bhakthi-Jnana-Vairagya. There is no other way to salvation.

Before anything, be pure and holy. Of aspirants and Sadhakas, there are plenty; but of those who are pure in heart, the number is few. For example, observe this one fact: there are many who religiously read the Gita over and over again; there are many who expatiate on its meaning for hours and hours, but persons who practise the essence of the Gita are rare. They are now like gramophone records, reproducing someone else's song, incapable of singing themselves, ignorant of the joy of song. They are not Sandhakas at all. Their Sadhana does not deserve that name.

Life must be seen as the manifestation of the three Gunas, as a play of temperaments pulling the strings of dolls. This awareness must saturate every thought, word and deed. That is the gyana you need. All else is Agynana or andakaram.

The gyanani will have no trace of hatred in him, he will love all beings; he will not be contaminated by the ego, he will act as he speaks. The Agyani will identify himself with the gross body, senses and mind, things which are but tools and instruments. The eternal pure Atma is behind the mind, and so this mistake of the Agynani plunges him into trouble, loss and misery.

All the names and forms that fill this universe and constitute its nature are but creations of the Mind. Therefore, the mind has to be controlled and its wayward fancies calmed in order to perceive the Truth. The ever-moving waves of the lake have to be stilled so that you can see the bottom clearly. So too, the waves of ignorance that ruffle the mind have to be stilled.

The best way to achieve gyana vairagyam is to deprive our inner enemies which in sanskrit are termed as arishadvargalu like kama, krodha, moha, madha and matsaryalu. In plain telugu terms, repannadi ala vuntundo telidu, so don't pride on today. Life is kshanabanguram which cannot be predicted by thucha manav. The mode of bhakti given in our scriptures like navavidha bhakthi margalu like Sravana, Kirtana,Smarana
Padasevana, Archana, Vandanam ,Dasya, Sakhya and Atma nivedana . To attain divine illumination, a bhaktha should take any initiative of the above practice.

Sarevejana sukhino bhavantu , Lokasamashta sukhinobhavantu

Thursday 28 January 2010


SLOKA

Sloka is a Sanskrit word used to denote a prayerful verse written to follow certain grammatical rules. The slokas presented here can be used in our daily prayers. These prayers are generally directed to specific God or Goddess forms such as Ganesh, Rama, Devi, Krishna etc. Conveying the majesty and the Omnipotence of God, the slokas portray vivid descriptions of the different God forms and their divine powers. Anyone who chants these powerful verses and invokes the appropriate God (Goddess) forms and names mentally, will be able to achieve a steady and peaceful mind full of devotion. That in short is the purpose of the slokas.

Sunday 24 January 2010


Our Sacred Hindu Holy mother Gomatha
A cow is a very sacred animal to Hindus and some hindus even worship cows. It is a custom rather than a right to worship cows. We can see cows on Indian roads with kumkum on forehead(kumkum a powder kept at God and applied to forehead).

A cow is compared to a mother in Indian epics and it is being considered even now. A cow is known for it’s nature of sacrifice. People get so many things from cow like milk, butter and from them butter etc., Since from centuries people are drinking cow’s milk in India, it is compared to mother as it gives milk to people. This is the reason for which it is known as surrogate mother as like a mother it also gives milk to people.

To Hindus, a cow represents life. It represents soul of the people, their intellect, their emotions, and every other thing. But in everything, a cow is considered greater than humans as it doesn’t have all the selfish and bad emotions as some humans possess. It only knows to give something to people in return for a pittance(grass).
The other important reason for which it is considered sacred is that it is a vital thing in life. In a world of no animal kingdom and any agricultural systems, and any other facilities around you, you can survive just with cows. You can drink milk in the place of water and this gives the needed energy you get from food. Besides this you get butter which you can eat. Basically a cow is the only substitute for all the eating and drinking facilities you have.

In return for everything it gives, a cow takes only grass and grains which are not useful to humans. Besides this, a cow is represented as a symbol of peace as it does no harm to anyone.

From the old times(vedic times), a cow is being worshiped. In great epics there is a special place for a particular cow called “kamadhenu” which fulfills every desire of any person. From then, cows are always being worshiped in India.

A cow is considered as an animal which represents the whole animal kingdom. Respecting cow is a way of respecting every animal. The other reason for this respect towards cow is that it can not speak or it is dumb.

It is a crime to kill cows in India and though no body does that, there are rules that people who does that are taken to judicial custody immediately and there is no excuse for this.

Cows play a great part in celebrations of Indian festivals. During many festivals, they are worshiped along with the God.

These are the reasons for the Indians to show their respect towards cows and to worship them. Not only to worship them, it is also our prime duty as hindus to protect our mother by promoting vegeterianism and stop eating pizza kind of food as the food products which has cheese contains fat substance called rennet derived from dead cow and calf.