The Procedure of Devotion
The Procedure of Devotion
(How to listen to chanting meditation)
By Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji Maharaj
While remembering Radha Krishna and meditating on Their Divine form, you have to chant Their name, virtues and leelas with tears of love and longing, and with a deep desire to receive Their Divine vision and Divine love. During devotion, loving meditation on Their form is most important. You may form Their image in your own mind. According to your liking, you may take the help of a Deity or a picture of Radha Krishna. But, whatever form you create in your mind, you must imbue Divine feelings in that because the body of Radha Krishna is always Divine and Blissful.
You can choose any form of Krishna (or Radha) from a newly born baby up to sixteen years of age and mentally decorate that form according to your desire and choice.
Along with the meditation on His form you should also remember His loving leelas and His virtues, just like: He is the true friend of every humble soul (deenbandhu) and a true companion to every fallen soul (patita pavan).
All the names, virtues, leelas, abodes and the rasik Saints of Radha Krishna are totally synonymous.
You should not have any worldly desire or even the desire of liberation. You must only desire for His Divine love and His Divine service.
You should always think that your Divine Beloved (Radha Krishna) and your beloved Master are always with you and are protecting you. Never ever think that you are alone.
All the time in your heart you must remember the name ‘Radhae Shyam’ or ‘Radhae Radhae.’
You have to keep yourself away from damaging thoughts and bad associations. They are: looking to another person’s fault; criticizing other devotees; desire for popularity; disappointment in devotion; laziness in doing devotions; and friendliness with such worldly people whose association may spoil your devotional feelings.
You have to keep yourself away from all spiritual transgressions related to the name, form, leelas, virtues, abode, associates, and the Divine love of Radha Krishna.
‘Only They are my everything,’ this feeling has to be strengthened in the mind.
Yours, Kripalu
(How to listen to chanting meditation)
By Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji Maharaj
While remembering Radha Krishna and meditating on Their Divine form, you have to chant Their name, virtues and leelas with tears of love and longing, and with a deep desire to receive Their Divine vision and Divine love. During devotion, loving meditation on Their form is most important. You may form Their image in your own mind. According to your liking, you may take the help of a Deity or a picture of Radha Krishna. But, whatever form you create in your mind, you must imbue Divine feelings in that because the body of Radha Krishna is always Divine and Blissful.
You can choose any form of Krishna (or Radha) from a newly born baby up to sixteen years of age and mentally decorate that form according to your desire and choice.
Along with the meditation on His form you should also remember His loving leelas and His virtues, just like: He is the true friend of every humble soul (deenbandhu) and a true companion to every fallen soul (patita pavan).
All the names, virtues, leelas, abodes and the rasik Saints of Radha Krishna are totally synonymous.
You should not have any worldly desire or even the desire of liberation. You must only desire for His Divine love and His Divine service.
You should always think that your Divine Beloved (Radha Krishna) and your beloved Master are always with you and are protecting you. Never ever think that you are alone.
All the time in your heart you must remember the name ‘Radhae Shyam’ or ‘Radhae Radhae.’
You have to keep yourself away from damaging thoughts and bad associations. They are: looking to another person’s fault; criticizing other devotees; desire for popularity; disappointment in devotion; laziness in doing devotions; and friendliness with such worldly people whose association may spoil your devotional feelings.
You have to keep yourself away from all spiritual transgressions related to the name, form, leelas, virtues, abode, associates, and the Divine love of Radha Krishna.
‘Only They are my everything,’ this feeling has to be strengthened in the mind.
Yours, Kripalu
