The Pursuit of Bliss

Christmas and New Year is literally around the corner, for me it’s always been a day for celebration. It’s not only a day when I think that Christ was born but also a day where I celebrate the love of my life Radha Krishna together under the Kalpavriksha tree. When I was much younger Swamini Sushree Gopeshwari Devi will come to Malaysia (during the mid 80's to late 80's) after the annual Sadhana program had finished in India. At times she would stay with us till the New Year with 12 hours of Hari Nam Sankirtan and to conduct satsang. During that period we would celebrate Christmas and New Year in unique fashion. A day before the 24th of December we would go out to the small forest and look for a Pine tree and we made sure it was at least 5 feet tall in minimum height. It was an arduous task getting the tree chopping it down and putting it into the back of the car with its fern like twigs jutting out of the car window we would drive through town bringing it back home. T

2012 Festival dates Jan 14, 2012     Saturday                       Makarsankranti   ( Jagadguru Divas )                          Jan 28, 2012     Saturday                       Vasant Panchami                             Feb 20, 2012    Monday                        Maha Shivaratri                             Mar 08, 2012    Thursday                      Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti   (Poornima ) Mar 09 2012    Friday                          Holi Dulhendi ( Poornima )                             Apr 01, 2012    Sunday                         Sri Ramanavami Apr 06, 2012    Friday                           Hanuman Jayanti Apr 24, 2012    Tuesday                        Akshaya Tritiya May 20, 2012   Sunday                        Mother’s Day June 3 , 2012    Sunday                         Father’s Day                               Jul 03, 2012      Tuesday                        Guru Purnima Jul 24, 2012      Tuesday                       

 You have been told a number of times that God realization and freedom from the bondage of maya is not possible by practicing any devotional process. One may put rigorous effort for countless ages and may practice karm, gyan and bhakti, but that will not lead him towards the attainment of God or freedom from the bondage of maya. It is possible only through the Grace of God. But to receive the Grace of God it is necessary to prepare the receptacle (our heart). That has to be done by the individual soul. And what does it mean? Our heart has been impure since eternity due to worldly attachments. Removing all these worldly attachments, you have to purify your mind completely. Neither God Himself nor any Saint can do it for you until you make the effort. God is eternal and so are we; God it not senior to us. In our innumerable lives we have seen God in person and He also dwells in our heart, but even He cannot bestow His Grace until our heart is completely purified. Before t