The Pursuit of Bliss

Vasant Panchami This festival is celebrated at the beginning of the Spring season, when vibrant yellow flowers in the mustard fields are blooming, creating a joyous atmosphere everywhere. In Braj, from the time of Vasant Panchmi, devotees begin to sing Holi songs in the Temples. Shri Maharaj Ji dresses up in lovely yellow garments. Devotees chant special Holi songs, dance in spiritual happiness and play Holi of flower petals throwing them on each other, and Shree Maharajji showers his Grace by throwing flowers on them.   “Pad Kirtans” sung during this season usually recount how the exasperated gopies, took their sweet revenge on Shri Krishna and his friends. Tired of being teased and harassed by Shri Krishna and his friends, the gopies decided to retaliate by pelting the darling of Braj with cow-dung, mud, dyes made out of local flowers, vermilion powder etc. If an unfortunate Gopa (Shri Krishna's mate) happened to be caught by the gopies, he was  forcefully d...

http://youtu.be/PTZ-hUaJCI4  Ajay Kumar Walks again after 6 years! Patient: Ajay Kumar Age: 21 years old From Ishipur Dhikhai Village, Pratapgarh, UP, INDIA Ajay Kumar suffered from a severe case of Paralysis from the age of 14, due to which he was bed ridden. For 6 years he relied on his brother, Vijay Kumar, for full support as he was unable to move. His arms and legs were both very stiff to the point that he could not even move out of the bed without support. He could never imagine being able to walk again. After going to many doctors in Pratapgarh, Allahabad and even Delhi for various treatments, Ajay did not see any signs of improvement in his condition. Belonging to a poor background, his family struggled to continually spend money on his treatments which had not helped with his condition. After spending 2.5 lakh rupees on treatment, Ajay heard about Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya (JKC) - Mangarh, and its 100% free services through a friend. At JKC -- M...

Makar Sankranti is the first Hindu festival of the solar calendar and is celebrated with great devotion, zeal and fervour on 14 January each year. It falls on the day when the sun enters the zodiac sign of Makar (Capricorn) and when day and night are of equal duration.   On the auspicious date of January 14th,1957, our beloved Shri Maharaj Ji was honoured with the title of `Jagadguru' by the 500 scholars of Kashi Vidvat Parishad in Varanasi, India.   Shrimatpadavakyapramanparavarin Vedmargpratisthapanacharya Nikhildarshansamanvayacharaya Sanatanvaidikdharmpratishthapan-satsampradayaparamacharaya Bhakti-yog-rasavatar Bhagavadanantashrivibushit Shri 1008 Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj Ji   In 1957, Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji Maharaj (Shri Maharaj Ji) was invited by the Kashi Vidvat Parishat, a body of 500 foremost scriptural scholars of Varanasi, India, to speak for nine consecutive days on scriptural philosophy. During this time, Shri Maharaj Ji q...

Radhey Radhey Everyone, Wishing all of you a blessed 2012, and may this New year bing clarity of thought and you closer to Hari and Guru. Recently someone sent me a mail about the the world ending in 2012, if that prediction is true then there is no worry as every problem we experience in this life will end with the end of the world. The truth of the matter is that only the problem of this life has ended but the Sanchit karma  (accumulated) & Prarabdh Karma (karma from past actions) will haunt us in the comming lives. We cant escape the :- trigun -  the three mayic qualities - satvik, rajas, tamas trikarm - the three kinds of actions (sanchit-past accumulated, prarabdh, fate of this life, kriyaman, new actions of present life) tridosh - the bodily humors described in Ayurved - vat, pit, kaph). panchkosh - five material sheaths – earth, air, water, fire and ether Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaji the 5th current Jagadguru says.... "So I advise ...