The Pursuit of Bliss

Realise that God Dwells Within Synopsis of a lecture given by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj on August 2, 2011, in Bhakti Dham, India.  All the scriptures, from the Vedas to the Ramayana, and all other religious books and spiritual paths to God believe that God is omnipresent. He doesn't merely permeate everything, but He also resides in ours hearts as paramatma. In this form He is not just a divine presence but also a performer of action. He calculates the consequences of our uncountable accumulated karmas or actions of the past, gives those consequences in the form of our present destiny, and most importantly, He notes our current actions. Actions in this sense are our thoughts, not our physical actions. Karmas were performed by all great Saints. For example, Arjuna killed millions in the war of the Mahabharat. Hanuman destroyed Lanka. But what was the internal state of their mind? This is what God observed, not their external actions. Similarl...

The Daily Prayer or Dainik Prathana is done daily by devotees at all our Ashrams, satsang centres  and homes. Composed and written by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj for the benefit of all aspiring devotees to use in their daily sadhana bakthi . ÅI gurve nm:         ÅI gurve nm:         ÅI gurve nm: s=ri[ gurave namah> s=ri[ gurave namah> s=ri[ gurave namah> I bow at my Gurudev’s lotus feet again and again. AacayR³ ma³ ivjanIyaNnavmNyet kihRict\ | n mTyRbu¥\ya ¤ sUyet svRdevmyo guá: || a[ca[ryam ma[m vija[ni[ya[n na[vamanyeta karhicit na martya buddhya[ su[yeta sarvadeva mayo guruh> “Know the Guru to be Myself (God).  Never think unfavorably about Him.  Do not use your material mind to comprehend the Guru’s divine actions, for all forms of God dwell within Him.” he prm ip/ytm pUÂRtm puáqoÐm ÅIkÀQÂ ! tum se ivmuû hon...

Sat Sattya Sattya Ho - By Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj (English Translated Lecture)   "Sat Sattya Sattya Ho Govind Radhey Sang Sattya Sattya Ho To Lakshya Dilaa De" You are no doubt familiar with the word 'Satsang.' 'Sat' means 'Saint,' and 'Sang' means 'Association.' If 'Sat' (Saint) is 'Sattya Sattya', (a true Saint), and the 'sang' (association) with him is 'Sattya', (true), then the ultimate goal of God-realization can be attained. The Vedas say: "Tadvijnanaartham sa Gurumevabhigachhet samitpaanih shrotriyam brahmanishtham" (Mundakopanishad) A true saint is one who possesses theoretical knowledge of scriptures and a practical experience of God. A genuine saint is one who can impart to us the theoretical knowledge of Vedas and Vedic scriptures. Furthermore, he must have attained darshan of God; he must possess the treasury of divine-love-bliss. If he has a chec...

2013 Festival Calendar Hindus observe sacred occasions by festive observances. All festivals in Hinduism are predominantly spiritual in character and significance. Many festivals are seasonal. Some celebrate harvest and descension of God. Some are dedicated to important events in Hindu Ithihasa Purana (Historical Facts). Every festival is a unique opportunity for everyone to remember the Divine glories of our beloved Lord and their leelas (Divine past times). As Hindu’s we are graced with multiple festival dates to remember Him and to celebrate their Divine glories. The following major festivals are celebrated in all the ashrams of Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj. 1 st January, 2013 - New Year Celebration  14 th January 2013 - Makar Sankranti / Jagadguru Divas Makar Sankranti signifies the beginning of the harvest season. It’s celebrated not only all over India but other South East Asian Countries as well. Jagadguru Divas commemorates Jagadguru Shri...

Importance of Human Life.............. Lecture by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj There are three things that are attained only through God’s grace and all three are very rare. Number one is human body. Human birth has been given to us through the grace of God. It is not our doing. Ramayan says – After millions of births; after revolving in 8.4 million forms of life, the individual soul is granted the rare human birth. God gives us a chance to attain the ultimate goal of our life. If we fail to attain the aim of life, then as the Vedas say – –we will be forced to revolve in 8.4 million species. But we did not listen to God. Therefore, we are going round and round. Then once again God took pity on us and gave us the human form. So, this human life is attained with God’s grace and it’s very rare. You may think, “I have attained the human birth as a result of virtuous actions of previous lifetimes, and therefore why should I consider this to be God’s grace?” But I ask you; do y...