AATHREYA - Dr. Bala Krishna Murthy Ramaraju - BHAKTHI

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AATHREYA - Dr. Bala Krishna Murthy Ramaraju , Gartha Puri

BS.,MBBS.,MS.,FRCS.,GERON.

 

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Marlborough , Massachusetts , USA , Sunday, 2007-05027

 

BHAKTHI -

 

GAANAM, NRUTHYAM, VANDANAM, DARSANAM, AATHMA-

NIVEDANAM, DAASYAM, SRAVANAM, AARAADHANAM,

DRUSYAM, THEERTHA YAATHRA GAMANAM, PAADA -

ABHIVANDANAM, SAASHTTAANGA PRANAAMAM,

PURAANA PRAVACHANAM, SAHANAM, PREMA, SARANAM,

MAUNIKAM, AADHYAATHMIKAM, SATHSAANGATHYAM

 

 

Pure Bhakthi is a Modern Phenomenon , a glorious Movement .

Naarada was the first and foremost Greatest Evangelical

Vishnu Bhaktha constantly on the move Preaching VISHNU

BHAKTHI to all.

 

Bhakthi is a Personalized , highly individulized Personal Rapport

at a very high level between the individual concerned and his or her

ISHTTA DAIVATHA. = THAADATHMYAM.

VISHNU BHAKTHAS and SIVA BHAKTHAS

UPAASAKAS- SAKTHI, AANJANEYA, NRUSIMHA.

 

In Ancient times of yore people had more time for Yajnams etc.

Bhakthi Movement was given a fillip by CHAITHANYA MAHAA PRABHU,

MEERAA BAI , KABIR , THUKAARAM , NAAM DEV , JNAAN DEV ,

KUMBHAR , SAKKUBAI, PURANDARADAS, NAAYANAARS and Many more .

In Telugu Naadu - THYAAGARAJU, BAMMERA POTHANA and

BHAKTHA RAAMA DAS come to mind.

 

BHAKTHI can be of many types :

1. Devotion of Naarada to VISHNU.

2. HATRED OF HIRANYA KASIPU vs Anti-parental VISHNU BHAKTHI

of

Prahlaada.

HiraNya Kasipa is not an atheist ; he is a Siva Bhaktha.

3.ARROGANCE OF RAAVANA coupled with His SIVA BHAKTHI and

 

MAATHRU BHAKTHI.

4. OBEDIENCE OF AANJANEYA= TOTAL SUBMISSION

5.FEAR OF KAMSA - his constant awareness of KRISHNA

Bhakthi is nothing but constant awareness of

GOD.

6. POWER OF JARAASANDDHA - Pratheekaara Deeksha against

 

KRISHNA

7.JEALOUSY OF SISUPAALA and PAUNDRAKA VAASUDEVA.

8.FILIAL INSTINCT OF YASODA , DEVAKI

9. RELATIONSHIP OF KUNTHI, DRAUPADI, PAANDAVAS

10. MAANAVA SEVA = MAADHAVA SEVA

11. PITHRU BHAKTHI - SRAVANA KUMAR and SRUNGI

12. PATHI BHAKTHI - SAAVITHRI , SUMATHI and all BHAARATHA NAARIMANULU.

13. NITHYA BHAKTHI

14. NAIMITTHIKA BHAKTHI

ETC.

AATHREYA - Dr . Bala Krishna Murthy Ramaraju , Marlborough ,

Massachusetts , USA.

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V.Krishnaraj http://bhagavadgitausa.com/bg12.htm Bhakti: Bhakti: devotion to a personal god. The path is Bhakti Marga. Krishna advocates Bhakti Marga for all. Other paths are Karma Marga and Jnana Marga. The purpose of all margas is liberation of the soul and its reunion with its Source, The Absolute. Once union takes place, it is irreversible and the soul does not take birth on earth appearing in the body of a human, animal, plant and other living things. The slate of karma is wiped clean; the soul involutes into Brahman. Liberation by Karma and Jnana

(work and knowledge) are more difficult paths and are not suitable for everybody. Work (Karma Yoga) in Brahmanical term means practice of religious duties according to the prescriptive injunctions of the Sastras (Karma Khanda). Tantrics practice this kind of UpAsana (worship). As you see, this is a 24-7 ritual, which is difficult to accomplish by ordinary devotees. Karma (work) has its roots in Dharma, the personal ethical and religious law. When Karma Marga becomes more refined, the practitioner (Sadhaka) may give up the Karma Marga and follow the more difficult path, Jnana Marga. Jnana Marga is for the Yogis who have yoked their body, mind and soul to Brahman. That is a perfect union of man and god, though Vaishnavas do not recommend Jnana Yoga. . All cannot be Yogis. Performing breath control and postures

is not Yoga; that is easy. The proper Yogi has to follow the eight-limbed ramifications to its perfection. Go to the following files for details. BG06 TMTM03. Lord Krishna says, 6.36: In my opinion, Yoga is difficult to attain, if the mind is unrestrained. But by control of the mind, and endeavor through proper means, it is attainable. (Once a Pundit asked Ramakrishna

Parmahamsa about Mahatmas, Astral, Devayanic, solar, lunar planes of existence for the subtle body. The Master replied that all these spheres and planes are trivial and one should develop, practice and intensify one's Bhakti, pray to Him with intense devotion and practice Sadhanas.) -- adapted from Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna page 25. Bhagavatam 12.13.16 says Vishnu is foremost among gods and Siva foremost among devotees of Vishnu. There are four spiritual types among people: Viveki, the thoughtful and just person; Mumuksu, the one who desires liberation, Mukta, the liberated one, and Bhakta, the devotee. The materialistic person is Visayin (the one attached to worldly objects), who finds beneficial association with Vivekis and Mumuksus. This is a less desirable association than the association with Bhaktas of two kinds, Grahasta Bhaktas and Tyagi Bhaktas; Grahasta Bhakta is a householder with a full-fledged family and the Tyagi Bhakta has renounced the householder's life. Prakrta Bhakta (materialistic devotee) is one who worships Lord Hari with Sraddha (faith) but does not render service to His Bhaktas and other beings.--Bhagavatam 11.2.47. It is important to have a sense of Sambandhajnana, which is knowing the three-way

relationship between material world, Jivas and Krishna. Peple relate to God by many emotions; here are a few examples. http://bhagavadgitausa.com/conciliator.htm God seems to say: Love Me once, you are free (liberation/moksa); hate Me once, your are free; ignore Me once, you will fry in hell. The Gopis attained liberation

(moksa) by love, Kamsa by fear, Sisupala by hatred, Pandavas by friendship, Yadhavas by attachment, Narada by devotion. The key is thinking and remembering the Lord in love, fear, hate, friendship, attachment, devotion or any one of myriad feelings. The Lord seems to say, "Ignore me at your own peril." A question was asked of Jung: What gives liberation faster and ends incarnation or rebirth: love of God or hatred? The thrust of the question is that hatred as a stronger emotion makes man think of the hated object (God) more intensely and

more often than love would, and that hatred of God guarantees liberation (faster) in fewer incarnations than love would. Because God destroys the evil-doers and gives them liberation, the hater of God gets liberated more quickly than a devotee. Krishnaraj