Re:....Gyan, karam, yog and bhakti

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Namaste.

 

Hinduism recognizes the diversity of the human mind and

the potential for a different level of spiritual development

in each individual.

Hinduism does not therefore, thrust everyone

into the pigeonhole of a single creed.

 

aakaashaat.h patitaM toyaM yathaa gachchhati saagaram.h .

 

sarvadevanamaskaaraan.h keshavaM pratigachchhati ..

 

The 'Mahabharata' declares:

 

" Just as every rain drop that falls from the sky naturally flows

into the ocean, in the same way every worship or devotional prayer

offered to Him, by whatever Name you wish, or in whatever Form you

like, or whatever discipline you practice, ultimately leads to the

One, ultimate Infinite, Supreme Reality, Lord Krishna! "

 

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!

 

 

 

> vadanti tat tattvavidas tattvam yajnAnam advayam

> brahmeti paramAtmeti bhagavAniti zabdyate

>

> -Bhagavatam 1.2.11

>

> The knowers of Truth declare Absolute Knowledge alone as the REALITY,-

> that Knowledge which does not admit of duality (the distinction of

> subject and object), in other words indivisible and one without a

> second, and which is called by different names such as Brahman (the

> Absolute) Paramatma (the Supreme Spirit) and Bhagavan (the Divine

> Personality).

>

> While explaining this important shloka Sri Kripaluji maharaj proclaims

> that Lord Sri Krishna alone is the 'advya jnana' Who manifest Himself

> in His three (brahman, paramatma and bhagavan) blissful aspects and

> none else.

>

> Maharaj ji also stresses on 'sat-chit-ananda' vigraha of the Lord.

> He says 'sat' and 'chit' are only the adjectives of 'ananda'

> but not as separate.

>

> 'teen roop sri krishna ko, vedavyas bakhaaya,

> brahma aur paramatma, aru bhagavaan kahaaya'

>

> According to Sri Veda Vyasa, the Supreme Personality has THREE

> aspects, Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavaan.

>

> 'sarva sakti sampanna ho, sakti vikaas na hoy,

> sat chit ananda roop jo, brahma kahaave soy'

>

> The Sat-Chit-Ananda aspect of the Supreme Being is referred to as

> BRAHMAN Who possesses all POWERS but they are UNMANIFESTED, except for

> the Power of eternal Absolute existence.

>

> 'sarva sakti samyukta ho, nama roopa guna hoy,

> leela parikara rahita ho, paramatma hai soy'

>

> The aspect of the Supreme Being referred to as PARAMATMA, is ENDOWED

> with Divine form, attributes but has NO associates NOR exploits, for

> the progressive advancement of Santa Rasa to higher mellows of Divine

> Bliss.

>

> 'sarva sakti praakatya ho, leela vividha prakaar,

> viharata parikara samga jo, tehi bhagavan pukaar'

>

> The aspect of Supreme Personality is referred to as Bhagavan is One

> Whose Powers are fully manifested. He has innumerable Divine Names,

> Forms, Attributes, Abodes, Associates and Exploits for the continuous

> experience of Rasa (Dasya, Sakhya, Vatsalya and Madhurya) of Divine

> Bliss.

>

> 'brahma praapti-patha jnaan hai, paramatma-patha yog,

> krishna praapti-patha bhakti hai, adhikaari saba log'

>

> 'Jnana' is the PATH to REALIZE BRAHMAN and

> 'Yoga' is the PATH to ATTAIN PARAMATMA.

>

> 'Bhakti' Divine Love, is the Path to ATTAIN Bhagavan,

> Lord Krishna and each and every ONE is ELIGIBLE

> to follow this Path, UNLIKE the other TWO

> which impose severe restrictions on

> the sadhaka (seeker) even for qualification.

>

> - Bhakti Shatak, Verses 21- 25, Sri Kripaluji Maharaj

>