Guest guest Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Sairam, Padasevana - resorting to the feet of the lord. This is difficult, for our devotion falters when we face obstacles in life. 'Resorting to the feet of the lord even in times of trauma is padasevana. Padaseva is a form of worship to annihilate ego. It means that we live at the feet of the lord surrender to Him our ego and pride at His foot. One in spiritual quest must remember that final destination of the spiritual journey ends at the holy feet of the Master. While worshiping or remembering the lord one should focus at the Feet of the lord, this way their will be reminded that no matter how much wealth one has or whatever be the social status everything is nullified at the feet of the lord. All are equal in the Masters eyes. Humble pranams Sairam Anitha Kandukuri http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra a_kandukuriTo: ; ; Subject: Nav-vidhabhakthi - SmaranaMon, 21 Sep 2009 12:24:34 +0000 Sairam,We have covered first two types of Bhakthi, Shravana and Kirtana. Today we talk of 3rd type of Bhakthi - Smarana. Remembering god at every step in our life. We do this through Naam jaap, through prayers, and by remembering Baba while eating, talk to him during the course of our day and have conversation in our mind. Make it a habit to thank Baba for the food on our table, for the good and bad incidents we had during the course of our day for seeing the light of the day. I am sure you have more to share on Smarana and I invite you all to share about the rest of the bhakthi during this navrathra's. Sairam Anitha.*************************************************************************************** Sairam, Happy Navrathri to you all. Baba spoke of Nav-vidha bhakthi, 9 ways of showing devotion to gods. I invite you to share your ideas on each type Baba mentions each day this would in a way reinforce His teachings and also help us analyse our actions and prayers towards BABA. The Nav Vidha Bhakthi mentioned are (1) Shravana (Hearing); (2) Kirtana (Praying); (3) Smarana (Remembering); (4) Padasevana (resorting to the feet); (5) Archana (Worship); (6) Namaskara (Bowing); (7) Dasya (Service); (8) Sakhyatva (Friendship); (9) Atmanivedana (surrender of the self). I will commence this by writing my thoughts on the first type of Bhakti - Shravana in my next email. Baba bless us and listen to all our prayers. Anitha Kandukuri http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra Let us help with car news, reviews and more Looking for a new car this winter? Click Here View photos of singles in your area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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