Follow the breath of God
After the opening prayers, we continued to keep our eyes closed for a few moments to feel the presence of Shiva within us, without which we would be shava, a corpse. As the same applies to every human, animal, plant,…
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Blessings from Lord Shiva
Summary of last session (February 27) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar ji. 14:1 Shri Tulsidas is singing glories of rivers Ganga and Sarswati. Vijayji explained: These rivers originate from Manassarovar. Bathing in them not only cleans you externally but cleanses your…
How to be a Gopi
The rakshasas related to Bhagavan Krshna as an enemy, so they were destroyed by Him and in doing so, Bhagavan Krshna gave them liberation. The Gopas, like Shri Nanda and others, related to Bhagavan Krshna as a child, so He…
My Uncomplicated Poetry
Summary of last session (February 20) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar ji. 13:4/5/6: Shri Tusidasji is humbly asking the gyanis to appreciate his poetry hoping that their grace will help to add value to his feeble attempt. He further explains the statement with…
DDV: Verse 21
In a strict Samskrit sense, the word ‘Darshan’ means sight (that which happens with our eyes). ‘Sudarshan’ means vision (that which happens with our intellect). In our puranas, Bhagavan Narayana has a chakra named ‘Sudarshana Chakra’ and what it does is Vinasha (kills…
Clarity — Doing What is Important
Don’t Do What Others Do: When you do something that others do you can miss things that are important. Story So there was a queen who noticed that she was getting old and she knew that soon someone else will…
Clarity — Doing What is Important
We reviewed the virtue of generosity and how Karna was generous. When you practice generosity, it is easier to let go. The more generous you are, the less serious you are. Virtue for this week The virtue we learned was…
Be Love, Be Krshna
The older we all get, we generally become more afraid of death. When it comes to our own death, we are fearful of how our family members would manage after our death. Such thinking shows that the more individualistic we…
Importance of Shravanam
Summary of last session (February 6) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar ji Shri Vijayji started the with a brief review of the last session. 12.5: Importance of Shravan (श्रवण) Manan (मनन) and the Guru. Following the teachings through Manan will reduce ego, attachment and help us to…
DDV: Verse 20
We should live our life with the Bhava (feeling) that we are serving and moving closer to the seer. Bhava or feeling comes from Thinking. A source of a feeling is a thought. We have been thinking about the seer…