Krishna stories- To Benji- the advaitn -bhakta! I

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Our benji states

 

"Also, this sugests that the divine may be found in a cute baby as

well as in a scary old man with a white beard. In other word, the

divine is in everything, no matter how humble."

 

Wow! what power packed words!

 

Here are a couple off verses from Jnaneshwar which explains the

philosophy of Bhakti ...

 

 

1."In short, whatever he talks is (singing) my own praise, whatever

he looks at, is my own vision, whatever movements he makes are my own

movements, I who transcend dualism."

 

 

 

"Whatever he does is all my own worship, whatever he contemplates

upon, is repeating in a muttering tone (japa) my own name, and his

abiding m peace is enrapt concentration of meditation upon my own

self (samadhi)."

 

"In this state, bhakta worships God wholly without doing any

action. "Bhakti is not an act of devotion but the very nature of

God."

 

 

"There is no action or inaction, and everything goes on as the

experience of the Atman."

 

The fifth question is: Is bhakti merely a means to attain moksa or an

End in itself? In Hindu philosophy, dharma, artha, kama, and moksa

are known as values (purusarthas) for human life. Here moksa is the

supreme goal of life. The other three will be secondary goals.

Jnaneshvara says that bhakti is the fifth purusartha and higher than

moksa.

 

According to Jnaneshvara, bhakti is the goal and the final fulfilment

of life. Before this, even moksa is nothing. But generally bhakti is

said to be a means for moksa. People practise bhakti, because bhakti

can lead them to moksa. That is not true, because there may be some

sort of minor intention, or secondary purpose, that is devotion for

the sake of desire (sakama bhakti). Even expecting moksa is also

included in this. Bhakti is considered as an end by Jnaneshvara.

 

 

 

"The enjoyment of the objects of senses becomes sweeter than the

bliss of final emancipation, and in the home of loving devotion the

devotee and his God experience their sweet union".

 

"It is not mere object of sensual enjoyment as a materialist thinks,

but is the expression of divine Love which is also the very source of

his life." 15 Bhaktas even do not want to attain moksa, because for

them bhakti is the supreme end. So they want to get birth again and

again and devote themselves to God forever.

 

As we have seen, the concept of bhakti according to Jnaneshvara is

grounded in Advaitic view. So, experiencing Advaita is the essence of

bhakti. In short, Advaita-bhakti is equivalent to jnana-bhakti, and

both are treated as para-bhakti or sadhya-bhakti.

 

( from a web source)

 

so , enjoy the bliss of advaita-bhakti!