fwd: short discussion

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a short discussion <br>To:

hankaba <br> <br> <br><br><br><br>Dear Sir/Madam,<br><br>

Received color greetings which was inspiring.<br> Let me

share some thoughts on devotion.<br>(1) Man-mana bhava

mad-bhakto<br>Mad-yaji mam namasturu<br>Mam evaisyasi

yuktvaivam<br>Atmanam mat-parayanah<br><br> Engage your mind always in

thinking of Me, become My<br>devotee, offer obeisances to

Me & worship Me. Being<br>completely absorbed in me,

surely you will come to Me.<br>(Bh. Geeta

9.34)<br><br>(2) Aham sarvasya prabhavo<br>Mattah sarvam

pravartate<br>Iti matva bhajante mam<br>Budha bhava-samanvitah <br>

I am the source of all spiritual & material

worlds.<br>Everything emanates from me. The Wise who perfectly<br>know

this engage in My devotional service & worship

Me<br>with all their hearts. (Bh. Geeta 10.8)<br><br>(3)

Sarva - aharman parityajya<br>Mam ekam saranam

vraja<br>Aham tvam sarva-papebhyo<br>Moksayisyami ma sucah <br>

Abandon all varieties of religion & just

surrender<br>unto Me. I shall deliver you from all

sinful<br>reactions. Do not fear. (Bh. Geeta 18.66)<br><br>Then I

thought if every fellow human being understood<br>the

essence of the ‘Guru’s instructions, how one’s<br>this &

the life after will become beautiful &<br>meaningful.

If everyone according to one’s own

present<br>position accepts the Karma, Jnana, Dhyana, Bhakti

Yoga<br>accordingly, as stated by ‘Krishna’, & tries to<br>implement

it in their daily lives (not commit suicide<br>by

remaining ignorant), then the real meaning of the<br>words

will be revealed. The human form is far precious<br>to

waste.<br><br>I, got my answer that real ‘Mantra’ is one which is

a<br>divine sound vibration that delivers the mind

from<br>illusion & when a person chants a mantra consisting

of<br>the Lord’s name, his mind is freed of distress &

he<br>comes to the state or transcendental peace in

God<br>consciousness. Well, that was the ‘Real Mantra’ which<br>I was

looking for, the one which could be

implemented<br>practically every minute.<br><br>Further, ‘Srimad

Bhagavatam,’ the fruit of the entire<br>vedanta sutra made me

realise the importance of ‘Nava<br>Vidha’ Bhakti which

could become the basis of our<br>daily

lives.<br><br>(4) Sravanam Kirtanam Visnoh<br>Smaranam Pada

Sevanam<br>Archanam Vandanam Dasyam<br>Sakhyam Atma

Nivedanam<br><br>(Bhag. 7.5.23)<br><br>I hope everyone realises that the

leelas of ‘Krishna’<br>are not only historical but are

the spiritual<br>activities in us, the realisation of

the self, which<br>means realising the spiritual

values of the soul.<br><br>How beautiful our lives will

become in todays polluted<br>atmosphere if we all live

spiritually & to live like<br>that in todays era lets follow

the day to day<br>Maha-Mantra:<br><br>(5) Harer nama

harer nama<br>Harer namaiva kevalam<br>Kalau nasty eva

nasty eva<br>Naasty eva gatir anyatha<br><br>and live

peacefully with all the beings.<br><br>Offered at the Lotus

feet of the ‘Sad Guru Sai’.<br><br>Do please accept my

knowledge shared through bhaktas.<br><br> Thanks<br>

Devarj.V<br><br>Hare Krishna dear members , I am only forwarding this

wonderful text, Hanka