Chanting : bhajo re bhayaa! Rama, Govind, Hari !!

[Guest guest]

Jaya Sri Radhey! Namaste all.

 

The Name of God

 

My only wealth

is the Name of Hari [God]:

 

Your Name is my field,

your Name is my orchard,

the object of my Love,

my only refuge.

 

Your Name is my fortune,

your Name is my capitol --

Beside Your Name

I know nothing.

 

Your Name is my kith and kin,

your Name is my Brother --

On the last day, your Name will be

my sole Companion.

 

I cling to your Name.

 

Invoking Ram

my body was consumed --

In the Name of Ram,

my spirit has merged.

 

-- Guru Kabir, "A Weaver Named Kabir - Selected Verses," Charlotte

Vaudeville,

Oxford University Press, ISBN 019-563078-5.

This book is a sequel to her earlier 1974 work titled,

"Kabir," Volume I, also published by Oxford.

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!

[Guest guest]

Jaya Sri Radhey! Namaste all.

 

The Power of Lord's Name....

 

If union with God be obtained by going about naked,

All the beasts of the forest shall be saved!

What does it matter whether man goes naked

Or wears a deerskin,

If he does not recognize God in his heart?

If perfection be obtained by shaving the head,

Why should not sheep obtain salvation?

 

If the continent man is saved,

Why should not a eunuch obtain the supreme reward?

 

Says Kabir, "Hear, O my brothers and sisters.

Who has obtained salvation without the Lord's Name?"

 

- Kabir

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!

[Guest guest]

Jaya Sri Radhey! Namaste.

 

Saint Tulasidasji proclaims

in 'Sri Rama Carita Manas'-

 

krita juga saba jogee vijnaanee

kari hari-dhaan tarahi bhava praanee

 

In the golden age of Krita,

all the inhabitants were fully

enlightened souls and capable of

engaging their minds and hearts in

contemplative meditation upon Lord Hari.

Thus they have all crossed over

the ocean of material existence.

 

tretaa vividha yajna nara karahee

prabhuhi samarpi karma bhava tarahee

 

In Treta Yuga, the same results

were achieved by the people through

performing various sacrificial worships,

offering them for the pleasure of the Lord.

 

dvaapara kari raghu (yadu) pati pada poojaa

nara bhava tarahi upaaya na doojaa

 

In the age of Dwapara, there was

no other alternate remedy to achieve

the ultimate goal but through rendering

their loving service to the lotus feet

of the Lord Himself (Pancaratra).

 

yahi kali kaala na saadhana doojaa

jog na japa tapa vrat makha poojaa

 

For this fallen age of Kali,

there is NO other alternate

path of devotional practice such as

yoga meditation, mechanical counting on beads,

severe penance & vows and sacrificial worship

to please the heavenly personalities like Indra.

 

Raamahi sumiriya gaayiya raamahi

santata siniya raama guna graamahi

 

So please only REMEMBER Lord Ramacandra,

only sing the holy Names of Rama, always

listen to His Divine attributes, and

blissful exploits alone.

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!

 

, pyari_h <no_reply> wrote:

> Jaya Sri Radhey! Namaste all.

>

> The Power of Lord's Name....

>

> If union with God be obtained by going about naked,

> All the beasts of the forest shall be saved!

> What does it matter whether man goes naked

> Or wears a deerskin,

> If he does not recognize God in his heart?

> If perfection be obtained by shaving the head,

> Why should not sheep obtain salvation?

>

> If the continent man is saved,

> Why should not a eunuch obtain the supreme reward?

>

> Says Kabir, "Hear, O my brothers and sisters.

> Who has obtained salvation without the Lord's Name?"

>

> - Kabir

>

> Jaya Sri Radhey!