Guest guest Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 When you keep open your eyes you see people(Bhakthas) who gather there but not God ..If the eyes are closed you can concentrate on the invible God and the one and only one whom you can see with your inward eye is the formless God in your chosen form.Opened eyes distract your attention to say your prayers right from the depth of your heart.. Jabali Muni. SarvE bhavanthu sukhinah sarvE santhu niraamayaah Sarve bhadrANi pasyanthu maa kaschit duhkhabhAg bhavEt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Dear Shri Muralikrishna garu, Sai Ram. The idea is to fix the image of the Lord in the mind so that afterwards also, you can relive the experience by recalling the image of the Lord. In Chilkur Balaji temple, the priests keep reminding you to keep your eyes open and not to close them, so that the image is retained better. In both cases, the underlying ides is same. Finally we need to see the Lord seated in our Heart. Yours, Swamy , MuraliKrishna Gudimella <gudimellamurali wrote: > > Dear Sirs, > > I have a doubt. > > Wen people, with great difficulties reach the temple to see the idol of GOD, and the moment they see GOD " s, idol, they close their eyes and pray. > > Is there any significance in doing so? > > Muralikrishna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 gudimellamurali wrote: > > Dear Sirs, > > I have a doubt. > > Wen people, with great difficulties reach the temple to see the idol of GOD, and the moment they see GOD " s, idol, they close their eyes and pray. > > Is there any significance in doing so? > > Muralikrishna > 25.6.2009 > Reply Dear murali krishna garu wonderful question. people who are in great difficulties reach the temple for getting salvation. in this context i would like to say the person who is suffering and great turmoil they have no other way because they searched for all the sources to get through and finally they will surrendered to the higher entity who he does not perceived so far and unconsciously he will cols eyes and surrendered to the higher entity for help , but he spent more time with closed eyes with out a chattering mind he will get the solution with him self because god is every where he lives with in you also so at particular juncture when he totally surrender he will get salvation through his inner voice...... gaduputi_venkatesu <gaduputi_venkatesu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Dear Gopala Krishna garu, Thank you very much for the clarification. According to me when we go to the temple to see the GOD, the main intention is to see the divya sundara murhy (idol) and pray or seek any wish or desire. we take lot of strain to get into the temple ( some temples like Tirupathi, Yadagirigutta etc., where we are allowed to see the GOD, for an half minute or so),, we are loosing the opportunity of enjoying the vision of Divya sundara murthy, by closing our eyes at that moment. During the process of seeing GOD internally or within us, by closing eyes and pray, we can very well do this by DHYANAM- This can be done at our home also for 10 mts. or more. Please think over. Thank you very much for sharing my views. Yours MURALI KRISHNA-with love Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more. Click here. ICC World Twenty20 England & #39;09 exclusively on ! CRICKET http://cricket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Dear Gopi Krishna garu, Thank you very much for sharing your views on the captioned subject. I fully agree with your views and accept the same with good respect. Yours -with love MURALI KRISHNA --- On Tue, 30/6/09, Gopi Krishna <p_gopi_krishna wrote: Gopi Krishna <p_gopi_krishna Re: Fw: I have a doubt " MuraliKrishna Gudimella " <gudimellamurali Cc: Tuesday, 30 June, 2009, 10:12 AM Dear Muralikrishna, Love and Love alone.... You are absolutely right, but you overlooked one important point in your reply. Let me highlight and clarify it for you and every one, who wishes to read this mail. When we are mentally strong enough and spiritually elevated, there is absolutely no need to go to any temple, but the fact is, we are not. Many devotees go to the temple basically for two important reasons. One is to pray to the Presiding Deity to alleviate their sufferings or to ask for a boon and the other is to get absorbed into the accumulated and readily available vibrations there. Either way, it is a kind of trade off, a kind of transaction.. While initially installing the Deity in the Sanctum Sanctorum of a temple, they do it with yantras, mantras, nava-dhaatus, precious stones, nava-dhanyas, etc., and while reciting the prana-prathishta mantras the gopuram will be consecrated with the surcharged jalam (water) to make the installed statue vibrant and wish-fulfilling. This power will remain with the statue for 12 years, according to our Agama Sastras. During this period of 12 years, many devotees, including sadhus and sanyasis, visit the temple and transfer their energy to the presiding deity to transform it more vibrant for loka-kalyanam. For example, the deity in Tirupathi, Lord Sri Venkateswara, was consecrated by Sri Ramanujacharya. That is one of the main reasons, the Lord is so powerful attracting millions of devotees every day. If we are strong enough spiritually, there is absolutely no need to go to the temples like Yadagirigutta or Tirupathi or any other temple, for that matter. Since we have not learnt the art to see that Divya Sundara Rupam, which has been installed in a temple, within us, we go temple and try to absorb it within us by closing our eyes in front of the Deity. That is, making it antar-mukha. God is within but we do not have the capacity to see Him within, and, therefore, we take the help of an outside object or deity (a statue) to see within and realise the One within by becoming antar-mukha. So, the One Who is outside, is in fact, within us only. But we are unable to see, due to our attachment with the world around. In fact, the power to see HIM within or without is also HIS blessing only. Remember that. Unfortunately, for most of us, God has become one of the objects that we should acquire, like TV, flat, car, etc. When we make God our sole object and nothing other than that, only then, we can easily see Him within. Try. I can assure you that it is possible and it happens. But, we need to make a concerted and concentrated effort to realise that truth. Dhyanam is possible only when you look within, only when you keep away the impending chain of thoughts that disturb you, only when you raise yourself above the vasanas that have been haunting you life after life, only when you annihilate the kama, krodha, ahamkaras, etc., and only when you are aware of your limitations, accept it with all sincerity and love and surrender to HIS Lotus Feet. All this possible only when you look within and not either by going to temple, or doing any other act. Na karmana, prajaya, dhanena, tyagenaika amritatwa manushuhu, says our rich heritage. Nothing on this earth gives you mukti, except look within, weed out all the negative traits, do nishkama-karma, and surrender to HIM. Just realise that life is not what one wishes it to be, life is what it has to be and we should, on our part, submit to its ups and downs, without getting disturbed when we are in 'downs' or jump in joy when we are in 'ups'. Then and only then, we develop 'samatwam', as Lord Krishna says in Srimad Bhagavad Gita, 'Samatwam Yoga-uchchate' and once we develop samatwam, we see everything with equal vision, not getting attracted or repulsed by any thought. That is the beginning of opening up to HIM and ultimately realising HIM within and without. I hope I am clear. Still you have doubts, kindly do not hesitate to write to me. Love and Love alone.... P. Gopi Krishna --- On Mon, 29/6/09, MuraliKrishna Gudimella <gudimellamurali wrote: MuraliKrishna Gudimella <gudimellamurali Fw: I have a doubt p_gopi_krishna Cc: Monday, 29 June, 2009, 6:33 PM Dear Gopala Krishna garu, Thank you very much for the clarification. According to me when we go to the temple to see the GOD, the main intention is to see the divya sundara murhy (idol) and pray or seek any wish or desire. we take lot of strain to get into the temple ( some temples like Tirupathi, Yadagirigutta etc., where we are allowed to see the GOD, for an half minute or so),, we are loosing the opportunity of enjoying the vision of Divya sundara murthy, by closing our eyes at that moment. During the process of seeing GOD internally or within us, by closing eyes and pray, we can very well do this by DHYANAM- This can be done at our home also for 10 mts. or more. Please think over. Thank you very much for sharing my views. Yours MURALI KRISHNA-with love Love Cricket? 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