SOUND is EVERYTHING:

                                        

CREATION--ENTANGLEMENT--LIBERATION through SOUNDS. Liberation means Transformation, not a Transportation of a Soul.
SB 2.10.1 : Bhāgavatam Is the Answer to All Questions.

The whole material creation began from Sound and eventually will dissolve into Sound. The sequence of material creation is as follows: Began with Sound...then came Ether or Space....then Air....Fire...Water... and finally Earth. 1. When sense organ Ear comes in contact with the Space we hear the Sound. 2. Touch is produced when skin comes in contact with the Air. 3. Tongue in contact with the Water creates the Taste. 4. Eye in contact with Fire creates the Form. 5. Nose in contact with the Earth creates the Smell. 

Even in our personal life, Sound is the beginning of everything starting from childhood. We started walking, talking, learning our ABCs... etc everything began with hearing the Sounds. Husband moves in every direction by hearing the sweet or bitter Sounds of his wife..LOL 😂 🤪😎

Our life can be entangled in this world by hearing the Sounds of worldly mundane subject matters or can be liberated by hearing the Sounds of Vedic Mantras. Vedic philosophy is a science, not a sentiment. Intellectual lectures by HH Urmila Devi Dasi on Creation, Entanglement and Liberation through Sounds. https://youtu.be/unYmadFXJDk

HH Urmila Devi Dasi: One of the many disciples of Srila Prabhupada, born & brought up in New York, is practicing the Philosophy of Sanatan Dharma ( Eternal path of duty, wisdom & spiritual development ) since her college life. She is very funny, dynamic, eloquent, humble, polite, has clear fundamentals in philosophy, and is deeply in love with the Indian culture.

SB 3.26.32 -- When egoism in ignorance is agitated by the sex energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the subtle element sound is manifested, and from sound come the ethereal sky and the sense of hearing.

SB 2.10.1 -- Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam there are ten divisions of statements regarding the following: the creation of the universe, subcreation, planetary systems, protection by the Lord, the creative impetus, the change of Manus, the science of God, returning home, back to Godhead, liberation, and the summum bonum. Vedabase.com

Have a Sound Day.

Thank You. 

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

I am inspired to hear & read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly listening to Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale, also known as Dadaji ( speaks on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy ) and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra. 

I also hear and read the discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples ( HH Bhakti Rasamitra Swami, HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Shubha Vilas Prabhu, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, HH Bhakticharu Swami, HH Urmila Devi Dasi, HH Sivarama Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Romapada Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu ( Gujarati & Hindi) Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......). 

FYI: A good source of Vedic literature: Vedabase.com . Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures. Hearing & reading these scriptures, Eating Sanctified Pure Food and Chanting Vedic Mantras daily purify our senses, nourishing our heart ( Soul ), are transcendental to our consciousness, uplifting to our emotions and thus perfect our Free Will. Otherwise this powerful material world will degrade us.

It is always a good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. I am posting articles based on the Vedic scriptures and expressing my opinion, thoughts, understanding, emotions & 💗. Writing/sharing the articles is my Devotion to the God/Gita/Guru. Of course I use Smartphone/Google/Pexels search to collect some data. Thanks to the Facebook/Social media for providing me the platform.

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God ( Krishna , Absolute Truth ).

NOTE:
I use the word Hearing instead of Listening when it comes to the Scriptures. Because Scriptures are so potent that simply by Hearing them even if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand them still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.

We can follow either the Quran, Bible, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Gita or any other Philosophy which makes sense to us, purifies us , elevates our consciousness and qualifies us to understand God and instill the love of God & his creation. ( whichever way we can understand the God, Form or Formless..or Universal Consciousness or Energy ...etc ).

Don’t try to understand God by Name, Religion or Depiction ( means image, picture...etc ) but try to understand him by the Definition through Scriptures. The Transcendental subject of God & his creation cannot be understood by mental speculation. Some times people ask why God is Supreme? It is just like asking why is the circle circular? Just by definition, the circle is circular. Similarly by definition, God is unborn, complete, unlimited, infinite, eternal, the Absolute Truth the source of everything, cause of all causes. 

I see God, besides the above mentioned qualities, as an eternal living person ( not a abstract or some kind of light ) known by the name KRISHNA meaning one who attracts everyone has also MANY other NAMES, forms, abodes, incarnations, activities, qualities, associates, is full of wisdom, bliss, and the cause of all causes.

Bg 9.17 -- I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.

Bg:13-12:-- Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.com ).

OUR BEST PERFORMANCE:

                                        

By AWARENESS, APPRECIATION, ACTION and ASSOCIATION.

AWARENESS:
1. We live our day to day lives with Physical Awareness of ourselves meaning our wealth, power, position, politics, fame, beauty, status & other surrounding situations. 
2. Physical Awareness varies from person to person and is constantly changing. Yes, we should pay attention to our Physical Awareness but should not get absorbed into it because it is temporary. 
3. Only two things which are common among all of us including other creatures are a. We like to live forever and b. We like to love & to be loved by someone; that’s our inner Spiritual Awareness of eternal Soul. 
4. Spiritual Awareness will bring out our joyful, kind, loving, generous, honest, modest, compassionate ...Spiritual personality. 
5. Physical Awareness will bring out our selfish, competitive, aggressive, greedy, envious, possessive, fake, flashy, agitated...Materialistic personality.
6. We are a mixture of the Spiritual & Materialistic personalities. Try to focus on developing a Spiritual Awareness or Personality by practicing Spiritual Yoga which indirectly helps us to advance materially as well. Without Spirituality in the background, Materiality will creat lots of disturbance, degradation & destruction in society.

APPRECIATION: 
Every Good thing starts with Appreciation & Association.
1. Appreciate the Time, Place & Circumstances, meaning appreciate your present situation. If you have an unsatisfied personality, you will never be happy in any situation of your life.  
2. Appreciate your family, friends, colleagues, NATURE, Guru, of course God...or any one who may have contributed to your life. The most important: Appreciate your wife’s cooking & clothing even if it is not perfect..😝LOL
3. Don’t think too much about your past mistakes & unknown future otherwise your mind will be engrossed with too many worries. 

ACTION:
1. Try your best to improve your current situation, but don’t be disappointed, unsatisfied & unhappy with the current situation. 
2. Play your role, don’t worry about the roles of others. the universe will play it’s role to improve your present situation. 
3. Never ever quit your prescribed duty either as a Parent, Children, Spouse, Friend, Teacher, Student, Employee, Employer....President or whatever roll is given to us. Don’t focus on the outcome of your duty.

ASSOCIATION: 
Birds of the same father flock together. Associate with likeminded people to excel in our career materially and spiritually. Association with one compatible person ( if possible try to keep company with someone higher then you ) will be good enough to help us excel in our lives, than the company of a huge crowd that is not compatible amongst each other. 

Bg 2.47 — You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty. Vedabase.com

Article is based on link below 
https://youtu.be/rDcubJa9OEs By HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu. 

HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu & Sutapa Das inspired me to start writing these Spiritual articles. Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu writes one article everyday. His Website: thespiritualscientist.com and gitadaily.com

Have a Best Performance Day.

Thank You.

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

I am inspired to hear & read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly listening to Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale, also known as Dadaji ( speaks on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy ) and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra. 

I also hear and read the discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples ( HH Bhakti Rasamitra Swami, HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Shubha Vilas Prabhu, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, HH Bhakticharu Swami, HH Urmila Devi Dasi, HH Sivarama Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Romapada Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu ( Gujarati & Hindi) Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......). 

FYI: A good source of Vedic literature: Vedabase.com . Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures. Hearing & reading these scriptures, Eating Sanctified Pure Food and Chanting Vedic Mantras daily purify our senses, nourishing our heart ( Soul ), are transcendental to our consciousness, uplifting to our emotions and thus perfect our Free Will. Otherwise this powerful material world will degrade us.

It is always a good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. I am posting articles based on the Vedic scriptures and expressing my opinion, thoughts, understanding, emotions & 💗. Writing/sharing the articles is my Devotion to the God/Gita/Guru. Of course I use Smartphone/Google/Pexels search to collect some data. Thanks to the Facebook/Social media for providing me the platform.

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God ( Krishna , Absolute Truth ).

NOTE:
I use the word Hearing instead of Listening when it comes to the Scriptures. Because Scriptures are so potent that simply by Hearing them even if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand them still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.

We can follow either the Quran, Bible, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Gita or any other Philosophy which makes sense to us, purifies us , elevates our consciousness and qualifies us to understand God and instill the love of God & his creation. ( whichever way we can understand the God, Form or Formless..or Universal Consciousness or Energy ...etc ).

Don’t try to understand God by Name, Religion or Depiction ( means image, picture...etc ) but try to understand him by the Definition through Scriptures. The Transcendental subject of God & his creation cannot be understood by mental speculation. Some times people ask why God is Supreme? It is just like asking why is the circle circular? Just by definition, the circle is circular. Similarly by definition, God is unborn, complete, unlimited, infinite, eternal, the Absolute Truth the source of everything, cause of all causes. 

I see God, besides the above mentioned qualities, as an eternal living person ( not a abstract or some kind of light ) known by the name KRISHNA meaning one who attracts everyone has also MANY other NAMES, forms, abodes, incarnations, activities, qualities, associates, is full of wisdom, bliss, and the cause of all causes.

Bg 9.17 — I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.

Bg:13-12:— Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.com ).

CRIME AGAINST INDIA:

India 🇮🇳 is the land of many Sages, Saints, Gurus, Pious Genuine Kings, Vedic Philosophy ( the eternal path of duty, wisdom, and spiritual development NOT a RELIGION ) and where the Gita was spoken by Lord Krishna 5000 years ago. With such a rich culture, history & heritage, why is so much corruption, degradation & horrific crimes ( recently Chennai Horror ) present in current India? What happened in the last 1000 years in India? Every thing described in this book written by Stephen Knapp, CRIME AGAINST INDIA 🇮🇳 shows the need to protect Ancient Vedic Philosophy, which is beneficial to every one just like Physical Yoga.

The current corruption, degradation & horrific crimes in India is a reflection of the lacking importance of the Vedic tradition of Sanatana-dharma in the society. In the darkest of eras that this world has seen and will see in the future, the Vedic tradition, the culture of yoga, will remain India’s gift to the people who inhabit this planet. It is this spiritual culture of Sanatana-dharma that remains the spiritual guide of humanity. This is the reason why India is here, and for the contribution that she makes, and the reason why we must work to protect it.

Weeds can grow in our backyard very rapidly without any efforts but to grow & maintain the good grass require continuous personal care & lots of efforts. Similarly it is very easy for an individual, family, community or country to lose their spiritual values, traditions & culture and degrade very rapidly in this powerful material world but it is extremely challenging for us to retain them.

Our Mind means Mentality or Consciousness is designed such a way that if we can’t UPGRADE it with spiritual thoughts then by default It will DEGRADE us.

Bg 6.5 -- One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well. Vedabase.com

Read the summary of book in link below.

https://www.stephen-knapp.com/crimes_against_india.htm

Have a Enlightened Day.

Thank You.

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

I am inspired to hear & read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly listening to Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale, also known as Dadaji ( speaks on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy ) and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra. 

I also hear and read the discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples ( HH Bhakti Rasamitra Swami, HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Shubha Vilas Prabhu, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, HH Bhakticharu Swami, HH Urmila Devi Dasi, HH Sivarama Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Romapada Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu ( Gujarati & Hindi) Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......). 

FYI: A good source of Vedic literature: Vedabase.com . Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures. Hearing & reading these scriptures, Eating Sanctified Pure Food and Chanting Vedic Mantras daily purify our senses, nourishing our heart ( Soul ), are transcendental to our consciousness, uplifting to our emotions and thus perfect our Free Will. Otherwise this powerful material world will degrade us.

It is always a good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. I am posting articles based on the Vedic scriptures and expressing my opinion, thoughts, understanding, emotions & 💗. Writing/sharing the articles is my Devotion to the God/Gita/Guru. Of course I use Smartphone/Google/Pexels search to collect some data. Thanks to the Facebook/Social media for providing me the platform.

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God ( Krishna , Absolute Truth ).

NOTE:
I use the word Hearing instead of Listening when it comes to the Scriptures. Because Scriptures are so potent that simply by Hearing them even if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand them still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.

We can follow either the Quran, Bible, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Gita or any other Philosophy which makes sense to us, purifies us , elevates our consciousness and qualifies us to understand God and instill the love of God & his creation. ( whichever way we can understand the God, Form or Formless..or Universal Consciousness or Energy ...etc ).

Don’t try to understand God by Name, Religion or Depiction ( means image, picture...etc ) but try to understand him by the Definition through Scriptures. The Transcendental subject of God & his creation cannot be understood by mental speculation. Some times people ask why God is Supreme? It is just like asking why is the circle circular? Just by definition, the circle is circular. Similarly by definition, God is unborn, complete, unlimited, infinite, eternal, the Absolute Truth the source of everything, cause of all causes. 

I see God, besides the above mentioned qualities, as an eternal living person ( not a abstract or some kind of light ) known by the name KRISHNA meaning one who attracts everyone has also MANY other NAMES, forms, abodes, incarnations, activities, qualities, associates, is full of wisdom, bliss, and the cause of all causes.

Bg 9.17 -- I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.

Bg:13-12:-- Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.com ).

ONLY ONE SUGGESTION:

But it is not my suggestion...😝 Actually none of my posts or articles are my suggestions. God is our best consultant & well wisher, giving his suggestions through the Scriptures/Gurus. By thinking over his suggestions again & again, he indirectly helps us to implement these ideas into our lives and life become pleasant & peaceful.

There is ONLY ONE SUGGESTION to resolve the many problems in our lives either in family life, in friends circle, at work, at political level, in meetings , gatherings , at conferences, while simultaneously giving advice and making people laugh.....at anytime & anywhere, just PAY ATTENTION to OUR SPEECH or VANI as God says in Gita 17.15:

अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत् ।
स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते ॥ १७.१५ ॥

Bg 17.15 -- Austerity of speech consists in speaking words that are truthful, pleasing, beneficial, and not agitating to others, and also in regularly reciting Vedic literature.

Yes it is a huge task, but we definitely can improve our materialistic speech, such as being: harsh, arrogant, greedy, discouraging, dividing, phoney, sarcastic, self-centered , agitating, bitter and angry SPEECH, WRITING or FACE BOOK POSTS. To speak in a spiritual manner means being very encouraging, uplifting, empowering, generous, uniting, gentle, genuine, sweet, polite, compassionate, beneficial & ENLIGHTENING to the society by regularly reciting the VEDIC LITERATURES.

Sometimes people go to Guru to take vows to keep quiet for few days. Austerity of the speech is not about taking any VOWS to keep quiet, but it is about not speaking or uttering nonsense & meaningless words. We don’t have to reveal everything that comes to our minds, sometimes it is better to shut up 🤐. especially when wife is upset ...LOL 😂 

Spiritual life begins with Tongue control. The tongue is constantly vibrating & has urge to speak. If you speak, speak meaningfully & with sense. Of course we can have light moments in our lives, sometimes we can speak silly or have a sense of humor...LOL...but everything should be in the Mode of Goodness.

Bg 14.6 -- O sinless one, the mode of goodness, being purer than the others, is illuminating, and it frees one from all sinful reactions. Those situated in that mode become conditioned by a sense of happiness and knowledge. Vedabase.com

Have a Sweet-Speech Day.

Thank You.

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

I am inspired to hear & read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly listening to Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale, also known as Dadaji ( speaks on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy ) and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra. 

I also hear and read the discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples ( HH Bhakti Rasamitra Swami, HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Shubha Vilas Prabhu, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, HH Bhakticharu Swami, HH Urmila Devi Dasi, HH Sivarama Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Romapada Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu ( Gujarati & Hindi) Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......). 

FYI: A good source of Vedic literature: Vedabase.com . Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures. Hearing & reading these scriptures, Eating Sanctified Pure Food and Chanting Vedic Mantras daily purify our senses, nourishing our heart ( Soul ), are transcendental to our consciousness, uplifting to our emotions and thus perfect our Free Will. Otherwise this powerful material world will degrade us.

It is always a good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. I am posting articles based on the Vedic scriptures and expressing my opinion, thoughts, understanding, emotions & 💗. Writing/sharing the articles is my Devotion to the God/Gita/Guru. Of course I use Smartphone/Google/Pexels search to collect some data. Thanks to the Facebook/Social media for providing me the platform.

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God ( Krishna , Absolute Truth ).

NOTE:
I use the word Hearing instead of Listening when it comes to the Scriptures. Because Scriptures are so potent that simply by Hearing them even if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand them still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.

We can follow either the Quran, Bible, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Gita or any other Philosophy which makes sense to us, purifies us , elevates our consciousness and qualifies us to understand God and instill the love of God & his creation. ( whichever way we can understand the God, Form or Formless..or Universal Consciousness or Energy ...etc ).

Don’t try to understand God by Name, Religion or Depiction ( means image, picture...etc ) but try to understand him by the Definition through Scriptures. The Transcendental subject of God & his creation cannot be understood by mental speculation. Some times people ask why God is Supreme? It is just like asking why is the circle circular? Just by definition, the circle is circular. Similarly by definition, God is unborn, complete, unlimited, infinite, eternal, the Absolute Truth the source of everything, cause of all causes. 

I see God, besides the above mentioned qualities, as an eternal living person ( not a abstract or some kind of light ) known by the name KRISHNA meaning one who attracts everyone has also MANY other NAMES, forms, abodes, incarnations, activities, qualities, associates, is full of wisdom, bliss, and the cause of all causes.

Bg 9.17 -- I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.

Bg:13-12:-- Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.com ).

WHY GO TO TEMPLE?

Why should we go to the Temple, Church, Mosque, Synagogue, Swadhyay ( self study ) Center or any other Spiritual Center? Mainly for three reasons: Association, Discipline and Devotion.  

Association: 
1. Association with like minded people is the key to progress further along the Spiritual path. 
2. There is joy, feelings of togetherness and enthusiasm while chitchatting amongst other devotees who are walking upon the same path. 
3. We can inspire each other positively in a group. It is an extremely challenging task for an individual to sustain the spiritual journey alone.

Discipline: 
Discipline leads to Development. 
1. Indirectly, we develop the discipline within ourselves by going to the Temple regularly & unconditionally.
2. We behave better in the presence of others. “Fake It Till We Make It.”
3. It is also a kind of discipline & practice to sit together with other devotees quietly in the divine atmosphere.
3. By working together for a common goal directly or indirectly we are learning how to get along with other souls, irrespective of their social status.

Devotion: 
1. Hearing the Scriptures ( which is the beginning of our spiritual development ) with the faith & devotion from a Guru within a Temple will be more potent than hearing it at home by ourselves. A temple without spiritual knowledge is like a museum.... LOL 😂.
2. Also, doing prayer, chanting mantra, singing, dancing, making garlands and offering food together are ways to express our Devotion to the Supreme (God) who indirectly gives us joy & peace.
3. By performing Devotional services religiously, we develop a Devotional attitude or mentality in our daily lives. Divinity is in proportion to the Devotion to God. Even if you are born with many divine qualities there is always room for improvement. Humanity is included in Spirituality.

A Spiritual Centre is the Embassy to Get a Visa for a Spiritual Journey...LOL.

Of course in our free time at home we should take advantage of the technology we hear, see, read & write on the Spiritual subjects to move forward.

Best of the Bad Bargains: Obviously no organisation or Temple is perfect in this world, by focusing only on their negative side & criticism we will miss the bigger picture. We have to dive in to absorb the true Transcendental knowledge from Gurus/Scriptures to uplift our Consciousness. 

Bg 18.54 — One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments or desires to have anything. He is equally disposed toward every living entity. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me.

Bg 18.55 — One can understand Me as I am, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of Me by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.

Have a Devotional Day.

Thank You.

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

I am inspired to hear & read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly listening to Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale, also known as Dadaji ( speaks on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy ) and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra. 

I also hear and read the discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples ( HH Bhakti Rasamitra Swami, HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Shubha Vilas Prabhu, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, HH Bhakticharu Swami, HH Urmila Devi Dasi, HH Sivarama Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Romapada Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu ( Gujarati & Hindi) Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......). 

FYI: A good source of Vedic literature: Vedabase.com . Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures. Hearing & reading these scriptures, Eating Sanctified Pure Food and Chanting Vedic Mantras daily purify our senses, nourishing our heart ( Soul ), are transcendental to our consciousness, uplifting to our emotions and thus perfect our Free Will. Otherwise this powerful material world will degrade us.

It is always a good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. I am posting articles based on the Vedic scriptures and expressing my opinion, thoughts, understanding & emotions. Writing/sharing the articles is my Devotion to the God/Gita/Guru. Of course I use Smartphone/Google/Pexels search to collect some data. Thanks to the Facebook/Social media for providing me the platform.

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God ( Krishna , Absolute Truth ).

NOTE:
I use the word Hearing instead of Listening when it comes to the Scriptures. Because Scriptures are so potent that simply by Hearing them even if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand them still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.

We can follow either the Quran, Bible, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Gita or any other Philosophy which makes sense to us, purifies us , elevates our consciousness and qualifies us to understand God and instill the love of God & his creation. ( whichever way we can understand the God, Form or Formless..or Universal Consciousness or Energy ...etc ).

Don’t try to understand God by Name, Religion or Depiction ( means image, picture...etc ) but try to understand him by the Definition through Scriptures. The Transcendental subject of God & his creation cannot be understood by mental speculation. Some times people ask why God is Supreme? It is just like asking why is the circle circular? Just by definition, the circle is circular. Similarly by definition, God is unborn, complete, unlimited, infinite, eternal, the Absolute Truth the source of everything, cause of all causes. 

I see God, besides the above mentioned qualities, as an eternal living person ( not a abstract or some kind of light ) known by the name KRISHNA meaning one who attracts everyone has also MANY other NAMES, forms, abodes, incarnations, activities, qualities, associates, is full of wisdom, bliss, and the cause of all causes.

Bg 9.17 — I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.

Bg:13-12:— Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.com ).

MANHATTAN’s RATHA-YATRA:

Iskcon’s annual Rathayatra festival is celebrated with lots of energy, excitement & devotion in Manhattan, New York, every year since 1976 ( 2nd Saturday of June every year ). It also get celebrated in Atlantic City ( 4th Saturday of June ), in Philadelphia ( 4th Saturday of September ) and in all other major cities of the world throughout the year.

Ratha Yatra literally means Chariot Festival, originated many-many years ago in India, in a city called Jagannatha Puri. Usually the deities of Lord Jagannath or Krishna, his elder brother Lord Balarama and sister Subhadra are served within the temple, but on the day of the Rath Yatra festival they are taken through the streets so that everyone can have the fortune of seeing them. 

The Festival of Chariots was first performed outside of India on July 9, 1967 in San Francisco and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada (Iskcon). It is now celebrated globally by 125 Nationalities throughout the year, there is unity in diversity. The Ratha-Yatra festival is accommodating every culture, community, color, country & consciousness. It is festival of love, joy, enthusiasm & togetherness. It is a great way to unite the communities & countries. MAKE THE WORLD UNITED AGAIN.

The devotees of the Lord become fully satisfied & joyous in association of other devotees while pulling the Chariot of the Lord Jagannatha means the Lord of the Universe the complete Whole. Everyone on 5th Avenue was looking extremely happy 😃 while dancing, singing & chanting the Vedic mantra. The women in Sari🥻& Dresses and the Men in Dhoti-Kurta were looking very beautiful. Besides our inner Soul our outerwear also has an impact on people’s mind & the society. 

By chanting the Lord name Loudly on the 5th Avenue the Transcendental energy & vibes uplifted the Consciousness of Manhattan. 

Lord Jagannatha says in Gita

Bg 9.17 -- I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas. Vedabase.com

Bg 9.18 -- I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed. Vedabase.io

 ........ JAY JAGANNATHA.......

Thank You 🙏 

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GITA a BOOK of SPIRITUAL SCIENCE:

Many times people mistakenly identify the Gita as a religious book, but in reality the Gita does not talk about any religion. The Gita is the book of True Knowledge, the Spiritual Science to know about my inner Spiritual nature.

NOTE: The 1st time the Gita was spoken by the Supreme God Krishna to the Sun-God Vivasavan about 2 billion years ago and then passed on through the Guru-Disciple chain to Lord Manu ( father of mankind ) to his son & disciple, King Isvaku.....and the last time the Gita was spoken again by Supreme God Krishna to Arjuna about 5000 years ago. There were NO Hindu, Abrahamic, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism or any other religions in those days.

The Twelve Bullet Points Gita talks about Me, not about any religion:

1. My Identity: To know myself , who am I ? what is my real identity? I am an eternal soul not a physical body. 

Bg 2.17 -- That which pervades the entire body you should know to be indestructible. No one is able to destroy that imperishable soul.

2. My Birth & Desires: Why am I born in a specific family? My specific desires & specific actions to enjoy this world are causes for my birth in a specific family. 

3. My Profession & Stages of My life: Choosing my profession according to my passion. Different stages of my life, starting from childhood, are to execute the social responsibility.

4. My Mentality: How am I reacting while facing this world? The Gita talks about Three Gunas or Modes of Material Nature or My Mentality or Consciousness which signifies my thinking, my behavior, my actions, my interaction with the world.....

Bg 14.5 -- Material nature consists of three modes – goodness, passion and ignorance. When the eternal living entity comes in contact with nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, he becomes conditioned by these modes.

5. My YOGA ( Karma, Knowledge, Dhyana & Spiritual ) to fulfill my life. 

6. My Lifestyle, Food & Health: My Lifestyle & Food have effects on my Health.

7. My Relationship with the Creator ( God ) & his Creation: The Gita talks about who God is? How can I understand the God? My relationship with the God & his creation. 

Bg 14.4 -- It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kuntī, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving father.

8. My Duty or Dharma: Besides maintaining me & my family what is my Dharma or Duty? 

9. My Direction/Destiny: My overall direction in life is based on my consciousness & desires. Where I am heading?...

10. My Reformation: How to overcome the situation? How to change my thinking, my behavior, my lifestyles...and my direction?

11. My Happiness & Liberation: Once I understand myself & God, I will understand everything happening in my life.....there will be no complaints...LOL....and I will be Happy & Liberated ( Moksha ) here only.

Bg 14.20 -- When the embodied being is able to transcend these three modes associated with the material body, he can become free from birth, death, old age and their distresses and can enjoy nectar even in this life.

12. My Free Will: Finally, the Gita talks about my Free Will to live my life as I wish.
Bg 18.63 -- Thus I have explained to you knowledge still more confidential. Deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.

The Gita is not a book of commandments, but it is book of the choices & consequences of choosing these choices. It is a book which reveals the vision of God who respects the human Intelligence & Free Will. Yes, it is up to me how deliberately I want to use my Free Will & Intelligence in making my choices in the life while interacting with this world. At the end of the day my choices, my thinking, my words, my actions & behavior have impact on me, my family, friends, society and the nation I live in. 

The philosophy of the Gita will empower us with the spiritual intelligence & wisdom to live thoughtful, compassionate, enthusiastic, peaceful, happy & inspirational lives. Some times I get tempted or carried away to encourage my family & friends to read the Gita everyday because the Gita is a like a fruit, so delicious, delightful, tasty & juicy....LOL 😀.

Bg:13-12:-- Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God or CREATOR or Lord Krishna ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.com ).

Bg 18.54 -- One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments or desires to have anything. He is equally disposed toward every living entity. Vedabase.com

Have a Gita Reading Day.

Thank You.

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION, SOURCE & THE GURUS:

I am inspired to hear & read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly hearing Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale known as Dadaji ( speak on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy ) and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra. 

I also hear and read the discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples ( HH Bhakti Rasamitra Swami, HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Shubha Vilas Prabhu, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, HH Bhakticharu Swami, HH Urmila Devi Dasi, HH Sivarama Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Romapada Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu ( Gujarati & Hindi) Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......). 

FYI: Good source of the Vedic literature: Vedabase.com Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures. Hearing & reading these scriptures, Eating Sanctified Pure Food and Chanting Vedic Mantra daily are purifying to our senses, nourishing to our heart ( Soul ), transcendental to our consciousness, uplifting to our emotions and thus perfecting our Free Will. Otherwise this powerful material world will degrade us.

It is always good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. I am posting articles based on Vedic scriptures and expressing my opinion, thoughts, understanding & emotions. Writing/sharing the articles is my Devotion to God/Gita/Guru. Of course I use Smartphone/Google/Pexels search to collect some data. Thanks to Facebook/Social media for providing me the platform.

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God ( Krishna , Absolute Truth ).

NOTE:
I use the word Hearing instead of Listening when it comes to the Scriptures. Because the Scriptures are so potent that simply by Hearing them even if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand them, still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.
We can follow either the Quran, Bible, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Gita or any other Philosophy that makes sense to us, purify us , elevate our consciousness and qualify us to understand the God and instill the love for God & his creation. ( whichever way we can understand the God, Form or Formless..or Universal Consciousness or Energy ...etc ).

Don’t try to understand the God by Name, Religion or Depiction ( means image, picture...etc ) but try to understand him by Definition through Scriptures. Transcendental subjects of the God & his creation can not be understand by mental speculation. Some times people ask why God is Supreme? It is just like asking why circle is circular? Just by definition circle is circular similarly by definition God is unborn, complete, unlimited, infinite, eternal, the Absolute Truth the source of everything, cause of all causes. 

I see the God besides above mention qualities as a eternal living person ( not a abstract or some kind of light ) known by name Krishna means who attracts everyone has also MANY other NAMES, form, abode, many incarnation, activities, qualities, associates, full of wisdom, bliss, cause of all causes.

Bg 9.17 -- I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.

Bg:13-12:-- Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.com ).