Bhagvatam: ONE SHOULD FULLY SURRENDER UNTO THE SPIRITUAL MASTER, AND WITH SERVICE (SEVAYÄ) ONE SHOULD APPROACH HIM FOR FURTHER SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT,6th Aug

Bhagvatam: ONE SHOULD FULLY SURRENDER UNTO THE SPIRITUAL MASTER, AND WITH SERVICE (SEVAYÄ) ONE SHOULD APPROACH HIM FOR FURTHER SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT.

TRANSLATION

King Indra said: Therefore with great frankness and without duplicity I shall now bow my head at the lotus feet of Brhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods. Because he is in the mode of goodness, he is fully aware of all knowledge and is the best of the brähmanas. Now I shall touch his lotus feet and offer my obeisances unto him to try to satisfy him.

PURPORT

Coming to his senses, King Indra realized that he was not a very sincere disciple of his spiritual master, Brhaspati.

Therefore he decided that henceforward he would be nishatha, nonduplicitous.

Nishatham shirshna-tac-caranam sprshan: he decided to touch his head to the feet of his spiritual master.

From this example, we should learn this principle enunciated by Vishvanätha Chakravarti Thäkura:

"By the mercy of the spiritual master one is benedicted by the mercy of Krshna.

Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement.”

A disciple should never be a hypocrite or be unfaithful to his spiritual master.

In Srimad-Bhägavatam (11.17.27), the spiritual master is also called ächärya.

Ächäryam mäm vijäniyän: the Supreme Personality of Godhead says that one should respect the spiritual master, accepting him as the Lord Himself.

Nävamanyeta karhicit: one should not disrespect the ächärya at any time.

Na martya-buddhyäsüyeta: one should never think the ächärya an ordinary person.

Familiarity sometimes breeds contempt, but one should be very careful in one's dealings with the ächärya.

Agädha-dhishanam dvijam: the ächärya is a perfect brähmana and has unlimited intelligence in guiding the activities of his disciple.

Therefore Krshna advises in Bhagavad-gitä (4.34):

"Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.”

One should fully surrender unto the spiritual master, and with service (sevayä) one should approach him for further spiritual enlightenment.

UNLESS MIND IS MADE TO ANCHOR ITSELF AT LORD’S FEET, IT WILL ALWAYS BE RESTLESS #Blog0073

UNLESS MIND IS MADE TO ANCHOR ITSELF AT LORD’S FEET, IT WILL ALWAYS BE RESTLESS

Excellent Introspection article & Very True: 

Unless mind is made to anchor itself at Lord’s feet, it will always be restless & looking for “next moment”/ “next destination”/  “on hunt for a different सुख” as we (basically our “mind” as our subtle body (,i.e., mind always exists even after death & accompanies us to next birth & always remains -basically we are nothing but our mind (मन) constitutionally parts & parcel of Lord but separated for ages from Him – so our mind is always on the lookout for eternal bliss available only in Lord but mind does not know where to find exactly that same bliss – our “good sense” (inner conscience) has to act wisely & remind the foolish mind to find love only in Lord & nowhere else – only then it can find peace & rest – otherwise it’ll always be full of anxieties

Mind is dumb - मन ना अच्छा है ना बुरा है मन ना आपका मीत है ना आपका शत्रु है 

कबीर तो कहते हैं "मन के हारे हार है, मन के जीते जीत, मन ही मिलावे राम से, मन ही करे फजीत" (फजीत confound, confuse)

मन केवल पकड़ना, ग्रहण करना जानता है, विचार करना नहीं जानता

मन ना बुरा है ना भला है, बस संसार को पकड़ के बैठ गया है 

भूलकर बैठा है

मन तुच्छ वस्तु छोड़ कर उच्च वस्तु को पकड़ना जानता है 

mind is always eager & looking for to grab a “more” pleasurable thing – on getting something better, it would drop “lesser” item

इसे प्रभु का नाम बताइए, प्रभु का रूप पकड़वाइए – केवल तभी it can find peace (शांति) -never otherwise as otherwise mind would keep holding to petty worldly pleasures – mind needs  to be controlled by wisdom/conscience of soul – otherwise mind controls us & we do as our mind dictates 

हम वही करते हैं जो हमारा मन कहता है इसीलिए मन को एक श्रेष्ठतम भाव का सेवन करवाना चाहिए

और वो श्रेष्ठतम भाव है प्रभु की प्रीती 

एक बार मन को प्रभु की प्रीति का “चस्का” लग गया तो बाकी सब तुच्छ मन अपने-आप छोड़ देगा 

और यह चस्का केवल सत्संग  में ही लग सकता है

Vinod Agarwal Bhajan lyrics तैने कहाँ लगाई ऐसी देर, अरे ओ सांवरिया Taine kahan laga di aisi der

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvVxeF7Iw4o

Taine kahan laga di aesi der

 

तैने कहाँ लगाई ऐसी देर,अरे ओ सांवरिया 

झूठे जग को छोड़ कर

आई तेरे द्वार

मेरे बीत गए कितने जनम हाय मिला न तेरा प्यार

सनेही प्रीतम प्यारे 

खोलो अब तो द्वार, दूर करो दोष हमारे 

इक भाया  तेरा प्यार, मेरे दिलदार अनूठे, हरी जगत के सभी सुहाने नाते झूठे

झूठे जग को छोड़ कर आई तेरे द्वार

मेरे बीत गए कितने जनम हाय मिला न तेरा प्यार 

 

(जितना मेरे वश में था, जितनी मेरी औकात थी, उतना तो मैंने किया )

 

अपने आशिक़ के सब्र का और न इम्तिहान लो, ये (tolerance ,patience ,धैर्य )

कई जन्मो से तरसा हूँ तेरी मोहब्बत को

अब तो ये चेहरा पहचान लो

हर जन्म में नया चैहरा ले कर आया

कहीं तुम भी भूल भुलैयां में पड़ जाओ

ग़फ़लत में न पड़ जायो

इसलिए तुम्हे याद दिला रहा हूँ

तुम जानते हो सबके अरमानों की

मेरे भी अरमाने दिल जान लो

कि  इस कश्ती को भी किनारा मिल जाये

गर पतवार तुम थाम लो

Vinod Agarwal Bhajan lyrics

#blogva024 

मुझको तेरी तमन्ना, मुझे तेरी आरज़ू है, mujhko teri tamanna, mujhe teri arzoo hai : Vinod Agarwal Bhajan lyrics

https://rb.gy/9ww3ik

mujhko teri tamanna, mujhe teri arzoo hai

मुझको तेरी तमन्ना, मुझे तेरी आरज़ू है

न दौलत से, न दुनिया से, न घर आबाद करने से,

तसल्ली दिल को मिलती है, खुदा को याद करने से

किस काम का ये जीवन, तेरा प्यार अगर न पाया

तुझसे न दिल लगाया ,तुझको ना अगर रिझाया (pleased)

तुम बिन अँधेरी दुनिया, सुनसान चार सूं है

आँखों में हो तसव्वुर (remembrance),दिल में हो

याद तेरी

तेरी याद की महक से महक जाये दुनिया मेरी

दौलत भी मेरी तू है, मेरी ज़िन्दगी भी तू है

मुझको तेरी तमन्ना, मुझे तेरी आरज़ू है

जिस दिल में हो न पैदा, सांवल (Krishna) लगन तुम्हारी

बर्बाद ज़िन्दगी है, बेचैन रूह बेचारी

उस दिल का क्या है कहना, जिस दिल में तू ही

तू है

मुझको तेरी तमन्ना, मुझे तेरी आरज़ू है

मुझे  है तलाश  तेरी, मुझे तेरी आरज़ू है

हूँ खुशनसीब मुझ पर, नज़रे करम है तेरा 

हो क्यों न नाज़ मुझको, सांवल (Krishna) मैं दास तेरा 

मेरे दिल में तू ही तू है, मेरा एक तू ही तू है

मुझको तेरी तमन्ना, मुझे तेरी जुस्तजू  है   

मुझे  है तलाश  तेरी ,मुझे तेरी आरज़ू है

Vinod Agarwal Bhajan lyrics

#blogva025 

GITA-SHLOKA-4.21 As a machine part requires oiling and cleaning for maintenance, similarly, a Krsna conscious man maintains himself by his work just to remain fit for action in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, 4th Aug

GITA-SHLOKA-4.21 As a machine part requires oiling and cleaning for maintenance, similarly, a Krsna conscious man maintains himself by his work just to remain fit for action in the transcendental loving service of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Such a man of understanding acts with mind and intelligence perfectly controlled, gives up all sense of proprietorship over his possessions and acts only for the bare necessities of life. Thus working, he is not affected by sinful reactions.

PURPORT

A Krsna conscious person does not expect good or bad results in his activities.

His mind and intelligence are fully controlled.

He knows that he is part and parcel of the Supreme, and therefore the part played by him, as a part and parcel of the whole, is not his by choice but is chosen for him by the Supreme and is done only through His agency.

When the hand moves, it does not move out of its own accord, but by the endeavor of the whole body.

A Krsna conscious person is always dovetailed with the supreme desire, for he has no desire for personal sense gratification.

He moves exactly like a part of a machine.

As a machine part requires oiling and cleaning for maintenance, similarly, a Krsna conscious man maintains himself by his work just to remain fit for action in the transcendental loving service of the Lord.

He is therefore immune to all the reactions of his endeavors.

Like an animal, he has no proprietorship even over his own body.

A cruel proprietor of an animal sometimes kills the animal in his possession, yet the animal does not protest.

Nor does it have any real independence.

A Krsna conscious person, fully engaged in self-realization, has very little time to falsely possess any material object.

For maintaining body and soul, he does not require unfair means of accumulating money.

He does not, therefore, become contaminated by such material sins.

He is free from all reactions to his actions.