Thursday, November 27, 2014

608. Bhakti of Recent Times is either Prepaid or Postpaid…….

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Bhakti (Devotion) without Jnana (Knowledge) is fallacy and Jnana without Bhakti is foolishness. Bhakti without Jnana would be like saying “I love you but I don't know you” and Jnana without Bhakti would be like saying I know you, but I don't love you.” 

To realize the Oneness with Absolute is Bhakti and for that to happen two stages are required. First stage is preparing the mind to receive the knowledge of Absolute and the second is the knowledge of Oneness with Absolute. Ritualistic worship is a part where the mind is prepared for the process and thereafter Sadhana helps intensify our thirst to know Absolute and to surrender. Surrendering to that which cannot be comprehended by our mind or intellect with the aid of Tattvajnana (Philosophy) is real Bhakti. When there is Jnana & Bhakti, Vairagya (Dispassion) comes very easily. Scriptures says
Paramaatmani Yo Rakta, Virakta Aparamaatmani” (one who is enchanted with Lord finds everything else disenchanting).

If one has to translate “Bhakti” to English the nearest word is Devotion, but it does not convey the essence of the meaning completely. English language may not be in a position to put an equivalent word but it is far better that what we relate and understand to the word “Bhakti” in recent time. Bhakti to most has become a routine work and it is like sparing some part of the time in a day or in a week to go to temple or recite some mantras and slokas. 

Bhakti happens when one relates to Absolute with Sakhya bhava as a friend or surrenders to Him with Daasaya bhava as a servant or experiences His love with Madhurya bhava or just is showered with peace by His Shanta bhava or yearns to have His parental love with Vatsalya bhava.

Bhakti is showing love towards the Absolute. It has no time, space or causation limit. It does not require pomp and show or rituals that is done hour together. Even if for a fraction of a second one is able to connect with the Absolute in a single day with his senses, mind and intellect inward and with full concentration, it is equal to doing an Yagna (Sacrificial rite). It will be called Pooja (worship) only if the mind is inward without external matters stressing it. Worship should not be as a timetable. There has to be no hard and fast rule to show love towards Absolute.

In Bhagavad-Gita Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna that whoever remembers him while leaving the body will attain Him. Now Arjuna has a doubt and wants to know how one can know that he is nearing death to remember the Lord. Lord Krishna hence tells Arjuna it will be better if one remembers Him always and perform his duty. With our activities dedicated to Him and our mind and intellect fixed on Him there is not even an iota of doubt about achieving Him.   

If we look at recent times we are mislead to think of Absolute to be a businessman, and temples His corporate office and our devotion to be give and take policy. Either we will be offering our gratitude for the grace received by Him which makes it Postpaid or we place an application of our needs and request for His grace which makes it Prepaid. This Postpaid and Prepaid services are available in the communication sector on this earth plane, it seldom works in the astral level. So it is wise to be connected with Absolute by having a lifelong eternal connection which is available 24x7 by only surrendering our Self........What say???          

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