Swami Vivekanand had gone to Chicago (America) as a representative of Bharat on the occasion of ‘All religious Conference’ for propagating Dharma. He won the hearts of the people present at the conference by His speech. He held the Americans spellbound by His speech.
All these ‘Yogas’ (i.e. Dnyan-Yoga, Dhyan-Yoga, Karma-Yoga’ and ‘Bhakti-Yoga) can be combined. Paratpar Guru Gurudev created ‘Gurukrupa Yoga’ because with Guru’s grace, a ‘jiva’ progresses fast.
Ritualistic worship of the Guru on the occasion of Gurupoornima..
Priti is unconditional love that is devoid of expectations. Worldly love is with expectations.
Sacrifice does not mean giving away the belongings; it means getting rid of attachment to them.
The Principle of a specific Deity is present in the atmosphere in a larger proportion on the day of the respective festival or is attracted to the venue where religious rituals of that Deity are being performed.
Once Sage Vasistha and Sage Vishwamitra were debating the relative superiority of satsang and penance. Sage Vasistha proclaimed satsang to be superior; whereas Sage Vishwamitra said it was penance. Unable to decide, they went to the Deities. The Deities said, ‘‘Only Sheshanag (The serpent who holds the earth on its hood) is capable of answering the question.’’
Let us join the bliss giving wari in Pandharpur on the occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi and meet Vithuraya. Make the wari of every ‘jiva’’s (Soul) life along with the wari, devotional, is a prayer at your feet !
When we think of Ashadhi Ekadashi, the wari(an annual pilgrimage) of Pandharpur comes before our eyes. Among all the 24 Ekadashis in a year, this Ekadashi is the most significant. Let us learn the history and the importance of the vrat of Ashadhi Ekadashi.
A seeker who is performing sadhana (Spiritual practice) as per Bhaktiyoga can easily make such efforts; however, for those following Karmayoga and Dnyanyoga it will not be so easy.
