🌿Both Form and Formlessness belong to the same reality🌿

Well, what suits your taste - God with form or the formless Reality? But to tell you the truth, He who is formless is also endowed with form. To His bhaktas, He reveals Himself as having a form.

It is like a great ocean, an infinite expanse of water, without any trace of shore. Here and there some of the water has been frozen. Intense cold has turned it into ice. Just so, under the cooling influence, so to speak, of the bhakta's love, the Infinite appears to take a [finite] form.

Again, the ice melts when the sun rises; it becomes water as before. Just so, one who follows the path of knowledge [jnana] - the path of discrimination [viveka] - does not see the form of God any more. To him everything is formless. The ice melts into formless water with the rise of the Sun of Knowledge.

But mark this: Both Form and Formlessness belong to one and the same Reality [God].

~Sri Ramakrishna
•Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

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Once a devotee at Dakshineswar was behaving badly, and I [Swami Adbhutananda] found it impossible to check my irritation. I scolded him and he felt very hurt.

The Master [Sri Ramakrishna] knew how the devotee had suffered, and when the devotee had gone he said to me: "It is not good to speak harshly to those who come here. They are tormented with worldly problems. If they come here and then are scolded for their shortcomings, where will they go? In the presence of a holy company never use harsh words to anyone, and never say anything to cause pain to another."

Do you know what he told me next? "Tomorrow, visit this man and speak to him in such a way that he will forget what you said to him today."

So the next day I visited him. My pride was humbled. I spoke to him very sweetly. When I returned, however, the Master asked, "Did you offer him salutations from me?"

Amazed at his words, I said that I had not. Then he said, "Go to him again and offer him my salutations." So again I went to that man and conveyed the Master's salutations. At this the devotee burst into tears. I was moved to see him weeping. When I returned this time the Master said, "Now your misdeed is pardoned."

~Reminiscence of Swami Adbhutananda

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​​🍃🌸Happy Janamashtami🌸🍃

This is the birthday of Lord Krishna, the 8th Divine Incarnation. It falls on the 8th day of the dark half of the month of Bhadrapada (Aug-Sept). This is one of the greatest of all Hindu festivals. Lord Krishna was born at midnight. A 24-hour fast is observed on this auspicious day.

The Lord appeared when the moon entered the house of Vrishabha at the constellation of the star Rohini, on Wednesday, the 8th day of the second fortnight of the month of Sravana, which corresponds to the month of Bhadrapada Krishnapaksha according to the Barhaspatyamana, in the year of Visvavasu, i.e. 3227 BC.

Study the Bhagavatam and the Pancharatras, which are equal to the Upanishads. You will know all about the glory of Lord Krishna, His Lilas and superhuman deeds. The eighth avatara, Krishna, who has become the Beloved of India and the world at large, had a threefold objective :-

🌿To destroy the wicked demons.

🌿To play the leading role in the great war fought on the battlefield of Kurukshetra (where he delivered His wonderful message of the Gita).

🌿To become the centre of a marvellous development of the Bhakti schools of India.

There is no true science except devotion to Lord Krishna. That man is wealthy indeed who loves Radha and Krishna. There is no sorrow other than lack of devotion to Krishna. He is the foremost of the emancipated who loves Krishna. The Name, virtues and Lilas (divine pastimes) of Krishna are the chief things to be remembered. The Lotus Feet of Radha and Krishna are the chief objects of meditation.

Devotion is the only means of attaining Lord Krishna. Bhakti kindles love for the Lord. When love is directed towards Krishna, man is freed from the bondage of the world. Though Lord Krishna appeared in a human body, He had a divine body not composed of the five elements. He did not take any birth here in the usual sense of the term. He did not die. He appeared and disappeared through His Yoga Maya as He has declared in the Gita. This is a secret, known only to His devotees, yogis and sages.

Incarnations of God appear for special reasons under special circumstances. Whenever there is much unrighteousness, whenever confusion and disorder set in on account of unrighteousness and baffle the well-ordered progress of mankind, whenever the balance of human society is upset by selfish, ruthless and cruel beings, whenever irreligion and unrighteousness prevail, whenever the foundations of social organisations are undermined, the great Incarnation of God appears in order to re-establish righteousness and to restore peace.

An Incarnation is the descent of God for the ascent of man. The work done by the Incarnation of God and His teachings produce a benign influence on human beings and help them in their upward divine unfoldment and Self-realisation. The Incarnation comes to reveal the divine nature of man and makes him rise above the petty materialistic life of passion and egoism.

Krishna has played various roles during His stay in the world. He was Arjuna’s charioteer. He was an excellent statesman. He was a master musician; he gave lessons even to Narada in the art of playing the veena. The music of His flute thrilled the hearts of the Gopis and everyone else. He was a cowherd in Vrindavan and Gokul. He exhibited miraculous powers even as a child. He killed many demons. He revealed His Cosmic Form to His mother, Yasoda. He performed the Rasa Lila, the secret of which can only be understood by devotees like Narada, Gauranga, Radha and the Gopis. He taught the supreme Truth of Yoga, Bhakti and Vedanta to Arjuna and Uddhava. He had mastered every one of the sixty-four fine arts. Therefore, He is regarded as full manifestation of the God.

~Swami Sivananda

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@HinduismAsItIs wishes you all a very auspicious Janamashtami. Today, meditate on the divine form of Sri Krishna, read Sri Bhagvatam, sing His stotras, hymns and do japa of His divine name, to whatever extent possible. May by His grace all of you be blessed with highest good, happiness and wisdom! 🙏

Hare Krishna!😇♥

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Namaste all! 🙏

On this auspicious occasion of Janamashtami, we are resharing the Lord Krishna sticker pack we had created earlier :-

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Download, use and share this 👆 pack as much as you can. 😇

Hare Krishna! ✨

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✨🥀SHUBH GANESH CHATURTHI🥀✨

​​🌿त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं तत्त्वमसि ।
त्वमेव केवलं कर्ताऽसि ।
त्वमेव केवलं धर्ताऽसि ।
त्वमेव केवलं हर्ताऽसि ।
त्वमेव सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्मासि ।
त्वं साक्षादात्माऽसि नित्यम् ॥२॥

You are indeed the visible tattvamasi [Pure Conscious Essence - that underlies everything]. You indeed produce the universe. You indeed sustain it. You indeed destroy it. You indeed are the all pervading reality. You are the manifestation of the eternal Self [Brahman].

🌿एकदन्ताय विद्महे वक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि तन्नो दन्तिः प्रचोदयात्

May we know the single tusked one, May we meditate on the one with the curved trunk, May that tusked one inspire knowledge and meditation of ours.

~Ganesha Atharvashirsha, Verse 1, 8
               
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🍃🌸Wishing you all a very auspicious Ganesh Chaturthi. May the grace of Bhagavan Ganapati bless each of us with joy, good health, wisdom and well-being.🌸🍃

🌟Links to Ganesha Atharvashirsha🌟 -

•Sanskrit - English: Click here
•Sanskrit - Hindi: Click here
•Sanskrit - Audio: Click here

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​​✨🥀Sri Ganesha Pancharatnam🥀✨

🌿मुदाकरात्तमोदकं सदा विमुक्तिसाधकं
कलाधरावतंसकं विलासिलोकरक्षकम् ।
अनायकैकनायकं विनाशितेभदैत्यकं
नताशुभाशुनाशकं नमामि तं विनायकम् ॥१॥

(Salutations to Sri Ganesha) Who Holds the Divine Joy in His Hand as Modaka (a sweetmeat) and Who Always strives to Accomplish the Liberation of His Devotees towards that Divine Joy; Who Holds the Digit of the Moon as His Ornament and with a Joyful Spirit Protects the World; Who is without any Master but is Himself the only Master for His Devotees, and Protects them by Destroying the (inner) Demons; To those who Surrender to Him, He Destroys the Inauspicious tendencies Quickly; I Salute Sri Vinayaka and surrender to Him.

🌿नतेतरातिभीकरं नवोदितार्कभास्वरं
नमत्सुरारिनिर्जरं नताधिकापदुद्धरम् ।
सुरेश्वरं निधीश्वरं गजेश्वरं गणेश्वरं
महेश्वरं तमाश्रये परात्परं निरन्तरम् ॥२॥

To those who do not Bow down to God out of arrogance, He takes a Frightening form; His benign however form is like a Newly-Risen Sun; Who is always Fresh without any Decay, and is Saluted Reverentially by the Devas and the Devoted Persons; Who Extricates those who Surrender to Him from Difficult Calamities; Who is the God of the Devas (Sureshvara), Who is the God of Prosperity (Nidhishvara), Who is the God with an Elephant Face (Gajeshvara) and Who is the God of the Ganas (celestial attendants) (Ganeshvara); Who is the Great God (Maheshvara); To His Refuge, Who is Superior than the Best, I Continually place myself in devotional surrender.

🌿समस्तलोकशंकरं निरस्तदैत्यकुञ्जरं
दरेतरोदरं वरं वरेभवक्त्रमक्षरम् ।
कृपाकरं क्षमाकरं मुदाकरं यशस्करं
मनस्करं नमस्कृतां नमस्करोमि भास्वरम् ॥३॥

(Sri Ganesha) Who is the Auspicious Power behind All the Worlds and Who Removes the Mighty (inner) Demons; Whose Huge Body signifies Prosperity and Boon-Giving and Whose Most Excellent Face reflects His Imperishable Nature; Who Showers Grace (Kripakara), Who Showers Forgiveness (Kshamakara), Who Showers Joy (Mudakara) and who Showers Glory (Yashaskara) to His Devotees; Who Bestows Intelligence and Wisdom (Manaskara) to those Who Salute Him with Reverence; I Salute His Shining Form.

🌿अकिंचनार्तिमार्जनं चिरन्तनोक्तिभाजनं
पुरारिपूर्वनन्दनं सुरारिगर्वचर्वणम् ।
प्रपञ्चनाशभीषणं धनंजयादिभूषणम्
कपोलदानवारणं भजे पुराणवारणम् ॥४॥

(Sri Ganesha) Who Wipes out the Sufferings of the Destitutes who take His Refuge; Who is the Receptacle of the Words of Praises of the Ancients; Who is the Former Son (the latter being Kartikeya) of the Enemy of Tripurasuras (i.e. Lord Shiva), and Who Chews down the Pride and Arrogance of the Enemies of the Devas; Who wields Terrible Power to Destroy the delusion of the Five Elements constituting the World (from the mind of His Devotees); Who Himself is Adorned with the Powers (behind the Five Elements) like Fire etc.; From Whose Cheeks flow down the Juice of Grace; Salutations to Him Whose Praise similarly flows down like Juice from the Puranas.

🌿नितान्तकान्तदन्तकान्तिमन्तकान्तकात्मजं
अचिन्त्यरूपमन्तहीनमन्तरायकृन्तनम् ।
हृदन्तरे निरन्तरं वसन्तमेव योगिनां
तमेकदन्तमेव तं विचिन्तयामि सन्ततम् ॥५॥

(Sri Ganesha) Whose Beautiful Form of Ekadanta is very much Dear to His Devotees, and Who is the Son of the One (referring to Lord Shiva) Who Put an End to (i.e. restrained) Antaka (i.e. Yama); Whose essential Form is Inconceivable and without any Limit, and which Cuts through the Obstacles of His Devotees; Who Continually Abides in the Cave of the Heart of the Yogis; I Continually Reflect upon Him, the Ekadanta.

🌿महागणेशपञ्चरत्नमादरेण योऽन्वहं
प्रजल्पति प्रभातके हृदि स्मरन् गणेश्वरम् ।
अरोगतामदोषतां सुसाहितीं सुपुत्रतां
समाहितायुरष्टभूतिमभ्युपैति सोऽचिरात् ॥६॥

Those who Read the Great Ganesha Pancharatnam (five Jewels in praise of Sri Ganesha) with Devotion; and Utter this in the Early Morning Contemplating on Sri Ganeshvara in their Hearts; will get Free from Diseases and Vices, will get Good Spouses and Good Sons; and with it He will get Long Life and the Eight Powers soon.

~Adi Shankaracharya
•Ganesha Pancharatnam

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You are the embodiment of Truth, so when you tell a lie or hear an untruth spoken by others, you feel uneasy.

You are the essence of Peace, therefore you dislike restlessness, agitation and suffering of any kind.

You are eternal, pure and ever free, hence you neither want to undergo nor have bondage or limitation of any kind.

The Self that you truly are, is an embodiment of truth, peace and limitlessness, thus you have an inner pull to realise it.

With steadfast efforts, faith, clear intellect and discipline, you do finally realise it. This realisation is inevitable, just like how a river inevitably reaches the ocean.

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🪔By Swami Brahmananda🪔

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Often, My grace throws you and your ‘world’ into the 'cosmic washing machine', full spin, in order to make sure that your wrong notions, incorrect ideas, toxic tendencies - basically, all the ingredients of suffering, which you couldn't have given up voluntarily - are washed out forcefully.

You are thus gracefully compelled to offer yourself to the Totality — to the will and dance of the Divine. This process may feel harsh, unjust and painful to you initially, but in due time, you will yourself acknowledge that it was one of the best things that could have ever happened to you. ✨

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