Swamiji I wish to become like you, please have a grace upon me. You're my Guru. Your videos are so beautiful, full of knowledge, love, wisdom. I wish to meet you some day Swamiji. Hare Krishna ♥️
We have forgotten our identity and, therefore are searching for happiness in the wrong direction - in the sensual pleasure of the material world. When we realize our true identity as the soul, then we will search for pleasure in the happiness of God. Thank you, Swamiji.
It is shameful to think people are more attached to worldly pleasures than to desire to go with God. I hope that if I am ever presented with that opportunity, I make the right decision.
Thank you Swamiji- what a wonderful reminder on the golden ticket of human birth we have and the free will that comes with it. In the worldly affairs we consult a financial advisor to help us invest our wealth, similarly we need to listen closely to our Guru on how to use the blessing from God to make the best out of it!
Radhe Radhe, Swamiji. i have a question. how do i know if i am the soul? i have read the scriptures, even meditated on it, and i do have immense faith in god. i believe in him, but we can all agree, that the faith stays the strongest when we have felt/perceived god himself. so, how do i perceive my own existence? 🙏
Until you hear from Swamiji, here's a perspective based on Swamiji's teachings. There is ample evidence based on the knowledge of the scriptures that we are the soul. We gravitate toward everlasting happiness, we hunger for divine knowledge, we admire virtuous qualities, etc. because we are a tiny fragment of God's divine energy and seek all the divine qualities. However, we cannot perceive God because our intellect and mind are impure. We identify with the physical body so cannot perceive God seated within our soul. What all spiritual aspirants need to work on is to develop a deep attachment to God through devotion or bhakti. Let us not worry about the outcome (perceiving God) and instead, enjoy the journey that brings us closer to God and Guru. Hope this helps.
@smitamehtadenton Thank you, I had your answer (strongly) hit me during my introspection. The time I was asking this question, I wanted a logical answer to placate my intellect, which I coincidently found in my feed (I believe it was Swami-ji's blessing in disguise - the discourse was about the soul, how to prove its existence). But what you said resonated with me deeply. Working without being focused on the outcome is exactly what purifies the mind and the intellect. My intellect tells my mind to halt and come back to God each time I sit down for meditation or introspection. But, who would stop the intellect from constantly obsessing over not being in the stage where God can be perceived? It is my "goal" thus I have it to motivate me rightfully, but I noticed while meditating today, that the moment the intellect is quiet, there is a feeling of immense bliss. When it is there, I am filled with profound compassion (the Divine energy, as you expressed), but the moment I ponder about holding this feeling, or that I have to remember how it feels like so I can get myself back there later, it's gone! Intellectually speaking, it was correct. It is the greatest motivator, the goal that's the next step to get one closer to God. Something deep within me had me feel that it wasn't the case. I wasn't supposed to take it as a goal. Or if I was, my goal, is the duty. It is being centered and being present. My goal is to forget I have a goal to begin with, and relish in this supreme happiness. I follow Vipassana, and our Guru has advised that we practice the technique and translate it to our normal lives. Very much so like what we're taught about Bhakti, that it should be constant. Yet that idea in itself, can hinder the full process, because even the slightest bit of that deviation, is able to make way for everything material to sweep in. It's paradoxical, and thus the beauty of the path to God. Despite this conflict, you get to enjoy every manifestation of any devotional act you perform. I feel immense pleasure in crafting the comment itself, regardless of it being the product of the very intellect that is in great worry. There's a sense of fulfillment, beyond the mind and body, that I cannot describe in words except that it is the grace of God. Anyways, thank you for your insight, it helped me greatly! 🙏
Great Pravachan by Swamiji! 🙏
राधे राधे 🪷♥️🙏
Ràdhe Radhe
Pronam Swami ji
Thank you swamiji🙏🙏🙏
Jai Shree Ram!!!
Swamiji I wish to become like you, please have a grace upon me. You're my Guru. Your videos are so beautiful, full of knowledge, love, wisdom. I wish to meet you some day Swamiji. Hare Krishna ♥️
So good! So good!!; hare krishn Prabhu ji ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hey prabhuuuuuuu hey mataaa... radhe radheshyam seh milade❤
Radhey Radhey. Another awesome and interesting topic by swami ji....
Such an amazing lecture and how we must all remember that we are the souls and not the body.
Thank you Swamiji, for this golden insight 🙏🙏🙏
Radhe.... Radhe..❤️
We have forgotten our identity and, therefore are searching for happiness in the wrong direction - in the sensual pleasure of the material world. When we realize our true identity as the soul, then we will search for pleasure in the happiness of God. Thank you, Swamiji.
it is sooooo trueeeee ❤😢
👉universe vs sing
👉God vs sing only😊🤔
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Zabardast, jay shree Hari
Radhey Radhey swami ji❤❤
Supreme and enlightening ❤
It is shameful to think people are more attached to worldly pleasures than to desire to go with God. I hope that if I am ever presented with that opportunity, I make the right decision.
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Thank you Swamiji- what a wonderful reminder on the golden ticket of human birth we have and the free will that comes with it. In the worldly affairs we consult a financial advisor to help us invest our wealth, similarly we need to listen closely to our Guru on how to use the blessing from God to make the best out of it!
Radhe Radhe, Swamiji.
i have a question. how do i know if i am the soul? i have read the scriptures, even meditated on it, and i do have immense faith in god. i believe in him, but we can all agree, that the faith stays the strongest when we have felt/perceived god himself. so, how do i perceive my own existence? 🙏
Until you hear from Swamiji, here's a perspective based on Swamiji's teachings.
There is ample evidence based on the knowledge of the scriptures that we are the soul. We gravitate toward everlasting happiness, we hunger for divine knowledge, we admire virtuous qualities, etc. because we are a tiny fragment of God's divine energy and seek all the divine qualities. However, we cannot perceive God because our intellect and mind are impure. We identify with the physical body so cannot perceive God seated within our soul.
What all spiritual aspirants need to work on is to develop a deep attachment to God through devotion or bhakti. Let us not worry about the outcome (perceiving God) and instead, enjoy the journey that brings us closer to God and Guru. Hope this helps.
@smitamehtadenton Thank you, I had your answer (strongly) hit me during my introspection. The time I was asking this question, I wanted a logical answer to placate my intellect, which I coincidently found in my feed (I believe it was Swami-ji's blessing in disguise - the discourse was about the soul, how to prove its existence).
But what you said resonated with me deeply. Working without being focused on the outcome is exactly what purifies the mind and the intellect. My intellect tells my mind to halt and come back to God each time I sit down for meditation or introspection. But, who would stop the intellect from constantly obsessing over not being in the stage where God can be perceived? It is my "goal" thus I have it to motivate me rightfully, but I noticed while meditating today, that the moment the intellect is quiet, there is a feeling of immense bliss. When it is there, I am filled with profound compassion (the Divine energy, as you expressed), but the moment I ponder about holding this feeling, or that I have to remember how it feels like so I can get myself back there later, it's gone!
Intellectually speaking, it was correct. It is the greatest motivator, the goal that's the next step to get one closer to God. Something deep within me had me feel that it wasn't the case. I wasn't supposed to take it as a goal. Or if I was, my goal, is the duty. It is being centered and being present. My goal is to forget I have a goal to begin with, and relish in this supreme happiness.
I follow Vipassana, and our Guru has advised that we practice the technique and translate it to our normal lives. Very much so like what we're taught about Bhakti, that it should be constant. Yet that idea in itself, can hinder the full process, because even the slightest bit of that deviation, is able to make way for everything material to sweep in. It's paradoxical, and thus the beauty of the path to God. Despite this conflict, you get to enjoy every manifestation of any devotional act you perform. I feel immense pleasure in crafting the comment itself, regardless of it being the product of the very intellect that is in great worry. There's a sense of fulfillment, beyond the mind and body, that I cannot describe in words except that it is the grace of God.
Anyways, thank you for your insight, it helped me greatly! 🙏
There is nothing like the abode of god, everything everywhere everytime he is the abode himself.