One always indulges in bhakti to reach God but in present times following bhakti yoga none could reach God. Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana both started in pursuit of God via path of bhakti yoga. Finding God could not be reached via path of bhakti yoga alone both finally switched to path of jnana yoga and nishkama karma yoga! […]
What happened during bhakti yoga movement in erstwhile Bharatvarsha (now India)! During those times seekers, travelers of spiritual path succeeded in reaching stage of enlightenment by path of bhakti alone. Bhakti yoga demands total surrender to God, 100%! In bhakti yoga one becomes an instrument in hands of God Almighty doing his bidding all the time and all the while […]
Bhakti yoga was a path to reach God in mediaeval times when existed Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Eknath, Tukaram, Namdev, Samarth Ramdas, Kabir etc. During those times total submission to God Almighty was practically possible. In present times when materialistic tendencies are baring fangs one could reach God only via path of karma yoga and jnana yoga. Both Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa […]
If recitation of Hanuman Chalisa could result in spiritual development… many Hindus would have gained enlightenment every single day. In the last about 150 years only Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana succeeded in gaining enlightenment, moksha salvation. Enlightenment can be gained only by negating karma to zero. Karma has to be burnt in totality to reach stage of absolute […]
As detailed in Bhagavad Gita total surrender to God was difficult in a Kali Yuga (Dark Age, metal age). Even without indulging in karma, one could surrender to God via path of bhakti yoga. Indulgence in karma was not necessitated. By becoming ego less, one could indulge in service of mankind. One on path of bhakti yoga makes self invincible. […]
Born an ordinary mortal, in his lifetime Chaitanya Mahaprabhu succeeded in reaching stage of enlightenment via path of bhakti yoga that demands total surrender to God Almighty. In present Kali Yuga none could reach God via path of bhakti yoga alone. Indulgence in path of jnana yoga (absolute wisdom) and nishkama karma yoga was necessitated. An incarnation, avatar was […]
Hinduism scriptures explicitly detailed total surrender to God as a path to gaining enlightenment! Chaitanya Mahaprabhu succeeded in reaching God via total surrender to God. Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana both initially started in search of God via path of bhakti yoga that demands total surrender to God. Finding total surrender to God in present times almost impossible, […]
Offering self to God is total surrender to God… following path of bhakti yoga! Literally it means working with a selfless attitude like a trustee, caretaker for whom everything all the time belonged to God Almighty. One was only an instrument in hands of God Almighty doing his bidding all the time. Total surrender to God means indulging in […]