20 GUIDELINES FOR GRHASTHAS

Recommendations by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami for a Krishna conscious grhastha ashram, to assist all grhastha & to-be grhastha devotees.

20 GUIDELINES FOR GRHASTHAS
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1.Remember that your house,money,family,etc are all Krishna's property &
that all these have to be engaged in His service.He has very kindly given
you all these out of His mercy,& He may take them away as He pleases.So be
grateful for what you have & engage all these gifts in His service with
devotion & detachment.

2.Keep the Holy name,Krishna katha & the Temple/home deities in the centre
of your life.Attend devotional programmes in the Temple & at other devotee
gatherings on a regular basis.Especially,hearing discourses/classes live &
participating in sankirtana is important.

3.Keep your sadhana strong.Please remember that the best chanting you can do
is early in the morning. So avoid unnecessary late nights.It is best to
retire early at night,so you can rise early in the morning & be fresh for
your sadhana. Your japa is the most important activity of the day. Try to
chant clearly & hear attentively.Be in a prayerful mood.

4.Read Srila Prabhupada's books regularly & seriously.This will strengthen
faith,conviction & understanding,& help in keeping proper spiritual focus in
your day to day life.Remember : guru,sadhu & shastra will show us our proper
direction in life.

5.All the members of the family,young & old,should gather together at home
at least once every day,to have arati,kirtana & some discussion/reading from
the scriptures.Srila Prabhupada mentions this in his purports.

6..Engage yourself in some seva regularly.It is good to take some
responsibility,small or big,according to one's situation.Serve with
humility,enthusiasm,sincerity & eagerness,without seeking any gross or
subtle reward from the service.Do not seek,or be attached to,position or
prestige that may be associated with any service.

7.Associate with devotees as much as possible.Live together in the society
of devotees with a feeling of friendship towards other devotees,& in a mood
of service to them.Ensure that this friendship is not spoilt by
ego,envy,self-interest,insensitivity or negligence.Keep Krishna in the
centre of these relationships.

8.Avoid the association of non- devotees as much as possible.Where such
association is not avoidable (at work,for example),perform your duty well &
be socially pleasant.But be careful to not let their non-devotional
consciousness rub off on you.Do not join them & take pleasure in the things
that they take pleasure in viz mundane gossip,movies,sports... & violation
of the four regulative principles.Set a good example as a devotee,& speak &
act in a way that will make them feel positive about Krishna consciousness.

9.Similarly,whilst staying strong in  your devotional principles
personally,deal with family,in-laws,neighbours,friends,etc in a way that
will increase their appreciation for Krishna consciousness.

10.Avoid distracting mundane entertainment offered through
cinema,TV,internet & other means.Be careful that you are not overwhelmed by
electronic gadgetry,communication devices & social media.Use them
judiciously as tools,if you must;do not become helpless tools in their
hands.

11.Take decisions (small or big ) in life according to how your
Krishna consciousness will be affected,directly or indirectly.Consider the
short term & long term implications of your decision.Accept whatever is
favourable for your Krishna consciousness & reject that which is
unfavourable. This should be the ultimate criterion in decision making.

12.Purity (or impurity) of the source of your livelihood will also affect
your life & consciousness.Hence choose professions that have minimum
possible material contamination & spiritual risk.Avoid professions in which
there is a clear violation of the four regulative principles e.g working for
a company that produces or sells liquor. Do not involve yourself in overly
risky money earning ventures,being lured by the prospect of very quick &
large profits.Avoid illegal business activities of any sort.

13.Spend wisely.Do not unnecessarily spend on things that may not be really
required.Live reasonably simply.Follow the principle of "Simple Living,High
Thinking".Do not be tempted or attracted by,or become envious of,the wealth
or position of others.Do not become a victim of the modern day consumerist
culture with its emphasis on excessive consumption & flashy lifestyles.

14.Save money wisely for the future.Yet,take care to avoid a hoarding
mentality.

15.Give something in charity in Krishna consciousness according to your
means.Charity is recommended in the shastras as one of the dharmas of a
grhastha.

16.Know that your life is meant as a service to others in Krishna
consciousness & not only for yourself or your family.Keep this spirit of
sacrifice in your heart & keep away any feelings of selfishness.

17.Preach the message of Krishna consciousness whenever you get the
opportunity.Follow the advice that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave the Kurma
brahmana : "Jaare dekho taare kaho Krishna upadesha...." - speak the message
of Lord Krishna to whoever you meet.In this way cultivate the missionary
spirit.Preaching is not the exclusive preserve of brahmacharis &
sannyasis.Grhasthas must also actively participate in it,according to their
situation.

18.Do not be unduly absorbed in household & material matters.Yet,do not be
neglectful of your household & bonafide material duties.These must be
performed with care,sensitivity & responsibility.

19.Bring up your children in Krishna consciousness,never considering
it to be a burden.This is one of the most important services for a
grhastha. Adjust other services according to the requirements of this
service.For example,during pregnancy or when the child is very young,you may
not be able to do many other services.But do not mind
that.This service is also very pleasing to Krishna.When the time &
opportunity are right,however,you may do those other services.Of course,the
basic services of hearing & chanting must not be neglected at any time.And
it is important to come to the Temple for your own spiritual nourishment as
well as for that of the child.

20.Practice,preserve & teach the principles of traditional & devotional
family life -faithfulness & life-long commitment in marriage,a culture of
respect for all (including elders),sharing,caring,serving,cooking at home, &
so on.In this regard,understand well the pitfalls of accepting modern day
social norms & practices like unrestricted mingling of men & women,eating
out in 'karmi' restaurants,'living together' before marriage,& so on.

పెద్దలను అర్ధం చేసుకోకుండా‌ అపార్ధం చేసుకోకండి

   *చిన్న సంఘటన*

పూర్వము *భారవి అనే కవి వుండేవాడు.* 

ఆయన చిన్నతనం లోనే కవిత్వం చెప్పేవాడు. కావ్యాలు వ్రాసేవాడు.

 ఊర్లో వాళ్ళంతా చాలా మెచ్చుకునేవారు. 

భారవి తండ్రితో నీకొడుకు చాలా బాగా వ్రాస్తాడయ్యా అనేవారు.  

ఆయన  మాత్రం వాడింకా చిన్నవాడు యింకా నేర్చు కోవలిసింది చాలా వుంది. ఏదో వ్రాస్తాడులే అనేవాడు.

*భారవికి తండ్రి తనను మెచ్చుకోవడం లేదని చాలా అసంతృప్తి.*

తల్లి దగ్గర నాన్నగారు నన్ను తీసిపారేసినట్టు మాట్లాడుతారు.

వూర్లో వారంతా నన్ను మెచ్చుకుంటూ వుంటే తనేమో ఏమున్నది 

యింకా వాడు చిన్నవాడు అన్నట్టు మాట్లాడుతారు.

అని చాలా సార్లు చెప్పుకున్నాడు.

 *ఎన్నాళ్ళయినా తండ్రి ధోరణి మారక పోయే సరికి భారవికి  తండ్రిమీద కసి పుట్టింది, ఆయనను చంపాలని నిశ్చయించుకున్నాడు*

 ఒకరోజు రాత్రి ఆయన వంటింట్లో భోజనం చేస్తున్నాడు 

భార్య వడ్డిస్తూ వుంది.

 *భారవి, ఆయన పెరట్లోకి చెయ్యి కడుక్కునేందుకు వస్తే చంపెయ్యాలని పెద్ద బండరాయి పట్టుకొని పెరట్లో ఒక పక్క కాచుకొని కూర్చున్నాడు*

 అప్పుడు భారవి తల్లి భర్తతో మీరెందుకు వాడిని అస్తమాను చిన్నబుచ్చినట్లు మాట్లాడుతారు?వాడు చాలా బాధ పడుతున్నాడు. 

*వూరు ఊరంతా వాడిని మెచ్చుకుంటూ వుంటే మీరు మాత్రం వాడికేమీ తెలీదని అంటారట!*

అప్పుడు *తండ్రి నవ్వి.... పిచ్చిదానా! నాకు మాత్రం వాడిని చూసి గర్వంగా లేదనుకున్నావా?తండ్రి పొగిడితే బిడ్డకు ఆయుఃక్షీణం అంటారు. అంతే కాకుండా పొగడ్త మనిషిని పాడు చేస్తుంది, వాడి అభివృద్ధికి ఆటంకమవుతుంది. ఇంకా  యెంతో పైకి రావలిసినవాడికి గర్వం పెరిగి తనంతవాడు లేడని విర్రవీగుతాడు, దానితో వాడి అభివృద్ధి ఆగిపోదా? అన్నాడు.*

 అదివిని భారవికి బుర్ర తిరిగి పోయింది.

 *పశ్చాత్తాపంతో రగిలి పోయాడు. వెంటనే బండ అక్కడ పారవేసి లోపలికి వెళ్లి తండ్రి పాదాలమీద పడి భోరున ఏడ్చాడు.*

తాను తండ్రిని చంపాలనుకున్న విషయం చెప్పి నాకేదయినా శిక్ష వేయమని బ్రతిమాలుకున్నాడు.

 "పశ్చాత్తాపం తో నీపాపం పోయింది! శిక్ష ఎందుకు? అని తండ్రి చెప్తున్నా వినకుండా  తనకు శిక్ష వేయమని పట్టు బట్టాడు".

తండ్రి సరే అలాగయితే మీ అత్తవారింట్లో ఒక సంవత్సరం ఎవరికీ, చివరికి నీ భార్యకు కూడా ఎందుకు, ఏమిటి, ఏ కారణాలు చెప్పకుండా అక్కడవుండి రా! అన్నాడు. 

*ఇంత  చిన్న శిక్షనా? అన్నాడు భారవి.*

తండ్రి నవ్వి అది చాల్లే వెళ్ళుఅన్నాడు.

 *భారవికి చిన్నతనంలోనే పెళ్లయింది. అప్పటికి యింకా  భారవి భార్య కాపురానికి రాలేదు.*

 సరేనని భారవి అత్తగారి వూరికి వెళ్ళాడు. 

వాళ్ళు అల్లుడుగారు వచ్చారని చాలా మర్యాద చేశారు.

రోజుకో పిండివంట చేసి ఆదరించారు.నెల రోజులు గడుస్తున్నా అల్లుడు వెళ్ళటం లేదేమని 

వాళ్ళు విసుక్కున్నారు.

 చిన్న చిన్న పనులు చెయ్యమని చెప్పడం ప్రారంభించారు. మర్యాదలు తగ్గాయి. బావ మరుదులు పొలం పనులు కూడా పురమాయించారు.

*అందరూ విసుక్కుంటూ మాట్లాడేవారు..*

దేనికీ బదులు చెప్పకుండా విసుక్కోకుండా అన్ని పనులు చేసేవాడు. 

*అతని భార్యను కూడా పొలం పనులకు పంపేవారు.భారవి భార్యకు చాలా బాధగా వుండేది. భర్తకు ఆవిడ మీరు మీ ఊరు వెళ్లిపోండని  యెంతో చెప్పి చూసింది.*

 భారవి సమాధానం చెప్పకుండా మౌనం వహించేవాడు. 

*ఇలా సంవత్సరం గడిచింది. అప్పుడు భారవి యింక నేను  మావూరికి పోయివస్తానని బయల్దేరాడు.*

 ఇంత  హఠాత్తుగా  ఎందుకు వెళ్లాలని అంటున్నాడో వాళ్లకు అర్థం కాలేదు. 

*భార్యకు, అత్తామామలకూ  విషయం వివరించి నాశిక్ష పూర్తి  అయింది అందుకని వెళుతున్నాను అని చెప్పాడు.*

 ఇది విని వాళ్ళు తమ ప్రవర్తనకు సిగ్గుపడ్డారు.

 *భారవి తనతండ్రి వేసిన శిక్ష తనలో ఎంతో ఓర్పును, నేర్పును, సహనాన్ని, అవగాహనను పెంచాయని గ్రహించాడు.*

తండ్రిని ఎప్పుడూ తక్కువ అంచనా వేయకండి! మీ అభివృద్ధిని కోరుకునే వారిలో ఆయనే ప్రథముడు. 

*చిన్నప్పుడు తల్లి కోప్పడిందని, తండ్రి దండించాడని వారి మీద కోపం పెంచుకోకండి!*

 అదంతా మీరు బాగుపడాలనీ, వృద్ధి లోకి రావాలనీ చేసి వుంటారని గుర్తు పెట్టుకోండి!

 "తల్లిదండ్రులను ద్వేషించకండి!

అంతకంటే పాపం 

ఇంకోటి వుండదు"

Kaliyuga predictions

Sri. Vyasa Maharishi's prediction about Kaliyuga.. That is what  we are experiencing now.

15 Amazing Predictions made by Sage Veda Vyasa about the Kalyug.

In the last canto of the Bhagavata Purana there is a list of predictions and prophecies about the dark times for the present age of Kali Yuga. The following 15 predictions, written 5,000 years ago by sage Ved vayasa, are amazing because they appear so accurate. Despite the negative tone of these prophecies, there is still one bright spot for all of us, which is mentioned at the end.

Prediction 1:

Religion, truthfulness, cleanliness, tolerance, mercy, duration of life, physical strength and memory will all diminish day by day because of the powerful influence of the age of Kali.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.1

sri-suka uvaca

tatas canu-dinam dharmah

satyam saucam ksama daya

kalena balina rajan

nanksyaty ayur balam smrtih

Prediction 2:

In Kali Yuga, wealth alone will be considered the sign of a man’s good birth, proper behaviour and fine qualities. And law and justice will be applied only on the basis of one’s power.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.2

vittam eva kalau nṝṇāḿ

janmācāra-guṇodayaḥ

dharma-nyāya-vyavasthāyāḿ

kāraṇaḿ balam eva hi

Prediction 3:

Men and women will live together merely because of superficial attraction, and success in business will depend on deceit. Womanliness and manliness will be judged according to one’s expertise in sex, and a man will be known as a brahmana just by his wearing a thread.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.3

dāmpatye ‘bhirucir hetur

māyaiva vyāvahārike

strītve puḿstve ca hi ratir

vipratve sūtram eva hi

Prediction 4:

A person’s spiritual position will be ascertained merely according to external symbols, and on that same basis people will change from one spiritual order to the next. A person’s propriety will be seriously questioned if he dos not earn a good living. And one who is very clever at juggling words will be considered a learned scholar.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.4

lińgaḿ evāśrama-khyātāv

anyonyāpatti-kāraṇam

avṛttyā nyāya-daurbalyaḿ

pāṇḍitye cāpalaḿ vacaḥ

Prediction 5:

A person will be judged unholy if he does not have money, and hypocrisy will be accepted as virtue. Marriage will be arranged simply by verbal agreement, and a person will think he is fit to appear in public if he has merely taken a bath.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.5

anāḍhyataivāsādhutve

sādhutve dambha eva tu

svīkāra eva codvāhe

snānam eva prasādhanam

Prediction 6:

A sacred place will be taken to consist of no more than a reservoir of water located at a distance, and beauty will be thought to depend on one’s hairstyle. Filling the belly will become the goal of life, and one who is audacious will be accepted as truthful. He who can maintain a family will be regarded as an expert man, and the principles of religion will be observed only for the sake of reputation.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.6

dūre vāry-ayanaḿ tīrthaḿ

lāvaṇyaḿ keśa-dhāraṇam

udaraḿ-bharatā svārthaḥ

satyatve dhārṣṭyam eva hi

dākṣyaḿ kuṭumba-bharaṇaḿ

yaśo ‘rthe dharma-sevanam

Prediction 7:

As the earth thus becomes crowded with a corrupt population, whoever among any of ther social classes shows himself to be the strongest will gain political power.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.7

evaḿ prajābhir duṣṭābhir

ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale

brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāḿ

yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ

Prediction 8:

Harassed by famine and excessive taxes, people will resort to eating leaves, roots, flesh, wild honey, fruits, flowers and seeds. Struck by drought, they will become completely ruined.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.9

śāka-mūlāmiṣa-kṣaudra-

phala-puṣpāṣṭi-bhojanāḥ

anāvṛṣṭyā vinańkṣyanti

durbhikṣa-kara-pīḍitāḥ

Prediction 9:

The citizens will suffer greatly from cold, wind, heat, rain and snow. They will be further tormented by quarrels, hunger, thirst, disease and severe anxiety.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.10

śīta-vātātapa-prāvṛḍ-

himair anyonyataḥ prajāḥ

kṣut-tṛḍbhyāḿ vyādhibhiś caiva

santapsyante ca cintayā

Prediction 10:

The maximum duration of life for human beings in Kali Yuga will become 50 years.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.11

triḿśad viḿśati varṣāṇi

paramāyuḥ kalau nṛṇām

Prediction 11:

Men will no longer protect their elderly parents.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.42

na rakshishyanti manujah

sthavirau pitarav api

Prediction 12:

In Kali-yuga men will develop hatred for each other even over a few coins. Giving up all friendly relations, they will be ready to lose their own lives and kill even their own relatives.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.41

kalau kakinike ‘py arthe

vigrihya tyakta-sauhridah

tyakshyanti ca priyan pranan

hanishyanti svakan api

Prediction 13:

Uncultured men will accept charity on behalf of the Lord and will earn their livelihood by making a show of austerity and wearing a mendicant’s dress. Those who know nothing about religion will mount a high seat and presume to speak on religious principles.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.38

sudrah pratigrahishyanti

tapo-veshopajivinah

dharmam vakshyanty adharma-jna

adhiruhyottamasanam

Prediction 14:

Servants will abandon a master who has lost his wealth, even if that master is a saintly person of exemplary character. Masters will abandon an incapacitated servant, even if that servant has been in the family for generations. Cows will be abandoned or killed when they stop giving milk.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.36

patim tyakshyanti nirdravyam

bhritya apy akhilottamam

bhrityam vipannam patayah

kaulam gas capayasvinih

Prediction 15:

Cities will be dominated by thieves, the Vedas will be contaminated by speculative interpretations of atheists, political leaders will virtually consume the citizens, and the so-called priests and intellectuals will be devotees of their bellies and genitals.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.32

dasyutkrishta janapada

vedah pashanda-dushitah

rajanas ca praja-bhakshah

sisnodara-para dvijah

Despite all of these dark prophecies, there is one good quality in this age of Kali yuga:

kaler dosha-nidhe rajann

asti hy eko maha gunah

kirtanad eva krishnasya

mukta-sangah param vrajet

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“Although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: simply by chanting the names of God, one can become free from material life and can have transidental freedom.’

Why wearing tilak is so important........

The Padma Purana states:

“O Brahmana! For the sake of My pleasure, My devotee will put on tilak with a steady mind every morning and evening, and during My worhsip and fire sacrifice. Tilak brings auspiciousness, protects one from danger and destroys fear. Therefore one should always wear tilak.”

2. The Skanda Purana says that if one performs sacrifice, offers charity, performs austerities, fire sacrifies or reads the Vedas without wearing tilak, all his activities go in vain.

3. The Padma Purana mentions that one should not see the face of someone who does not wear tilak. If this happens, he should purify himself by looking at the sun.

4. He who wears tilak marked with clay, even a candala, is a pure soul and worshipable; there is no doubt about that. Lord Narayana along with Laxmi Devi is seated in the beautiful space inside the tilak. Therefore, the body of those who wear tilak is the sacred temple of the Lord. When a person performs sacrifice, charity, austerity, japa, etc., all his pious activities become imperishable.

5. The Bramanda Purana says that whether one is impure, devoid of proper etiquette or commiting sinful activities in his mind, if he wears tilak he always remains pure.

6. The Supreme Personality of Godhead said:

“It does not matter where a person who wears tilak dies. Even if he is a candala, he goes to My abode riding on a space ship and becomes worshipped there.”

7. The Lord also said:

“When a person wearing tilak eats in somebody’s house, I deliver twenty generations of his host from hell.”

8. One must apply clay from the base of the nose (between the eyebrows) to the top of the forehead. 3/4 of the upper part of the nose should be covered with tilak in a leaf-like shape and the cavity of the tilak should start from the base of the eyebrows. The Padma Purana says that one should not draw tilak with anything other than the finger.

9. The lowest of the brahmanas who marks the tilak without making a space in the middle drives Visnu and Laxmi away from there.

10. The Padma Purana quotes Maharsi Gautama:

“Oh Maharaja Ambarish! In order to become free from the greatest of sinful activities just behold the person who wears tilak with gopi-chandan.”

11. According to Kashi Kunda, Yamaraja said;

“Oh my messengers! Listen carefully. When you see someone with tilak made of gopi-candan on the forehead, reject him like blazing fire.” === Quotes from the Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa, written by Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami and Srila Sanatana Goswami

If Hinduism is bad

( 1 ) Then why scientists of  "NASA”

Considered voice emanating from 

The  SUN  

by the   word OM     

( 2 )Why United States  got 4 Patents 

on  "Indian-Native–Cow urine" 

& Is developing anti-cancer drugs . 

While we are aware of the 

Importance of  " cow urine"

Since Thousands of years.

( 3 ) Why is   “ BHAGAVAD  GITA”   

           a must  read  in       

" Setan -Hall University in 

New Jersey (U.S.)         

( 4 ) Why Islamic country like Indonesia  names their Airlines 

“Garuda  Indonesia Airlines”  &

The "National Emblem" called 

“Garuda Pancasila”

Named after the holy bird  

“Garuda of Hinduism” .

In Hindu mythology, Garuda is the name of Lord Vishnu's mount (vahana).

 (5) Indonesia, one of most populous Muslim country in the world, have imprinted 

          “Lord Ganesha “     

on their high-denomination  

(20,000 rupiah) currency note.

( 6 ) Why " Barack Obama,"  always keeps  a photo of    

         " Lord Hanuman" 

In his pocket? 

( 7 ) Why Today The whole world is crazy for   

"Yoga - pranayama"?

( 8 ) Why" Ancient Indian scientists"

Had informed

Thousand years ago ,that       “Earth is round”

( 9 ) Why  name of German Airlines  

       "Lufthansa"     

derived from Sanskrit Words  

       'Lupth' & 'Hansa' 

meaning Disappearing swan (bird).   

( 10 ) Why the mountain of  ‘Afganisthan '  has a Hindu name  

             " Hindukush " ? 

( 11 ) Why in the name of Hindus      

🇮🇳Hindi language

🇮🇳Hindustan , 

🇮🇳Hind Mahasagar l(Indian Ocean)     

( 12 ) Why in the country of  Vietnam  

a 4000-year old statue of  " Lord Vishnu"  found ? 

( 13 ) Why Dr. Howard Steingeril, an American scientist,  after researching considered that Hindus

"  Gayatri Mantra  "                         

           produced 

110,000 sound waves /second...

This was the highest & was found to be the most powerful hymn in the world.  

( 14 ) Why Immam  of Barwala Masjid in Baghpat (U.P.)   after reading 

  “Satyartha Prakash” 

by Swami DayanandSaraswati  

adopt Hindu religion 

with his new name "Mahendra Pal Arya" in November 1983,

Since then he has converted thousands of Muslims  into “Hindus” & has invited Dr.Zakir Naik several times to debate but Dr Naik never gathered to confront him.

 ( 15 ) If      " Yajna* " 

Performed by Hindus is  

               "Superstitious"

Then "Kushwaha - family"    the only survivor of         

      'Bhopal Gas Tragedy' managed to escape the tragedy becoz they were performing 

          "yajna"

(16) Burning of Cow ghee on cow-dung cakes, produces phenomenal amount of oxygen & clears contamination from air. 

(10 gms produce 1 ton oxygen)  

(17 ) Why    "Julia Roberts"

(American actress & producer)   

                  Adopt

       Hindu religion   

And Goes to Temple  everyday          

(18) If  " Ramayana" 

                  Is false ,Then 

Why in the world, only stones of   

         " Ram - bridge"          

           are still floating ?     

 ( 19 ) If  Mahabharata

                 is false ,

Then how recent exploration activity by 

National - Geographic 's team , & the Indian Army in the northern region of India uncover  a Giant skeleton of

       ' Ghatotkach ' (80 foot) 

             Son of Bhima.

 ( 20 ) Why the US troops in Kandahar (Afganistan) recently discovered a  

        5000 year old Vimana,

              (an aeroplane) 

from ancient  Mahabharata  period? 

* Lufthansa:  When an aeroplane service first started in Germany, the aircraft they employed in service were pure white, resembling huge white swans. When these aeroplanes would fly into the sky and grow slowly smaller and disappear, they would look like swans disappearing into the heart of the sky. In Sanskrit, the word that could describe them was lupth-hansa, or the hidden swan and that's the correct meaning.

*A Yajna is a sacred purifying ritual (havan) in Hinduism that involves a fire ceremony. It is a ritual of sacrifice made to the fire god Agni .  objects such asGhee(Clarified butter), grains, honey,or wood are put into the sacred fire.

Feel proud to be “Hindu”

Born as Hindu,die as Hindu.

We dont discriminate other religion.

Prayer - Story

*A truly beautiful story :*

*During World War II, a soldier was separated from his unit on an island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades.*

*Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to several small caves in the rock. Quickly he crawled inside one of the caves.*

*Although safe for the moment, he realised that once the enemy soldiers looking for him swept up the ridge, they would quickly search all the caves and would be killed.*

*As he waited, he prayed, God, please spare my life. Whatever will happen, I love you and trust you.🏻🏻🏻."*

*After praying, he lay quietly listening to the enemy begin to draw close.*

*He thought, "Well, I guess the God isn't going to help me out of this one." Then he saw a spider begin to build a web over the front of his cave.* *"Hah" he thought, "What I need is a brick wall and what the God has sent me is a spider web. God does have a sense of humour. "*

*As the enemy drew closer he watched from the darkness of his hide out and could see them searching one cave after another.*

*As they came to his, he got ready to make his last stand, but then he heard the leader of the soldiers say, "You may as well ignore looking in this cave....if he had entered here this web would be broken!" So they left and he was delivered!*

*To his amazement, however, after glancing in the direction of his cave, they moved on. Suddenly he realised that with the spider web over the entrance, his cave looked as if no one had entered for quite a while.*

*"God , forgive me," he prayed. "I had forgotten that in you a spider's web is stronger than a brick wall."*

*God's ways are not our ways, God's thoughts are not our thoughts.. He will neither leave us nor forsake us..* 

*Let's trust in God always!!*

*(Sometimes a prayer doesn't change the situation.* 

*But it changes our attitudes towards the situation* 

*And gives us hope which changes our entire life.)*

*Stay Blessed!*

What is Gratitude?

Radhanath Swami: Gratitude is a divine virtue that is so important that other divine virtues could not exist without it. Spirituality grows like seeds within our heart. The goodness of our lifestyle protects that seed. Our spiritual practice of chanting God’s names, reading scriptures, doing seva for God and others waters that seed. But gratitude is what makes the ground fertile so that all these other virtues will actually have its maximum effect. A fertile soil allows the seed to have deep roots and grow very strong and for that a grateful heart is essential.

Gratitude is to see beyond the immediate circumstances that comes upon us. But to actually seek the essence of that situation, which is real wisdom, we need to see every situation as a beautiful opportunity to grow if we are to be grateful. All the dualities in life, success or failure, honor and dishonor, are all opportunities to learn something, to become better and grow. Ultimately, in every situation, there is an opportunity to take shelter of the higher power of God and in doing so we find that life has inconceivable treasures in every moment. Therefore, to seek the essence means to look for the hand of God in every situation. This is the spiritual definition of success.

If we simply lament when things go wrong nothing is accomplished. But if, in a difficult situation, we really sincerely take shelter of the Lord and with our God-given ability try to fix and improve that situation, then we can reverse a curse into a blessing. The story of the greatest success in life often involves a person who hits rock bottom only to discover something so beautiful and precious that if they didn’t go through it they would have lived just a mediocre spiritual life and not have accomplished much within.