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ModesOf
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Vedic Wisdom &
Hari Katha
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Three Modes of Nature
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•Sattvic – Knowledge,devotion,self control•Rajasic – Action, selfish, passion•Tamasic – Ignorance, dull, himsa
• People• Religions• Animals• Birds• Puranas• Day (morning, midday, night)• … everything!
Applies to ….
Lord’s Three Guna Avatars
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Sattvic Rajasic Tamasic
Lord Vishnu Lord Brahma Lord Siva
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ModeMode Whom do they worshipWhom do they worship
Tamasic AncestorsGhosts, Spirits
Rajasic Western Religions
Sattvic Gods
Nirguna Brahman
Sudha Sattva Bhagavan
Modes of Nature in religions
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Questions:
1.What is wrong in worshiping our ancestors?2.What can we do if we really want to help them?
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Sattvic Rajasic Tamasic
Modes of Nature in Worships
Worshiping ancestors
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Worshiping Spirits or Ghosts
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Worshiping Saints & Prophets
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Worshiping via Sacrifices
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Worshiping within oneself!
14Worshiping with Prema!
Spiritual Progression
• Every Jivatma progresses• They have their own pace• Ultimately they reach brahman (home)• Is there anything beyond brahman?
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Goal of Life as per Veda
• Sun God (Air) - Dharma• Lord Ganesh(Water)- Artha• Devi Durga (Fire) - Kama• Lord Siva (Earth) - Moksha • Lord Visnu (Akasa) - Moksha
Panchopasana (Hinduism):
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What about Krishna Devotees..?
• They do not want Dharma..• No Artha !• No Kama !!• Kick out even Moksha !!!
Then… Why should one worship Krishna? “Moksha Laghutā Kārinî” (Krishna bhakti derides even moksha)
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How do Devatas give boons
“Boons from Devatas are TEMPORARY…
Even that has to be sanctioned by Me only.”
Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita:
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Worshiping Humans
Do all go to the same place?
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Worship DestinationDevils Hell
Ancestors Pitr LokaGhosts & Spirits Lower LokasYogies, SidhasYogies, Sidhas Mahar Loka–Tapar
LokaDevatas (Gods) Heavens (Swar Loka)
Paramatma Brahma JyotiBhagavan (not directly) Bhagavan
Pure Devotees Bhagavan comes to you!
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Find the mode of worship..
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Find the mode of worship..
All worships go to BhagavanYe’py anya devatā bhaktāYajante sraddhayān vitāhTe’py mām eva kaunteyaYajanty avidhi-pūrvakam (Gita. 9.23)
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“O Kaunteya, those who worship other devatas with faith, actually worship Me alone, but in a way that is unauthorized!”
If all worships go to Bhagavan, then why worshipping Devatas don’t get liberation?
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• Devatas are limbs of Bhagavan.• They are Vibhuti Svarupa• Devatas are not independent
Why some say all go to same place?Yathadri prabhava nadyah
Parjanya puritah prabho
Visanti sarvatah sindhumTatvat tvam gatayo ‘ntatah (SB. 10.40.10)
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“As rivers born from the mountains and filled by the rain, flow from all sides into the sea, so do all these paths in the end reach you, O master!”
Bhagavan – OceanVedas – CloudsWorship - Water
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Lower Planets
Bhuloka& Others
Heavenly Planets
Brahma Jyoti
Bhagavan
Souls’ Home
Tamasic
Rajasic
Sattvic
Sudha Sattva(Pure Bhakti)
Nirguna
REAL
UNREAL
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Bhagavad Gita 12.12 (Bhakti Yoga):
“Better than abhyasa is Jnana…
Superior to Jnana is Dhyana..This frees desire to enjoy Swarga (Heavan)…”
“Sravanam kirtanam visnoh Smaranam pāda sevanamArchanam vandanam dāsyam Sakhyam ātma-nivedanam “
What frees desire to enjoy in Heaven ?
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G2 Sloka: 2
Yānti deva vrtā devān Pitrn yānti pitr vratāhBhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā Yānti mad-yājino ‘pi mām (B.G 9.25)
Lord Krishna says, “Those who worship devatas will go to the devatas; those who worship ancestors go to the planets of ancestors; those who worship spirits will take birth among those; those who worship Me will live with Me.”
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Meaning of Slokayānti - godeva vrtā - worshipers of devasdevān – to the devaspitrn - to the ancestorsyānti - gopitr vratāh – worshipers of ancestorsbhūtāni - to the ghosts and spiritsyānti - gobhūtejyā – worshipers of ghosts and spiritsyānti - gomat – Myyājino - devoteesapi - butmām – unto Me
What to do?• Dump all the religions of the world• They may say ‘My Dharma, Your
Dharma or Sanatan Dharma’ !• Forget all of them!
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[Madhura Gāna Mohanā Nayana Bhāşanā Megha Varna Sobhanā Bhuvana Jeevana ] (2)
Dwara Kaa Pālakā Dheena Dayālā (2)Bhakta Jana Jeevanā Patita Pāvanā ...(Ch: Madhura..)
Sarva Pāpa Mochanā Sac-Cid Ãnanda (2)Saci Vadana Keshavā Sarva Rakshakā ...(Ch:Madhura..)
Rāma Rāma Rāghava Sita Nāyakā (2)Ramya Leela Vallabha Radhey Mādhava ...(Ch: Madhura..)
[Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama ] (2) ... (Madhura) [-------- At End Slow - All sing to complete ------- ]
[Madhura Gāna Mohanā Nayana Bhāşanā Megha Varna Sobhanā Bhuvana Jeevana ]
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[Krishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare Krishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare] (2)
[Karuna Sagara Krishna Hare Kamaniya Nayana Krishna Hare] (2) ... (Kris)
[Govardhana Dhara Krishna Hare Gokula Palana Krishna Hare] (2) ... (Kris)
[Radha Vilola Krishna Hare Raji Vaksha Sri Krishna Hare] (2) ... (Kris)
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[Krishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare Krishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare]