A Visit to Dolls Museum

I got a chance to visit Dolls Museum today after about 20 years.  I had last gone there as a kid with my dad.  It was a very nice experience with 15 Rs ticket for an adult and 5 Rs ticket for an adult.  So I spent 15 Rs, got the ticket and presented it to the security guard at the entrance gate. The guard asked me not to take any snap inside the museum to which I agreed as I was not carrying a camera with me. The museum has a wide collection of dolls which showcase cultures from different parts of the world.

I was amazed and excited to see the following :

• An artistic view of Lord Krishn sitting on the tree with clothes of all Gopis and while the Gopis were having bath in Yamuna river. The work was beautifully done and it seemed as if it was happening live there and then.

• Another mindblowing scene was that of Lord Ram and Lord Lakshman alongwith Saint Vishwamitra guiding them to kill the demon Tadka. It was so beautifully done that I almost felt if the arrow would soon be released by the divine brothers to kill her (demon Taadka).

• Beautiful Ram Darbaar was presented with all  divine powers taking blessings from Lord Ram and Sita Ji while Lord Hanuman Ji was sitting near lotus feet of  Ram Ji.

• In Indonesia section, Lord Ram was seen killing Ravana.

• Narsimha-avtaar, Baman Avtaar and other great divine avataars were seen.

The museum has an excellent collection of beautiful dolls and is a must visit place for kids and especially art lovers in Delhi.

Hindi Doha Collection (Offbeat)

Santan ki waani suno…
Nitya karo gun kaan..
Antah Man sheetal kare..
Bhagaye andhkar agyaan.

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Sant kahi tu hi saach hai.
So hi kah Ved ka gyaan..
To ku jaan ke baad na hai..
Koi shanka, koi agyaan..
Ek sant moh mil gayo..
Naam Kripalu kahaye…
Kahi Antah-karan sheetal karu.
De assu-an mala banaye..

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Kou kah mandir mein rahu..
Kou kah mazjid mein jaan..
Sant kah ouu sab jagah milu..
Kan kan mein rah samaan..

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By Anushka Suri

God is ever graceful : Always Remember

The views expressed in this post are based on divine knowledge of a God realized saint – 5th Orginal Jagad Guru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj. I am presenting this here on my blog so that few of us may be benefited by tasting the divine nectar of eternal spiritual love.

Always Remember

• There are three eternal entities – Almighty, the individual soul and Maya. However the Almighty is the governor of both Maya and individual.

• Almighty is the embodiment of bliss. Therefore being His part, the individual soul naturally desires only bliss.

• Divine Bliss is unlimited, ever-increasing and eternal.

• The unlimited Divine Bliss desired by the individual soul can be attained only by the grace of Shri Krishn.

• Shri Krishn’s grace can only be attained by surrender to Him.

• It is the “mind” alone that has to be surrendered to Shri Krishn and engaged in devotional practices like hearing, chanting, remembrance etc.

• The mind alone is the cause of bondage and liberation.

• One should constantly attach his mind to Shri Krishn, His names, His forms, His qualities, pastimes, Divine abodes and His devotees.

• Always feel the presence of your Guru and your Almighty as your protector.

• Avoid fault-finding. These are impediments in your devotional practice.

• By constantly thinking about the faults of others, your intellect gradually gets contaminated by these faults.

• Finding faults in others is a definite proof that you yourself have those faults. 

• Shri Kishn resides within each and every living being.

• The desire to appear good in the eyes of others is the major cause of our spiritual downfall.

• Before the attainment of Almighty, the individual soul remains under control of Maya.

• As long as the individual soul is under the control of the Maya, all faults like lust, anger, greed will remain within us.

• In spite of presence of all faults within us, we do not admit to having them.

• Actually one who criticizes us is our well-wisher.

• One should not harbour resentment even towards someone who is actually condemnable, because Shri Krishn resides even in his heart.

• One should remain neutral towards someone who is actually condemnable.

• Do not procrastinate in the matter of spiritual practice, as the human body is transient. 

• One’s speech should be sweet and to the point.

• One should not talk about any other subject matter except Shri Krishn and matters related to His service.

• Only moments spent in the sweet remembrance of Shri Krishn are worthwhile otherwise we are sinning at every moment.

• At bedtime you should keep an account of offences you have committed during the day.

• Limit your friendships and limit your interaction with others.

• Exercise caution in speech and speak sweetly.

• If you desire to be a true devotee, you must see Shri Krishn in each and every being.

• Do not insult or offend anyone. Do not hurt anyone by harsh words or by bad behavior. 

• It is the greatest sin to hurt anyone by your words or actions.

• Constantly develop feeling of forbearance, humility and submissiveness. 

• Learn to control your anger even if someone makes a mistake.

• Always keep in min that death can approach you at anytime. Who knows whether you will live the next moment.

(Literature based on “Always Remember” by Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji Maharaj)

I want to be a loser

I want to be a loser.

I want to lose my ego.

I want to lose my pride.

I want to lose my selfishness.

I want to lose my lies.

I want to lose my greed.

I want to lose my anger.

I want to lose my unhappiness.

I want to lose my hatred.

I want to lose my irritability.

I want to lose my fear.

 

 

Who is mine?

Well I am no authority to say anything and all views expressed here are only mine. In my last post on “Who am I“, I did try to explain with the grace of my Guru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj, that I am a soul. I am not body. I am a soul which is eternal, divine and a part of that supreme power – God, happiness, peace or Ram or Krishna.

The next question which arises is : “Who is mine?“. Mine includes relations which must be eternal simply because of the logic that if I am a soul and I am eternal, then how can the worldly relations (- which make and break often – family members die, friends fall apart, divorces happen between couples) be mine? Mine will be something which has been eternal and divine and that is God-the divine power.

Let us understand the same scientifically. One of the properties of matter : every particle of matter behaves like the main substance. For instance : a drop of water will behave like water – it may not have the same power as 1 glass of water to quench your thirst or bucket or gallons of water to extinguish fire but that one drop of water will be H2O only. In similar context, since we all souls are micro particles of that one supreme power/supreme bliss/supreme happiness/peace,   we seek only happiness throughout our life.  Our each and every task is to seek happiness. We never desire grief. This has been happening since we are there and yes we are as old as God. Well happiness, peace and God are all synonyms. When we were born, we cried why? Because we wanted happiness and the pain which we felt while we were born – we did not want that.

But sadly, we seek happiness in worldly pleasures – money, fame, status, gold, silver, eatables, travel and thus we get disappointed as worldly happiness is but short-lived. If we seek happiness and make efforts towards divine world, we can get happiness that would be everlasting and that is God.

This is the philosophy of my Divine Guru – JagadGuru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj.  I feel so blessed and lucky that I found Him in this birth.

In the lotus feet of Shri Maharaj Ji .

Radhey Radhey!

Those who feel they want to know more about Maharaj Ji and His philosophy can visit : http://www.jkp.org