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What is Karma: Action or Deed

What is Karma: Action or Deed
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Karma is a Sanskrit term. It means action or deed. Any physical or mental action is Karma. Thinking is mental Karma. Karma is the sum total of our acts, both in the present life and in the preceding births.

Karma means not only action, but also the result of an action. There is a hidden power in Karma or action termed 'Adrishta' which brings in fruits of Karmas for the individual. The consequence of an action is really not a separate thing. It is a part of the action and cannot be divided from it.

According to the Gita, any action done with Nishkamya Bhava (selflessness) is Karma.
Lord Krishna says: Work incessantly. Your duty is to work but not to expect the fruits thereof. The central teaching of the Gita is non-attachment to work. Breathing, eating, seeing, hearing, thinking, etc., are all Karmas. Thinking is real Karma. Raga-dvesha (likes and dislikes) constitute real karma.

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  • Author: Dandvat
  • Posted on: 2017-08-16 08:00:00
  • Tags: Shree Krishna Prabhu, Knowing Mahanubhav Pantha, Bhagavad Gita, Teaching Arjuna
  • Post ID: 1502850600

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God With Form or God Without Form: Bhagvad Gita, Chapter XII, Verses 1-5

God With Form or God Without Form...

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Like all of us, Arjuna was also confused about the proper way to worship God.

So, Arjuna very specifically asked bhagwan Krishna whether one should worship God as a person (WITH FORM) or worship God as impersonal (WITHOUT FORM).
(BG:12:1).

Prabhu Shree Krishna answered
Those who worship me with great faith, I consider them to be perfect. However, those worship the impersonal, formless, imperishable Brahman with proper control of senses also will finally attain me.
(Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12:2,3,4)

Bhagwan Krishna answered: Remember those whose minds are attached to the impersonal, formless, imperishable Brahman will find very difficult to progress in their path since they are born with body and mind.
(Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12:5)

Since the concept of God is very difficult to explain, Rishi Veda Vyasa wrote, we can worship God.
With form - SAGUNA BRAHMAN - as well as Without form - NIRGUNA BRAHMAN
Source: Bhagavad Gita, Chapter XII, Verses 1-5.

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Lord Shree Krishna choosen Arjuna only why not anyone else?

Lord Shree Krishna choosen Arjuna...

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Krishna give knowledge of the Srimad Bhagavad-Gita to Arjuna because there were many reasons.

Context of the Kurukshetra War: The Gita is set on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, where Arjuna, a warrior prince, is filled with doubt and moral confusion about fighting in the war against his own relatives and teachers. Krishna's guidance is aimed at helping him navigate this crisis.

Preparedness to Learn: Arjuna's willingness to seek guidance and his openness to Krishna's teachings demonstrate his readiness to receive such profound knowledge. He acknowledges his confusion and seeks help, which is a prerequisite for spiritual learning.

Arjuna's Role: As a key figure in the Mahabharata, Arjuna embodies the struggles of duty (dharma) and righteousness. His internal conflict serves as a universal metaphor for the dilemmas faced by individuals in life.

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Past and Present - perceptions of mind: Bhagvad Gita, Chapter V, Verses 14

Past and Present - perceptions of...

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Question : Did Lord Krishna say anything about?
Why do we take birth, if we have to die later?
That is a million dollar question, without any clear cut logical answer.

1. Only thing Lord Krishna said is that people take birth due to their past karmic debts incurred during their last birth (incarnation).
2. Each of us are responsible for our birth. God has nothing to do with that.
3. We continue this cycles of birth and death, until we exhaust all our karmic debt and then we attain salvation.
4. Lord Krishna said: God does not decide what each person should do, nor he induce people to act, nor does he create fruits of any action.

Each person acts according to his/her Vasanas (Past and present perceptions of mind)

Source: Bhagavad Gita, Chapter V, Verses 14.

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Bhagwan Shree Krishna and the universe in his mouth

Bhagwan Shree Krishna and the uni...

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One day, while playing in the fields, little Krishna secretly ate mud. His friends went and told Yashoda about this. When Krishna returned home, Maa Yashoda caught Krishna by his ears and scolded him for putting dirt in his mouth. Krishna promptly replied that he had had a fight with his friends in the morning and to take revenge they were all lying and that Yashoda shouldn't believe them. He said that she was being unfair as she believed them instead of believing her son.

Yashoda ordered, If you have not taken any mud, then open your mouth. I shall see for myself.

Krishna obediently opened his mouth. But when Yashoda peered into his mouth, she was wonderstruck. She saw the entire universe: the mountains the oceans, the planets, air, fire, moon and the stars in his small mouth. Yashoda was stunned and began to wonder whether she were dreaming or actually seeing something extraordinary. She fell on the ground, unconscious.

When she recovered, she realised what had happened. The Lord Almighty, in all his glory, was before her very eyes. It was little Krishna, the incarnation of Vishnu. Yashoda took the little boy on her lap and hugged him and cried with joy.

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5000 years ago in the battlefield of Kurukshetra

5000 years ago in the battlefield...

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The Divine song I love the most of Supreme Lord Krishna which everyone must remember. Bhagvad means God & Gita means Song. So it is song of divine himself. 5000 years ago in the battlefield of Kurukshetra Prabhu Shree Krishna himself sang the greatest philophical song for all humankind. And its not the first time he sang it billions of years ago he sang it to sun god vivasana.

ईश्वरीय गीत मुझे सबसे ज्यादा प्रिय है सर्वोच्च भगवान कृष्ण जो कि हर किसी को याद होने चाहिए। भगवद् का अर्थ है भगवान और गीता का अर्थ है गीत। इसलिए यह स्वयं परमात्मा का गीत है। 5000 साल पहले कुरुक्षेत्र के युद्ध के मैदान में स्वयं प्रभु श्री कृष्ण ने सभी मानव जाति के लिए सबसे बड़ा फिलोफिकल गीत गाया था। और यह पहली बार नहीं है जब उन्होंने इसे अरबों साल पहले गाया था, उन्होंने इसे सूर्य देवता के लिए गाया था।

The reason Krishna comes to the material world is specifically to re-establish the real purpose of life when mankind in general has forgotten this purpose. Krishna is very merciful to us, it is out of His mercy that He spoke the Bhagavad-gita, making His friend Arjuna the first student.

कृष्ण भौतिक दुनिया में आने का कारण विशेष रूप से जीवन के वास्तविक उद्देश्य को फिर से स्थापित करना है जब सामान्य रूप से मानव जाति इस उद्देश्य को भूल गई है। कृष्ण हमारे लिए बहुत दयालु हैं, यह उनकी दया से बाहर है कि उन्होंने भगवद् गीता बोली, अपने दोस्त अर्जुन को पहला छात्र बनाया।

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Why we serve 56 types of cuisines to Lord Shree Krishna

Why we serve 56 types of cuisines...

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Why we serve 56 types of cuisines to Lord Shree Krishna.
Great glory is behind this. For these 56 types of cuisines, the fifty-six is called enjoyment. The enjoyment starts with yoghurt dumplings, rice, whole, papad and this ends with the last element of bhog as cardamom. It is also said that Maiya Yashoda Ji use to serve eight times food in a day to the Bala Krishna. Here is the story of the 56 type of cuisines bhog or 56 bhog.

To protect the Govardhana parvat from the wrath of Indra, Lord Shree Krishna lifted up the Govardhana for the seven consecutive days without the food and water. Shree Krishna just stood beneath the Parvat and all the people of the village are under the parvat. On eight day, when Lord Shree Krishna said, rain is over now you can go outside. All the people of the village are feeling sad for the thing that Bal Krishna survived for the 7 days without any food for the sake of villages. They are speechless and overwhelmed with the feeling towards Bala Krishna. Then the Maiya Yasodha and the villagers just decided to make happy Lord Krishna with the 56 bhogs and show their love to the lord.

The logic behind the 56 bhog is:
7 Days and 8 times food serving in a day (7 day X 8 times bhog = 56 bhog)
According to Shrimad Bhagwat Githa, Gopikaon does not only dawn to bathe in the Yamuna, even they desired to receive the husband like the Nand Kumar Bala Krishna. Lord Krishna consented to the fulfillment of their wishes. To mark the end of fasting and wishes to complete, the served the Lord with 56 bhog.
There are 6 bhog and 56 Sakhian enjoyment… It is also said that Lord Krishna and Radhika are living on a sacred lotus in Gulok. Behind the speciality of rose, there is a fact also. The first layer consists of three layers of lotus “eight”, the second in “sixteen” and third in “thirty-two petals”. On the each petal there is a Sakhi residing and in the middle of these petals lord is residing. Thus the total number of petals is 56. This is the meaning of the number 56.

These 56 types of cuisines to Lord Shree Krishna are as below:
1. भक्त (भात) 2. सूप (दाल) 3. प्रलेह (चटनी) 4. सदिका (कढ़ी)
5. दधिशाकजा (दही शाक की कढ़ी) 6. सिखरिणी (सिखरन) 7. अवलेह (शरबत) 8. बालका (बाटी)
9. इक्षु खेरिणी (मुरब्बा) 10. त्रिकोण (शर्करा युक्त) 11. बटक (बड़ा) 12. मधु शीर्षक (मठरी)
13. फेणिका (फेनी) 14. परिष्टïश्च (पूरी) 15. शतपत्र (खजला) 16. सधिद्रक (घेवर)
17. चक्राम (मालपुआ) 18. चिल्डिका (चोला) 19. सुधाकुंडलिका (जलेबी) 20. धृतपूर (मेसू)
21. वायुपूर (रसगुल्ला) 22. चन्द्रकला (पगी हुई) 23. दधि (महारायता) 24. स्थूली (थूली)
25. कर्पूरनाड़ी (लौंगपूरी) 26. खंड मंडल (खुरमा) 27. गोधूम (दलिया) 28. परिखा
29. सुफलाढय़ा (सौंफ युक्त) 30. दधिरूप (बिलसारू) 31. मोदक (लड्डू) 32. शाक (साग)
33. सौधान (अधानौ अचार) 34. मंडका (मोठ) 35. पायस (खीर) 36. दधि (दही)
37. गोघृत 38. हैयंगपीनम (मक्खन) 39. मंडूरी (मलाई) 40. कूपिका (रबड़ी)
41. पर्पट (पापड़) 42. शक्तिका (सीरा) 43. लसिका (लस्सी) 44. सुवत
45. संघाय (मोहन) 45. संघाय (मोहन) 47. सिता (इलायची) 48. फल
49. तांबूल 50. मोहन भोग 51. लवण 52. कषाय
53. मधुर 54. तिक्त 55. कटु 56. अम्ल


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