A pilgrimage to discover the spirituality of India with Swamiji!




Jagadguru Kripalu Yog presents
A pilgrimage to discover the spirituality of India
Swami Mukundananda will be your tour guide as you explore the Divinity of incredible India.

Highlights:

  • Explore ancient shrines, visit famous sacred places, bathe in holy rivers and drink deeply from the fountain of spirituality.
  • Learn the secrets of spiritual sadhana from Swamiji through special discourses.
  • Attend daily sessions of Yoga, Pranayam, Meditation, the Science of Proper Diet and Subtle Body Relaxation.
  • Visit local bazaars, interact with the natives, walk on exotic streets and delight yourself in the cultural spectrum of India.
  • Spend a couple of days in the Divine association of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj in Bhakti Dham, Mangarh.
  • Have an opportunity to interact intimately with Swamiji, as he shares his deeply loved places with you for 12 days.

Throughout the tour, there will be morning and evening sessions of Spiritual Discourse, Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation, Subtle Body Relaxation, Bhajans, Question and Answer.
TOUR ITINERARY
Monday, 20th December:

  • Tour participants to reach Delhi.

  • Night stay in Delhi. Accommodation in hotel.
Tuesday, 21st December:

  • Morning flight to Bhubaneshwar (2 hours).

  • Travel by road to Jagannath Puri (1 ½ hours from airport).

  • Accomodation in Holiday Resort (on prime beachside location).

  • Spend the day visiting the sacred temples, holy places and bazaar in Puri.
Wednesday, 22nd December:

  • Accommodation in Holiday Resort, Puri.

  • Visit to Sun Temple in Konarak. (1 hour from Puri).
Thursday, 23rd December:

  • Visit to Cuttack ashram (2 hours from Puri).

  • Visit to Lingaraj Mandir in Bhubaneshwar (on the way to Cuttack).

  • Night stay in Cuttack ashram.
Friday, 24th December:

  • Departure by train to Allahabad.
Saturday, 25th and Sunday, 26th December:

  • Early morning arrival in Allahabad.

  • Travel by road to Mangarh (1 ½ hours).

  • Celebrate Christmas with Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj.

  • Enjoy close association with Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj.

  • Get the opportunity to personally meet him in his room, and receive his blessings.

  • Relish participating in his satsang, and doing parikrama with him.

  • Accomodation in Mangarh Ashram.
Monday, 27th December:

  • Accomodation in Mangarh Ashram.

  • Visit to Prayagraj (Allahabad) for bath in Triveni (confluence of Ganga and Yamuna.)

  • Enjoy close association with Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj.

  • Relish participating in his satsang, and doing parikrama with him.
Tuesday, December 28th:

  • Travel to Lucknow (3 hours from Mangarh).

  • Departure by flight to Delhi (1 hour) .

  • Travel by road to Barsana ( 3 hours).

  • Accommodation in Barsana Ashram.
Wednesday, December 29th :

  • Accomodation in Barsana Ashram.

  • Visit to Taj Mahal

  • Visit to Janmabhoomi Mandir in Mathura.
Thursday, December 30th :

  • Accomodation in Barsana Ashram.

  • Visit to Vrindaban.

  • Darshan at Prem Mandir and the famous Mandirs of Vrindaban.

  • Visit to the Divine leela places of Radha Krishna.
Friday, December 31st :

  • Accomodation in Barsana Ashram.

  • Have morning and evening darshan of Maharajji. Participate in his Divine satsang.

  • Visit to Nandagaon, Barsana, Goverdhan.
Saturday, January 1st :

  • Celebrate New Year with Shree Maharajji.

  • Partake of the special New Year lunch hosted by Shree Maharajji.

  • Leave after lunch for Delhi airport (3 hours).

  • Take night flight out of India from Delhi.
Only few seats remaining.
Confirm your participation by registering online, Here!
For more information, contact:
Madhu Gupta – 630-321-0896
Lipi Das – 201-848-0680
Shreya Bhat – 972-527-6195



Posted by Jagadguru Kripalu Yog at 3:30 PM

Till what extend does our prarabdh influence our life?

Question:
There is some confusion and I would be really grateful if you would spare your valuable time to help me with it.
I want to know till what depth or what detail does the influence of our prarabdh extend in our life?? We are free to do our karma. And what we get as a result of it....is it our prarabdh? And if it is our prarabdh then is it not pre decided? Then what is our control on what we do?

Answer by Swamiji:
The matter of destiny and free will is really very simple.
What is destiny? It is not something that comes to us out of the blue. Destiny is determined by the karmas we performed previously by our free will. You may even say that it is another name for our own past karmas. Another name for it is prarabdh, and it is decided at the time of birth, based on the karmas of our endless past lives. However, God has also given us a certain amount of free will that permits us to think and act as we wish. Actions performed by exercise of our free will are called purusharth.
Whatever we get in life is a consequence of both our destiny and the present effort. Consider the analogy of a game of cards. The cards that are dealt to you are unchangeable. This is like the prarabdh, which got decided by our past karmas. But how you play is in your own hands. This is like the purusharth, or actions that you perform by your free will. Good players can win even when bad cards are dealt to them, while bad players lose even when they have been dealt good cards.
Fatalists declare that everything is decided by prarabdh, and we do not possess a free will to do purusharth. However, the fact that prarabdh exists, implies that we have created it by our purusharth. If we did not possess the free will to do purusharth, there would have been no prarabdh either.
Now coming to your dilemma, it is not given to humans to know what exactly our destiny is. If you get good results in your exams, it could be the consequence of purusharth or prarabdh, or both. Astrologers do make attempts to predict prarabdh, but these are highly inaccurate and unreliable. Even if they could tell you your destiny, it would not help you. If an astrologer told you a good destiny, "You are going to pass in the exam," you would reduce your endeavour and become lazy. On the other hand, if the astrologer told you a bad destiny, "You are going to fail in the exam," you would become dejected. So while endeavouring, it best not to bring destiny to mind. Simply put in your best effort.
However, remember that the result of your work is not totally dependent on your efforts. So when the result comes, feel contented by thinking, "It may be because of my destiny or the will of God, etc." In this way, if the result is unfavourable, you will not be disturbed. And if the result is favourable, you will not feel proud. Thus, the sutra for work is: prayatna mein savdhan, phal mein santushtha. "Work very carefully, as if the results depend upon your efforts. Be contented in the fruits, thinking, they could be the result of destiny and other factors."

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O mind! Take shelter of Shyamsunder's soft Lotus Feet


 
गहो रे मन ! श्याम चरण शरणाई ।
अंत समय कोउ काम न अइहैं मात पिता सुत भाई ।
काम क्रोध अरु लोभ मोह मद इन सों कछु न बसाई ।
यह जग मृग तृष्णा सम दिखत सुख लवलेश न पाई ।
धन यौवन तन छन भंगुर सब ज्यों कपूर उडि जाई ।
बहुरि 'कृपालु' न नर तनु पाइय बिगरी लेहु बनाई ॥
(Prem Ras Madira)

O mind!  Take shelter of Shyamsunder's soft Lotus Feet.
Ones you call your own:  mother, father, brother and son, will not accompany you after death.
Moreover, there is no other way of escaping from the clutches of demons like Lust, Anger, Greed, Attachment and Pride.
This world is like a mirage, containing not even a trace of happiness..
Wealth, youth and life are temporary, disappearing like camphor.
Says Shree ‘Kripalu’, “O mind!  You will not be blessed with a human body again and again.  Therefore, do not delay in improving your pitiable condition.”

Listen to this keertan in Swamiji's voice here:
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