Modes Of Worship

1. Vedic Wisdom & Hari Katha Modes Of Worship

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3. Three Modes of Nature • 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 …. Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

4. Lord’s Three Guna Avatars Lord Brahma Lord Siva Lord Vishnu Sattvic Rajasic Tamasic Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

5. Mode Whom do they worship Tamasic Ancestors Ghosts, Spirits Rajasic Western Religions Sattvic Gods Nirguna Brahman SudhaSattva Bhagavan Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

6. Modes of Nature in religions Questions: What is wrong in worshiping our ancestors? What can we do if we really want to help them? Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

7. Modes of Nature in Worships Sattvic Rajasic Tamasic Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

8. Worshiping ancestors Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

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10. Worshiping Spirits or Ghosts Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

11. Worshiping Saints & Prophets Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

12. Worshiping via Sacrifices Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

13. Worshiping within oneself! Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

14. Worshiping with Prema!

15. Spiritual Progression • Every Jivatma progresses • They have their own pace • Ultimately they reach brahman (home) • Is there anything beyond brahman? GokulBhajan & Vedic Studies

16. Goal of Life as per Veda Panchopasana (Hinduism): • Sun God (Air) - Dharma • Lord Ganesh(Water)- Artha • Devi Durga (Fire) - Kama • Lord Siva (Earth) - Moksha • Lord Visnu (Akasa) - Moksha Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

17. 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) GokulBhajan & Vedic Studies

18. How do Devatas give boons Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita: “Boons from Devatas are TEMPORARY… Even that has to be sanctioned by Me only.” Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

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22. Worshiping Humans Kushboo Temple Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

23. Do all go to the same place? Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

24. Worship Destination Devils Hell Ancestors PitrLoka Ghosts & Spirits Lower Lokas Yogies, Sidhas MaharLoka–TaparLoka Devatas (Gods) Heavens (SwarLoka) Paramatma Brahma Jyoti Bhagavan (not directly) Bhagavan Pure Devotees Bhagavan comes to you! Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

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31. Find the mode of worship.. Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

32. Find the mode of worship.. Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

33. All worships go to Bhagavan Ye’py anya devatā bhaktā Yajante sraddhayān vitāh Te’py mām eva kaunteya Yajanty avidhi-pūrvakam (Gita. 9.23) “O Kaunteya, those who worship other devatas with faith, actually worship Me alone, but in a way that is unauthorized!” Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

34. If all worships go to Bhagavan, then why worshipping Devatas don’t get liberation? • Devatas are limbs of Bhagavan. • They are Vibhuti Svarupa • Devatas are not independent Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

35. Why some say all go to same place? Yathadri prabhava nadyah Parjanya puritah prabho Visanti sarvatah sindhum Tatvat tvam gatayo ‘ntatah (SB. 10.40.10) “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 – Ocean Vedas – Clouds Worship - Water Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies

36. Bhagavan REAL Sudha Sattva (Pure Bhakti) Nirguna Brahma Jyoti Souls’ Home UNREAL Heavenly Planets Sattvic Bhuloka & Others Rajasic Lower Planets Tamasic

37. What frees desire to enjoy in Heaven ? 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 sevanam Archanam vandanam dāsyam Sakhyam ātma-nivedanam “

38. G2 Sloka: 2 Yānti deva vrtā devān Pitrn yānti pitr vratāh Bhūtāni 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.”

39. Meaning of Sloka yānti - go deva vrtā - worshipers of devas devān – to the devas pitrn - to the ancestors yānti - go pitr vratāh – worshipers of ancestors bhūtāni - to the ghosts and spirits yānti - go bhūtejyā – worshipers of ghosts and spirits yānti - go mat – My yājino - devotees api - but mām – unto Me

40. What to do? • Dump all the religions of the world • They may say ‘My Dharma, Your Dharma or Sanatan Dharma’ ! • Forget all of them! • Does not matter who you are • ‘Honestly’ cry for the Lord • He will surely show the right way!

41. [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 ]

42. [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) [ -------- Slow - All sing to complete -------] [Krishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare Krishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare]