Happy Father's Day

 

तू तो मेरा पिता हरि गोविन्द राधे।
एक बार मेरा सुत कहि के बुला दे।।  
An individual soul says, "O Shree Krishna!  You are my real, eternal Father.  Just once call me your son."
सब जीव भाई भाई  गोविन्द राधे।
सब का है एक पिता कृष्ण बता दे ||
All individual souls are brothers and Shree Krishna is the eternal Father of all souls.  

- Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj

Guidelines for Practicing Devotion by Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj

Your ultimate goal is the attainment of divine love of Shree Krishna and his eternal service.

This divine love can be attained only through the grace of your Guru.  The grace of your Guru will be attained upon complete purification of the heart.

The purification of the heart is only possible through devotional practice as instructed by your Guru.

Shed tears of longing for the divine vision and divine love of Shree Radha Krishna, singing the glories of their names, qualities, pastimes, etc. along with roopdhyan. You are free to choose any form but whatever form you meditate on you must feel that it is divine.

Always feel the presence of Shree Krishna with you.

Abandon all desires upto the desire for liberation.  Practice devotion only with the desire of attaining selfless divine love.

Develop a strong faith that Shree Krishna alone is mine and intensify your yearning for him.

Avoid spiritual transgressions such as fault findings, etc.

Consider each moment of this human life as invaluable.

I will always be there to guide you.

                                                                                                             - Yours Kripalu

Who should we meditate on, Guru or God? Explanation by Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj

 

It is not that the Guru will grant more power upon you if you meditate on him, or that God will bestow less if you meditate on him.  The result is exactly the same whether you meditate on the Guru or God.  However, meditating on Guru is more convenient, in the sense that everything related to him is directly perceptible, whereas we have to make use of our imagination to meditate on God's divine pastimes and actions.

For example, if the Guru has given some prasad to you from his own hand, you will certainly derive great benefit whether you accept it with full faith or not.  It will help you in your devotional practice.  Moreover, the variety of actions or leelas that the Guru performs are done right before your eyes, and so you can easily recall them for meditative purposes and derive great happiness from doing so.  Since God is not yet perceptible to you, you have to imagine his leelas in order to meditate upon him.  In truth, it is much easier to meditate on what we can directly perceive with our own eyes. 

Nevertheless, a devotee is free to meditate on either, depending on his or her personal preference.  What is proper and the best option is that you should meditate on both Guru and God, since by doing so you will not give rise to any conflict in your mind while you are practicing sadhana.

Watch this video lecture by Shree Maharajji on the topic, "Who is a Guru" with
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