The Divine Glory of Sathya Sai Avathar

           The Glory of Krishna Avathar Part - 2 Child Krishna proves that He is Divine                                                             ( It is continued from Part - 1. Those who did not read the first part click the below link to read it. https://saiavathar.blogspot.in/…/the-glory-of-krishna-avath… ) When Krishna was three years old he saw an old lady carrying a basket of fruits from the jungle. Krishna told her he would like to have some fruits. The old woman said he could get them only if he paid the price. Krishna innocently asked the meaning of the word price. The woman said that something should be given in return for the fruit. Krishna went in and brought a palmful of rice. The woman placed the rice in her basket and gave Krishna some fruits. She was charmed by...

   The Glory of Krishna Avathar Part - 1 EMBODIMENTS of love! It was the middle of Dwapara Yuga. Unable to bear the atrocities commited on good people by demonic rulers, the Goddess of Earth prayed to the Lord in many ways.  Offering solace to the grief-stricken Goddess, the Lord said; "Dhevi! You may return to the earth. I shall do what needs to be done. You will be relieved of your Burden." Encouraging her in this way the Lord sent Mother Earth back to the world. Thereafter, the Lord summoned all the Dhevas (denizens of the celestial world) and directed them to take birth as Yaadhavas. The originator of the Yaadhava clan is Yayaathi. His eldest son was known as Yadhu. The descendants of Yadhu came to be known in course of time as Yaadhavas. Among the yaadhavas, there was a chief known as Aahuka, who was a righteous person, wedded to truth. The characters figuring in the Krishna legend belong to Aahuka's lineage. Aahuka had two sons Dhevaka and Ugrasena...

    To realise the Atma, overcome four obstacles To realise this Atma, this embodiment of spiritual wisdom (jnana-swarupa), four obstacles have to be overcome: sleep (laya), waywardness (vikshepa), inertia (kshaya), and the enjoyment of bliss (rasa-aswadana). Let’s analyze them one by one. Sleep (laya): When the mind withdraws from the external world, it enters into deep sleep (sushupti), because of the overpowering influence of the objective world (samsara). The spiritual aspirant should arrest this tendency and attempt to fix the mind on the inquiry into the nature of the true Self (Atma-vichara). The aspirant must keep watch over the mind in order to keep awake and must discover the circumstances that induce the drowsiness and remove them in time. The aspirant must start the process of meditation (dhyana) again and again. Of course, the usual producer of drowsiness and sleep during meditation is indigestion. Overfeeding, exh...