1. 1 Modes Of Worship Vedic Wisdom & Hari Katha

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3. Three Modes of Nature www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies3 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 ….

4. Lord’s Three Guna Avatars www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies4 Sattvic RajasicTamasic Lord Vishnu Lord BrahmaLord Siva

5. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies5 Mode Whom do they worship Tamasic Ancestors Ghosts, Spirits Rajasic Western Religions Sattvic Gods Nirguna Brahman Sudha Sattva Bhagavan

6. Modes of Nature in religions www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies6 Questions: 1.What is wrong in worshiping our ancestors? 2.What can we do if we really want to help them?

7. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies7 Sattvic RajasicTamasic Modes of Nature in Worships

8. Worshiping ancestors www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies8

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10. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies10 Worshiping Spirits or Ghosts

11. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies11 Worshiping Saints & Prophets

12. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies12 Worshiping via Sacrifices

13. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies13 Worshiping within oneself!

14. 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? www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies15

16. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies16 Goal of Life as per Veda Sun God (Air)- Dharma Lord Ganesh(Water)- Artha Devi Durga (Fire)- Kama Lord Siva (Earth)- Moksha Lord Visnu (Akasa) - Moksha Panchopasana (Hinduism):

17. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies17 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)

18. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies18 How do Devatas give boons “Boons from Devatas are TEMPORARY… Even that has to be sanctioned by Me only.” Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita:

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22. Kushboo Temple www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies22 Worshiping Humans

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24. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies24 WorshipDestination Devils Hell Ancestors Pitr Loka Ghosts & Spirits Lower Lokas Yogies, Sidhas Mahar Loka–Tapar Loka Devatas (Gods) Heavens (Swar Loka) Paramatma Brahma Jyoti Bhagavan (not directly) Bhagavan Pure Devotees Bhagavan comes to you!

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31. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies31 Find the mode of worship..

32. www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies32 Find the mode of worship..

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) www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies33 “O Kaunteya, those who worship other devatas with faith, actually worship Me alone, but in a way that is unauthorized!”

34. If all worships go to Bhagavan, then why worshipping Devatas don’t get liberation? www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies34 Devatas are limbs of Bhagavan. They are Vibhuti Svarupa Devatas are not independent

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) www.gokulbhajan.comGokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies35 “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

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

37. 37 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 “ What frees desire to enjoy in Heaven ?

38. 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. 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! www.gokulbhajan.com40

41. 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. 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]