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Today is the great festival of Janmashtami, and to celebrate the birthday of any great person, we should do the work of awakening Dhamma within us, to ensure the festival is not completed only with an external ceremony. In fact, the teachings of that great man should be inculcated in our lives, his ideas should be lived by.
After all, some consider Shri Krishna as God, and considering him as God, pray, 'O Lord, the giver of joy, give us the knowledge, take away all the bad qualities from us, taking refuge in you we shall become virtuous.' His is very beautiful preaching, but feeling that He should do something for us, even if we have a thousand demerits, you set us free, this is wrong.
Krishna says, 'I love a devotee whose expectations have gone away, cravings have gone away. He has become pure, his heart has become pure.'
So celebrations are not only for dancing and singing but to live with great understanding. May Dhamma come into our life in its true sense, only then the significance of Janmashtami is understood.
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Today is the great festival of Janmashtami, and to celebrate the birthday of any great person, we should do the work of awakening Dhamma within us, to ensure the festival is not completed only with an external ceremony. In fact, the teachings of that great man should be inculcated in our lives, his ideas should be lived by.
After all, some consider Shri Krishna as God, and considering him as God, pray, 'O Lord, the giver of joy, give us the knowledge, take away all the bad qualities from us, taking refuge in you we shall become virtuous.' His is very beautiful preaching, but feeling that He should do something for us, even if we have a thousand demerits, you set us free, this is wrong.
Krishna says, 'I love a devotee whose expectations have gone away, cravings have gone away. He has become pure, his heart has become pure.'
So celebrations are not only for dancing and singing but to live with great understanding. May Dhamma come into our life in its true sense, only then the significance of Janmashtami is understood.
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Anapana Meditation for All: An effective tool to deal with Stress, Fear and Anxiety.
Anapana Meditation in Hindi - youtube.com/watch?v=TMfMdj7XAbk
Anapana Meditation in English - youtube.com/watch?v=aYJmFdeBfVQ
Exclusive dedicated Anapana sessions of around 60min can be arranged on request for government departments, schools, educational institutions, private companies and any other institutions. Please write to childrencourse@vridhamma.org
To get more information on Anapana or to ask any question please email us your query at:
questions@vridhamma.org
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instagram.com/vipassanaorg
twitter.com/VipassanaOrg
Official Vipassana Organization Websites
vridhamma.org
globalpagoda.org
dhamma.org
Introduction to Vipassana Meditation by S N Goenkaji
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJVlVRVmhc7K5cRpUxOcm4wOrK6_8O9G
These videos are bought to you by Vipassana Research Institute (VRI) a non-profit-making body with the principal aim of conducting scientific research into the Vipassana Meditation Technique. The financing for running VRI comes mainly from donations. If you wish to make a contribution to this effort (100% tax exemption for Indians), please visit vridhamma.org/donate-online or through the mobile app mentioned above.
May all be benefited. May all beings be happy.
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