" This is Kaliyuga which is popular for several destructions. Mahatmas used to go to Naimisa forest, Hrishikesh, Haridwar or any other pilgrim centre to do penance. There are many kinds of inequalities in this world and the mind is unstable. Concentration is very difficult in kali Yuga. Really very difficult! In such a situation, there are very few people with concentration only on God and detachment from worldly matters; who surrender with the bhava that 'I belong to God only' and worship with true devotion. In fact prayers also seem to be with business mind. You rarely find people who think about God's will, who think of God's happiness as theirs, who surrender to God completely and live accordingly. We are born in such a kali yuga. It is possible for anybody's mind to be diverted in just a few minutes. The minds of Jaya and Vijaya, the door keepers of Vaikunta were distorted in hardly 10 minutes. They were cursed by Sanaka, Sananda and others. As a result, they lost all their divine attributes and faced downfall. They lost two of their four shoulders. Vishnu chided them while Sakthi and others were present. 'My sons, you both were always with me and loved me and Lakshmi more than your own parents. You reached such a level today. Sanaka and Sananda are not ordinary persons. They are Brahma's mental sons. You spurned them and they cursed you.' Sanaka and Sananda came near Vishnu and said 'My Lord. We have no right to curse your servants. We feel that it is not dharma. If you feel that this curse should not be given by us, please nullify its effect. We will not mind.' 'You are only the instruments in this matter. Your curse is not having any effect. When Lakshmi was coming near me after visiting all the worlds, they stopped her from meeting me. That is a grave and unpardonable mistake. I can forgive anything but not such a mistake. They must face the consequences of their mistake. That is why they have fallen from their position.' "

" It takes hardly a few minutes to fall. This fall is mainly due to ego. You can imagine how long it would take for them to regain their original position in Vaikunta. It took them only ten minutes to misbehave and be cursed. They took birth as demons again and again, committed so many wrong deeds and could regain their original state only after millions and millions of years. It is indeed very difficult to regain one's original life. "

" In the last birth, he was Sisupala. We all know how he abused and disrespected Lord Krishna. See the fate! The same tongue which praised Vishnu in his original birth is now indiscriminately shouting at Sri Krishna, the incarnation of Vishnu. That is how the mind and thoughts get distorted. We can see what happened to the mind of the person who knew nothing else but God. Bhima was unable to tolerate when such abusive words were being uttered against Krishna. He lifted his mace to break Sisupala's head. Krishna pacified him saying that his death is predestined to occur but in somebody else's hand. "

" That is how a person becomes when he falls from his elevated state. They took birth and rebirth innumerable times as demons and plagued the world. Finally, after a long, long time, the gained their original position. You can now imagine how our position would be in this kali yuga. A minute to fall and ages to rise! It is not easy to enter Her divine dham. We don't have the concentration and one pointed focused mind to do penance. We lack serene devotion and surrender. Our life span is less; the society around us is bad. Satsang is limited. Whichever way we see, we find that the path of renunciation is tough. Then how can we reach God in this yuga? The path suggested by us should be useful to all human beings at all times. There must be a way to reach God. This must be explained with reference to religious scriptures. Everyone is curious to know whether such a way is present or not. I will give the answer now. "

" In this yuga, dhyana yoga is the highest. Sravana, manana, dhyasa, dharana, dhyana, Samadhi. Dhyana is the fifth step; only one step away from reaching God. So we must begin our life from the fifth step. Krishna also discussed about dhyana in the Bhagawad Gita. "

" If you want to attain God's darshan, the only way is by dhyana. There is no other easier, powerful, truthful and royal path than this! Arjuna asked Krishna 'Gyana yoga is considered to be very great. What do you say?' "

" This knowledge is not real. It is related to worldly matters. It is only empirical knowledge and of no use. This is not the knowledge that will help you to attain God's darshan. It is related to very small matters only. It is useless. You will attain different knowledge due to dhyana, particularly in the final stages. The actual knowledge will awaken when all the evil forces related to maya will leave you; when the pure mind is formed and the mind functions properly. That is why Gyanath dhyanam visishtathe. Dhyana is greater than gyana. Our inner consciousness is not clean and clear. The soul is depraved and is controlled by forces of nature. The soul loved nature and became the mind. What we think great is indeed great because nothing is greater than the soul. But the worldly related soul became the mind and fell. Now, we have mind only. Hence, we must nurture the mind gradually and clean it. Then we must try to move up with the clean mind like crossing the river with a boat. "

" Mind is the cause of our bondage as well as salvation. Whatever somebody may say, your mind must agree finally. If the mind does not agree, we are not convinced even if Gods comes down and tell us. Krishna tried to convince the Kauravas not to fight the Kurukshetra battle. They did not agree. Duryodhana was totally against the idea. He called Karna aside and said 'Krishna is speaking so convincingly that our people are swaying towards him. Let us tie him up and throw him into the prison.' Krishna is the greatest among men; he is the complete incarnation of Lord Vishnu. "

" Krishna is swayambhu, the original God. It is enough if you have his darshan once. Such is his divinity. When he went to the Kauravas with the intention of avoiding the future disaster in their family, he advised them about the right path to follow. Truly speaking, Dhrutharashtra has no right to the throne because he is blind. Since the Pandavas abided by dharma, they gave part of the kingdom to him. Instead of being satisfied with that, they refused to give Pandavs their share of the kingdom. This is unfair and unjust. Krishna told the Kauravas to give at least five villages to the Pandavas but Duryodhana refused. Finally Krishna asked them to give only one village for all five of them. He refused this also saying that he would not give even that amount of land on which he tip of a needle would rest. They wanted the Pandavas to leave without having anything. That is the effect of kali yuga. Krishna was in the process of withdrawing his incarnation; then kali yoga began. By then, the minds of people became crooked. They lost the discrimination of good and bad right and wrong; dharma and adharma. "

" We are living in such an age! We are wasting the short lifespan that we have. Man's childhood is wasted in ignorance; youth is wasted in family life and pursuit of wealth; old age is wasted in spending time with children and grand children. Our like became like a tree with many branches. A tree with few branches will grow straight and high. A tree with many branches cannot grow high as the branches will droop downwards. You created your family and increased the branches. Your mind is filled with thoughts of these branches. Then how can you achieve a stable mind? "

" God said 'Dhyana yoga is very important. You can easily go higher with dhyana.' Very true! But what are the principles of dhyana yoga? What should we do to make our mind yearn for God? These are the doubts in everybody's mind. Our teachings should be based on our scriptures. It should have been practiced by mahatmas and their experiences must be visible. I am now speaking in the sacred Brindavan dham; the pious dham where Krishna moved with our Supreme Radhaji. The mahatmas present here cannot be found elsewhere. The Paramahamsas who are born here are nowhere else. One mahatma here learnt from God directly in his childhood itself about the steps to be followed by man to uplift himself. That is the lesson to be learnt by us. This is a learning pilgrimage related to Brindavan. "

" Nagoji, the mahatma is a very virtuous boy aged 9 years! He went near his guru Paramanandaji at a young age. He thought 'Why am I born? The purpose of this life is to have god's darshan. I have no connection with worldly people. Reaching God is the only goal of man. I must go back to where I came from. I must ascend to that level from which I descended to this state.' The boy was fortunate to serve a guru like Paramanandaji. 'Guruji, please give me mantra deeksha. I wish to go to Brindavan. I will sit under any tree and do penance. River Yamuna will quench my thirst when I am thirsty. I will drink the water from my palm and continue penance. I will beg for my food and be happy with whatever the Vrajavasis give me. That atmosphere will be congenial in all respects. Please give me mantra.' 'My son, you are very young. You must serve your parents at this age. You must read all the scriptures and gain spiritual knowledge. When you grow up a little, either me or anybody else will give you mantra. You will be blessed. It is great that you have such interest in God at this age. You are fortunate indeed. So don't be in a hurry.' 'Guruji. I cannot wait. I am feeling very sad. I am eager to see my Lord Krishna. How long can I wait? I came to serve you and take the mahamantra from you, which will help me to obtain God's grace. O Mahatma, please help me. Please show me the way.' The guru did not tell him because the journey towards renunciation is very difficult. Moreover this is kaliyuga. He felt that the boy can serve his parents for some time. The law of nature is that when you have true yearning for God, he will be pleased and will show you a way. You need not fear that nobody helped you. Don't worry. You must have yearning in your heart. That is important. If you really want God, he will come to you in some way or other. There is no doubt about that. "

" Prahlada was still in his mother's womb when God showered his grace on the boy and sent Sage Narada saying 'the world will be benefited by him. Give him proper guidance'. Thus the Lord inspired Narada from within. He taught all the philosophical truths to the fetus in his mother's womb. The unborn child listened, responded and became blessed. He is Prahlada. Even before he was born, he learnt the philosophical truths which his mother was not aware of. He understood those matters which great scholars could not! His father, Hiranyakasapa conquered the three worlds. He had tremendous power and knowledge. Prahlada refused to respect his father saying 'you may be my father. But scriptures state that a father is one who shows God. One who shows Hari is a guru. He is the true ruler of the kingdom. Instead of showing my Hari, you are asking me bow to your feet. I would still bow to your feet but you hate Hari, you don't worship Hari, you don't praise Hari and you don't do Hari dhyana. Hari is the greatest but you don't respect him. So I cannot respect you. I will not touch your feet though you are my father.' Prahlada was only 5 years old! His father gave all sorts of punishments when his son rejected him. Man is filled with rajoguna. A demon is a depraved man filled only with rajoguna. Though he was punished in many ways, Prahlada was not affected at all. "

" That is how man's life is. Age does not matter; only the mind does! You must have the yearning and God will provide the opportunity. Vedavyasa thought 'I wrote so many books for elevating mankind. Yet my mind is not composed. I don't feel happiness within me. I don't know the reason for this unrest.' God sent Narada near him. He recited four verses of Bhagawata and said 'My son. Instead of teaching about the divine dharma to reach God, you spent your time on teaching about worldly dharma. All religious scriptures are like that. Now you must ensure that people understand divine dharmas and implement them. God is not happy because you did not do your duty correctly. Then how can you be happy? Only when God is happy, you will have peace and tranquility.' This is the first lesson which all of us must learn. "

" Vyasaji is not an ordinary man. His mind became restless. We are not greater than him. Narada told the reason for this restlessness. 'If Hari is happy with your life, you will be happy. When he is not happy, you also will not be happy. You missed this little point. You did not realize your duty till now. I came to tell you about it. You must write the Bhagawata.' Thus Narada showed Vyasa the right path. Remember that if you will intensely contemplate on God and weep for his grace, he will certainly be pleased. Your age, caste, religion or knowledge does not matter. If you a link with God, you must have the yearning. That is important. Then God will send somebody to you. "

" Some mahatma will show you the way. This happens even today. God's grace is flowing like a tide. Just as the Sun sends his rays, God sends his rays, his grace from his world to this world continuously. We are unable to receive them because our concentration and sight is elsewhere and not on him. That is the reality. "

" When Nagoji's guru refused to give mantra because he was too young, he became sad. 'My Lord has rejected me. I don't want anybody except you. I left my house and family and came for you. I expected to lead a peaceful life in Brindavan. I thought my guru would give me mantra but he refused.' The boy wept a lot. You must weep for God. That is essential. Generally you weep when you have worldly problems. We rarely find people who weep for God. You are devoted to your country and your husband. But how many feel that they do not have god? Very few indeed! You cannot see God either in wealth or poverty. The essential quality is yearning for the divine. That boy had this yearning for God. "

" First and foremost we must learn dhyana yoga. God will ask only one question 'do you really want me?' 'Yes.' If you really want him, you must become detached from worldly objects. When you are passive towards the world, you will develop yearning for God. There is a direct connection between them. If you do not become detached from worldly pleasures, you cannot attain God. You can't get his grace. The first requirement is to develop sense of detachment towards happiness and sorrow in this world. This detachment cannot come suddenly. It takes place in two steps. The first step is being passive towards worldly matters. This passive state precedes the state of detachment. You must remain as a witness in this world. You must develop the bhava that 'what can I do for whatever happens? Problems will come and I must face them. They are a result of our previous karmas. I cannot weep for these problems because I will move away from God. I will lose my peace and tranquility.' You are not the owner of anything in this world. One day you must leave everything behind you. If you live even for one day with the bhava that everything belongs to him only, you will become his! Then we feel that God is ours and we belong to him. That is why the first step in dhyana yoga is detachment. "

" This body is not given by God for our pleasures. When you are not the owner, how can you enjoy? The Esavasopanishad says that God is omnipresent and everything belongs to him. You can enjoy the things here; there is nothing wrong in that. But enjoy them with sanyasi bhava. In other words, you must be in the bhava that this does not belong to you, it belongs to somebody else. Why should you crave for something that is not yours? "

" God gave this body to serve him. It must be used for the well being of mankind as desired by him. If we understand his intention and live with the bhava that this body belongs only to him even for one day, God will certainly come closer to us. "

" Krishna appeared in Nagoji's dream and gave him not mahamantra but mahamantra sutras (the principles of maha tattwa)! These principles are applicable to all men of the world for all times. Just as Bhagawad Gita is useful to all worlds, all human beings for all ages; the three principles taught by Krishna to Nagoji are invaluable. He was gifted with the essence of all scriptures. If you follow these three principles, God will take you near him. There is no need to read any scriptures. This is the message of Brindavan dham. "

" The first principle is detachment. Without detachment, you will not have philosophical progress. Many people say that they are chanting God's name since 20-30 years but they feel any peace. This is because they lack detachment. If your goal is divided between reaching God and enjoying worldly pleasures, then how can you attain oneness with God? That is why the first step is detachment towards the world. Before reaching this state, remain indifferent to the pleasures and sorrows of the world. You must learn this lesson. Many things will happen around you. Do not get perturbed and lose your peace of mind. Without a clean mind, without living a pure life, one cannot do towards God. You must realize that nothing in this world belongs to you. "

" When Janaka was a little boy, he learnt tattwa near Yagyavalka maharshi. The guru felt that Janaka had the most religious virtues among his 12 disciples. He often thought that sowing the seed in Janaka would bear fruit because others were like barren land. He took Janaka under his fold and taught him everything. The other boys were upset. They felt that their guru was paying special attention to Janaka because he is a prince and would gift some land to the Brahmin. The maharshi was endowed with great powers. He was aware of what the others were thinking but remained silent. One day there was a big fire in Mithila. All the disciples were fleeing to their houses. "

" Where are going?' "

" 'We are going to our houses.' "

" 'Why?' "

" 'We are going home to fetch our belongings and clothes.' "

" Janaka did not move from his place. He was totally unmoved. He sat near his guru's feet listening to his teachings. "

" 'But this boy (Janaka) did not move. Find out why he did not run. His kingdom is burning down. You all have only a small hut and a little wealth. He is from a royal family with riches. Yet he is not moving from here. Did you find out why?' "

" 'Janaka, why are you not leaving this place?' "

" 'Whatever is burning there, nothing is really mine. That is why I am indifferent.' "

" Man must achieve such a state. He must be able to think that nothing in that building which is burning to ashes belongs to me. That dead body is not mine. This crumbling wealth is not mine. Even if I try to hold on to these, nothing will happen against karma. With this bhava firmly planted in your mind, you must remain indifferent to the joy and sorrow in this world. Witness consciousness is very great. By nature, every human being is a witness only. He has no link with anything. His original nature is witness consciousness. We who must remain as a witness lost our original nature, adopted an unrelated new mind, linked with worldly matters, developed attachment towards the world and spoilt our mind. As a result, we are moving away from God. This is the reality! "

" The first principle given to the boy by God is 'Reach the stage when you are disgusted with worldly pleasures. Be detached from the world. You are yearning to reach me. You will come near me as a little boy in this life itself. You are not the owner of anything here. No object in the world has been created for your pleasure. Under any circumstances you must think - 'Nothing in this world belongs to me. It belongs to my Swamini. This world belongs to my Mother, the Mother of the Universe, the Supreme Sovereign Radha Rani.' She is the Master of Brindavan dham. Contemplate on that Mother. 'Everything belongs to You. I am born for Your happiness. I will live according to Your orders.' Hold Her feet firmly. You will certainly become detached from the world. There is no other way.' Nagoji said 'OK my Lord. Now teach me the second principle.' "

" The second principle is very important - Inwardness. You are an extrovert. You are seeing many objects. When you see them, you become attached towards them. When this attachment develops, you move away from the God residing in your heart. You are living in the world of maya - your family! Hence you must learn inwardness. This divine wisdom was given to us by Brahma. It is mentioned at the beginning of Bhagawad Gita that when Brahma was created, he emerged with four faces from the navel of the Lord in a lotus flower. He could not see anything but the vast sky all around him. He was all alone because creation did not begin yet. 'I am all alone in this vast sky. From where did I come? Who is my father?' He traveled in all worlds to find the answer to his questions. He tried to trace the divine world from where he came. He moved for many years.....yet could not get the answers. Finally he prayed 'O Lord, my father. I could not have your darshan. I don't know from where I came. I don't know where you are. I am in such an ignorant state. Please show me the way to reach you.' Immediately he heard the divine words from the sky 'Tapa Tapa' "

" When yearning is developed in your heart, when that hunger is awakened, Mother is near you. She is ready to nurture you. A mother relaxes till the child weeps. Brahma waited till the last moment for God's darshan. Then he heard the words Tapa Tapa. He understood that God wanted him to do tapa - penance. He closed his eyes and tried to go inwards. That is the correct way to do penance. God taught us the second lesson through Brahma - inwardness. Only after his inward journey, Brahma attained darshan of Vaikunta and Lord Vishnu; not until then. We too must learn inwardness. Unless you develop detachment towards worldly matters, you will not attain inwardness. One is dependent on the other. When you sit for japa, you close your eyes. Some worldly matter comes to your mind and you move downwards. You experience something, you remember small incidents and you move downwards. Why does this happen? You face these hurdles because you are not detached from the world. Whatever may be your religion or mantra, there is no spiritual progress without detachment from the world. The first and foremost requirement is detachment. "

" Detachment! The joys and sorrows of the world are not yours. 'I am not related with these joys and sorrows. I am only a witness. They will come and go according to karma. My Lord is within me, not somewhere outside.' We search for God here and there. "

" The Lord told Arjuna 'I am present deep within the heart of every human being.' God created a divine temple within my heart. If I forget this fact and search for him everywhere, what is the use? A mahatma said 'a child was sleeping beside his mother. When he opened his opened his eyes and saw the darkness, he was afraid. He cried out for his mother though she was sleeping just beside him.' In the same way, we are unable to realize God though he is so much in our vicinity. "

" The third principle is equally important - Self Surrender. 'My savior is only God. There is no one greater than him. He is a real guru of all gurus in this world. He is always near me, watching me. He is near me in a witness state. Whenever I develop true yearning for him, when that hunger awakens in me, he will immediately speak to me. There is no doubt about that. Was Prahlada afraid when the king's attendant held his hand to throw him into a pan containing boiling water? No! He was immersed in his state of inwardness. He was near his Lord. That is the real secret. When he was near his Lord in inwardness, the Lord held him firmly. Prahlada did not hold any external object, only the Lord within his heart. That is why he could not be harmed. Even if something happens, he would remain indifferent and say that it has nothing to do with him because he does not belong to this world. Did Janaka worry when the kingdom of Mithila was burning? He said that nothing belonged to him. You also must realize that no object in this external world belongs to you. Being in this bhava all the time is the true way towards surrender to God. "

" In the Gita, Krishna explained all religious and philosophical truths. Finally he said 'Sarvadharman parityajya mamekam saranam Vraja'. Give up all worldly dharmas. You are not related to any of them. The relatives and family came as a result of your karmas. The scriptures mention some worldly dharmas in certain situations. You need not follow any of them. You have only one dharma - Bhagawata dharma - which you must implement implicitly. You must constantly contemplate on the holy feet of God. Hold hid feet firmly. Radharani is your entity. "

" In the Narada Pancharatna, Krishna promised "

" 'Narada, I am uttering thrice, so it is equal to a promise. I am telling the truth which the world can't believe. Without Radhaji's grace, you cannot attain my grace.' "

" Sakthi! Even God needs power. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa said that Lord Shiva is Shiva only when he is Sakthi , otherwise he is sava (corpse). Krishna clearly stated, 'O Radha. I became Sri Krishna only with You. If You move aside, without my Sri, I am only Krishna. Sri means sakthi (power). Sri is wealth, infinite knowledge and rasa. Sri is the root of Sacchidananda. He became Sri Krishna because he is associated with Sri. When even the Lord needs Sri, then what about us? This secret was revealed to Narada by Krishna. As soon as you get down the train in Mathura station to proceed towards Brindavan, you will hear only one name Radhe Radhe. The milkman will not knock at the door; he will call out Radhe Radhe. Only Radha; Her name; Her thoughts..She is filled in the whole Universe. The whole of Brindavan is Mother only. We will bring out eight volumes of the book 'Brindavaneswari Sri Radha'. The first volume is ready. Some of the points which I mentioned now are included in this book. "

" Nagoji began his pursuit of God. He attained detachment, inwardness as well as state of self surrender. As instructed by his guru, he carried a large bundle of hay which was too heavy for him to carry. As he walked, he uttered Hari Hari Hari Radhe Radhe Radhe. The bundle rose by an inch above his head. Nagoji was walking on the ground and the hay was moving in the air. All the people saw this miracle. 'How strange! He is walking as usual and the bundle of hay is moving in the air above him.' The guru also saw this scene. He was very surprised. 'My son, your surrender is total.' Once you reach the state of total surrender, the Lord will bear all your burdens. Don't forget this fact. The day you give up all your dharmas and surrender to God, your sins and virtues or earlier actions don't come into account. He will take care of everything. He is proving this to you, me and the whole world. The little boy grew up and became famous in Brindavan. He wrote many books and poems. He is an exemplary character. He gave us the essence of Bhagawad Gita in his childhood itself. He gave us the three principles of detachment, inwardness and self surrender. I practiced only these three principles. They are my life. Because I practiced these three principles in my life, my Swami, my Radheshyam, My Krishna is with me like a shadow. This is the secret of life.' This is the message he spread to the world. That is his greatness. "

" As soon as you sit for dhyana yoga, you must forget the external world. Develop inwardness. Be in the bhava that Mother is within me. Then self surrender -, there is none other than Mother. Begin with Her mantra or name. You must not utter Her mantra with your lips. It will continue within you, you must listen to it. The mind must utter and the mind must listen. Your lips must not utter anything. There is no account here. That is meant for someone who will leave midway. When somebody says 'I will not leave Mother under any circumstances, day or night, in any season..' , what account can you maintain? You must account for holding Her , not leaving Her! The one who is in prem dham cannot leave Mother. Many people in Brindavan take kshetra sanyas. They take a vow that will not step out of Brindavan; they will die there only. What account will they have? Such accounts are for ordinary human beings, not for us. Our duty is to be with Mother. Think Radhe Radhe Radhe at all times and in all conditions, day or night and dream or awake. That is enough. Gradually you will understand what happens. "

" A mahatma in Brindavan wept 'Mother, You must always be with me.' And hit his head on the floor in that bhava. The next morning, the letters Radha were imprinted on his chest. These letters are Her original form! Her name is Her form. When people visited this mahatma, he would write Radha on a small stick and ask them to do pooja saying 'my Mother gave me these letters - Her mantra'. They had the bhava that when they write Her name on the stick, She is with them. You will find thousands of sticks in Brindavan with Radhe Radhe Radhe written on them. As She wrote these letters on his chest, there is no doubt that this is the maha mantra (Radha) granted by Her to the world. "

" The Devi Bhagawata states that "

" There is only a single power that can fulfill all desires, even those desires which were unfulfilled over previous births. That power is Radha. There is nothing that She cannot do. She is Radha because She can accomplish anything. We have attained such a fortune. "

" Try to visit Brindavan at least once and stay here for a few days in our ashram. Learn everything here. We will teach you about dhyana yoga. Understand the procedure, practice dhyana and gain peace of mind. Worship God. Hold his divine feet. This is our message. "

" Radhe Govinda! Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna! Radhe! Radhe! "