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Four Paths to reach God

 Bhakti Margam Karma Margam Jnana Margam Raja Margam Bhakti - Sincere prayers with Niyamam, Anustanam. Offering flowers, Neivediam, Chanting Slokhas, reading  Scriptures, Puranas, Upanashids Karma - Self service, Service to Humanity, feeding poor, donating to the needy and eligible.  Service to humanity without expectation. Securing Nation from humanity such that no disruptions and no damage Jnana - Knowlege of God,  Scriptures, Universe, Bhagawan Nama Japam, Understanding of Advaita Philosophy. Raja - Sincere and Pure Meditation on Single God All paths - No achohol, No Non Vegetarian. Strictly prohibited. Follow Dharma Sastram, Ahimsa is one important aspect.

Kali Yugam

 There are four yugas Satya Yugam Treta Yugam Dwapara Yugam Finally Kali Yugam Satya Yugam is golden yugam where mostly Devas, Mahans and Great Gurus lived 100% Percent Good happened during this period Treta Yugam (Silver) Great Lord Rama and Sita Devi lived during this period But Rakshasas also lived 75% good and 25% bad happened during this period Dwapara Yugam (Bronze) Great Lord Krishna lived during this period But lot of ruckus happened due to Kauravas where Bhisma Acharya, Vidura is an exception 50% Good and 50% bad Kali Yugam (Iron) 90% Rakshasas only 10 percent Good. All bad things happen during this period. There is a story which goes like this Last descendant of Dwapara Yugam, Parakshit Raja was ruling, in the last stages. Kaliyuga appeared and asked a place for him to establish. Then Parakshit Raja gives the place to live in, But Kaliyuga refuses as he says, these are punya bhoomi/Sacred places. What I need is Paapa Bhoomi where I want to expand. Finally Kaliyuga asks th...

Fate and Freewill

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  One evening a disciple approached His Holiness Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamigal,  the 35th Jagadguru of the Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sri Sarada Peetham,  with a view to obtain some valuable instruction, but found words wanting to express his intention and His Holiness came to his relief by starting the conversation himself. I hope you are pursuing your studies in the Vedanta as usual. I cannot say that I make any regular study, but I do study   somewhat off and on. In the course of your studies, you would have been faced with many doubts. I cannot say that I have studied deep enough even for that. I do not mean the doubts, which arise when we endeavour to grasp the technicalities of the Vedanta system, but only those broad problems, which present themselves to any one who makes an attempt at serious thinking. Certainly, there are very many such doubts. Will you formulate one of such doubts and tell me how you have tried to solve it? I shall mention one of such doubt...