ABOUT ME & YOU !
“Even if you know everything, you know nothing, if you don’t know about yourself”
- Socrates, Greek Philosopher.
People recognize me as AVINASH meaning immortal, deathless. I always used to think, how can there be a name like AVINASH as no body can be immortal…
But today I have literally realized that I and of course you are all AVINASH…
Hey hey wait, don’t ever think that I have gone mad or something like that…I am the same old AVINASH, as cool as cucumber, with lots of humor blah blah blah…
Next time if it rains, try to catch few drops in your hands. Drops you catch is the amount you like me and the drops you miss is the amount I like you.
Journey of an atheist from darkness to light…(MUST READ)
I always have had an immense urge to add more values to my life. So I have consistently read many self help books and even attended some Personality Development programs to unleash the powers within me fully/ easily. Personality Development doesn’t alone mean honing our soft skills but it also refers to making our heart more Pure and Selfless. Some of the books I have peeped into: Unlimited power, Who will cry when you die (my favourite one), Awaken the giant within you, Ignited minds, The monk who sold his Ferrari, Wings of Fire, 7 habits of highly effective people, Discover your destiny, You can win, Who moved my cheese etc.
One fine day, fortunately I was listening to an FM station. It was announced that in Ramakrishna Ashram (Bangalore) there is some discount on all books on Vivekananda’s Birthday, Jan 12th. So I managed to get handful of books from Ashram. The next few months I was lost in Vivekananda’s writings (including Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Sarada Devi). I was taken aback
when I observed that whatever these great Indian personalities have written 100-150 years ago, today’s International best selling authors are almost writing the same.
Somewhere in his books, Vivekananda has disclosed, “I have never quoted anything but the Upanishads and Vedas.”
Luckily, one fine day I came in touch with ISKCON (Bangalore), where personality development programmes are organized for the youth in a more lucid, logical and a scientific manner.
Previously I had a misconception that God is just an imagination/ belief to increase our confidence i.e. by praying to God repeatedly we tell it to our mind/ subconscious mind etc or it’s just another technique to abstain people from doing wrong things.
But today I have literally realized that existence of God is the hard core fact…
THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH…
Vivekananda Has nothing to do with true Vaishnavism or spirituality.
For further clarification go to Vedabase By Iskcon you wil find prabhupad quoting him and ramakrishna as bogus.
FOCUS-”the personality development program by ISKCON” has not told the Truth and all the facts as boldly as Prabhupad did during his times. Kindly go through the prabhupad conversations you will get true knowledge.
for further clarification you can mail me at zed462@gmail.com
Yes Prabhu even i know that Vivekananda, Ramakrishana doesn’t come under any of the 4 bonafide sampradayaas mentioned in the Vedas. I should not hav mentioned their names.
About personality dev pgms, Focus is just a 2 hour pgm but still there are many pgms conducted like Secrets of Success, Yoga retreat for the novice which will help them to taste the blissful association of the Lord bit by bit. But there are few more pgms like Folk, Krishna Ashraya which are more inline with Prabhupad’s mission.
Hare Krishna Avinash! I have just found your blog and like it very much. You are full of insights and wonderful quotes. I particularly liked your post with quotes from all those people who have recommended the Bhagavad Gita.
I think it is wonderful that you came in contact with ISKCON; Srila Prabhupada is a pure devotee of Lord Krishna, and so his writings instruct us how to get closer to Krishna; and it is said the vani (instruction) of pure devotee is same as vapu (form), so by following Prabhupada’s instructions we are in contact with him.
All glories to Srimad Bhagavad Gita! The As It Is version by Srila Prabhupada is what I grew up with, and I’ve found it be very wonderful. I am happy to see its familiar translations in your posts.
Also it is inspiring and wonderful to see your story of how you became theistic rather than remaining atheistic. I like that you demonstrate how you studied self-help, philosophy, so much, but found the absolute answers in the Vedas. The Vedas are truly timeless, still relevant to today.
Jai Sri Krishna! Jai Jai Sri Radhe!
dandavat pranamns,
Chaitanya Shakti dasi
Hare Krishna maataji,
Thanks for writing here. Let me know how u came across this blog.
Its great to hear that you are Krishna conscious right from your childhood. Infact we all are Krishna conscious by nature but we are reviving it now by the mercy of Prabhupada.
Please try to share this blog with people who have no idea about God or God consciousness so that it may help them to taste the transcendental bliss because every one is looking for Krishna but no one knows that they are looking for Krishna! Its so pathetic.
All we need is Love, Krishna
Hare Krishna,
Avinash.
Hare Krishna Avinash… Thnx for ur comment on one of the posts on my blog. Liked your blog and following the same… Keep writing…. God Bless…
Hare Krishna,
-Kajal
Haribol!
Thanks Kajol for stopping by my blog and for following it. I am glad you liked it
Hare Krishna,
Avinash.