V G Rao
Raksha Bandhan is the affirmation of love between siblings. Originally observed among martial races of north India, the festival has assumed a pan- Indian character. Rakhi is a talisman tied by a sister on her brother’s wrist and has come to symbolise protective bonding of love.
Love is said to be the longing of soul for soul. God, full of love, is the ocean of kindness. The love between mother and child, lovers, friends or siblings is a reflection of Divine love. The basic purpose of life is to become one with God, who is love personified. What better way to do this than to first express your love for fellow human beings? And the family is a good place to start.
The path of Bhakti or devotion brings us closer to God and enables us to even become One with Him. The boundless passion of the gopis for Krishna — often misinterpreted as being libidinous in nature — is nothing but pure bhakti. Swami Prabhupada explained that the “Love of Krishna or Krishna consciousness is the perfectional stage of real knowledge in understanding things as they are… The gopis are the typical example of this perfectional stage of knowledge. Their minds are always in Krishna… Since the gopis are on the platform of pure transcendental knowledge, their minds are always filled with Krishna consciousness….”
Gopis teach us how to be perfect devotees. Their route to godhead is one of unconditional love and utter devotion. Raksha Bandhan glorifies filial bonding of love that can be extrapolated to include everything in the universe. Ultimately, love is God.
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Courtesy: Economic Times: The speaking tree: 25 Aug 2018
V G Rao
Raksha Bandhan is the affirmation of love between siblings. Originally observed among martial races of north India, the festival has assumed a pan- Indian character. Rakhi is a talisman tied by a sister on her brother’s wrist and has come to symbolise protective bonding of love.
Love is said to be the longing of soul for soul. God, full of love, is the ocean of kindness. The love between mother and child, lovers, friends or siblings is a reflection of Divine love. The basic purpose of life is to become one with God, who is love personified. What better way to do this than to first express your love for fellow human beings? And the family is a good place to start.
The path of Bhakti or devotion brings us closer to God and enables us to even become One with Him. The boundless passion of the gopis for Krishna — often misinterpreted as being libidinous in nature — is nothing but pure bhakti. Swami Prabhupada explained that the “Love of Krishna or Krishna consciousness is the perfectional stage of real knowledge in understanding things as they are… The gopis are the typical example of this perfectional stage of knowledge. Their minds are always in Krishna… Since the gopis are on the platform of pure transcendental knowledge, their minds are always filled with Krishna consciousness….”
Gopis teach us how to be perfect devotees. Their route to godhead is one of unconditional love and utter devotion. Raksha Bandhan glorifies filial bonding of love that can be extrapolated to include everything in the universe. Ultimately, love is God.
DISCLAIMER
The views expressed in the Article above are Author’s personal views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing."
Courtesy: Economic Times: The speaking tree: 25 Aug 2018