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Why Did Kripaluji Maharaj Say That Most People Pray Wrong Their Entire Life

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Prayer is often seen as a simple act of asking God for help, success, or protection. But, as Kripalu Ji Maharaj points out, the people wrongly understand the meaning of prayer throughout their lives. They make it a request not a deep love for the divine. The philosophy of Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj is much discussed with regard to this teaching, wherein he emphasized that prayer is not a request, but surrendering the heart to God with love and devotion. 1. Prayer Is Not Just Asking for Material Things A major error made by individuals is to make prayer a wish list. They pray only when they require something; money, good health, success, and solutions to problems. Spiritual teachings say that this is a superficial level of prayer. Kripalu Maharaj said God cannot be the provider of material desires, but He can be the source of Divine Love and prayer is not about asking but about connecting. 2. Most People Pray Without Emotional Connection There are many prayers that are repeated w...
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Embracing Kripalu Panchamrit - A Path to Eternal Bliss

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Years later when satsangis asked Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj to tell them what he presented at the Kanpur Sammelan, he wrote Kripalu Panchamrit. These five most essential points encapsulate his entire philosophy. Every individual soul in the universe naturally desires unlimited happiness because of being an eternal part of the Supreme Lord, Shri Krishna who is the very embodiment of existence, knowledge, and divine bliss. There are mnumerous are controversies prevalent in the world regarding the means to attain this infinite bliss; however, all of them can be classified irrefutably into only two categories: spiritualism and materialism. The science behind this is that one who identifies the self with the soul is called a spiritualist, and the one who identifies the self with the body is called a materialistic. Though both condemn each other, in my opinion, the truth is that both are actually ignorant. Just as the body and the soul have an eternal harmonious relationship, in the ...
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