Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj was born in Mangarh, a small village in north India in the state of Uttar Pradesh. In 1966 for the very first time Shri Maharaj Ji organized a month long Sadhana program in Mangarh. Its sole purpose was to give the seekers of God an opportunity to leave their homes, and practice devotion in their quest to attain God. During these intense devotional sessions, Shri Maharaj Ji used to impart not just theoretical knowledge of the philosophy propounded in our eternal scriptures but also provided practical instructions on how to practice devotion, while living in this material world. This sadhana shivir has been conducted annually ever since.
At the end of one such Sadhana program, Shri Maharaj Ji gave the following Instructions to the devotees before they left for their homes:
Make a firm resolve and reflect on these points
As this article is being published, the 2015 Sharad Poornima Sadhana Program is in progress in Mangarh and ends on Nov 25th, 2015.
At the end of one such Sadhana program, Shri Maharaj Ji gave the following Instructions to the devotees before they left for their homes:
Make a firm resolve and reflect on these points
- I will repeatedly affirm the philosophy that there is no lasting pleasure in this world and will thereby remain aloof from material gain or loss
- I will not waste even a single moment thinking about anything other than God, Guru and the path of devotion. Yet due to subtle impressions (sanskaar) of past lives, if any material idea crosses my mind, I will shed tears of repentance
- I will consider myself a heritage of my Guru and God. I will not let my material intellect drag me towards the material world. I will judiciously follow the philosophy propounded by my Guru
- I will live in this world yet remain aloof from the material atmosphere, just like a droplet of water stays on a lotus leaf
- I will constantly ponder on the value of human body and its transience. In this manner, I will spend every available moment in practicing devotion
As this article is being published, the 2015 Sharad Poornima Sadhana Program is in progress in Mangarh and ends on Nov 25th, 2015.
