Bhajana-kriya E-Book

Yaśomatīnandana Dāsa

• Herausgeber: epubli
• Kategorie: Sachliteratur, Reportagen, Biografien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 51

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

Bhajana-kriya invites the reader on a transformative inner journey through the practice of devotion, meditation, and self-realization. Drawing from timeless teachings of bhakti-yoga, this book explores how daily spiritual discipline becomes a living expression of love for Kṛṣṇa. Through poetic reflections, practical insights, and authentic experiences from the path of devotion, Bhajana-kriya illuminates the stages of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness—from the first spark of faith to the deepening of surrender and inner peace. More than a philosophical text, this is a companion for the heart—a guide to cultivating mindfulness, humility, and joy in one's relationship with Kṛṣṇa. Whether you are a long-time practitioner or newly drawn to the spiritual path, Bhajana-kriya offers inspiration, structure, and encouragement for your own bhakti journey. A book for seekers who wish not only to understand devotion, but to live it.

Leseprobe

Bhajana Kriya

Series: Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Basics

By Yaśomatīnandana Dāsa (Jan Wolter)

Disciple of His Holiness’ Kadamba Kanana Swami

Janananda Gosvamī

Jayadvaita Swami

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Prabhupāda

Dedicated to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta

Swami Prabhupāda

© Jan “Yashomatinanandana Das” Wolter (freelance

Yoga instructor) YOGA PLUS 2025

www.linktr.ee/YashomatinandanaDasa

More books of Yaśomatīnandana Dāsa (Jan Wolter):

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(2013-2023) Freedom (January 2024)

● Via Medium (February

● Soul Searching 2024)

● Travel, Learn, Grow ● Arcana - a taste of Deity

● Where We Will Wænder Worship in Sridhama

● Overall Balance Mayapur (Spring 2024)

● Homecoming ● Śraddhā - Beyond Faith

& Blind Trust (Summer

2024)

Wisdom of Veda & Yoga: Learning ● Yoga of Writing (Fall

the Art of Spiritual Travel 2024)

● Monk's Minimalist

● Peace Love Union (2022) Mindset (Winter 2024)

● Eternal Journey (2022) ● Sadhu Sanga (Summer

● Be Bliss! (2022) 2025)

● Blissful Bonds (2022)

● Green Living (2022)

● Atmārāma (2022) The Golden Age awaits: Chaitanya,

● Minimalism (2022) please arise

● All One, yet Different -

Spiritual Traveler: Books for Inner Acintya bhedabheda

Freedom (Summer 2024)

● Bhakti-Yoga (Fall 2024)

● Travel + Freedom ● Spiritual Gentleman

(2015-2022) (Winter 2024)

● Spiritual Traveler (2023) ● A journey of Surrender -

● The Art of Spiritual Śrī Śiksastakam

Travel (May 2024) Commentary (2025)

● Inner Revolution Poetry ● Fearless - Abhay (Spring

(2015-2025) 2025)

● Parikramā (Spring 2025)

● G.A.P. (Fall 2025)

Journals: Personal Diaries of a

spiritual Traveler

Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Basics:

Teachings of Saints, Holy Places and ● Bhakti (Autumn 2023)

the sacred texts. ● Bhajan (Winter 2023)

● Pada Sevanam (2023)

● Little writings - Essays on ● Prachar (Spring 2023)

God consciousness ● Join the Party (2024) (2023)

The Golden Age awaits

avatari’ caitanya kaila dharma-pracāraṇa

kali-kāle dharma — kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana

“In this Age of Kali, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has descended

to preach the religion of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore the

chanting of the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa is the religious

principle for this age.” (CC Madhya-Līlā 11.98)

Invocation

oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya

jñānāñjana-śalākayā

cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena

tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ

śrī-Chaitanya-mano-’bhīṣṭaṁ

sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale

svayaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ

dadāti sva-padāntikam

I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual

master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I

offer my respectful obeisances unto him.

When will Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, who has

established within this material world the mission to fulfill

the desire of Lord Chaitanya, give me shelter under his

lotus feet?

vande ’haṁ Śrī-guroḥ Śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ Śrī-gurūn

vaiṣṇavāṁś ca

Śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ

sa-jīvam

sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ

Kṛṣṇa-Chaitanya-devaṁ

Śrī-rādhā-Kṛṣṇa-pādān

saha-gaṇa-lalitā-Śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master and unto the feet of all Vaiṣṇavas. I offer

my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Śrīla

Rūpa Gosvāmī along with his elder brother Sanātana

Gosvāmī, as well as Raghunātha Dāsa and Raghunātha

Bhaṭṭa, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. I offer

my respectful obeisances to Lord Kṛṣṇa Chaitanya and

Lord Nityānanda along with Advaita Ācārya, Gadādhara,

Śrīvāsa and other associates. I offer my respectful

obeisances to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Śrī Kṛṣṇa along

with Their associates Śrī Lalitā and Viśākhā.

he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindho

dīna-bandho jagat-pate

gopeśa gopikā-kānta

rādhā-kānta namo ’stu te

O my dear Kṛṣṇa, You are the friend of the distressed

and the source of creation. You are the master of the

gopīs and the lover of Rādhārāṇī. I offer my respectful

obeisances unto You.

tapta-kāñcana-gaurāṅgi

rādhe vṛndāvaneśvari

vṛṣabhānu-sute devi

praṇamāmi hari-priye

I offer my respects to Rādhārāṇī, whose bodily

complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of

Vṛndāvana. You are the daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu,

and You are very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

vāñchā-kalpa-tarubhyaś ca

kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca

patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo

vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ

I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaiṣṇava

devotees of the Lord. They can fulfill the desires of

everyone, just like desire trees, and they are full of

compassion for the fallen souls.

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda

śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

I offer my obeisances to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, Prabhu

Nityānanda, Śrī Advaita, Gadādhara, Śrīvāsa and all

others in the line of devotion.

hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare

hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare

Foreword

This is my honest request and invitation to get everyone on the path of bhakti. Before I joined the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement, I had no idea of all these terms, spiritual processes and or technicalities, but I had some faith in God and his messengers.

Even for someone who is materialistic, atheistic or a “you-only-live-once” person, it doesn't matter, because love is about happiness and bliss, isn't it? By the time I was 20, I had worked about twenty different jobs, traveled here and there, met people from so many paths, but never fully satisfied, I prayed inwardly. Sitting in nature, sometimes playing music, I was at the edge of belief. In these lonesome hours, feeling drained, frustrated and pressured by the common man’s environment, I sought an answer within the heart. So, I sat down just hearing the waves, the river, the wind and whatever people were advising me. Eventually, I started remembering the inner voice of wisdom, an innate potency of appreciation, compassion and kindness. Although, the outside would make me broken hearted and devastated, the inner potency overflowed all sorrow and eventually even the worst was washed away. With a simple prayer for love, peace and union I found my way back into churches, mosques, and even the Hare Kṛṣṇa temple. My meditation deepened and I was desperate for truth. At every corner I would search for answers, eventually receiving a book and good advice.