Never before has the complete life of Krishna been told in a way that is so engaging and understandable, yet so faithful to the ancient epics of India. Spiritual seekers of all traditions will find inspiration and revitalized faith in these pages.
Sri Krishna Lila describes the extraordinary manifestation of the Eternal in the realm of time that occurred in Krishna, the playful and enchantingly beautiful Deity who embodies the highest truths of India's spiritual wisdom.
While the usual Western image of God as father or monarch is represented in this story, readers will also find here much more -- a refreshing and powerful picture of God as child, playmate, lover, friend, and teacher. They will discover how India conceived the most intimate and joyous experience of God, using the seductive metaphor of the Divine Beloved. What is evoked here is not a religion of moral law and stern obligation, but a spirituality of joy and true desire, love and beauty, contemplation and inner awakening.
This life of Krishna expands our concept of divinity and raises our thoughts to a higher spiritual plane. What does it mean to conceive of God as warrior and king? What does it mean to relate to the Infinite as friend or husband? Such experiences are vividly portrayed in these pages. We are uplifted as we contemplate the unlimited joy of the Eternal, appearing to us in a form combining beauty, strength, and irrepressible playfulness.
Just as the music from Krishna's heavenly flute is irresistibly attractive, so this book will entrance its readers.
In this podcast Mataji Vanamali reads book 1, Bala Lila, of the three books of Sri Krishna Lila, and the first 10 of 33 chapters.
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Never before has the complete life of Krishna been told in a way that is so engaging and understandable, yet so faithful to the ancient epics of India. Spiritual seekers of all traditions will find inspiration and revitalized faith in these pages.
Sri Krishna Lila describes the extraordinary manifestation of the Eternal in the realm of time that occurred in Krishna, the playful and enchantingly beautiful Deity who embodies the highest truths of India's spiritual wisdom.
While the usual Western image of God as father or monarch is represented in this story, readers will also find here much more -- a refreshing and powerful picture of God as child, playmate, lover, friend, and teacher. They will discover how India conceived the most intimate and joyous experience of God, using the seductive metaphor of the Divine Beloved. What is evoked here is not a religion of moral law and stern obligation, but a spirituality of joy and true desire, love and beauty, contemplation and inner awakening.
This life of Krishna expands our concept of divinity and raises our thoughts to a higher spiritual plane. What does it mean to conceive of God as warrior and king? What does it mean to relate to the Infinite as friend or husband? Such experiences are vividly portrayed in these pages. We are uplifted as we contemplate the unlimited joy of the Eternal, appearing to us in a form combining beauty, strength, and irrepressible playfulness.
Just as the music from Krishna's heavenly flute is irresistibly attractive, so this book will entrance its readers.
In this podcast Mataji Vanamali reads book 1, Bala Lila, of the three books of Sri Krishna Lila, and the first 10 of 33 chapters.
VisitVanamali Book and Music Store to purchase Sri Krishna Lila and Mataji’s other illuminating books.
Sri Krishna Lila Chapter 4. The Butter Thief...
Vanamali Mataji sings her original love poem...
VARUMO THOZHI VARUMO
(Raga – Bhim Plas)
O Friend! Will my beloved ever come?
Will the lotus-eyed one come?
Will he come in the chariot of my heart?
I will garland him with a Vanamala made of Tulasi, jasmine and white flowers.
I will garland my love with a Vanamala (garland of wild flowers).
O beautiful dark Kanna (Krishna)
Will thou not come to me in the form of my beloved Vanamali?
I will prepare a sweet of milk and bananas,
And grape juice mixed with honey,
I will scatter lotus buds on his path,
And sprinkle sandalwood oil.
O Friend! Will my Vanamali ever come?
I have waited so long that my legs are giving way,
I have gazed for such a long time that my eyes are brimming with tears.
The oil in the evening lamp is coming to an end,
The flowers in the Vanamala (garland) are fading and falling.
O friend! Will my Vanamali ever come to me?
Varumo thozhi varumo prema swaroopan varumo,
Thamara kannan varumo, en manorathathil varumo,
Varumo….
Tulasi kunda mandaram cherthu, vanamala jaan charthum thozhi,
Kannanu vanamala charthum,
Sundara shyamala kanna nee ente vanamali roopathil varumo,
Varumo…
Panchamritavum paalum, mundiri charum thenum,
Thamara mottukal vitharum vazhiyil,
Chandana tailavum thalikkum
Varumo…
Kaathu katthente kaalukal thalarnu,
Nokki nokki ente kannukal niranju,
Sandhya deepathil enna kazhinju
Vanamala poovukal vadi kozhinju
Varumo…
Sri Krishna Lila
Never before has the complete life of Krishna been told in a way that is so engaging and understandable, yet so faithful to the ancient epics of India. Spiritual seekers of all traditions will find inspiration and revitalized faith in these pages.
Sri Krishna Lila describes the extraordinary manifestation of the Eternal in the realm of time that occurred in Krishna, the playful and enchantingly beautiful Deity who embodies the highest truths of India's spiritual wisdom.
While the usual Western image of God as father or monarch is represented in this story, readers will also find here much more -- a refreshing and powerful picture of God as child, playmate, lover, friend, and teacher. They will discover how India conceived the most intimate and joyous experience of God, using the seductive metaphor of the Divine Beloved. What is evoked here is not a religion of moral law and stern obligation, but a spirituality of joy and true desire, love and beauty, contemplation and inner awakening.
This life of Krishna expands our concept of divinity and raises our thoughts to a higher spiritual plane. What does it mean to conceive of God as warrior and king? What does it mean to relate to the Infinite as friend or husband? Such experiences are vividly portrayed in these pages. We are uplifted as we contemplate the unlimited joy of the Eternal, appearing to us in a form combining beauty, strength, and irrepressible playfulness.
Just as the music from Krishna's heavenly flute is irresistibly attractive, so this book will entrance its readers.
In this podcast Mataji Vanamali reads book 1, Bala Lila, of the three books of Sri Krishna Lila, and the first 10 of 33 chapters.
VisitVanamali Book and Music Store to purchase Sri Krishna Lila and Mataji’s other illuminating books.
