August, 31, 2010

My dear viewers,

We are due for the Janmashtami festival marked with Lord Shri Krishna's birthday on the 2nd of September.  I wish to greet the devotees on the occasion.

In Indian tradition, we have a deity identified with all aspects of life, vital to our existence.  And, we have a festive date dedicated to all popular deities every calendar year.  For, each of them epitomizes values vital to our qualitative existence.

Lord Krishna dwells in our heart, not because He successfully steered Arjuna to victory over the Kaurvas.  He is remembered as an epitome of love – that pristine love, which being the source and cause for all diverse creations, holds the key to unity underlying the manifest world.

Not only that, He, through Bhagwada Gita did also show us offer us a lesson in the "Art of Living", following which, one could unfold that pristine love lying deep within all of us, and connect to the rest as one amongst equal. 

Remembering Lord Krishna in the above sense on this solemn occasion will mean true reverence to the Lord.  Mere belief driven offering to the Lord is not enough.

With these words I wish to greet the valued readers on Janmashthmi.             

With all the good wishes,    

 Bharat Bhushan Padmadeo