We bow in humbleness and respect to the energies of Lord Krishna who descended on earth many many years ago to show mankind the truth of the principle of Karma. It is Lord Krishna who shared in detail how every action has an equal and opposite reaction in the life cycle of the soul. 

The energies of Lord Krishna reincarnated again in the form of Lord Jesus, who took upon himself to bring an end to barbarianism and show mankind the selfless nature of love and giving.

On the sacred day of “Krishna Janmashtami“, the Birthday of Lord Krishna devotees express their love and gratitude to the Lord for coming to earth to show the truthful right pathway of the soul, so that those seeking the truth can connect to their Krishna or Christ consciousness in order to achieve the true connection of mind, body and spirit.

This year the auspicious day of “Krishna Janmashtami” falls on Thursday, 25th August 2016, the 8th lunar day of the descending moon.

To honour the energies of Lord Krishna, the Divine Bliss (DBI) family will be organising a prayers and chanting ceremony as an expression of our love, devotion and gratitude – on Thursday, 25th August 2016, 8 pm to Friday, 26th August 2016, 1 am.

Venue: Divine Bliss International – Awakening Center of Self-realization located at 2319 Nursery Road, Clearwater, Florida – 33764, USA.

Join us for the celebrations in person or online !

WHAT IS KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI?

Krishna Janmashtami pronounced as ‘Krish-na’ ‘Jan-mash-ta-me’ means the day of birth of Krishna on the 8th day of the descending moon.

This festive occasion marks the birth of Lord Krishna – the supreme deity who descended on Earth to free mankind from the shackles of the vicious cycle of life and death. He threw light on the principle of Karma, which explains the cause and effect relationship of how all deeds and actions done by an individual effect that individual.

SIGNIFICANCE OF LORD KRISHNA

The birth of Lord Krishna is symbolic of the victory of light over darkness, to assist the seekers of light to connect to their true state of being, which is called Krishna consciousness (also called Christ-consciousness in the western world) meaning truest clear consciousness. As Lord Krishna is the embodiment of the same divine energies as Jesus Christ, Krishna Janmashtami is energetically a highly significant occasion like Christmas.

As humans we are bound in the shackles of anger, greed, temptations, attachments and pain and we tend to spend our lives engulfed in the darkness of our own vices. Lord Krishna shows people the pathway to freedom from all vices through His teachings complied in Bhagavad Gita, the Holy book of the Hindus.

Like the Bible, Bhagavad Gita is considered an eminent guide for the seekers of realisation.  It teaches self-mastery and inner composure to conquer the binding emotions to open the pathway to ultimate freedom.

In order to connect to the highest truth, the key is to travel inwards towards one’s true self where none other than the Lord resides. If one travels outwards, the mind gets entrapped in endless worldly activities and fails in making the true connection. The observances of the day of Janmashtami help the seeker to overcome the physical limitations of the mind and body and assist in making the highest connection to the divine truth.

JANMASHTAMI CELEBRATION

Celebration of Janmashtami is observed by fasting and staying awake until midnight. Midnight is significant since Lord Krishna was born at midnight. To celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna devotees gather at midnight to sing devotional songs and chant mantras to honour the energies of the Lord. Connecting to the energies of Lord Krishna, connects one to purity of the mind making us capable of realising and attaining the highest truth. Only a pure mind is capable of grasping the subtle formless truth.

The quest for attaining Krishna-consciousness / Christ-consciousness is ultimately every soul’s eternal desire. On the day of Janmashtami the cosmic opens the universe’s light energy circuit to grant seekers of Krishna-consciousness a divine opportunity to connect to the energies of Lord Krishna.

Every soul wanting to connect to the eternal bliss is blessed with an opportunity to do so on this very blessed and sacred day.

JOIN THE DIVINE BLISS FAMILY FOR THE BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF THE ENERGIES OF LORD KRISHNA

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25th AUGUST 2016

If you happen to have any questions that you would like us to address, do email us at info@divineblissinternational.org.