Alright, this post is one of my favourite posts, and it will appeal to you as well.
Are you struggling to find answers of your life ?
Are you struggling with people and having a hard time living with them?
Are you seeing the world with right perspective?
Do you tend to become low most of the time?
This post is one of the most important gyan that can help you further in life.
Do you tend to wonder why bad things only happen to you? Most of the time! All the time? Don't worry, I will help you.
See, one of the most important gain of reading the shastras is that you will understand what are important things and what is the noise?
The Puranas are written by the saints and there are questions asked by the sadhak(seekers).
Seekers are people who inquire about the right things or concerns of life, where seekers need to focus on. Even you can be called a seeker because you are finding the answers of your life.
The Puranas are conversations between the seekers and the saints. And the saints talk about what are the benefits of reading the shastras. The shastras make you pure, they give you blessings, they speak about the short stories which have lessons. And you have to respect these stories and the Gods in these stories.
See, if you follow all these lessons , you will become blessed with this gyan. The stories are written for a reason, it is meant to make you aware about important concerns of life.
The Puranas are written for the Kaliyuga era. They talk about the do's and don'ts of a spiritual life. We have to respect the shastras and follow them on a day to day basis.
Once you follow the shastras daily, elderly people will recognize that you are a Religious person, you are worthy of respect, you are heading to the right destination and are on the right path.
And if young people come under your influence, you've don't a lot for them already.
So if life is going to get sorted out after reading the shastras, why shouldn't we read shastras? No. Start reading them.
People will accept and respect you once you know what are the right concerns about life and how it will make you a respectable human being.
You will become invincible, flawless, unavoidable, you will become a blessed person with this gyan.
Now, the Puranas are a lot to read, around 18 puranas, but once you become determined to Read and complete them at the earliest date possible, your life will get sorted out and you will be blessed with the faith of God. Oh and you will attain artha, dharam, kaam and moksha.
Once you know this gyan, you will know what's important and what is your duty, even if you don't achieve your results, you are aware about what's important and crucial for your life.
Once you remain focused with what's important for you, then you will persevere and stand tall in challenges and endeavours.
You will become a first-class devotee, and you will earn your respect, because your life's challenges are sure to be conquered over.
You will know what's right for your life and you will build the right perspective.
Once you respect the shastras written by the saints, you will become respect worthy, and will definitely achieve results. And if you don't get results then you are on the right track with the right gyan.
Whilst you live your life daily with this gyan, you will not become low, because the gyan says don't grief, don't sorrow, don't sulk with the events of life, and move ahead with your chin up.
So once you read the shastras, you will learn to respect the shastras and the saints who wrote them.
When you become a first-class devotee, you will know what's right and wrong and will definitely become worthy of respect, and others will recognize you for whoever you are.
The shastras have been written with great detail, stories leading from one chapter to another.
Shiva Purana is one of the first puranas, I started with, and it will bless you with the right gyan, it will purify you, it will help you in every possible manner.
Swami Ramsukhdasji has written his Gita named Sadhak Sanjivani, which is a great shastra written in English, Hindi, Marathi and other languages. This book is also for seekers to answers of all the questions about life, God and this world.
Another great shastra I'd like to Read is Bhagavad Gita Tattvavechani.
Another great book is Tattvachintamani. I'm curious about this book as well.
There is another great shastra which I haven't read, but am reading, which is titled as Sadhana Ankh. This is another great book for sadhak(seekers).
Three more shastras on pravachan(lectures) about how to live a spiritual life are-
1- Sadhan Sudha Sindhu
2- Sadhan Sudha Nidhi
3- Sanjivani Sudha
Another great book on prayers(prathna) is - Bhagavannaam mahima aur prathna ankh. This book has short prayers about many characters in Ramayana, Mahabharata, Gita and Bhagavatam, through tough times and good times. Great Book to Read when ever you need to pray to God.
The Vedas are another great set of 4 books - that help you pray and ask the Gods for what you want.
Another 2 great books of stuthi(praise) of God:-
1- Upanishad Sangrah
2- Upanishad Ankh
Another 3 great books of devotees that will sort your life and become like them are:-
1- Bhakt Charita Ankh
2- Sant Ankh
3- Santvani Ankh
Another 2 great books on kathayein of histories are:-
1- Sattakatha Ankh
2- Bodhakatha Ankh
Another set of great books of Gods are:-
1- Shri Krishna Ankh
2- Shakti Ankh
3- Ganesha Ankh
4- Hanuman Ankh
5- Surya Ankh
Another great series is Shrimad Bhagavatam and is a great read for Kaliyuga era. This will also sort you for your best version.
Another book that will sort your life is Dharamshastra Ankh, which will help you do your dharam and achieve your results.
If you'd like to pray to Shiva then read the shastra Shivupasana Ankh.
Another great shastra that I'd like to Read is Hindu Sanskriti Ankh. Great book, Great Expectations.
Respect the saints and the shastras, and you will evolve into something unimaginable.
So, will you read the shastras, and be a first-class devotee?
This is my new slogan.
Know Yourself!
Which means:-
Become self-realized about who you are, and your purpose in life is to get into Krishna Consciousness, and know who Krishna is and know the world that you are living is maintained by Krishna.
Naame Le! Naam Le! Naam Le! Jai Shri Krishna!
