We at Gitaaonline wish our readers a very happy Janmashtami. Sep 1 also marks the anniversary of the day that we moved to this domain two years ago and so it is a twin celebration this year;)
I wanted to share with you 10 short messages that can be learnt from Krisna’s life and can be game changers in our lives as well..
1. Hope dawns at the darkest hour – Krishna was born at midnight, in pouring rain, in a prison cell and taken away from his birth mother within few minutes of his birth!! Many times, when things look really bleak and despondent, we should understand that the worst is actually over and hope springs eternal!
2. Live Life King Size - The moment we think of Krishna as a child, the image that is conjured up is of a very active, mischievous prankster who enjoyed every bit of his childhood. This is inspite of a myriad of demons / demonesses trying to put an end to his life! Krishna tells us that this life is not for being sad and depressed, it is one of joy and happiness – his story can lift the saddest spirits up!
3. Love everyone equally – Krishna was loved by everyone because he loved every one equally – whether it was the Gopis of Brindavan or kings and princes, they all coveted his love and he returned it in good measure.
4. Never forget your friends – Krishna never forgot his childhood friends or the favours done for him. At the right opportunity and when his friends like Sudhama were in need, he always helped them with many times what they expected.
5. No job is too small – While Krishna could have single handedly won the war of Kurukshetra, he instead chose to be a charioteer for Arjuna and guided him to win the war! This teaches one dignity of labour and the fact that no matter how menial one’s job may sound, it is possible to do fantastic things from that!
6. Never lose your song – Krishna’s flute and his ability to attract people by music were legendary. Many times, when we become focussed on our careers or family, we lose sight of our hobbies and real interests and this makes life a drudgery! Krishna puts music into life and life into music!
7. Work sharper not just harder – Krishna always worked sharper rather than harder! There were many times during the Mahabharata war, where it was his intelligence that helped to defeat powerful adversaries. Brute strength is ok, but brain strength is far superior!
8. Black is Beautiful – There is so much discrimination in this world on the basis of color and creed! To a nation that used to be (?) obsessed with the “fair” color, Krishna was a revelation that color was irrelevant and Black is beautiful!
9. Work is worship – One of the central messages of the Gita is that faith or religion is not just being ritualistic or a bookish knowledge of scriptures. It is infact doing one’s job to the best of one’s ability and without any expectations!
and last but not the least, here is a fun message..
10. The best man is one who makes women feel special;)
Happy Janmashtami and may the blessings of Krishna be with you and your family. If you would like to share a lesson you have learnt from Krishna, please do leave a comment!
So much to learn and accept.Thanks for the wonderful post. Believe me its very powerful.
Happy Janmashtami to you too:)
Thanks Dr Pratibha. Welcome to Gitaaonline.
Nehha – Thanks for the greetings, enjoy the sweets for the festival;)
Nice summation of krishna’s life and different things that we should learn from his life. Happy Janmaashtami to you too.
Dear Sowmyaji,
Thanks for a wonderful thought. In each step of Krishna’s life we can learn.So proud of you sowmyaji putting such noble thoughts. Lord Krishna bless us all to follow his principles.
jai Sree Krishna.
Happy Janmashtami as well as All The best for Gita on line.
Good and Pertinent Spiritual Food for our troubled souls.
May Krishna Bless and Guide you.
Took me time to read all the comments, but I really enjoyed the write-up. It proved to be Really helpful to me and I am confident to all the commenters here! It’s definitely nice when you can not simply be enlightened, but also entertained! I’m sure you had fun writing this article.
Happy Janmashtami! and congratulations for your second site aniverary
Loved the 10 short messages from Krishna’s life
Jai shree Krishna!
Dear Sowmyaji
Your writings of 10 short messages can be considered as 10 commandments for leading a purposeful and happy life.
It also reminds us the story of 10 men crossing the river and finding one of them missing after crossing the river as each one of them forgot to count himself, and the Lord as a stranger coming their way and counting all the 10 for them and then walking away taking away their grief of the missing 10th man when he was actually not missing.
Your wittiness is also reflected in writing the 10th message of making women feel special,and it is truthfully fulfilled by writing this comment.
Dumane
this is a great spiritual inspiration…good post again
I’ve read of how the modern theorems in Physics have been understood by Krishna & how they are described in Bhagawat Gita, in a different way. Now these are cute little stories to read with such an internal meaning.
It was a nice read & looking for more in this site.
A Journey to the Unknown Spaces
Thank you for voting my article on Indivine. Your Blog is too good…quite spiritual.
Thanks for shedding light on the Gita’s messages. It is so astonishing to know how much of wisdom constantly keeping coming from Gita. Indeed modern managers have much to learn from Gita.
I liked the funny message part!
Sowmyaji!
Lovely messages. I remembered Bharathiar’s poetries in Tamil. Highly inspiring writings. Love and hugs to you.
chitradevaraj
Dear sowmya,
thanks for the inspiring words. it definetly raised my spirits.
Ur words are amazing i liked them all .
Life will be easy if we will follow Lord Krishna’s foot steps as explained above
LIVE LIFE KING SIZE !!!!!!!