Friday, January 6, 2012

Devotion via the internet

"Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, being fully absorbed in Me and taking refuge in Me, many, many persons in the past became purified by knowledge of Me--and thus they all attained transcendental love for Me." Chapter #: 4 Shloka #: 10 Please check out this site. It is remarkably useful in obtaining proper quotes from the Bhagavad Gita. Devotion is something that we all engage in. We say prayers, we sing bhajans, we talk to God on a daily basis. However, there are so many other ways we can show our love for Him. Many people advocate that technology is the enemy of mankind but I cannot agree with them. Instead I think that technology, like everything else, can be used for good and for bad reasons. It is up to us as the persons using the technology to decide whether we will use it for good or bad reasons. Let us identify the good ways we can use technology, specifically, the internet (a few, the list in not exhaustive!) 1. Skype call our family members abroad 2. Email friends, relatives, work colleagues, international experts 3. Read religious texts 4. Watch religious videos 5. Create religious blogs 6. Create online charities to help others 7. Organise social events with our relatives, friends, colleagues 8. Use technology to aid our education And there are many more reasons. There are also negative ways in which technology can be used and I will not list these since I do not approve of people using technology for bad reasons. Those who are reading this blog are using the internet to further their spirituality since they are reading about Kanha and they are focusing on Him. How about you give me some suggestions for things you would like me to deal with in the future? Jai Shri Krishna!

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