Daily Devotion - Nov 27, 2025 (English)- Hidden Truths

In a country full of worshippers, it is surprising how little we truly understand about God, the Vedas, or the Saints.

• In our country, 90% of the people engage in some form of worship of God. However, they hold flawed beliefs - they say, "Everything happens as per God's will. God does everything. Not even a leaf moves without God's will." Such misconceptions have been deeply ingrained in people's minds. They commit deceitful acts themselves, do not do sadhana, and then justify their actions by claiming, "I do what God makes me do."
• One may grasp the literal meaning of words in the Vedas and the scriptures, but without God-realization, one cannot understand their actual, contextual meaning. This is because, in the Vedas, there is 'parokṣavāda' - meaning indirect expression - a word has one meaning, but its implied meaning is something else. Even a scholar cannot comprehend it.
• When Śrāddha (rituals for deceased ancestors) is performed, a portion of the offerings reaches the departed soul. However, nowadays, the person performing śrāddha does not even know where that soul is. Without knowing this, to whom are you offering food?
  When offerings are made to the celestial Gods (havya) through mantras or when food is offered to God, they accept it in their subtle essence. They do not eat gross food. But whether it is a yajña (fire ritual) or śrāddha, the Vedic rituals must be performed in accordance with Vedic injunctions. Firstly, it is impossible to read the Vedas; then, impossible to understand them; and finally, impossible to perform the rituals properly. Even if someone does everything correctly, they will attain the heavenly abode for a short time. One should not even think of performing Vedic rituals. It is not even worth discussing. The path of jñāna is even more difficult. Fulfilling the four prerequisites (sādhana catuṣṭaya) is impossible even to enter the path of jñāna.
• God and saints sometimes perform actions that contradict their personalities in Leela. Though omniscient, they act as if they are ignorant. Though filled with bliss, they behave as if they are suffering. They perform actions resembling those of ordinary humans, but these are not their actual nature. Even if their actions appear flawed (filled with worldly desire, anger, greed, jealousy, etc.), they have no actual fault within.
  They may outwardly appear to be committing murder, but internally, they are devoid of anger. Arjuna and Hanuman committed so many killings, yet they saw Sita and Rama everywhere. One cannot comprehend God or the Saints by merely examining their external actions; one must learn this secret from a genuine Saint.
  Ordinary people judge everything by their own experience, thinking, "In the world, first anger arises, then an abusive word comes from the mouth, then the plan to murder arises, then one kills. And even then, not everyone dares to commit murder - most people fear the death penalty. No matter how angry one becomes, he may beat up someone a little, but he cannot murder."
  Therefore, an ordinary person cannot understand that if Arjuna was seeing Shri Krishna inside the Kauravas, then how was he killing his own beloved deity?

Thus, the limited human intellect misinterprets their actions and falls into confusion, because they do not know this philosophy - that God and the saints behave contrary to their personality.
"Sugam agam nānā charit suni muni man bhram hoi"

Recommended books by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj related to this topic:

The Importance of Spiritual Knowledge - English

Spirituality in Daily Living (Set of 4) - English