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Kṛṣṇa Becomes Very Angry with Them

Those who want to make Kṛṣṇa, God, their own property, ban others saying, “You cannot come.” Kṛṣṇa becomes very angry with them, and Śaṅkara is also not pleased with them. Those who think, “Kṛṣṇa is…

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The Agony of Departure - Govinda Lilamrta

The Agony of Departure - Govinda Lilamrta

He comes to torment and chastise Them. He is the cause of Their parting and the intense burning They feel in Their hearts. The sun’s illumination is not merely an inert source of light or…

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Whose Side Are You On?

The question is, whose side are you on? Are you on the devotees’ side, or the demons’ side? If you are on the bhaktas’ side, you may have to lie or cheat the demons, but…

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Deliberation on Śuddha-bhakti

We have already mentioned that according to the scriptures, bhakti is the only means of attaining Bhagavān. Only bhakti can cause the jīvas to have the vision of Bhagavān and bring them into His presence.…

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Can He Go to Hell?

..If someone is a Vaiṣṇava and chanting harināma throughout his whole life, is there any necessity to do any śraddhā for him? Can he go to hell? Will he be in a suffering condition? No.…

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Shared Yearnings - Govinda-Lilamrta

Shared Yearnings - Govinda-Lilamrta

By the causeless mercy of Śrīla Guru-pāda-padma and the rūpānuga Vaiṣṇavas, we are hearing this Govinda-līlāmṛta, which is helpful for the soul and enables one to enter into service of the Supreme Soul. Vṛndā-devī has…

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Marching for Krsna

...When there will be military march of Krsna conscious soldiers. Anyone who does not believe in Krsna, "Blam!" (laughter) Yes. The same process as the Mohammedans did, with sword and Koran, we'll have to do…

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Govinda Damodara Madhaveti - 11 June 1996

Govinda Damodara Madhaveti - 11 June 1996

I am speaking on this because how can we remember Krsna while we are in this this material world? Bhakti is not difficult; Bhakti is very simple. Staying in their houses, the gopis always remember…

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Feasting on Bliss - Govinda-lilamrta

Feasting on Bliss - Govinda-lilamrta

Don’t think these pastimes are imagination or something slight. The ācāryas only give hints of these pastimes. If you touch those hints, turning the button on, then all pastimes will manifest in your heart. But…

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The Character Test

Demons enter the ashrams, the brahmana families, and all religions, and destroy them from within. They fill them with duplicity and cheating. In Kali-yuga, followers of bad people will be millions and billions, but followers…

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The Principle of Inconceivable Difference and Non-difference

Acintya-bhedābheda-tattva is the philosophical principle regarding the inconceivable (acintya) relationship of simultaneous difference (bheda) and non-difference (abheda) existing between the inconceivable and unlimitedly powerful para-tattva, and His various potencies, as well as that which manifests…

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Kṛṣṇa has Sent a Message

Kṛṣṇa told Uddhava, “Tell the gopīs, ‘Kṛṣṇa has sent me; I have not come according to my own wish. Kṛṣṇa has sent a message.’ When the gopīs hear these words, they will be very happy.…

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I have Come for ISKCON - 17 June 1996

I have Come for ISKCON - 17 June 1996

After Svamiji spoke to me, he ordered all the GBC leaders like Jayapataka, Tamala Krsna, Brahmananda, Bhavananda, and all others that “You should go and take Narayana Maharaja everywhere.” So many ISKCON leaders took me…

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