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This book Govinda-līlāmṛta establishes the living entities in spiritual perfection, bestowing realization of their svarūpa-siddhi, eternal spiritual form, svarūpa-ānanda, the bliss inherent in that form, and svarūpa-gata-sevā, the service corresponding to that form. This Govinda-līlāmṛta…
Read morePlato looked at the peak of the Spiritual question from the West and Vyasa made the observation from the East; so Confucius did it from further East, and Schlegel, Spinoza, Kant and Goethe from further…
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Santi means sayujya-mukti. There is no action, words, or anything. Rather, we want to bathe in the rasa-samudra, the ocean of nectarean mellows. In this ocean there are five kinds of waves. These five kinds…
Read more...Who will not listen to the hari-katha spoken from such personalities? Those, who have a desire for samsara should listen. Those, who have developed detachment to samsara should also listen. Those, who have developed pure…
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Śuka is sitting on a creeper in the bower, calling, “Kṛṣṇa, awake. It is not the time to sleep.” But the male parrot doesn’t say this directly. What does he say? “O Gokulacandra, the sun…
Read moreThe jīva is constitutionally the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, but when he misuses his own natural independence because of his marginal nature (taṭasthā-dharma), he becomes averse to Kṛṣṇa. At that time his pure constitutional form…
Read moreMerely quoting ślokas will not do. You’ll have to practice it. There are symptoms that reveal if you are actually practicing or not. If you are exercising bhakti with all of your senses and mind,…
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Read more“People cannot remain without politics. They will not do harinama, but in the name of harinama they will do politics. They will not repeat Nama. They will not believe that Krishna is the only Personality…
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So, any man who has no knowledge of atma, Paramatma, and Krsna-bhakti will not be able to make his life successful. Our sons and daughters go to schools and colleges, but they became atheists. They…
Read moreWe do not even have śraddhā. We will leave our Gurudeva without a second thought. We leave for petty reasons. We do not know who he is—that he has been sent by Kṛṣṇa so that…
Read moreIn the Vedic scriptures, the jīvātmā has been called the vibhinnāṁśa, separated part, of the Supreme Lord. Therefore, the jīva is constitutionally a servant of Kṛṣṇa. We have already mentioned that the one parā-śakti, or…
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The sakhīs come and see that Yaśodā Mātā is guarding Kṛṣṇa’s room and not allowing anyone to enter and disturb His sleep. She worries about Him with motherly love. Like a parent thinks, “My son…
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Read moreŚrī Kṛṣṇa, the embodiment of rasa, is the Supreme Reality, or para-brahma. At the same time, He is supremely rasika, expert in relishing the mellows of love. Therefore, although He is one, in order to…
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By body, mind and speech, with all your senses, drink this līlā-rasa. Then automatically your disease of material existence will leave. This is the only medicine to cure the disease of material existence. But know…
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Remembering her son’s previous pastimes, Yasoda was churning the yogurt. The sound that was created seemed to resemble the playing of a mrdanga. It sounded, “Dhik-tan. Dhik-tan.” This means, “Fie on those who don’t do…
Read moreWhat is that love and affection that induces the gopīs to weep? We are separated, but we do not weep. There is one point to especially note here: if I explain about the worldly separation…
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