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Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, Uttara1.8.1 - Prabhuji - 06 Oct 2020
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Bathe in the Rasa-samudra - 16 June 1996
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 moreThose Who are Atma-ghati Don’t Listen
...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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Many Angles of the Sun - 09 Feb 2013 - Govinda lilamrta
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 Siddhānta Propagated by Śrīla Gurupāda-padma (Part 5). Deliberation on the Jīva Who is Under the Influence of Māyā in the Conditioned Stage on Account of his Marginal Nature
The 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
Merely 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,…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, Uttara1.6.41 - Prabhuji 05 October 2020
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Read moreEverybody Wants to Fight…
“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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The Saintly Son - 16 June 1996
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 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 moreThe Siddhānta Propagated by Śrīla Gurupāda-padma (Part 5). The Jīva is the Vibhinnāṁśa-tattva of Śrī Hari
In 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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Admission in Love’s School - 09 Feb 2013 - Govinda lilamrta
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…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Purusottama Vrata - Prabhuji 04 October 2020
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Read moreThe Siddhānta Propagated by Śrīla Gurupāda-padma (Part 4). Śrī Kṛṣṇa is Akhila-rasāmṛta-sindhu, the Ocean of All Ambrosial Mellows
Śrī 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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The Dawn of Love - 08 Feb 2013 - Govinda lilamrta
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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Damodara-lila - 14 June 1996
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?
What 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…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Purusottama Vrata - Prabhuji 03 Oct 2020
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Read moreHeads are Yours, Tails are Yours
You want both sides. Heads are yours, tails are yours. You want to control everything. You are afraid we will become liberated and free of your control. Therefore, you attack us. So many kinds of…
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The Glories of Govinda - 14 June 1996
...To obtain power for his function of destroying the obstacles of the three worlds, Ganesa offers his prayers to Krsna. Krsna is the Adi-purusa; He is the personality described in the Puranas. Ganesa offers his…
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