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Hari-katha 6 min read
Taking Initiation is Not Enough
If you have the good fortune to be with a niraga bhakta, a niraga Gurudeva, but you are not following the orders, the rules and regulations taught by Gurudeva, then you can still fall down.…
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Saraga or Niraga Guru
Guru should know all sastra. He should be able to remove the doubts of his disciples. Secondly, he should be realized in Krsna consciousness, doing so much bhajana himself and having no material desires. This…
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This is Vaishnava Etiquette
Bhakti is not confined by any sectarian limitations. Wherever any bona-fide Vaisnava is speaking Hari-katha and Srimad-Bhagavatam, we should most certainly go to hear from them. If such a Vaisnava is present, and we do…
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Controlled by Love and Affection
Even at the time of coughing, sneezing, or sleeping you can chant. In sleep you can chant, “Rama Rama, Krsna Krsna, Radhe Radhe Radhe.” While doing any job you can chant. At the time of…
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A Perverted Reflection
Where is happiness? It’s only in krsna-bhakti, in loving Krsna. If you love Krsna, then you can love your husband, children, and everyone. You can love and chant and you will see Krsna even in…
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Serve Both Vani and Vapu
One-pointedly give your everything to hear from them and be very strong and determine, “I will follow them.” You can only do this. Krsna’s mercy is independent. If He sees that a devotee is sincere,…
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Rupa Gosvami Established This
Because he was a special gopi serving Radha and Krsna conjugal. That is why he could give this thing. So Rupa Gosvami is the topmost servant of his Gurudeva. If anyone can serve his Gurudeva…
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Only by the Mercy of Rupa Gosvami
He has fulfilled the mano-bhista, the interior desire of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. What is that? What is His interior mood? He gave this krsna-prema to all classes of jivas. He even gave it to tigers and…
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Gurudeva’s Vani and Vapu
Srila Gurudeva: Gurudeva never wants any money or anything. But it may be that the servant is not so high-class and he may accept some money from the disciple. But actually, he has no need…
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