Teachings, stories, and glimpses of life from our spiritual family around the world.
Without Gurudeva's mercy, you cannot realize the mercy of Krsna. So Gurudeva is more sarvajna. Krsna has no time. He is in Vrindavan playing in groves always. He has no time to think all these…
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People come to Vraja and see so many nice cows and say, “Don't drink milk, this is the cows blood. If you drink milk it is like being a meat eater.” In this way demons…
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This is called anubhava - absorption in experience of Sri Krsna’s pastimes. In this way they began to imitate His pastimes. One gopi began playing the flute and attracted everyone to her like she was…
Read moreFrom the very beginning even when I was alone, I was cooking myself for at least one dozen men, and I distributed full meals. In Jagannatha Puri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's only occupation was holding Sankirtana at…
Read moreHe has sung, “Being the maidservant of Śrīmatī Rādhikā, I will only strive for Her happiness. I will not strive for anything else.” Kṛṣṇa feels happy when Śrīmatī Rādhikā is happy and satisfied by someone’s…
Read moreThe seven gauṇa-rasas may be included within the five mukhya-rasas. For example hāsya and yuddha-vīra may be included in sakhya. Adbhuta may be included in all five mukhya-rasas. Dāna-vīra and dayā-vīra may be included in…
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Rather, you should think, “What should I do by which I will realize the soul and the master of all souls—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna who has created this world and sent us here?”…
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Read moreA chanter of the kirtana of Hari is necessarily the uncompromising enemy of worldliness and hypocrisy. As a chanter of the kirtana of Hari, it is his constant function to dispel all misconceptions by the…
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It is said ‘gopa yosita’, no one else had the eligibility to meet with Sri Krsna in this way, except for the Vraja-gopis. The daughters of the gopas who had come to the rasa dance…
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Remembering these pastimes, the Gosvamis sometimes laugh. Feeling intense pangs of separation, they bitterly weep and roll on the earth. They then think, “Oh Krsna is going to enter the groves.” They become so happy…
Read moreA huge assembly was organized in the local Sri Radha-Krsna temple. The city’s distinguished scholars and masters of literature attended, and Srila Gurudeva gave a brilliant lecture on sri nama-tattva. The famous Hindi scholars, Sri…
Read moreOn the hill there is a slippery rock showing where a specific pastime was enacted in a marriage arena. There, the gopīs arranged a special kind of marriage between Lalitā and Kṛṣṇa. This should not…
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Our religion is not Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, or any other. The aim of the practice of modern day religions is to have a good position in society and to live peacefully in this world. Ancient…
Read moreŚānta- and dāsya-rasa are compatible with each other. Sakhya and vātsalya are neutral (neither compatible nor incompatible). There is no other rasa (among the five principal rasas) that is compatible with vātsalya. Mādhurya and dāsya…
Read moreI understand that there are only three persons at Boston, but each of you can work for 300 persons, so it is not the numerical strength that works, but it is Krishna Consciousness that works.…
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Krsna thought, “My sadhaka may engage in spiritual practice for many millions of lifetimes, and after that he may be able to achieve perfection by taking birth in Vraja or getting the qualification to stay…
Read moreIf one’s character is flawed, then Mahāprabhu will not forgive him, even if this person is very learned. Therefore, for all of you to very carefully engage in bhajana and sādhana, Rūpa Gosvāmī has given…
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