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Three Claps
In the meantime, she requested that boy, “You should wait a little, I am making arrangements for prasādam. I am going to cook very nicely and in no time. I will cook and You should…
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A True Practitioner of Bhakti will Respect Everyone
A person cannot respect everyone because of his false pride. He will only respect those who show him love and affection. He will say, “You are a Vaiṣṇava. Why? You like me; you respect me.”…
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Protest against Sri Radha-Govindanatha’s Vaisnava-darsana
...Sriyuta Radha-Govindanatha had composed a large book, Vaisnava-darsana, which is based on Acintya-bhedabheda-vada, the ideas of both books being one and the same. Srila Acarya Kesari protested against Vaisnava-darsana in the Sri Gaudiya-patrika (4th issue,…
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ALL THE PASTIMES TOGETHER ARE EMBODIED AS YOGAMAYA
That pastime personality is prema-bhakti, and in prema-bhakti there are five different personalities: Santa (neutral relation), dasya (servitorship), sakhya (friendship), vatsalya (parenthood), and madhurya (conjugal service). We should pray to madhurya-bhakti, which lives in the…
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One of the Symptoms of a Parama Mahā-bhāgavata
...he did not fear. He simply stood with folded palms, thinking about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. Ambarīṣa Mahārāja did not feel any burning sensation. Rather, the demoness was destroyed by Bhagavān’s Sudarśana cakra. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa…
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WHO IS "SINGHANIYA", What Seva Did He Do?
One day in 1980, a few of the ISKCON sannyāsīs brought Banavarilal Singhaniya, a young factory owner from Kolkata, to meet Śrīla Gurudeva. His family was very successful—they owned three factories that manufactured springs and…
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Symptoms of Love
If our hairs do not stand on end at the time of chanting, and tears do not flow from the eyes, and our hearts do not melt, it means we are full of anarthas and…
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Verse 16: Gradation in the Manifestation of Bhāvas
There is a gradation in the manifestation of bhāvas in accordance with the mental disposition or the heart of the devotee. In devotees whose hearts are very grave (gambhīra) or deep like the ocean, the…
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YOU WILL NEVER LOOSE MY COMPANY
If you follow this instruction, your materialistic life at home will not obstruct your spiritual advancement. Indeed, if you follow these regulative principles, we will again meet here, or, rather, you will never lose My…
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What is Caksu dana? - Radlett, U.K. - 16 May 1996
“Caksu dana dilo jei, janme janme prabhu sei, divya jnana hrde prakasito,” chanting, chanting, and also engaging in kirtana to the accompaniment of the playing of the harmonium, mrdingas, karatalas, and dancing; but not knowing…
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Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu - Prabhuji 18 Aug 2020
Meeting in Kuruksetra, Krsna manifesting His svarup, Dvarakavasis are asking Gargacarya, whose son is Krsna. Killing Shishupal --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.
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Gopal-campu - Prabhuji 18 Aug 2020
Gopal-campu, Meeting in Kuruksetra, Krsna manifesting His svarup, Dvarakavasis are asking Gargacarya, whose son is Krsna. Killing Shishupal
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Gandhi rascal, Vivekananda rascal, Aurobindo rascal!
...From his behavior I can understand he is rascal number one. I do not want to know about him, but what he has done makes it obvious. But the wonderful thing is that people in…
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Under the Guidance of the Sakhīs
“These līlās come only within the jurisdiction of Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s sakhīs, because mahābhāva is found exclusively within them. These pastimes develop only due to the sakhīs’ participation; the sakhīs alone have the right to taste…
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WHAT IS LAVANYA?
Lavanya is a special quality like the milk of a cow, the fruits of a tree, or the flower of a creeper It is that special factor which makes something wonderful, unique, and attractive. Lavanya…
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What is Sādhana?
Sādhana does not mean whimsically doing harināma or reading books or performing arcana. Sādhana means to practice with the goal in mind. The goal is prīti. When we do sādhana with our senses and adopt…
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A discussion on Nama-aparadha - San Francisco 05 1996
If you have respect for Gurudeva and those who have given all these things, then you will be careful in this regard, as you will have sambhanda jñāna, a relationship with Śrī Guru and Vaiṣṇavas.…
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Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Chhati puja - Prabhuji 17 Aug 2020
Chhati puja, Meetihg Nanda and Vasudeva, Nanda distribute a lot and Kamsa became distirb, Putana lila, Kamsa going to Vraj. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.…
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Follow This Ideal Example
If you want to have krsna-prema, you will have to follow the six Gosvamis. Srila Raghunatha das Gosvami, Srila Jiva Gosvami, Srila Rupa Gosvami -- all were like this. None are inferior to the other.…
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The installation of the deities in Sri Goloka-ganja Gaudiya Matha
The deity form of the Lord, however, is cinmaya (conscious) and purna-brahma-svarupa (the complete personification of brahma). Bhagavan is not formless (nirakara), without potency (nihsaktik) or without attributes (nirvisesa). Arupavadeva tat-pradhanatvat, na pratike na hi…
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My First Business - Radlett, U.K. - 15 May 1996
So, my first business in coming here, is to take the lotus foot dust of Svamiji, from all the countries he visited in the course of his preaching. By visiting all these countries, I want…
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Stagnant Prisoner - Bhagavad Gita
If a prisoner tells his warden, “Give me nice food, give me a soft comfortable bed, give me all facility to enjoy life,” how would the jailer respond to him? "This prisoner is crazy!" When…
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Everyone is Under the Grip of Time
We spend great amounts of money on doctors, food, medicine and going here and there, but we should understand that these things can never save us in the end. Everyone is under the grip of…
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Artificial Rules and Regulations - Radlett, U.K. - 15 May 1996
This current originated from Krishna who passed it down to Brahma and this current culminates in the presence of our guru. If we want to control this current by many rules and regulations, then the…
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