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Two Aspects of Love

Kṛṣṇa is the object of love. He is worship-able for everyone. There is no one for whom He is not worshipable. He tastes sakhya, vātsalya, and mādhurya-rāsa. The bhakta is the abode of love. Among…

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Offer Yourself, Not Just the Mango Print

Offer Yourself, Not Just the Mango Print

First try to offer yourself – your whole being. For grhasthas (householder devotees) this is very hard, but they may also offer themselves. As the Pandavas, the gopis and Ambarisa Maharaja did, householders can do.…

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KEEP THESE IN YOUR HEART AND PERFORM BHAJANA

...Try to collect the moods of all Vaisnavas, keep these in your heart and perform bhajana. I have collected only one external thing from my Guru Maharaja – his shoes in Mathura. I have collected…

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Rascals and the Land of Milk and Honey

Rascals and the Land of Milk and Honey

The rascal, so-called kings, they think that "It is my property. Let me tax the people to the extreme and take the money and enjoy in drinking and enjoying women." Therefore the monarchy's finished. But…

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Why does Kṛṣṇa do rāsa?

He does so because it is the desire of Śrīmatī Rādhikā. Śrīmatī Rādhikā desired, “I want to dance with My sakhīs and You.” To fulfill Her desire, Kṛṣṇa did rāsa. Kṛṣṇa is fully submissive to…

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THE FRUIT BECOMES EVEN MORE SWEET

...The guru-parampara is like a tree. If one denies this tree, his fruit will not manifest. We should also honor this tree, giving water to the root of the tree, not to the fruits, so…

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Don't Punish the Prince

Don't Punish the Prince

We have come to Vraja by our great fortune. But we should remember our place. If we try to punish the Vrajavasis, or chastise the residents of Vraja, then we will surely be punished. Yamaraja…

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Bhakti does not depend on One's Asrama

Bhakti does not depend on One's Asrama

...One day, one of the brahmacaris was giving a class and saying that all householders are rotten. He told his audience, "They have nothing to do with bhakti. We strong brahmacaris and sannyasis can preach…

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The World Is Not Zero

The Supreme Lord is complete and everything coming from him is complete. The world is not zero. We will not mix with zero. This idea is false. Nowadays a storm is blowing everywhere in the…

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Kill All These Demons

Kill All These Demons

And Krsna, why He took part in the Battlefield of Kuruksetra? He wanted that these rascals should be removed, the Duryodhana and company. And Yudhisthira must be there. Therefore He personally supervised the warfare. He…

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DO YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF MADHU-SNEHA?

...Candravali offers a grhta-sneha pradipa, and the sakhis of Srimati Radhika offer a madhu-sneha pradipa. Madhu-sneha is situated in their eyes, like a pradipa. They are actually performing arati with their eyes...

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What to Think About While Chanting

What to Think About While Chanting

...While chanting Hare Krsna and thinking about all of these things, gradually your mind will be controlled. In our sampradaya, especially in the line of Srila Rupa Gosvami, devotees do not have to do anything…

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Why Bother Singing Bhajanas and Kirtanas?

Why Bother Singing Bhajanas and Kirtanas?

Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krsna in the mood of Radhika. This means that Radha and Krsna are both honoring Ekadasi in Jagannath Puri. On the Ekadasi evening, the panditas of Jagannath Puri brought all kinds of…

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NAMO RADHIKAYAI TVADIYA PRIYAYAI

...We sing Damodarastakam only because of the phrase, "Namo radhikayai tvadiya priyayai" (I offer my obeisances to Your beloved Radhika); otherwise, we have no need. This song is for the bhaktas of dasya, sakhya, and…

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Śrīmatī Rādhikā And The Bumblebee

Śrīmatī Rādhikā said to the bumblebee, “Kṛṣṇa is black like you. How can we trust you? You run from one flower to another taking its honey and you never look back at the flower you…

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