Teachings, stories, and glimpses of life from our spiritual family around the world.
Although Vṛtrāsura played the role of a demon, he expressed his great desire to love Kṛṣṇa. Just as a chaste lady who chants and remembers her husband’s glories without any reason or desire for personal…
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...But, these devotional practices should be performed under the guidance of any bona fide guru, or a śikṣā-guru. Gurudeva is an uttama-mahā-bhāgavata Vaiṣṇava. Any mahā-bhāgavata should be considered as one’s śikṣā-guru. We should not think…
Read more...Oh, she became upset, “What to do? What to do?” Anyhow she collected one golden plate, some camphor, water, and all things. She saw that dust was going in the sky, “Oh, Kṛṣṇa will come.…
Read moreMoney, women and fame are like tigresses. Those who have relinquished them are indeed Vaisnavas. Vaisnavas alone are pure and detached devotees who can conquer material existence. With this qualification, a genuine...
Read more...Nanda Bābā has nine lakh cows, and Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja has eleven lakh cows. The son of Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja, Śrīdāma, used to always defeat Kṛṣṇa (at wrestling). Kṛṣṇa can steal anyone’s heart. But just by having…
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...You should try to have a very regular and good association of bona fide devotees. The seed of devotion has been planted in your hearts, but if you don’t water this seed of devotion with…
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...In Vraja, the gopīs all wear some sign on their forehead, showing their devotion to Kṛṣṇa. But it is also parakīya, not apparent to everyone. They wear a bindi, or a dot or small sign…
Read moreThe mentioned verses are the essence of the entire Srimad-Bhagavatam. If you will follow bhakti, you will also be able to see Krsna with His pastimes, and associates – and all your doubts and questions…
Read moreThe fundamental conclusion is that only upon obtaining the aforementioned eligibility can the sādhaka undertake the discipline of rāgānuga-bhakti. By following this method of sādhana while still plagued with anarthas and without the appearance of…
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We cannot live without air. To maintain this body, you will have to take air, water, and other substances. Anyābhilāṣa must be avoided. But, how can we perform activities that will not be classified as…
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if someone goes to the samādhi center of a bona fide guru and prays for help there, this physical attachment can be cut very easily. Such a person will then, under the guidance of the…
Read more“Acarya Sri Sankara’s vyasa-puja is not a true vyasa-puja; it is only for show. Vyasa’s sampradaya is the foremost in India; India and the Indians are indebted to him. But at the present time the…
Read more...Give respect to everyone. Don’t criticize anyone, even a bad person, otherwise these bad qualities will come to you. Don’t criticize and even don’t praise, because these qualities will come. So, be careful.
Read moreTo serve Radha-Krsna Conjugal and to realize something about them, even in the stage of sadhana, is called mukti. Giving up both material bodies (gross and subtle), situating ourselves in our constitutional form, and serving…
Read moreIf someone is engaged in performing nonsense, but yet if he is taking the name of Kṛṣṇa with devotion, then you should think that he is really a sādhu—even if he is still involved in…
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...‘Divya-jñāna hṛde prakāśita.’ What is divya-jñāna? You will have to try to know what divya-jñāna is. ‘Cakṣu-dāna dilā jei janme janme prabhu sei divya-jñāna hṛde prakāśita.’ Chanting, chanting, and also engaging in kīrtana to the…
Read moreSri Jayadeva Gosvami was a very high class of maha-bhagavata, and he wrote a book called "Gita Govinda", "The Glories of Govinda". When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw this book, He made a copy and instructed…
Read moreAmong the many varieties of sādhakas found in this world, the devotee of Bhagavān who performs bhajana while residing on the banks of Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa is the best and the most dear to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.…
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Do you know how strong a devotee Srivasa Pandita is? One day he was doing kirtana with many devotees in his courtyard, Srivasa-angana. While Mahaprabhu was dancing and singing with His associates, Srivasa Pandita's only…
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We cannot presently see Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Vraja directly, but if we pray to the trees and the pastime places as well as the dust, grass, and stones in Vraja; if we have respect…
Read moreSakhya-prema is characterized by viśrambha, one-pointed affection full of loving trust, and includes feelings of possessiveness between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His devotees. Even though Arjuna and the other sons of Pāṇḍu are eternal associates of…
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...we are spiritually weak because we are not taking the spiritual nourishment for our soul. By sādhu-saṅga, hari-kathā, and kīrtana—our soul receives spiritual strength and we can collect brahma-śakti and offer it to Kṛṣṇa...
Read more...there is no name of Kṛṣṇa here, but it is in Gauracandra, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa both. So, he has taken only Śrīmatī Rādhikā here and by doing so the praṇāma-mantra of all are inclusive in…
Read moreTry to learn Vaisnava etiquette, follow properly, and honor all. Honor even those who are kanistha, and especially give honor to the madhyama, madhyama-uttama, and uttama-adhikari. Give honor to all, according to their development in…
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