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...Those who will be expert and qualified will have life by reading these things. This is very valuable. You cannot imagine how valuable it is—even in thousands of births...
Read moreI want to give something like a gift to you all, that your life can be successful forever. I want to inspire you by their words. You should know that I have not come for…
Read moreAnd only a great, perfected personality who is ragatmika, or a devotee who is in the final stage of raganuga-sadhana, will understand the prema of the gopis. Even devotees such as Bhisma who were contemporary…
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Therefore, you must be careful. Pride is a very bad thing. Hence, your moods of devotion should always be hidden. You should pray to be protected at all times, “O Deva! You are transcendental. O…
Read moreEnthusiasm to serve Śrī Kṛṣṇa, full faith and steadfastness in that service, ensuring that all endeavours are solely for Kṛṣṇa’s service, renouncing the company of all others except Kṛṣṇa’s devotees and following in the footsteps…
Read moreWhen we adhere to the responsibilities ordained by the scriptures for these social and spiritual divisions, we are engaged in the performance of one’s prescribed duties. By executing the prescribed directives that are suitable for…
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Common people generally don’t know anything, and so they thought that Ramesvara meant that Sankara is the God of Rama, and that Rama is controlled by Sankara. The demigods were of the opinion that Rama…
Read more...a sadhaka will observe all the rules and regulations of vaidhi-bhakti, but internally his bhava should be of raganuga-bhakti. Externally he will appear to be the same, but internally his bhava will be different. The…
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After performing austerities, Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi first had darśana of the Lord’s form as Madana-gopāla, and after that, he had darśana of Śālagrāma. Keśavadeva manifests His svarūpa from the Śālagrāma. Next, Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi saw how the…
Read moreUnderstand? Kṛṣṇa has no difference between His shape and Kṛṣṇa Himself. Kṛṣṇa and His body are the same thing. So, Kṛṣṇa is not arūpavad. But He is Himself the shape, Kṛṣṇa, tat-pradhānatvāt. He is so…
Read moreAt the time of the rasa-lila, Krsna and the gopis were singing together. In beautiful melodies saturated with rasa, the gopis defeated Krsna by singing “Krsna sadhu, Krsna sadhu” in a note higher than Krsna…
Read moreAt once, this big crowd surrounded Him. So many learned scholars and Sanskrit paṇḍitas were reciting Vedic mantras and playing on a drum, he [Rāya Rāmānanda] was coming in a palanquin, as a king. When…
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Mādhavendra Purī is the root of the tree of divine love. Our sampradāya of prema-bhakti stems from this root and is flourishing even now. Mādhavendra Purīpāda first gave mañjarī-bhāva, gopī-bhāva, and vraja-bhāva to the people…
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Read moreAt first there is śraddhā, and when śraddhā is matured it becomes niṣṭhā. Niṣṭhā is a good, high thing. Then the mind is fixed. There is no doubt in any siddhānta—no doubt. At that time…
Read moreAll of our duties should be performed while singing nama sankirtana. Suppose there is a pitcher of water. If we simply add some lemon juice and some sugar, it immediately becomes nectar. Similarly, we must…
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Pure renunciation is actually a natural distaste for material matters and a taste for the dust of Śrī Rādhā’s lotus feet. Sādhakas who possess exclusive faith in Śrī Rādhā (rādhā-niṣṭhā) are solely attached to the…
Read moreIf anyone says that, “In old age I will chant and remember,” then there is no guarantee that he will become old. In a couple days he could die. Old age may never come. Better…
Read more...if one directly refuses to obey the order, he is not a sevaka, but a baka, crane. We should try to be sevakas in the real sense like Sri Govinda dasa, Srila Jiva Gosvami, Sri…
Read moreIt is necessary to understand the essence of this verse and thus become very beautiful, qualified devotees. Without properly understanding its moods, chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa will not be sufficient to receive the Lord’s full mercy.…
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