Reflections on the path of devotion.

The Land of Prema

Vraja is the land of prema. The prema present in Vraja is impossible in Mathurā. Kṛṣṇa will not see those in Mathurā like they are His beloveds. He will see they are sisters, relatives, or…

Learn from Sakhas - The True Wealth of a Sadhaka

After taking some breakfast from their mothers, they leave for the forest and remain there until around three o’clock in the afternoon, when they return home. They stay with Kṛṣṇa in the forests and gardens…

What to Tell Nanda Baba

Nanda Bābā is crying in separation from Kṛṣṇa. How I can tell him to not cry? Kṛṣṇa told me to pacify the Vrajavāsīs, but how can I pacify them? Should I tell Nanda Bābā, ‘You…

THEY WILL CHASTISE ME, I CANNOT GO

If, even from a distance, you will see that very beautiful Krishna playing on His flute and smiling, then all kinds of hesitations, all kinds of shame, all kinds of obstacles, will automatically go. Don't…

Genuine Krsna-kirtana

What should the sādhaka do if a faulty and duplicitous person cheats and disturbs him? Should he contemplate about his wicked character day and night? No, by doing this, that person will never change. On…

Pure Bhakti and Varnasrama-dharma as a Platform - 26 June 1997 France

First, Svamiji wanted to establish varnasrama-dharma in Western countries, so first you should try to adopt all these things. Ladies should not try to divorce. Husbands should not try to divorce. Without doing these things,…

Categories of Sadhana According to Qualification

...and beg pardon. Perhaps what you previously thought about the jīva and bhakti has changed. Perhaps you are now thinking, understanding, and realizing differently. Similarly, your present understanding will also change when you will become…

HE IS MUCH, MUCH MORE WEALTHY

There is a hidden meaning. Anuvenum justam, vrajesa-sutayor. Vrajesa means the king of Vraja. In Vrindavana, in Vraja, there are two Vrajesas. One is Nanda Baba and the other is Vrsabhanu Baba. Vrsabhanu Baba has…

His Weeping is Also Blissful

Kṛṣṇa is not an ordinary cowherd boy. This son of Nanda and Yaśodā is parabrahma. There is no one who is like Him. He plays with the gopas and gopīs. Yaśodā even twists the ears…

Hanuman and Humility

We see that clouds sometimes appear to fight with thunderbolts. Are they tṛṇād-api-sunīcena if they fight and thunder at each other? Hanumān is tṛṇād-api-sunīcena. Because Rāvaṇa was the enemy of his Lord Rāma, he killed…

Watering the Seeds - 02 May 1997

So be enthusiastic and try to be qualified to go in the bhakti realm, truly. There should be no anarthas, offenses and all other things, no restrictions. There is very little time. Giving up all…

The Only Means of Deliverance

What is gatir (in the above verse)? It is happiness, peace, bliss, love, and, ultimately, deliverance from this world. Where will you get all this from? You will get everything by the Lord’s mercy. Without…

These Are Very Sacred Things

There are so many things that cannot be said. These are very sacred things. Oh, a day will come when you will have this mercy upon me, that actually I will be there when Kṛṣṇa…

ALL OTHER ATTACHMENTS SHOULD QUICKLY GO AWAY

Who are these gopis? They are none other then Krishna Himself. Krishna has come in two parts, Radha and Krishna, and all the gopis are bodily manifestations of Radhika. These gopis have descended to this…

Becoming Trnad-api by Taking Shelter of the Vraja-devīs

When a young girl falls in love with a boy, this relationship is very sweet and tasteful in the beginning. And when the boy is away, the girl is always anxious for his return. Is…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, Vastra Harana Lila - Prabhuji - 25 Mar 2020

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How to Progress in Bhakti

Try to progress. Concentrate on the mercy of the name. When remembering the names and chanting japa-mālā, in your heart, at that time, think, “I’m not qualified, and I’m offensive, so they (the names) should…

What We’re Missing Despite Societal Advances - 14 Feb 1997 Australia

If Caitanya Mahaprabhu had not come, who would have given that Krsna-prema to the world. Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave to anyone who came in front of Him, even to animals, dogs, like the dog of Sivananda…

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The Two Features of Yogamaya

Yogamāyā has two features. One is called unmukha-mohinī, and she attracts Kṛṣṇa and all His parikaras(associates). Even though Kṛṣṇa is omnipresent and omnipotent, still she deludes Him and makes Him mugdhā. How can He be…

SHE COULD NOT ATTRACT HIM

You know the wife of Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami - how beautiful she was! She was like Miss India - more beautiful than Miss India. Perhaps, if she would have competed for Miss Universe, oh,…