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SIMPLE LESSONS ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM. 1.

Posted by padmavati mataji on May 2, 2013 at 12:45pm

Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
May you be blessed with the shelter of the God of Gods,
the Cause of everyone`s bodily and mental prowess, the
Provider of necessities for all living entities, the Reservoir
of all transcendental qualities, and entirely untinged by
matter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna,
Who is not limited by past, present and future, and Who is
present everywhere as the shelter of all things. I offer
my respectful obeisances unto Him. Anyone who
wishes the honour he gives to be reciprocated infinitely
should honour Lord Krishna, the perfectly peaceful and
perfectly complete Soul of all beings, the Supreme Lord,
Who views nothing as separate from Himself. As a player
sets up and disperses his playthings according to his own
sweet will, so the Supreme Will of Lord Krishna brings
men together and separates them. Since everything is
dependent on the Supreme Will of Lord Krishna, the
Personality of Godhead, one should be equipoised in
fame and defamation, victory and defeat, life and death.
In their effects, represented as happiness and distress,
one should maintain oneself in equilibrium without
anxiety. One who has not listened to the messages
about the prowess and marvellous acts of Lord Krishna,
the Personality of Godhead, and has not sung or
chanted loudly the worthy songs about Lord Krishna,
is to be considered to possess ear-holes like the holes
of snakes and a tongue like the tongue of a frog.
With love and best wishes, take care, bye. Radhe Radhe.

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    padmavati mataji June 5, 2013 at 12:46pm

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    padmavati mataji June 5, 2013 at 12:46pm
    Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
    May you be blessed with the shelter of the God of
    Gods, the Supreme  Personality  of  Godhead, Lord
    Krishna, Who is the Reservoir of all Spiritual Potency.
    Lord  Krishna  is  Self-sufficient  and  Peaceful,  the
    Ultimate Truth, One without a second. He is realized
    as Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan and He is the
    Reservoir of  all  knowledge.  I  offer  my  respectful 
    obeisances unto Him. The Supreme Personality of
    Godhead, Lord Krishna, acts through His material
    energy in the creation, maintenance and annihilation
    of this cosmic manifestation just to deliver the living
    entity by His compassion and stop the living entity`s
    birth, death and duration of materialistic life. Thus
    Lord Krishna enables the living being to return home,
    back to Godhead. Simply by receiving the glories of
    Lord Krishna through purified transcendental ears,
    the devotees of Lord Krishna are immediately freed
    from strong material desires and engagement in
    fruitive  activities. The  Supreme  Personality  of
    Godhead, Lord Krishna, is situated within the heart
    of every embodied being, still Lord Krishna remains
    situated apart, just as the sky, which is all-pervading,
    does not mix with any material object. Thus Lord
    Krishna is the Supreme worshippable object and the
    Absolute Controller of everything. Lord Krishna is
    elaborately glorified in the Vedic  literature, but
    those who are bereft of intelligence do not like to
    hear about Him. They prefer to waste their time
    discussing their own mental concoctions, which
    inevitably deal with gross material sense gratification
    such as sex life and meat eating. With love and best
    wishes, take care, bye.   Radhe Radhe.  
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    padmavati mataji June 5, 2013 at 12:45pm
    Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
    May you be blessed with the shelter of the God of Gods,
    the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, Who
    is worshipped by brahmanas who are the foremost of all
    devotees. The character and behaviour of Lord Krishna
    is always consistent and He always controls His Senses
    and Mind. Acting just like an ordinary human being, He
    exhibits exemplary character to teach others how to
    behave. He is the Supreme Person and the King of kings.
    I offer my respectful obeisances unto Him. The entire 
    cosmic manifestation is the body of the Supreme Personality
    of Godhead, Lord Krishna, the Absolute Truth, Who has
    millions of names and unlimited potencies. Lord Krishna
    is Self-effulgent, Unborn and Changeless. Lord Krishna
    is the beginning, but He has no beginning. Because He
    has created this cosmic manifestation by His external
    energy, the universe appears to be created, maintained
    and annihilated by Him. Nonetheless, He remains inactive
    in His spiritual energy and is untouched by the activities
    of the material energy. As chaste women bring their
    gentle husbands under control by service, the pure
    devotees, who are equal to everyone and completely
    attached to Lord Krishna in the core of the heart, bring
    Him under their full control. The devotees of Lord
    Krishna, who are always satisfied to be engaged in His
    loving service, are not interested even in the four
    principles of liberation ( salokya, sarupya, samipya
    and sarshti), although these are automatically achieved
    by their service. What then is to said of such perishable
    happiness as elevation to the higher planetary systems ?
    With love and best wishes, take care, bye.  Radhe Radhe.  
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    padmavati mataji June 5, 2013 at 12:45pm
    Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
    May you be blessed with the shelter of the God of Gods,
    the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, Who
    is the only Enjoyer of all sacrifices, Whose Form is
    composed of transcendental goodness, Who is known as
    Tri-yuga because in Kali-yuga, He appeared as a concealed
    incarnation and because He always possesses three pairs
    of opulences. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.
    Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord
    Krishna constantly watches the activities of the world,
    no one sees Him. However, one should not think that
    because no one sees Lord Krishna, He does not see, for
    His  power  to  see  is  never  diminished. Therefore,
    everyone should worship the Supersoul, Who always
    stays with the individual soul as a friend. The Supreme
    Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, has no beginning,
    no end and no middle. Nor does He belong to a particular
    person or nation. He has no inside or outside. The
    dualities found  within this  material world, such  as
    beginning and end, mine and theirs, are all absent from
    the Personality of Lord Krishna. The universe which
    emanates from Lord Krishna, is another feature of Him. 
    Therefore Lord Krishna is the ultimate Truth, and He
    is complete in greatness. The Supreme Personality of
    Godhead,  Lord Krishna works  just like  an ordinary
    human being, yet He does not desire to enjoy the fruits
    of work. Lord Krishna is full in knowledge, free from
    material  desires  and  diversions  and completely
    independent. As the Supreme Teacher in human society,
    He teaches His own way of activities, and  thus He
    inaugurates the real path of religion. I request everyone
    to follow Him. With love and best wishes, take care, bye.  
     Radhe Radhe.  
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    padmavati mataji June 5, 2013 at 12:44pm
    Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
    May you receive transcendental blessings, grace and
    mercy from the God of Gods, the Lord of Lords, the
    God of love, the Lord of all the mystics, the Supreme
    Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna. Among all
    creations, He is the beginning and the end and also
    the middle. Of all the sciences, He is the Spiritual
    science of the self. Among logicians, He is the
    conclusive Truth. I offer my respectful obeisances
    unto  Him.  Faith  directed  towards  spiritual
    life is in the mode of goodness; faith rooted in
    fruitive work is in the mode of passion; faith residing
    in irreligious activities is in the mode of ignorance,
    but faith in the devotional service of Lord Krishna is
    purely transcendental. Food that is wholesome, pure
    and obtained without difficulty is in the mode of
    goodness; food that gives immediate pleasure to
    the senses is in the mode of passion, and food that
    is unclean and causes distress is in the mode of
    ignorance. Happiness derived from the self is in the
    mode of goodness; happiness based on sense
    gratification is in the mode of passion; happiness
    based on delusion and degradation is in the mode
    of ignorance, but that happiness found within Lord
    Krishna is transcendental. With love and best
    wishes, take care, bye.  Radhe Radhe.  
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    padmavati mataji June 5, 2013 at 12:44pm
    Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
    May you be blessed with full surrender at the
    Lotus Feet of the God of Gods,  the Lord of all
    the mystics, the Lord of Lords, the God of love,
    the Invincible Source, the Refuge of the universe, 
    the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna,
    Who is the  Father  of  this  complete  cosmic
    manifestation, of the moving and the non-moving,
    the  Master of  limitless  might.  I  offer  my
    respectful obeisances unto Him.Work performed as
    an offering to Lord Krishna, without consideration 
    of the fruit, is considered to be in the mode of
    goodness; work performed with a desire to enjoy
    the  results  is  in the  mode of  passion;  work 
    impelled by violence and envy is in the mode of
    ignorance. Absolute knowledge is in the mode of 
    goodness; knowledge based on duality is in the
    mode of passion, and knowledge based upon Lord
    Krishna,  is  understood  to  be  transcendental.
    A worker  free of  attachment is  in the  mode of
    goodness; a worker blinded by personal desire is in
    the mode of passion, and a worker who has completely
    forgotten how to  tell right from wrong is in the mode
    of ignorance, but a worker who has taken shelter of
    Lord Krishna is understood to be transcendental to the
    modes of material nature. With love and best wishes,
    take care, bye.   Radhe Radhe.
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    padmavati mataji May 27, 2013 at 12:20pm

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    padmavati mataji May 27, 2013 at 12:19pm
    Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
    May you be blessed with the shelter of the God of Gods,
    the Source of all power, the Controller of all the senses
    and the Origin of everything, the Supreme Master of all
    bodily, mental and intellectual activities, and the only 
    Enjoyer of their results, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
    Lord Krishna, Who supplies all the necessities of life, which
    are His energies and non-different from Him. I offer
    my  respectful  obeisances  unto  Him. The Supreme
    Personality of Godhead. Lord Krishna is the Supreme Master
    of everything auspicious because the results of whatever
    actions are performed by the living being, in either the
    material or spiritual existence, are awarded by Lord Krishna.
    As such, Lord Krishna is the Ultimate Benefactor. Every
    individual living entity is unborn, and therefore even after
    the annihilation of the material elementary body, the living
    entity exists, exactly like the air within the body. The
    Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, in His
    feature of Eternal Time, is present in the material world
    and is neutral towards everyone. No one is His friend, and
    no one is His enemy. Within the jurisdiction of the time
    element, everyone enjoys or suffers the result of his own
    karma, or fruitive activities. As, when the wind blows, small
    particles of dust fly in the air, so, according to one`s
    particular karma, one suffers or enjoys material life. The
    Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna is
    All-pervading, but He is also manifested in different
    types of bodies which arise from a combination of material
    nature, time, desires and occupational duties. Thus
    different types of consciousness develop, just as fire, which
    is always basically the same, blazes in different ways
    according to the shape and dimension of firewood.
    With love and best wishes, take care, bye.  Radhe Radhe.  
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    padmavati mataji May 27, 2013 at 12:18pm
    Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
    May you be blessed with the shelter of the God of Gods,
    the Absolute Truth and the Primeval cause of all the causes
    of  the  creation,  sustenance  and  destruction  of  the
    manifested universes, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
    Lord Krishna, Who is the Unconquerable Lord, the Supreme 
    Absolute  Truth,  the  Insurmountable  Lord,  the  Lord  of
    Limitless might, the Original Bhagavan.  I  offer  my 
    respectful obeisances unto Him.  When one is face
    to face with the sun, there is no longer darkness for one`s
    eyes. Similarly, when one is face to face with a sadhu, a
    devotee, who is fully determined and surrendered to Lord
    Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one will no
    longer be subject to material bondage. The desires of
    those who fix their minds on Lord Krishna does not lead
    to  material  desire  for  sense  gratification,  just  as
    barleycorns burnt by the sun and then cooked can no
    longer grow into new sprouts. By virtue of self-realization
    fortified by service rendered to the Lotus Feet of Lord
    Krishna, His devotees dispel the bodily concept of life,
    which has bewildered the soul since time immemorial.
    Thus they attain eternal glory in His personal association.
    How, then, can that Supreme Truth, the destination of
    all genuine saints, be subject to illusion? With love and
    best wishes, take care, bye.  Radhe Radhe.   
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    padmavati mataji May 27, 2013 at 12:15pm
    Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
    May you receive transcendental blessings, grace and mercy
    from the God of Gods, the God of love, the Lord of Lords,
    the God  of  all  the  mystics, the  Supreme Personality of
    Godhead, Lord Krishna. He is  the ultimate  sanctuary of 
    this manifested cosmic world. He is the Master of limitless
    might. He is inexhaustible time. He is seated in everyone`s
    heart, and from Him comes remembrance, knowledge and
    forgetfulness.  I offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.
    When people properly glorify Lord Krishna, the Supreme
    Personality of Godhead, or simply hear about His power,
    Lord Krishna personally enters their hearts and cleanse
    away every trace of misfortune, just as the sun removes
    the  darkness or  as  a  powerful  wind  drives  away
    the clouds. Those words describing the glories of the
    All-famous Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of 
    Godhead are attractive, relishable and ever fresh. Indeed,
    such words are a perpetual festival for the mind, and
    they dry up the ocean of misery. Remembrance of the
    Lotus Feet of lord Krishna destroys everything
    inauspicious and awards the greatest good fortune. It
    purifies the heart and bestows devotion for the
    Supreme Soul, along with knowledge enriched with
    realization and renunciation. While engaged in
    various activities, devotees whose minds are completely
    absorbed on the Lotus Feet of Lord Krishna, and who
    constantly hear, chant, contemplate and cause others
    to remember His transcendental Names and Forms, are
    always on the transcendental platform, and thus they
    can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
    Lord Krishna. With love and best wishes, take care, bye.
     Radhe Radhe.   
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