Another name for Ekadasi is Hari-vasarabecause the main purposeof observing Ekadasi isto totally please Lord Hariwith all of one`s senses.In other words,one should try to please Lord Hariand the devotees of Lord Hari.Observing the vow of ekadasi ison
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sādhu-sańge kṛṣṇa-bhaktye śraddhā yadi hayabhakti-phala 'prema' haya, saḿsāra yāya kṣayaBy associating with a devotee,one awakens his faith indevotional service to Kṛṣṇa.Because of devotional service,one's dormant love for Kṛṣṇa awakens,and thus one'
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Prajalpa areimpediments to devotional service.They are of many types.Useless talks, arguments, gossip,debates, fault-finding in others,speaking falsehoods,blaspheming devotees,and worldly talk are all called prajalpa.
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oḿ namo bhagavate mukhyatamāyanamaḥ sattvāya prāṇāyaujasesahase balāya mahā-matsyāya nama itiI offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is pure transcendence. He is the origin of all life, bodily strength, mental po
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Useless arguments arise from envy or pride,aversion or attachment to sense gratification,or foolishness or self-pride.Quarrelsome people also becomeintoxicated by useless arguments.While discussing topics of the Lordand His devoteesthe practising dev
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We all have consciousness,but what is this consciousness?It is Krsna consciousness.We have forgotten Krsna,and therefore we simplysay "consciousness,"but really "consciousness"means Krsna consciousness,because without Krsnawe cannot have consciousnes
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A pure devotee of the Lordhas nothing to do withmundane religiosity,economic development,sense gratification, or salvation.A pure devotee is not concerned whetherhis standard of material existenceis the highest or the lowest.To him, heaven and hellar
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Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Sanātana,"Maintenance of the Vaiṣṇava etiquetteis the ornament of a devotee."A highly advanced Vaiṣṇava livesin such a way that no onecan understand what he is or what he was.A Vaisnava is always humble,and if a person do
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Whenever a devotee is in distressor has fallen into difficulty,he thinks that it isthe Lord's mercy upon him.He thinks, "Thanks to my past misdeeds,I should suffer far, far greaterthan I am suffering now.So it is by the mercy ofthe Supreme Lord that
Steadiness means that one should be very determinedto make progress in spiritual life.Without such determination,one cannot make tangible progress.And self-control means that one should not acceptanything which is detrimentalto the path of spiritual
A devotee does not attach much importanceto the pains and trouble pertaining to the body,because he knows perfectly wellthat he is not the material body.He does not identify with the body,therefore he is freed from theconception of false ego andis eq
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