Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam2.3.23.
“In order to make our theoretical knowledge realized we should repeat the knowledge. It’s a very simple process in a way, but when you repeat something you get realization of what you are saying. One of Srila Prabhupada’s early disciples had read that the moon was created by the churning of the ocean of milk—which seemed fantastic. She asked Srila Prabhupada, ‘What does that mean?’ Srila Prabhupada said, ‘Just repeat. The moon was churn
Jiva Goswami states in his Bhakti Sandarbha that Vrindavan is a state of consciousness. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta once said that there is an intimate correlation between nama (the holy name) anddhama (the holy land). He said that it is only within the dhama that the nama fully manifests. Of course, where there is nama, dhama becomes manifest, but dhama means ‘the state of consciousness of Vrindavan’.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “My mind is like Vrindavan.” He said that for most people, the mind a
Divine Intervention.
Sutapa Das: On recent travels around the country I met a lady who expressed frustration in her attempts to find God. She told me her story: two years of spiritual travels, countless nights of prayer, careful scriptural exploration and persistent introspection, but still no sign! “Will I ever find Him?” she asked. “I’m beginning to question whether He even exists.” What to speak of the ‘searchers,’ even the faithful often doubt that their Supreme friend is actually alive an
Excerpt from a Lecture by HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj
There are also temples doing 24 hours kirtan. I know ISKCON Aravade, Nagpur, Solapur.
We were just there just there in that area. 24 hours start either from Mangala arati time till next Mangala arati time or starts at noon or evening till next noon.
Taking turns, one day is one of the feature. We have nagar kirtan , public chanting, Japaton and internet.
These are the broad guidelines.Within those categories you could have many ideas.
In Bengal it i
Excerpt from a Lecture by HH Lokanath Swami
When I had gone to Bankura in Bengal to get the deities for Padayatra, the murtiwala, I asked him.
'What is the meaning of one hand up and one hand down like this?' He said, "This meant 'ma sucah', do not fear.
And other hand, come here, come near, do not to fear. He is pointing to His lotus feet, 'mam ekam saranam vrajah' take shelter. Do not fear."
That murtiwala was explaining. So this is the mood of Mahaprabhu. So that Caitanya Mahaprabhu deity in that
What does it mean to follow the mood of the spiritual master? I think, it means that whatever is really important and essential to the spiritual master, that should also be essential to the disciple. Not that we become cat copies of our spiritual master – that is the last thing you want to see.
It is not about becoming exactly the same. It is about being different but appreciating that the spiritual master is highlighting certain things on the way back to the spiritual world which are important
By Mohini Radha Devi Dasi
In the interactions between the Lord and His
devotees, both relish the highest happiness.
Bhagavad-gita and other scriptures praise Arjuna for his close relationship with Krishna. Arjuna is known for his mood of friendship (sakha-bhava). Since relationships are by definition reciprocal, not only is Arjuna known as Krishna’s friend, but Krishna is known as Arjuna’s friend. Krishna drove Arjuna’s chariot and is therefore called Partha-sarathi, the “charioteer of Partha
Doubt is the motor of the modern mentality, the indefatigable engine that drives the spirit of our age. Such doubt was honored with an early recognition in the essays of the Renaissance courtier Michel de Montaigne: “We are, I know not how, double within ourselves, with the result that we do not believe what we believe, and we cannot rid ourselves of what we condemn.”
During Montaigne’s time, religious wars of unbearable cruelty rent Europe. The absolute certainty of the raging antagonists bega
History has witnessed the dark age that descended on earth after the disappearance of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates. Those unable to understand the transcendental mission of Lord Sri Chaitanya started numerous apasampradayas, or deviated philosophies. Educated upper class society was shocked and disgusted by the practices of these heretical sects and started to mistakenly identify Lord Chaitanya’s religion with the uneducated and immoral. That led them to lose faith in Lo
(Srila Prabhupada’s Typewriter)
“When you are typing, you should know that it is as good as chanting, because the work is also on the matter of Krishna. Chanting on the beads and chanting on the typewriter Composer machine are both transcendental sounds of Krishna. Krishna’s Name, His Fame, His Qualities– all of them are on the absolute platform, and therefore there is no difference between one and another. So do not be misled that you are typing and not chanting.” (Srila Prabhupada letter, 16t
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In our pursuit of happiness are we chasing the wrong thing? It takes a very self controlled person, amidst a huge herd of people running. The self-controlled person can stop, pause and think and even go in the opposite way. Ask yourself do you have the…
One great secret in life is understanding the enormous role that our desires play. Our desires are the key driving principle that push us onward, more often than not to somewhere we don’t actually desire to be. Uncontrolled desire forces us to want things that we don’t actually need. Learning how to handle the fire of material desire gives us greater control over our life and can bring about the brightest future.
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From Back to Godhead
By Gauranga Dasa
We all worship someone all of us but the question is…
One of the principles of worship is at traction. When you are reverentially attracted to someone, you have the desire to establish a relationship with that person, and when the relationship is established then you want to perform some worship. Therefore the most important principle is attraction. So the question is what makes a person attractive?
In a spiritual discourse if we announce beforehand that
