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Letting Go Of "The Small" To Achieve "The Big" by Achyut Gopal Das

Posted by ISKCON Derire Tree on October 6, 2019 at 11:32am

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"The main thing is to keep the main thing as the main thing."

Here are few musings from the books of Radhanath Swami. Simple, little stories but with profound meanings that can permanently alter our consciousness if we allow them to.

The first is a story from his memoir, "The Journey Home". During his travels in the Himalayas, he reached…
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Giving Up Pettiness To Experience Prettiness by Achyut Gopal Das

Posted by ISKCON Derire Tree on September 15, 2019 at 3:27pm
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"The process of Krishna consciousness will empower us when we empower it."

The other day as I was taking a bath, the plastic bucket I was using, slipped and cracked. A piece from the rim of the bucket broke off and cut my finger. As I was waiting for the bucket to refill with water, I noticed that even after a long time the bucket wasn't filling…
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Seeing The Unseen Hand Of God by Achyut Gopal Das

Posted by ISKCON Derire Tree on September 12, 2019 at 3:52pm

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"kartum akartum anyatha kartum"
"Everything happening, not happening or otherwise happening is His happening."

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a retreat for brahmacharis (monks) connected to the Radha Gopinath temple, Mumbai at the Govardhan Eco Village - the farm project of Radha Gopinath temple. Among other feelings, retreats like these…
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