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Two Divisions of Bhakti

2514859621?profile=originalSrila Jiva Gosvami comments that bhakti may be divided into two divisions:


(1) santata, devotional service that continues incessantly with faith and love, and

(2) kadacitki, devotional service that does not continue incessantly but is sometimes awakened.


Incessantly flowing devotional service (santata) may also be divided into two categories:

(1) service performed with slight attachment and

(2) spontaneous devotional service.


Intermittent devotional service (kadacitki) may be divided into three catego

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----- Appointment with Krishna 4/12 -----

Appointment with Krishna 4/12

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

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We are continuing the topic "Appointment with Krishna", the nectarean instructions flowing like a river from our beloved Gurudev’s lotus mouth incessantly and thereby the living entities scorched by the severe heat of material existence get the ultimate respite. As stated by Srila Prabhupada the nectarean flow of devotional service is so potent that

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My Dearest Krsna

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Oh my beautiful darling Krsna,

The dearest to me, my most beloved,

With the eyes as beautiful as lotus and hands as soft as silk,

With the heart the purest of all and kindness the greatest of all,

Embrace me and fill me with your divine love,

For, your care is all I want and your protection is all I need.

 

You have always been so kind to me, the most merciful,

Giving me more than I can ever ask for.

But these material things take me away from you;

I do not wish to have the biggest palace or the fastest p

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The message is very Clear- a short poem

In this world of anxiety and FEAR

Where some kind of  misery is always so NEAR

Where smiles and giggles are interspersed with a TEAR

Where sometimes the burden of uncertainty gets difficult to BEAR

There is only one thing you can do right my DEAR

Surrender to the Lord with all your GEAR

To His instructions lend your EAR

Listen to His Message loud and CLEAR

Only His sweet pastimes you must HEAR

Make a sincere devotee your PEER

The dust of Vrindavan on your body you should SMEAR

A Vaishnava attire is what yo

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Passing the Final Test

2514859532?profile=originalIf we have developed proper attitude, if we have cleansed or purified our heart, if we
have considerably detached ourselves from material attachments and detached ourselves
from the propensity for sense gratification and if we have considerably maintained or
advanced ourselves in spiritual lives, then at the time of death we will pass the exam, just
like a good student who has prepared through out the year will pass the exam with flying
colours. But a student who has gone to school but who doesn

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Radha Kunda vs Naraka Kunda

Srila Prabhupada conversation June 6, 1976

Devotee: Because sadhana-bhakti is a gradual process, they immediately want the highest perfection quickly.
Srila Prabhupada: That is the danger. But if they at once go to rasa-lila, because they are not trained up neither they are liberated, they'll think this rasa-lila is just like our young boys, young girls mix   together, have sex like that. So it is supported our.... "Why should
we restrict to no illicit sex, no this, no rules and regulations? We  sh

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Unity in Diversity by Radhanath Swami

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varam vrnidhvam bhadram vo
yuyam me nrpa-nandanah
sauhardenaprthag-dharmas
tusto 'ham sauhrdena vah


TRANSLATION: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear sons of the King, I am very much pleased by the friendly relationships among you. All of you are engaged in one occupation -- devotional service. I am so pleased with your mutual friendship that I wish you all good fortune. Now you may ask a benediction of Me.

PURPORT: Since the sons of King Pracinabarhisat were all

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Thought Of The Day

So we have to understand the activities of Krsna. He's not dull-headed, nirakara. Why nirakara? He is acting in so many ways, and who acts in different ways unless he's a person? This is the conclusion. Unless He's a person, how He can act in so many different ways, according to circumstances? Just like we are receiving so many letters from different centers. So unless I am a person, how can I give direction? It is not a dull stone. So Krsna is not dull stone. Therefore we have to study Krsna's

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2514858997?profile=originalRadhanath Swami quotes a story, "A young rich man asked Jesus what he needed to do in order to inherit eternal life. Jesus replied that he should keep the commandments, to which the man stated he had done. Jesus responded, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." The young man became sad and was unwilling to do this. Jesus then spoke "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdo

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----- Appointment with Krishna 3/12 -----

Appointment with Krishna 3/12

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

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Last week in Abu Dhabi, it was our great fortune that we could have the association and blessings of our spiritual master, His Holiness Mahavishnu Gosvami Maharaja who opened our eyes by explaining how material association disturbs our spiritual existence. We always hanker for association, which is not desirable, and to overcome this we need constan

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Prabhupada about Radha kunda babajis

Going out in the car for his morning walk Prabhupada gave further warnings to Tamal Krishna and Ramesvara Maharajas on the dangers of the sahajiya tendency spreading in ISKCON. Tamal Krishna is returning to New York a little early because he is concerned that it might be spreading there also. Pradyumna prabhu's ongoing investigation has discovered that the gopi-bhava group have been transmitting their ideas to other temple communities by some sort of unofficial newsletter.

Tamal Krishna told Prab
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Srila Prabhupada: The siddha-pranali process is followed by a class of men who are not very authorized and who have manufactured their own way of devotional service. They imagine they have become associates of the Lord simply by thinking of themselves like that.

This external behavior is not at all according to the regulative principles. The so-called siddha-pranali process is followed by the prakrita-sahajiya, a pseudosect of so-called Vaishnavas. In the opinion of Rupa Gosvami, such activities

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Bhakti Charu Swami

Bhakti Charu Swami is from an aristocratic Bengali family and spent most of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. He met with Srila Prabhupada at the end of 1976 after a long and intense search for a spiritual teacher. This initial meeting resulted in Bhakti Charu Swami being assigned to translate the books of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust into the Bengali language. He was immediately made responsible as the secretary for Indian affairs and within a few months, Srila Prabhupada gave him initiatio

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SRILA PRABHUPADA ON ASTROLOGY

The following quotes given by his Divine grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on astrology. He advised to put more faith and reliance on Krsna.

3/24/74 BG Bombay :

Tamala Krshna:What is the position of astrology in Krshna consciousness?
Srila Prabhupada: Astrology is a science. Krshna consciousness has nothing to do with astrology, but it is the general custom that as soon as a child is born the astrologers come. That is the Indian system, Vedic system.

05/03/69 Lecture: Boston, Massachusetts :

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The teaching of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati on raganuga-bhakti is, that ajata ruci (without taste) raganuga sadhakas (practitioners) should adopt the methods of raganuga sadhana that they are qualified to adopt in proportion to their development of sacred greed (lobhamayi sraddha), while following the angas (limbs) of vaidhi bhakti (regulated devotional service).

This follows Sri Jiva Goswami's Bhakti-sandarbha 311

ajata-tadrsa-rucina tu sad-visesa adaramatradrta 
raganugapi vaidhi-samvalitaivanus he

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The Spiritual Form of the Self

The Spiritual Form of the Self

by Sriman Muralidhar das

Following is a critique of the philosophy of the Radha Kunda babajis who teach that when a disciple comes to a guru he should be "given" a spiritual body of a manjari. In this article, the author carefully presents the teachings of Prabhupada Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur who taught that this "siddha pranali" system of worship is a concoction and a deviation from the ways of devotion taught by Sri Rupa-Sanatana.

A significant aspect

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----- Appointment with Krishna 2/12 -----

Appointment with Krishna 2/12

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)



HERE ENDS YOUR

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The following are some of the nectarean instructions given by our beloved Guru Maharaja in Abu Dhabi during his recent yatra here.

Means of Conquest:
All of us want to conquer everything. But we do not know the means of conquest. Srimad Bhagavatam is the very means of conquest. In Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.4, it is said,


naaraayanam namaskrtya
naram cai

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VRAJ KI KHOJ

We are happy to inform the devotees and the general public that with blessings of Srila Prabhupada of ISKCON, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi,  Gaurang Institute for Transcendental Awakening (GITA), has made a 2 hours + movie on history of Vraj, titled ‘Vrak Ki Khoj’, the 3 minute demo of which can be viewed by invoking the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmih8y435Cg

          CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU IN 'VRAJ KI KHOJ'

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H.G. Jitamitra Prabhu, Senior Pre

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God

Who Exactly Is God?

First we have to know the Qualities of God

God is the most powerful person, no one can defeat God in anyway.

God is the most beautiful person, no one is more beautiful than God.

God is the most loving person, he is the nicest guy around.

God is the most merciful person, he doesn’t send anyone eternally to hell.

God is the most forgiving person, he gives us unlimited chances (reincarnation).

God is the most caring person, he even cares for the animals like cows, pigs, chickens etc. (

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