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The Breaking of the Sacrificial Bow
1. As He walked down the King’s road, Lord Madhava then saw a young hunchback woman with an attractive face, who carried a tray of fragrant ointments as she walked along. The bestower of the ecstasy of love smiled and inquired from her as follows.
2. [Lord Krsna said:] Who are you, O beautiful-thighed one? Ah, ointment! Who is it for, my dear lady? Please tell Us truthfully. Give Us both some of y
Dear Devotees and dear Friends,
please accept our dandavats pranams and receive heartly blessings from Srila Bhakti Vedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj. All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga and all glories to Sri Sri Radha Vinode Bihariji.
Today, Sri Krsna Navami Tithi, the 29th of December, on the most auspicious day of the appearance of nitylila pravista om vishnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vaman Gosvami Maharaja, our most beloved, Srila Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaja has enter
please accept our dandavats pranams and receive heartly blessings from Srila Gurudeva.
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga and all glories to Sri Sri Radha Vinode Bihariji.
Today, Sri Krsna Navami Tithi, the 29th of December, on the most auspicious day of the appearance of nitylila pravista om vishnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vaman Gosvami Maharaja, our most beloved Gurudeva, Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaja has entered the eternal pastimes of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna at 03
Yesterday I came across this wonderful lecture on Holy Name by H.G Bhurijana Prabhu. In this lecture he is teaching a practical method to concentrate on Chanting.
Here is the link to lecture:
I wont tell anything about this lecture here except that I am trying to implement it from yesterday and its really helping me.
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His lips are sweet, His smile is sweet,
—His eyes are sweet, His face is sweet,
His heart is sweet, His gait is sweet—
—The King of Sweet is sweet complete.
His voice is sweet, His words are sweet,
—His clothes and belly-folds are sweet,
His forest wanderings are sweet—
—The King of Sweet is sweet complete.
His foot-dust and His flute are sweet,
—His feet and hands and navel sweet,
His dancing and His friendship sweet—
—The King of Sweet is sweet complete.
His songs and yellow cloth are sweet,
—His eating
In 1925 or '26 when my son was two years old. There was a table
fan, "I would like to touch it." And I said, "No, no, don't touch."
This is child. So but it's a child. He again tried to touch it.
fan, "I would like to touch it." And I said, "No, no, don't touch."
This is child. So but it's a child. He again tried to touch it.
Hari-sauri: They get a bit confused because God has to... Like that man last night was saying not even a blade of grass can move without God's sanction. So they think because God sanctions...
Prabhupada: Yes, that is so many times explained. Just like a child wants to do something. The father says, "Don'
The real duty of person who is preaching the philosophy is not to entertain people with fanciful philosophy or to theoretically convince people of the right way of life, but to generate enthusiasm within a person’s heart to render service to the lord and chant the holy names of the lord. - Bodhamrit-II
Srila Rupa Goswami quotes "Compared to the Unlimited Ocean of Happiness that is derived from Serving Krsna with Luv, the Pleasure of Mukti is like a Particle of one tiny drop" – Bodhamrit-III
Challenge: Science is Saving the World
Hare Krishna, Gurudeva,
Thank you for the inspirational daily thoughts. May Krishna elevate you tohighest level for bringing us joy even in our darkest moment. Blessed are youto have this blessing from Krishna Himself.
Regarding your statement in yesterday's "Thought for the Day" thatthe scientists will not be able to make us immortal. To me your statement iscalled vanity and fruitless work, misleading to the masses and disturbing theminds of devotees.
This
The power of just being in the presence of a pure chanter of the holy name cannot be overestimated. The potency “exudes” from his person. You want to chant because you see how blissful he is in chanting, and if you talk to him you hear the gems of wisdom.
From Viraha Bhavan #155
Defeat of Mayavada Philosophy by the Acharyas
When Sri Visnu Svami, one of the four acaryas of the Vaisnava cult, presented his thesis on the subject matter of suddhadvaita-vada, immediately the Mayavadis took advantage of this philosophy and tried to establish their advaita-vada or kevaladvaita-vada. To defeat this kevaladvaita-vada, Sri Ramanujacarya presented his philosophy as visistadvaita-vada, and Sri Madhvacarya presented his philosophy of tattva-vada, both of which are stumbling blocks to
Today I was thinking of these words of wisdom. We don't need to be in a hurry to chant our Japa, we just need to concentrate and steadily chant with determination and conviction to get back to Godhead. Don't be like the rabbit and race ahead to the end of your 16 rounds....relish the Holy names as you would relish delicious prasadam.
influenced by the mode of passion because every one of them is trying
to become the Lord of material nature to fulfill his individual
desire. But in spite of the individual mode of passion, there is
always the chance of being influenced by the other modes of nature by
association.
If one is in good association he can develop the mode of goodness, and
if in bad association he may develop the mode of darkness or
ignorance. Nothing is stereoty
BG 10.9: The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about Me.
TRANSLATION
Leaders who have fallen into ignorance and who mislead people by directing them to the path of destruction [as described in the previous verse] are, in effect, boarding a stone boat, and so too are those who blindly follow them. A stone boat would be unable to float and would sink i
sarvam etac ca bhagavan
prcchato me 'nupurvasah
tattvato 'rhasy udahartum
prapannaya maha-mune
sarvam -- all these; etat -- inquiries; ca -- also that I have not been able to ask; bhagavan -- O great sage; prcchatah -- of the inquisitive; me -- myself; anupurvasah -- from the beginning; tattvatah -- just in accordance with the truth; arhasi -- may kindly be explained; udahartum -- as you will let know; prapannaya -- one who is surrounded; maha-mune -- O g
"Yes," Prabhupada said. "When they come to sense they feel grateful. As dogs they cannot. As dog or monkey they cannot enhance their sinful activities -- it is stopped. And whatever they do, that is not taken into account. And to suffer as dog or monkey means counteracting all previous sins. One punishme
The mission of such saintly personsis but to make suffering humanity happy by elevating everyone to spiritual consciousness. In the material world, everyone is trying to exploit one another -- one nation is trying to exploit another nation, one society is trying to exploit another, one businessman is trying to exploit another, etc. This is called the struggle for existence, and out of it the people who are struggling have invented a law called "Might is right," but we can actually see that even
