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Appointment with Krishna 1/12

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

We were really very fortunate to be with Srila Gurudeva whose unlimited compassion overwhelmed us with the nectarean ocean of Krishna's names, qualities and pastimes, in spite of scorching summer. Maharaja is completely transcendental to the material atmosphere as he is fixed in transcendence. The often repeated crime by us (not a mistake) is to con

Introduction

yam imam puspitam vacam

pravadanty avipascitah

veda-vada-ratah partha

nanyad astiti vadinah

kamatmanah svarga-para

janma-karma-phala-pradam

kriya-visesa-bahulam

bhogaisvarya-gatim prati

Bg 2.42-43

Men of small knowledge are very much attached to the flowery words of the Vedas, which recommend various fruitive activities for elevation to heavenly planets, resultant good birth, power, and so forth. Being desirous of sense gratification and opulent life, they say that there is nothing more than

Difference between God & Dog

We often walk across from big bungalows to small houses; where we see that the statues/idols of God are put at the entrance of the house in a small – one or two feet cabin with a zero watt bulb on the head of the idol / statue.

Depending on their livelihood; people live in a palatial; luxurious; comfortable houses with chairs, sofa sets; divans; foam beds; ACs; PCs; having a living room, dining room, bedroom and even the bathrooms – a very spacious ones.  But coming

Be a Spider

Man considers himself to be the most intelligent creature on this earth. But when compared to half a milligram weighed small and tiny baby spider; one can just imagine and conclude how intelligent a human being is. Half a milligram baby spider prepares the cobweb with its saliva to trap the flies and insects for getting its prey. The baby spider enters the cobweb; catches its prey and comes out of the web to a safer place; so that the baby spider itself doesn’t become prey to the crow

All glories to Krishna, the son of Mother Yasoda, the cowherd boy Gopal, Govinda who gives pleasure to the cows! All glories to the conqueror of Cupid, Lord Hari, who takes away all inauspiciousness, who is unlimited, and the awarder of liberation!

(Gitavali, Sri Krishner Vimsottara-Sata-Nam, Song 6, Verse 1 Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Trans. Dasaratha-suta dasa. Nectar Books, 2002.)

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor who is tending the cows, yielding all desire, in abodes built

Hare krishna,

      I am posting you 2 files. one is to read and one is to listen at same time. you will find it beautiful.

HK

shree%20krishanshtak.mp3

krishnashtkam.pdf

What we understand from the commentaries, explanations of acharyas is that where the chariot had now reached, this was kind of border of Mathura – Vrindavan border and Krishna and Balarama, they are going to enter. But the Vrindavan Krishna, Vrindavan Balarama, they are not going to enter.

“padam ekam na gacchati vrindavanam parityajam”

Leaving Vrindavan behind, they don’t keep even one step outside Vrindavan, that’s Krishna. So Krishna is transforming himself, He is becoming Vasudev Krishna, Bala

So everyone has got some special qualification. That is God's gift. The... Similarly, this is also an animal. It has got the special qualification: they can discriminate what is water and what is milk. So this world is mixed up, spiritual and material things. Just like your body, my body, this is also mixture. Anything is a mixture of spirit and matter. So one who can discern the spirit from the matter, he is called paramahamsa. So intelligent man... Paramahamsa, what is the paramahamsa? Now, mu

The purpose of this text is to document and disseminate H.H. Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaja's unique style of preaching on the Bhagavatam. In the material world we are all looking for loving guidance, but hardly do we find anyone who genuinely cares for us. Maharaja's way is to touch peoples hearts by touching their practical lives, and this he has been doing throughout his many years of service to Srila Prabhupada by expertly drawing out t

“pada-samvahanam”  is called “pada-samvahanam,” massaging the feet.

Kecit tasya mahatmanah apare hata-papmano vyajanaih samavajayan (S.B 10.15.17)

They make fanning, “vyajanaih,” take some leaves, make little fan, (Maharaj is asking the audience looking at the painting of Krishna, Balaram and cowherd boys is someone fanning there? Must be, otherwise, this painting is incomplete). They fan Krishna.

anye tad-anurapanih manojnani mahatmanah gayanti sma maha-raja (S.B 10.15.18)

Some sing, glorifying, ye

vaco vegam manasah krodha-vegam
jihva-vegam udaropastha-vegam
etan vegan yo visaheta dhirah
sarvam apimam prthivim sa sisyat

Translation:  A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind’s demands, the actions of anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the world.

The six agents of sense gratification are

1. the tongue,
2. the genitals,
3. the belly,
4. anger, the
5. mind and
6. words.

Glorification of Srila Prabhupada

Here is a very grave and deep realization on Srila Prabhupada from the pages of H. H. Mahavishnu Maharaj’s diary.

Pure devotion acknowledges no technique while humility and absolute surrender are the stage on which the drama of divine love is eternally performed. His Divine Grace had such humility, such surrender, although he was at the same time often very demanding, insisting on high standard from his d

I watched as the father broke the news to his daughter. The alliance for her marriage had been rejected yet again. I observed dispassionately as she ran into her room and flung herself on the bed, sobbing bitterly. She was doomed to suffer that way. After all, she had committed one of the most abominable sins for a young girl.

She had been born with a dark complexion.

Enter Fairy Godmother. She compassionately assured the girl that all was not yet lost. She bestowed upon her, the blessing of the m

Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.62 Lecture
August 29, 1975, Vrindavana

Prabhupada:

stambhayann atmanatmanam
yavat sattvam yatha-shrutam
na shashaka samadhatum
mano madana-vepitam
[SB 6.1.62]

So his mind became very much agitated, young man, and he is seeing in his front that another young man and woman embracing and kissing. It is very difficult to restrain. Unless one is very advanced, it is not possible. That I was reciting, the verse by Yamunacarya, yadavadhi mama cettah padaravinde, krshna-padaravinde nava-na