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MONTHLY ARCHIVE OF UPDATES
OCTOBER 2015
Sanatan-Siksa:
Awakening Taste for Service
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj recapitulates first part of
Chapter 22, Madhya-lila, Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita: "You may not know
anything about Krishna consciousness and have different material desires, but
if you practise Krishna consciousness properly, you can get service."
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Sanatan-Siksa:
Full Faith
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is reading from Sri
Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 22: "Sadhus speak
Krishna-katha, speak about Bhagavatam, and if somebody has faith in
those talks about the Lord, believes what the sadhus say, then Krishna
gives them devotion."
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"একমাত্র ভগবানের নামানুশীলনের দ্বারাই সর্ব্বকার্য্য সিদ্ধ হবে বা সর্ব্বার্থ লাভ হতে পারে । কেবল শব্দানুশীলনের দ্বারা, কিন্তু সেই শব্দ—‘শব্দব্রহ্ম’ । শব্দব্রহ্মের অনুশীলনের দ্বারাতেই, হরিকীর্ত্তনের দ্বারাতেই সর্ব্বার্থ সিদ্ধ হতে পারে ।"
"সুতরাং শাস্ত্রে পুনঃ পুনঃ বলছেন মনুষ্য জন্মকে পশু জন্মের মত ব্যবহার করতে যেয়ো না । আহার, নিদ্রা, ভয় ও মৈথুন সব জন্মেই পাওয়া যেতে পারে । কুকুর রাস্তায় ঘুমিয়ে যে সুখ পাবে তুমি ভাল বিছানায় ঘুমিয়েও সে সুখ পাবে না । শূকর বিষ্টা ভোজন করে যে তৃপ্তি পাবে, তুমি পঞ্চব্যঞ্জন দিয়ে খেয়েও সে তৃপ্তি পাবে না । সুতরাং এগুলি যেখানে যাবে সেখানেই পাবে, কেউ কেড়ে নেবে না ।"
Sanatan-Siksa:
Power Transmission
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is reading from Sri
Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 22: "When a devotee
surrenders fully and practises Krishna consciousness properly, Krishna gives
them whatever virtues or good qualities He has. This is called power
transmission."
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Sanatan-Siksa: Surrender in Good Association
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is reading from Sri
Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 22: "Giving up all bad
association, giving up adherence to social rules of varnas and
asrams, thus ridding yourself of all material possessions
(attachment), take exclusive shelter at the lotus feet of Krishna."
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Sanatan-Siksa: Six Limbs of Surrender
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is reading from Sri
Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 22: "Acceptance of the
favorable, rejection of the unfavorable, the faith that 'He will surely
protect me,' embracing the Lord's guardianship, complete dependence on Him,
and the perception of one's utter helplessness without Him."
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Sanatan-Siksa:
Sixty-Four Devotional Practices
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is reading from Sri
Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 22: "Sometimes somebody does
only one practice, Ambarish Maharaj and others followed all sixty-four
devotional practices, but if you can properly follow at least one of these
practices, that is sufficient."
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Sanatan-Siksa:
Spontaneous Loving Devotion
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is reading from Sri
Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 22: "Sanatan, I have
described the practices of devotion guided by rules and regulations
(vaidhi-bhakti) to you, now hear about the signs of devotion guided by
spontaneous love and affection (raganuga-bhakti)."
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Observing
Ekadasi
"Mahaprabhu told everybody how to observe Ekadasi, and our Guru-varga also
follow it. We must understand how to follow the Ekadasi day. Why do you leave
your food? Not to please yourself, but to please the Lord."
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Sri Ekadashi Guidance
Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadashi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadashi and paran are observed with affection and without
fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.
ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রী শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত: "এই কলি-যুগে সাধু পাওয়া কষ্ট বড় জীবের জানিয়া, সাধুগুরুরূপে কৃষ্ণ আইল নদীয়া । তব নিজ-জন প্রসাদ সেবিয়া উচ্ছিষ্ট রাখিবে যাহা, আমার ভোজন পরম-আনন্দে প্রতিদিন হবে তাহা ।"
Favourite Preparations
When asked, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj replies, "When devotees give me something with affection, I take
that." The following, however, is a list of preparations favourite to His
Divine Grace that was provided by the servitors of His Divine Grace.
Stick to Your
Service
"If somebody speaks bad about you behind your back or in front of you, always
ignore it, always go forward and do your service. If you do it in this way,
you can progress in your spiritual life."
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Sri Guru:
Mercy, Heart, and Service
"Through sastra, through knowledge you can understand many things, but
without the mercy of the Guru you cannot observe the Guru—you cannot
realise, cannot understand who the Guru is, what the Guru's position is."
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(Sri Vyasa Puja Maha-mahotsav of Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj)
Sri
Guru: Dedication and Determination
"Your aim should be straight, 'I will do what Gurudev wants. Any kind of
condition can come, any problem can come, any sadness or unhappiness can
come, but I will not leave Krishna consciousness, I will serve my Guru.'"
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Sri Vyasa Puja Adhivas (22 photographs, 1.4 Mb)
Full house: devotees come from all over India to honour and participate in
Sri Vyasa Puja Maha-mahotsav of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti
Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. Photographs taken yesterday, on the eve of the Vyasa
Puja day.
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Photographs taken at Sri
Nabadwip Dham on the holy Sri Vyasa Puja day of Ananta-Sri-Vibhusita Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj: |
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 Morning: Arati, parikrama, class, initiations (2.9 Mb) |
 Noon: Class, speeches, Sri Guru Puja (2.6 Mb) |
 Noon: Prasad Seva, Vaishnav Seva (2.2 Mb) |
 Joyous News: Two new publications (0.5 Mb) |
Preaching Mood
and Service Mood
Preaching: "Our aim will be to anyhow use everybody for the service to
my Guru." Service: "The main meaning of service is being under the
guidance of a Guru. If you are not under the guidance of your Guru, it is
bhajan of Maya, not bhajan of the Guru."
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Sanatan-Siksa:
The Path to the Supreme Goal
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is reading from Sri
Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 23: "Now hear about the
fruit of devotion—prema, the ultimate goal of life. Deep attachment to
Krishna grows into what is called love. This prema is the goal of life, the
abode of all possible joy and happiness." It all begins with
sukriti...
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Sri Vyasa Puja Address (Bengali)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is addressing the
assembled Vaishnavs and devotees on His Holy Appearance day.
Morning:
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Noon:
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Sri Vyasa Puja, Adhivas Day (Bengali)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is speaking on the eve
of His Divine Appearance Day.
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Keep Out of
Danger
Are you unhappy with others' service? Do you like going to the beach and
Ganges? Do you like what is on others' plate? Is your mind disturbing you?
"Brother, you are swimming in maya for nothing, coming up to the surface,
choking and struggling. The soul is a servant of Krishna! Believe it and
there will be no misery left."
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Serve Your
Guru with Strongest Faith
"It is necessary to have the strongest faith and to serve your Guru with the
strongest faith, then you will get the best result in your spiritual life. I
am sure about that."
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Sri Guru's Guidance (Bengali)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is speaking
about a disciple's service and hankering mood, the nature of Sri Guru, and
also reads and translates into Bengali from the two new books
Guidance. (The class is in Bengali with occasional
English.)
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Perfect Service
Mood
"Through association even a naughty man can become perfect. If you rub a
piece of iron against a magnet, the iron gets the power of the magnet. In the
same way, if you keep good association, through that some of its power will
also come to you."
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My Home, My Family,
My Place
"Who are my family members? Devotees of Krishna... Master, tie me in front of
your door. When your enemy comes, I will keep them away from your house
boundary. I will take the remnants of your devotees' prasadam, and
when you call me, I will come to you dancing!"
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Health Is Wealth in the
Service of Mahaprabhu
Several excerpts from the lectures of His Divine Grace on the subject matter.
Health is not to be neglected: "When my health just starts going down, I
immediately take medicine because I do not want to waste my time on sleeping
and resting."
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Odds and Ends (3)
Several educating excerpts from the lectures of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti
Nirmal Acharya Maharaj that were not included in the main posts:
• Use time wisely • Joining the temple
• Saving for the ticket • Caracas terrorists
• Food for the coat • Chanting during lectures
• Every insect has a purpose • Dayal Nitai Chaitanya
dancing in your heart.
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"আত্মনিবেদন বা আত্মসমর্পণ করে প্রভুর আশ্রিত পশুর মত থাকতে হবে । পশু দুধ দেয়, ফসল দেয়, কিন্তু এসবের মালিক সে নয়, মালিক হলেন তিনি যাঁর আশ্রয়ে সে আছে । আমরা মালিকের behalf (পক্ষে)-এ কাজ করব । আর যদি তা না করি, তাহলে কর্ম্মের ফল অনুযায়ী ব্রহ্মাণ্ড ভ্রমন হবে, যা করছি অনাদি কাল থেকে ।"
A Walk to Sri Govinda Kunda
(6 photographs, 0.4 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes a
stroll to Sri Govinda Kunda to supervise water pumping and the garden
cultivation, and a few photographs around Sri Govinda Kunda.
The Gift of Vision
"We can observe and understand the Guru and Vaishnavs by the mercy of the
Guru and Vaishnavs; otherwise just by their external appearance and external
activities we cannot see who is a Vaishnav, or who is the Guru."
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His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is speaking about the glories and pastimes of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami on their disappearance day.
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Ye Anila Prema-Dhana
Karuna Prachura
"Where is my Raghunath Das? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls? Where
are my Raghunath Bhatta and Gopal Bhatta? Where is my Krishadas Kaviraj?
Where has the great dancer Sri Gauranga suddenly gone?"
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Sri Ekadashi Guidance
Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadashi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadashi and paran are observed with affection and without
fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.
Service
Encouragement
"If you have even a little desire to serve the Guru, the Guru will come and
take service from you—Krishna will come and take service from you. The
Lord always searches, always hankers and desires to take service from the
devotees."
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Purity of
Service
"Sadhus, Guru, Vaishnavs worship the Lord daily—it is an eternal
service. Devotees think, 'The Lord is the master of my house—I am a
member of His family. I have got everything for Him. Everything in this world
exists for Him.'"
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"Nityananda is nondifferent from Guru-tattva: without mercy of the Guru you cannot get the mercy of Krishna. When will Nityananda Prabhu give me some mercy? When will He be compassionate to me and relieve me from the mundane illusion?"
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Sri Nabadwip Dham
and Sri Ekachakra Dham (0.8 Mb)
While the marbling works are gradually continuing at Sri Nabadwip Dham, a
group of devotees takes a short trip to the lotus feet of Sri Sri Guru Gaura
Nityananda Prabhu.
Srila
Raghunath Das Goswami: Internal Transformation
"'Do not become a hypocrite. Go back to your home! Serve your parents, serve
your family—you can even get married—and at heart serve Me, love
Me, think about Me.' Maintain your family as Krishna's family and you will be
very happy."
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Kartik Month:
Sri Sri
Damodarastakam
"To the Supreme Lord, whose form is the embodiment of eternal existence,
knowledge, and bliss, whose shark-shaped earrings are swinging to and fro,
who is beautifully shining in the divine realm of Gokula, who is quickly
running from the wooden grinding mortar in fear of Mother Yasoda, but who has
been caught from behind by her who ran after Him with greater speed—to
that Supreme Lord, Sri Damodara, I offer my humble obeisances."
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Defeating the Pride
A recent Bengali class of His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj:
• Mahaprabhu defeating Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, Digvijayi Pandit,
tricking thieves, teaching Prakasananda Saraswati a lesson • Bali
Maharaj's surrender • teaching Indra a lesson (Govardhan Pastime) •
strong faith in Deity service (Gopal Bhatta Goswami, Raghunandan Thakur)
• rare and valuable life.
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Holy Darshan of His Divine
Grace
Two photographs taken during the online class of His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
Sri Ekachakra Dham
Two further photographs taken by the devotees during their trip to the
birthplace of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu.
Reaching Honey
"If you chant the Holy Name without offence, if you serve the Lord sincerely,
without being a hypocrite and without deceit, if you follow Krishna
consciousness and practise properly, you must get the taste of the
honey."
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Initiations: Fortunate
Souls
Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj initiates several devotees
who came to take shelter at His Divine Grace's holy lotus feet from
Midnapore, West Bengal.
Sri Kartik Begins (Video: 2 min,
70 Mb)
From the roof of the Nat Mandir: glimpses of the first day of morning Kartik
parikramas at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Nabadwip Dham.
Kartik Month:
Sri Sri
Siksastakam
The eight verses spoken by Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and the songs
by Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur written on those verses. These songs are
chanted at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math during the Kartik month.
Complete texts and the audio recordings of Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj singing
the songs.
Wake up!
"In this age of Kali, Krishna has appeared in this world in the form of the
Name and He comes to distribute His name door to door, but only the
fortunates souls can receive that Holy Name."
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SONG:
Sri
Guru-Parampara |
শ্রীগুরুপরম্পরা
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Take Notice
"In Kali-yuga, people are given only 120 years of life—it is a very
short time! How many days will we be alive in this world? We do not know it.
Now that you have a human life and consciousness, chant,
'Radha-Madhava'!"
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SONG:
Sri
Guru charana-padma |
শ্রীগুরুচরণ-পদ্ম
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"বর্ত্তমান জগতে যে সমস্ত সমস্যা রয়েছে তন্মধ্যে শিক্ষা-সমস্যার স্থান সর্ব্বাপেক্ষা গুরুত্বপূর্ণ । আহার নিদ্রা ইন্দ্রিয়তর্পনাদিই মনুষত্ব নয় ।"
"ভগবানের ভক্তিতেই সর্ব্বার্থসিদ্ধি হয়, এই দৃঢ় বিশ্বাসে বিধাতার কৈঙ্কর্য্য পর্য্যন্ত বাদ দিয়ে একান্তভাবে কৃষ্ণপাদপদ্মাশ্রয়কেই বলে—শরণাগতি ।"
"ঈশ্বর জীবকে সম্পূর্ণরূপে ত্যাগ করেন না, কিন্তু তাহার স্বাধীন ইচ্ছার পথেও প্রতিবন্ধক হন না এবং অন্য এক ব্যবস্থানুযায়ী, তাঁহারই আদিষ্ট সাধুসন্তের এবং ধর্ম্মগ্রন্থাদির অন্তর্নিহিত তত্ত্বের সহায়তায় তিনি যে কোন প্রকারে তাঁর ভক্তকে তাঁর দিকে আকর্ষিত করিতে, তাহাকে স্বগৃহে ফিরাইয়া আনিতে স্বয়ং আবির্ভূত হন ।"
Welcome to the
Family
"Krishna Himself comes in this world as the Guru to teach us: we have lost
our address, but Krishna sends His associate as the Guru to take us to our
real home. So, today you are very fortunate to get this connection."
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SONG:
Sri
Gurvastakam |
শ্রীগুর্ব্বষ্টকম্
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Singing Songs and Doing Kirtan |
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| 'Singing a song and kirtan are different. If you know the meaning of the song, you will always get energy to do kirtan; if you just sing a song, you will not get that energy.' |
| Sri Sri Prema-Vivarta |
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| “Leaving Maya behind, souls hanker for Krishna, and by continuously serving Krishna, they reach His lotus feet.” |
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“Why does maya attack you?
Because you are not practising properly what is in favour of devotion, and you are not rejecting properly what is not in favour of devotion.” |
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