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2009
13 August 2009
"Tell me about Krishna!"
"Today is the adhivas of Sri Krishna Janmastami, it is a very good day and we
must tell something about Krishna's pastimes. Who knows Krishna? Only
Krishna's parsad (associate), can understand Krishna's
lila."
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Dear and Dearmost
"Today we are speaking about some of Krishna's childhood pastimes. We can
actually get Krishna's mercy only through devotees. We always first take
shelter of our Guru's lotus feet because otherwise, without this shelter, we
cannot get any connection with this line."
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Two Midnight Lessons
"Krishna is the only man, and everybody else is a servant. He Himself
shows that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One day, Krishna played
His flute and all gopis came to Him in the middle of the night..."
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Yasoda's Darling
Krishna
"You know that Krishna was born from Vasudev and Devaki, but how fortunate
Nanda Maharaj and Yasoda Ma are! They got Krishna as their son and could
serve Krishna..."
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14 August 2009, Sri Krishna Janmastami day
Appearance of
Lord Krishna
"This festival is celebrated all over the world, and you heard that even in
Nabadwip Dham many people do not know about Krishna consciousness, do not
know about Rupa Goswami's line, but they know Krishna and they fast the whole
day and night for Krishna."
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15 August 2009
Srila Swami
Maharaj Prabhupad
"Without his mercy we would not have been able to think anything today, but
we are very happy and we are making today a festival for Srila Swami Maharaj,
on his appearance day. Everybody must pray for his mercy."
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18 September 2009
Our Grand Heritage
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is speaking
on the unparalleled gift, mercy, and purity of our Guru-varga.
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Vaishnava Frame of Mind
"This is Vaishnavism; this is humility and giving honour to others. The
conception is very nice. I heard it from my Guru Maharaj. We must serve Nitai
and Gaura, Nityananda means Guru-tattva—without service to the Guru we cannot
get service to the Lord."
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Our Predicament and
Prospect
"Gurudev says that we are very fortunate because we have got this human
body—only in this body we can worship the Lord, we cannot do it in any
another body. But it is very sorrowful that although we have got this human
body, we forget our Lord..."
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Niskapata Service
"You should be a sincere seeker—chastity and sincerity are necessary.
Niskapata seva is causeless. You do not need to ask Him for anything,
only serve Him."
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Surrendered Souls'
Sustenance
The Lord says, "If somebody only serves Me without asking Me for anything, I
always stay with them. I personally supply food for the surrendered souls,"
but there was once a brahman who did not believe it...
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19 September 2009
"Bhajahu Re Mana"
(Vandana, short talk and kirtan)
"This song was written by Govinda Das. There were two brothers who used to
always fight: one brother, Govinda, worshipped Mother Kali, and the other
brother worshipped Lord Krishna..."
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Kali-Yuga's Treasure
"In Dvapar-yuga Krishna thought, 'How will people be rescued from this
environment in Kali-yuga?' Krishna Himself came in this world in Kali-yuga as
Gauranga Mahaprabhu and said, 'I have come here, so I must give them
something.' What does He give?"
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Dirty Plates and Dusty
Hearts
"It says, 'If you chant the Holy Name one time only, all sins will be
removed,' but we chant so many times, why do our sins not go away?"
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Godbrothers' Bond
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj tells about
the close and reverent relationship that Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj had with his godbrothers, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj, and Srila Krishna Das Babaji
Maharaj.
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Giving Respect: What to Do and What
Not to Do
"This is an example for us how we must respect senior Vaishnavs. You can also
find some lessons and teachings in Chaitanya-charitamrita, you can see
what Mahaprabhu's conception is. When some devotees dishonoured others,
Mahaprabhu chastised them."
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Attachment to Chanting
"Those who have taken initiation must always chant. You can chant Hare
Krishna the whole day, and if you can chant without offences, the result will
come quickly. The Holy Name is nondifferent from Krishna, it is
transcendental, so it comes to your tongue on its own."
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Developing Detachment
"It is a gradual process. You must serve with full faith and surrender—if you
can serve with full surrender, then attachment will be removed automatically.
If you think more about service, if you remember, 'This is not my body,'
eventually that attachment will go."
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Learning to Appreciate
Four questions and answers about the value of the human body, worshipping
Lord Siva, offending Vaishnavs, and eternal relationship with the Guru.
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20 September 2009
Lord's Reciprocation
"Our fortune is to take Krishna Name in the association of the sadhus. That
is our life. Krishna also said, 'I always stay wherever there is the chanting
of My Holy Name, wherever there is good association.'"
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Reaching Out
Educational Pastimes of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu: "Why are you shouting at
Me? You always call Me, 'Please take this food,' but when I come you chastise
Me. What is this? Perhaps you do not recognise Me..."
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Srila Gauri Das Pandit's
Gaura Nitai
The story of how Srila Gauri Das Pandit's Deities manifested Themselves at
his house in Kalna.
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Nityananda Prabhu's
Marriage
"Everybody says that for the devotees Nityananda Prabhu never marries, but He
has two saktis, Jahnava and Vasudha. They were actually daughters of Surya
Das, Gauri Das Pandit's brother..."
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Mahaprabhu's Danda
and 3.5 Devotees
"Do you know what question they once asked me in Russia in 2002? I was giving
the class in the morning and somehow it was mentioned that Mahaprabhu had
three and a half close devotees..."
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What Are You Hiding In
Your Heart?
"Living in a family is not a problem, but the family must be Krishna's
family. A phalgu-vairagi shows he is a renunciate, shows he is a
sannyasi, but inside, in his heart, he has another desire. Prabhupad
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur told one story..."
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Heaven Is Not Home
"Anyone who is in heaven has to come down. Heaven is temporary. Everybody has
to go and change their position. It is said in the scriptures that
somebody who has a human body can also become a demigod."
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Satisfaction
"Preaching is necessary. How do so many devotees come for the
parikrama? We invite them—they do not know anything about Mahaprabhu,
but we just invite them, 'Come and see.' They listen to Hari-katha and get
some sukriti and through that become devotees."
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Vaishnavs' Dealings: All
Mercy
"A senior devotee must be humble, tolerant and give honour to others, but
sometimes they also can chastise you—that is your blessing.
Sometimes also they can chastise for preaching. I can give an
example. It happened in Nityananda Prabhu's time..."
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20 September 2009, evening
Eternal Pastimes of
Eternal Devotees
"Devotees cannot leave Lord Krishna, Bhagavan, they always stay with Him.
Sometimes our eyes see that they change their body, but actually Bhagavan's
lila, devotees' lila is always going on..."
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Surrender:
Your Choice, Your Faith
"Those who came in this world and who can chant in this body, can follow
Mahaprabhu's instruction, are very fortunate, otherwise this body is useless.
If we surrender to the Lord, we must get proper devotion. There is one
story in Mahabharata..."
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Devotion to Devotees
"Devotees have no caste, no colour, nor any other distinctions—Krishna always
helps anyone who serves His devotees cent per cent. In Mahaprabhu's time,
there was one sweeper called Jhadu Thakur..."
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Vital Force of Devotion
"Sometimes devotees become tired and it is necessary to charge them—it is
necessary for the devotees to have Hari kirtan, sadhu-sanga.
Just as the more you rub sandalwood the more smell comes, when you get the
association of a good sadhu, you get a great benefit."
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Understanding Maya
"Maya is very powerful, and she always tries to remove jiva souls from their
service to the Lord. So, disturbance must come—her duty is like that. Maya's
duty is to always take over and remove from Krishna consciousness. We must be
careful."
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Foundation of Devotional
Life
"If you can do sadhu-sanga, sravan, kirtan properly and every day,
then material attachment will gradually go away. We cannot follow all
sixty-four rules and regulations, but among them there are five practices
that are the best and most important for us..."
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Smart, Savvy, and Sannyasi
Addressing questions about the fundamental characteristics of a devotee: an
intelligent approach to obtaining Vaishnavs' prasad, harmonising any
environment, and what matters far more than the colour of the cloth.
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Wholesome and
Wholehearted
"You take initiation and think everything is finished, but it is not so.
Continue your job, take care of your family, but do it only for the Lord.
Krishna does not want big prasadam from you—whatever you can give to
Him, He accepts it. It is necessary to give your heart."
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21 September 2009
Admiring the Fortune
"You are far from India, but how much inspiration you have got! In West
Bengal, even near Nityananda Prabhu's birth place, there are now some places
there where people have never heard about Nitai and Gour. But how fortunate
you are!"
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Kaliya-Daman Lila
"Kali-daman lila is actually the only lila that all Vraja
basis could see. The boys' mothers said to their sons, 'Tell your
friend Krishna that we want to see such lila too.' And Krishna gave them this
opportunity—they could see that Kaliya-daman lila..."
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(1.5 Mb, 5 min)
Raghunath Das Goswami's
Miracle
"Sometimes I think how merciful Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu are.
It is a very big miracle how Raghunath Das Goswami came to Mahaprabhu's lotus
feet. It is very miraculous and amazing."
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Service Subordination
"We start service by the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu, by the mercy of
Radharani. Without Their mercy we cannot do anything. First you must be a
servant of a Vaishnav, then a servant of the Guru, then you will be a servant
of the Lord."
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Discriminate and
Tolerate
"You must do what is in favour of devotion, and you must reject what is not
in favour of devotion. Sometimes, however, we have to digest things. There
are times when for the service to the Lord you may not be able to avoid
something."
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(1.7 Mb, 5 min)
Transgressing and
Trespassing
"It is an offence if you worship only Gaura without Nitai. Just as it is an
offence also if somebody worships Krishna without Radharani. Gaura-Nitai,
Krishna-Balaram is sakhya-rasa; and Radha-Krishna and Mahaprabhu is
madhura-rasa..."
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(1 Mb, 3 min)
23 September 2009
Understanding Mercy
"Without Nityananda Prabhu's mercy even Raghunath Das Goswami could not reach
Mahaprabhu. Nityananda Prabhu gave mercy with His legs, but ordinary people
cannot understand His mercy."
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(1.2 Mb, 4 min)
Preaching
and Practising Foundation
"The main thing necessary in Kali-yuga is preaching, but before preaching you
must have a good and solid foundation. You must learn first from a high, bona
fide Guru, from a bona fide devotee..."
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(1.7 Mb, 4 min)
Cutting No Return Ticket
"It is necessary to have such strong faith and chastity: no matter what
problem can come in our life but we will not leave Krishna
consciousness."
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(2 Mb, 5 min)
Gupta Govardhan
Knowing that Goloka is above Vaikuntha, what is the position of Nabadwip in
relation to Vaikuntha? Knowing that Goloka Vrindavan is the highest plane,
what is the position of Nabadwip?
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(1 Mb, 3 min)
24 September 2009
Disappearance of
Srila Haridas Thakur
The sad and loving Pastime of the Lord and His devotee, Namacharya Haridas
Thakur: "Prabhu, do not give me Maya. I know you love me so much, that is
why I do not want to hear from You any further. Please give me some
mercy—I want to go before You. Please, Prabhu, fulfil my
desire."
Ganga Mata Goswamini
"There was once a young girl, a daughter of a good Odisha king, who got much
mercy from Jagannath. She always served in the Jagannath temple—made
garlands and did whatever other service there was..."
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King Prataparudra's
Fortune
"At first, to teach us all, Mahaprabhu did not want to meet with King
Prataparudra, but later He gave him so much mercy—when Mahaprabhu embraced
him, He embraced him so tight that the king could not get out."
• Download
(0.7 Mb, 2 min)
Service: Now or Never
"I asked Gurudev, 'Gurudev, what is the meaning of this sloka?'
Gurudev banged his fist on the table and said, 'I am hungry! I WANT ONE
CHAPATI—NOW! That is the meaning of the sloka.' I thought to myself,
'What?!' But eventually Gurudev gave an explanation..."
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(0.8 Mb, 2 min)
Addressing Others
"Why will a brahmachari call somebody, 'O mummy! (Mataji)'?
Brahmacharis and sannyasis have no relation with this mundane
world. All are godsisters, all are godbrothers. This is where we are coming
from."
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(1.1 Mb, 3 min)
25 September 2009 (Public programme)
Come and Try
"You can come and join the programmes, you will get so much happiness. It is
not necessary to leave anything, just find some little time. Through good
association we can wash our eyes, we can wash our hearts, then we will be
able to understand everything."
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(2.4 Mb, 7 min)
Questions and Answers
• Who
is Krishna? • Why are people afraid to
die? • How to see a spirit soul in
others? • Is there bad association if
everyone is a spirit soul? • What is the
value of other religions? • Why is music
important for kirtan?
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(3.7 Mb, 11 min, incl. kirtan)
25 September 2009
A speck of dust of
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
"You are devotees of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, and Gurudev says that
you are all in the ship of Chaitanya Saraswat Math, and everybody has to
come under one umbrella."
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(3 Mb, 7 min)
Clear Vision
"One day, Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur was with two devotees
on both his sides. Suddenly he noticed that the devotees were holding their
noses, so he asked them, 'What has happened?'..."
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(1 Mb, 2 min)
"Whom Shall I Rescue?"
"Nityananda Prabhu told, 'You know, in that area there are two drunkards,
Jagai and Madhai. We must go there first and tell them to chant Hare Krishna,
then everybody will think, 'Oh, Jagai and Madhai are chanting!" and they will
get some encouragement..."
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(1.4 Mb, 3 min)
Pious Practice
"It is necessary to clean our hearts—Bhakti Devi will not come to a dirty
place. Tulasi Devi has so much devotion and every day we pray to her—Bhakti
Devi, Tulasi Devi—only for devotion. In every house, we must keep Tulasi—she
is the proprietor of your house."
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(1 Mb, 3 min)
When Will That Day Come?
"When will that day come in my life when my offences are removed and I get
the taste for the Holy Name? When will I be able to give honour even to the
dogs? When will I be able to leave my material attachment? When will I forget
my own happiness and distribute the Holy Name, give some benefit to others?
When?!"
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(3.4 Mb, 12 min)
Tackling the Mind
"Mind is very naughty, you must control it with your intelligence. You think
you are here, but it can be so that only your body is here because if your
mind is somewhere else, you cannot hear anything..."
• Download
(0.7 Mb, 2 min | 25 September 2009)
Mercy vs Sukriti
"Mercy means kri-pa—you must do something, then you will get
something. What should you do? Service to the Lord. And sukriti? 'His
things for His service.' Everything is His property, not mine, so using His
property for His service is called sukriti."
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(1 Mb, 3 min)
Q&A's: Exploring
Possibilities
"Everything happens by the will of the Lord. The Lord is very merciful—even
if you are a demon, whatever kind of bad work you do, if at any time you
surrender to Him just once, He will take you into His heart..."
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Clear Conception, Clear
Practice
His Divine Grace answers the questions: How to prove supremacy of Krishna
consciousness? How fast can one free oneself from illusion? Can other kind of
yoga help improve service? What should be the attitude to those who trade the
Holy Name?
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26 September 2009
Bond of Hearts
"Before, I could not understand how much love and affection you have in your
heart. But now everywhere I go I will tell about the glories of all the
devotees of Venezuela and I will remember you wherever I am. At the same
time, I have a request to all the devotees..."
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Good Association: the Pivot of
Life
"Everything comes by the will of the Lord, but Krishna puts everything in
front of us—He gives stool and He also gives some food—we must understand
what we should take. To understand this, good association is totally
necessary."
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Ekadasi and Tulasi: Be
Mindful
How important is it to fast on Ekadasi? Can we do the offering Gurudev
without Tulasi leaves or we must always put Tulasi? Is there any reaction if
we do not break the fasting the day after Ekadasi?
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Keep Proper Hours
"Always do sravan, kirtan, and do not sleep in the daytime.
Some devotees stay up until 2-3 o'clock at night, gossiping, working and
after that sleep until 9 o'clock. This is not good for the devotional life.
All our Guru-varga go to sleep early in the evening and wake up at 3-4
o'clock. You must follow their example."
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Adjusting Mind, Ego, and
Heart
His Divine Grace answers questions and concludes the class:
• Why does Mahaprabhu not come
in every Kali-yuga?
• Playing football with Krishna or
Gurudev?
• Giving up ego
• Prayer, hope, and
invitation
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27 September 2009
Srila Gurudev's Mood
His Divine Grace recollects two pastimes of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj, including the famous construction of the temple in Sri Govinda
Kunda.
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Vaishnav Aparadh: Seek
Shelter
"Vaishnav aparadh can come in many ways. If you make an offence to the
Lord, Vaishnav can rescue you, but if you make an offence to a Vaishnav, even
Krishna, Lord Himself, cannot remove that."
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Truthful Village
"One time, Narad Goswami came in this world to visit the villages. He came to
a village and asked a man, 'What is the name of this village?' The man said,
'This village's name is Truthful, nobody here tells a lie'..."
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Power to Recognise Holy Places and
Vaishnavs
"If you get real sandalwood and you rub it, some good smell will come, but if
you get some fake sandalwood and rub it, no smell will come. Every shopkeeper
will tell you, 'My shop's sweets are very nice,' but..."
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28 September 2009
Be Careful and Conscious
"You must be careful when you worship your Guru, be careful so that an
offence does not come. Even birds, even beasts chant and cry, but our heart
is harder than a stone because we hear about Lord Nitai, Lord Gauranga, but
we are not crying..."
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Power of Devotees' Hearts
"This is the main thing—devotees' affection to Mahaprabhu... Mahaprabhu
always said, 'Devotees are binding Me with their hearts. Without their
permission I cannot go anywhere...' I am also thinking the same thing
today."
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ON THIS PAGE:
SEPTEMBER
• "Tell me about Krishna!"
• Dear and Dearmost
• Two Midnight Lesson
• Yasoda's Darling
Krishna
• Appearance of
Lord Krishna
• Srila Swami
Maharaj Prabhupad
• Our Grand Heritage
• Vaishnava Frame of Mind
• Our Predicament and
Prospect
• Niskapata Service
• Surrendered Souls'
Sustenance
• "Bhajahu Re Mana"
• Kali-Yuga's Treasure
• Dirty Plates and Dusty
Hearts
• Godbrothers' Bond
• Giving Respect: What to Do and
What Not to Do
• Attachment to
Chanting
• Developing
Detachment
• Learning to
Appreciate
• Lord's Reciprocation
Reaching Out
• Srila Gauri Das Pandit's
Gaura Nitai
Nityananda Prabhu's
Marriage
• Mahaprabhu's
Danda and 3.5 Devotees
• What Are You Hiding
In Your Heart?
• Heaven Is Not Home
• Satisfaction
• Vaishnavs' Dealings:
All Mercy
• Eternal Pastimes of
Eternal Devotees
• Surrender:
Your Choice, Your Faith
• Devotion to Devotees
• Vital Force of Devotion
• Understanding Maya
• Foundation of Devotional
Life
• Smart, Savvy, and Sannyasi
• Wholesome and
Wholehearted
• Admiring the Fortune
• Kaliya-Daman Lila
• Raghunath Das
Goswami's Miracle
• Service Subordination
• Discriminate and
Tolerate
• Transgressing and
Trespassing
• Understanding Mercy
• Preaching
and Practising Foundation
• Cutting No Return Ticket
• Gupta Govardhan
• Disappearance of Srila
Haridas Thakur
• Ganga Mata
Goswamini
• King Prataparudra's
Fortune
• Service: Now or Never
• Addressing Others
• Come and Try
• Questions and Answers
• A speck of
dust of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
• Clear Vision
• "Whom Shall I Rescue?"
• Pious Practice
• When Will That Day Come?
• Tackling the Mind
• Mercy vs Sukriti
• Q&A's: Exploring
Possibilities
• Clear Conception, Clear
Practice
• Bond of Hearts
• Good Association: the
Pivot of Life
• Ekadasi and Tulasi: Be
Mindful
• Keep Proper Hours
• Adjusting Mind, Ego, and
Heart
• Srila Gurudev's Mood
• Vaishnav Aparadh: Seek
Shelter
• Truthful Village
• Power to Recognise Holy Places and
Vaishnavs
• Be Careful and Conscious
• Power of Devotees' Hearts
Chaste and
Selfless
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'If you have attachment to service for your own happiness, not for the
happiness of your Guru, if your own happiness means more to you than
the happiness of your Guru, then it is a problem.'
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Krsna haite chatur-mukha |
'By Krsna's association, Brahma became devoted to Krsna's service. By Brahma's association, Narad Muni became devoted. After Narad came Krsna Dvaipayan Vedavyas. Purnaprajna Madhva Acharya declared he was Vyasa's servant. He was Padmanabha Tirtha's Guru.'
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