1 January 2021 (Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's
Sri Vyasa Puja Day | Bengali morning programme)
শ্রীলগুরুদেবের মঠে আসা ও গুরু-তত্ত্ব-মহিমা রীল গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিনির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
শ্রীনৃসিংহপল্লীতে সকালের সময় হরিকথামৃত:
"আজকে মদীয় গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ জগৎ-গুরু শ্রীল ভক্তি সুন্দর গোবিন্দ
দেবগোস্বামী মহারাজের ৮২তম শুভ আবির্ভাব তিথি । এই শুভ আবির্ভাব তিথির উপলক্ষে
আপনারা সবাই এখানে উপস্থিত হয়েছেন । গুরুদেবের এই তিথিতে অবলম্বন করে ৮২ বছর আগে
বামুনপাড়ায় অবতীর্ণ হয়েছেন..."
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Gurudev's Appearance
"Today is 1 January, the first day of the year, and this is the
day of my Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj's appearance. Choosing this holy dvitiya tithi
day, Gurudev appeared in this world 92 years ago."
Gurudev's Coming to
Temple
"One day, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's preaching party came to
Nadanghat on their way back from preaching. They did collection during the
day, and in the evening they would give a class and chant kirtans at
the house of some zamindar. When they came to Nadanghat, Gurudev came and sat
at the programme, listening to the Hari-katha."
Perfect Adherence
"Within seven days after Guru Maharaj's coming to the temple, Srila Sridhar
Maharaj told him, 'Do not follow what your mind tells you. You must do only
what I tell you. Never do what your mind tells you to do.' Remember
this."
Who Is Guru?
"Guru is the one whom the Lord has invested all his power. Once you get the
mercy of the Guru, you will get all mercy. If Krishna bestows His mercy on
any fortunate soul, then Guru teaches that soul everything in his omniscient
(antaryami) form."
Sri Guru Tattva
"Souls wander throughout this universe, but if some fortunate souls take by
Krishna's mercy the seed of devotion from Gurudev and practises Krishna
consciousness, they can reach the Lord's abode! Do you understand what I am
saying?"
Guru's Greed, Disciple's
Greed
"These are desires or your tongue and mind! The souls never wants all this,
but we are so greedy that we think that our mind and our soul are one and the
same. People do not understand what is mind and what is the soul..."
Deceivers and
Deceived
"If somebody lives in enjoyment, is foolish (ignorant of what one's duty is
and what must not do) and lives following any other path except pure
devotion, then even if this person is called a guru (in name only), it is the
order of the scriptures that he must be given up."
1 January 2021 (Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's
Sri Vyasa Puja Festival | Bengali noon programme)
Sri Vyasa Puja Programme: Noon Kirtans • Gurudev, bada krpa kari
• Sri Krsna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kara more
• Ohe Vaisnava Thakura
• Nitai-pada-kamala
• Yadi Gaura na haite
• Kena maya-jale paditecho
• Nadiya-nagare nitai neche neche
• Jaya Radha Madhava
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra
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Satiating Hunger
"We have no attachment or love for what the great souls say. We only want
food! What is the need to come to the temple for that? If you want to come to
the temple for the benefit of your soul, then you can come, but do not come
as a beggar for food—come as a beggar for spiritual life! Always remember
this."
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Srila Gurudev's Pastimes
(1)
"As you know, my Gurupadpadma came to the Math in 1947. They asked him, 'Will
you come to the Math with us?' Gurudev said, 'Yes, I will come.' 'Will you go
today?' 'Yes, I will go today itself!' Then, crossing across the river at
Nagan Ghat, Gurudev came to this Math on the day of Nrisingha-chaturdasi.
This was the first day he entered the temple."
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Srila Gurudev's Pastimes
(2)
"Do you want to hear how Gurudev protected and looked after the temple? There
are many naughty people in Kolerdanga, but Gurudev had such a tight grip on
them that when he would come down from upstairs, people saw him and...."
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Srila Gurudev's Pastimes
(3)
"When we offer arati to the Lord, we offer the pancha-pradip
lamp and other items, and we always clean those items; in the same way,
Gurudev takes us, cleans and polishes us and then uses for the Lord's
service."
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Srila Gurudev's Pastimes
(4)
"Many of you are older than me, and you have seen there was a big flood in
1987, and there was an even a greater flood in 2000. I had not come to the
temple in 1987, so I did not see that flood, but I heard at that time there
was no bamboo at the temple..."
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Srila Gurudev's Pastimes
(5)
"Srila Gurudev travelled all over the world and established temples in more
than 130 places, having travelled twenty-four times on world tours, having
visited over a hundred countries total..."
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Srila Gurudev's Pastimes
(6)
"I remember Sripad Shanta Goswami Maharaj told a very nice story about a Guru
and disciples. The situation is actually like that everywhere these days. All
the disciples that there are now have enjoyment mood..."
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Come as a Beggar
"Anyhow, much has been said today. I would like to read one article written
by Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. Actually, no matter how
many times I tell about it, it does not help... You must all listen to what
Srila Prabhupad says."
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1 January 2021 (Evening class | Bengali)
Know and Love the Lord
"May we love the Lord in the same way that we now love our house, wife, sons,
friends, etc. When will this day come? Until and unless this day comes, you
will have to keep coming to this material world and material family."
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Develop Deepest
Dedication
"This Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math is not only some group of people from West
Bengal. This Mission includes members from all over the world. If you have
Gurudev's mercy, you must give yourself completely, to the very end, for the
service of Gurudev—you must pour out all your heart, your mind,
everything..."
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At Lord's Home
"We do not live like householders who are attached to their material life:
waking up at ten and when you fancy or have time, then you go with a plate of
some food to the Deities. There are rules here."
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Pure Preacher's
Position
"Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur said that for preaching,
you can even borrow money. If you borrow money, then you will have to go out
for collection to pay that money back because the person you borrow from will
keep coming to you, asking you for that money. This is the rule, this is how
you must preach."
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Clear Vision
"You must make your self supremely qualified (uttam) in this way. This temple
and mission are not only mine. How long will I be here? You are the ones who
will stay behind, and you must come. You must always keep love and affection
for Gurudev, you must always come to the temple."
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Clear Identity
"I can give somebody saffron clothes and they will wear it, so do they become
a brahmachari? Our identity is not based on clothes! Our identity is
not based on any varna—one's identity is based on their behaviour,
practice."
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Sustaining
Yourself on Gurudev's Words
"If Gurudev had not given his mercy, I would have left a long time ago, but
because Gurudev gave his mercy, I am still alive and can sit here in front of
you, speaking about the Lord. This is my great fortune. I am a beggar, so
please give me these alms: wherever I may go, you must always live following
this spiritual line."
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Internal Purity
"It is necessary to practise Krishna consciousness constantly and earnestly,
sincerely. If you cannot love anybody, then nobody will love you. If you do
not believe or respect anyone, then nobody will believe or respect you. If
you do not want good for anybody, the Lord will not want good for you."
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Kirtan-Yajna
"Chant five kirtans every morning and every evening. You can offer two
flowers, you can offer arati, you can give some incense, but if you
chant kirtan extolling Mahaprabhu's glories, Mahaprabhu is more
pleased with that."
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Give Up Illusory
Luxuries
"Greed is a sin, sin is death. You can live an honest life in your house and
eat rice with salt or rice with spinach, that is well and good. It is
necessary to live an honest life; it is necessary to live in Krishna's family
and give up all bad things and habits."
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Who Will You Blame?
"If I do not make a step forward—if I do not remember the Lord, if I do not
think about the Lord; Guru and Vaishnavs come and keep telling me again and
again, but if I do not listen to them, then I destroy my own fortune."
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Analysis Is Paralysis
"If you want, you will offer bhog to the Lord and take prasad,
and if you do not want, then you will make excuses. If you think so much, you
will not eat anything, you will not be able to do anything. Do not overthink
it. Only be vegetarian, follow ekadasi, and practise Krishna
consciousness."
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Western
Idiosyncrasies
"People come from such places to chant the Holy Name and practise Krishna
consciousness. Gurudev brought people from such places to this path. Now they
live like civilised people, but when you go to public places in those
countries, you cannot even look, but it is necessary to preach there..."
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1 January 2021 (Evening class, worldwide | English)
Grand and Joyous
Festival
"I am very happy because the festival was very successful. Actually, we have
seen such crowds before only in Gurudev's time in Nabadwip, and now is the
first time we see it again at this Vyasa Puja festival of Srila Gurudev in
2021. Everybody is very happy with this festival."
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Protecting Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math
"I have seen how Gurudev protects his temple, Srila Sridhar Maharaj's temple.
In one sense, I am very unfortunate because I tried so hard to protect
Gurudev's mission after Gurudev but could not do it. In another way, at least
I could protect Gurudev's devotees."
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Unblemished Sacrifice
"Today is Gurudev's appearance day. You all know everything—where Gurudev was
born, how he came to the mission, etc. I do not want to describe so many
things now. However, there are some who criticise Gurudev, and I would like
to give some message to them."
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"My Pride, My Joy and My
Hope"
"I am very proud of you all. I do not know how many days I will be alive, but
I want to preach until my death. And I only beg you for one thing—please give
me your mercy so that I can serve my Gurudev and his mission like this until
my death."
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2 January 2021 (Bengali evening class)
Advent of Srila
Prabhupad
"Tomorrow we have one more festival—the festival of the disappearance of Om
Vishnupad Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad. Many
are leaving early tomorrow, so I will speak about Srila Prabhupad today. He
is a grand pillar in the sky of Sri Gaudiya line..."
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Rescuing Mahaprabhu's
Line
"Seeing the deplorable situation in the world, Srila Bhaktivonod Thakur
started collecting Vaishnava scriptures. Many years before that, when
devotees were bringing scriptures from Vrindavan, they were robbed, and the
scriptures ended up getting scattered around. Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
rescued and collected those scriptures that contain the authentic teachings
of Sriman Mahaprabhu..."
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Acharyas' Arrival in
Nabadwip
"When Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur became the magistrate at Krishnanagar, he got
a place in Svaruganj and settled in Godrumdwip. It was his vanaprastha
life. He left his wife and daughters and came to live there with only his
son..."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Initiation
"Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur sent Bimala Prasad (Srila Saraswati Thakur) to
Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj. He had grown up by then, he must have
been over eighteen then. He told him, 'Go to the other bank of the Ganges and
take initiation from Babaji Maharaj...'"
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Illustrious and Loving
Service
"Srila Prabhupad is a holy embodiment of kirtan, but he did not chant kirtan
so much himself—he did not like songs, tunes, melody, etc. His kirtan was
through Hari-katha. His love is stronger than even that of a father..."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj's
Kirtan
"Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur liked it when Srila Sridhar Maharaj
sang kirtan. In the end, he asked Srila Sridhar Maharaj to chant a
kirtan and said about him, 'I can leave being confident that there is
somebody left in this world to preach Hari-katha after me.'"
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Advent of
Gaura-Saraswati
"All glory to Sri Gaura-Saraswati of the line of Bhaktivinod—pure incarnate
mercy. You revealed Sri Gaura's service—the world's greatest fortune,
brilliant as the perfect teaching, perfect truth—devotion."
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Step Towards Lord, Not
Maya
"We do not want to associate with those who talk about themselves and all the
material things. We must keep far from such association. Keep yourself away
from those who talk about material things. Associate with those who speak
Hari-katha, who talk about the Lord and all that is related to the Lord."
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Be Kind to Yourself and
Others
"What you chant can be the letters of the maha-mantra, but it can
never be the Name if you take outside food and keep bad association. Remember
this. You must always keep sadhu-sanga (association of saintly
devotees), and you must be kind to others and try to bring people to this
line."
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3 January 2021 (Disappearance of Srila Prabhupad Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad | Morning Bengali class)
শ্রীল প্রভুপাদের তিরোভাব তিথি শ্রীল গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিনির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরিকথামৃত শ্রীনৃসিংহপল্লীতে:
"আজকে প্রভুপাদের তিরোভাব তিথি । আমরা প্রার্থনা করি যেন উনি যেখানে থাকুন না
কেন আমাদেরকের কৃপা করুন—তাঁর ধামের সেবা করতে করতে, তাঁর শ্রীচরণে সেবা করতে
করতে আমাদের মঙ্গল হয় এবং যেন উনি আমাদেরকে এই জগৎ থেকে উদ্ধার করতে পারেন… এই
দিনটা আমাদের পক্ষে খুব গুরুত্বপূর্ণ দিন ।"
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Srila Prabhupad's
Exclusivity
"Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur expressed the gist of all
scriptures in a very beautiful way, so much so that nobody can twist you with
their arguments after that."
Listen and Learn
"To be a good listener means to be able to listen well and to be able to
remember what you listen to. If you hear from Gurudev's mouth and from
Vaishnavs' mouths, you can realise everything much quicker."
Live Exemplary Life
"What is a temple opened for? So that others can practise, and when one
practises at the temple, they should then go out to preach. Preaching is not
about telling stories, eating fancy food, drinking sherbet, etc.—it is not
about eating nice food and sleeping on a nice bed."
Srila Prabhupad:
Divine Benefactor
"People forget the Lord and sleep on the lap of illusion. Srila Prabhupad
sent messengers from Vaikuntha for such sleeping souls—on his order, they
went house to house, calling out, 'Wake up, brother! Wake up! Stop
sleeping!'"
Life's Purpose
"Wherever Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur may be now, we
pray at his holy lotus feet that he may give us his mercy so that we may pass
this life serving him heart and soul."
Strings Stronger Than
Steel
"People like to talk nonsense and all kinds of things. Sometimes, you can see
people are lying down almost dead but even then they are talking on the
phone! When somebody comes to the temple, do you think they have no
desires?..."
3 January 2021 (Disappearance of Srila Prabhupad Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad | Gaudiya Vaishnav Sangha [online
programme])
শ্রীল প্রভুপাদের তিরোভাব তিথির উপলক্ষে পুষ্পাঞ্জলি
নিবেদন শ্রীল গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিনির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরিকথামৃত শ্রীনৃসিংহপল্লী থেকে online শ্রী শ্রী
গৌড়ীয়-বৈষ্ণব সভার জন্য:
"আজকে যাঁর তিরোভাব তিথি সেই মহাপুরুষের আমাদের পরমগুরুদেব ওঁবিষ্ণুপাদ ভগবান
শ্রীল ভক্তিসিদ্ধান্ত সরস্বতী ঠকুর প্রভুপাদের শ্রীচরণকমলে বন্দনা করছি কিছু
পুষ্পাঞ্জলি নিবেদন করার চেষ্টা করছি মাত্র । আমাদের মত অধমের পক্ষে সেটা সম্ভব
নয়, তবুও তাঁদের কৃপায়, গুরুবর্গের কৃপায় ও আদেশে আমি কিছু কথা বলার চেষ্টা করছি
মাত্র ।"
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Gaudiya Vaishnav Sangha Address
(1)
"I am offering my obeisance at the holy lotus feet of this great soul, merely
trying to offer some flower-offering. It is not possible to do this for such
a fallen soul as myself, but by the mercy of guru-varga and on the
order of guru-varga, I am merely trying to say a few words today."
Gaudiya Vaishnav Sangha Address
(2)
"I am a beggar, and I would like to ask you all for some alms today. This is
the alms I am begging you for: may I be able to make myself pure by serving
all the devotees and servants of this Srila Prabhupad, and may I keep myself
engaged in the service to you all."
3 January 2021 (Disappearance of Srila Prabhupad Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad)
Illustrious Acharya
"I am offering my obeisance at the lotus feet of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur whose disappearance day took place today. He is
not an ordinary person of this material world—he came from Goloka Vrindavan,
from the Lord Himself. When his job finished here, he passed the
responsibility to his beloved disciples and went back to his own home."
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Advent of Hari-Kirtan
Murti
"We have heard about so many glories of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur from many Vaishnavs, many scholars, and our Param Guru
Maharaj (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) also described everything in
his poetry."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Mission
"Srila Prabhupad taught what pure service is—he taught that everything could
be used and is meant for the service of the Lord. He established sixty-four
temples, and all the brahmacharis, sannyasis of these temples preached
house to house and distributed Hari-katha."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Teachings
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj often said that Srila Prabhupad's word was
very hard, like a stone or thunderbolt, but inside he could be soft as a
lotus. Fathers are always very loving and affectionate to their sons, but
Srila Prabhupad gave more love and affection that any father could give."
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Unimaginable Service
"It is unforgettable. We do not know who Krishna and Gurudev take service
from—only those who have some sukriti, who have some great fortune,
can participate in service in their life. There are so many rich people,
there are so many big people, but only a fortunate soul can do service."
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10 January 2021
Good Mind, Good Heart
"So many things are bound to happen, but our duty is to practise properly, to
chant the Holy Name, to follow all the rules and regulations. Sometimes, some
problems come, some things can happen in family life, and it gives us a
little pain, but when something bad comes, we should always ignore it."
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Uninterrupted Service
Life
"Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur so much reduced the rules and
regulations. He even relaxed the rules of following ekadasi. All of
our guru-varga, all followers of Sri Rupanuga line have already
accepted and established all these things. We must try to follow the rules
and regulations as much as we can, we must do our best in our practising
life."
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Accommodating Heart
"(1) Now accommodation in Nrisingha
Palli is not a problem for devotees. (2) Even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav
or events mentioned there, we can at least give 'jay' to them. (2) Vishnupriya Devi made a huge
sacrifice for us because if she had not left Mahaprabhu, how would we have
known about Mahaprabhu's separation pastimes?"
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Material Affection
"You are showing some love and affection, but how are you doing it? Always be
careful with giving 'love and affection'. There are brahmacharis,
sannyasis living at the temple, and you should always keep some distance
from them. We will stay together in a temple, but we must be always
careful—we will not enter with anyone into a husband-wife relationship."
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Coming Before Deities
"When you come in front of the Deities, you must always think, 'I must serve
the Deities.' Some other thought can come because our mind is always naughty.
What can we do? We will try our best so that only good thoughts come to our
minds."
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Sri Uddharan Datta
Thakur and Sri Vakreshwar Pandit
"(1) Sri Uddharan Datta Thakur was a
great Vaishnav, maha-bhagavat, and he always worshiped and served Sriman
Nityananda Prabhu's lotus feet. (2)
The birthplace of Sri Vakreshwar Pandit is in Guptipara, near Kalna. Sri
Vakreshwar Pandit always danced during Mahaprabhu's kirtans—he was a
great singer and dancer."
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Best Turn In Life
"When I joined Krishna consciousness, my family said, 'That boy has lost his
mind!' They did not even want to see my face, but now they understand that I
made no mistake. It is necessary for some devotees to leave their family and
join full time—it is necessary for the future of the Mission."
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12 January 2021 (Bengali evening class in Uluberia)
মহাপ্রভুর দুর্ল্লভ দান ও শিক্ষা রীল গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিনির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
উলুবেড়িয়াতে হরিকথামৃত:
"জীবকে দয়া করবার জন্য শ্রীকৃষ্ণ চৈতন্য মহাপ্রভু লোকের দ্বারে দ্বারে হেঁটে
হেঁটে বলতেন, ‘জীব জাগো, জীব জাগো—জীব আর ঘুমিও না, এবার উঠে পড় !’ যে গোলোক
বৃন্দাবদ ধাম থেকে আভিন্না, সেই শ্রীনবদ্বীপ অবলম্বন করে তিনি এই জগতে অবতীর্ণ
হয়েছেন । অবতীর্ণ হয়ে তিনি কী দিয়েছেন ? যে অত্যন্ত দুর্ল্লভ প্রেম ব্রহ্মা শিব
মহেশ্বরও কৃষ্ণপ্রেম পান না, তিনি সেই কৃষ্ণপ্রেম লোকের দ্বারে দ্বারে বিতরণ
করেছেন, কিন্তু সবাই ত সেই প্রেম ধরতে পারে নি—যাদের কৃষ্ণপ্রেম ধরার ক্ষমতা
আছে, তারা সেটা ধরতে পারেন ।"
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What Is Surrender?
"Despite the Lord's magnanimity, not everybody was able to get this
transcendental love—those who have the capacity to grasp it could get it. It
is not possible to keep water in any glass: if some glass has a hole in it or
is full of other things, then no matter how much water you pour, it will not
stay inside."
Proper
Recipient for Proper Taste
"The means to the end is sravan and kirtan. If you do not hear
first, you will not be able to understand anything. It is necessary to listen
well, with your heart and soul. If you think, 'I know a lot,' then it is the
end."
Highest Stance
"Most of us are duplicitous: externally, we show we are sadhus, and
internally, we have another mood. We are disguised as sadhus. There
are a lot of such disguised sadhus in this world. You can dress as a
sadhu, but have you become a sadhu?"
Cry and Pray
"We must pray to Gurudev: if you send a letter to Gurudev asking about the
Lord, he will tell you about the Lord. Enquiry must be proper, not any
nonsense enquiry. Gurudev is the Lord's close associate. What must you come
to tell him?"
Seeking Respite
"Everyone is born in various situations, or families, in this world. Even
when we were born as a dog or a pig, we were born in some family, and now we
are born in a family of humans. You can understand what an agony it is to
live in the material world. We keep suffering from all sorts of austerities,
difficulties and pain. On top of that, this life is not eternal..."
Greatest Choice
"There is still time to turn. There are two ways. Do you hanker for material
love and happiness or do you hanker for eternal happiness? If you want to
have money, wealth, houses, cars and enjoy in this material world forever,
then you will not get anything else."
Nityananda
Prabhu's Mercy
"Sri Nitynanda Prabhu does not consider whether one is high or low, whether
one is born in a noble family or a lowly family, etc. Nityananda Prabhu
rescues whoever falls at His feet. Such is His mercy!"
Mahaprabhu's Mercy
"There were many instances when Mahaprabhu rescued jiva souls. One
time, He rescued Chad Kazi. Mahaprabhu divided devotees into groups of
dancers and made Vakreshwar Pandit the leader of one of those group..."
His Things, For
His Service
"Taking initiation is not the final destination. If you take initiation and
receive the mantra, it does not mean that you have got everything.
After taking initiation, you must practise sravan and kirtan.
First, it is necessary to have sukriti...."
Faith Is Not Idle
"You must ask yourself: How much time do I spend for the Lord? And how much
time do I spend on eating, dressing, sleeping, earning money and thinking
about enjoyment? How much time do I think about the Lord? You must answer
this to yourself."
Devotion or Display?
"Serve internally, it is not necessary to show others anything. Keep your own
spiritual life to yourself. Practise Krishna consciousness properly. If you
do not read all these things, where will you learn it from? How will you even
know these things?"
Example to Follow
"In Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-Mukta-Mala, I wrote about some pastimes
of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj. These pastimes show the symptoms of a
Vaishnav. It is necessary to practise these things in your life; otherwise,
you will not get any result."
Shelter of Sri Guru's
Mercy
"If we have the mercy of our Gurudev, nobody can do anything to us, even the
Lord cannot do anything to us, but once we leave Gurudev's shelter, we will
dry up through the influence of the Lord."
Service or Offence?
"If you have no chaste devotion to your Guru, you can never practise Krishna
consciousness—whatever you do will be only an offence. You must always be
alert about what makes Gurudev happy."
13 January 2021 (Bengali evening class in Basirhat)
An Auspicious Evening
"We are very fortune because we have come today on this auspicious evening.
Every our temple observes this day. On this day today, Mahaprabhu sat
together with all the devotees in the evening in Nabadwip...."
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An Auspicious Birth
"We have been born here in India—the place where there are so many pure
things that you will not find anywhere else in this world, the place where
the Lord has come so many times. We have been born as human beings in this
wonderful land, but we must fulfil the purpose of this birth and we must help
others."
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Turning Back Home
"Those who worship Lord Brahma come to live on the planet of Lord Brahma;
those who worship Lord Siva come to live on the planet of Lord Siva; those
who worship humans come to live on the planet of humans—but if you worship
the Lord, if you return to the Lord, you will never again have to suffer from
birth, death, old age, and disease."
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Beyond Perverted Comfort
Zone
"We must return to the Lord—if you do, we will not have to suffer birth,
death, old age and disease, we will not have to keep on coming and going
getting all kinds of bodies. However, in order to attain that, we must give
up small things. Some sacrifice is required."
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What Are Your Plans?
"There is no use getting a lifetime of one hundred years if you do not chant
the Holy Name. You think you want to live longer to enjoy longer, but this is
not right—you must think, 'Even if I live for ten years—if I can chant the
Holy Name, it is OK.'"
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Life In Lord's Family
"A bad day for us is the day when we cannot hear, cannot speak Hari-katha,
the day when we cannot chant and glorify the Holy Name of the Lord. But the
Holy Name does not come to everyone's mouth."
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Not So Fast, Not So Cheap
"The Lord says, 'I have decided that I will leave, but I could not! I want to
leave this material world, but Maya is always pulling Me behind!' Tomorrow in
the morning Mahaprabhu will come to the temple of Keshav Bharati. Gurudev
told me about the conversation that took place between them on this day."
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Mano-dharma vs.
Bhagavat-dharma
"We must hear the siddhanta (conclusion) of the scriptures. We must
accept and follow the teachings that are given by the Lord Himself. It is not
necessary to create any teaching yourself. If a train goes off the track, it
will tip over. We must follow the real path."
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Eternal Values
"Your greatest friends are those who can give you attachment to the lotus
feet of Sri Krishna—your kin, your own are those who bring you to the Lord,
who take you out of this world of Maya and engage you in the service to the
holy lotus feet of the Lord."
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Ultimate Word of
Scripture
"If anybody asks you what is the gist of Srimad Bhagavad-gita, the
meaning is this, 'Leave all religions and surrender to Me, I will save you
from all sins.' This is the last word of Srimad Bhagavad-gita. This is
so beautiful."
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Guided and Misguided
"There are such people in the world—they do not know the way but they still
give you advice. If you ask a boy from the Lord's house where the Lord stays,
what the Lord eats, how the Lord lives, he will tell you everything. You must
go to a bona fide person."
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Exclusive Zone
"Krishna says about all of them, 'You are staying with Me, you are saying you
are My big devotees, but you cannot compare to those who live in Vrindavan!'
Even somebody like Laksmi Devi cannot enter there because she thinks, 'I am
very beautiful, I will not accept devotion to Radharani, a mere
milkmaid.'"
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Insurmountable
Devotion
"Everything is possible through devotion. If you want to bind the Lord, you
need the rope of devotion. One can get devotion only through the association
with the devotees—if you will not get devotion associating with
non-devotees."
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16 January 2021 (Bengali class in Kolkata; preaching
programme)
হরিভজনময় জীবন রীল গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিনির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
কোলকাতায় হরিকথামৃত:
"সঙ্কীর্ত্তন-যজ্ঞের দ্বারা গৌর-নিতাইকে আরাধনা করতে হয় আর সেটা সত্যিকারের নাম
হতে হয় । সেই জন্য সব সময় সাধু সঙ্গে থাকা চাই । আমরা শ্রীগুরুদেবের কাছে
প্রার্থনা করি, গুরুদেব তুমি আমাকে সহ্যক্ষমতা দাও, ধৈর্যক্ষমতা দাও যেন আমি সব
সময় গুরু-বৈষ্ণব-ভগবানের সেবা করতে পারি, হরিনাম কীরত্তন করতে পারি, তাহলে আমার
পরম কল্যাণ বস্তু লাভ হয়ে যাবে । সাধু-গুরু-বৈষ্ণবের চরণে শরণাগত হয়ে আমাদের
দৈনিক হরিভজন কররতে হবে—আমরা সব সময় কৃষ্ণ নাম করব, কৃষ্ণধাম পরিক্রমা করব
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Where Does the Lord Stay?
"The Lord becomes pleased when you listen and speak about Him, and especially
when you worship Nitai and Gauranga through sankirtan. Remember this.
Gaura and Nitai are worshipped through sankirtan, and this
sankirtan must be genuine."
Mahaprabhu's
Advent and Gift
"Sriman Mahaprabhu said that there are four varnas, four ashrams, and four
yugas. The four yugas, or ages, are Satya-yuga, Treta-yuga, Dvapar-yuga, and
Kali-yuga. The Lord comes in each of the four yugas to this pure land of
Bharata (India). Why does Sri Krishna come in this Kali-yuga?"
Coming Out of Maya
"Maya Devi gets her power from Krishna and removes us far from the Lord's
service. As the result, we forget the Lord. We forget the Lord, and as the
result, we suffer in the agony of these threefold miseries. What must you do
to get relief from this situation?"
Make Yourself
Qualified
"Mahaprabhu comes to distribute the rarest form of transcendental love that
even Lord Siva and Lord Brahma aspire and wait to attain, and He comes to
give it liberally, going door to door. This is how Mahaprabhu distributed the
Holy Name in this world, and at the same time He said, 'Who has the right to
chant the Holy Name in this Kali-yuga?'"
Six Limbs of
Surrender
"Among the six limbs of surrender, the first one is humility. I must feel
that 'I am poor and have no qualification,' 'I do not know anything.' I must
not think, 'I am a good speaker,' 'I am good at singing,' 'I can sing
kirtans well,' etc. No. 'I am very poor.' ..."
Sincere and Deep
Prayer
"'Sincerely' means to do come without wanting to show anything to others or
wanting to impress others. It is necessary to feel this and to practise
spiritual life very deeply, internally, not of the sake of showing anything
to others."
Lend Me Your Heart
"I have one prayer to you all, I want to ask you for one thing: please give
me your mind, heart, soul, everything for some time today—submit everything
to the Lord—to be able to hear some Hari-katha."
Follow the
Footsteps of Great Souls
"Association with the Guru means listening to what Gurudev says and following
it in your life. We must live in the same way that great personalities lived.
This is how you take sadhu-sanga, holy association."
Suspicion Leads to
Suspension
"Krishna says, 'Give up all religions and surrender to Me. Do not worry, I
will save you from all sins.' It is necessary to believe this. If you
have no faith, then how will you understand it? You will think, 'Oh, Sukadev
was just born, how could he run?'"
Only One Question
"Sukadev Goswami asked Pariksit Maharaj, 'Tell me, what is your question?'
'Tell me, how can I get benefit?' asked Pariksit Maharaj. 'What you have said
is right! There is only one question, and the answer is also only one.'"
We Are Neither
Enjoyers, Nor Renouncers
"We must submit everything for the Lord's service. We must know nothing
except that. Just as it is said in Srimad Bhagavad-gita: devotees do
not know or understand anything except the Lord. This is our highest
aspiration."
False Ego's Folly
"Some think, 'I am the highest, and everyone are lower than me, so they
should take my prasad.' We must become disciples—there is no
need to become a guru. These are very beautiful words. You must read
books...."
Be Sincere and Studious
"If you feel no taste when you chant the Holy Name, this is because you have
various diseases inside you. That is why you must always practise
sravan and kirtan in holy association and try to remove your
offences."
Remembering
Mahaprabhu's Sannyas
"Today, Mahaprabhu left Katwa after taking sannyas. He left Nabadwip
on the day of Sankranti. On the eve of Sankranti, each of our temples offers
lau-payesh (lau cooked in milk with sugar). Do you know
why?"
Way Out
"Kama means thinking about your own happiness and enjoyment, but
prema means thinking about the happiness of the Lord, about the
happiness of Gurudev. The problem is that we never think, "What makes Gurudev
happy?"—we only think about our own happiness."
17 January 2021
Latest Events
"I am very happy to see you all after one week. I have been doing some
preaching programme lately and came last night. It was Sriman Mahaprabhu's
sannyas day recently. This year, I had to go to Nabadwip on this day
because I have so much service there."
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Memorable Day In
Bamunpara
"One morning Gurudev went to Bamunpara. Only Gurudev, his driver, me, and
Gurudev's servant who cooked for him, went at that time. That day, Gurudev
showed me that place in Bamunpara where Mahaprabhu passed after taking
sannyas..."
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Remembering
Mahaprabhu's Sannyas-Lila
"Srila Param Guru Maharaj said that during this time Nabadwip was covered by
thick clouds—there was no sun in the sky and everything was very dark. Even
the sun too cried because the Lord had left Nabadwip. It was such a sad time,
everybody felt very deep separation."
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Ten Days in Shantipur
"...When Mahaprabhu came to Shantipur and the news about it spread
everywhere, so many devotees started coming there—so many boats, full of
people, came to Shantipur to see Mahaprabhu..."
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Heart-Breaking Decision
"Mahaprabhu's mother, Gadadhar, Brahmananda, Chandrasekhara, and Mukunda.
Mahaprabhu told Nityananda Prabhu, 'Nobody except them knows about it.' Sri
Sachi Mata cried so much and other devotees also tried to dissuade Mahaprabhu
in so many ways..."
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Deceitless Dealings
"Everything is service, and it is necessary to always do service from your
heart. Try to respect each other. It is very important. Do not create so many
classes, divisions, and groups among devotees. It is necessary to be simple,
without any deceit."
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Deficiency in Practice
"We can overcome this situation, but we need to practise properly—we must
serve devotees, we must preach for devotees. Practise very nicely. There are
so many deficiencies in devotees. It is necessary to learn and practise."
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24 January 2021
Increasing Preaching
Scope
"Yesterday I went to Nrisingha Palli for a short time, and tomorrow I am
again going preaching for five days in Bankura and Bardhaman. In the
meantime, Sripad Sajjan Maharaj is doing book distribution here in
Kolkata...."
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Distribute Krishna
Consciousness!
"There are so many people suffering in this world—they too are searching for
the main source, they too are searching for the hidden treasure. They wait
for somebody to come and distribute it to them. Go and distribute this hidden
treasure to everyone!"
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Offering Bhog on
Ekadasi
"Sometimes, devotees live in their house and if they offer rice, dal, or
kitchuri on ekadasi, how will they take it? They do not want to throw
away food, so they do not offer grains on this day. However, if it is a
temple with Deities, then we should offer everything, both ekadasi and
non-ekadasi preparations."
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Sri Jagadish Pandit
"Born in Guwahati, Assam, Sri Jagadish Pandit came to live in Nabadwip. Sri
Jagadish Pandit and Hiranya lived together on the bank of the Gages near Sri
Jagannath Misra's house, and Mahaprabhu would often come to visit them."
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Be Strong and Straight
"When you live at the temple, you engage only in sravan, kirtan, you
take prasadam, and when you live in your house, you must engage
yourself in the same way—even if you live as a householder, you should still
do everything that we do at the temple."
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Mission's Sustenance
"I want all Gurudev's family members to be good and to be going in the proper
way because they are the ones who will carry the flag of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math all over the world. That is my vision. I have not taken up any
other flag—Gurudev gave me his flag, and I am proceeding and going everywhere
carrying that very flag."
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Learn to Tolerate
"Life is very short and life is very uncertain—so many problems will come,
but we will not bow our hear down at the lotus feet of Maya Devi. We must do
our service properly. You will have to face so many things, and it is
necessary to tolerate everything."
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25 January 2021 (Bengali preaching programme, part 1)
আমাদের পরিচয় রীল গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিনির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
পাত্রসায়ের বাঁকুড়ায় হরিকথামৃত (প্রথম ভাগ):
"সাধু-সঙ্গে কৃষ্ণ-নাম এই মাত্র চাই, সংসার জিনিতে আর কোন বস্তু নাই । এই সাধু
সঙ্গে কৃষ্ণ-নাম খুবই দুর্ল্লভ বস্তু । শাস্ত্রে বলেছে মেঘাচ্ছন্ন দিন দুর্দিন
নয়, হরিকথা বিহীন দিন হয়েছে দুর্দিন । আজকে আমদের এই সুযোগ এসেছে—বৈষ্ণবের মুখে,
গুরুর মুখে, সাধুর মুখে কিছু হরিকথা শ্রবণ-কীর্ত্তন করবার আমরা সুযোগ লাভ কারেছি
। কৃষ্ণ কৃতায় ? শ্রীহরিকথায় । কৃষ্ণ কোন বনে ? কৃষ্ণ হচ্ছেন সেবনে ।"
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Religion of This Age
"If we do not chant the Holy Name of the Lord in this age of Kali, then we
will not be able to escape this illusory world. It is necessary to chant the
Holy Name, that is why the Lord Himself comes as the Holy Name in this
world."
Know Thyself
"What is the difference between humans and animals? The difference is
spiritual life, service to the Lord, something that we do not do. We do not
genuinely associate with sadhus. When will we understand all this? We
will be able to understand this when can learn our real identity."
Qualification for Chanting
Holy Name
"In this age of Kali, except for chanting the Holy Name, there is no other
way, no other way, no other way. Who has the right, or qualification, to
chant the Holy Name? It is written very beautifully here."
Come for Nabadwip Dham
Parikrama
"We have come today here as part of our Nabadwip Dham Pracharani Sobha. We
have come to call you to Nabadwip Dham parikrama. If you want to get
relief from the roaming of this material world (samsara-parikrama),
you must circumambulate Sri Nabadwip Dham."
Live Sincere Devotional
Life
"Roaming around the universe, we somehow, by some fortune, have come to the
holy feet of our Gurudev. I wish everyone lived without pain and sadness, but
people consciously drink poison—they know it, they have heard about it, but
they are taking poison... We must practise Krishna consciousness."
26 January 2021
Remembering Guru-Varga
"Today is a grand annual festival in honour of establishing the temple and
inauguration anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Radha-Raman. Many
of you know that our Guru-varga Pujyapad Srila Bhakti Kiran Giri Maharaj
stayed at the house of Sripad Ramanath Prabhu here, near Bankura."
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Sacrifice For Preaching
"For example, people invite us for some programmes, and sometimes we do not
like to take prasadam from the hands of certain people, but if we refuse to
take it, the host will be dissatisfied, so we have to taste a little.
Sometimes it is necessary to do this."
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Loving Interactions
"Sripad Giri Maharaj's diksa Guru, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj, had
very much affection for Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. One time, Srila
Sridhar Maharaj went for Vrindavan parikrama together with Srila
Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj and his disciples..."
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A Hole In Surrender
"By the will of the Lord everything is good, but there is one shortage. There
is a lack of service with firm determination. We are doing so much service,
but instead of devotion our efforts come to karma-misra-bhakti.
Everybody has devotion, but our devotion is mixed with material desires."
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Have a Heart For the
Temple
"It is important to have a heart for the temple. You are staying in a room,
and you must think this is your own room, you must take care of it as your
own room. This is how love comes. You can take care of everything
yourself."
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Power of Service
"The name of Lord Krishna's Deity here is Radha-Raman. Those of you who have
been to Vrindavan know that there are a lot of Deities in Vrindavan, but not
all Deities there are original Deities. Radha-Raman is the only original
Deity that stayed there."
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Origin of Bhagavatam (1)
"Having written all the scriptures, Vyasadev felt disturbed in his mind—he
felt no happiness. Then, Narad Muni came to his ashram in Badarikasram and
said, 'How can you feel happiness? You have composed so many scriptures, but
you have turned it into hotchpotch!'"
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Origin of Bhagavatam (2)
"...At that time, Parasaramuni and many other rishis came to Vyasadev and
asked him to speak to Sukadev. They said, 'Please talk to him. He has been
sitting in his mother's womb for twelve years already!' Sukadev Goswami could
speak from his mother's womb. Can you imagine this?"
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Origin of Bhagavatam (3)
"O King, you are very fortunate because Sukadev Goswami himself has come to
your assembly today. We all agree with whatever spiritual insight he gives.
We have nothing to say beyond what he has to say."
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Lacking or Slacking?
"Gurudev knows everything, he knows who does what and who does not do what.
He can understand everything. How many days do you think Gurudev will
tolerate your faulty service? Why does service go away? The answer is only
one—you must think, 'It is my own fault. I have made offence to service, that
is why the Lord has taken this service from me.'"
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Feeling Hungry?
"O mind, tell the truth, what kind of beggar are you? What do you lack? If
you were hungry for food, why come to the temple—you could get food on the
street! You have come here, to a great place of pilgrimage where nectar from
the holy lotus mouth of Sriman Mahaprabhu is being distributed. Become a
beggar for this kind of nectar! Come, mind! I am telling to you, come."
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Main Target
"If you are to know the glory of Srimati Radharani, you must first worship
Gauranga; if you do not worship Gauranga, you cannot worship Radha-Krishna.
Worship Gauranga, worship Nityananda...."
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Determination and
Surrender
"Unless you become fully surrendered, the Lord will not hear your prayer.
People pray to the Lord because they have some desire, but we do not think,
'What makes the Lord happy?' We must do everything for Krishna's
happiness."
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29 January 2021 (Vaishnav Seva Programme near
Kolkata)
Vaishnav Rites
"Because Sripad Manoranjan Prabhu has come to this line, his mother's
departure rites (paralaukik kriya) are observed according to the
Vaishnav tradition. There is one beautiful letter written by Srila Prabhupad
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur..."
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Kirtans • Gurudev bada krpa kare
• Kabe Sri Chaitanya more karibena daya
• Ohe Vaisnava Thakur
• Nitai-pada-kamala
• Emana durmati
• Jaya Radha Madhava
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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Disciple's Life
"We must learn to be humbler than a blade of grass, more tolerant than a
tree, and we must learn to give honour to others—then you can earn the right
and qualification to chant the Holy Name. Many of us think that when you take
initiation, this is it, but it is not so."
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Sincere Spiritual Life
"What do Vaishnavs distribute? They distribute that getting which all our
desires can be removed. We have so many desires—money, women, fame, etc., but
Vaishnavs only distribute Hari-katha, Bhagavat-katha. This is what service to
the jiva souls is."
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Eternal Servants
"We forget that we are eternal servants of Krishna—we only remember it for a
few moments. When you took initiation from Gurudev, you took the beads saying
you are an eternal servant of Lord Krishna, but were you a servant of Lord
Krishna for ten years only?"
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The Answer Is One
"If we follow this Bhagavatam—if we have this kind of high thinking,
if we think about that highest attainment, then we will realise that we are
all children of nectar. We all have one father—the Lord."
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"Give Me These Alms"
"Practise Krishna consciousness properly. I have only one prayer to you all.
I am a beggar—I come to you all to beg alms. This is what I am begging from
you..."
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Remembering Haridas
Thakur
"Today is a disappearance, so on this occasion I will tell something from
Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita about the disappearance of Srila Haridas
Thakur. I will tell it to you briefly. You all know that Haridas Thakur's
disappearance is on the day of ananda-chaturdasi."
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Poverty of Mind
"We call feeding people 'service to poor Narayan,' but you tell me—can
Narayan, the original master of Laksmi Devi, be poor? He is the master of the
whole world, He is the owner of all wealth in this world, and they call Him
'poor Narayan'! Never utter such things."
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"Come, Dear Mind, Come"
"One time, there started an annual festival at Sri Gaudiya Math. Many
preachers of exclusive genuine religion, exemplary sannyasis and
brahmacharis came to the temple from all over India..."
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31 January 2021 (Noon programme in Bangaon, North 24
Parganas)
In Search of Hidden
Treasure
"You can hear all kinds of things in this world—there are so many talks,
discussions, criticism going on in this world, but there is a dire scarcity
of Bhagavad-katha (narrations about the Lord). There is a dire scarcity of
devotees who would speak and hear this Bhagavad-katha..."
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Know Your Own Identity
First
"We must first know who we are—we must first understand our own identity.
That which is 'I' is not this body. Identifying yourself with the body is
ignorance. You must forget it. What is our mistake? Our mistake is that we
have forgotten that we are eternal servants of Krishna."
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Sambandha Jnana:
Launching Pad
"Remember these things. You must learn it by heart: 'I am a soul, and my
identity is that I am an eternal servant of Krishna.' We have forgotten that
we are eternal servants of the Lord. Eradicate ignorance and attachment from
yourself."
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Utter Desperation
"We must cry and tell Vaishnav Thakur about our unhappiness, about our
austerities. Do not come as beggars for food, but come as beggars for
spiritual life—come begging to hear about the Lord and sadhu, Guru,
Vaishnavs."
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Path to Qualification
"Both is not right—if you do not become a Vaishnav is a problem, and if you
think you have become a Vaishnav is also a problem. You must become a servant
of Vaishnavs, a servant of your Guru..."
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Sincere Devotion
"Guru applies the salve of divine knowledge to remove the darkness of
ignorance from my eyes. If somebody understands the meaning of this
sloka, their mind can never go in any other direction. It is necessary
to have sincere devotion to Sri Gurupadpadma."
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Highest and Rarest
"The devotion of the Vraja gopis is uncomparable—it is impossible to
even utter anything about it. If Gauranga had not come, who would have known
about it? Gauranga Mahaprabhu came to this world having taken Sri Radha's
heart and halo; He is the one who revealed the glory of Radharani in this
world."
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Rivet Yourself to
Sadhu-Sanga
"Be humble, surrender yourself, and always aspire for the association of pure
devotees. You can never get any result or any perfection without saintly
association (sadhu-sanga). Good, saintly association is our only path,
our only way."
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Genuine Benefit
"'Benefit to others' means giving the consciousness of Krishna to the souls
who forgot Krishna. There is no happiness, there is no peace! People are
enjoying miseries. If they surrender to the Lord, they will not like anything
in this external world any more."
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Great Gift
"To distribute this Krishna-katha, Krishna Himself comes in this Kali-yuga as
Gauranga Mahaprabhu. There is no other religion except for the gift of
transcendental love, and there is no one else except Sri Gauranga who ever
gave anything like that in this world!"
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Enter the Land of Faith
"Leave material talks. We try to practise sadhu-sanga, and when, in
this good association, we develop a proper mood, we will have to enter the
land of faith: when you practise, you must have faith."
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Unchaste Faith
"These are Mahaprabhu's teachings. It is necessary to study His
Siksastakam. 'I want to have causeless devotion to You, Lord, birth
after birth. Even I am born as a insect, may I be Your devotee.'"
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A Test of Faith
"You say, 'I cannot do it,' but Gurudev thought you were fit to do it, then
he told you to do it, then you do the service, try your best. It is necessary
to leave everything to Krishna. This is what faith is, that is what surrender
is."
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Kirtans and Gaura Arati • E-ghora samsare
• Ke yabi ke yabi re bhai
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra
• Sri Gaura Arati.
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31 January 2021
"I Want to Surrender"
"Gurudev, you have been so merciful to me—you have given me a place in
Godrumdwip! You have ordered me to stay in this abode and chant the Holy
Name. But I ask Gurudev, when will you give me the qualification to chant the
Holy Name?"
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Our Plight and Plea
"We have a chaitya-guru in our heart, and we constantly pray, 'When
will Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu give some mercy to me? When will I get the
shelter of Guru and Vaishnavs?' We cannot reach the Lord (our real home)
without Guru and Vaishnavs."
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Wealth of Nanda Maharaj's
Yard
"You must worship the Lord through sankirtana-yajna. Practise singing
devotional songs, it is good for you. Always remember the Lord and His
devotees. Sing five songs in the morning, five songs in the evening—practise
in this way, and it will give you much energy for service."
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Pure Sambandha
"We cannot see, 'He is my master, and I am his servant' because we do not
have this kind of eyes—our eyes are full of dust, full of ego, full of all
kinds of illusion. But the problem is that we hold onto our ego..."
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Blessing In Disguise
"Krishna will give so much austerity, but 'sukhe duhkhe bhule nako'
(in happiness or distress, never forget the Lord)! When you are sad, you only
think about Krishna, but when you are happy, you do not remember or pray to
Krishna. So, Krishna always tests us..."
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Unconditional Life
"It is like selling ghee mixed with dalda. You think, 'No problem! I can
commit sins the whole day and I will chant some Holy Names in the evening—all
the sins will be removed!' If you think you can make the same offence day
after day and as Gurudev is merciful he will forgive all offences, it is not
good. We must try to serve Gurudev without any offence."
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Jewel of Sincerity
"We say we are searching for Sri Krishna, but in lieu of that we are
searching for boys and girls. These are very hard words for me to say. If you
want a wife, go outside and take some girl from outside, why do you do this
at the temple?"
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FEBRUARY 2021
3 February 2021 (Bengali evening class at Sri Nrisingha
Palli)
Kirtan at Sri Nrisingha Palli • Gurudev, bada krpa kari • Sri Krsna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kare more •
Kabe Sri Chaitanya more karibena daya • Nitai-pada-kamala • Parama Karuna
pahu dui jana • Emona dumati samsara bhitare • Gaya Gora Madhura
svare.
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Have You Forgotten?
"We must engage our heart, our mind and entire being in service. How many
people can serve their Guru, their Lord in this way? We mostly end up doing
karma instead of service. It is necessary to serve the Lord, your Guru, and
Vaishnavs with your heart."
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Morning Shows the Day
"All these things are written in common literature, but our life is also like
that. When we wake up, we stand before the Lord, we think about the Lord. We
must always think about the Lord, we must always do service, always take the
Name of the Lord. This is what I do."
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Genuine Surrender
"Do not think about your own happiness—whichever way the Lord keeps you, you
must accept it and respect that. Whatever situation the Lord keeps me, I must
practise Krishna consciousness in that situation. So, we are our own friends,
and we are our own enemies."
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In Search of Hidden
Treasure
"Who can understand this Gaura Mandal? Those who were born here cannot
understand anything. Thousands of people from all over the world come here
from millions of miles away. Why? What do they want here? Srila Sridhar
Maharaj said that there is a 'hidden treasure' here..."
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Humility and Dedication
"Whatever unhappiness comes when I serve you, that is my happiness. When you
serve the Lord, you have to struggle, you have to exert yourself. Mercy is
followed by service—if you have mercy, you will have service, and if you have
no mercy, then you will have no service. It is necessary to remember and
practise this."
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Jnana-Sunya Bhakti
"Even if you think, 'If I serve the Lord, I will go to Goloka,' that is also
a desire. It is not good to be like that. Gurudev told to chant the Holy Name
with faith, that is sufficient—what I will get or not get, he will take care
of that. Such mood is jnana-sunya bhakti. This is the rule."
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Taking a Stand Against Maya
"You must be hard with them, 'No, by hook or by crook, but I will practise
Krishna consciousness. I will not surrender to Maya and run behind any
desires.' You must always try to be like that; otherwise, you cannot practise
Krishna consciousness...."
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Be One-Pointed
"Those who practise sravan and kirtan, gradually become firm
and fixed in their spiritual life and service, they get the taste. Practising
sravan and kirtan removes all unwanted elements. This is the
main result. As long as you have unwanted, inauspicious elements within you,
you will not know peace."
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A Word of Warning
"Many forget this. They think somebody makes cow dung patties, somebody
washes the dishes and laugh, but this is wrong. They are also servitors. If
you remember this, then you will not be able to criticise anyone, and you
should never criticise anyone."
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5 February 2021 (Preaching Programme in Singur, WB)
Honouring Hari-Prasad
"We do not want to and must not stay even one day without Hari-katha. Our
respectable host has called me and you all today not only for taking
prasad. We have come here to take Hari-prasad—to honour the
prasad of Hari-katha."
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Exclusive Path
"We may have entered the path of devotion, the world of devotion, however it
does not take long to get removed from there. It is very difficult to
progress down the path of devotion, but if is very easy to get removed from
it. Remember this."
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Lord's Messenger
"We too must make an effort—we must try. You cannot do nothing and think that
the Guru will do everything for you. That is why, we must always be alert and
careful that we may not be removed from Krishna consciousness at any
time."
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'Managing' Your Life
"Who are you to manage anything? The Lord is the manager! The Lord is the
only master, but we have forgotten Him—we only give our full time to the
material life, to the family life. What is the use living for one hundred
years?"
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Internal Purity
"'O Gurudev! Please give me some intelligence so that I can become humble,
kind, so that I may respect others and leave all desire for prestige.' I am
not coming to give advice to you—if I keep on saying about this, then I
believe that one day these qualities will come to me."
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Pray To Be One-Pointed
"Our mind, our heart is always fickle. Our mind and heart cannot sit still—we
are not able to concentrate them on the Holy Name. When will I be able to
concentrate my mind and make it one-pointed?"
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Mahaprabhu's Gift
"Mahaprabhu is Krishna who comes to this world to awaken the consciousness of
all living souls. Out of mercy to the souls, He comes to this world along
with His associates. What do they come for? They come to distribute the
rarest divine love that nobody can ever get."
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At Vaishnavs' Mercy
"We will pray to Vaishnav Thakur, then Vaishnav Thakur will send our prayer
to the Lord—hearing Vaishnavs' appeal, Krishna becomes very merciful, He will
take pity on such fallen lowly soul as myself and fulfil my heart's
desire."
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Spiritual Deposit
"We will pray to Vaishnav Thakur, then Vaishnav Thakur will send our prayer
to the Lord—hearing Vaishnavs' appeal, Krishna becomes very merciful, He will
take pity on such fallen lowly soul as myself and fulfil my heart's
desire."
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Lacking Spirituality
"O mind, what kind of pauper are you? Are you lacking bhojan (food) or
bhajan (spiritual life)? You have come to this world to indulge your
material senses, have you not? But we do not come to this world for
this!"
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About Srila Lochan Das
Thakur
"We must pray to Vaishnav Thakur, 'Wherever you are, Prabhu, please bestow
your mercy on this fallen and low soul so that I may live this life serving
you.' Srila Lochan Das Thakur composed Sri Chaitanya-mangala that
contains even more pastimes of the Lord than Sri Chaitanya-bhagavata..."
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Leave Separate
Interests
"Practise Krishna consciousness, do not stop it. Always keep good
association, then you will get supreme benefit—you can get the Lord! Please
come to your home! Everyone in this world knows nothing besides their own
interest. However the Lord does not want any separate interest."
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Muddled Minds
"You think you are a pauper because you lack food, but even goats and dogs
eat the food you want so much. Why do you need to come here then? Come, dear
mind! If you desire your own benefit, then come! Do not become a beggar for
food! Come here as a beggar for Krishna consciousness!"
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7 February 2021
"Guru-mukha-padma-vakya chitete
kariya aikya"
"I was at a programme the day before yesterday, and I was telling them that I
had read a lecture of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur where somebody
asked a question, 'What is good association? What is not good
association?'"
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Internal and Eternal
"First, it is necessary to have sraddha. It is not necessary to show
externally how much faith for the Lord you have—the question is how much
faith do you have for your Guru, for your Master and for the worshippable
Lord internally? However, the problem is our ego..."
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Clearing the Path
"I am not saying I am perfect, so when I say something to you, I am giving
advice to myself. If I tell, tell, tell, then one day I too will become
clean. I know that all these things are easier said than done. So, I am
saying all this for my own benefit."
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Cause of All Causes
"We show so much devotion externally, but how much love and attachment to our
Gurudev do we have internally? How much time do we give to him every day?
Every day, we work the whole day running behind some kanak, kamini,
pratistha, but do you have any time to spare for the Lord, for your
Gurudev?"
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Do Not Be Disheartened
"Those who cannot bodily join Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama this year,
can make this parikrama from their house. Do not be disheartened. If
you have a great desire and a great fortune, you will be able to join Sri
Nabadwip Dham parikrama next year."
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Forthcoming Festivals
"You can come and join Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama. You have a great
fortune to do so. Join, it is good for you. We are inviting you all—if you
cannot come physically, you can join this festival through your heart,
through your mind."
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On Importance of
Chastity
"You have a soul, and you have a relationship with the Lord. Krishna says
that He is chaste to His devotees, and if you want to be a devotee of Lord
Krishna, then you too must have chastity. We sometimes want to please our
parents, husbands, wives, but Krishna says, 'If you please Me, you will
please everybody.'"
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Study and Learn
"Gurudev always said: I am teaching so many things, but what have they
understood? Somebody has been reading Ramayan the whole year, and
after that they ask, 'Whose father was Sita Devi?' I have been teaching them
Mahaprabhu's conception (be humble, tolerant, and give honour to others), and
one year later they are asking such questions..."
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8 February 2021 (Bengali class in Jatragachhi, Kolkata)
Practise Devotion
"We eat every day, we go to the bathroom every day, and you must serve the
Lord in the same way—you must offer bhog every day, we must chant
kirtan, worship the Lord, etc. You must practise in your own life. You
do not become a disciple just by taking initiation."
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Land of Religions
"One can ask, 'Why is there so much devotion to God in your country? In our
country, there is only christianity, but when I was in West Bengal, I saw
that some people worship Kali, some Durga, some Ganesh, some Loknath, some
Harichand Thakur. Why is it so?'"
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Seva Vidya
"Some think how to please the Lord, but when it comes to taking care so that
no difficulty or austerity comes to the devotees of the Lord, they do not
think it is necessary to do that. If you send a letter to Krishna, you will
not get a reply..."
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Conditioned Souls'
Inaptitude
"You took initiation so long ago, have you not been able to make anyone fit
for preaching? Have you not learnt to preach and speak Hari-katha yourself?
Must Gurudev always come and do everything? It is not enough to only take
initiation. You must practise properly."
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Choose Your Association
"How can one get the Lord? Through devotion. How does devotion come? Devotion
to the Lord comes through the association of the Lord's devotees. Where do
you get this association of devotees?"
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Lost and Languid Souls
"If you can come to stay in your own house, you will get supreme benefit. But
where is your own house? We are all sons of nectar, we are all sons of God.
The problem is that we have forgotten our family, that is why we become bound
by illusory environment time and time again."
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Price of Independence
"'Everything happens by the will of the Lord' We must always remember this.
Birth, death, old age and disease are there, that is why we suffer mentally,
and the reason why we suffer in all these different ways is because we have
forgotten the Lord."
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"Come Back to Your Home"
"What is the goal of life? How can one attain it? The goal of life is
devotion to the Lord and returning to the Lord. We must go to the place where
we all come from. What must you do to get there?"
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Fighting
Misconceptions
"These are their rules—who told these rules? In which scripture does it say
to be like that? I am telling what is written in
Hari-bhakti-vilas—this is the scripture that contains all the rules
and regulations."
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Goloka at Your Home
"Goloka Vrindavan is in your home—if you can turn your home into a temple and
if you can turn your family into a family of Krishna. People live at leisure:
they sleep till eight, and when they wake up, they have some tea with milk,
etc., and the Lord stays as He is. If you live like this, you will not get
any result."
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Ekadasi: Devotional
Practice
"Ekadasi is prescribed in the scriptures, and all of us must fast on
this day. Apart from that, fasting on ekadasi is also one of the
sixty-four limbs of devotion, so we must observe ekadasi. I have told
the gist of ekadasi, and we must observe it following this
conception."
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Stay Connected
"When you worship the Ganges, you worship the Ganges with the Ganges water.
You give five rupees to the Lord—you are giving the Lord's money to the Lord.
He is the owner of everything in this world, so you are giving everything to
Him. Always live like this, and always try to come to the temple."
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10 February 2021 (Noon preaching programme in Tarakeshwar
Area)
Service Outlet
"The Guru is the Lord Himself, and at the same time he is also the dearmost
associate of the Lord. Therefore, service to Vaishnavs is a great fortune—not
everyone get this kind of fortune. Vaishnavs do not come to everyone's
house..."
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Do Not Waste This Human
Life
"In the whole world, there are many great buildings, but there is no other
place in this world that could compare with this land, Bharata-bhumi. The
Lord came to this land many times. There is still so much time left—we will
have to cross so many births. However, we have got this human birth now by a
great fortune...."
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Do Not Waste This Human
Life
"What do you do with this human birth? Everyone eats, everyone sleeps,
everyone fears, and everyone is busy procuring children. Nobody prohibits you
to do this, you can have a family, but do not become an animal."
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Happy Life
"You make a fancy room for yourself in a big house, you marble the floors, do
everything, but if there is no peace in that room, you cannot call it home.
Material life is also like that: if there is no genuine service to the Lord
in your life, if there is no practice of Krishna consciousness, you cannot
call such life happy."
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10 February 2021 (Bengali evening class at Tarakeshwar
Temple)
Always Practise
Devotion
"It is necessary to preach about the holy abode. It is necessary to come for
the parikrama of Nabadwip Dham. It is said in the scriptures that
every single devotee must practise the nine kinds of devotion. You must
always practise sravanam, kirtanam."
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Pure Devotional Life (1)
"You must pray to Gurudev, you must look in the calendar every day. Wake up
in the morning and give jay to Gurudev, take Gurudev's name. Give
jay to Vaishnavs, to our guru-varga. This is the rule. The more
you talk about it, the more you will remember it..."
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Pure Devotional Life (2)
"Sadhus always live following all rules, strictly and regularly. If
you live at your home, you must always practise; otherwise, you will not get
any result. Practice is the main thing. If you cannot do that, then
everything will be a waste."
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Detach and Immerse
Yourself
"You must accept everything that comes, do not recoil at anything. Obstacles
and danger can come: there are things that are unfavourable to devotional
life, and you cannot do both what is favourable and what is
unfavourable."
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Earn Qualification
"O Lord, You have been so merciful to me—You have told me to chant the Holy
Name, but I have no qualification, I am not fit. How will I chant then? When
will You take pity on this servant and allow him to earn this qualification?
What is the qualification to chant Krishna-kirtan?"
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Humble Heartfelt Plea
"When will we get the shelter of this Guru? When will we be able to take this
shelter? When will I be able to serve Gurudev? You must always remember this.
If you go directly to the Lord, you will not get any reply. The Lord sends
His own man to this world to tell about Him. Therefore, we pray: 'When will I
get the mercy of Sri Chaitanya? When will I get the association of
Vaishnavs?'"
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Quality and
Qualification
"If I cannot give honour to others, then the Lord, the Vaishnav will not give
me the right to chant kirtan—if I try to chant, it will be only
alphabet, it will not be kirtan proper. Those who cannot give honour
to others chant only a tune; they do not chant kirtan. Remember
this."
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Devotional Depth
"We must serve our Guru, Vaishnavs, and the Lord with heart, soul, mind,
body, extracting and smearing mellows of deep love from your heart. You must
do it internally, with your heart—not in the external way, in the external
world. You must serve internally."
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Surrender and Practise
"You must properly do the service that Gurudev gives you. You must listen to
what Gurudev says, and understand, 'I will do the service that Gurudev has
given me.' If you do something of your own accord, if you follow what your
mind says, it will be karma."
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Cut Off Material
Attachment
"We must all reach nectar, where we have come from. How long we have been
staying in the bondage of the material world! Until and unless your material
attachment is not gone, you will not have attachment and love for the service
of the Lord and for the Lord."
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Bogus Kirtan—Bogus
Devotion
"People chant those kirtans house to house for their own purpose.
People serve the Lord, thinking or hoping you will get something in return.
If you do all that (practice bogus kirtan), you will not get any
result. People do this to earn money, they make business."
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Embracing Controlled
Life
"When Gurudev tells you to do some service or to go somewhere, you must do
that. If you do not do that—if you keep saying you have no time, then one day
the opportunity will be gone. That is why I tell you: you surrender
everything, and whichever way Gurudev will use it, it is his matter."
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Start from Tongue
"People say, 'I will die if I do not eat meat and fish.' This mentality is
very bad. If somebody has bad intelligence, they cannot control their mind.
If you cannot control your tongue, you will not be able to control
anything."
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11 February 2021 (Preaching programme in Tarakeshwar
Area)
Self-Deception
"The problem is that you do not want to chant the Holy Name, that is why you
are not able to chant it. You are bound by the nets of the illusory
environment, and you cannot get the Lord through any material activities,
through any mystic powers, or through any knowledge."
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Think About Lord
"The Lord says: 'If you think about Me, I will think about you. Yet if you
yourself think about yourself, then why must I look after you?' Do not think
about yourself—always think about the Lord. Our line of devotion is such that
we always think about the Lord: 'How can I make the Lord happy?'"
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Stay Away from Nonsense
"Do not waste your time. Instead of reading papers and watching TV, series,
and news, chant the Holy Name. There is no use watching the news—it is all
lies. Today, he says you are a thief, and tomorrow you are saying he is a
thief. Is that news? All these are lies."
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Delay No More
"There is no time left! If you do something one day earlier, you will get the
result one day earlier too. We will leave any day, there is no time to delay!
This is how you must practise Krishna consciousness."
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Pastimes of Lord Siva
"Lord Siva is a great Vaishnav. He took part in the rasa-lila of Lord
Krishna. We always offer obeisances to Lord Siva. We have Lord Siva's Deity
in many temples—there is Gangadhar Siva in Nabadwip, there is Lord Siva in
Mednipore, Ganga Sagar and other places. We always offer Lord Govinda's
prasad to Lord Siva..."
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11 February 2021 (Bengali evening class at Tarakeshwar
Temple)
Evening Kirtans: Sri Tarakeshwar Temple • Sri Guru-charana-padma
• Sri Krsna Chaitanya Prabhi daya kara
• Thakura Vaishnava gana
• Parama Karuna pahu dui jana
• Yadi gaura na haite
• Bhajahu re mana
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra
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Mahaprabhu's Order
"When you call the Lord, you must call Him with all your heart and soul, not
to impress others—you must call with all your heart. You must call the Lord
smearing the mellows of love from deep within your heart..."
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Chad Kazi: Defeated
Again
"Mahaprabhu said politely, 'What is wrong, Kazi? Why are you sitting behind
the closed door? We are your guests. Does it say in Quran or Hadith that when
guests come to you, you must close the door and hide?' Hearing this, Chad
Kazi came out..."
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Listen and Learn
"We must surrender to the Lord. Everybody keeps Gita in their homes,
but we do not understand the meaning, the main idea of Gita. We must
believe what is written in scriptures and holy books."
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In Search of Real
Benefit
"The question that Pariksit Maharaj asked Sukadev Goswami was, 'How can I get
real benefit?' He asked him only one question. Do you know how you can get
real benefit in Kali-yuga? What can you do not to get any birth again?"
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Rescue Programme
"You bring people to your houses, pay them to do kirtans. So many have come
and left, taking your money, but how much benefit have you got? If you do not
chant yourself, what benefit is there in others chanting? If you eat, your
stomach will be full—if I eat, will that fill your stomach?"
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Eating Up Old Rice
"'Eating old rice' means as a result of your previous births, you are living
now in this nice house and eating nice food. Because you are living happily
now at this time, you forget the Lord, but you have not done anything for the
next life."
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No Other Shelter
"The Holy Name is the oars, and Gurudev is the captain—if you surrender to
Gurudev, you will be taken to the Lord. This age is blessed because Gaura
Hari appears in it: we have no other way or shelter except Him."
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12 February 2021 (Bengali noon class in Tarakeshwar
area)
Remembering Sri
Ekachakra Dham (1)
"Nityananda Prabhu's glory is so great. You have heard from Mahabharata about
the great battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas that took place in
Dvapar-yuga. Before that battle, the Pandavas lost a game of dice and were
exiled..."
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Remembering Sri
Ekachakra Dham (2)
"There are so many pastimes and glories of Nityananda Prabhu. Nityananda
Prabhu stayed at Srivas Pandit's house. At that time, Srivas Pandit's spouse
Malini Devi must have been about seventy years old, and Nityananda Prabhu
called her 'Mother'..."
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12 February 2021 (Bengali class in Takareshwar area; second
programme)
Vaishnavs' Nature
"People become pure by touching the Ganges, but one can become pure just by
getting the darsan of a Vaishnav. Who is a Vaishnav? One who dresses
as a Vaishnav, wears tilaks and neckbeads and chants on beads? Vaishnavs are
those who practise Vaishnavism. Always remember this."
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Heartfelt Prayers
"I have no strength, I have no intelligence, I am very poor! Please hijack
me! Please give me strength so that I may be able to tolerate everything. I
do not want any honour or respect to myself. I want to give honour to
everyone. Please give me such strength. It is necessary to always chant
kirtans in this way."
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Devotional Ingenuity
"Krishna said, 'I do not know anyone except My devotees, and My devotees also
do not know anyone except Me.' When devotees cook, they always think about
their Gurudev. You must serve your Guru and Vaishnavs extracting and smearing
mellows of deep love from your heart."
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Devotional Substance
"If you do something avoiding the Lord, if you take something without
offering it to the Lord, it will be stealing. Do you think that if you give
something to the Lord, He will take it all away? You worship the Ganges with
the Ganges water!"
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Pure Name Comes from
Pure Heart
"It is necessary to chant the Holy Name giving up offences! Chanting all the
'social' kirtans is no use. I have told you before: I have not come
here to chant kirtans, I have come to make you chant
kirtans."
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13 February 2021 (Bengali class in Takareshwar area; noon
programme)
Remembering
Chapahati
"We have very little time today, I will speak more at the evening class, but
now I will tell you two stories. When we go to Sri Nabadwip Dham
parikrama, we go to Chapahati on the last day. So, I want to tell you
two pastimes, one in Chapahati, and the other one is Mamgachhi. This is the
first story..."
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Remembering Saranga
Murari
"If we do not listen to these pastimes and glories of the holy abode, then
how do you do a parikrama? Who will tell you these things if you go to
Mayapur by bus? Another place we go to during Sri Nabadwip Dham
parikrama is Mamgachhi, and the place I want to tell you about is
visited just before Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's birthplace."
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Remembering Pastimes
"All these pastimes are written in the book Sri Nabadwip Dham
Mahatmya-Mukta-Mala. When we go on Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama, we
also go to the house of Sri Sridhar Prabhu. The pastimes at that place are
very, very beautiful..."
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13 February 2021 (Bengali class in Takareshwar area;
evening programme)
Evening Kirtans (Tarakeshwar Area) His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
chants: • Jaya Dhavani [not recorded]
• Vandana
• Sri Guru-charana-padma
• Sri Krsna-chaitanya-prabhu daya kara
• Ohe Vaishnava Thakura
• Akrodha-paramananda Nityananda Ray
• Gaurangera-duti-pada
• Gaya Gaura madhura svare
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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Attachment to Sadhus
"It is said in the scriptures that a cloudy day is not a bad day. What day is
a bad day? A bad day is the day when we do not get to hear about the Lord.
Serve Radha Krishna in your mind; do not gossip or engage in idle talks. For
this, you need to take good association."
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Nothing Ventured,
Nothing Gained
"A strong desire means making an effort. If you try, you will get mercy. If I
make one step towards the Lord, the Lord will make ten steps towards me. Yet
if you do not make any step forward, He will not come to you."
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Jivan Chakravarti's
Pastime (1)
"I have been called to a place called Mankar. It is near Panagar in
Bardhaman. One brahman family lived there before, and the name of head of the
family was Jivananda Das. His previous name is Jivan Chakravarti..."
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Jivan Chakravarti's
Pastime (2)
"Siva Thakur told Jivan Chakravarti to go to Sanatan Goswami. In those days,
there were no trains, so Jivan Chakravarti walked for a long time to
Vrindavan. When he came there, he asked somebody, 'Where does Sanatan Goswami
stay?' and he was told that he was staying on the hill of Dvadasatila..."
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Result of Service Mood
"It is necessary to have faith. You cannot get anywhere without faith. There
is even a saying in Bengali: 'You can only realise things when you have
faith; arguing only keeps you far away.' This is how we must serve the
Lord...."
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Joining Lord's
Pastimes
"It is necessary to have faith. You cannot get anywhere without faith. There
is even a saying in Bengali: 'You can only realise things when you have
faith; arguing only keeps you far away.' This is how we must serve the
Lord...."
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14 February 2021 (Bengali noon class in Singur,
Hooghly)
Sincere Surrender
"Many say, 'The Lord does not hear me. I call the Lord, but He does not hear
me.' People blame the Lord, but what do the scriptures say? We always think
about ourselves. What does the Lord say? Do we ever listen to what the Lord
says?"
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Deserve, Then Desire
"You cannot serve Vaishnavs without become a Vaishnav yourself. First become
a Vaishnav yourself, then you can serve Vaishnavs. And if somebody thinks, 'I
have become a Vaishnav!' they must not do Vaishnav seva—their service will be
faulty, it will be a mistake. How can you get this right to do service? The
answer is here."
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Greatest
Wealth, Ornament, and Aspiration
"Brother, listen one-pointedly about the holy feet of Vaishnav Thakur, the
greatest wealth there can ever be on earth. Krishna never leaves those who
have taken shelter in them and worships them; everyone else simply dies in
vain."
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Remembering
Nityananda Prabhu's Glory (1)
"The lotus feet of Nitai are cooling like ten million moons—not just one
moon, but ten million moons. When the sun gives light, it is warm, and when
the moon gives light, it is cold. So, Nitai's lotus feet are as cooling as
ten million moons."
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Remembering
Nityananda Prabhu's Glory (2)
"Another time, when Mahaprabhu came to Gauri Das Pandit's house with
Nityananda Prabhu, He said to Gauri Das Pandit: 'We keep coming to your
house, We inconvenience you. Listen, I have one whimsical request to
you...'"
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The Highest of the
Highest
"What is the highest meditation? The meditation on the dust from the holy
lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha Krishna. This must be always kept as the object
of your meditation, you must not speak about it. That is why Sukadev Goswami
did not utter anything about the devotion of Srimati Radharani. He kept it
secret as the highest of the highest topics."
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14 February 2021
Holy Vasanta Panchami
Day
"(1) Sri Pundarik Vidyanidhi Prabhu was the incarnation
of King Vrisabhanu, and he is a great Vaishnav. (2)
Nobody has been able to trace when Sri Vishnupriya Devi left this world. We
have not heard it mentioned anywhere in the scriptures. We only know the
avirbhav of Sri Vishnupriya Devi..."
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Hanker and Aspire
"If we try to get even one tiny drop of his mercy, that is sufficient for us.
We always pray for his mercy because without the mercy of such Vaishnavs we
cannot proceed in our spiritual life. We say these things, and it is very
easy to say, but it is very hard to do this."
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Keep Your Head at
Vaishnavs' Lotus Feet
"Whether you are staying in a hot area or in a cold area where there is snow,
it is not a problem—wherever you are, you must practise properly. We must
pray for the mercy of Vaishnavs. Always sing, 'Kripa koro Vaishnav
Thakur!'"
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"Please Forgive Me"
"I do not have any devotion, any qualities or qualification to serve You! I
am a fallen soul, and I am always torturing You so much (I cannot serve You
properly)... I always make offences to You, but I am begging You to please
forgive me my offences."
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Renounce Pride, Not
Practice
"We can read. Reading is not bad. And if you do not read, it is also not
bad—then it will be jnana-sunya bhakti, 'I do not want to know anything, I
only know service.' Other than this, reading is not a problem, but we must
remember that we should not become proud."
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21 February 2021
Lord's Arrangement
"Gurudev said from time to time, 'If one door closes, another door will
open.' This is my hope. If some devotees do not help, it is not a
problem—Krishna arranges everything for His service Himself."
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Service Field
"In the coming three-four days, thousands and thousands of people will come
and take prasadam every day here at the Ekachakra Temple. You also
contribute to this festival from far away, it is good for you, and it pleases
Lord Nityananda Prabhu."
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Gist of Guru-Mahima
"Try to understand the meaning of these words. That is Guru-Mahima (glories
of Sri Guru), and that came from Mahaprabhu's lotus mouth. Even Lord Brahma
worships Nityananda Prabhu. And now, so many devotees have come to the holy
appearance place of this Nityananda Prabhu..."
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Eternal Bond with Sri
Ekachakra Dham
"I know many cannot come this year because of the situation, what can I say?
It makes me very sad, and I miss them, but I hope that they will celebrate
this day in their own centres, at their own homes. Every house should make a
programme on this day, that is our happiness because we cannot conceive of
anything in our life without the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu."
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Sri Gauda Mandal
Parikrama
"I wanted to make a Gauda Mandal parikrama this year, but I wanted to
make it with foreign devotees, and because not so many devotees are coming
for Gaura Purnima this year, I cannot make it this year. I have decided to
postpone it until next year."
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Construction Pastimes
"They have finished the goshala today. We have made a new
goshala here in Ekachakra, because there are so many cows now, and the
old goshala had become too small. So, I have expanded it..."
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Pride in Our Identity
"It is unfortunate that people become big, great Ph.D. and become very proud
of that. What should we be proud of? We must be proud of being eternal
servants of the servants of devotees. This is our main pride. Yet we become
proud of our mundane education. Real education is when you learn to be a
devotee."
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23 February 2021 (Sri Ekachakra Dham; Bengali evening
class)
At Sri Ekachakra Dham: Evening Kirtans (Part One) • Sri Guru-parampara
• Gurudev bada krpa kara
• Sri Krsna Chaitanya Prabhu daya
kara
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This Is Not a Playground
"You must come here surrendering your all—all your heart, soul, mind,
everything—at the lotus feet of the Lord. We always blame the Lord for making
us suffer, but we do not blame ourselves for not being able to surrender to
the Lord. You blame the Lord, but have you become surrendered to the Lord?
You must ask yourself this question."
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Wrong Worries
"You have no faith, that is why you have no devotion. Bhakti Devi always
wants a clean place. Devotion (Bhakti Devi) does not stay where there is no
faith—she runs away from such places. If you stuff the room with other
things, then where will you seat your Thakur?"
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Pure Identity
"We must have jnana-sunya bhakti—'I do not know anything, I do not understand
anything. O Lord, I am a low and fallen soul.' We must watch out that we do
not get the ego that 'I have become a big Vaishnav!' What did Mahaprabhu say
when describing His own identity?"
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Worshipful Devotion
"I will consider myself your slave, and I will leave all ego of guru. When
Vaishnavs take prasadam, I will take the remnants of their
prasadam. Such was Kalidas's character. How beautiful this is. Such
are Nityananda Prabhu's associates."
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Meaning of Discipleship
"If you tell one word to the disciple, they get angry. They live as they
please. We think that we sing a song and this is it, we have practised
Krishna consciousness. No. Krishna consciousness means following what your
Gurudev says and serving your Guru and Vaishnavs; it means to please
them."
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Free Mercy, Exclusive
Rights
"There is no one as merciful as Mahaprabhu is! To rescue such low and fallen
souls as ourselves, He came to this world performing human pastimes. He went
door to door calling out to everyone. But who has the right to chant
kirtan?"
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Path of Devotion
"If I had not come to your house, you would not have come here today, you
would not have got a chance to hear these holy talks, you would not have been
able to get the mercy of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. That is why I roam the land,
going house to house. This is all that I tell everyone: practise Krishna
consciousness."
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Krishna Conscious Life
"We are alive in this world at the expense of killing so many jiva
souls. The only way out of this kind of life is to turn your whole life into
Krishna conscious life. It means that you will cook, you will work, you will
do everything, but you will do it for the Lord."
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Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Glory
(1)
"A low and fallen soul such as myself is not capable of glorifying Sri
Nityananda Prabhu; however, if Gurudev and Nityananda Prabhu give their mercy
and say something through my mouth, then only can it be possible."
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Sri Nityananda Prabhu's
Glory (2)
"Many worship Gauranga bypassing the Guru, but Nityananda Prabhu said that
this was thievery. It is impossible to get mercy without Nityananda Prabhu.
We have not got there yet; we do what our minds wants. Gurudev gave me
initiation, so this body is now his—I will do whatever Gurudev wants me to
do."
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Sri Nityananda Prabhu's
Glory (3)
"Apart from Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, there were other great personalities
who received Sri Nityananda Prabhu's mercy. Two of them are Srila Krishna Das
Kaviraj Goswami and Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur. You know that Srila Vrindavan
Das Thakur was the son of Narayani, Srivas Pandit Prabhu's niece..."
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Sri Nityananda Prabhu's
Glory (4)
"Another person who received Sri Nityananda Prabhu's mercy was Srila Krishna
Das Kaviraj Goswami. Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami said that there were
only three persons in this world who knew Mahaprabhu, but Gurudev said that
there was one more person. Who is it? Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami
himself."
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Clean Mood
"Always chant the Holy Name—when you are eating, when you are sleeping.
Always keep your heart and mood clean. If we practise Krishna consciousness
with proper decorum, then our ego will be removed."
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24 February 2021 (Lord Varahadev's appearance, Bengali
morning class)
At Sri Ekachakra Dham: Morning Kirtans (Part One) • Sri Dasavatara Stotram
• Gaya Gaura madhur svare
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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Clear Your Path
"It is necessary to always chant Krishna-kirtan. You are worrying about your
money, food, clothes, gossips at every moment passing your whole life like
that. It is necessary to control the six urges, it is necessary to correct
six defects in yourself, and it is necessary to keep good association. Keep
enthusiasm for Hari-katha, for the Lord's service. If you do not read about
it, if you do not follow it, you will not get any result."
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Nurture Exclusive
Desire
"Can you control all these senses? How is it possible to do it? If senses
become very strong and we feel too much lust, anger, greed, illusion, etc.,
we will be removed from Krishna consciousness. There is ananya-abhilas
(exclusive desire) and there is anya-abhilas (other desires)..."
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Sri Ekachakra Dham: Our Fortune
To Be Here
"We have come here by a great fortune. If you only think about the dust of
this holy dham, then you will think that you must circumambulate this holy
abode walking on your head. The Lord Himself wandered in this land.
Nityananda Prabhu is non-different from Mahaprabhu, the Lord Himself."
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Forging Your Destiny
"Not everybody comes to practise Krishna consciousness. Some come to goggle,
some come for entertainment. There are different kinds of desires. Everybody
does not have the same desires. That is why, we cannot bring everyone to this
path. Those who have such fortune, who are destined to come, they come."
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Extreme Mercy
"Krishna is so merciful, but Gaura is even more merciful than Him.Gauranga
Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu distributed Krishna-prema without any
price! They gave Krishna-prema to the entire world. This is so
beautiful."
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About Nityananda
Prabhu
"Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami says that Nityananda Prabhu's glory is
unlimited; if you get a slightest touch of His mercy, you will understand His
glory. Nityananda Prabhu freely scattered His mercy to all fallen souls. The
Lord came to this world to deliver all fallen souls."
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24 February 2021 (Adhivas of Sri Nityananda Prabhu's
appearance, Bengali evening class)
Sri Ekachakra Temple
"It was Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur's desire to establish a temple
in Sri Ekachakra Dham, but he did not live a long life—he only stayed in this
world for sixty-four years—and he did not live to fulfil his desire. Yet by
his mercy, by the mercy of Param Gurudev and by Gurudev's desire, we managed
to acquire this land here in 2008."
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Parental Sacrifice
"Nityananda Prabhu's parents could not let the sannyasi go
empty-handed, so they agreed to give him whatever he would ask for. However,
the sannyasi asked for their only son, Nityananda Prabhu. They made
such a great sacrifice in their life!"
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Full Service Sway
"Balaram (Nitai) arranges to appear as the elder brother to be able to serve
the Lord. This is the glory of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Nityananda Prabhu is
hidden and extremely esoteric. We actually have no quality or qualification
to speak about His glory."
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Life in Kirtan
"You have your mouth, but one will not hear the Holy Name coming out of it,
only other talks come out of it. That is why, I always keep on telling you
about Mahaprabhu's advice to Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu..."
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Please Give These Alms
"Our consciousness is covered by illusory environment, but Gurudev and
Vaishnavs mercifully give us an opportunity to hear and speak about the Lord.
I am asking you to give your mind, body, heart, everything at the holy feet
of the Lord as alms for one-two hours. One day you will understand the
benefit..."
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Remembering Glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu
"This Sri Ekachakra Dham is a pure land. Sri Jagannath, Baladev, and Subhadra
are also here. There is also Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda here. Here is also
Sri Ekachakleswar Sivji Maharaj.Here is also Kadam Khandi..."
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Sri Sivananda Sen's
Mercy
"Sivananda Sen's house is in Kulingram. Mahaprabhu said, 'I love Kulingram
devotees so much. I love even the dogs from Kulingram! I love even the
parrots from Kulingram for they chant the Holy Name of Krishna!' It is near
Jogram station. I have been to that place a few times when I was doing
collection..."
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Sri Nityananda
Prabhu's Eccentricity
"When Mahaprabhu took sannyas, He first came to Sri Advaita Acharya
Prabhu's house, and from there He was going to go to Vrindavan. However, He
changed His mind and finally went to Puri. On the way to Puri, Sri Nityananda
Prabhu contrived a plan...."
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Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj
Goswami's Gratitude
"Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami writes, 'I have got Sri Vrindavan Dham by
the mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. He ordered me to Vrindavan saying I would
get all possible benefit there. When I came there, I attained the mercy of
Mahaprabhu's dearmost devotees.'"
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Unblemished Nitai
"If Nityananda Prabhu had not come, we would not have known anything about
the transcendental pastimes of Sriman Mahaprabhu. Fire can remove all
impurities, but fire is not affected by that. In the same way, even if
Nityananda Prabhu transgresses the religion of a sannyasi, He has no
fault. He is higher than any rules and regulations."
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Sri Nityananda's
Supreme Mercy
"Sri Nityananda Prabhu is my only hope. He is supremely magnanimous, He is
merciful, and it is easy for us to receive His mercy. Sri Gaura Hari cannot
reject somebody who has been approved by Sri Nityananda Prabhu..."
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Our Only Wealth and
Shelter
"I am telling you that He is the greatest and most qualified personality on
this path of devotion, and if we throw ourselves at His holy feet, our life
will be successful. Our only wealth in spiritual life is to surrender
everything and take exclusive shelter at the holy lotus feet of Sri
Nityananda and Gurudev, who is non-different from Him."
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Mahaprabhu's Private
Order
"One day, when They were in Sri Puri Dham, Mahaprabhu called Nityananda and
spoke to Him privately. In those days, it was not possible for a
sannyasi to mix with public closely, there were many rules and
regulations for renounced persons. However, Sriman Mahaprabhu wanted the Holy
Name to be preached in every corner of the world..."
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Nityananda Prabhu's
Campaign
"Such was Sri Nityananda Prabhu's enthusiasm. From the beginning, He raised
the banner of rescuing the fallen souls of this world and cleared the path
for them to become attracted to the holy lotus feet of Sriman
Mahaprabhu."
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Humility and Deep
Faith
"We must always be humble. I have told you before: the higher a Vaishnav is,
the more humility they have. Those who understand what Nabadwip Dham is, who
have deep internal faith live in the land of Vraja."
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Save Yourself
"When will Sri Nityananda Prabhu give His mercy to me? When will I be free
from material illusion? How can I save myself from this ocean of material
existence? You must practise Krishna consciousness giving up all bad
practices and embracing Krishna's family. You are uselessly wasting your
time..."
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Supremely Worshippable
Day
"Today is the holy appearance day of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu—He without
whose mercy this world is plunged into darkness, He without whose mercy we do
not see and will never see any light, He without whose mercy the door of
Goloka Vrindavan will never open for us, He without whose mercy we can never
save ourselves from this illusory environment."
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Do Not Pass Your Life in
Vain
"Each of you lives in a house—you are all proud of the place where you stay
and call it 'home'—you live comfortably; but you come here and struggle so
much. If you want this struggle to be worth it, you must take advantage of
Hari-katha and kirtan."
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Cleanliness Is Next
to Godliness
"You can see how you make your own bed—every day you first dust and clean it
nicely, then you lie down. You must treat the Lord, the Deities like that
too. The archan of the Deities means to keep the Deities' room clean. It is
necessary to keep everything clean. Temple must be always clean and
neat."
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Meaning of
Discipleship
"You live at your house and you know how you serve your husband, wife, and
children. In the same way, you must love the Lord with your heart and soul;
you must love the Lord's temple with your heart and soul."
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Ask Yourself, "Am I
Practising?"
"You must ask yourself, 'Have I become a surrendered soul?' I do not come to
examine or test you, but you should ask yourself, 'Am I really practising
Krishna consciousness? Do I live following what my Guru tells? Do I live in
strict adherence to my Guru or not?'"
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Become Pure
"You must prepare yourself so that the Lord could accept you. If you do not
clean yourself, do not make yourself pure, the Lord will not accept you. You
do not become pure just by bathing in the Ganges. Your heart must become
clean."
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Who Is Nityananda
Prabhu?
"There is Gaurasundar, the original personality of Godhead, and there is also
His personal expansion, Sri Nityananda Prabhu. So, Sri Nityananda Prabhu is
Sriman Mahaprabhu's dearmost associate and the Lord Himself."
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How and When?
"When will my mind become pure and I behold Sri Dham Vrindavan? When will
material desires leave me? There is meditation, knowledge, etc. in this
world, but when will I leave all material things, when will my mind become
pure and when will I be able to feel, see, know, etc. the wealth of Vaikuntha
world?"
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Scattered Heart
"Just as an ant always crawls everywhere looking for a hole, Maya is also
always around us, always looking for hole to catch you. As soon as you forget
the Lord and think about something else, Maya will jump on you."
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Learn the Truth
"It is necessary to know what the truth is. Everything in this world that you
see is false; the Holy Name is the only truth. Everything else that is
created will go away. It is said in Srimad Bhagavad-gita also that
everything in this world will be destroyed one day."
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What Do You Need?
"Those who desire the highest benefit need only one thing—the shelter of Sri
Nabadwip Dham; their duty is to take shelter at the holy lotus feet Sri Gaura
Nityananda; their duty is to serve Their Name, holy dham, and
desire."
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Sri Advaita
Prabhu's Nityananda Stuti
"One day, Nityananda Prabhu came to have a meal in Sri Advaita Prabhu's
house... Mahaprabhu saw them and laughed thinking, 'Maha Vishnu and the Lord
have met, and They are having a fight!'"
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Sriman Mahaprabhu's
Nityananda Stuti
"When Sriman Mahaprabhu was in Panihati, He sang in praise of Sri Nityananda
Prabhu. Mahaprabhu says, 'Those have faith for Nityananda Prabhu, actually
have faith in Me. You can never get Me without faith in Nityananda
Prabhu.'"
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Approaching
Nityananda Prabhu
"Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami says, 'I am not fit to speak about
Nityananda Prabhu's glory, which are as sacred as the topics of the Vedas,
but I am speaking about it to reveal His mercy to the world. If there is any
fault in what I say, please forgive my offence.'"
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Know Your Place
"Those who have the right to do something, they can do it. Many imitate
Nityananda Prabhu and take two wives, for example. Those who have the right
can do that, they can eat everything, but you do not have this right to cross
the viddhi-marga. That is why we do not eat anything and everything
without discrimination..."
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Amidst 'Dal' and 'Gal'
"People want very good quality ghee and good quality of rice. They say, 'Oh,
I do not want to live at the temple! I would rather stay at home and eat
nice ghee and nice rice!' Our life is not eternal: we will have to leave one
day; but we are all eternal servants of Krishna, and not for two-three or
four days only. No. We are eternal servants."
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Increase Your
Fortune
"We have to leave this world, but how much have you chanted the Holy Name?
How much have you listened to Hari-katha? You will have to answer these
questions. You have come to this holy abode of Nityananda Prabhu by a great
fortune."
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At Sri Ekachakra Dham: Evening Kirtans • Gurudev, bada krpa kari
• Krpa kara Vaisnava Thakura
• Parama Karuna pahu dui jana
• Emana durmati
• Janama saphala tara
• Jaya Radha Madhava
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra
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Free Yourself From
Deceit
"In one or another, many do some service, and those who do service are very
fortunate. If you behave deceitfully and try to cheat, you can never succeed
like that—you cannot hide anything from Gurudev, you cannot hide anything
from Nityananda Prabhu."
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Be Truthful, Pious, and
Sincere
"You wear tilaks, wear beads on your necks, but inside you do
wrong—one day, sooner or later, your character will be exposed. You will not
get anything by hiding something from the Lord, and you cannot hide anything
from Gurudev. What you do at your home or not do—Gurudev can understand
everything. When you come to practise Krishna consciousness and do something
wrong, keep some fault inside, then all fault falls on the body of your Guru.
Your Guru has to suffer for your wrongdoing..."
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Chastity In Preaching
"We must serve Gurudev—we must not use Gurudev. We have not
come here to do business, and we do not want to do anything covering up with
the name of Gurudev. We must preach in the same way that Gurudev preached,
and we must preach his teaching—we must understand properly, truly what
Gurudev's teaching and preaching mood are."
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Cry, Pray, and Serve
"When will I leave material world and my mind become clean? When will
material desires be removed from me? We must always cry and pray for this. We
have become entangled in the material life just as ants get stuck in
molasses..."
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Service: Labour of
Love
"How many things one person must see to! Making temples, buildings is not a
big matter, but it is important to maintain them. It is necessary to have
service mood. Tad viddhi pranipatena, pariprasnena, sevaya."
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Service: Adherence and
Attachment
"There is no Krishna consciousness without anugatya. You must remember
this. If somebody practises Krishna consciousness without strict adherence
and devotion to a Guru, it is Maya (illusion). Krishna consciousness means we
must please our Gurudev."
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Forging Fortune
"It is natural one will leave; rather, it is unnatural (uncommon) that one
would stay. How many people can stay at the temple? Who can tolerate the
austerities and practise Krishna consciousness, do service? Who has such a
fortune?"
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Concentrate Your
Mind on Nityananda Prabhu's Service
"Many say, 'I will leave my family' by mouth, but in the meantime, the poison
of material life is slowly growing... but if you listen to what the Guru and
sadhus say and can put aside material desires—if Nitaichand gives His
mercy—then all desires will become trifle. Therefore, concentrate your mind
on the service of Nityananda Prabhu, always serve Nityananda Prabhu."
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Direct Your Mind to
Bhagavatam
"Loving search for the lost servant. When a son is lost, the father searches
for him—he gives an advertisement on TV, in newspapers, declares the boy
missing, etc. In the same way, the Lord has lost His children, and He is
searching for us everywhere, 'When will these souls start practising Krishna
consciousness and come back to Me?'"
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Keep Yourself On
Track
"Those who have wealth should serve with wealth; those who have a body should
serve with their body; those who have a mind should serve with their mind;
those who have life in them should serve with their life. Whatever your
capacity is, whatever your qualification is, everyone must serve your Guru in
that capacity. Actually, we have no qualification: Gurudev's mercy is
everything. How can we get that mercy?"
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Are You Getting Off?
"Gurudev has got you a ticket to Vrindavan, but you get off half way to
Vrindavan and go to Kashi. You must understand what I am saying. Gurudev has
given you a ticket to Vrindavan, but you get off in Kashi. We must get on the
train that Gurudev is taking us in. You must go with your Guru."
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Gentle Clean Hearts
"Many say with their mouth, 'I will leave my material life!' but you must get
there to feel with all your being, all your heart that your family (your
material life) is trifling. You must make so that all material desires become
insignificant. May only attachment and devotion to the Lord come to you."
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Do Not Give Up
"Param Guru Maharaj (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) always said,
'Start the fire, and the wind will come on its own,' 'Even if your boat is
sinking, keep rowing!' Srila Prabhupad also said, 'When you go to preach, you
must sweat and fight to preach about the Lord!'"
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False Attachments
"We want to leave the material life, but the material life does not want to
leave us. It is not so easy to practise Krishna consciousness. In Sri
Bhakti Raksak Harikathamrita, Srila Guru Maharaj wrote about one
story...."
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26 February 2021 (Evening Bengali class at Sri Ekachakra
Dham; concluding class)
Evening Kirtans: Sri Ekachakra Dham • Gurudev, bada krpa kari
• Ohe Vaisnava Thakura
• Nitai-pada-kamala
• Gaurangera duti pada
• Yasoda Nandana Krsna
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra
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Main Festivals
"Without Nityananda Prabhu's mercy, we cannot enter the kingdom of spiritual
life. It is first necessary to have Nityananda Prabhu's mercy, and Nityananda
means Gurupadpadma. They are asraya-vigraha (worshippable embodiment
of shelter)."
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Serve with Faith
"Initiation means service to the Guru. Service can be different—one can serve
close to Guru, and one can serve from far too. We must have this faith:
Krishna is my protector, Krishna is my maintainer. As soon as you lose this
faith, Maya will catch you."
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Service Duty (1)
"We love our wife, sons, brothers, sisters, we have a relationship with them,
but that kind of love must be there for our Guru, the temple, and the Lord.
This is the Lord's house—this is what must be our consciousness like. We must
prepare (mould) ourselves. If we can serve the Lord twenty-four hours a day,
we will get the highest benefit."
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Service Duty (2)
"You are spending your life thinking all the time about material things, but
one day will come when you will be asked, 'You have been at My place for so
many days, what have you been doing there? How did you take care of My
house?'"
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Heed My Word
"There is no lack of anything. Those who think this is some want are the ones
who lack a lot: those who run behind money always feel they lack, and their
lack will never be fulfilled. If you rely and depend on the Lord, then the
Lord will no doubt arrange everything for you."
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Perverted Tastes and
Habits
"Listen to what I am saying. If you do not learn to be like that, you will
never be able to practise Krishna consciousness. Those who make offences
against Vaishnavs can never get any good result—they cannot even chant the
Holy Name no matter how much they count the beads."
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Snowball of Offences
"If you keep making and making offences, then these offences will go up to
the Guru. You can never get any benefit like this. Such people become
alienated from others—nobody likes them..."
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Path to Indigestion
"Can you eat the same amount as a young person? You cannot. Therefore, a
young person has more qualification and right to eat than you. If you speak
about things that are beyond your right, you will have indigestion—your
devotion will be destroyed."
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Memorable Pastimes
"I have remembered one story that Srila Gurudev told me. The name of Srila
Prabhupad's guru was Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj. When Srila Gaura
Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj came to Nabadwip from Vrindavan, people thought he
was like a madman..."
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Kali Yuga Brahmans
"Who is great, a brahman or a Vaishnav? If you have 100,000 rupees, it
automatically means you have 1,000 rupees as well. So, 1,000 rupees is
brahman, and 100,000 rupees is Vaishnav—it means that those who have
the qualities of a Vaishnav automatically have all qualities of a
brahman."
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28 February 2021 (Bengali preaching programme in Basirhat;
noon)
Be Serious
"Krishna consciousness is not some tradition. You must take it seriously. You
say you keep the Lord in your heart, but you must actually do that, not only
say it. How will you keep the Lord in your heart? You must have space in your
heart for that, but your hearts are all full of other things."
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Quality Is Not Cheap
"You think you wake up in the morning at leisure, give some flowers, do some
puja at 10 o'clock, then go to work, come back home in the evening,
blow a conch, and that is puja. This is not Krishna
consciousness."
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Tie Your Mind
"If you associate with devotees, you will get devotion. If you keep listening
to Hari-katha, you will gradually attain devotion. Ringing a bell, offering
flowers, etc.—this is not devotion. Devotion comes from the heart."
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Ask Your Heart
"There is quality, and there is quantity. It is necessary to practise Krishna
consciousness yourself, properly, genuinely. However, our heart is not
attracted to that—our mind does not go to that, our entire being is not
attracted to Krishna consciousness, to devotion..."
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Tired of Struggling?
"We must practise Krishna consciousness with religious determination, but the
problem is that we cannot give up small things and cannot genuinely come to
the pure path. We blame the Lord, 'Oh, the Lord is not taking care of me! The
Lord is giving me hardships!' but..."
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Proper Worship
"Before you become a devotee of Krishna, you must become a devotee of
Gauranga. What does Krishna Himself say? 'Those who say they are My devotees,
are not My devotees. Those who are My devotees' devotees, are My real
devotees.'"
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Watch the Road
"If you do not understand what Krishna consciousness is—if you do not follow
the proper line, what happens? If a train derails, it falls over. So, if we
go off track—if we stop following the line of devotion—we too will fall over
into a hole. We must follow the proper line that is described by the
Bhagavatam."
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Regulated Life
"There is a system, and it is necessary to follow the system. The scriptures
say that when do-whatever-you-like gurus take disciples, then both the guru
and the disciples go to hell. This is called sahajiya."
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28 February 2021
Overflowing and Grand
Festival
"I was very busy with the festival of Nityananda Prabhu's appearance day in
Sri Ekachakra Dham last week. So many devotees came to this festival—crowds
and crowds of people. The temple was overflooded. This is only the mercy of
Nityananda Prabhu and Gurudev."
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Mission in Sri Ekachakra
Dham
"Nityananda Prabhu bestowed his mercy all over the world. We can see the
influence of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu even in Srila Sridhar Maharaj's life
also and we can understand from all of this how glorious Sriman Nityananda
Prabhu is."
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Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's
Line
"Mahaprabhu said to the effect, 'If you worship Nityananda Prabhu, it is the
same as worshipping Me, but if you worship Nityananda Prabhu, I am
pleased by that more than by anything else.' So many nice things are told
about Sriman Nityananda Prabhu...."
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Sriman Nityananda
Prabhu: Ocean of Mercy
"May those who desire to cross over the material existence and dive in the
ocean of devotion serve Sri Nitaichand. Nityananda Prabhu does not consider
who is good and who is bad, He saves anyone who falls before Him."
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Sri Ekachakra
Festival: Beyond Imagination
"The festival lasted finally four days—ekadasi, dvadasi, trayodasi,
and chaturdasi; and everybody started coming one day before that.
2,500 kg rice total for this festival, and 1,000 on Nityananda Prabhu's day.
Everything was finishing all the time. Our idea of the scope of this festival
proved a failure."
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Real Family Life
"You must force yourself. Do everything properly. Wake up early in the
morning, do mangal arati, cook bhoga, do the offering, etc. It
must be a real family life without attachment. Ask yourself—do you worship
Krishna or do you worship your material life?"
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"My Life Is for My
Gurudev"
"So many things happened, I even risked my life, everything, but I know that
my life is not for me—my life is for my Gurudev, for the devotees. If I run
away with my life, what is this? I have never run away and I never will. I am
still alive and I am with you all because I live for the devotees and you
also live for me and for Gurudev's service."
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28 February 2021
Be Undefeatable
"Chant sixteen rounds or more in this way every day. Chant the Holy Name, and
Krishna will reveal Himself in your heart, you will be successful in your
spiritual life. If you chant this Holy Name without offences, you will get
the result quickly."
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MARCH 2021
7 March 2021
Perfect Mood
"The problem is that we do not even know how to practise. It is necessary to
practise properly. We pay obeisance to Gurudev, but our devotion is
deceitful. It is very rare to come across devotion without deceit. Our
devotion is such that outside we do one thing, and we have something else
inside. This is called kapata-bhakti."
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What Are You Doing With
Your Life?
"We are so engrossed into material life that we have no time, no energy to
think about Nityananda Prabhu's mercy. Day by day our life is passing, and
each day our age is not increasing—our age is decreasing! We tell many
things, but how much time do we spend practising properly and how many hours
do we spend on our own self, on our own body?"
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Sell Your Heart
"Gauranga's pastimes as sweet as honey! If you read about Gauranga's
pastimes, if these pastimes enter your ears—if you hear about it with your
heart—then your heart will become clean, your heart will become pure. Always
chant the glory of Gauranga and His pastimes."
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Tottering Intelligence
"No matter what we do, our illusion does not go away, instead of that we are
only losing our intelligence. Our life is uncertain. Once you step on the
street, nobody guarantees that you will return—you walk with death in your
pocket. To hear and chant the glories of the Lord, to take the Name of the
Lord—that is the only aim in life."
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Escaping Maya
"Everybody's consciousness is not the same. Humans have a more developed
consciousness, but it can sometimes be covered by the illusory environment.
Maya always attacks those who cannot surrender, who have a lack of
surrender..."
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Two Important Questions
"(1) We may show some formal respect to other Missions,
but we do not associate with them. If you have proper chastity to your guru,
you will listen only to your Guru. (2) When reading,
proper or wrong pronunciation is not a question. You must have devotion,
faith."
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Embracing the Fortune
"Everybody should practise properly. The problem is that we practise properly
but then we sometimes also accept that which is unfavourable for devotion.
Gurudev says that if you pour milk into a pot and see that the level of milk
is slowly going down, it means there is a hole in your pot."
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21 March 2021 (Sri Nrisingha Palli; Bengali evening
class)
Keep Your Guard Up
"You have taken so much trouble coming here amidst the lockdown by the mercy
of Gaura Hari, by the mercy of Gurudev. Do not waste your time. Every day
when we return from the parikrama, come and listen to Hari-katha. Even
when you go for the parikrama, you will hear about Vaishnavs, about
the Lord, and you must take it into your heart."
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Clear Vision
"One does not become a disciple just by taking initiation. Proper disciples
will always live and serve following the guidance of their Guru. 'Leave all
religions and surrender to Me.' This is what Srimad Bhagavad-gita
teaches, but how many people actually follow this?"
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Cries of a Fallen Child
"You can recognise a Vaishnav by his quality. The higher a Vaishnav is, the
more humility they have. They are always humble, they always stay in the
background. We say, 'I am your fallen servant,' but this should not be just
written—our behaviour should be like that."
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Exclusive Current
"All those associates who participate in Krishna's pastimes in Dvapar-yuga,
come together with Mahaprabhu to this world in this Kali-yuga. Mahaprabhu
searched, 'Where are My own?' Mahaprabhu rescued Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila
Sanatan Goswami and took them to Vrindavan to preach about the Lord, yet they
preached about Mahaprabhu."
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Mahaprabhu's Teachings
"Is your mind sitting here now or is it sitting at home or in some other bad
place? If you cannot control your senses, then how is it that you have become
a Vaishnav? We have all come here to become servants of Vaishnavs, not
Vaishnavs. You must remember this."
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Practise What Is
Preached
"You cannot cheat Gora, He knows what you are doing. It is necessary to
accept Gora's practice and Gora's conception. We must follow what Gauranga
Mahaprabhu says in our lives, we must learn how to practise it, otherwise you
will not get anything..."
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Know Best
"Everybody should be given some particular respect, and you must give that
due respect to everyone. We always sing this in the kirtan, but you
must remember this—you must not only sing it with your mouth, you must follow
it in your own life and behaviour."
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Best News
"Why will we feel happy in our heart? Hearing what will we feel happy? The
Lord has come to this world to rescue everyone in it, and you too can come to
Him. If you want to save yourself from the endless parikrama of this
material world, you too can take shelter at the Lord's lotus feet!"
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22 March 2021 (Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama Adhivas, evening
class in Bengali)
Parikrama Adhvias: Forsake Your Happiness
"Today, by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, by the mercy of Lord Nrisinghadev,
by the mercy of Nabadwip Dham, by the mercy of Nitai and Gaura, we are
present here at Sri Godrumdwip, Nabadwip Dham. Our Sri Nabadwip Dham
Parikrama will start tomorrow..."
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Parikrama Adhvias:
Fixed In Service
"Nabadwip and Mayapur are not places for strolls and outings—this is not a
place for eye-exercise. You must do dham-parikrama (circumambulate the
holy abode); go on this parikrama being intently fixed on chanting
kirtan with all the devotees."
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Relief of Surrender
"We have come here to practise Krishna consciousness. We have not come to
this line to pretend. I pray to you all—do not obstruct those who want to
practise Krishna consciousness. You must never obstruct such people. The Lord
cannot tolerate this. If you do this, the Lord will teach you a good
lesson."
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Our Eternal Campaign
"By the mercy of the Lord, it will not take me even two minutes to buy two
hundred sacks of potato, but I want you all to come here—if I had not come to
your house, if you had not given some potato to the temple, you would not
have come here today. There would not have been any connection..."
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'May You Always Remain In This
Line'
"I am paying my full obeisance to you and expressing my gratitude to you. May
the Lord bless you. I cannot give you blessings so that you may increase your
material wealth, it is an offence, and it is not necessary to do that. What
is necessary and all I can pray for is that you may remained attached to the
lotus feet of Lord Krishna, so that you may get devotion to the lotus feet of
Lord Krishna. Always remain in this line, always stay together, then you will
get supreme benefit."
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Know the Relationship
"It is necessary to understand relationship. None of us should want to be a
master, but the problem is that we are all becoming masters, none of us wants
to be a servant. Everybody has become a great Vaishnav now. If we keep
practising Krishna consciousness with the knowledge of relationship, then our
ego will go away. Ego is the greatest fault."
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Devotional Attachment
"Dhaitava pachhe pachhe. 'I will run after you.' Do not run ahead and
do not go shopping. I go at the front and I can see what is going on. When
you go with the parikrama, you must chant kirtan, do not go
anywhere otherwise you will get lost. Remember why you have come and stick to
it firmly."
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Seva Bhumi
"Just as your devotion depends on your faith, in the same way the service you
get also depends on your faith. Everybody can take part in service. This is
seva-bhumi (land of service). Wherever you go, wherever you stay, you
must serve the Lord eternally."
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Follow Vaishnavs'
Example
"Surrender (tad viddhi pranipata). Once you surrender, you can ask
questions. Next is service mood or temper (sevaya). You must keep
yourself engaged in service. You must run your life following what Guru and
Vaishnavs tell. Follow their example."
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Live a Sheltered Service
Life
"This life is not eternal, and this life is full of dangers. You must live
this life taking shelter of the Holy Name. As long as you are alive in this
world, chant the Holy Name, live your life serving the Lord."
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23 March 2021 (Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama, Day One)
Evening Kirtans • Gurudev bada krpa kara
• Thakura Vaishnava gana
• Nitai amara dayara avadhi
• Emona durmati
• Bhajahu re mana
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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At Sri Nandan Acharya
Bhavan (1)
"As we proceed with our parikrama we do not stop and sit at all
places, so why have we come here? Why are we sitting here? Because this is
the place where Gaura and Nityananda's first meeting took place. This temple
here was established by Pujyapad Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj..."
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At Sri Nandan Acharya
Bhavan (2)
"This place is a very famous and very auspicious place because Gaura and
Nityananda Prabhu met here for the first time when Nityananda Prabhu came to
Mayapur from Sri Ekachakra Dham. One day, Mahaprabhu told all the devotees,
'Srivas, Chandrasekhara! Look, one great personality has come to the dham!
You must find Him and bring Him here!'"
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At Sri Nandan Acharya
Bhavan (3)
"I have seen how they do parikrama, how they walk from our Nabadwip
temple, and many of you were there too at that time. I had the fortune to see
all these great personalities, but they have left this world now leaving this
fallen soul here with you all..."
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At Sri Nandan Acharya
Bhavan (4)
"There is one more thing I have not told you about because when we were
crossing the Ganges, everybody had not come yet. The place where we came
crossing the Ganges is called Ganganagar..."
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AUDIO:
AT SRI YOGAPITH (17.3 Mb, 36 min | 23 March 2021 | Bengali)
At Sri Yogapith (1)
"By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we are continuing our parikrama of Sri
Antardwip in Sri Nabadwip Dham. We have now come to this temple, which is the
birthplace of Sri Sachinandan Mahaprabhu."
At Sri Yogapith (2)
"People used to think that the Ganges had taken Mahaprabhu's birthplace away.
It is true that the Ganges can take some place, but the Ganges can also
return it. I can tell you how this happened..."
At Sri Yogapith (3)
"Every year, when we come here, we read from Sri Nabadwip Dham
Mahatmya about Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu and the glory of Nabadwip.
Please listen carefully."
At Srivas Angan (1)
"When you worship the Lord, you will be remembering the Lord... Where does
the Lord stay? In Srivas Angan. The Lord said, 'I stay every day in Srivas
Pandit's house—whenever devotees sing kirtan there, I will be present
there.'"
At Srivas Angan (2)
"One time, Chad Kazi broke a mridanga. Fearful of his threats,
devotees stopped kirtan at Srivas Pandit's house and were sitting
silently. When Mahaprabhu heard that there was no kirtan, He was very
angry..."
At Srivas Angan (3)
"One day, Mahaprabhu spoke to Srivas Pandit. 'Srivas, people say all sorts of
things... Can you promise Me something?' 'What is it, Prabhu?' 'From
tomorrow, you must not go begging again.' 'How is it possible, Prabhu?'
Srivas Pandit replied..."
At Sri Chaitanya Math
"We have come to Sri Chaitanya Math, the first temple established by Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. When he was staying here (in a small
bhajan kutir), he vowed to chant the Holy Name continuously during six
years, six months and sixteen days..."
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At Sri Jagannath Mandir
"It is in honour of this auspicious Phalguni Purnima that we are doing this
Nabadwip Dham parikrama, and we have today come to this temple of Lord
Jagannath, which is non-different from Lord Jagannath's temple..."
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At Sridhar Angan (1)
"Coming to Sri Sridhar Prabhu's house, His Divine Grace sits down and reads
from Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya Mukta-Mala: Continuing our
parikrama, we have crossed Sri Antardwip and have entered Sri
Simantadwip. Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu came to this
village called Simuliya...."
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At Sridhar Angan (2)
"The place we have come is situated within Simantadwip. This is the house of
Sridhar Prabhu. We have struggled to come here, walking through the jungle,
but Mahaprabhu would come here and take rest..."
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At Sri Rudradwip
"Between Sri Antardwip and Sri Simantadwip (to the north-west), there lies
one more enchanting island called Sri Rudradwip. We used to come here every
year before, but we have not visited this place for many past years — we did
not have that kind of sukrti. This year, we have got the fortune to
come here again by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpama."
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23 March 2021 (First day of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama,
Bengali evening class)
Lost and Wasted
"We are all lost children of the Lord. The Lord has lost us, his children,
and we also have lost our Father. He is looking for us, 'My children have
left Me. When will they come back to Me?' We are also searching for Him, but
actually, not everybody really searches. Everybody in this world only thinks
about the temporary happiness."
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Spiritual
Transformation
"You do not get energy to chant the Holy Name because you waste your energy
in some other place. The Holy Name judges whether you are an offender or
not—the Holy Name does not come to the mouth of an offender. Even if they
pronounce the Holy Name, it produces no effect in them."
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Dacoit Dharma
"Fickle-minded, we always serve somebody for the sake of our own happiness,
but all this service goes in vain. Fathers say, 'You are my son, you must
serve me, why will you stay at the temple?' Mothers also say, 'I have given
you birth, you must look after me! Why will you worry about the Lord?' This
is the eternal misery."
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Esoteric Pastimes
On the Banks of the Ganges
"'When will I become crazy? When will I run along the bank of the Ganges
chanting, 'O Krishna! O Gaura!'?' Nabadwip Dham is non-different from
Vrindavan Dham, the amorous pastimes of Krishna and Radharani take place here
eternally. Fallen and low souls like us cannot see it, but some fortunate
souls can see that."
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Departure of Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj
"We have visited today the samadhi-mandir of Srila Gaura Kishor Das
Babaji Maharaj. When Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj left his holy
body, all the babajis of Nabadwip started to fight for his body as he was a
great sadhu..."
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Be Serious
"Think seriously. Practise strictly, regularly, offer bhog to the
Lord, take prasad. How many people think, 'I will wake up in the
morning every day and do mangal-arati, serve the Lord, practise
Krishna consciousness'?"
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Surrender Your Mind
"If you think, 'Oh, I cannot do this', 'I cannot do that,' then you will not
be able to do anything. The cure is in the mind. You must think, 'No!
Whatever danger, whatever obstacle comes I will do it.'"
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Faith, Devotion, and
Love
"You must call out to the Lord with your heart and soul. You must love the
Lord with your whole being—what kind of love is it when you show your money,
wealth, etc.? I do not like all these big grand buildings, etc. I am a simple
man and I like to live simply. Faith, devotion, and love—this is
sufficient..."
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24 March 2021 (Second Day of Sri Nabadwip Dham
Parikrama)
At Sri Buroraj Siva's
Temple
"Please listen to the glories of this holy place. This island is famous as
Kuliya Hill because it is situated on a mountain-like elevation on the bank
of the Ganges. Scriptures describe this Kuliya Town as Koladwip. Many things
took place on this island..."
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At Sri
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi (1)
"It is written in Puranas that holy places can purify you, but it will
cheat you out of devotion. You will not get devotion by putting water on your
heads. Devotion comes from the dust from the holy feet of Vaishnavs."
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At Sri
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi (2)
"When the scriptures and saints say something, it is necessary to believe it
without any hesitation. Whom did Srimati Radharani choose, Her family or
Shyama (the Lord)? She chose the Lord. You must think whom you will choose,
your family or the Lord. You must choose Krishna and give up everything
else."
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At Sri
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi (3)
"If you look at our guru-parampara photographs, you will see that the last
photograph is that of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj (we give 'jay' to
him every day). Please listen to the description of his life. We must glorify
Vaishnavs—the more we glorify them, the purer our hearts will be."
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At Sri
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi (4)
"Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj is a very famous personality. He came to
Nabadwip from Vrindavan, and he lived his spiritual life in a very strict
way—he practised Krishna consciousness properly."
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24 March 2021 (Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama, Day Two;
Bengali evening class)
Keep Your Lamp Alight
"I am used to reading and studying from my childhood when I would study for
eighteen-twenty hours a day, and I cannot leave this habit to this day—I
still study and read books. I will tell you today about Prahlad Maharaj. I
will tell you what is written in Bhagavatam—this is bhajan-siddhanta
(the conclusions of devotional life)."
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Lord's Impartiality
"It is said in Srimad Bhagavad-gita that the Lord protects only His
devotees and keeps the non-devotees far away from Himself, which means that
the Lord is partial. Then how is it that the Lord is considered
impartial?"
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Jay and Vijay Cursed
"One time, Brahma's four sons, four young boys, came to the gate stark naked.
Although they looked like five-year old small boys, but they are actually
great sages, first-born sons of Adi Brahma, therefore they were the oldest of
all living creatures."
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Loving Relationship
with the Lord
"The Lord in the form of a lion was also so angry and ferocious, but when His
own son came to Him, He immediately became calm and loving. Lord Nrisinghadev
took Prahlad Maharaj on His lap and began to lick him!"
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Demons' Plight
"Demons always keep on trying to defeat the Lord and they always think about
the Lord—they always think, 'How will I kill Him? How will I kill Him?'
Thinking and thinking in this way, they get liberation and later become
destroyed."
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Appearance of Prahlad
Maharaj
"By the time Hiranyakasipu was getting his boon, there was another event that
took place in the meantime. When Hiranyakasipu left his house to meditate on
Lord Brahma, his wife Kayadhu stayed at home (Hiranyakasipu's palace)..."
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Unperturbed Purity of Prahlad
Maharaj
"When small children are sitting on their mother's lap, they do not worry how
they will be fed, how they will rest—they are simply satisfied to be on the
lap of their mother. Just as parents always look after their baby, Govinda
always protected and took care of Prahlad Maharaj. He was full of God
consciousness."
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Placid and Undaunted
Devotion
"Anything related to the Lord does not enter the ears of offenders, it does
not get any place in their hearts. As long as there remains some offence in
the heart, Krishna will not attract us just as a magnet does not attract a
piece of rusty iron."
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Prahlad Maharaj's
Prayer
"One gets a blessing from the Lord according to their service. Always
remember this. If you serve devotees, if you associate with devotees, then
their qualities will come to you. Therefore, you must always associate with
devotees, then you will develop devotional qualities. We always hanker for
the footdust of devotees..."
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25 March 2021 (Disappearance of Sri Madhavendra
Puripad)
Kirtans (Sri Madhavendra Puripad's tirobhav; afternoon programme) His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
chants: • Sri Guru-parampara
• Sri Rupa-manjari-pada
• Vaishnav Ke? (Dusta mana tumi kisera
vaisnava)
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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Sri Madhavendra
Puripad: One of a Kind
"Today is the festival in honour of Srila Madhavendra Puri's disappearance.
We have got this opportunity today to hear about his disappearance. There is
no one in this world who is as fortunate as Madhavendra Puri."
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Internal and
External Struggles
"There must be no attachment; but there must be knowledge of the relationship
that everything in this world belongs to Madhava—everything is His property,
His wealth. Those who are possessed by envy and jealousy practise a false
life, but we pray to the Lord that we can tolerate all unhappiness, all
austerities, all suffering."
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Defining Disciples'
Destiny
"In this external world, we have birth and death, but Vaishnavs are neither
born, nor do they die. On account of their devotion and devotional practice,
they can exceed the lifetime allotted to them by the Lord: through their
devotion, by the blessing and mercy of the Lord they can exceed their
allotted lifetime."
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Kali-Yuga's
Austerities
"It is very difficult to practise yoga—in Satya-yuga they practised
austerities, meditation, yoga to get the Lord. However, now in this
Kali-yuga, we are given such a simple method—we can get the Lord by simply
chanting His Holy Name. The only difficulty is that nobody wants to chant
this Holy Name without offences. It is not like nobody can do it—nobody
wants to do it."
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Wrong Idea
"You see the Deity here and you may think that the Deity is made of stone,
wood, or clay and you can do whatever you fancy. It cannot be like that. You
cannot keep Deities and feed the Deities with air or a glass of water..."
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Check Who Is Calling Before
Taking the Call
"You leave everything but after one-two months they start calling you—yes,
Maya Devi will phone you all the time. Maya Devi cast her net and you think
you will go to your home and practise Krishna consciousness there..."
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Pitfalls of Deity
Worship
"There are many Deities installed at our temples, you can take a photo of any
of these Deities and worship the photograph. Gurudev often said, 'Do not keep
a Deity and make Them a burden. Neither must you keep Deities and harass
Them.'"
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Srila Madhavendra
Puri's Purity
"Srila Madhavendra Puripad said, 'I know Krishna has bestowed His mercy on me
because He has given me the association of Nityananda. Wherever Nityananda's
association is found, that place is most sacred and completely
transcendental.'"
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Prahlad Maharaj's
Ideal
"My dear Lord, because I was born in an atheistic family I am naturally
attached to material enjoyment. Therefore, kindly do not tempt me with these
illusions. I am very much afraid of material conditions, and I desire to be
liberated from materialistic life. It is for this reason that I have taken
shelter of Your lotus feet."
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25 March 2021 (Evening programme)
Parikrama Schedule
"Today is Mahadvadasi, and everyone has been observing ekadasi-vrata today.
'Upavas' (fasting) means 'nikate vas' (staying close by)—it
means staying closely engaged in service to the Lord. Everybody does some
service according to their capacity."
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Kirtans (evening programme) His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
chants: • Gurudev bada krpa kari
• Kabe Sri Krsna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kare more
• Parama Karuna
• Radha bhajane yadi mati
• Yasoda Nandana Krsna
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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Away with Animal
Ambitions
"When we joined, we had so much enthusiasm to chant the Holy Name, to do the
parikrama, to join festivals at the Math, but we are losing this
enthusiasm. This is our bad fortune. That longing for service that we had
before is diminishing day by day."
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Good Habits
"People do not practise Krishna consciousness earlier thinking they will
practise it when they are seventy. If we do not get into habit of doing
certain things, then we will never learn to do it later. It is necessary to
have a habit."
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Beware Bogus Life
"There are very few people who live in family and practise Krishna
consciousness. I have no objection if you want to live in a family, but
practise Krishna consciousness in purity. Make sure that not a single day
passes without Vaishnav-seva and chanting the Holy Name. Do not live in a
family only serving Maya."
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Breaking Free from
Maya's Nest
"Having listened to Hari-katha, King Suvarna Sen eventually gave up
worshipping Maya and started worshipping Gauranga. You too must practise
Krishna consciousness. Even if you live at home, you must maintain your
practising life."
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Remembering Ekadasi
Vrata
"Today is a shukla paksha (waxing moon) day, and it is a mahadvadasi.
When you fast on ekadasi, it makes the Lord happy, so it is very good to
observe this day. Ekadasi days are very dear to the Lord..."
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26 March 2021 (Third day of Sri Nabadwip Dham
Parikrama)
At Sri Suvarna Bihar
"In Satya-yuga, there lived a king named Sri Suvarna Sen in this place. He
had so much deep material attachment that he was always busy with the affairs
of his kingdom, and he did not stop even when he became old. Although a
materialistic king, Suvarna Sen had some good habit...."
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At Sri Surabhi Kunja
"Continuing our parikrama, we have now come to Sri Surabhi Kunja in
Godrumdwip. At this place, having received by the mercy of Surabhi Cow an
order to engage in the worship of Gaura, Markandeya Muni took shelter in pure
devotion. Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur built this Surabhi Kunja house in 1888,
and it was from here that he started Sri Nama-hatta...."
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At Sri Svananda Sukhada Kunja
(1)
"In Vrindavan, on the bank of Sri Radha Kunda, there is Srila Prabhupad's
bhajan-kutir, it is also called Svananda Sukhada Kunja. We have come
here by a great fortune. This is Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's samadhi
mandir and bhajan-kutir."
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At Sri Svananda Sukhada Kunja
(2)
"Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's writing is very beautiful. If you read his
Jaiva Dharma and various songs, you can understand it. There are many
external descriptions of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's life and work, but he is
not that."
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At Sri Hari-Hara Ksetra
"We have come here, Sri Hari-Hara Ksetra, as a result of a great fortune.
Hari-Hara means the Lord united with Lord Siva. You have seen the Deity here:
one side is black and the other side is white. I will tell you why it is like
this."
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26 March 2021 (Evening Bengali class; Third day of
Parikrama)
Kirtans (evening programme) His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
chants: • Jaya dhvani, Vandana
• Gurudev bada krpa kari
• Kabe Sri Krsna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kare more
• Krpa kara Vaisnav Thakura
• Are bhai Nitai amara dayara avadhi
• Yadi Gaura na haite
• Radhe Jaya Jaya Madhava-dayite
• Janama saphala tara
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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Remembering Holy
Nabadwip Dham
"You should study every day otherwise one year later you will forget
everything and fall into illusory bondage of Maya. The holy scripture
manifests itself in two forms—grantha-bhagavata (a book form), and
Vaishnav-bhagavata (a holy devotee form); there is no difference
between these two forms...."
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Do Not Shun Service
"We must always have attachment to spiritual life. Our attachment is always
kept in some other place, whereas we have no attachment to the service of
Krishna, to the practice of Krishna consciousness."
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Meaning of Chastity
"It is necessary to know what chastity is. You cannot only say 'Gaudiya,'
'Gaudiya' with your mouth—everybody says it, everybody chants kirtans,
but why do we keep away from sahajiyas and other parties? We will
never allow all these things to be mixed with our conception and line. Srila
Sridhar Maharaj's line is the current of pure conception
(suddha-siddhanta-dhara). There is no place for sahajiyas or
mayavadis in it."
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Pastime at Gadigachha
"There is a village called Gadigachha within Sri Godrumdwip. I want to tell
you about a pastime that happened at this place. One day, Durvasa Muni was
resting in Kamyavan when a small demigod boy came there..."
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Glory of Sri
Madhyadwip
"I would like to tell you about Sri Madhyadwip. It is an island of
smaranam (remembrance of the Lord). Entering Sri Madhyadwip, Sriman
Nityananda Prabhu told Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu about the glory of this
place."
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27 March 2021 (Fourth day of Sri Nabadwip Dham
Parikrama)
At Sri Samudragad
"In ancient times, a king called Raja Samudrasen lived in this place, and
this is how the place got its name. It is our greatest fortune that we are
doing this parikrama today in the association of all the devotees and
that we have got an opportunity to hear the glories of Sri Nabadwip Dham. If
you keep faith in the devotees of the Lord, the Lord will certainly bestow
His mercy on you."
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At Sri Champahati
"The place here we have come to is called Champahati. There was a champaka
flower garden here, and Srimati Radharani would come here every day and
collect flowers for Lord Govinda. This temple of Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhar was
later established by Sri Dvija Vaninath Prabhu, an associate of
Mahaprabhu."
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At Sri Vidyanagar (1)
"You are struggling so much, walking all the way, but if your mind is not
fixed on the holy place, then what benefit will you get? You come empty and
then will go back empty too. When there is sadhu-sanga going on, you
must listen to it."
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At Sri Vidyanagar (2)
"Many people think that Mahaprabhu learned knowledge (vidya) in
Vidyanagar. This is not so. Mahaprabhu never studied in Vidyanagar. He
studied in Ganganagar. Vidyanagar is the place where all branches of
knowledge appeared in this world."
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At Sri Sarvabhauma Gaudiya
Math
"Continuing our parikrama, we have come to Sri Sarvabhauma Gaudiya,
which is the house and the birthplace of Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya. In
Kali-yuga, Brihaspati, the guru of all demigods, comes to this world
as Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya..."
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At Sri Mamgachi (1)
"Passing Sri Jahnudwip on our way, we have now come to the birthplace of
Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur in Sri Modadrumdwip. Every year, we complete our
parikrama here. We did not stop in Jahan Nagar this time because it is
very hot, so I will speak about Jahnudwip here."
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At Sri Mamgachi (2)
"After Sri Jahnudwip, we came to Sri Modadrumdwip (Mamgachi). So, we should
speak also about the glories of this island. This island is non-different
from Ayodhya. When Lord Rama lived in the forest together with Laksman and
Sita Devi, they came here and, constructing a small cottage under a banyan
tree, lived here for some time."
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At Sri Mamgachi (3)
"At the temple of Saranga Murari, there lived a brahman and a great
devotee called Saranga Thakur who served Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Deities. He
served the Deities for a long time and eventually grew very old..."
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At Sri Mamgachi (4)
"We have come to the temple (sripat) of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur,
who composed Sri Chaitanya-bhagavata. Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj
Goswami said that Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur is the Vyasa of Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu's pastimes."
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27 March 2021 (Evening Bengali class; Fourth day of
Parikrama)
Association and
Chastity
"What did Gurudev tell? He said: you must associate with those who are more
senior than you are, you must observe and learn from those who have brought
you to this line. Do you think you can become a sadhu just by dressing as
one?"
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Service Formula
"There are only twenty-four hours in a day. Where do we find time for other
things? Those who practise Krishna consciousness chant the Holy Name, have so
many things to do. Where is there time for prajalpa (idle talks and
gossiping)? Always think about your own spiritual life—think how
you are practising Krishna consciousness."
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Serve with Loving Care
"You must be very careful that Deities do not become a burden and that you do
not harass the Deities. You must serve Deities with faith. Serve the Lord
dedicating all your mind, heart, soul, everything to the service."
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No Pain, No Gain
"People are so attached to their material things. Engrossed in the material
world, we are so deeply attached to the material things that we cannot give
our mind to the service of the Lord even for seven days."
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Accepting the Rules
"If you only want to take initiation and then go back home and live as
before, it will not do. You take initiation, then go back home and do not
keep any connection with your Guru—there is no news about you for one-two
years. I do not want your money, wealth, cars, houses, etc.—you must give
your heart, your soul."
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Plausible Priority
"We must take Krishna consciousness seriously. You come to Gurudev, take the
beads and go away thinking you have become a sadhu—this is wrong.It is
necessary to give priority to what your Guru says, and it is necessary to
understand where the priority lies."
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Guru-Pada-Asraya
"The root of devotion to the Lord is guru-pada-asraya. It is necessary
to take shelter at the holy lotus feet of bona fide Sri Guru who exists
within the current of the guru-parampara, who holds Sri Rupanuga line
and the authentic conclusions of devotional teaching."
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Priceless Wealth
"We also had much pride and ego at first—we were first in class, studied very
well; but when we came to the lotus feet of Gurudev, seeing his vast
knowledge we said, 'In front of him, I am just a baby.'"
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Temporal Distortions
"I have been talking for so many days, does anyone have any questions in the
meantime? First become surrendered, then you can ask questions. One does not
become surrendered just by paying a sastanga-dandavat..."
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Where Chaste Ones Never
Tread
"It is necessary to listen to what Gurudev says. You cannot live following
your mind. First, I must learn from my Gurudev what Gurudev says, what is
Gurudev's line, then only can I try to say anything to others. It is not so
easy."
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Do Not Get Mixed Up
"Srila Lochan Das Thakur says, 'I will not go to the place where there is no
Nitai. I will not see the face of those who are against Nitai.' Nitai means
Gurudev. We must not even see the face of those who are against Gurudev."
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28 March 2021 (Sri Gaura Purnima Festival)
Sri Gaura Purnima Address
(1)
"Actually, there is something I want to tell you all. You think you are
taking care of your family, but I am also your family member—you must come
here and take care of the temples. Keep connection with your Guru. I want
your mercy, I want your assistance."
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Sri Gaura Purnima Address
(2)
"You have taken initiation, and you must now take care of the devotional seed
properly. When you take initiation from your Guru, you enter a relationship
with him, and you must maintain that relationship; otherwise all relationship
will be gone."
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APRIL 2021
1 April 2021 (Online programme: Sri Nrisingha
Palli–Ecuador)
Turning Point In Your
Life
"You are coming and going to this world all the time, but you have got some
good association this time, and, as the result, you are facing an important
moment in your life—you are about to receive the holy seed of the Holy
Name. You are entering a complete new life, so you must harmonise everything
now."
Become Attached to
Sravan and Kirtan
"It is necessary to practise sravanam and kirtanam every
day—not only one day or once a week. You must mainly become attached to your
service and sravanam-kirtanam, then you will become more sincere."
2 April 2021 (Anniversary Festival at Sripat Hapaniya
Dham)
Kirtan at Sripat Hapaniya Dham • Ki rupe paiba seva • Gopinath, mama nivedana suna.
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Remembering Srila Guru
Maharaj (1)
"As each year, we have come today to the holy appearance place of Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Sri Hapaniya
Dham, and our Gurudev made this beautiful Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram in
this place..."
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Remembering Srila Guru
Maharaj (2)
"From his childhood, Srila Sridhar Maharaj had a renounced mentality. He
would wake up early in the morning and go to take bath in the Ganges (you
know how far the Ganges is from here, but he would walk all the way there
every day)..."
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Remembering Srila Guru
Maharaj (3)
"Srila Sridhar Maharaj was a great speaker—nobody could defeat him in
Hari-katha. Many great scholars and knowledge-seekers came to his lotus feet
from all over India and also abroad..."
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Remembering Srila Guru
Maharaj (4)
"Srila Sridhar Maharaj had a very profound vision—he could see the future. He
also had a strong common sense. When Srila Sridhar Maharaj purchased the land
of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in 1941, and he knew that this temple would
grow very big."
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4 April 2021
Happy and Busy Days
"Past two-three weeks I have been busy in Nrisingha Palli, after that there
was Hapaniya pancham-dol—the appearance festival of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
Radha Gopinath jiu in Hapaniya. When the festival in Hapaniya finished, I
returned the same day to Kolkata."
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Whose Child Are You?
"You have got this human body to serve your Gurudev. You did not get this
body to serve Maya. We only always serve Maya, we are always surrendered to
Maya, and this is our main problem. What is this? Sometimes I become very
annoyed unhappy about this kind of situation."
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Adjust Wavelength
"So much sadness, so many problems, so much bondage will come, but we must
overcome everything and always go forward. It is necessary to have a great
desire to do service. If you have the strongest faith, then you will succeed,
you will overcome all obstacles."
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Avoid Provincialism
"It is necessary to preach and expand Srila Gurudev's mission. Everybody must
avoid enviousness, anger, and ego. Everybody says that there is a lack of
harmony in some countries, but everybody must understand that we do not
hanker for any post. You must understand what I am trying to say."
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Dubious Actions
"There is a devotee who took a lock of Gurudev's hair when Gurudev left and
tied it to his sikha. But Gurudev's things, everything related to him
is auspicious, and we sometimes go to the bathroom, go to the toilet—we do
not want to take any part of Gurudev to the bathroom or toilet."
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Effect of Pure Chanting
"How can I explain this to you?! When you chant, chant, and chant, this kind
of pleasure can come. Yet we cannot experience that until we become
qualified to chant the Holy Name purely. If you can chant through good
association, you will get pleasure and more pleasure."
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Correcting Your
Attitude
"If they listen to lectures, if they want to change, then slowly, slowly they
can change. If somebody wants to correct themselves, if somebody wants to
purify themselves, then if they try, they can do it. If somebody is not
interested in that, then there is no question."
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Pure Surrender Without
Gaps
"If you do not surrender properly, then some lack of devotion and some gap
will come. We sometimes follow all rules and regulations, we put water in the
pot—we put, put, and put again and again—but the pot never gets full, it
always remains empty. What is happening?"
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11 April 2021
Current of Eternal
Service
"I am now in Vrindavan, in front of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva
Rasabihari, in the nat mandir. I have been to Govardhan today—I had
some service in Nandagram and at the Govardhan Temple. I also went briefly to
Varshana returning to Vrindavan after lunch."
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Proper Preaching
"If you practise Krishna consciousness without the guidance of Gurudev, then
your practise will be the practise of Maya (worship of illusion). Always have
chastity, always be sincere. If you make a temple or preach in this way,
Krishna will send people."
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Srila Gurudev's
Festival Etiquette
"There are many rules and regulations. You can cook something that Gurudev
likes and offer it to Gurudev. Remember him, speak in his glorification. That
is sufficient. Also try to serve the mission Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
according to your capacity. These are the main things."
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Quality and
Qualification
"The scriptures, Gurudev, and Guru Maharaj say, 'What is called seva? Service
means we must satisfy Gurudev and the Lord.' If we think how Gurudev, Guru
Maharaj, and the Lord will be satisfied and do that, that will be
service."
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Best Worship
"Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's worship is the best and main worship, but first
it is necessary to take shelter of a bona fide Guru. Without the mercy of
Gurudev, without the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu, it is not possible to
worship Gauranga."
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18 April 2021
Latest News
"Last week on Sunday I was in Vrindavan, and today in the morning I came back
to Kolkata. I started from Mathura yesterday in the morning and arrived in
Kolkata very early in the morning today. Tomorrow I have a train to
Siliguri...."
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Hapless Hindus
"If they worship Krishna, Jagannath et al., all these Deities will not accept
their puja—all their worship becomes useless. Krishna only takes care
of His devotees, He does not take care of anyone and everyone. That is why it
is important to become a proper devotee."
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Enter Auspicious Life
"Always attend to service, that is the main thing. Service is our vow. Our
intention, our strongest desire should be to please our Guru, Vaishnavs, and
Bhagavan (the Lord) in whichever possible way, then it will be service."
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Cannot Practise
or Do Not Want to Practise? Question: We hear that it is important to be tolerant, humble, etc. but in
our material life we cannot manage if we are always humble; if we are always
in a humble mood, we cannot maintain our life properly...
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Vaishnavs' Signature
Qualities
"Every time you pay an obeisance to a Vaishnav or Deities, you must always
ask, 'Please forgive my offence.' Whether you are conscious or your offence
or not, you must always ask for forgiveness of your offences. It is necessary
to express this from your heart."
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21 April 2021
Sri Rama-navami class Kirtans: • Sri Krsna Chaitanya prabhu daya kara more • Ohe vaisnava
thakura dayara • Parama karuna pahu dui jana • Emana durmati samsara bhitare
• Dasavatara Stotram • (Jaya) Radha-Madhava (jaya) Kunja-Bihari • Hare
Krishna maha-mantra. Sri Hari-katha: Peculiar characteristics of the pastimes, mood, and
associates of Sri Rama-lila and Sri Krishna-lila. "Our Gurudev always kept a picture of Hanuman in his room. Why? Hanuman
represents dasya-rasa, but his dasya-rasa is very special—Hanuman always does
whatever Ramachandra wants. Once, Hanuman was sent to a hill to find some
herb in the forest, but Hanuman did not know what it looked like, so he
uprooted the whole hill and brought it to Ramachandra. He could not just go
back saying he could not find it—there is no such word as 'cannot' in his
vocabulary; this word is missing from his vocabulary. Hanuman's mood is
always, 'One way or another, but I have to do that.' Gurudev also wants to be
that kind of servitor. He thinks, 'I am my Guru's Hanuman.'"
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24 April 2021 (Siliguri)
Srila Gurudev's Tirobhav-Mahotsav Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj's
Hari-katha: "Today is the holy disappearance day of Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. On this way, Sri Gurupadpadma left
our sight... This is a very painful separation day. He is present now in his
samadhi form, and from there he is bestowing his mercy upon us. He is present
now in his eternal pastimes. The Lord, as well as all guru-varga, always stay
in their eternal pastimes..."
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Gurudev's Disappearance[Part 1]
"Today is the holy disappearance day of Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti
Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. He chose this day and left our sight on
this day, at 4:20-30 in the morning. He is present now in his samadhi
form, and he is bestowing his mercy upon us from there. He always stays
within his eternal pastimes...."
"Everything Plunged
Into Darkness"[Part 2]
"When Gurudev left this world, I thought, 'Now there is no one left in this
world who will chastise me.' I always spoke to Gurudev heart to heart, I told
him about all happy and unhappy things, and when Gurudev left this world, I
could not understand anything—what was going on, what was going to happen,
everything plunged into darkness for me..."
Service Alertness[Part 3]
"I was always alert towards Gurudev—I know everything, what he likes, what he
eats, etc. I knew what Gurudev liked to eat, and I would go to the market the
day before his arrival, buy everything and have it kept in his kitchen.
Gurudev always liked trees and cows..."
Service Milestones[Part 4]
"Gurudev brought me up, he taught me everything. Gurudev told about Vaishnav
seva—how one must serve Vaishnavs, how one must serve devotees, how to manage
the temple, etc. I have learnt everything from Gurudev. I always did whatever
Gurudev told me."
Service Challenges[Part 5]
"In my life I had to do all these hard, hard, very difficult jobs, and I was
always successful. Anyhow but I did it. Whether it was getting building plans
approved, whether it was any other job, everything was unhampered in the
end."
Gurudev's Insight[Part 6]
"I have heard and learned a lot from Gurudev. Gurudev gave me so many
instructions how to maintain the temple, and Gurudev is dur-darasi—he
has a great foresight. He always managed everything very tactfully."
Gurudev's Loving Affection[Part 7]
"Sri Sivananda Sen understood it, Sri Jagadananda Pandit understood it, and
Srila Sanatan Goswami also realised what is called Guru and Vaishnav's
blessing in the world of devotion. I myself realised and understood it
gradually too."
Nurturing Gurudev's
Mission[Part 8]
"You cannot become a disciple just by taking a mantra from a guru. It is
necessary to have and show your love, affection for your Guru, to take him as
your own. If you care for and think about your Guru and Vaishnavs, then your
Guru and Vaishnavs will care for and think about you..."
24 April 2021 (Evening Bengali class in Siliguri)
Sri Guru Is All-in-All
"If we want to reach the Lord, we have to go through the medium of a Guru.
First, it is necessary to take shelter at the holy lotus feet of Sri Guru,
then you must take initiation. When you take initiation, it does not end
there. You have got admitted into this transcendental university, and if you
want to pass the exam, you must study your whole life. This studying is
sravanam, kirtanam, smaranam, pada-sevanam, archanam, vandanam, dasyam,
sakhyam, atma-nivedanam..."
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Escaping Ocean of
Suffering
"If we do not want to suffer this birth, death, old age, and disease, then we
must take shelter at the lotus feet of Vaishnavs and Gauranga. We must always
practise Krishna consciousness in strict adherence to the lotus feet of Sri
Guru and Vaishnavs. There is no other way. This Kali-yuga is an ocean of
faults, but at the same there is one great good quality in this age—it is
easy to get the Lord in this age through sankirtan. If somebody can
take the Holy Name genuinely, without offences, then they can attain the gift
of prema."
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Gurudev: Surrounded
by Affection
"Srila Gurudev loved Param Guru Maharaj so much—within just seven days after
he came to stay at the temple, Srila Sridhar Maharaj declared that in the
future this boy would be the next acharya after him..."
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Param Dayal Gurudev
"Gurudev's quality was such that he would accept everybody and take everybody
on his lap through his smiling face. Gurudev gave respect even to those who
were his enemies! He was extremely merciful."
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Where Will You Run?
"What is there to be afraid of? If you are to die one day, nobody can prevent
that. Where will you run? There is no place for you to run to,
brother—Yamaraj is always behind you. The only way to remove this fear of
death is to practise Krishna consciousness, to serve the Lord."
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25 April 2021
Online Preaching Programme Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj's
Hari-katha: • Latest news • Preaching and practice —
main priorities • Removing material desires • Asking for mercy
• Expanding preaching programme • Proper surrender and preaching
• Purity of purpose when coming to Krishna consciousness.
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Preaching Opportunity[Part 1]
"The devotees in Siliguri feel some gap, many feel disheartened because I do
not come, that is why I thought that I would come here now otherwise when the
election results are announced, another lockdown can start and I will not be
able to come then. It was a good opportunity to preach here."
Mercy and Service[Part 2]
"You chant the Holy Name, but what for do you chant the Holy Name? If you get
service, that is the result of your chanting. A chatak bird always waits for
a drop of rainwater, and in the same way we must always always wait when
Gurudev gives us some service."
Perfect Rules[Part 3]
"If there is a temple in your city or country, you must go to the temple.
What did Gurudev make the temple for? Follow the rules and regulations that
Gurudev has established, that will be perfect. We cannot make our own rules,
it is not good."
Amidst Blazing Fire[Part 4]
"Conditioned souls' nature is to ask for something material, but the more
they ask, the more pain they feel. If there is a fire and you blow air onto
it, the fire will blaze more, but when you chant the Holy Name without
offences, it is like water coming to put out that blazing fire of material
life. Please be careful in the present situation and chant the Holy Name.
This is the main thing in our life."
MAY 2021
1 May 2021 (Speaking online to the devotees in
Singapore)
Perfect Mood Comes
From Perfect Practice
"You follow all the rules and regulations very strictly—I know that and I am
very happy to see this mood. I know that because I see you are chanting and
dancing with so much enthusiasm, and if you did not practise properly, then
the Holy Name of Lord Krishna, would not come to your tongue."
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Greatest Sadness
"Do you think that the biggest sadness is when your father, mother, wife,
husband or your son, daughter dies? No, it is not. Separation from a devotee
is the greatest sadness in our life. We have lost so many devotees, so many
great personalities in our life..."
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Brahman Threads
"If your brahman thread is broken, the scripture say that you cannot
talk until you have worn a new thread. So, everybody who has taken the second
initiation must always keep an extra thread with them. The brahman
threads we use are hand-made..."
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Me-Eating
"If you eat any meat, it means you are a sinner—you are committing the same
sin as when killing your own mother, father, killing brahmans, etc. In
another way, if you eat meat, it means you take your own flesh. Do you
understand what I am saying?"
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Unswerving Vision
"That is the rule of every citizen that you have to join military service,
then what can you do? But you must use that salary for preaching programmes,
pay with it for any expenditure of the preaching programmes. Try to serve the
Lord anyhow, then whatever reaction will come, it will not affect you
otherwise that reaction will go to you."
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Highest Life
"Now is a very good time to join Krishna consciousness full time as a
brahmachari. If you can do that, that will be better, this is the
highest service. If somebody wants to be a proper preacher, a proper
brahmachari or sannyasi, I am giving much enthusiasm, support
and instruction to such devotees."
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Honest Life
"If somebody wants to get married and if they have their own house, then they
can get married and stay separately, that is all right, but to take a
girlfriend and live with her illegally, separately from the parents, that is
not good. I do not support such things. I am dead against that."
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'What Is My Service?'
"For now practise properly, keep good association. These are the main things
in your life. Later, when you get a job and earn money, you can serve your
Guru, Vaishnavs, and Bhagavan with that money."
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2 May 2021
Online Preaching Programme Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj's
Hari-katha: • Latest news (West Bengal election, covid
spread) • Overcoming struggles in practising life • Detachment from
anarthas • Receiving blessing means following Gurudev's instruction
• Continue preaching Krishna consciousness.
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Take Care of Yourself[Part 1]
"...This is the situation now—we must all be careful. We must chant more and
more, we must preach more and more, and we must practise more and more.
Always continue following all the rules and regulations—we must distribute
the teachings that we have got from our Gurudev to others."
Sadhus' Fight[Part 2]
"This is a battlefield. We will not run away from the battlefield—we will
always stand and fight against Maya. You can see everywhere that finally
demons are always defeated by the sadhu. Om is always at the side of a
sadhu. Please you all take care yourself. In this situation, everybody
should practise on their own, do not be disheartened."
Be Exclusive, One-Pointed[Part 3]
"If you think about good things, then all bad things will automatically be
removed from you. Do not worry so much about this. When you think some
anartha is coming, you must give more and more attention to
practising—concentrate your mind on practising."
'If you have this kind of strong desire, mercy will come. It is necessary
to have such permanent, unflinching desire for service, for chanting or
anything else.' What kind of desire is it?