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Fri, 13 September 2024 (Sri Hari Smaran)
Gist of
Spiritual Life
'It is said that even if you give up everything, there is something you
cannot give up. It is anaratha (unwanted elements within) and
paramartha (spiritual wealth). What is real spiritual life? Srila
Prabhupad explains it very beautifully.'
Life
beyond Renunciation [By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj]
'The highest law is that you must not leave anything but try to utilise
everything for His service. You are a servant. You are to serve, and there
are many objects through which you are to serve. It is abnormal to try to
exploit or enjoy a particular thing or to cast it off hatefully thinking that
it will harm me. Both are artificial.'
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Damodar Month
"This Kartik month (Damodar month) is Krishna's dearmost month. There is
Radha-Damodar temple near our Vrindavan temple and every Kartik we go for
parikrama in Vrindavan. This year also we have a great wish to start
Vrindavan parikrama in Damodar month."
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• SRI GURU AND HIS GRACE •
Servant of the Servant
'Bhakta-puja, worship of the devotees, is advocated everywhere. At the
same time we should try to understand who is a devotee. That is also to be
ascertained. What is the sign of a real devotee?'
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Thu, 12 September 2024 (Sri Hari Smaran)
Mahaprabhu's
Conception
'You know, we all come to this line, we practise Krishna consciousness, and
we think that we are better than those who do not practise Krishna
consciousness because we think that we are doing something good. Is this not
pride? Tell me, who of us has been able to give up this pride?'
Scope of
Sacrifice (By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj)
'This is the universe discovered by Vaishnavs. It has been brought down to
the experience of the senses by the Vaishnavs from above, and it is realised
through revelation, "There is a domain of such a conception, and if you like
it, you can come by such-and-such way. You are welcome. There is a domain of
extreme self-abnegation. This is the country where such persons live – if you
would like to be a resident of that land, then come."'
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Paramount Quality
"We have no quality or qualification, but we can surrender fully. If you take
shelter in the guidance and at the lotus feet of such Guru (if you receive
his guidance and listen to his advice or order), then Krishna cannot reject
you."
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• SRI GURU AND HIS GRACE •
The Land of Gurus
'There may be some obstacles, but if at heart we are sincere, the environment
cannot deceive us, because God’s inner help is there, cooperating with our
sincere, inner need. What we want from our innermost hearts cannot but come
true, because Krishna knows everything. There may be some obstacles but, by
Krishna’s help, they shall all be eliminated and our innermost aspiration
will be crowned with success.'
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—: Sri Hari Smaran Month :—
(16 August—18 September)
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15 September
(Sun) |
Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami, Lord Vamanadev |
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16 September
(Mon) |
Appearance of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur |
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17 September
(Tue) |
Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur |
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Wed, 11 September 2024 (Sri Radhastami, fast until midday; Sri
Hari Smaran)
Sincere
Self-Realisation
'We always think about our bodies and we identify ourselves with our bodies.
Until and unless you realise who you are, you cannot practise spiritual life.
We must understand this. This is the knowledge of the self – you are not this
body. You must not only say this lip-deep; you must realise this.'
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Astami. Sri Radhastami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani. Fast until
noon.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "If we cannot
capture Gurudev, who is nondifferent from Srimati Radharani, we cannot
capture Krishna, the Lord. How can we capture Srimati Radharani? Through Her
servants. We must observe this day today very carefully, very respectfully,
with our heart and soul."
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In honour of the worshippable
appearance day of Srimati Radharani:
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"Would anyone have heard that 'prema' (divine love of God) is the highest
destination? Would anyone have known the glory of the Holy Name? Would anyone
have had access to the kadamba forests of Vrindavan, filled with unfathomable
sweetness? Would anyone have known Sri Varsabhanavi (Sri Radha, the highest
worshippable Deity), who is the resplendent embodiment of superb excellence
of sweet ecstatic love (madhurya-mahabhav)? Sri Chaitanya-chandra has
revealed all this manifesting His supreme magnanimous pastimes. Unless we
serve the transcendental Govardhan, we will not be able to realise the
supremacy of Sri Radha Kunda that lies beside Govardhan and is inundated with
the nectar of divine love. If you serve the external, physical Govardhan,
i.e. cultivate knowledge merely to increase or indulge your selfish material
senses, then you are actually dunking yourself into the waters of Niraya
Kunda (Hell Pond) that is created by the mahamaya, the external shadow
potency of Sri Radha; only when you foster transcendental senses and
cultivate transcendental knowledge can you consider it service to Govardhan
for the pleasure of Krsna’s senses. Those who are attracted by the flute of
Sri Krsna but, not waiting for the guidance of Sri Radhika, come to play with
'Dhira Samira' Krsna, have no right to enter the rasa-lila performed at Radha
Kunda—Chandravali has no right to enter there."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Guidance 3)
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Our
Lord's Beloved Power [a chapter from Affectionate
Guidance]
"Today is Sri Radhastami, the Appearance Day of Srimati Radharani. The
Rupanuga Sampradaya gives some special, unique appreciation of Srimati
Radharani. They feel that without the merciful connection of Srimati
Radharani, they cannot approach towards Krishna at all. Only if the order is
coming from Her will they move towards Him. They are extremely fanatical
about Srimati Radharani, and that is their foremost qualification."
Sri Radhastami [From Guidance, Volume 3]
'To the south of Nandisvara Hill there is a beautiful mountain called
Varasanu. A king of cowherds Vrisabhanu with his virtuous spouse Krtika lived
there, on the plateau of this Varasanu Hill, worshipping the Lord. On the
eighth day of the bright moon in the month of Bhadra, in the naksatra called
Visakha, at midday, a precious jewel-daughter appeared in the house of Raja
Vrisabhanu, illuminating the house, the town and all the ten
directions.'
2020
Sri Radhastami
"Srimati Radharani appeared in this world in Dvapar-yuga on this tithi
of Sukla-astami (eighth day of the bright moon), Visakha-naksatra, in the
month of Bhadra. Every year, our temples here in India and all of our temples
all over the world celebrate this festival on this day..."
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Attainment of Divine
Love
"Krishna and Kasna (the Lord and His devotee) are both transcendental, and
the nature of the relationship between them is called devotion or divine love
(prema). The devotees who take shelter of divine love always serve and
love the object of their love—the Supreme Lord; the Lord also always relishes
loving relationship with His exclusive devotees."
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Where Angels Fear to
Tread
"In our life, there is too much much lust, too much anger, too much
enjoyment, too much involvement with the material life—how do you think you
will get that transcendental ecstatic taste, how do you think you will
understand those paramour loving dealings? These are very high things. It is
better not to read about those pastimes."
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Sri Radha-Tattva
"You can get Krishna-prema by the mercy of Srimati Radharani. Yet people do
not know what is Radha Kunda and what is Shyama Kunda. Materialists and those
who are always engrossed in material enjoyment cannot understand
Radha-tattva. Radha-tattva is an extremely highest topic."
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Perfect Service
"We must always remember Vrindavan in our hearts, that is good for us. We
must always meditate on the astakaliya-lila, which means we must
always keep space in our hearts so that Radha-Krishna could play there. Keep
some place for Srimati Radharani, Krishna, and Gurudev in your heart, that
will be a perfect service."
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2019
Sri
Radhastami and Sons of Nectar
"If we want to see a beautiful life, a beautiful mood, beautiful character,
and a happy life, then we should serve our Guru properly. It is necessary to
have chastity. Without chastity, how can we assert that we are servitors of
Gurudev and Guru Maharaj?"
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On the Bank of the
Yamuna (6 September 2019)
"One must be ignorant to worship only Madhav. If you worship only Krishna,
Gopal, it will only bolster your ego, 'Oh, I am worshipping Krishna! Who is
Radharani? I am better than Radharani!' Never take association of such people
who do not have any regard for the Guru."
শ্রীরাধিকার আবির্ভাব (৬ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৯)
শ্রীশাস্ত্র থেকে পড়তে পড়তে এবং কীর্ত্তন করতে করতে ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি
নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজ সৌভাগ্যবান উপস্থিত বৈষ্ণব ও ভক্তগণের সম্মুখে শ্রীমতী
রাধারাণীর আবির্ভাব লীলা শ্রীগুরুতত্ত্বের সম্পর্কে পাঠ করে শুনান । "শুনতেই সহজ
কিন্তু কান দিয়ে দর্শন করতে হবে—হৃদয় দিয়ে শুনতে হবে ।"
[Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj reads an
extensive description of the appearance of Srimati Radharani from holy
scriptures and speaks about the Guru-tattva. A Bengali noon class on Sri
Radhastami.]
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Pure Hearts
Run Behind Krishna (6 September 2019)
"If you have ego, you will never get any result. We must sweep and wipe and
clean these things out of our hearts, and this does not happen
externally—this dirt is removed by hearing Hari-katha. If someone poses as a
Vaishnav but talks gramya-katha, then they can never be a Vaishnav."
Sri
Radhastami: World Beyond Lust
"The lectures are recorded and going to be sent all over the world that is
why it is necessary to say something in English. People write so much about
gopis and Radharani and they enjoy with that, but what they write
about Radharani and who Radharani is, is worlds apart."
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2018
Sri
Radhastami in Sri Hapaniya Dham (1)
"Today is a very auspicious day in our spiritual life, and every year on this
day we make a festival for Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinathjiu in
Hapaniya. This place is very auspicious—it is the appearance place of our
Param Gurudev."
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Sri
Radhastami in Sri Hapaniya Dham (2)
"Mahaprabhu taught that from time to time one can go to the birthplace of a
holy, divine personality. That is why we come here to Hapaniya, Bamunpara,
and birthplaces of many other holy personalities."
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2015
Ultimate Prayer
What should we pray for on the great auspicious days like Sri Lalita Saptami
and Sri Radhastami?
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2014
Sri Radhastami Bengali Classes (2 September
2014)
Morning class and kirtans:
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Noon class and kirtans:
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(24 Mb, 52 min)
2013
Krishna's
Dearmost
"Without service to Radharani's lotus feet, no service can be possible. If,
however, we can serve the associate servitors of Radharani, we can get the
supreme benefit. And Gurudev is non-different from Srimati Radharani,
therefore it is necessary to serve the Guru."
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Appearance of
Srimati Radhika
"She appeared on this day in Raval. Mother Kirtida and King Vrisabhanu lived
in Raval, near Gokula. We often say that Varshana is the birthplace of
Srimati Radharani, but they came there later—Her birthplace is in
Raval..."
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2012
Sri
Radhastami: Do Not Cheat Yourself
"If you chant, 'Radhe, Radhe,' you will not get Radharani. It is necessary to
serve Radharani, that means to serve Gurudev. Radharani's lotus
feet are non-different from the lotus feet of Sri Guru. It is necessary to
know what the real service is."
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2011
Sri
Radhastami: Capture the Captor
"If we cannot capture Gurudev, who is nondifferent from Srimati Radharani, we
cannot capture Krishna, the Lord. How can we capture Srimati Radharani?
Through Her servants. We must observe this day today very carefully, very
respectfully, with our heart and soul."
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Sri
Radhastami: Worship with Extreme Care
"How to worship Radharani—how? Gurudev said, 'You must walk in
Radharani's place on your head, not on your legs.' It is that kind of place,
but how can we see it?"
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Sri Radhastami Kirtans [শ্রীশ্রীরাধাষ্টমী কীর্ত্তনগুলো ]
• Vadana • Sri Guru-charana-padma • Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kara
more • Ohe Vaishnava Thakura dayara sagara • Nitai-pada-kamala • Emona
durmati samsara bhitare • Radhe jaya jaya Madhava dayite • Radha-bhajane yadi
(with purport) • Radhika-charana-padma •
Radha-kunda-tata • Radhe Radhe Govinda • Varaja-vipine yamuna kule (with purport and a word of caution) • Jaya Radhe jaya
Krishna (with purport) • Sri Radhastakam • Jaya
Radha Madhava • Hare Krishna maha-mantra and Sri Radharani's kirtan.
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SONG:
Jaya Radhe, Jaya
Krishna |
জয় রাধে, জয় কৃষ্ণ
"All glory to Radha, Krishna, and Vrindavan! All glory to Sri Govinda,
Gopinath, and Madan Mohan! All glory to Shyama Kunda, Radha Kunda, Govardhan
Hill, the River Yamuna, and Mahavan!"
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SONG:
Radha-kunda-tata |
করাধাকুণ্ডতট
"...I know all these things are nourishing the pastimes of the Divine
Couple, I can never leave all these things so dear to me, without them I know
I'll surely die."
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SONG:
Radhika-charana-padma |
রাধিকা চরণ পদ্ম
"The lotus feet of Sri Radha are the abode of all auspiciousness, the
supreme goal of life. Without the lotus feet of Sri Radha, one will never
meet Krishna. All the Vedas say that Krishna belongs to the maidservants of
Sri Radha."
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SONG:
Radha bhajane yadi |
রাধা-ভজনে যদি
"If one does not develop within his heart the desire for Radha-bhajan,
then his Krishna-bhajan goes for nothing. One who worships Krishna alone is
ignorant. Who does not adore Sri Radha is an egotist."
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SONG:
Radhe Radhe Govinda |
রাধে রাধে গোবিন্দ
"Please may you all together give me your mercy, I am extremely wicked!"
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SONG:
Varaja-vipine yamuna kule |
বরজ-বিপিনে, যমুনা কুলে
"At this time, the Flute Holder (the best of the relishers of rasa) begins
His rasa pastimes. When Madhava-Mohini (Sri Radha) sings, the whole world
loses its soul in Her singing, but today Bhaktivinod senses some calamity as
the rasa-lila broke off today without Radha."
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SONG:
Yadi Gaura na ha'te |
যদি, গৌর না হ'ত
"If Sri Gaura had not come, what would have happened? How would we have
maintained our lives? Who would have revealed to the world Sri Radha's glory
and the extremes of Her ecstatic divine love?"
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Tue, 10 September 2024 (Sri Hari Smaran, Sri Lalita Saptami)
Read and Absorb
'I wrote in the new book (Guidance, Volume 3) that is coming out soon
about astakala, about home-interest and temple-interest, about
provincialism in service, about the argument between householders and
renunciates. If you read this book, you will understand. It is written in a
little difficult language, so you will have to read it carefully.'
Scope of
Sacrifice (By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj)
'This is the universe discovered by Vaishnavs. It has been brought down to
the experience of the senses by the Vaishnavs from above, and it is realised
through revelation, "There is a domain of such a conception, and if you like
it, you can come by such-and-such way. You are welcome. There is a domain of
extreme self-abnegation. This is the country where such persons live – if you
would like to be a resident of that land, then come."'
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Saptami. Sri Lalita Saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita
Devi.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Krishna is the
property of the maid servants of Srimati Radharani. All Vedas say this.
Without mercy of Lalita Devi, we cannot think about Krishna. Therefore, we
must also glorify Lalita Devi. We do not have any quality, qualification, or
anything else, but today, on the appearance day of Sri Lalita Devi we can
pray to her that she may please engage us in some service—that she may take
us into her circle and give us some service..."
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In honour of the worshippable
appearance day of Sri Lalita Devi:
Divine Guidance, Chapter 4
"We are in the group of Lalita Devi. Our prayer is that she will take us and
engage us in service. We are very hopeful because Lalita Devi's mood is very
open, something like that of Nityananda Prabhu. She is very affectionate with
all, and she is the head of all the sakhis."
Sri Lalita Devi
"This is Uchagaon, Guru Maharaj's dearmost place. He said, 'First go to
Uchagaon, then you can enter Varshana.' He explained that if you do not get
the mercy of Lalita Devi, you cannot get the mercy of Srimati Radharani."
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Kirtans at Uchagaon
• Radhe Jaya Jaya • Radhe Govinda.
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Sri
Lalita Devi: Prema-Guru
The Appearance Day of she who manages the Pastimes of Sri Radha Krishna,
who is able to teach Srimati Radhika, who is able to intensify the
feelings of the Divine Couple, and without whose mercy we shall never be
able to reach Krishna.
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Approaching,
Not Encroaching
"You cannot get the darshan of Radharani, you cannot get the mercy of
Radharani just by going to Vrindavan. You do not have to go and stay in
Vrindavan—wherever you stay, you can serve the Lord, you can engage in His
service and worship." How?
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"Save Me, Enlist
Me!"
"When will Nityananda give me some mercy and my material desires become
removed from my heart?... We do not have any quality, qualification, or
anything else, but on the appearance day of Sri Lalita Devi we can pray to
her that she may take us into her circle and give some us service..."
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Sri Lalita
Devi: Our Service Line
"If you do not worship Lalita Devi properly, you will not get mercy from
Srimati Radharani; if you do not serve Srimati Radharani (Gurudev, Guru
Maharaj) properly, you will not get mercy from the Lord."
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Mon, 9 September 2024 (Sri Hari Smaran)
Vaishnavs' Dignity
'We say that our Gurupadpadma is a great personality, but if he is a great
personality, then what he says is also great and we must follow it. It is not
possible to practise devotional life without chaste submission to the
guru. No matter how much you chant kirtan, no matter how many
places you visit, if you do not have chastity to your guru, this is
not devotion.'
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Take Care of This
Line
"I have told you some of the history of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. I am
very unqualified, but Gurudev told me to take care of you all and to give
what he has told me. I am paying my humble obeisance to all the devotees and
requesting you to please take care of what Gurudev has told, take care of his
words. This is my hope and my everything."
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• SRI GURU AND HIS GRACE •
Instructing Spiritual Masters
'There are others also who are working, and their ideal
will inspire me, although physically I am not seeing any companion or any
follower with me. The inspiration of the unseen gurus will be our
fare. They will inspire us to go on with the journey. Who is a guru?
Only one who will exclusively guide me to Krishna and Mahaprabhu, with
devotion. He is my guru, whatever he may be.'
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(16 August—18 September)
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10 September
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Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi |
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11 September
(Wed) |
Appearance of Srimati Radharani (Sri Radhastami)
(fast until noon) |
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15 September
(Sun) |
Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami, Lord Vamanadev |
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16 September
(Mon) |
Appearance of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur |
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17 September
(Tue) |
Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur |
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Sun, 8 September 2024 (Sri Hari Smaran)
Who Will Understand?
'You know that when the founder of ISKCON, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Maharaj, whom everybody calls "Prabhupad", used to stay at Ultadanga Road in
Kolkata, our Gurupadpadma, together with Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj,
lived at his house...'
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the consort of Sri Advaita
Prabhu.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
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In honour of Sri Sita
Thakurani:
Worshippable
Sita Thakurani
"Advaita Acharya's wife, Sri Sita Thakurani, is worshipped by everyone all
over the world. I have not read much about her, but we know that when
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born, Advaita Prabhu sent her with some
gifts to Jagannath Misra's house..."
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Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita: "One day shortly after Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu was born, Sri Advaita Acharya's wife, Sita Devi, who is
worshipable by the whole world, took her husband's permission and went to see
that topmost child with all kinds of gifts and presentations. When Sita
Thakurani came to the house of Sachi Devi bringing with her many kinds of
eatables, dresses and other gifts, she was astonished to see the newborn
child, for she appreciated that except for a difference in color, the child
was directly Krishna of Gokula Himself. Seeing the transcendental bodily
effulgence of the child, each of His nicely constructed limbs full of
auspicious signs and resembling a form of gold, Sita Thakurani was very
pleased, and because of her maternal affection, she felt as if her heart were
melting. She blessed the newborn child by placing fresh grass and paddy on
His head and saying, 'May You be blessed with a long duration of life.' But
being afraid of ghosts and witches, she gave the child the name Nimai."
Sri Sita Thakurani is an incarnation of Yogamaya, Sri Paurnamasi. In
Dvapar-yuga, when Mother Yasoda and Nanda Maharaj celebrated Sri Krishna's
birth, she came to the house of Nanda Maharaj and gave various advice to
Mother Yasoda. In the same way, in Kali-yuga, Sri Sita Thakurani also advised
Sri Sachi Devi about childcare. She always stayed close to Sachi Devi and for
Sachi Devi, she is worshippable. Sri Sita Thakurani is a daughter of Sri
Nrisingha Bhaduri. She has a sister named Sri. Sri Bhakti-ratnakar says,
"Sri Nrisingha Bhaduri was extremely happy to gift his two daughters to Sri
Advaita Prabhu. The two wives of Sri Advaita Prabhu are worshippable for the
entire world—they are known everywhere by the names Sri and Sita." Sri Sita
Devi, being an incarnation of Yogamaya, Sri Paurnamasi, manifests herself as
Sri Sita Devi and Sri Devi. Sri Sita Thakurani loved Nimai as her own son
(vatsalya-rasa). She gave birth to three sons, Achyutananda, Krishna Misra
and Gopal Misra, all of whom were followers of Mahaprabhu. When Mahaprabhu
took sannyas, Sri Advaita Thakur, Sita Thakurani and Achyutananda Prabhu
would come to Puri to with the Lord—Sri Sita Thakurani would always bring
many edibles for the Lord at that time.
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Preaching Current
"You can see these examples and understand that there are always some
problems. You can see our guru-varga also. When Bhagavan Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur starting to preach the highest conception of
Mahaprabhu, or when Bhaktivinod Thakur discovered Mahaprabhu's birthplace, so
many problems came."
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Nama Guru and Mantra Guru
'If we can recognize the real thing for which we are approaching the
guru, then we will understand how to make the adjustment in our
relationship with the siksa-guru, diksa-guru, and
vartma-pradarsaka-guru. We are infinitely indebted to all our
gurus. We are helpless. What can we do? They are benevolent, they are
infinitely gracious, they are my guardians. I may have many guardians; they
are to look after my welfare, they have not come to destroy me.'
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Sat, 7 September 2024 (Sri Hari Smaran)
Joy in Sadness
'Our biggest sadness, or unhappiness, is separation from devotees. Then why
do we say that this separation brings us happiness? You have seen it written
in the Gaudiya calendar or have heard during classes that we say, "Sri
Gurupadpadma's subha avirbhav" and "Sri Gurupadpadma's subha
tirobhav". Why do we call it "auspicious" (subha)?'
Love for
Gaudiya
[by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad]
"We pray that your practice, behaviour, language, taste, moral regulations
and religious faith become aligned with the precepts of Gaudiya. Please
gradually give up non-gaudiya elements within your Gaudiya identity and show
the ideal of Gaudiya to the entire world. May you not mutilate the paramount
ideal of the Gaudiya precepts by coveting to participate in that which is not
Gaudiya."
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Mahaprabhu's Line
"Mahaprabhu is the example for us: the example of how we will practise
spiritual life. Seeing His life and His teaching, we must understand clearly
how we must practise spiritual life. Many obstacle will come: Maya is always
ready to create obstacle and problems on our way towards spiritual life."
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Separation from Sri Guru
'The disappearance of the spiritual master is mentioned in the sastra
with an example. The disciple is like a lotus. The spiritual master is like
the water around the lotus, just as in a pond or a lake. Your late
gurudeva’s position is like water and Krishna is like the sun. As long
as the lotus is floating on the water, the sun will nourish the lotus. But if
the water vanishes, that very sun will burn the lotus. Without water, the
Krishna sun will burn the lotus. Without the help of the guru, the
disciple is nowhere.'
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(16 August—18 September)
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10 September
(Tue) |
Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi |
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11 September
(Wed) |
Appearance of Srimati Radharani (Sri Radhastami)
(fast until noon) |
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15 September
(Sun) |
Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami, Lord Vamanadev |
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16 September
(Mon) |
Appearance of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur |
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17 September
(Tue) |
Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur |
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Fri, 6 September 2024 (Sri Hari Smaran)
Your
Sreyo Must Become Your Preyo
'There is one thing that Srila Prabhupad said that you all should remember.
He said that until and unless you become liberated from this world of Maya,
you will not be able to serve Sri Nam Prabhu.'
Astakala-Lila
'If you always hear (sravan) and chant (kirtan) the Holy Name without
offence, you will automatically and easily be able to remember the Holy
Name—when the Name reveals Himself to you in the form of the Name of the Name
(nama), the form of the Name (rupa), the qualities of the Name (guna), the
associates of the Name (parikara), and the pastimes of the Name (lila), then
only can remembrance be possible.'
What Is Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Its Distinctions
'To explain to this world what Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math is, what its
purpose, preaching matter or distinctions are, is an extremely difficult
task, but it is even more difficult to make those who are engrossed in and
inspired by the commonplace ideas appreciate it even partially.'
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What Are You Doing?!
"We must practise in the way that Gurudev tells us to practise. Think
properly about what Gurudev tells. You are always mixing with materialists,
you are always looking at ladies—what are you doing?! You are taking poison!
You must avoid all this!"
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The Initiating Spiritual Master
'To become a guru, to capture the position of a guru, the
respect of guru, that is one thing; to discharge the duty is another.
Sincerity is necessary. This is of course difficult. There is no doubt that
it is difficult; if one is unsuccessful, he will be lost, and others will
also be lost.'
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Thu, 5 September 2024 (Sri Hari Smaran)
Practise and Succeed
'Always chant the Holy Name, do not talk so much about other things, do not
gossip and have other nonsense talks. If you can chant without offences,
Krishna will reveal Himself in your heart and you will be successful in your
spiritual life.'
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Overthrowing Anarthas [By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
"After a great fight, they will have to retire if during this time you have
good association (it can be the association of sadhus or books,
anyhow). Devotional practices must not be given up or slackened; rather, you
will follow the system of practices with even more attention. And, gradually,
one day you will find that, through this fight, all those things are
retiring: the enemies have accepted their defeat and gone away."
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Seek Sadhus' Shelter
"O Krishna! How will all those who are suffering so much from miseries caused
by one's body, by the nature, and other souls, and so many problems in this
mundane world be rescued from this kind of situation? — A sadhu will
come for them..."
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"I Command You—Become Guru!"
'Go forth and tell everyone about Krishna. Whatever you do, make them talk
about Krishna, Krishna, Krishna. Save yourself, and prepare yourself for the
highest goal. Whenever you meet anyone, wherever you meet anyone, only talk
of Krishna. All other talks are irrelevant and redundant.'
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Wed, 4 September 2024 (Sri Hari Smaran)
We Forget Ourselves
'Actually, everybody is following properly what Gurudev, Guru Maharaj and
even Prabhupad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj told. That is good for
everybody, but the question is how many percent of people follow the proper
conception and practise Krishna consciousness properly? That is the
problem.'
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Шри Сурабхи
Кунджа (часть 1)
«„Го“ означает „корова“, а „друм“ — „дерево“. Этот остров
назван так, потому что здесь раньше росло баньяновое дерево
(ашваттха), под которым жила небесная корова Сурабхи. Постарайтесь
запомнить и сохранить у себя в сердцах то, о чём мы говорим».
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Exclusive Mood
"A devotee's heart, their life, mind, everything is surrendered to the Lord,
and they always listen to Hari-katha, Hari-kirtan—they always spend their
life in sravanam, kirtanam, and they always derive pleasure from it."
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God Consciousness vs. Society Consciousness
'We need society only to help us. If our affinity to the society keeps us
down, then that should be given up, and we must march on. There is the
absolute consideration and the relative consideration. When they come into
clash the relative must be given up, and the absolute should be accepted. If
my inner voice, my spiritual conscience, decides that this sort of company
cannot really help me, then I will be under painful necessity to give them
up, and to run towards my destination, wherever my spiritual conscience
guides me. Any other course will be hypocrisy.'
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Pig's
Life, God's Life, Devotee's Life
'If you sincerely pray to demigods, you will get whatever you want. Everybody
gets it. You, too, can get whatever you want from them. But we must not want
anything. The path of devotion is for those who have no desires.'
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Healthy Spiritual
Life
"We do not know what is good, what is bad for our spiritual life. We
sometimes want to eat some other food—we sometimes want to do some material
things, we want some material enjoyment, but Gurudev will never advise to do
what is bad for our spiritual life."
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The Original Guru
'If we are conscious of all these spiritual matters, then we can think that
we have approached our gurudeva properly. What is our guru?
What is his mission? It is filled with all these things. Devoid of that, what
is our interest?'
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Mon, 2 September 2024 (Sri Hari Smaran)
Origin of
Hinduism
'Every single soul has a religion: every single soul is an eternal servant of
Lord Krishna and is meant to serve Krishna eternally. We are not Hindus,
Christians, Muslim or Buddhists. We neither believe in such differentiation,
nor do we preach any Hinduism.'
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Appreciating Sadhu
(3)
"I am telling to everybody—give proper respect to the sadhu, do not
make any offence to the sadhu. Only a sadhu can rescue you from
all kinds of bad elements—he can remove all your bad elements if you
surrender to him properly."
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Descent of the Revealed Truth
'We are slaves of the truth. We are beggars for the pure current of truth
that is constantly flowing: the fresh current. We are not charmed by any
formality. I will bow down my head wherever I find the river of nectar coming
down to me. When one is conscious that the Absolute Truth is descending to
him from the highest domain, he will think, “I must surrender myself
here.”'
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Eternal
Transformations
'What question of men can there be anyway? It is said in the scriptures that
Lord Krishna is the only male, and everybody else is female. It is only for
His pastimes that He creates all the men and women...'
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শ্রীল গুরুদেবের লীলাগুলো
(৪র্থ ভাগ | ১ জানুয়ারি ২০২১)
"গুরুদেব আমাকে বলতেন, “ঠাকুরের আরতি তৈরি করে আমরা পঞ্চপ্রদীপ ও অন্যান্য জিনিস
দিয়ে করি, তাই ওইসব জিনিস নিয়ে আমা সব কিছু ভালো পরিষ্কার করি, তারপর আরতি করি ।
আমাদের অবস্থাটা ওইরকম । এই সংসার তৈরি করে এত বাসন হয়ে গিয়েছি আমরা—গুরুদেব
আমাদের পরিষ্কার করে আবার ঠাকুরের সেবায় লাগিয়ে দিয়েছেন ।”"
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Appreciating Sadhu
(2)
"Maybe somebody's character is bad, but if they are surrendered to the Lord,
you can say about them that they are a perfect sadhu because they are
fully surrendered to the Lord, fully surrendered to their Guru."
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Initiation Into Transcendental Science
'Revealed truth coming uncontaminated through a particular process is
parampara. We must connect with a reliable succession. Only then can
we get the genuine thing. The authorized association is necessary,
guru-parampara is necessary. So, before we read anyone’s book, we
shall try to find out who is his guru, and from where the substance is
coming down. Is it only a facade, or is there any real substance within? If
we can understand that he has a relationship with a genuine sadhu, then we
can give some attention to him.'
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GUIDANCE 2021 (epub)
(Last update: 7 Apr. '24)
CALENDAR FOR 09/2024
HRISHIKESH
14 SEPTEMBER (SAT).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Parsva Ekadasi and in
honour of Lord Sri Vamandev's appearance. Sri Hari's
parsva-parivartan: the Lord turns on His other side.
15 SEPTEMBER (SUN).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Appearance of Lord Sri Vamanadev. Ekadasi
paran is at 5:25:15–9:29:41 after the worship of Lord Sri Vamanadev.
Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu.
16 SEPTEMBER (MON).
Gaura Trayodasi.
Appearance of Srila Sach-chid-ananda Bhaktivinod
Thakur.
17 SEPTEMBER (TUE).
Gaura Chaturdasi.
Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur.
18 SEPTEMBER (WED).
Purnima.
Visvarup Mahotsav. End of the month-long Sri Hari Smaran Festival at Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
PADMANABHA
19 SEPTEMBER (THU).
Krishna Dvitiya.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.
28 SEPTEMBER (SAT).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Indira Ekadasi.
29 SEPTEMBER (SUN).
Krishna Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:29:47–9:27:57.
OCTOBER 2024
2 OCTOBER (WED).
Amavasya.
3 OCTOBER (THU).
Gaura Pratipad.
Grand festival in honour of the appearance of Om
Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Srila Bhakti
Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
5 OCTOBER (SAT).
Gaura Tritiya.
Departure of Sriyukta Radharani Devi Chaudhurani.
6 OCTOBER (SUN).
Gaura Chaturthi.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Sripad Bhakti Dayita Damodar Maharaj.
12 OCTOBER (SAT).
Gaura Dasami.
Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra and appearance of Sri Madhvacharya.
13 OCTOBER (SUN).
Gaura Ekadasi. No fast.
14 OCTOBER (MON).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Fast for Papankusa Ekadasi.
Disappearance of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta
Goswami and Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami.
15 OCTOBER (TUE).
Gaura Trayodasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:36:17–9:27:05.
17 OCTOBER (THU).
Purnima. Saradiya Rasa-Yatra of Lord Sri
Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta. Beginning of urjja-vrata,
damodar-vrata, kartik-vrata or niyom-seva.
DAMODAR
20 OCTOBER (SUN).
Krishna Tritiya.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Puri Maharaj.
22 OCTOBER (TUE).
Krishna Panchami.
Disappearance of Srila Narottam Thakur.
23 OCTOBER (WED).
Krishna Sasthi.
Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
25 OCTOBER (FRI).
Krishna Astami.
Bahulastami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha Kunda. Sannyas day of
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
26 OCTOBER (SAT).
Krishna Navami.
The grand appearance day celebration of Om Visnupad
Paramahamsa Parivrajak-acharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Srila Bhakti Raksak
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu.
Disappearance of Sripad Sakhi-Charan Das Babaji Maharaj.
28 OCTOBER (MON).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Sri Rama Ekadasi.
29 OCTOBER (TUE).
Krishna Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:43:16–9:28:02. Festival in honour of Sri
Gauranga Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Sripat Panihati.
31 OCTOBER (THU).
Krishna Chaturdasi.
Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on the temples of the Lord.
NOVEMBER 2024
1 NOVEMBER (FRI).
Amavasya.
Dipavali. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on the temples of
the Lord.
2 NOVEMBER (SAT).
Gaura Pratipad.
Sri Sri Govardhan Puja (in the morning). Grand
Annakut Mahotsav ('Rice Mountain Festival') at Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Asram
(Govardhan) and Sri Gupta-Govardhan Temple (Nabadwip). Go-Puja (worship of
cows) and Go-Krida (pleasing cows). Worship of Sri Bali Daityaraj.
FULL CALENDAR >>
Sri Gaudiya Calendar 2024–2025 (pdf)
THE TEN OFFENCES TO
THE HOLY NAME:
1) Criticise sadhus, Vaishnavs
2) Consider Lord Siva and gods to be independent of Lord Krishna
3) Consider Guru to be an ordinary mortal man
4) Criticise scriptures
5) Interpret the Name with the help of a dictionary, etc.
6) Consider the Name imaginary.
7) Sin and chant to remove the sin.
8) Consider chanting equal to pious activities.
9) Instruct faithless people in chanting; inattentive chanting.
10) Remain attached to things, your body, etc.
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