Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa
Sri Narasimha Caturdasi
May 20, 2016
eka-dina prabhu śrīvāsere ājñā dila
‘bṛhat sahasra-nāma’ paḍa, śunite mana haila
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Sri Narasimha Caturdasi, May 20, 2016
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa
Srila Prabhupada explains Sri Narasimha Lila
Following the instructions of Prahlāda Mahārāja, all the sons of the demons became attached to Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When this attachment became pronounced, their teachers, Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, were very much afraid that the boys would become more and more devoted to the Lord. In a helpless condition, they approached Hiraṇyakaśipu and described in detail the effect of Prahlāda’s preaching. After hearing of this, Hiraṇyakaśipu decided to kill his son Prahlāda. Hiraṇyakaśipu was so angry that Prahlāda Mahārāja fell down at his feet and said many things just to pacify him, but he was unsuccessful in satisfying his demoniac father. Hiraṇyakaśipu, as a typical demon, began to advertise himself as being greater than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but Prahlāda Mahārāja challenged him, saying that Hiraṇyakaśipu was not God, and began to glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead, declaring that the Lord is all-pervading, that everything is under Him, and that no one is equal to or greater than Him. Thus he requested his father to be submissive to the omnipotent Supreme Lord.
Srila Prabhupada re Real effect of contact with bona fide spiritual master
Submitted by : Yasoda nandana Dasa
The Super soul and soul both are unchanged.
The difference is that in material contact, the soul appears to be changed.
But the Super soul is not affected by material contamination; therefore there is no sign of change.
The change of soul is like that water becomes ice in contact with refrigerator.
And as soon as there is temperature the ice again becomes water.
Similarly the changing nature of the soul is just like change of water to ice.
The tendency of ice is to melt and become water again.
So due to contamination of matter, the soul by illusion identifies with material existence.
But the tendency is to melt again to Krishna Consciousness.
So when there is sufficient temperature in contact with bona fide Spiritual Master and devotees,
the soul again becomes Krishna Conscious, like the water.
The difference is that in material contact, the soul appears to be changed.
But the Super soul is not affected by material contamination; therefore there is no sign of change.
The change of soul is like that water becomes ice in contact with refrigerator.
And as soon as there is temperature the ice again becomes water.
Similarly the changing nature of the soul is just like change of water to ice.
The tendency of ice is to melt and become water again.
So due to contamination of matter, the soul by illusion identifies with material existence.
But the tendency is to melt again to Krishna Consciousness.
So when there is sufficient temperature in contact with bona fide Spiritual Master and devotees,
the soul again becomes Krishna Conscious, like the water.
Srila Prabhupada letter, November 12, 1968
The Cause of Confusion and Dissension in the Krishna Consciousness Movement
Submitted by: Vidura Mahatma Dasa
1. Not following Srila Prabhupada’s orders/discipline
“When disciples do not stick to the principle of accepting the order of their spiritual master, immediately there are two opinions. Any opinion different from the opinion of the spiritual master is useless. One cannot infiltrate materially concocted ideas into spiritual advancement. That is deviation. There is no scope for adjusting spiritual advancement to material ideas.” (Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 12.9 purport)
“The Māyāvādī philosophers, they want to become one. “One” means you agree to the Supreme. That is oneness. Just like we are conducting this international society. We have got many workers, many disciples, but we are one. “One” means they are carrying their spiritual master’s order. Therefore they are one.” (Lecture on SB 3.26.25 — Bombay, January 2, 1975)
“Unless one is firmly fixed in the regulative principles, one may perform mischievous acts, even if one is a member of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. We therefore advise our disciples to strictly follow the regulative principles; otherwise the most important movement for the upliftment of humanity will be hampered due to dissension among its members. Those who are serious about pushing forward this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement should remember this and strictly follow the regulative principles so that their minds will not be disturbed.” (SB 5.14.35 : PURPORT)
References to Maha Mantra – Caitanya Tradition
Srila Prabhupada re: Real preaching is selling books
Submitted: Yasoda nandana Dasa
When one book is published I think I have conquered an empire.
So try to publish as many books as possible and that will enhance the beauty and prestige of our society.
So try to publish as many books as possible and that will enhance the beauty and prestige of our society.
– Srila Prabhupada correspondence, December 12, 1967
Whenever there is any publication in any language, it enlivens me 100 times.
– Srila Prabhupada correspondence, October 19, 1974
The real preaching is selling books. You should know the tactic how to sell without irritating.
What your lecture will do for three minutes, but if he reads one page his life may be turned.
What your lecture will do for three minutes, but if he reads one page his life may be turned.
– Srila Prabhupada correspondence, September 30, 1972
Srila Prabhupada regarding The power of hearing from the pure devotee
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa
‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’–sarva-śāstre kaya
lava-mātra sādhu-saṅge sarva-siddhi haya
SYNONYMS
sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga—association with pure devotees; sarva-śāstre—all the revealed scriptures; kaya—say; lava-mātra—even for a moment; sādhu-saṅge—by association with a devotee; sarva-siddhi—all success; haya—there is.
TRANSLATION
“The verdict of all revealed scriptures is that by even a moment’s association with a pure devotee, one can attain all success.
PURPORT
According to astronomical calculations, lava is one eleventh of one second
CCML 22.54
What happens when you follow and dont follow guru??
Submitted by: Damagosha Dasa
Room Conversation — May 2, 1976, Fiji : 760502rc.fij :
Prabhupāda: Therefore he is not to be preached. Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, janma sārthaka kari’ kara para-upakāra: [Cc. Ādi 9.41] “Go to do good to others. First of all you do good to yourself.” First of all you become really preacher. Then go to preach. Caitanya Mahāprabhu never sent neophyte to go to preach. For neophyte the preaching is not their business. For neophyte, one should stick to the worship of Deity in the temple. And those who have understood the philosophy, applied the philosophy in his life, he should go for preaching. Otherwise he’ll preach wrongly, like…. What is that? Charan das Babaji. And it will stop. He wanted to preach, but he did not know how to preach, and therefore, after his life, it is finished. So Caitanya Mahāprabhu does not say like that, that “You remain a rascal and go to preach.” No. Janma sārthaka kari. “Your first business is that you make your life perfect. Then go to preach. Perfect means you learn how to obey My orders.” That is perfection. Āmāra ājñāya. So if you are actually, perfectly carrying out the orders of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, then you are preaching. Otherwise you will do wrongly, mislead. Don’t do that. Andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānāḥ [SB 7.5.31]. If you remain blind, don’t try to lead other blind men. That is misleading. First of all open your eyes. Everything is there. Nobody can do anything whimsically. If you do whimsically, concoctedly, that will be failure. It will not be effective.
Hare Krsna–This one conversation is so full of instructions. Let us go through it sentence by sentence.
The Spiritual Master of the Entire World
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa
“The true acarya, the spiritual master of the entire world, must be considered an incarnation of Krishna’s mercy.”
(Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila 7.12, Purport)