PHALGUN KRISHNA PANCAMI By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada [Five prayers glorifying special characteristics of Srila 108 Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakura. Presented on the commemoration of his appearance, by His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, at Radha Damodara temple, Vrindavana, India in 1961].

First Vasistya

1. On this day, O my master, I made a cry of grief; I was not able to tolerate the absence of my guru.

2. On this auspicious day I have come with this offering just to worship you, remembering your lotus feet.

3. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s judgment is that renunciation is most important. Not only that, but such knowledge of renunciation must be delivered to every conditioned being.

4. The beginner in devotional service has no ability to solve this dilemma, but you are a maha–bhagavata, you have given us direction.

5. One bewildered by ignorance, what kind of renunciate can he be? He will only be a “phalgu-vairagi”; renouncing externally.

6. Renunciation is actually the result of real spiritual emotion. Without such feeling it is simply known as “show bottle”. Continue reading →

SB classes vol 9

NoD 7     Hearing and speaking Srimad-Bhagavatam is the religious process which elevates one to the platform of serving and loving the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

750628SB.DEN                   Lectures                  227240/530501                         atah sri-krsna-namadi                      na bhaved grahyam indriyaih                         sevonmukhe hi jihvadau                        svayam eva sphuraty adah

Krsna, His name, His fame, His attributes, His activities… Sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved… Namadi means “beginning from the holy name.” So not possible… So if we keep ourself on the material platform, then for thousand years we may chant, it will be difficult. That is called namaparadha. Of course, holy name is so powerful that even by chanting with offense, gradually he becomes pure. Therefore we should not give up chanting. Any circumstances, we should go on chanting Hare Krsna. But the warning is that if we keep us on the material platform, then it will be not possible to understand Krsna, His holy name, His attribute, His form, His activities. It will not be possible. Continue reading →

SB class vol 8 part 2

Hare Krnsa to all Pranams All glories to Prabhupada

Below we give a few tidbits of the nectar contained with in this file of SB classes given by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhudpada

1. Before leaving your body, you must be self realized to go back home. 2. Without vairagya or renunciation there is no happiness in this world 3. One brahmana blessed Mahaprabhu-you will never be happy in household life 4. Real guru must be in Krsnas confidence and be able to draw from the ocean of Mercy 5. Bhakti and Karma looks the same-here is the difference 6. Explanation of difference in time between earth and heavenly planets 7. Inter- planetary Eagles that eat elephants 8. A devotee in Goloka can become a flower and then change into human form 9. And much more…… 761128SB.VRN                   Lectures                  Continue reading →

SB class Vol 8

SB class Vol 8

730909SB.STO                   Lectures                  224802/530501 … Before the child is born, you don’t find in the breast of the mother any drop of milk. See. In a young girl, there is no milk in the breast. But as soon as the child is born, immediately there is milk. Immediately, spontaneously. This is God’s arrangement. Because the child requires food. Just see how God’s arrangement is there. Still, we are trying for economic development. If a child is born and God’s economic program is so nice, nature’s economic program, that immediately the mother is ready with the milk… This is economic development. So the same milk is supplied by the cow. She’s actually mother, and this rascal civilization is killing mother. Mother-killing civilization. Just see. You suck the breast of your mother from the beginning of your life, and when she’s old if you think, “Mother is useless burden. Cut its throat,” is that civilization? Continue reading →