A success, by Haripada dasa At the end of the preface to the Bhagavad Gita Srila Prabhupada says that if a single man becomes a pure devotee of the Lord, we will consider our attempt as a success, and Srila Prabhupada achieved success, Jayananda prabhu practicing Krishna consciousness in a way strict, serious and sincere […]
Madhya 8.138 purport-…Gāyantaṁ trāyate yasmād gāyatrī tvaṁ tataḥ smṛtā: One who chants the Gāyatrī mantra is gradually delivered from the material clutches. In other words, That which delivers one from material entanglement is called Gāyatrī. An explanation of the Gāyatrī mantra can be found in Madhya-līlā, Chapter Twenty-one, text 125: kāma-gāyatrī-mantra-rūpa, haya kṛṣṇera svarūpa, sārdha-cabbiśa akṣara […]
Understanding our position 1.) SB 1.2.6-purport–The material existence of the living being is a diseased condition of actual life.Actual life is spiritual existence, or brahma-bhūta [SB 4.30.20] existence, where life is eternal, blissful and full of knowledge. Material existence is temporary, illusory and full of miseries. There is no happiness at all. There is just the futile attempt […]
Seeing the personal form of the Lord and experiencing ecstasy will happen to us all–here is that description-we just have to be patient SB 1.6.16-As soon as I began to meditate upon the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead with my mind transformed in transcendental love, tears rolled down my eyes, and without delay […]
Below we have the sacred and profound conversation between Lord Caitanya and His pure devotee Ramananda Raya. The conversation is specifically about how all of us conditioned souls can go back to Godhead in this age. The Raya gives 4 different points about valid Vedic paths towards this goal and Lord Gauranga rejected them all until he […]
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is none other than the combined form of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. He is the life of those devotees who strictly follow in the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī are the two principal followers of Śrīla Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, who acted as the most confidential servitor of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, known as Viśvambhara in His early life. A direct disciple of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was […]
Sri Syamananda Goswami avirbhava tithi [appearance day] Saturday, March 31, 2018 compiled by Narasimha dasa and Yasoda nandana dasa Srila Prabhupada explains the unique position of Sri Syamananda Goswami. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained this mode of devotional service in three stages, and therefore these worshipable Deities were installed in Vṛndāvana by different Gosvāmīs. They […]
BHAVA-GRAHI JANARDANA: THE SUPREME LORD, ACCEPTS BHAVA, THE ATTITUDE OF SERVICE Mahesvara das [Mahesh raja – UK] 68-03-03. Letter: Hamsaduta, Himavati PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR VERY GOOD SERVICE, AND DO NOT FEEL ANY FEELING OF USELESSNESS. It is true that Krishna has given some the opportunity to serve Him by nice writing, some by good […]
Madhya 8.138 purport-…Gāyantaṁ trāyate yasmād gāyatrī tvaṁ tataḥ smṛtā: One who chants the Gāyatrī mantra is gradually delivered from the material clutches. In other words, That which delivers one from material entanglement is called Gāyatrī. An explanation of the Gāyatrī mantra can be found in Madhya-līlā, Chapter Twenty-one, text 125: kāma-gāyatrī-mantra-rūpa, haya kṛṣṇera svarūpa, sārdha-cabbiśa akṣara […]
SB 9.10.52-–O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, best of the Bharata dynasty, during the reign of Lord Rāmacandra the forests, the rivers, the hills and mountains, the states, the seven islands and the seven seas were all favorable in supplying the necessities of life for all living beings. SB 9.10.53When Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was […]
