Archive for the ‘Kṛṣṇa consciousness’ Category



CLEARING TWO SEEDS OF APASIDDHANTA

  Clearing two seeds of apasiddhanta By Mukunda das Prabhu 1. Guru does not have to be a realized soul 2. The Ritvik System of post samadhi initiation was ordered by Srila Prabhupada . I have decided there is no better way to answer these two points of controversy than to post Srila Prabhupadas own […]



LIVING STILL IN SOUND

LIVING STILL IN SOUND by Bhagavat Maharaja Yesterday was Srila Haridasa Thakuras Disappearance day in USA. So I thought I would discuss the Poem that Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura wrote regarding his disappearance. I am in the process of writing my thesis on transcendental sound vibration, its difference from material sound and how transcendental sound manifests […]



HAPPY JANMASTAMI TO ALL

Sri Krishnachandrastakam by Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami ambudAJjanendra-nIla-nindi-kAnti-DambaraH kuGkumodyad-arka-vidyud-aMzu-divyad-ambaraH zrImad-aGga-carcitendu-pItanAkta-candanaH svAGghri-dAsyado stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaH His abundantly beautiful complexion belittles the splendour of combined rain-clouds, black eye cosmetics, and sapphires.His garments appear effulgent like a rising sun tinted like kunkum powder and enhanced by shining bolts of lightning.His perfectly-formed limbs are anointed with sandalwood paste […]



HOW TO PERCEIVE THE SOUL & SUPER SOUL WITH THE INTELLIGENCE.

SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM 2nd CANTO 2nd CHAPTER TEXT 35 By Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada bhagavān sarva-bhūteṣu lakṣitaḥ svātmanā hariḥ dṛśyair buddhy-ādibhir draṣṭā lakṣaṇair anumāpakaiḥ   TRANSLATION The Personality of Godhead Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is in every living being along with the individual soul. And this fact is perceived and hypothesized in our acts of seeing […]



TODAY IS RAMANAVAMI

By Srila BV Narayan Goswami Maharaja After Ravana was killed, Sita devi had to undergo the agni pariksa, fire test. Of course, Maya-Sita entered the fire, and the real Sita devi remained unharmed – proving that she was completely pure and chaste. Rama then gave the kingdom of Ravana to Vivisana, Ravana’s brother, and after […]



KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS A VERY DEEP PHILOSOPHY

                The Roots of the Krishna Consciousness movement For systematic dissemination of Vedic Knowledge to all human beings, Sampradayas (4 Disciplic Successions) were created and authorized by Lord Krishna Himself. A Sampradaya is a bonafide chain of Disciplic Succession of Genuine Spiritual Masters (Acharyas) beginning again with Lord […]



ON SRILA BHAKTIVEDANTA NARAYANA MAHARAJAS DISAPPEARANCE DAY

This year, Dec. 22, 2016, is the disappearance day of Srila Gurudeva, Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Please find below one of His amazing classes   THE HEART OF AN EXCESSIVELY ATTACHED PERSON IS LIKE A HOT DESERT The Western countries had no background or even a smell of Krishna consciousness. I know […]



THE FORGETFULNESS OF THE HUMANIST

On the disappearance day of Nitya Lila Pravista Parivrajakacarya Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakura. (An article originally published in The Harmonist on Sept 19th, 1934 – Vol XXI No.2) The Fountainhead of all eternal and temporal manifestations is confined in Sri Krsna alone. The non-absolute phases are emanations from a particular potency whose analytical […]



THE INTRODUCTION TO VENU-GITA

The Song of Krishna’s Flute Srimad-Bhagavatam Tenth Canto – chapter twenty-one The gopis sing the glories of the sound of Sri Krishna’s flute as He enters the enchanting forest of Vrindavana upon the arrival of autumn Venu Gita audio classes by BV Tridandi Swami Introduction to the Venu-Gita by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja Srimad-Bhagavatam […]



GOD HAS A VERY BEAUTIFUL SUPER EXCELLENT SPIRITUAL FORM

Question: “I have seen many scholars and devotees of Krsna suggest that the Lord does not have any form. They suggest that 5000 years ago the Lord incarnated as Krsna, however, this form of Krsna is not the original form of the Lord. The Lord does not have any definite form.” Answer:



SRILA PRABHUPADA COMES TO AMERICA

  Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja told… “Sri Krsna’s causeless mercy has taken the shape of guru, real guru. And this guru, by coming into this world, showers his mercy. In this way, Krsna’s mercy is showered everywhere so that the forest fire or ocean fire is subdued; otherwise it will not be subdued. […]



HOW TO BECOME FREE FROM THE MATERIAL DISEASE

NECTAR OF INSTRUCTION Translation and Purport By Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada syat krishna-nama-caritadi-sitapy avidya- pittopatapta-rasanasya na rocika nu kintv adarad anudinam khalu saiva jushta svadvi kramad bhavati tad-gada-mula-hantri TRANSLATION The holy name, character, pastimes and activities of Krishna are all transcendentally sweet like sugar candy. Although the tongue of one afflicted by the jaundice of […]



LORD BALARAMA PURNIMA

Balarama-purnima on the 18/08/2016 Srimad Bhagavatam Narration of Lord Balarama’s Appearance Lord Balarama is the adi-guru, the original spiritual master. In Chaitanya Lila, Lord Balarama appears as Lord Nityananda, the bestower of mercy to even the most fallen conditioned soul. Therefore His appearance as the son of Rohini and Vasudeva is celebrated by devotees with […]



THE LAW OF KARMA. AS YOU SOW YOU SHALL REAP

In human society, if one kills a man he has to be hanged [or punished]. That is the law of the state. Because of ignorance people do not perceive that there is a complete state controlled by the Supreme Lord. Every living creature is the son of the Supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate […]



THE SWEETNESS OF LORD KRISHNA

The Madhurasthakam (At the end of this article) “Krishna is the sweetest honey we could ever taste, the sweetest ladhu we could ever enjoy and the sweetest icing on the cake we’ve ever crave for. In short He is sweetness personified that we sometimes become selfish not to share Him with others. Sri Vallabhacharya thus […]



THE SECRET BEHIND THE CLEANING OF THE GUNDICHA TEMPLE

Sri Gundicha Marjan Lila Rahasya Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Saraswatī Ṭhākur explains the secret behind the cleansing of the Guṇḍichā Temple.Guṇḍichā Mārjan Līlā Rahasya The Secret Behind the Pastime of Cleansing of the Guṇḍichā Temple An English translation of Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Saraswatī Ṭhākur’s commentary on Śrī Chaitanya-charitāmṛta: Madhya-līlā, 12.135.



THE POSITION OF THE JIVA IN TATATSHA

An excerpt from Chapter 16 Jaiva Dharma. Position of the Jiva in Tatatsha  “Innumerable jivas appear from Sri Baladeva Prabhu to serve Vrndavana-vihari Sri Krsna as His eternal associates in Goloka Vrndavana, and others appear from Sri Sankarsana to serve the Lord of Vaikuntha, Sri Narayana, in the spiritual sky. Eternally relishing rasa, engaged in […]



SRIMATI RADHARANI OPENS HER EYES

By Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj “He has expressed that when Srimati Radharani is moving, some breeze is coming from Her clothing, and then that breeze is touching Krishna. And Krishna is feeling so fortunate at feeling that breeze, it is giving Him so much joy, and that is Her qualification.