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MONTHLY ARCHIVE OF UPDATES
FEBRUARY 2021
"Gurudev, you have been so merciful to me—you have given me a place in Godrumdwip! You have ordered me to stay in this abode and chant the Holy Name. But I ask Gurudev, when will you give me the qualification to chant the Holy Name?"
• Download / listen to the audio (4.4 Mb, 11 min | 31 January 2021)
Preaching
Programme in Sitalpur
(31 January 2021 | 17 photographs, 1.8 Mb)
Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj comes with
his associates to a programme hosted by devotees in Bagnan/Sitalpur to meet
with the devotees, inspire them in their practice of Krishna consciousness,
as well as invite everyone to Nabadwip for Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama.
Today in the calendar: Krishna Chaturthi. Disappearance of Sripad Yadavendu Bhakti Chandan.
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."
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"We have a chaitya-guru in our heart, and we constantly pray, 'When will Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu give some mercy to me? When will I get the shelter of Guru and Vaishnavs?' We cannot reach the Lord (our real home) without Guru and Vaishnavs."
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"You must worship the Lord through sankirtana-yajna. Practise singing devotional songs, it is good for you. Always remember the Lord and His devotees. Sing five songs in the morning, five songs in the evening—practise in this way, and it will give you much energy for service."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.1 Mb, 5 min | 31 January 2021)
Today in the calendar: Krishna Shashthi. Disappearance of Srila Jayadev Goswami.
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."
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"We cannot see, 'He is my master, and I am his servant' because we do not have this kind of eyes—our eyes are full of dust, full of ego, full of all kinds of illusion. But the problem is that we hold onto our ego..."
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"Krishna will give so much austerity, but 'sukhe duhkhe bhule nako' (in happiness or distress, never forget the Lord)! When you are sad, you only think about Krishna, but when you are happy, you do not remember or pray to Krishna. So, Krishna always tests us..."
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News from Sri
Nrisingha Palli and Visit to Kalna Temple
(1-4 February 2021 | 33 photographs, 1.8 Mb)
Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj spends a
few days at Sri Nrisingha Palli temple commencing the construction of
Prasadam Hall, supervising construction works at the Guesthouse and bestowing
on the devotees the fortune of hearing exclusive Sri Hari-katha from his holy
lotus mouth.
Today in the calendar: Krishna Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.
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."
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"It is like selling ghee mixed with dalda. You think, 'No problem! I can commit sins the whole day and I will chant some Holy Names in the evening—all the sins will be removed!' If you think you can make the same offence day after day and as Gurudev is merciful he will forgive all offences, it is not good. We must try to serve Gurudev without any offence."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.3 Mb, 6 min | 31 January 2021)
Preaching Programme
in Hooghly
(5 February 2021 | 33 photographs, 1.8 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj attends a
preaching programme joyfully hosted by a group of devotees from Hooghly
district and gathering a large audience of devotees from the area as well as
many other fortunate souls.
"We say we are searching for Sri Krishna, but in lieu of that we are searching for boys and girls. These are very hard words for me to say. If you want a wife, go outside and take some girl from outside, why do you do this at the temple?"
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Bowing at the holy feet of all the Vaishnavs and devotees, we rejoice to share the news that by the boundless mercy of His Holiness Sripad Bhakti Nandan Sadhu Maharaj and contribution of many associate devotees, the library of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math is now enriched and embellished by a complete set of four jewel volumes of Guidance books in Spanish language.
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"I was at a programme the day before yesterday, and I was telling them that I had read a lecture of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur where somebody asked a question, 'What is good association? What is not good association?'"
• Download / listen to the audio (2.2 Mb, 5 min | 7 February 2021)
Sri Ekadasi Guidance
Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadasi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadasi and paran are observed with affection and without
fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.
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"Sri Ekadasi"
(Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
"One day, Gaurahari left the Gundicha Temple and sat in the Jagannath
Vallabha garden. It was pure Ekadasi, and the Lord spent the whole day and
night chanting the Name of Krishna..."
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SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
"I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
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SONG:
Sri hari-vasare |
শ্রীহরি-বাসরে হরি
"On the holy day of Sri Hari, Sriman Mahaprabhu, the life and
soul of the universe, began dancing..."
ADDITIONAL READING:
"First, it is necessary to have sraddha. It is not necessary to show externally how much faith for the Lord you have—the question is how much faith do you have for your Guru, for your Master and for the worshippable Lord internally? However, the problem is our ego..."
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"I am not saying I am perfect, so when I say something to you, I am giving advice to myself. If I tell, tell, tell, then one day I too will become clean. I know that all these things are easier said than done. So, I am saying all this for my own benefit."
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Preaching Programme
in Kolkata
(8 February 2021 | 7 photographs, 1 Mb)
Continuing Sri Nabadwip Dham Pracharani Sobha preaching programmes, His
Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj attends a
preaching programme hosted by a group of devotees from the east of
Kolkata.
"We show so much devotion externally, but how much love and attachment to our Gurudev do we have internally? How much time do we give to him every day? Every day, we work the whole day running behind some kanak, kamini, pratistha, but do you have any time to spare for the Lord, for your Gurudev?"
• Download / listen to the audio (1.3 Mb, 4 min | 7 February 2021)
Potato
Collection in Tarakeshwar Area
(10 February 2021 | 54 photographs, 5.2 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj continues
the extensive collection for Sri Gaura Purnima festival: this time, Sri
Gurupadpadma travels throughout Tarakeshwar area collecting potato from
devotees and farmers, as well as preaching extensively and extending
heart-felt invitations to Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama: "Radha
Krishna bolo, sange chala, ei matra bhiksa chai—I am begging you for one
thing only: come with us and chant 'Radha Krishna'!"
"Those who cannot bodily join Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama this year, can make this parikrama from their house. Do not be disheartened. If you have a great desire and a great fortune, you will be able to join Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama next year."
• Download / listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 7 February 2021)
Today in the calendar: Gaura Pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurava Vaikhanas Maharaj and Sri Haripada Chaudhuri Das Adhikari.
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."
"You can come and join Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama. You have a great fortune to do so. Join, it is good for you. We are inviting you all—if you cannot come physically, you can join this festival through your heart, through your mind."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.2 Mb, 10 min | 7 February 2021)
Potato
Collection in Tarakeshwar Area: Day Two
(11 February 2021 | 57 photographs, 4.7 Mb)
Sharing photographs from the potato collection and door to door preaching
that His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
mercifully undertakes every year for the benefit of all jiva souls.
Potato
Collection in Tarakeshwar Area: Day Three
(12 February 2021 | 43 photographs, 3.3 Mb)
Sharing photographs from next day spent outside during the potato collection
and door to door preaching: His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj tirelessly walks house to house, knocking on everyone's door
and inviting every jiva soul to come and join Sriman Mahaprabhu's
domain or at least participate in the service to His devotees and
Mission.
Today in the calendar: Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj (an acharya of Sri Gaudiya Math).
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."
"You have a soul, and you have a relationship with the Lord. Krishna says that He is chaste to His devotees, and if you want to be a devotee of Lord Krishna, then you too must have chastity. We sometimes want to please our parents, husbands, wives, but Krishna says, 'If you please Me, you will please everybody.'"
• Download / listen to the audio (4.3 Mb, 11 min | 7 February 2021)
Potato
Collection in Tarakeshwar Area: Day Four
(13 February 2021 | 42 photographs, 4.7 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj spends the
last day collecting, preaching, and purifying the holy land of Tarakeshwar
before leaving for Kolkata to continue the numerous services there.
"Gurudev always said: I am teaching so many things, but what have they understood? Somebody has been reading Ramayan the whole year, and after that they ask, 'Whose father was Sita Devi?' I have been teaching them Mahaprabhu's conception (be humble, tolerant, and give honour to others), and one year later they are asking such questions..."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.9 Mb, 10 min | 7 February 2021)
Preaching Programme
in Hooghly
(14 February 2021 | 12 photographs, 1.1 Mb)
Completing the four-day preaching programme in Tarakeshwar, His Divine Grace
Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj attends a noon programme in
Hooghly District, nourishing devotees with Sri Hari-kirtan and Sri
Hari-katha.
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturthi. Appearance of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan
Maharaj.
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."
Holy Vasanta
Panchami Day"(1) Sri Pundarik Vidyanidhi Prabhu was the incarnation of King Vrisabhanu, and he is a great Vaishnav. (2) Nobody has been able to trace when Sri Vishnupriya Devi left this world. We have not heard it mentioned anywhere in the scriptures. We only know the avirbhav of Sri Vishnupriya Devi..."
• Download / listen to the audio (4.2 Mb, 10 min | 14 February 2021)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami.
• Appearance day of Srimati
Vishnupriya Devi.
• Appearance of Srila Pundarik
Vidyanidhi Prabhu, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, and Srila Raghunandan
Thakur.
• Disappearance of Srila Visvanath
Chakravarti Thakur.
• Disappearance of Tridandi Swami
Srimad Bhakti Vivek Bharati Maharaj, and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Svarup
Parvat Maharaj (both are diksa and sannyas disciples of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur).
• Sri Saraswati Puja.
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."
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"Everybody must think about Srila Raghunath Das Goswami's lifestyle, how much austerity he faced. Srila Raghunath Das Goswami is a very extraordinary personality. He was extremely humble, tolerant, and always gave honour to others."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.3 Mb, 8 min | 14 February 2021)
News from
Sri Nrisingha Palli
(16 February 2021 | 24 photographs, 2 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj pays a
brief visit to Sri Nrisingha Palli temple before starting next series of
preaching programmes. The construction is well underway with the Prasadam
Hall's foundation being currently prepared and the Guesthouse's roof being
virtually ready to be cast.
"If we try to get even one tiny drop of his mercy, that is sufficient for us. We always pray for his mercy because without the mercy of such Vaishnavs we cannot proceed in our spiritual life. We say these things, and it is very easy to say, but it is very hard to do this."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.9 Mb, 5 min | 14 February 2021)
"Whether you are staying in a hot area or in a cold area where there is snow, it is not a problem—wherever you are, you must practise properly. We must pray for the mercy of Vaishnavs. Always sing, 'Kripa koro Vaishnav Thakur!'"
• Download / listen to the audio (1.1 Mb, 3 min | 14 February 2021)
Rice Collection
(Second Leg): Day One
(17 February 2021 | 22 photographs, 1.7 Mb)
Photographs taken during the second part of the annual rice collection
campaign undertaken by His Divine Grace for the service to the devotees,
Deities, and the Mission, as well as for the eternal pure benefit of the
fortunate rice mill owners.
Rice Collection
(Second Leg): Day Two
(18 February 2021 | 20 photographs, 1.2 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj continues
extensive preaching campaign in Burdwan (Bardhaman) District collecting rice
bhoga for the entire year for the service of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math Mission.
Today in the calendar: Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya.
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."
Love for Guru,
Not Yourself
"To test Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Advaita Prabhu one time started
preaching mayavadi conception, and Mahaprabhu came to his house and beat him.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu explained the glory of Sri Advaita Prabhu...."
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The Eyes to See,
the Heart to Feel
"In Mahaprabhu's time, Advaita Prabhu had a son called Achyutananda. One day,
when Mahaprabhu came to Advaita Prabhu's house, Achyutananda asked his
father..."
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"I do not have any devotion, any qualities or qualification to serve You! I am a fallen soul, and I am always torturing You so much (I cannot serve You properly)... I always make offences to You, but I am begging You to please forgive me my offences."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.3 Mb, 3 min | 14 February 2021)
Today in the calendar: Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sripad Virendra Krishna 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."
"We can read. Reading is not bad. And if you do not read, it is also not bad—then it will be jnana-sunya bhakti, 'I do not want to know anything, I only know service.' Other than this, reading is not a problem, but we must remember that we should not become proud."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.4 Mb, 8 min | 14 February 2021)
News from
Sri Nrisingha Palli and Ekachakra
(20-21 February 2021 | 21 photographs, 1.8 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj comes to
Sri Nrisingha Palli to supervise the construction works and shortly
afterwards leaves for Sri Ekachakra Dham to commence the preparation for the
forthcoming grand festival of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's appearance.
Rice Collection
(Second Leg): Day Three
(19 February 2021 | 29 photographs, 2.3 Mb)
Almost completing his grand annual pastime of collecting rice, His Divine
Grace visits the last batch of rice mills, preaching and meeting with many
devotees and gentlemen, spreading the message of Sriman Mahaprabhu and
bestowing the mercy of service upon the fortunate rice mill owners in
Bardhaman.
Today in the calendar: Gaura Navami. Disappearance of Srila Madhva Acharya.
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."
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"Gurudev said from time to time, 'If one door closes, another door will open.' This is my hope. If some devotees do not help, it is not a problem—Krishna arranges everything for His service Himself."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.7 Mb, 7 min | 21 February 2021)
From Sri Ekachakra Dham
(22 February 2021 | 23 photographs, 1.8 Mb)
Photographs from the pre-festival day at Sri Ekachakra Dham. As devotees
busily engage in various services around the temple in preparation to the
festival, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
makes final arrangements for the festival and spends the evening with the
devotees bestowing upon all fortunate souls the nectar of Sri Hari-kirtan and
Sri Hari-katha.
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Facing Austerity
"Whatever you want to do, you must have the strongest desire. Even in the
material life, does anything come without austerity? No. Therefore, 'I want
austerity! I want problems! If more problems come, it is OK, let them come! I
want to see how many problems you can give me, Prabhu.'"
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Distinction of Sri
Rupanuga Line
"In this world, people serve the Lord in three ways. First, somebody worships
the Lord because they are afraid. Second, people worship the Lord because
have some material desire. Third, somebody worships the Lord out of duty.
This is not right."
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Treacherous Desires
"If you have some material desire and want it to be fulfilled, Krishna will
give that to you happily. On the other hand, Krishna says, 'I am not a
fool—why will I give them visaya? Instead, I will give them My lotus
feet and make them forget visaya!"
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Inconceivable Mercy
"We can understand Krishna consciousness if we have a desire to serve the
Lord—if we have enthusiasm. You can see how merciful Lord Krishna is, but
Mahaprabhu is more merciful than Krishna, and Nityananda Prabhu is even more
merciful than Gauranga."
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Victory over Visaya
"If we take prasad, all kinds of bad elements, bad diseases will be
removed; if we chant the Holy Name, all Nama-aparadhas will go away;
if we do service, all seva-aparadhas will go away—we do it, but why
are we not getting the result?"
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Power of Sukriti
"Sanda and Amarka taught Prahlad Maharaj nonsense things, but Prahlad Maharaj
did not take that association. Prahlad Maharaj had some previous
sukriti (actions related with the Lord), and through that
sukriti he could receive the proper teaching from Narad
Goswami."
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Atma-Buddhi
"If you have fifty kilogrammes of rice on your head, you feel so much
pressure—even if you come into an A/C room, you will not get any comfort
there because you have heavy things on your head. We still have ego, we still
cannot even understand that we are eternal servants of the Lord."
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Buddhi-Suddhi
"You recite mantras for the archan, you chant that the cloth is clean,
the chamara is clean, the peacock fan is clean, the
pancha-pradip is clean, etc. Everything is clean, but do you ever
think, 'Is my mind clean?'"
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Zest for Service
"I think that the Lord arranges everything that is necessary for His
service—only our desire, wish, will is necessary. If you have desire ('I will
do it!'), you will succeed. It is necessary to have desire, otherwise sitting
idle, laziness will not take you far."
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Today in the calendar: Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Ramanuja Acharya.
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."
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| Sure Is Only Death |
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| 'Krishna will protect you, Krishna will save you. If you are meant to die, you can go to even a rathole and die there. Nobody can protect themselves, you know that.' |
| Sri Sri Prema-Vivarta |
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| “Understanding that it is very difficult for a soul to find a sadhu, Krishna came to Nadia in the form of a pure devotee.” |
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“He takes us by our sikha and throws us to the lotus feet of Gurudev, Krishna, but we are like insects—he takes us out of stool, and we again go to the stool.” | |
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