2021
JANUARY 2021
1 January 2021
Grand and Joyous
Festival
"I am very happy because the festival was very successful. Actually, we have
seen such crowds before only in Gurudev's time in Nabadwip, and now is the
first time we see it again at this Vyasa Puja festival of Srila Gurudev in
2021. Everybody is very happy with this festival."
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Protecting Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math
"I have seen how Gurudev protects his temple, Srila Sridhar Maharaj's temple.
In one sense, I am very unfortunate because I tried so hard to protect
Gurudev's mission after Gurudev but could not do it. In another way, at least
I could protect Gurudev's devotees."
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Unblemished Sacrifice
"Today is Gurudev's appearance day. You all know everything—where Gurudev was
born, how he came to the mission, etc. I do not want to describe so many
things now. However, there are some who criticise Gurudev, and I would like
to give some message to them."
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"My Pride, My Joy and My
Hope"
"I am very proud of you all. I do not know how many days I will be alive, but
I want to preach until my death. And I only beg you for one thing—please give
me your mercy so that I can serve my Gurudev and his mission like this until
my death."
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3 January 2021 (Disappearance of Srila Prabhupad Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad)
Illustrious Acharya
"I am offering my obeisance at the lotus feet of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur whose disappearance day took place today. He is
not an ordinary person of this material world—he came from Goloka Vrindavan,
from the Lord Himself. When his job finished here, he passed the
responsibility to his beloved disciples and went back to his own home."
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Advent of Hari-Kirtan
Murti
"We have heard about so many glories of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur from many Vaishnavs, many scholars, and our Param Guru
Maharaj (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) also described everything in
his poetry."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Mission
"Srila Prabhupad taught what pure service is—he taught that everything could
be used and is meant for the service of the Lord. He established sixty-four
temples, and all the brahmacharis, sannyasis of these temples preached
house to house and distributed Hari-katha."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Teachings
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj often said that Srila Prabhupad's word was
very hard, like a stone or thunderbolt, but inside he could be soft as a
lotus. Fathers are always very loving and affectionate to their sons, but
Srila Prabhupad gave more love and affection that any father could give."
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Unimaginable Service
"It is unforgettable. We do not know who Krishna and Gurudev take service
from—only those who have some sukriti, who have some great fortune,
can participate in service in their life. There are so many rich people,
there are so many big people, but only a fortunate soul can do service."
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10 January 2021
Good Mind, Good Heart
"So many things are bound to happen, but our duty is to practise properly, to
chant the Holy Name, to follow all the rules and regulations. Sometimes, some
problems come, some things can happen in family life, and it gives us a
little pain, but when something bad comes, we should always ignore it."
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Uninterrupted Service
Life
"Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur so much reduced the rules and
regulations. He even relaxed the rules of following ekadasi. All of
our guru-varga, all followers of Sri Rupanuga line have already
accepted and established all these things. We must try to follow the rules
and regulations as much as we can, we must do our best in our practising
life."
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Accommodating Heart
"(1) Now accommodation in Nrisingha
Palli is not a problem for devotees. (2) Even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav
or events mentioned there, we can at least give 'jay' to them. (2) Vishnupriya Devi made a huge
sacrifice for us because if she had not left Mahaprabhu, how would we have
known about Mahaprabhu's separation pastimes?"
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Material Affection
"You are showing some love and affection, but how are you doing it? Always be
careful with giving 'love and affection'. There are brahmacharis,
sannyasis living at the temple, and you should always keep some distance
from them. We will stay together in a temple, but we must be always
careful—we will not enter with anyone into a husband-wife relationship."
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Coming Before Deities
"When you come in front of the Deities, you must always think, 'I must serve
the Deities.' Some other thought can come because our mind is always naughty.
What can we do? We will try our best so that only good thoughts come to our
minds."
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Sri Uddharan Datta
Thakur and Sri Vakreshwar Pandit
"(1) Sri Uddharan Datta Thakur was a
great Vaishnav, maha-bhagavat, and he always worshiped and served Sriman
Nityananda Prabhu's lotus feet. (2)
The birthplace of Sri Vakreshwar Pandit is in Guptipara, near Kalna. Sri
Vakreshwar Pandit always danced during Mahaprabhu's kirtans—he was a
great singer and dancer."
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Best Turn In Life
"When I joined Krishna consciousness, my family said, 'That boy has lost his
mind!' They did not even want to see my face, but now they understand that I
made no mistake. It is necessary for some devotees to leave their family and
join full time—it is necessary for the future of the Mission."
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17 January 2021
Latest Events
"I am very happy to see you all after one week. I have been doing some
preaching programme lately and came last night. It was Sriman Mahaprabhu's
sannyas day recently. This year, I had to go to Nabadwip on this day
because I have so much service there."
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Memorable Day In
Bamunpara
"One morning Gurudev went to Bamunpara. Only Gurudev, his driver, me, and
Gurudev's servant who cooked for him, went at that time. That day, Gurudev
showed me that place in Bamunpara where Mahaprabhu passed after taking
sannyas..."
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Remembering
Mahaprabhu's Sannyas-Lila
"Srila Param Guru Maharaj said that during this time Nabadwip was covered by
thick clouds—there was no sun in the sky and everything was very dark. Even
the sun too cried because the Lord had left Nabadwip. It was such a sad time,
everybody felt very deep separation."
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Ten Days in Shantipur
"...When Mahaprabhu came to Shantipur and the news about it spread
everywhere, so many devotees started coming there—so many boats, full of
people, came to Shantipur to see Mahaprabhu..."
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Heart-Breaking Decision
"Mahaprabhu's mother, Gadadhar, Brahmananda, Chandrasekhara, and Mukunda.
Mahaprabhu told Nityananda Prabhu, 'Nobody except them knows about it.' Sri
Sachi Mata cried so much and other devotees also tried to dissuade Mahaprabhu
in so many ways..."
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Deceitless Dealings
"Everything is service, and it is necessary to always do service from your
heart. Try to respect each other. It is very important. Do not create so many
classes, divisions, and groups among devotees. It is necessary to be simple,
without any deceit."
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Deficiency in Practice
"We can overcome this situation, but we need to practise properly—we must
serve devotees, we must preach for devotees. Practise very nicely. There are
so many deficiencies in devotees. It is necessary to learn and practise."
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24 January 2021
Increasing Preaching
Scope
"Yesterday I went to Nrisingha Palli for a short time, and tomorrow I am
again going preaching for five days in Bankura and Bardhaman. In the
meantime, Sripad Sajjan Maharaj is doing book distribution here in
Kolkata...."
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Distribute Krishna
Consciousness!
"There are so many people suffering in this world—they too are searching for
the main source, they too are searching for the hidden treasure. They wait
for somebody to come and distribute it to them. Go and distribute this hidden
treasure to everyone!"
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Offering Bhog on
Ekadasi
"Sometimes, devotees live in their house and if they offer rice, dal, or
kitchuri on ekadasi, how will they take it? They do not want to throw
away food, so they do not offer grains on this day. However, if it is a
temple with Deities, then we should offer everything, both ekadasi and
non-ekadasi preparations."
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Sri Jagadish Pandit
"Born in Guwahati, Assam, Sri Jagadish Pandit came to live in Nabadwip. Sri
Jagadish Pandit and Hiranya lived together on the bank of the Gages near Sri
Jagannath Misra's house, and Mahaprabhu would often come to visit them."
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Be Strong and Straight
"When you live at the temple, you engage only in sravan, kirtan, you
take prasadam, and when you live in your house, you must engage
yourself in the same way—even if you live as a householder, you should still
do everything that we do at the temple."
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Mission's Sustenance
"I want all Gurudev's family members to be good and to be going in the proper
way because they are the ones who will carry the flag of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math all over the world. That is my vision. I have not taken up any
other flag—Gurudev gave me his flag, and I am proceeding and going everywhere
carrying that very flag."
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Learn to Tolerate
"Life is very short and life is very uncertain—so many problems will come,
but we will not bow our hear down at the lotus feet of Maya Devi. We must do
our service properly. You will have to face so many things, and it is
necessary to tolerate everything."
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31 January 2021
"I Want to Surrender"
"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?"
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Our Plight and Plea
"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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Wealth of Nanda Maharaj's
Yard
"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."
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Pure Sambandha
"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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Blessing In Disguise
"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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Unconditional Life
"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."
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Jewel of Sincerity
"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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FEBRUARY 2021
7 February 2021
"Guru-mukha-padma-vakya chitete
kariya aikya"
"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?'"
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Internal and Eternal
"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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Clearing the Path
"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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Cause of All Causes
"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?"
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Do Not Be Disheartened
"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."
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Forthcoming Festivals
"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."
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On Importance of
Chastity
"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.'"
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Study and Learn
"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..."
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14 February 2021
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..."
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Extraordinary
Qualities of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami
"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."
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Hanker and Aspire
"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."
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Keep Your Head at
Vaishnavs' Lotus Feet
"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!'"
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"Please Forgive Me"
"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."
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Renounce Pride, Not
Practice
"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."
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21 February 2021
Lord's Arrangement
"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."
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Service Field
"In the coming three-four days, thousands and thousands of people will come
and take prasadam every day here at the Ekachakra Temple. You also
contribute to this festival from far away, it is good for you, and it pleases
Lord Nityananda Prabhu."
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Gist of Guru-Mahima
"Try to understand the meaning of these words. That is Guru-Mahima (glories
of Sri Guru), and that came from Mahaprabhu's lotus mouth. Even Lord Brahma
worships Nityananda Prabhu. And now, so many devotees have come to the holy
appearance place of this Nityananda Prabhu..."
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Eternal Bond with Sri
Ekachakra Dham
"I know many cannot come this year because of the situation, what can I say?
It makes me very sad, and I miss them, but I hope that they will celebrate
this day in their own centres, at their own homes. Every house should make a
programme on this day, that is our happiness because we cannot conceive of
anything in our life without the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu."
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Sri Gauda Mandal
Parikrama
"I wanted to make a Gauda Mandal parikrama this year, but I wanted to
make it with foreign devotees, and because not so many devotees are coming
for Gaura Purnima this year, I cannot make it this year. I have decided to
postpone it until next year."
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Construction Pastimes
"They have finished the goshala today. We have made a new
goshala here in Ekachakra, because there are so many cows now, and the
old goshala had become too small. So, I have expanded it..."
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Pride in Our Identity
"It is unfortunate that people become big, great Ph.D. and become very proud
of that. What should we be proud of? We must be proud of being eternal
servants of the servants of devotees. This is our main pride. Yet, we become
proud of our mundane education. Real education is when you learn to be a
devotee."
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28 February 2021
Overflowing and Grand
Festival
"I was very busy with the festival of Nityananda Prabhu's appearance day in
Sri Ekachakra Dham last week. So many devotees came to this festival—crowds
and crowds of people. The temple was overflooded. This is only the mercy of
Nityananda Prabhu and Gurudev."
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Mission in Sri Ekachakra
Dham
"Nityananda Prabhu bestowed his mercy all over the world. We can see the
influence of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu even in Srila Sridhar Maharaj's life
also and we can understand from all of this how glorious Sriman Nityananda
Prabhu is."
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