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Mon, 15 July 2024
Pursuit-Free
Devotion
'You can give up everything in this world, but this subtle desire is
impossible to give up. Such thoughts can come one's mind, but Srila Prabhupad
says that even all such thoughts must be given up. You must do service with
the mood that "I am only a servant, I do not know anything."'
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Sun, 14 July 2024
Higher Conceptions
'Our line is service to devotees. Even when one becomes an acharya and
takes disciples, he must not think that the person who taking initiation from
him is his disciple. There should be no acharya-abhiman. Always
remember this. This is the highest conception.'
গুরুদেবের মিশনের পোষণ করা
(৮ম শেষ ভাগ | ২৪ এপ্রিল ২০২১)
"আপনারা ভাগ্যবান : এখানে বসেও গুরুদেবের নিত্যসেবা করতে পারছেন । এ সেবা কখনও
ছাড়বেন না । এই সেবাটা চালিয়ে যাবেন । কেউ আসতে না পারলে দুটো পয়সা দিয়ে সাহায্য
করবেন । যার পয়সা নাই, সে দেহ দিয়ে সেবা করবেন ; যার পয়সা নাই, মন বা হৃদয় দিয়ে
সেবা করবেন । যার যেরকম সামর্থ্য, সেই দিয়ে ভগবানের সেবা করতে হয়, গুরুদেবের
সেবা করতে হয় । আমি সব চাইতে খুশি হব যদি আপনারা এই গুরুদেবের সেবা করেন,
ঠাকুরের সেবা করেন । আপনাদের অনেক বাধাবিপত্তি আসবে, সেগুলা সহ্য করতে হয় ।"
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna
Brahmachari.
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."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay' to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
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Sat, 13 July 2024
Follow without
Imitation
'Do not imitate other missions – follow what Srila Prabhupad and Mahaprabhu
told. Nityananda Prabhu told everyone to worship Gauranga Mahaprabhu. He did
not tell anyone to become devotees of Krishna. We must follow what Nityananda
Prabhu told us. Is that not so?'
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Fri, 12 July 2024
Dearth of Hari-katha
'There is no lack of food in the world – the Lord has sent you to this world,
and He has also arranged for your food. Even a dog roaming the streets gets
food – does anybody have to provide it? It finds food itself and survives
anyhow. The only shortage in this world is the shortage of Hari-katha. Until
and unless this shortage is fulfilled, all other shortages will never be
fulfilled.'
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Thu, 11 July 2024
Love Others
'We must throw away our own happiness to help others. What does it mean to
help others? Does it mean giving people money or clothes? This is all
temporary help. Love means caring and loving the other person. This is the
most important ingredient in service. We must serve the Lord with heart and
soul, with love.'
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Bengali)
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Today in the calendar: Gaura Panchami. Hera Panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay.
The Hera-panchami festival takes place five days after the Ratha-yatra
festival. Because Lord Jagannath leaves His wife Laksmi Devi, the goddess of
fortune, and goes to Vrindavan (Gundicha Temple) with Baladev and Subhadra,
she becomes angry and comes to the Gundicha Temple on the fifth day to bring
her husband, Lord Jagannath, back. She causes a row and engages in a fight
with the servitors of Lord Jagannath.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj notes:
'Seeing her anger, Jagannathdev and His servitors admit their defeat and Lord
Jagannath promises, "Yes, I shall go back immediately, do not be angry with
us." In this way, satisfied with her victory and the defeat of the battalion
of Lord Jagannath, Laksmi Devi quickly goes back. This day is called Laksmi
Vijay, or Hera Panchami. Jagannath Himself gives this prestige to Laksmi
Devi – we can see that the Lord is always defeated by His power. We, too, are
situated under the guidance of Supreme Power – Srimati Radharani, the
chit-sakti, or hladini-sakti, of the Lord...'
Wed, 10 July 2024
Sprout of
Deviation
'You say proudly, "Oh, I have taken initiation from gurudev!" but what
did you take it for? Taking initiation means serving the guru. If you
cannot serve your guru, what is the use of such initiation then?
Service to the guru does not mean washing his feet; service means
following what gurudev says.'
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Bengali)
Шри Чайтанья
Матх (часть 5)
«Я писал в прошлой статье, а сейчас добавлю ещё несколько происшествий на ту
же тему. Люди не понимают чистую религию вайшнавизма, поощряя материальную
деятельность в обличье вайшнавов, и мой Господин показал всем на собственном
примере, что это крайне гнусно и должно быть прекращено».
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Tue, 9 July 2024
Think What You
Are Doing
'On this path of devotion, obstacles do come from time to time – we must be
careful to always remove them. We must overcome dangers, obstacles and
whatever miseries Maya Devi sends us to remove us from the Lord's service.
Why does Maya Devi attack us? Because we become weak in our spiritual
life.'
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Bengali)
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Mon, 8 July 2024 (Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival of Lord Jagannath; day two)
Sincere
and Selfless Service
'We come to the temple to practise Krishna consciousness, so we try to serve
the Lord whenever we can. When somebody serves the Lord, the Lord does not
throw them into any difficult situation – such people do not struggle, do not
suffer so much. It is those who live in another way that suffer.'
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Bengali)
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Sun, 7 July 2024 (Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival of Lord Jagannath)
Do Not Become
Sahajiya
'How do you become Krishna-bhakta? This is Mirabai"s style. She said, "I have
got Krishna! I have got Krishna-prema!" But even Mahaprabhu, who is the Lord
Himself, said, "I have not got anything! I am only a servant of a servant of
devotees. I have not got even a speck of Krishna-prema!" And here you have
Mirabai saying, "I have got Krishna-prema!" This is a sahajiya
conception.'
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Bengali)
Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami: Master Acharya
[By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
"Srila Svarup Damodar's previous name was Purushottama Bhattacharya. When he
was in Nabadwip, he had much appreciation for Nimai Pandit, Mahaprabhu.
Although in the early pastimes of Mahaprabhu, we do not find much mention
about him, we are told that Purushottama Bhattacharya was closely watching
Mahaprabhu Nimai Pandit's childhood pastimes but, perhaps, from a distance,
with some awe and respect. Later on, when Nimai Pandit took sannyas,
he could not tolerate it anymore..."
Today in the calendar: Gaura Dvitiya. Sri Ratha Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev (lasts two days this year, according to the astrological calculations used in Puri). Disappearance of Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami Prabhu. Anniversary of establishing Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip.
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."
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Golden
Reflections
Sat, 6 July 2024
Jagadananda
Pandit's Service
'When Mahaprabhu took sannyas and came to Puri, Jagadananda Pandit
came together with Him. Wherever Mahaprabhu went, Jagadananda Pandit stayed
near Him and always thought about service to Mahaprabhu, always making sure
that Mahaprabhu did not suffer from any inconvenience.'
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Bengali)
Self-Purification [By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
"First, all gross elements are removed, then all subtle elements are removed,
and then the temple is washed. By doing that, we can cleanse the temples of
our own hearts. None can deceive us, none can check our progress except
ourselves, so we must scrutinise and analyse our own inner temples and brush
aside any undesirable things found there. This is Gundicha-marjan, as
Mahaprabhu showed."
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Pratipad. Gundicha Marjan: cleaning at the Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri
Dham, and cleaning of all Temples of the Lord.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "On this day, you should clean the place where you are staying, and also clean your heart through chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Clean your hearts through sravan and kirtan, through practising."
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CALENDAR FOR 07/2024
VAMAN
14 JULY (SUN). Gaura Astami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari.
16 JULY (TUE). Gaura Dasami. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj. Departure of Sriyukta Krishnamayi Devi. Punar Yatra of Sri Sri Jagannathdev (return journey of the Chariots).
17 JULY (WED). Gaura Ekadasi. Fast on Sayan Ekadasi. Sri Hari retires to take rest (sayan).
18 JULY (THU). Gaura Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:04:06–9:29:48.
21 JULY (SUN). Purnima. Sri Guru Purnima. Appearance of Srila Vyasadev. Disappearance of Srila Sanatan Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of Chaturmasya Vrata.
SRIDHAR
23 JULY (TUE). Krishna Dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.
26 JULY (FRI). Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu.
28 JULY (SUN). Krishna Astami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.
31 JULY (WED). Krishna Ekadasi. Fast on Kamika Ekadasi.
AUGUST 2024
1 AUGUST (THU). Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:09:44–9:31:46.
4 AUGUST (SUN). Amavasya. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
8 AUGUST (THU). Gaura Chaturthi. Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj's disappearance.
10 AUGUST (SAT). Gaura Sasthi. Appearance of Om Visnupad Srila Bhakti Vijay Trivikram Maharaj.
11 AUGUST (SUN). Gaura Saptami. Departure of Sripad Ananga Mohan Das-Adhikari Prabhu.
13 AUGUST (TUE). Gaura Navami. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj.
16 AUGUST (FRI). Gaura Ekadasi. Fast on Pavitraropani Ekadasi. Beginning of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda's Jhulan Yatra. Beginning of the month-long Sri Hari Smaran Festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
17 AUGUST (SAT). Gaura Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:15:51–5:17:56. Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu and Srila Gauri Das Pandit Goswami. Sri Sri Krishna's Pavitraropana Festival (the day when the holy thread is bestowed).
19 AUGUST (MON). Purnima. End of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda's Jhulan Yatra. Appearance of Lord Sri Baladev. Fast until midday.
Sri Gaudiya Calendar 2024–2025 (pdf)
THE HOLY NAME:
2) Consider Lord Siva and gods to be independent of Lord Krishna
3) Consider Guru to be an ordinary mortal man
4) Criticise scriptures
5) Interpret the Name with the help of a dictionary, etc.
6) Consider the Name imaginary.
7) Sin and chant to remove the sin.
8) Consider chanting equal to pious activities.
9) Instruct faithless people in chanting; inattentive chanting.
10) Remain attached to things, your body, etc.
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