7 MARCH 2021 [BEGAMPUR | WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | PART 1]

Perfect Mood
"The problem is that we do not even know how to practise, let alone preach. It is necessary to practise properly. We pay obeisances to our gurudev, but our devotion is deceitful. It is very rare to come across devotion that would be without any deceit. Our devotion is such that outside we do or say one thing, but inside we keep something else. This is called kapata-bhakti."

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Six Philosophies of India
'Bhaktivinoda Thakur, the nineteenth century founder of the Krishna consciousness movement, sings in one song: “O my Lord Krishna, I see that everything is available in Your world, which has an infinite, variegated nature. Separated from You, however, we are always feeling miseries. A continuous flow of suffering has swallowed us from birth to death, and we cannot tolerate the pain of such misery. And so many relief agents: Kapila, Patanjali, Gautama, Kanada, Jaimini, Buddha, are running towards us, offering their solutions.”'

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Two, chanted on Sundays)
'Very tall, beautiful and infused with divine love, His holy form increases gods’ joy; the lustre of His body, which puts millions of golden lotuses to shame, is worshipped by the Moon; and His intrinsic form is a holy abode of divine pastimes manifest as eternal ever-increasing transcendental ecstatic transformations that spring up as He revels dancing in Sri Krishna-sankirtan – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

28 FEBRUARY 2021 [INITIATION]

Be Undefeatable
"Chant sixteen rounds or more in this way every day. Chant the Holy Name, and Krishna will reveal Himself in your heart, you will be successful in your spiritual life. If you chant this Holy Name without offences, you will get the result quickly."

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Knowledge Above Mortality
'When knowledge comes in connection with the absolute, it loses its filthy characteristic. Then we can have full knowledge, which will lead us to prema-bhakti, love of God. Everything is meant for Krishna. He is the only enjoyer of everything. He is the absolute autocrat, and He is the absolute good. We are all His servants, and everything is meant for His satisfaction. We must come to this understanding.'

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part One, chanted on Saturdays)
'Demigods, perfected souls, liberated souls, yogis and Lord’s devotees always sing His praise; He relieves the world from the blazing forest fire of three-fold miseries (caused by the desire for enjoyment, liberation and perfections) brought about by inauspicious actions (performed in aversion to the Supreme Lord); an ocean of generosity, He bestows His own Name from the nectarean storehouse of Lord Sri Krishna’s Names – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

28 FEBRUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | EVENING | PART 7]

'My Life Is for My Gurudev'
"So many things have happened, I have even risked my life, but I know that my life is not for me – my life is for my gurudev, for the devotees. If I run away with my life, what will that be like? I have never run away, and I never will. I am still alive, and I am with you all, because I live for the devotees and you also live for me and for Gurudev’s service."

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Origin of the Soul
'How does the soul first appear in this world? From what stage of spiritual existence does he fall into the material world? This is a broad question, which requires some background information. Because the soul is atomic, his freewill is imperfect and vulnerable. The result of that free choice is that some are coming into the material world, and some are going to the spiritual world. So, the responsibility is with the individual soul.'

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Seven, chanted on Fridays)
'He is a holy embodiment of the beautiful reality which is beyond the reach of one’s eyes and ears, which paralyses the very necessity of intelligence and which leaves even firmly fixed consciousness dumbstruck when divine love surges up – even Brahma, Sambhu (Siva), as well as their revealed scriptures, Vedas and tantras cannot conceive of such reality, so they merely keep searching after Him – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

28 FEBRUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | EVENING | PART 6]

Real Family Life
"You must force yourself. Do not follow your mind. Do everything properly. Wake up early in the morning, do mangal-arati, cook bhoga, do the offering, and so on. You must live a real family life without attachment. Ask yourselves: do you worship Krishna or do you worship your material lives?"

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Fossilism vs. Subjective Evolution
'Science means not to extend the jurisdiction of exploitation, knowing fully well there will be a reaction. By extending the space of exploitation, we will also surely be exploited. If one knowingly commits an offense, then he is charged with more punishment. So, so-called scientific advancement is suicidal.'

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Six, chanted on Thursdays)
'Captivated by and afflicted with an intense feeling of separation, He runs swiftly to the simha-dvara gate of Lord Jagannathdev’s holy temple; the next moment He falls down on the spot, His holy figure transformed into that of a tortoise by the influence of deep separation; attracted by the uncommon divine fragrance emanating from His holy figure, the Telangi cows residing at the temple draw near, surrounding Him – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

28 FEBRUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | EVENING | PART 5]

Sri Ekachakra Festival: Beyond Imagination
"In the end, our big festival lasted four days – ekadasi, dvadasi, trayodasi and chaturdasi. Everybody started coming one day before ekadasi. The total amount for this festival was 2,500 kg of rice, and we distributed 1,000 kg on Nityananda Prabhu’s day. Everything was finishing all the time. Our idea of the scope of this festival proved a failure."

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Saints, Scriptures, and Gurus
'We are in such an area. What is to be done? Try to get out. Try your best to get out of this mortal area. The saints inform us, “Come home dear friend, let us go home. Why are you suffering so much trouble unnecessarily in a foreign land?” The spiritual world is real; this material world is unreal: springing and vanishing, coming and going, it is a farce! From the world of farce we must come to reality.'

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Five, chanted on Wednesdays)
'He reveals (first, to Sri Sanatan and then to Prakasananda) sixty-two interpretations of the famous verse ‘Atmaramas cha… ittham-bhuta-guno harih’ (‘Even self-realised, self-satisfied souls are moved to worship the Lord’) from Srimad Bhagavatam; interpreting the various lexical meanings of the eleven words of this verse, juxtaposed in different ways, He reveals a treasure-mine of multitudinous meanings of this verse in consonance with the precepts of pure devotional conclusions – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

28 FEBRUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | EVENING | PART 4]

Sriman Nityananda Prabhu: Ocean of Mercy
"If you desire to cross the ocean of material existence and dive into the ocean of devotion, may you serve Sri Nitaichand! Nityananda Prabhu does not judge who is good and who is bad: He saves anyone who falls before Him."

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Krishna Consciousness: Love and Beauty
'We have to sacrifice ourselves for Krishna, because He is the absolute good, beauty, and love. Faith and selflessness are required to such a high degree. If we accept Krishna consciousness as our highest ideal, then so much sacrifice is necessary, but sacrifice means life: “Die to live.” There is no loss by sacrifice. We can only gain by giving ourselves.'

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Four, chanted on Tuesdays)
'Overcome with strong bouts of divine love surging through Him and becoming unconscious of the world around Him, He dances madly and chants kirtan; the tears streaming incessantly from His eyes flood His body, the colour of molten gold and tall as the mount Sumeru, His clothes, the colour of the newly risen sun, and the earth in all fourteen directions around Him; He glows as He chants, ‘Krishna! Krishna!’, shouts jumbled up words and relishes various postures and behaviours (roaring with laughter, etc.) under the influence of divine love – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'