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MONTHLY ARCHIVE OF UPDATES
DECEMBER 2016
Monkey's Life
"Brahmacharis live in a temple, but sometimes because of the illusory
environment or their bad karma, or because they do not practise
properly, they leave the temple and go to family life, and I can tell you
what kind of 'happiness' they get in family life."
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Our Plight and
Path
"We become blind by getting some material things and cannot see which way is
good, which way is bad, but if by some sukriti we can find a
sadhu, the sadhu can break that bondage of the illusory
environment, then we will get the nirmal dham."
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Ignorance Is
Bliss?
"We do not want to learn, we do not want to follow our Guru. If we actually
wanted to follow Gurudev's instruction, Mahaprabhu's instruction, we could
easily get the result. There is one story about two very naughty brothers,
Lalu and Kalu..."
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"দৈত্যরাজ ছিল বলি মহারাজ । সে বলি মহারাজ দেখতে পারলেন যে, সব অসুররা পরাজিত হচ্ছে, সবাই মরে যাচ্ছে আর উনি ভাবলেন, 'আমাকে বিরাট যজ্ঞ করতে হবে ।' এদিকে স্বর্গে অদিতি চিন্তা করলেন, 'হে প্রভু ! তোমার ইচ্ছায় এ সব হচ্ছে, তুমি একটু ব্যবস্থা করে দাও—আবির্ভুত হও !' আর সে অদিতির গর্ভেই ভগবান বামন-রূপে আবির্ভুত হলেন..."
"'It is my service,' 'It is his service,' 'It is my things,' 'It is your things.' When such mentality comes to us, it is foolishness, it is ignorance. We must understand clearly that it is not like this."
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SONG:
Jaya
guru maharaja karuna-sagara |
জয় গুরু মহারাজ
করুণাসাগর
Sri Sri Nitai-Chaitanya arati: "Glory to Guru Maharaj, Sri Bhakti Raksak
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, an ocean of mercy. He manifested the effulgent
service of Nitai Chaitanyadev in Nilachal for the benefit of the entire
world."
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SONG:
Parama karuna |
পরম করুণ
"Nitai and Gaurachandra are the two most merciful Lords. They are the
best, the crest-jewels, of all Avatars and the only source of
joy."
Sri Puri Dham:
Page 1 |
Page 2
Darshan of Sri Sri Nitai Chaitanyadev and Their Chaitanya Saraswat Math
temple in Sri Puri Dham (photographs taken and posted in 2015 at the time of
Sri Puri Dham pilgrimage).
Distributors of
Mercy
"Today is the appearance day of Nitai Gaurachandra in Puri. Actually, you
know that Deities always come through devotees—the Lord takes the hand
of His devotee and comes in the form of a Deity..."
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2010)
No Pain, No Gain
"...Suddenly, the jar began to speak, 'Hey! Where are you going? I know you
are getting some austerity, you are very disturbed because your Guru is
giving you so much service, but you listen to my story first.'"
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Guru-World:
Apply Judgement
There are many kinds of guru in this world. Who is a Guru? There are many
religions in this world. What is a religion? If you apply some judgement you
can understand what is real.
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Power of
Sankirtan
"Through the sound vibration of Hare Krishna maha-mantra all kinds of
misconceptions, bad things go away. If you can use your energy for preaching
purpose, it will be beneficial for us and beneficial for everybody also. We
must do something for these poor people..."
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2010)
In honour of Srila Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj:
Godbrothers'
Bond
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj tells about
the close and reverent relationship that Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj had with his godbrothers, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj, and Srila Krishna Das Babaji
Maharaj.
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2009)
Invoking
Vaishnavs' Mercy
"Today is Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj's appearance day. Wherever
he is staying now, whether in Goloka Vrindavan or anywhere else, we are
praying to him, 'Wherever you are now, please give us some mercy.'"
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2010)
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SONG:
Ei-bara karuna
kara |
এইবার করুণা কর বৈষ্ণব
গোসাঞি
"O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. If anyone comes to
you, their sins go away. Where can such a merciful master be found?"
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SONG:
Dhana mora
Nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ
"The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs'
name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of
Vaishnavs, and I am elated at the name of Vaishnavs."
Real Service
Mood
"Whether the Deity is small or big, it does not matter. Mahaprabhu gave a
Govardhan sila to Das Goswami Prabhu—it is a very small sila,
but when he served it, he could see the pastimes of Radha-Krishna. It depends
on the service mood."
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2010)
Shameless
Life—Shameful Future
"Now we have got this human body, but if we do not use it properly—if we do
not use it for the service of our Guru—then we will have to go there again.
There is no doubt. If you do not use your energy in the proper way, then one
day you will find you have no energy left."
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Sri Ekadashi Guidance
Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadashi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadashi 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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"Observing
Ekadasi"
"Mahaprabhu told everybody how to observe Ekadasi, and our Guru-varga also
follow it. We must understand how to follow the Ekadasi day. Why do you leave
your food? Not to please yourself, but to please the Lord."
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"Ekadasi
Vrata: Make Your Guru Happy"
"Mahaprabhu told us to follow the Ekadasi vrata and we follow it to
please our Guru, to please our Guru-varga, and make Mahaprabhu happy."
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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..."
"I think that you are a sincere seeker, Gurudev and Krishna sent you here through a good great devotee, and I am here to serve you. That is my duty. Gurudev gave me this duty to serve you..."
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Note: Some of the preparations known to be favourite to His Divine Grace Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: Rice, mung or chana dal, stir-fried karela, sak, posto bora, aloo siddho (boiled potato, mashed with chilli and salt), cauliflower pakoras, singara (samosa), mixed vegetable subji, paneer rasa, boiled potato, tomato chutney, achar (pickle), avocado salad (with a little salt and olive oil), cucumber salad, mango, paramanna (sweet rice), rasagullas, sandesh, a cake, vanilla ice-cream.
Sri Guru:
Merciful Shelter
(Translated from Bengali, spoken on 11 December
2011)
"We got this human body, but we did not do what a human should be doing. We
were spending our life busy with eating, sleeping, mating, defending (dogs,
goats, cats, sheep, etc. do all this and we did the same), but our Gurudev
has brought us to this path..."
Practise
Carefully (Translated from Bengali, spoken on 11 December
2011)
"That is why we have fallen into the illusory environment—we forget the Lord,
we forget the real thing and run here and there... Remember this. It is my
prayer to you all—you have all had darshan of Gurudev, but now it is
necessary to practise."
"You have come here to serve the Lord and you have come to a real, bona fide Guru. This is your Math, you have received so much blessing from Gurudev. You must think that this Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math is a ship, and the captain of this ship is Gurudev. If we can stay on this ship, we can reach the place that this ship is taking us to."
Vyasa Puja Adhivas (Year 2011)
(Bengali class, audio)
His Divine Grace Jagad Guru Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
is speaking to the supremely fortunate assembly in the morning on the day
before the holy appearance of Jagad Guru Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. (Most of this class has been
translated within the past three posts.)
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2011)
Love for Guru: Service and Commitment
"We are always busy with our own interest, with our own enjoyment, but we
must understand: who do we love more, our Guru or ourselves? We must
realise it for ourselves in our heart. If we love our Guru more, then we
must serve more—we must give more time for our Guru."
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gurvvabhista-supurakam guru-ganair asisa-sambhusitam "I offer my obeisance unto he who perfectly fulfils his Gurudev's most cherished desires; who is fully adorned with the blessings of his Gurudev’s associates; who is expert in all aspects of Vedic knowledge, both conceivable and inconceivable; who is the pre-eminent follower of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu's line; who is known as 'Govinda'—Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj; whose beautiful, effulgent, exalted form is infused with pure devotion; who is the Guru of the entire universe; and who is the giver of the seed of divine love for the Supreme Lord." |
Sri Vyasa
Puja Adhivas Maha-MahotsavSeveral photographs taken yesterday at the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj during the morning class and initiations.
(8 photographs, 0.6 Mb | 14 December 2016)
Sri Vyasa Puja, 2011: Morning Kirtans
• Vandana • Krsna haite chatur-mukha • Samsara davanala-lidha-loka • Sri
Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu jive daya kari' • Bhaja re bhaja re amara • Thakura
vaisnava gana • Nitai-guna-mani amara • Emona durmati.
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2011)
LIBRARY:
Affectionate
Guidance"If you take that path, you have no fear from anywhere. Just run—whether your eyes are open or closed it doesn't make any difference, you won't fall down. We cannot guess from here how much joy and ecstasy is there, how much happiness and enjoyment."
Printed in March 2004, this book is an extensive compilation of lectures and discourses of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. The book is now added to the website Library for online reading and download.
Sri Vyasa Puja
Offering
"That day, in the heart of Gaura-desh, morning, noon, and evening as if
merged and there sounded a stupefying song of flute. On this auspicious day,
a ray of light fell from the sky. In the district of brahmans, in the
house of a brahman, for the sake of jiva souls there took birth
an unprecedentedly beautiful child."
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2011)
Sri Guru's Order
"Wherever you live, you can practise your spiritual life. The main thing is
to follow the order of your Guru. When you receive an order from Gurudev,
that becomes your duty. Our Rupanuga-sampradaya Guru, he came from the
transcendental abode, but when he was here we could not understand
that..."
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2013)
Service:
Proof of Love
"Every year we make this festival together, and we must promise on this
day: Gurudev is giving us life for one more year, and for one more year we
will engage ourselves in service to our Guru."
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2014)
Gurudev:
His Example and Teachings
"Gurudev conquered the whole world with his love and affection. Many
people throughout the world do not know English language or cannot
fully understand it, but they could understand Gurudev through their
heart."
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Sri Vyasa Puja Festival in 2015
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is addressing the
assembled Vaishnavs on the appearance day of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj (Bengali classes):
• Adhivas:
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• Morning:
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• Noon:
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• Evening:
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SONG:
Jaya jaya gurudever |
জয় জয় গুরুদেবের
"All glory to the effulgent arati of Srila Gurudev taking place at the
foot of Govardhan for the beneft of the world!"
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Krsna haite
chatur-mukha |
কৃষ্ণ হৈতে চতুর্ম্মুখ • Samsara-davanala | সংসার-দাবানল • Gurudev! krpa-bindu diya | গুরুদেব! কৃপাবিন্দু দিয়া • Sri-guru-charana-padma | শ্রীগুরুচরণ-পদ্ম |
Sri Vyasa
Puja Maha-Mahotsav
Supremely fortunate devotees are celebrating the holy appearance day of His
Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in
the shade of the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti
Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
(60 photographs, 3.6 Mb | 15 December 2016)
"Acharya-vandana: If you can realise the meaning this song, you can get all glorification of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. Sujanarvuda-radhita-pada-yugam: We sing it but we do not realise its meaning because if we realised its meaning, we would get taste singing it. We must sing it every day and be conscious of it."
• Download / listen to the audio (3 Mb, 9 min | 25 December 2010)
Sri
Sri Dayita Dasa Dasakam (Text and Audio)
A poem composed by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj after
the disappearance of his Divine Master Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad: "O Dina-nayana, wherever that great soul may
be, please quickly take this servitor there."
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SONG:
Sujanarvuda-radhita-pada-yugam |
সুজনার্ব্বুদরাধিতপাদযুগং
"I hold on my head the dust of his tremendous, wondrously purifying feet
and eternally offer my obeisance to them."
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SONG:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন
"Where has Advaita Acharya, the Lord who mercifully brought the wealth of
divine love to this world, gone?"
Irreparable
Loss
"We can pray, 'Wherever you are staying now, please shower your mercy upon us
so we can be servants of the servants of your lotus feet, and so that we may
not leave this line of devotion. Please, do not reject me. You can make me
your foot dust...'"
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2010)
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SONG:
Jayare
jayare jaya paramahamsa |
জয়রে জয়রে জয় পরমহংস
"Glory, glory, glory to Sri Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur,
this great swan-like perfect personality, abode of highest mercy, who is the
path and refuge for the low and miserable who have no refuge!"
Srila
Prabhupad's Glory (2)
"Mahaprabhu predicted this, and Prabhupad fulfilled it through Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Srila
Gurudev. Now, in every village, all day, all night there is Hari-katha and
kirtan going on."
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2010)
Srila Prabhupad's
Glory (3): Current of Pure Devotion
"Nobody can give what he gave to the world. He is the holder of
suddha-bhakti-mandakini, holy Mandakini River of pure devotion (the
very source current of pure devotion) and he brings its flow into the
world."
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2010)
Guru
Consciousness, Service Consciousness
"If Maya Devi gives us her mercy and removes this illusory net, then we will
be able to see the transcendental dham. You must go to a good doctor,
otherwise you need an operation on your left leg and if you go to a wrong
doctor, he will operate your right leg."
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2010)
Engage in
Service, Not Maya
"One day my time will finish, but I have not been able to do anything for the
Lord! I am sent here for His service, but I could not do anything for Him...
Anyhow, by hook or by crook, we must engage ourselves in service of the
Lord."
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2010)
Raghunath
Das Goswami's Miracle
"Sometimes I think how merciful Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu are.
It is a very big miracle how Raghunath Das Goswami came to Mahaprabhu's lotus
feet. It is very miraculous and amazing."
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2009)
Darshan of Sri
Ekachakra Temple
His Divine Grace Jagad Guru Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
visits the holy land of Sri Ekachakra Dham, nourishing and checking on the
devotees' service.
(14 photographs, 1 Mb | 23 December 2016)
Mahadvadasi
"Mahadvadasi means two tithis (lunar days) coincide on one day.
Ekadasi is auspicious, and mahadvadasi is even more auspicious,
that is why we observe it. You can fast more, but if you fast and sleep all
day and do not do any service, it is not good."
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"Nityananda Prabhu's place is a very nice place, I like it very much and do not want to go from there. Go corner to corner, invite everybody, 'Please come to Gaura Purnima, please come to the festival at Nityananda Prabhu's birthplace.'"
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Please remember:
Proceed and
Increase
"I am inviting all devotees to come to Nabadwip to see any festival or for
the Gaura Purnima festival. Come as soon as possible; as much as it is in my
power, as much as I can help anyone, I will try. Please come to
Nabadwip."
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Nityananda
Prabhu's Land and Mercy
"Nityananda Prabhu's place is a very nice place, I like it very much and do
not want to go from there. Go corner to corner, invite everybody, 'Please
come to Gaura Purnima, please come to the festival at Nityananda Prabhu's
birthplace.'"
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2010)
Practise. Serve.
Believe.
"Come. Come for Gaura Purnima, come for the parikrama of Virachandrapur in
February. Mahaprabhu went there, Nityananda Prabhu came there to take the
darshan of Mahaprabhu, and His mercy is unlimited. When you do parikrama of
the Holy Dham, your parikrama of the material world comes to an end, you will
not have to come back." (11 December 2011)
Knock, Knock! (Ahvana
Poem)
"Who is your friend? Your friend has come to your house as a beggar and prays
to you, 'Please chant the Name of Krishna! Come with us!' Just like a beggar
he comes to you, but you cannot recognise him."
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2012)
"I am
touching your feet—please come!"
"Gurudev says, 'I am folding my hands, I am touching your feet—please come at
Gaura Purnima!' How many more times will you come to this world? Those who do
this Nabadwip Dham parikrama with devotees do no have to wander any
longer in these three worlds."
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Download / listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 28 February
2012)
Come to
your home
"I pray to you all that you come every year. You may think, 'How will the
money come?' But if you have a strong desire, Mahaprabhu will send you the
money to come here." (9 March 2012)
Strike While
the Iron Is Hot
"You think, 'I will chant the Holy Name tomorrow—I will wait today, and
from tomorrow I will start.' Are you sure you are going to be in this world
tomorrow?"
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Sri Ekadashi Guidance
Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadashi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadashi and paran are observed with affection and without
fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.
•
"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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"Observing
Ekadasi"
"Mahaprabhu told everybody how to observe Ekadasi, and our Guru-varga also
follow it. We must understand how to follow the Ekadasi day. Why do you leave
your food? Not to please yourself, but to please the Lord."
•
Download / listen to the audio (1.6 Mb, 5 min)
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"Ekadasi
Vrata: Make Your Guru Happy"
"Mahaprabhu told us to follow the Ekadasi vrata and we follow it to
please our Guru, to please our Guru-varga, and make Mahaprabhu happy."
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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..."
"Gurudev says, 'I am folding my hands, I am touching your feet—please come at Gaura Purnima!' How many more times will you come to this world? Those who do this Nabadwip Dham parikrama with devotees do no have to wander any longer in these three worlds."
• Download / listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 28 February 2012)
Knock, Knock!
(Ahvana Poem)
"Who is your friend? Your friend has come to your house as a beggar and prays
to you, 'Please chant the Name of Krishna! Come with us!' Just like a beggar
he comes to you, but you cannot recognise him."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.7 Mb, 8 min | 28 February
2012)
Commit
Yourself to Practice
"Will the disease be cured just by coming to the doctor's house (or by the
doctor coming to your house)? You must take the medicine—you must chant,
always chant the Holy Name; wherever you are, chant the Holy Name of
Krishna."
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Download / listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 28 February 2012 |
Bengali)
Poison and
Medicine
"If you chant, your disease will be cured. If I chant the Holy Name, what is
it to you? You will not get benefit from it. It is not enough to hear about
Krishna consciousness, it is necessary to practise it."
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Download / listen to the audio (1.4 Mb, 4 min | 28 February 2012 |
Bengali)
Goloka Is Service
Land
"Where is Goloka Vrindavan? In your house. How is it possible? It is
possible if you serve the Lord every day. If you only say, 'Gurudev, Gurudev,
mercy, mercy,' and only sit and chant, it will not do. You must always engage
in bhajan, and bhajan means service."
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Bengali)
"Actually, this year we are doing very well, preaching. Devotees are also preaching all over the world, and I am very happy with their activities. I am always running, I cannot and I do not want to stop my service until my death. This is my service."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.3 Mb, 4 min | 29 December 2016)
In honour of Srila Lochan Das Thakur:
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SONG:
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর
"O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the
fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of
your feet."
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SONG:
Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ
"The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs'
name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of
Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the name of Vaishnavs."
Composed by Srila Lochan Das Thakur:
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SONG:
Akrodha
paramananda |
অক্রোধ পরমানন্দ
"The anger-less, prideless, supremely joyful Nityananda Ray wanders
throughout the towns. Going from door to door to the homes of the lowly and
fallen souls, He distributes the Hare Krsna mahamantra."
•
SONG:
Nitai gunamani
amara |
নিতাই গুণমণি আমার
"Nitai, the jewel of all good qualities, my Nitai, the jewel of all good
qualities, brought a flood of divine love and inundated the earth. Lochan Das
says, 'Anyone who did not serve Nitai knowingly committed suicide.'"
•
SONG:
Parama karuna |
পরম করুণ পহুঁ দুই জন
"Nitai and Gaurachandra are the two most merciful Lords, the crest-jewels
of all Avatars, the only source of joy. 'Fallen into samsara, I never aspired
for Their feet. Now Yamaraj subjects me to my karma,' says Lochan
Das."
•
SONG:
Ke yabi ke yabi bhai |
কে যাবি কে যাবি ভাই
"The Lord's Names are the ferryboat, Sri Guru is the captain, and the
outstretched arms in the sankirtan are the oars. All souls have been
delivered by the winds of divine love, only Lochan Das has remained
behind..."
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New Year
Message (2): Inner Quality
"Bad association can damage your faith and spiritual life. Even if you think
that some association is not good and you stay alone, that is good, no
problem. Next year we will be aware of this—we will not do bad association
and we will not criticise others, we must tolerate."
•
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Related Guidance:
One More Year
Passed
As one more years draws to its end, His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya
Maharaj muses on the value and meaning of life, quoting several Vaishnav
songs: "Life is shaky—it is here now, and then it is gone. Serve the
Lord's feet!"
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New Year
Message
"It is necessary to preach, follow, and practise Krishna consciousness
more. Next year, with a good heart and good health, continue your service
to Gurudev."
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Download / listen to the audio (0.6 Mb, 2 min | 21 Dec 2014)
Saltamami
"If you lose your capital every day, you will eventually have a zero
balance, and the next day it will be -1, then -2—then it will be
lost for your life. You have got some sukriti, that is all right, but
every day you must earn more through your service."
•
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2013)
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| 'You must give priority to sankirtan, that will be good for you. Through sankirtan you can conquer everything. Do not lose your time. Day after day we are losing our time, but we must use it properly, for the service to Guru, Gauranga, and Nityananda.' |
| Sri Sri Prema-Vivarta |
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| “Ornaments on a dead body are revolting; a non-devotee's chanting and austerity are comparable to such external 'wealth'.” |
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“When we go along the current
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