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MONTHLY ARCHIVE OF UPDATES
DECEMBER 2022
Thu, 1 December 2022
Clouded
Intelligence
"People come to the temple to serve the Lord, but they cannot leave their
egos. Many people come to take initiation, but does everyone actually take
it? Many only pretend that they take initiation. There is a limit to
Gurudev's patience and tolerance."
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Today in the calendar: Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Madhusudan Das Babaji 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."
"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."
Fri, 2 December 2022
Play of Maya
"Maya gets her power from the Lord, and having got this power, she can remove
the soul from the service to the Lord and engage it in her own service. This
is what is called Maya's play. You must fight against illusion—every day. How
will you fight against it?"
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Navami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan
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."
"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, 3 December 2022
Answers to
Many Questions
"You should get Guidance 3 and read it. There are many beautiful
things written in it. At the end, there is a chapter called '108 Questions
and Answers'. You should read it every day during the class. You can see
there what is called sadhu-sanga and many other important things."
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Download / listen to the lecture (19.7 Mb, 41 min | 12 January 2020 |
Bengali)
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Shraman
Maharaj (a diksa disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
Prabhupad, publisher of Nadiya Prakash; later, after Srila B.V. Tirtha
Maharaj's disappearance, he presided over Sri Chaitanya Math in
Mayapur).
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. If you remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit, but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart and soul? This is the question."
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Sun, 4 December 2022 (Sri Moksada Ekadasi)
Pure
Kirtan Springs from Heart
"When you sing a song, it gratifies the senses of the singer and the
listeners. But if you chant the kirtan of the Lord, Lord Nityananda
Prabhu, Lord Gaura Hari, Lord Sri Krishna become happy. So, our
guru-varga tells us to always chant such kirtan. It is
necessary to chant kirtan with your heart."
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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:
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Mon, 5 December 2022
Loving Relationship and Obedience
"Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur says, 'By honouring the Lord's prasad I
shall conquer all material diseases.' We take so much of Lord's prasad daily,
but do our material diseases go away? It means that there is some error on
our part. It is very easy to give advice or guidance to others, but it is
very hard to imbibe it within your own heart."
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Tue, 6 December 2022
Stumbling
Along
"Surrender means you must be humble. You have a great hope to become a
Vaishnav, but then you stumble over the 'trnad api sunichena'
sloka. Practising Krishna consciousness following the whims of your
mind is not real Krishna consciousness."
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Wed, 7 December 2022
Build
Service Relationship
"When Nityananda Prabhu becomes pleased, then we will build a service
relationship with Him. We must chant Nityananda Prabhu's kirtan (sing
the glories of Nityananda Prabhu); we must please Him."
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Thu, 8 December 2022
Repairing Bad
Fortune
"The Lord has made very beautiful arrangement for us, and He has sent us to
this human birth, but if we misuse this human birth, then our fortune is very
bad. Gurudev has given you shelter and got you a ticket to Vrindavan, but if
you get off in Bardhaman in the middle of the way, then it is your
misfortune."
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Bengali)
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Fri, 9 December 2022
(Adhivas of Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Sri Vyasa Puja Maha-mahotsav)
Chastity and Purity of Association
"The religion of the soul is to serve the Lord, and if you do not serve the
Lord, it means you are serving Maya. We want to leave Maya (illusory
environment), but we cannot do it on our own."
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Bengali)
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In honour of the forthcoming holy appearance day of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
My Service Day
"I am always with the devotees, I am always thinking about the devotees and I
am always thinking about Gurudev. Actually, this day is my service day. I
must serve my Gurudev more, I want to serve the devotees—this is how I want
to celebrate this day. This is my happiness."
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Our Divine Master
"Sometimes some problem comes in our spiritual life, but we should not be
disheartened because of that. Gurudev said, 'Wherever you live you must
continue your practising life.' We must follow this."
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Gurudev's Teaching and
Pastimes
"Srila Sridhar Maharaj always depended on Gurudev in everything. So many
sannyasis, so many great scholars came to him, but he finally chose
our Gurudev as his successor. We can see then how much love and affection he
had for him."
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A Perfect Disciple
"It is those who can take Gurudev's responsibility that can be a Guru. Only
taking a mantra does not make one a disciple—one who can take their
Gurudev's responsibility, who can take away pain from their Gurudev, is
called a perfect disciple."
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Golden Time for Golden
Purpose
"I know you have taken initiation from Gurudev, I know you are serving
Gurudev eternally (strictly every day without fail), you are worshipping the
Lord eternally, you are chanting the kirtans eternally, but are you
using your golden time to serve the Lord or to do something for your own
self?"
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Emerging from Darkness
"Sixty thousand sages did a sacrifice for one thousand years(!), but even
then they did not feel happy at heart. In the end, Sri Suta Goswami came
there and explained that happiness was possible only through chanting the
Holy Name. You must always keep this as the object of your eternal
meditation."
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Leaving Maya's Shelter
"If some fortunate soul can come to take shelter at the holy lotus feet of
Sri Guru severing the illusory bondage and keeping themselves in Guru's
service, then they are very fortunate. There is no one in this world more
fortunate than them."
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Sitting on Two Chairs
"There are gurus in this world who say, 'We do not prohibit anything. Eat and
do whatever your soul pleases.' First know who you are, then do what your
soul wants. Always remember this. But what is the use saying all this?... How
long I have been telling you all this..."
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Deep Chastity
"No matter what you do and how much you do, if the Guru is angry, nobody can
protect you. I must understand, 'I have taken shelter in a person, and as
long as I stay in that shelter, even the Lord cannot do anything to me.'
Remember what I am telling you all the time. Become surrendered..."
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Accept and Appreciate
"Whatever the Lord wishes, this is what will happen. You must always leave
everything to the Lord. However the Lord keeps you, whatever situation the
Lord creates, you must accept it. Do you understand it? Nothing is in our
hands. We are only His servitors."
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Sat, 10 December 2022
(Om Vishnupad Srila B.S.
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Sri Vyasa Puja Maha-mahotsav)
Extent of
Sincerity
"Many of us come to the temple, but do we all really practise Krishna
consciousness? We must understand to what extent we are practising Krishna
consciousness. We must think about the extent to which we have been able to
become sincere and how much insincerity there is still left in us."
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Bengali)
In honour of the holy divine appearance day of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
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." |
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Question: It seems that we have one type of fear that having got some connection with your self we may lose that at death. I do not want to have connection with anyone else, I want to stay with you. So, I feel some type of fear... Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: Fear? But why have fear? I cannot understand it. Devotee: Because if we do not finish our sadhana nicely, then next life we do not know where we will go—we may not find Govinda Maharaj there. Srila Govinda Maharaj: What do you think about Govinda Maharaj? Devotee: We think that we want to serve you. Srila Govinda Maharaj: No, it is okay that you want to serve Govinda Maharaj, but what do you think about Govinda Maharaj? He is your guru, but in which form do you think about him? Do you think that Govinda Maharaj is a mundane man or an incarnation of the Lord coming in front of you to give you connection with Him? If you think he is an incarnation of the Lord, then he cannot leave your heart and you cannot leave your Lord. Even if you die, you will get that connection in another form, perhaps, but you will not be able to leave your Lord. When you have faith that the Lord always lives with you, then there will be no fear. That is the main thing. By the mercy of Vaishnavs I also always feel that my Srila Guru Maharaj (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) is present with us. By the mercy of Vaishnavs and the supremacy of Srila Guru Maharaj, such feeling always comes to us that Srila Guru Maharaj has not left us, that he is with us. I have service of Srila Guru Maharaj, and I must do that. Service to Srila Guru Maharaj is my only goal of life, and whichever way that service comes to me, I will try to serve. Devotee: In my next life, I want to forever be a blade of grass wherever you walk... Srila Govinda Maharaj: I do not want to wait for the next life. Actually, we must finish all our job here this life, then we shall all go to Goloka! (8 June 1992) |
Biography of Srila B.S.
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
A glorification article that sprang forth from the interpretation of the
Pranam-mantra of His Divine Grace and was originally published as
an Appendix to the Revealed Truth.
This day in 2010
Sri Vyasa Puja, 2010: Bengali Class
Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj's Bengali lecture given on the holy day of Sri
Vyasa Puja of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on 23 December 2010:
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This day in 2011
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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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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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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This day in 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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Son of Lord Siva
"When Srila Param Guru Maharaj was a young boy, he worshipped Siva, and our
Guru Maharaj, Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, was a son
of Siva. That is why we are making a Siva temple on the bank of Govinda
Kunda—for their happiness."
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This day in 2015
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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This day in 2021
শ্রীলগুরুদেবের মঠে আসা ও গুরু-তত্ত্ব-মহিমা
রীল গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিনির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
শ্রীনৃসিংহপল্লীতে সকালের সময় হরিকথামৃত:
"আজকে মদীয় গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ জগৎ-গুরু শ্রীল ভক্তি সুন্দর গোবিন্দ
দেবগোস্বামী মহারাজের ৮২তম শুভ আবির্ভাব তিথি । এই শুভ আবির্ভাব তিথির উপলক্ষে
আপনারা সবাই এখানে উপস্থিত হয়েছেন । গুরুদেবের এই তিথিতে অবলম্বন করে ৮২ বছর আগে
বামুনপাড়ায় অবতীর্ণ হয়েছেন..."
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Gurudev's
Appearance
"Today is 1 January, the first day of the year, and this is the
day of my Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj's appearance. Choosing this holy dvitiya tithi
day, Gurudev appeared in this world 92 years ago."
Gurudev's Coming
to Temple
"One day, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's preaching party came to
Nadanghat on their way back from preaching. They did collection during the
day, and in the evening they would give a class and chant kirtans at
the house of some zamindar. When they came to Nadanghat, Gurudev came and sat
at the programme, listening to the Hari-katha."
Perfect
Adherence
"Within seven days after Guru Maharaj's coming to the temple, Srila Sridhar
Maharaj told him, 'Do not follow what your mind tells you. You must do only
what I tell you. Never do what your mind tells you to do.' Remember
this."
Who Is Guru?
"Guru is the one whom the Lord has invested all his power. Once you get the
mercy of the Guru, you will get all mercy. If Krishna bestows His mercy on
any fortunate soul, then Guru teaches that soul everything in his omniscient
(antaryami) form."
Sri Guru Tattva
"Souls wander throughout this universe, but if some fortunate souls take by
Krishna's mercy the seed of devotion from Gurudev and practises Krishna
consciousness, they can reach the Lord's abode! Do you understand what I am
saying?"
Guru's Greed,
Disciple's Greed
"These are desires or your tongue and mind! The souls never wants all this,
but we are so greedy that we think that our mind and our soul are one and the
same. People do not understand what is mind and what is the soul..."
Deceivers and
Deceived
"If somebody lives in enjoyment, is foolish (ignorant of what one's duty is
and what must not do) and lives following any other path except pure
devotion, then even if this person is called a guru (in name only), it is the
order of the scriptures that he must be given up."
Sri Vyasa Puja Programme: Noon Kirtans
• Gurudev, bada krpa kari
• Sri Krsna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kara more
• Ohe Vaisnava Thakura
• Nitai-pada-kamala
• Yadi Gaura na haite
• Kena maya-jale paditecho
• Nadiya-nagare nitai neche neche
• Jaya Radha Madhava
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra
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Satiating
Hunger
"We have no attachment or love for what the great souls say. We only want
food! What is the need to come to the temple for that? If you want to come to
the temple for the benefit of your soul, then you can come, but do not come
as a beggar for food—come as a beggar for spiritual life! Always remember
this."
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Srila Gurudev's
Pastimes (1)
"As you know, my Gurupadpadma came to the Math in 1947. They asked him, 'Will
you come to the Math with us?' Gurudev said, 'Yes, I will come.' 'Will you go
today?' 'Yes, I will go today itself!' Then, crossing across the river at
Nagan Ghat, Gurudev came to this Math on the day of Nrisingha-chaturdasi.
This was the first day he entered the temple."
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Srila Gurudev's
Pastimes (2)
"Do you want to hear how Gurudev protected and looked after the temple? There
are many naughty people in Kolerdanga, but Gurudev had such a tight grip on
them that when he would come down from upstairs, people saw him and...."
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Srila Gurudev's
Pastimes (3)
"When we offer arati to the Lord, we offer the pancha-pradip
lamp and other items, and we always clean those items; in the same way,
Gurudev takes us, cleans and polishes us and then uses for the Lord's
service."
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Srila Gurudev's
Pastimes (4)
"Many of you are older than me, and you have seen there was a big flood in
1987, and there was an even a greater flood in 2000. I had not come to the
temple in 1987, so I did not see that flood, but I heard at that time there
was no bamboo at the temple..."
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Srila Gurudev's
Pastimes (5)
"Srila Gurudev travelled all over the world and established temples in more
than 130 places, having travelled twenty-four times on world tours, having
visited over a hundred countries total..."
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Srila Gurudev's
Pastimes (6)
"I remember Sripad Shanta Goswami Maharaj told a very nice story about a Guru
and disciples. The situation is actually like that everywhere these days. All
the disciples that there are now have enjoyment mood..."
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Come as a Beggar
"Anyhow, much has been said today. I would like to read one article written
by Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. Actually, no matter how
many times I tell about it, it does not help... You must all listen to what
Srila Prabhupad says."
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Know and Love the Lord
"May we love the Lord in the same way that we now love our house, wife, sons,
friends, etc. When will this day come? Until and unless this day comes, you
will have to keep coming to this material world and material family."
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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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শ্রীলগুরুদেবের মঠে আসা ও গুরু-তত্ত্ব-মহিমা
রীল গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিনির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
শ্রীনৃসিংহপল্লীতে সকালের সময় হরিকথামৃত:
"আজকে মদীয় গুরুপাদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ জগৎ-গুরু শ্রীল ভক্তি সুন্দর গোবিন্দ
দেবগোস্বামী মহারাজের ৮২তম শুভ আবির্ভাব তিথি । এই শুভ আবির্ভাব তিথির উপলক্ষে
আপনারা সবাই এখানে উপস্থিত হয়েছেন । গুরুদেবের এই তিথিতে অবলম্বন করে ৮২ বছর আগে
বামুনপাড়ায় অবতীর্ণ হয়েছেন..."
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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 |
Sun, 11 December 2022
"Please Wake Up"
"One moment you practise Krishna consciousness, but the next moment you speak
about other things. To be able to worship eternally, it is necessary to have
sincerity. You cannot get any result without sincerity. Your service must be
eternal—you must serve every day without fail."
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Today in the calendar: Krishna Tritiya. Festivals at Bamunpara and Nadan Ghat, the places of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's appearance and youth pastimes.
"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."
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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SONG:
Gopinath |
গোপীনাথ
"O Gopinath, is this Your judgement? Seeing me averse to You, You abandon
Your servant and do not grant him even a trace of mercy? O Gopinath, sit down
in my heart, subdue my mind, and bring me towards You!"
Sri Bamunpara
Temple (201 photographs, 7.5 Mb)
A dedicated photo album of Sri Bamunpara Temple, the holy birthplace
of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, manifest by
the mercy and energy of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
Sri
Bamunpara Pilgrimage (36 photographs, 3.1 Mb)
Photographs taken today as His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj takes the devotees to the holy Sri Nandan Ghat and Sripat
Bamunpara Dham.
Sri
Bamunpara Pilgrimage (2014) (56 photos, 7.8 Mb)
Photographs of the last year's pilgrimage: Every year, on the day
following the Vyasa Puja of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, devotees
come to Sri Bamunpara, the birth place of His Divine Grace, Nadan Ghat, the
place of Srila Gurudev's childhood pastimes, as well as the nearby Sri
Haritaki tree and Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's house.
Mon, 12 December 2022 (Disappearance of Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad)
Ten Offences
"This Age of Kali is an ocean of faults, but it has one great quality—the
Supreme Lord appears in this age in the form of His Holy Name. We are
chanting the Holy Name so much, but why are we not able to get any result?
Why do we not understand anything?"
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Love for
Gaudiya
[by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad]
"We pray that your practice, behaviour, language, taste, moral regulations
and religious faith become aligned with the precepts of Gaudiya. Please
gradually give up non-gaudiya elements within your Gaudiya identity and show
the ideal of Gaudiya to the entire world. May you not mutilate the paramount
ideal of the Gaudiya precepts by coveting to participate in that which is not
Gaudiya."
গৌড়ীয়ে
প্রীতি
(ভগবান ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তিসিদ্ধান্ত সরস্বতী
ঠাকুর প্রভুপাদের হরি-কথামৃত)
"গৌড়ীয় ভাষার পাঠক, গৌড়-দেশের অধিবাসি, তোমাদিগের আচার, ব্যবহার, ভাষা, রুচি,
নীতি ও ধর্ম্মবিশ্বাস গৌড়ীয়ের মত হওয়াই প্রার্থনীয় । তোমাদের গৌড়ীয় পরিচয়ে যাহা
কিছু অগৌড়ীয়ের মত আছে বা হ’তে চলিয়াছে, তাহা ক্রমশঃ পরিহার করিয়া গৌড়ীয়ের আদর্শ
সমগ্রজগতের দেখ্বার মত কর ।"
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya
Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.
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. If you remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit, but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart and soul? This is the question."
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Tue, 13 December 2022
If You Want
to Get Right for Service...
"If you want to get the right to serve the Lord, you have to go through
austerity and hardships. You must cook for the Lord, you must offer
bhog for the Lord, you must offer worship to the Lord. You must
practise eternally, every single day without fail."
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Wed, 14 December 2022
Have Proper
Motive
"Genuine Gaudiya Vaishnavs of Rupanuga Sampradaya worship Krishna only for
one reason—out of love and affection. It is necessary to love the Lord. Do
you understand what I am saying? It is necessary to hear about this and to
have the proper motive."
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Thu, 15 December 2022
Leave
World of Stool and Urine
"We must always think about these things. It is necessary to have a strong
desire. It is necessary to try and try. You cannot understand how merciful
the Lord is. The Lord is searching for us. We are the Lord's lost children
who have left the Lord and come here, but we must again return to Him."
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Fri, 16 December 2022
Serve with
Love
"You can even make a temple, but the Lord will not be pleased by that. It is
necessary to feed the Lord, it is necessary to love the Lord, it is necessary
to serve the Lord with faith and affection. The Lord must be served with
love."
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Sat, 17 December 2022
Repeated Prayer, Repeated Plight
"What I am saying now is important—it is important for those who want to
practise Krishna consciousness, who want to get the Lord, who want to come to
the Lord. Those who have no eagerness, who have no desire, who do not try
will not be interested to hear it... "
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Sun, 18 December 2022 (Tomorrow is Sri Saphala Ekadasi)
Watch What You
Wish For
"Why should we practise Krishna consciousness? The people of this world
worship the Lord for three reasons. Remember what these reasons are. We must
always remember and keep this in our hearts."
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Mon, 19 December 2022 (Sri Saphala Ekadasi)
Lord's Mercy
"The Lord is very merciful. You know that the Lord rescues and bestows His
mercy even on those who come to kill Him—and not just those who come to kill
Him, but those who come to kill Him when He was a small baby!"
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Today in the calendar: Krishna Ekadashi. Saphala Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit (an associate in Sriman Mahaprabhu's pastimes) and Srimad Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj (a diksa and sannyas disciple of Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati 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. If you remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit, but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart and soul? This is the question."
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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:
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Tue, 20 December 2022
Pure Ego
"'Having submitted my heart and soul to my Gurupadpadma, I have got this
chance to perform archan for the Lord.' The final preparatory step is to make
sure your mind is at the holy lotus feet of Sri Gurupadpadma."
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Today in the calendar: Krishna Dvadasi. Paran is at 6:18–9:49. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudev Shrauti Maharaj (a diksa and sannyas disciple of Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati 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. If you remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit, but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart and soul? This is the question."
Wed, 21 December 2022
Beautiful
Pastimes (1)
"Today is the appearance day of Vishnupriya Devi. You know that Vishnupriya
Devi, who is Maharabhu's potency, appeared in Nabadwip Dham as a daughter of
Sanatan Misra. It is also the appearance day of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami,
Pundarik Vidyanidhi and Srila Raghunandan Thakur, and the disappearance day
of Sri Visvanath Chakravarti today."
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Today in the calendar: Krishna Trayodashi. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan Das Thakur (both are great followers of Sriman Nityananda 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. If you remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit, but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart and soul? This is the question."
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Thu, 22 December 2022
Beautiful
Pastimes (2)
"We carry stool in our stomaches, but once we pass stool, if we look behind,
we feel repulsed and hold our nose. In the same way, you must give up
visaya (material world and everything related to it)—you must have no
attachment to it."
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Fri, 23 December 2022
Beautiful
Pastimes (3)
"You do your puja, offer some flowers, ring the bell, offer
bhog, and you think that it is all there is to it. You do not think
how you can please the Lord. If you hear about the Lord and His devotees, it
can bring you great benefit."
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Sat, 24 December 2022
Take Service
Seriously
"We have come here in this Age of Kali, having got a human birth after many
lives. We only dance and chant, 'Hari bol! Hari bol!' but we have not learnt
the meaning of what we are doing. Always chant the Holy Name. Take service to
the Lord seriously—serve the Lord with love."
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Today in the calendar: Gaura Pratipad. Appearance 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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Sun, 25 December 2022
Value Your
Time
"We have time to practise Krishna consciousness now, and we must value this
time. Time and tide wait for none. Day by day, our age is not increasing—it
is decreasing. We have to spend half of the time we are alive on sleeping,
but how much of the other half of our time do we give to the Lord?"
"Merry
Christmas"
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj is speaking on the Christmas day in 2006: "You must
give honour to wherever there is some piety and religious manifestation. This
is our religion. Today is a very big festival day here in Bengal as well as
all over India. The whole world knows that it is the appearance day of Jesus
Christ, and India celebrates this day now too."
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Mon, 26 December 2022
Gaudiya
Vaishnavs' Service
"Taking shelter of Gurudev and surrendering to him, we should come to Gurudev
and listen about the glories of the Lord not with the hope to get something
but out of love. Gaudiya Vaishnavs and the Vaishnavs of Sri Rupanuga
Sampradaya worship and serve the Lord out of love."
Today in the calendar: Gaura Tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit.
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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Tue, 27 December 2022
Perverted and Transcendental Charm
"What will you get by going there and staying in a hotel? All kinds of
wrongdoings and atrocious things happen there. You will find only all dirty
things there, but there is a very beautiful place right next to it, a place
where Nitayananda Prabhu's worship is going on eternally."
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Wed, 28 December 2022
Our
Greatest and Only Friends
"Gurudev and Nityananda Prabhu are your greatest friends. They show us the
road to Krishna, 'If you take this road, you will come to the Lord.' The holy
lotus feet of Sri Guru and Nityananda are our only hope! There is nothing in
this world except their holy lotus feet. Do you understand it?"
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Wed, 28 December 2022
Our
Greatest and Only Friends
"Gurudev and Nityananda Prabhu are your greatest friends. They show us the
road to Krishna, 'If you take this road, you will come to the Lord.' The holy
lotus feet of Sri Guru and Nityananda are our only hope! There is nothing in
this world except their holy lotus feet. Do you understand it?"
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Fri, 30 December 2022
Pull of Maya
"Having opened many temples, our Guru-varga has given us many opportunities
for service, but what of that? Are you able to stay without illusory bondage?
It is not easy for us to leave the world of Maya and come here. Maya will
keep pulling you in the other direction."
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Sat, 31 December 2022
Wrong
Preoccupation
"We always think about our bodies and homes—we always think how to live and
sleep comfortably. We feel attached to trifle things. That is why it is
necessary for everyone to take shelter of Nityananda Prabhu. The problem is
that because of small, trifle things, because of various obstacles and
problems, we cannot come to this line easily."
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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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2010)
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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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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Your Home Is
Ready—Are You?
"If you can practise continuously, with tolerance, humility, giving honour to
others, removing all material desires, chanting the Holy Name properly, then
Gurudev already has your home made there."
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New Year
Message (1): Preaching News
"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."
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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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New Year
Message
"Today is the last day of 2018 and tomorrow is the first of January of 2019.
We are going to start a new year and I am praying to Gurudev, I am praying to
everybody that next year everyone will continue their life and days for the
service of Gurudev..."
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New Year Message:
"Service Is Our Life"
"Whatever problem comes, we will not go to any other line, we will not leave
our line—we will follow that line which Gurudev shows us. That is our
intention, that is our determination, and that is our promise. Whatever
situation comes, let it come, we are always ready for it."
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Sri Sri Dayita
Dasa Dasakam |
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| 'When he was thus stolen away, this world was plunged into the deep darkness.. O Dina-nayana, wherever that great soul may be, please quickly take this servitor there.' |
| Sri Sri Prema-Vivarta |
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| “Brother, tell Me, after abandoning worldly affairs, where will you go? You will go to the forest, and there also you will find worldly troubles. Your belly will go with you.” |
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“This
relation with the Lord was there before, but, covered by the illusory
environment, we became conditioned and forgot it—that is why we are suffering...” |
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