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2014
"If you take initiation but do not understand properly how to practise, then your initiation is nothing. Gurudev gives the Holy Name to your heart, but if that Holy Name is not dancing in your mouth, then you can understand whether your bhajan is going forward or backward."
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Leap Forward
"Everything must be used for the service to the Lord. In this world
everything is created not for you—you are not the enjoyer, Krishna is the
only enjoyer. You must remember this always and follow this."
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Service Capacity
"You cannot ignore anybody. Not everybody is qualified to do the goshala
seva, but everybody has some quality. You should test the person and
depending on what quality they have you must use that quality for the service
to the Lord, to Guru."
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Sincere Enquiry
"Life is always temporary, but how can you during this temporary life attain
something eternal? This is what we must all understand. You must search for
the eternal things, you must find where the original source is."
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"We have no quality or qualification to glorify Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. He is a super personality. Srila Sridhar Maharaj conquered, possessed the heart of Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur through his service and devotion."
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Importance of True Guru
"In this age of Kali there are so many gurus, but it is rare to get a guru
who thinks about the disciple's santap, tri-tap-jvala. We must
understand the importance of the Guru. As long as we have the shelter of
Gurudev, Krishna cannot destroy us."
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"If you have a very strong relationship with the Guru, offences and undesirable things will gradually go away. If you have some material desire and do not want to remove it, and instead you want more and more, you will never get relief from that desire."
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The Key
to Guru's Heart
Do you want to be able to chant the Holy Name? Do you want to be a devotee,
to persevere and never leave your service? Do you want to know
how?...
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Online darshan of joy and guidance, spoken to the London devotees: "I am proud, I am happy because today with the devotees' help and strongest desire, one of the desires of Srila Gurudev is going to be fulfilled! Today is a very great day for us."
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Lord Balaram, Kaliya-daman Lila, Saubhari Muni, Sudama Vipra, the sun, a vessel, a drum, a pig, and a drop of water—all these are woven together to guide us towards perfect devotion.
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"Without the shelter of Nityananda Prabhu, without the shelter of Baladev Prabhu, we cannot think about Krishna. We must understand how to serve, how to give nourishment to Baladev."
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Morning Skype darshan to Mauritius: "We have to understand Krishna's Pastimes. We have to be niskama bhakta: we must have no material desire, and we must not ask Krishna for anything."
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Sri
Krishna Janmastami: Path Back to Home
Sri Janmastami Programme Kirtans
Evening Skype darshan to Mauritian devotees: "We are taking so many things,
but our hunger will not finish, there will always be some material desire.
But if you surrender to Krishna, to His devotee, and if you worship Krishna,
if you chant the Holy Name of Krishna, you will get real benefit, you can go
to your real home."
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Along with the joyful arrival of the Deities, there comes a great
responsibility and increased, intensified service. Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj
gives merciful guidelines for the London devotees and all the devotees around
the world on how to maintain the Deities, the devotees, and the temple.
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Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj's online darshan for the Brazilian devotees glorifying the great, outstanding Acharya of our Sampradaya: "He who increases devotion, beauty, charm, who is giving us everything—he is Bhakti Vinod Thakur!"
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Appearance Day of Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur:
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj's Bengali and English lecture at Sri Nabadwip Dham glorifying the grand and inconceivable contribution and personality of Sri Bhakti Vinod Thakur:
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"Unless you have no ego, unless you reject jealousy, you cannot understand what Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur has given to us. Only a rupanuga (follower of Srila Rupa Goswami) can understand the glories of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, otherwise it is impossible."
Glories of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
A Bengali class on the holy appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur spoken
in 2014 by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj.
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"Devotion is akinchana-guhya-vidya (sacred education, para-vidya, suddha-saraswati), and he who enhances devotion, its beauty and charm and distributes it to us is called Bhaktivinod Thakur. It is his appearance day that we are celebrating today."
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Practise with Heart
"Devotion, everything will gradually come through practising Krishna
consciousness. Without practising it will not come. It is necessary to
practise, and this is not one day's matter. You must also try to stay in this
family, do not get ousted..."
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Clear guidance on how to understand who the Guru is, and how a sincere disciple should see the Guru: the Guru is not only a mahabhagavata (a great devotee), he is nondifferent from Krishna Himself.
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Part 2:
How to See the Guru: Chastity
The main quality of a sincere disciple explained by several examples:
one-pointed attention, rejecting the unfavourable, intense attachment to
service and devotees, faith, and careful choice of association.
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Good Association
How to get rid of bad feelings? How to know what association is bad and what association is good? And how can we become attached to service?
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Practical Questions
How to treat "non-devotees"? How to always remember Krishna? Why cannot we
follow the instructions properly? How to survive in the material environment?
How can we connect our daily activities with Krishna?
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See the Guru with Your
Heart
"Arjun followed his Guru properly. What his Guru told him, he carefully
listened to that through his mind and heart, and he followed properly his
instruction, direction. This is necessary: you have to follow carefully what
the Guru tells you."
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Sri Guru: Mercy, Heart, and Service
"Through sastra, through knowledge you can understand many things, but without the mercy of the Guru you cannot observe the Guru—you cannot realise, cannot understand who the Guru is, what the Guru's position is."
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Sri Guru: Dedication
and Determination
"Your aim should be straight, 'I will do what Gurudev wants. Any kind of
condition can come, any problem can come, any sadness or unhappiness can
come, but I will not leave Krishna consciousness, I will serve my Guru.'"
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Preaching Mood and Service
Mood
Preaching: "Our aim will be to anyhow use everybody for the service to
my Guru." Service: "The main meaning of service is being under the
guidance of a Guru. If you are not under the guidance of your Guru, it is
bhajan of Maya, not bhajan of the Guru."
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The Gift of Vision
"We can observe and understand the Guru and Vaishnavs by the mercy of the Guru and Vaishnavs; otherwise just by their external appearance and external activities we cannot see who is a Vaishnav, or who is the Guru."
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Two Oceans of Pastimes
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is speaking about
the glories and pastimes of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Srila Krishna Das
Kaviraj Goswami on their disappearance day.
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Your Well-Wishers
"The Guru and Vaishnavs always think for the good of others and teach how to
adjust properly, how to behave properly, how to follow the proper etiquette,
how to learn humility, sincerity, dedication."
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"We are not enjoyers, we are not renunciants. When you surrender to your guru, you give this body to your Guru to serve the Lord, that is why you have no right to leave this body without food."
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"You must give shelter to Radha-Krishna, Gurudev within your heart, and you can understand how wide you must open your heart to do that... You must throw your own happiness, your own life into the Ganges for the benefit of others."
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"You chant the Holy Name, you always remember Krishna, remember Gurudev, you always practise properly and engage yourself in service to the Lord, so Krishna always makes you happy."
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Other
Preachers: No Free Mixing
"We will not go to so many places or allow other temples in, because we do
not mix with those who do not like my Guru, who criticise my Guru and
think they are more than my Guru."
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"Try to always serve Gurudev, always keep connection with Gurudev, and always remember him and his pastimes, then everything will go smooth."
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"Maya Devi always takes our time to engage us for herself. Success in our spiritual life depends upon the devotee—how many percent can you give to your Guru, to the Lord?"
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Chastity Is Not
Lip-Deep
"My word is very heavy, but I have to say it..." Who can appreciate
chastisement coming from the lotus mouth of Sri Gurudev? Fortunate is the
soul who hears such chastisement, and even more fortunate is the soul who
digests it.
"We are swimming in an ocean, and somebody throws some log into the ocean to help us reach the shore, then we must try to get there. We can try to practise—this is what Guru Maharaj, Gurudev established this Math for."
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Laziness
"You can die at any time—are you going to do something after death?
Next life? Do something now."
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Jagadananda Pandit's Chastity
Pastimes of Jagadananda Pandit and Sanatan Goswami that are an example for
the whole world to follow: what is the real meaning of praise and
chastisement? How extreme can one's chastity be?
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"We joined the Krishna consciousness line, and our line must be very pure—we will be most humble, most tolerant, and give all honour to others. It is very important."
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The guard: "I will keep those who are against you far away from your zone; I will not allow them to enter."
The guardian: "It is not necessary to be a very big scholar, or to be Rupa Goswami or Sanatan Goswami. It is sufficient to be a gentleman..."
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"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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Rare Sincere Mood
"Having only taken initiation, you do not become a disciple. The main thing
is to give yourself. 'I will take whatever remnants your devotees leave, with
great joy every day.' And what do we do? If we see some paneer floating on
top, we first pick the paneer out."
Keep Afloat
"The Holy Name of Krishna never appears in bad association. The Holy Name
appears only in good association. What does association with devotees mean?
How will you get association of your Guru? You will get the association of
your Guru by serving your Guru."
Through Heart and Mercy
"We always want Gurudev's mercy because without his mercy we cannot
understand Gurudev. You cannot understand the Guru with these material eyes,
with your material knowledge, your brain—you need to have a heart, and
ultimately you need mercy..."
Do Not Get Drifted
"Guru and Vaishnavs try to do everything so that we do not turn away from the
service of the Lord. Maya is pulling us in one direction, Guru and Vaishnavs
are pulling us in the other direction, and our mind is perverted and fickle.
If we do not practise all the time, then we will have to come to this
position time after time."
Source of Our Sustenance
"To rescue us, the Lord gives us some engagement, but we live just to have
some money, to have some food and clothes... We have got this human birth but
only worry about these things! How will we be rescued from this
situation?"
God Proposes—God
Disposes
"The Lord's service can never be stopped. If somebody thinks, 'The temple
cannot run without me!' that is their mistake, that is their ego. If somebody
has such ego, it is their own problem and misconception—they will suffer for
that..."
Understand Your Duty
"You can see worms in cow dung—they are enjoying so much in it, they are so
comfortable in it that if you take them out, they will again go into the cow
dung. It is necessary to fear this. If we do not serve the Lord, what will be
our position? What danger will we be in?!"
"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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Guru's Mission
"Who can understand Gurudev? Can we recognise the Guru with these material
eyes? Can we recognise the Lord with these material eyes? Can you recognise
the Lord with your knowledge? Never. It is to understand him with your
heart..."
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Mercy Is All in All
"You cannot know the Lord through your education, through your intelligence,
or knowledge. You must feel it with your heart."
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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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"This is a very auspicious place, a place of Gurudev's childhood. Here, Gurudev played and worked for a short time at the charitable dispensary. Remembering Gurudev, we come here every year on the day after his Vyasa Puja..."
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"Chant always, day and night. As long as we do not strive for Krishna, do not strive for service, our tongue will never be able to chant. Make your tongue right first, then the Name of Krishna will dance on it."
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"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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ON THIS PAGE:
MARCH
• At Stake
• Leap Forward
• Service Capacity
• Sincere Enquiry
JUNE-JULY
• Exalted, Esteemed,
and Inimitable
• Importance of True
Guru
• The Bond with the
Guru
• The Key to Guru's Heart
AUGUST
• Devotion Conquers—Ego Repels
• Asraya
Vigraha Sri Baladev
• Sri
Krishna Janmastami: Surrender and Practise Daily
• Sri
Krishna Janmastami: Path Back to Home
SEPTEMBER
• Glories
of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
• Extraordinary
Glories of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
• Practise with Heart
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How to See the Guru: Mercy
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How to See the Guru: Chastity
OCTOBER
• Good Association
• Practical Questions
• See the Guru with Your Heart
• Sri Guru:
Mercy, Heart, and Service
• Sri
Guru: Dedication and Determination
• Preaching Mood and Service
Mood
• The Gift of Vision
• Two Oceans of Pastimes
• Your Well-Wishers
• "Take Care of My
Property"
NOVEMBER
• Make a Temple in Your
Heart
• 'Practice Makes Happy'
• Other
Preachers: No Free Mixing
• Proceed Smoothly
DECEMBER
• Success,
Attachment, Fearlessness
• Chastity Is Not
Lip-Deep
• Fulfilment of Life
• Laziness
• Jagadananda Pandit's Chastity
• Pure Line:
Disciples, Quarrels, and Prasadam
• The Guard and the Guardian
• Service: Proof of Love
• Rare Sincere Mood
• Keep Afloat
• Through Heart and
Mercy
• Do Not Get Drifted
• Source of Our Sustenance
• God Proposes—God
Disposes
• Understand Your Duty
• Love for Guru: Service and Commitment
• Guru's Mission
• Mercy Is All in All
• Gurudev:
His Example and Teachings
• Sri Nadan Ghat
• Strive for Your
Benefit
• New Year Message
| The Devotee and the Barber |
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| How do you know there is no God? You never went to God. You never go to Krishna's devotee, you never go to Krishna's temple. Go and then you can understand whether Krishna exists or not. |
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| 'I will break my head on a rock, I will enter into fire—where shall I go to reach the reservoir of all qualities, Sri Gauranga?' | যে আনিল প্রেমধন |
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“We
have to offer everything—senses, eyes, ears, nose, tongue—to our
Lord; we have to use everything for the service to the Lord.” |
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