Month: September 2016

Chanting with self-identification

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harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha “In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting of the holy name of Lord Hari. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way.” We all start … Continue reading Chanting with self-identification

About the “origin” of the jiva

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Oftentimes we hear that the jiva, the living entity, has its origin in the spiritual world (Vaikuntha) or in the effulgence of Krishna (Brahman). Some even go as far as to claim that the jiva fell down from either Vaikuntha or Brahman. None of these theories is supported by Srila Jiva Goswami.  In his Bhagavat Sandarbha, … Continue reading About the “origin” of the jiva

Bhajan with attachment

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Just as a conditioned soul is in māyā while sleeping, dreaming and being awake, the devotee is always absorbed in bhajan, while sleeping, dreaming and being awake. bhajana means keeping the mind fixed and attracted. The mind should be poured into the Yugala Kiśora. rādhā-kṛṣṇa duhu pāya, tanu mana rahu tāya, āra dūre yāuk vasana … Continue reading Bhajan with attachment

The greatness of Radhika’s maidservants

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yat kiṅkarīṣu bahuśaḥ khalu kākuvāṇī nityaṁ parasya puruṣasya śikhaṇḍa-mauleḥ tasyāḥ kadā rasanidher vṛṣabhānujāyās tat kelikuñja bhavanāṅgana mārjanī syām (Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi - "The nectar-ocean of Śrī Rādhā's flavours", verse 8) By Śrīpāda Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī "When can I become the broom for sweeping the courtyard of the cottage in the play grove of Mahārāja Vṛṣabhānu's … Continue reading The greatness of Radhika’s maidservants