Snippets Of Nectar

Some wonderful points from Sripad Prem Gopal Goswami Ji's lecture in our house that I want to share: 1) If the devotee has no fixed goal (like manjari bhava for example, attaining perfection), we will experience a certain tiredness, a certain unhappiness in bhajan and taste will go away. We need a main goal and … Continue reading Snippets Of Nectar

We are very fortunate

“Every individual soul is qualified to become Rādhikā’s maidservant; this is the great, rare gift of Śrīman Mahāprabhu.The mahājanas say that each and every soul is eligible for the service of Śrī Rādhā, and by the power of associating with these mahājanas pure God-consciousness spontaneously manifests itself in the pure spirit soul. sei gopī bhāvāmṛta … Continue reading We are very fortunate

Śrī-Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī Līlā

Śrī-Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī Līlā From the first day of the bright lunar quarter of the month of Bhādra, a band is sitting down at the Lion Gate of Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja's town, making it as beautiful as Nandīśvara (at the time of Kṛṣṇa's birthday). On the third day of the light lunar quarter of Bhādra is the … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī Līlā

Kanta-bhava or manjari-bhava

Discussions after discussions...the highest, the best,...bona fide, un-bona fide, etc... It seems to be an endless lila in this material world.. In regards to the highest sweetness: nija nija bhāva sabe śreṣṭha kari' māne nija-bhāve kare kṛṣṇa-sukha āsvādane taṭastha ha-iyā mane vicāra yadi kari saba rasa haite śṛńgāre adhika mādhurī "Everyone considers their very own … Continue reading Kanta-bhava or manjari-bhava

Why Svamini will accept us

How wonderful is Śrī Raghunātha dāsa's pure absorption in Rādhā's service! He says: vilapāmi kāpi dāsī - "I am known as Your maidservant, Your real maidservant, and my life burns in the fire of separation from You!"  We also do bhajana in allegiance to the ācāryas, therefore we must also somehow attain this condition.  "I … Continue reading Why Svamini will accept us