Nowadays, the esoteric scene is full of recipes for "loving yourself". But isn't everything very much depending on how we define love? M. Scott Peck writes: "To love someone means to support the other soul in reaching the spiritual goal." I very much like that. And if I don't know who I truly am (beginning from the … Continue reading Love thy real self
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The glories of Parakīya-Rasa
নূপুর মরাল ধ্বনি, কুলবধূ মরালিনী, শুনিয়া রহিতে নারে ঘরে । হৃদয়ে বাড়ায় রতি, যেন মিলে পতি সতী, কুলের ধরম গেল দূরে ॥ ৬৫ ॥ nūpura marāla dhvani, kulabadhū marālinī, śuniyā rahite nāre ghare | hṛdaye bāḍāya rati, yena mile pati satī, kulera dharama gela dūre || Prema Bhakti Chandrika 65 || Like female swans responding … Continue reading The glories of Parakīya-Rasa
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Follow the acaryas
The ācāryas are our example. Our lives should be completely in allegiance to them. It is the nature of greed that it will not let a person in peace until he has gotten the object of his desire. This means that when we think of something for a moment and the mind is drawn to … Continue reading Follow the acaryas
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About greed (eagerness)
By hearing from raganuga-sadhus, greed develops. “Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has personally given the following definition of lobha (sacred greed) in Śrī Bhakti Rasāmṛta Sindhu: ‘When the heart yearns for the sweetness of the mutual feelings of Kṛṣṇa and His eternal associates in Vraja, and one is not dependent on scriptural injunctions or logical arguments, then … Continue reading About greed (eagerness)
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Radhika´s birthplace
Vraja-Vilasa-Stava VERSE 90: gāndharvāyā jani-maṇir abhūd yatra saṅkīrtitāyām ānandotkaiḥ sura-muni-naraiḥ kīrtidā-garbha-khanyām gopī-gopaiḥ surabhī-nikaraiḥ samparīte’tra mukhe rāvalyākhye vṛṣaravi-pure prīti-pūro mamāstām May I drown in a flood of love for Rāvala, the capital of Mahārāja Vṛṣabhānu, where many cowherd men and -women live and where the jewel-like Śrī Rādhā appeared from the mine-like womb of Her mother … Continue reading Radhika´s birthplace
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Radhika´s amazing beauty
After the parrots finished speaking, Kṛṣṇa hinted through His eyes that Lalitā and other sakhīs should affectionately glorify Rādhā’s beautiful divine form. Lalitā said, “The soles of Rādhā’s lotus feet are a formidable army shining with regal opulence. That army is equipped with many weapons, such as goads, arrows, bows, clubs, plows, chariots, flags, svastikas, … Continue reading Radhika´s amazing beauty
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Chanting with self-identification
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
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About the “origin” of the jiva
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
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Bhajan with attachment
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
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The greatness of Radhika’s maidservants
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
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