trinad api sunicena taror iva sahishnuna amanina manadena kirtaniyah sada harih The holy name of Lord Hari should always be chanted in great humility. One should think oneself to be lower than a blade of grass, one should be as tolerant as a tree, one must offer all honour to others and one should never … Continue reading Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu´s “Siksastakam” – Verse 3 (excerpt)

namnam akari bahudha nija sarva saktis tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah etadrisi tava kripa bhagavan mamapi durdaivam idrisam ihajani nanuragah O Lord! You have given us many names of Yours to chant, investing them with all Your transcendental power, and there are no strict regulations as to when to chant or remember these names. Such … Continue reading Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu´s “Siksastakam” – Verse 2 (excerpt)

ceto darpana marjanam bhava maha davagni nirvapanam sreyah kairava candrika vitaranam vidya vadhu jivanam anandambudhi vardhanam pratipadam purnamritasvadanam sarvatma snapanam param vijayate sri krishna sankirtanam All glories to the congregational chanting of Sri Krishna’s holy name, which cleanses the mirror of the heart and mind, which extinguishes the forest fire of material existence, which spreads … Continue reading Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu´s “Siksastakam” – Verse 1 (excerpt)

eka krishna name kore sarva papa nasa premera karana bhakti korena prakasa premera udaye hoy premera vikara sveda kampa pulakadi gadgadasru dhara anayase bhava kshaya krishnera sevana eka krishna namera phale pai eto dhana heno krishna nama yadi loy bahubara tabu yadi prema nahe, nahe asrudhara tabe jani aparadha tahate pracura krishna nama bija tahe … Continue reading A recipe for harmony

What is the siddha-deha? ‘Siddha-deha’ means the body that our Spiritual Master reveals us and we meditate on it. Srimat Jiva Goswamipad says – ‘siddha deha’ is the body that is worthy of serving Sri Krishna. Srila Vishwanath Chakravartipad has said – ‘siddha-deha’ is the body that is worthy of serving Sri Sri Radha-Krishna in … Continue reading The siddha-deha is not imaginary

Recently I had a most wonderful discussion with Sripad Sadhu Maharaja about a very important subject matter. We talked about the wonderful book called „Raga-vartma-chandrika“ and specifically about the part, where Sripad Vishvanatha Cakravartipad talks about what happen to the devotee when he leaves the material body.    “One may ask: "Why don't you say: … Continue reading Amazing grace (KRIPA)

The Gosvāmīs are our example, therefore Srila Raghunātha dās Gosvāmī prays yatha sri gandharva bhajane vidhaye prerayati mam "O mind! Worship Giridhari so that He will engage me in Sri Rādhikā’s devotional service." Srila Raghunātha dās is a rādhā-snehādhika devotee, who loves Rādhā more than Kṛṣṇa. He worships Giridhari so that He will offer him … Continue reading We need Kṛṣṇa´s mercy to become Rādhikā´s maidservant