Rādhā's devotional service is even more desirable than Kṛṣṇa's devotional service. rāgānugā bhakti depends on spiritual greed and this greed arises in the soul, not in the dull material mind. The natural longing for this awakens a strong desire in the sādhaka to attain the beloved deity, and this absorption makes the practising devotee forget … Continue reading Longing for Radha dasyam

Transcendental greed is the very life-force of rāga-bhakti. When a devotee becomes greedy after the pure loving mood of the eternally perfect associates of Kṛṣṇa in Vraja, he enters into the field of rāgānugā bhakti. When a materialistic person becomes greedy he becomes like mad and he forgets his body and everything related to it … Continue reading

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kṛṣṇake āhlāde - tāte nāma hlādinī; sei śakti dvāre sukha āsvāde āpani "The potency which makes Kṛṣṇa happy is named hlādinī. Through this energy He (Kṛṣṇa) Himself relishes happiness" (Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 8, 157) Śrīmatī Rādhā serves all the innumerable forms of God with śṛṅgāra rasa through Her own particles and expansions (aṁśa-kalā) who appear … Continue reading Rādhā is everything to Govinda

Kṛṣṇa arises from His ecstatic swoon and, not seeing His Priyājī anywhere, anxiously starts looking around for Her. Through a window in the cave Rūpa Mañjarī and Tulasī relish the sweet sight of Sundara's (beautiful Kṛṣṇa's) wonderful emotions when He cannot see their Svāminī. For the maidservants Kṛṣṇa is most beautiful when He is anxious … Continue reading A Blessed Position!

The heart is the most appropriate place or receptacle for the manifestation of bhakti. Śabdasāra says, yato-nirjyāti viṣayo yasminścaiva pralīyate hṛdayaṁ tad-vijānīyāt-manasa sthitikāraṇam: "The heart is the place where all desires appear and all desires merge. The heart is the cause of the mind's disposition.” Another name of the heart is citta. Though it is … Continue reading The heart is what counts

Raganuga bhakti is not for super humane beings with perfectly pure hearts. It is a sadhana, a practice which starts and leads to an end: svarupa siddhi, the realization and perfection of your bestowed spiritual form. vaidhi raganuga ceti sa dvidha sadhanabhidha (BRS 1.2.5)“Practice is of two kinds, namely vaidhi and raganuga.” The moment the … Continue reading Super humane beings?

We need to convert our material emotions into spiritual emotions. Like in the material world we admire and “follow” our role models for the chosen material bhava, in the spiritual world we have to follow our chosen role models there.We need to hear about those role models in the spiritual world and then we will … Continue reading Role Models

Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya said to Śrīman Mahāprabhu:nija gūḍha-kārya tomāra prema āsvādana, ānuṣaṅge premamaya kaile tribhubana - “Your own secret purpose was to taste prema yourself, but incidentally you also caused the three worlds to be filled with it.” (CC. M. 8.280)kaichana rādhā-premā kaichana (mora) madhurimā, kaichana bhābe tiṅho bhora - “What is the nature of … Continue reading The sweetness of rādhā-prema

VAIDAGDHYA SINDHUR ANURĀGA RASAIKA SINDHUR VĀTSALYA SINDHUR ATI SĀNDRA KṚPAIKA SINDHUḤ LĀVAṆYA SINDHUR AMṚTA CCHABI RŪPA SINDHUḤ ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ SPHURATU ME HṚDI KELI SINDHUḤ When will Śrī Rādhā, Who is an ocean of cleverness, an ocean of anurāga rasa, an ocean of motherly affection, an ocean of very deep compassion, an ocean of elegance, a … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi, verse 18