Saints – Devotees
≻ "God" is Dead That is the misfortune of modern India. Yes. The standard instruction is there in the Bhagavad-gita. They do not care to know it. They want to know about the greatness of Bala Yogi, Sai Baba, this baba, that baba. That is their misfortune. They give up the real instruction, Bhagavad-gita... More
≻ In search of a spiritual experience I've often thought how lucky I was on my visit to India. Some Westerners wander around India for years—meeting various yogis and so-called gurus, shopping in bazaars, contracting diseases, and generally getting lost. More
≻ The business of saints Philanthropists and altruists do not realize that it is impossible to improve people's material conditions. Material conditions are already established by the superior administration according to one's karma. More
≻ When important visitors come calling... It is said in the shastras that Durvasa Muni was always accompanied by sixty thousand disciples and that if there was a little discrepancy in their reception, he would be very angry and would sometimes curse the host. More
≻ What 70 million people look like This holy place is situated on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna. Every year a fair takes place there known as Magha-mela, and every twelve years a Kumbha-mela is also held. In any case, many people come to bathe there every year. More
≻ Liquid Beauty The spiritual spark is so beautiful that when it leaves the so-called beautiful body, which in fact is full of stool and vomit, no one wants to touch that body, even if it is decorated with a costly costume. More
≻ How to Take Advantage of the Holy Man A 'Sadhu' has to be recognized by the ear and not by the eyes. Chemical-Sadhu, magician-Sadhu, astrologer-Sadhu, smoker-Sadhu, beggar-Sadhu, mystic-Sadhu, worker-Sadhu, nurse-Sadhu, physician-Sadhu, politician-Sadhu and many other types of Sadhus which are generally met with by persons who do not hear the Sadhu and see them only are not 'Sadhus' in terms of the revealed scriptures. More
≻ An Act of Love - On the Way to Sainthood You may follow Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam — it doesn't matter. But the test of your success is how far you have developed love of God. More
≻ Seeing with Your Ears My Guru Maharaja used to say, "Don't try to see a saintly person by your eyes. You see a saintly person by the ear." More
≻ Loss of Culture the Cause, Not Effect India was so rich. But now how that India has become so poor? The same land is there. Why? Because they have lost that old culture, God consciousness. More
≻ Discriminating Against the Poor But just consider: if a poor man is lying helpless in the street, can I kill him? Will the state excuse me? I may say, "I have only killed a poor man. There was no need for him in society. Why should such a person live?" More
≻ Don't blow on boils - operate! In the year 1931 there was a huge flood in the Mednapur district of West Bengal, destroying many villages and many people's livelihoods. At the same time Sarasvati Thakura was contemplating his "Theistic Doll Exhibition" and collecting donations for it. More
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≻ In search of a spiritual experience I've often thought how lucky I was on my visit to India. Some Westerners wander around India for years—meeting various yogis and so-called gurus, shopping in bazaars, contracting diseases, and generally getting lost. More
≻ The business of saints Philanthropists and altruists do not realize that it is impossible to improve people's material conditions. Material conditions are already established by the superior administration according to one's karma. More
≻ When important visitors come calling... It is said in the shastras that Durvasa Muni was always accompanied by sixty thousand disciples and that if there was a little discrepancy in their reception, he would be very angry and would sometimes curse the host. More
≻ What 70 million people look like This holy place is situated on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna. Every year a fair takes place there known as Magha-mela, and every twelve years a Kumbha-mela is also held. In any case, many people come to bathe there every year. More
≻ Liquid Beauty The spiritual spark is so beautiful that when it leaves the so-called beautiful body, which in fact is full of stool and vomit, no one wants to touch that body, even if it is decorated with a costly costume. More
≻ How to Take Advantage of the Holy Man A 'Sadhu' has to be recognized by the ear and not by the eyes. Chemical-Sadhu, magician-Sadhu, astrologer-Sadhu, smoker-Sadhu, beggar-Sadhu, mystic-Sadhu, worker-Sadhu, nurse-Sadhu, physician-Sadhu, politician-Sadhu and many other types of Sadhus which are generally met with by persons who do not hear the Sadhu and see them only are not 'Sadhus' in terms of the revealed scriptures. More
≻ An Act of Love - On the Way to Sainthood You may follow Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam — it doesn't matter. But the test of your success is how far you have developed love of God. More
≻ Seeing with Your Ears My Guru Maharaja used to say, "Don't try to see a saintly person by your eyes. You see a saintly person by the ear." More
≻ Loss of Culture the Cause, Not Effect India was so rich. But now how that India has become so poor? The same land is there. Why? Because they have lost that old culture, God consciousness. More
≻ Discriminating Against the Poor But just consider: if a poor man is lying helpless in the street, can I kill him? Will the state excuse me? I may say, "I have only killed a poor man. There was no need for him in society. Why should such a person live?" More
≻ Don't blow on boils - operate! In the year 1931 there was a huge flood in the Mednapur district of West Bengal, destroying many villages and many people's livelihoods. At the same time Sarasvati Thakura was contemplating his "Theistic Doll Exhibition" and collecting donations for it. More
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≻ What to Look for in Holy Places
If we
take simply the advantage of the pious river... but we don't care for
the persons who are living there, very experienced, spiritually
advanced persons, then we remain animals. "So we have gone to such holy
place. I have taken bath in the Ganges and Yamuna. Bas
[finished]. My business is finished." Then go to the shop, purchase
some plate, toys, go back home. More
≻ Clothes Don't Make the Man "You are representing Dharmaraja. First of all, explain what is dharma. Then we shall understand that you are representative or order-carrier or servant of Dharmaraja." More
≻ Back to Godhead - Part 2 The more we hear from realized souls, the more we make advancement in our devotional life. More
≻ Sri Nityananda Charitamrita - Ch 1 In time, Lord Nityananda began to grow. Due to the influence of His illusory energy, however, no one could recognize Him. Lord Nityananda concealed His real identity and happily played with His boyhood friends. Whatever pastimes He enjoyed with His childhood friends were all related with the pastimes of Lord Krishna. More
≻ The Glories of Haridas Thakur The Krishna consciousness movement, therefore, is a cultural movement that does not care about local social conventions. Following in the footsteps of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Advaita Acharya, we can accept a devotee from any part of the world and recognize him as a brahmana as soon as he is qualified due to following the principles of Vaishnava behavior. More
≻ Gaurakishora Still Lives in Our Hearts The following descriptions of the most highly renounced acharya (spiritual teacher), Om Visnupada Srila Gaurakishora dasa Babaji documents a significant part of the history of our Gaudiya Vaishnava disciplic succession. More
≻ Seva Kunj, Vrindaban - 1535 In 1582 Jiva calls a meeting at Radha-Damodara Mandir to formally announce his intention of sending out these three preachers with the bhakti-shastras of the Goswamis for the benefit of humanity. Srinivas Acharya accepts West Bengal as his preaching field. Shyamananda prefers to preach in Orissa, while Narottama dasa Thakur chooses East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) to spread the glories of prema-bhakti. Jiva Goswami arranges a bullock cart and loads it with a chest full of the writings of the Goswamis. More
≻ Loudly Chant the Name of Hari If one calls the Lord loudly, then many persons can hear the name of the Lord and obtain auspiciousness by such hearing. Hearing the names of the Lord is one of the nine principle limbs of devotional service. Unless the sadhus loudly chant the names of Hari, no one becomes qualified for the devotional process of hearing. More
≻ Beamed Up by the Rays of the Moon At that time, simply by the association of such pure devotees, the moonlike rays from their hearts reflect on him, and by the influence of the pure devotees he may show some likeness of attachment caused by inquisitiveness, but this is very flickering. More
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≻ Clothes Don't Make the Man "You are representing Dharmaraja. First of all, explain what is dharma. Then we shall understand that you are representative or order-carrier or servant of Dharmaraja." More
≻ Back to Godhead - Part 2 The more we hear from realized souls, the more we make advancement in our devotional life. More
≻ Sri Nityananda Charitamrita - Ch 1 In time, Lord Nityananda began to grow. Due to the influence of His illusory energy, however, no one could recognize Him. Lord Nityananda concealed His real identity and happily played with His boyhood friends. Whatever pastimes He enjoyed with His childhood friends were all related with the pastimes of Lord Krishna. More
≻ The Glories of Haridas Thakur The Krishna consciousness movement, therefore, is a cultural movement that does not care about local social conventions. Following in the footsteps of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Advaita Acharya, we can accept a devotee from any part of the world and recognize him as a brahmana as soon as he is qualified due to following the principles of Vaishnava behavior. More
≻ Gaurakishora Still Lives in Our Hearts The following descriptions of the most highly renounced acharya (spiritual teacher), Om Visnupada Srila Gaurakishora dasa Babaji documents a significant part of the history of our Gaudiya Vaishnava disciplic succession. More
≻ Seva Kunj, Vrindaban - 1535 In 1582 Jiva calls a meeting at Radha-Damodara Mandir to formally announce his intention of sending out these three preachers with the bhakti-shastras of the Goswamis for the benefit of humanity. Srinivas Acharya accepts West Bengal as his preaching field. Shyamananda prefers to preach in Orissa, while Narottama dasa Thakur chooses East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) to spread the glories of prema-bhakti. Jiva Goswami arranges a bullock cart and loads it with a chest full of the writings of the Goswamis. More
≻ Loudly Chant the Name of Hari If one calls the Lord loudly, then many persons can hear the name of the Lord and obtain auspiciousness by such hearing. Hearing the names of the Lord is one of the nine principle limbs of devotional service. Unless the sadhus loudly chant the names of Hari, no one becomes qualified for the devotional process of hearing. More
≻ Beamed Up by the Rays of the Moon At that time, simply by the association of such pure devotees, the moonlike rays from their hearts reflect on him, and by the influence of the pure devotees he may show some likeness of attachment caused by inquisitiveness, but this is very flickering. More
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≻ The Ultimate Weapon
The
ritual is the simplest possible. The only condition that has to be
fulfilled is that the Name has to be chanted in the company of a saint.
If there is no saint there is no Name, Who only makes His appearance on
the lips of His bonafide devotee. More
≻ The Point of Visiting the Holy Places It is not the journey but the method of its performance that really matters. Any journey that is performed under the lead of the sadhu is a spiritual function. No journey that is not so performed can have any spiritual value. More
≻ Why Did Bhaktivinoda Thakur Take Shelter in a Bhajan Kutir in Purushottama?
Then by the influence of time, a sudden change took place. The glow-wormlike superstitions that were hidden in the scorching heat of the sun of Vaishnavism suddenly took various forms and came from four directions. More
≻ The disciple is expected to become a pure devotee... To worship Srila Prabhupada (Prabhupada in the centre) as the only Acharya means to first of all be an obedient disciple (discipline of 4 regs, 16 rounds). Simply to perform the ritual of guru-puja or mouth the appropriate prayers is not enough. There must first be OBEDIENCE and DISCIPLINE, then SERVICE, and that service must be to "do as he did." More
≻ Professional Holy Men
Such transcendental matters are not to be received from the professional man, who spoils them as the serpent spoils milk simply by the touch of his tongue. More
≻ Death on a One Way Ticket Krishna consciousness is not a mechanical, mental or intellectual engagement, but the eternal life of every living being. Krishna consciousness is awakened when one comes in touch with a representative of Krishna. It does not depend on intellectual knowledge or material qualifications of any kind, but it depends completely on the mercy of the Lord, and the mercy of the Lord is received through the Lord's bona fide representative, the spiritual master. More
≻ Freedom from Illusion — The Benefits of Spiritual Association The sum and substance of advancing in spiritual life is association. When Lord Chaitanya was asked what was the most important factor in the advancement of Krishna consciousness, the ultimate conclusion was association with saintly persons. We become what we are by association. More
≻ Hammer for Smashing Illusion
Shripad Shankaracharya was born approximately 780 AD in the Kerala section of India (modern Malabar) in a village named Kalati. At a very early age he was inclined towards renunciation and spiritual practices and wonderful exploits are attributed to him even during his childhood. More
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≻ The Point of Visiting the Holy Places It is not the journey but the method of its performance that really matters. Any journey that is performed under the lead of the sadhu is a spiritual function. No journey that is not so performed can have any spiritual value. More
≻ Why Did Bhaktivinoda Thakur Take Shelter in a Bhajan Kutir in Purushottama?
Then by the influence of time, a sudden change took place. The glow-wormlike superstitions that were hidden in the scorching heat of the sun of Vaishnavism suddenly took various forms and came from four directions. More
≻ The disciple is expected to become a pure devotee... To worship Srila Prabhupada (Prabhupada in the centre) as the only Acharya means to first of all be an obedient disciple (discipline of 4 regs, 16 rounds). Simply to perform the ritual of guru-puja or mouth the appropriate prayers is not enough. There must first be OBEDIENCE and DISCIPLINE, then SERVICE, and that service must be to "do as he did." More
≻ Professional Holy Men
Such transcendental matters are not to be received from the professional man, who spoils them as the serpent spoils milk simply by the touch of his tongue. More
≻ Death on a One Way Ticket Krishna consciousness is not a mechanical, mental or intellectual engagement, but the eternal life of every living being. Krishna consciousness is awakened when one comes in touch with a representative of Krishna. It does not depend on intellectual knowledge or material qualifications of any kind, but it depends completely on the mercy of the Lord, and the mercy of the Lord is received through the Lord's bona fide representative, the spiritual master. More
≻ Freedom from Illusion — The Benefits of Spiritual Association The sum and substance of advancing in spiritual life is association. When Lord Chaitanya was asked what was the most important factor in the advancement of Krishna consciousness, the ultimate conclusion was association with saintly persons. We become what we are by association. More
≻ Hammer for Smashing Illusion
Shripad Shankaracharya was born approximately 780 AD in the Kerala section of India (modern Malabar) in a village named Kalati. At a very early age he was inclined towards renunciation and spiritual practices and wonderful exploits are attributed to him even during his childhood. More
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