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Intellect and Instinct
Letter from Svami Sadananda Dasa, 1960s Intellect and instinct are like useless fireflies before the sun. To understand a little bit only, one must first forget all what one thinks, feels, has heard or learned from books, translations etc. In Sanskrit «desirous to...
SUBJECT: ABOUT SADĀŚIVA INSTALLATION QUESTION
By Śrī Śrīla Shyām Dās Bābā Mahārāj (The following letter was published by Śrī Śrīla Shyām Dās Bābā Mahārāj for the first time Feb 10, 2021) Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda Jagat-guru told that: “One cannot even start...
Doer ship conception can never give us success in our Hari-Bhajan
Also his exclusive humble mood to think himself nothing was really spectacular, as if he used to think himself guilty in front of Sri Vigraha, so while paying dandavat we have never seen him looking at Sri Vigraha like us, because our darshan is dirty material darshan, we always want to get enjoyment even by looking at Sri Vigraha or Guru- Vaishnava. This is the tragedy with us
The Necessity of Guiless Humility
An external exhibition of humility is not the quality of lowliness that makes one humbler than the blade of grass. A mere show of humility is nothing but insincerity, or hypocrisy. Calling out in a manner that our subordinate will respond to does not reach Godhead. Because He is the Supreme Independent, Perfect, Self-conscious Entity, He is subject to none.
Vaiṣṇavera Vyavahāra Duḥkha (The Worldly Difficulties of a Vaiṣṇava)
There are many human beings in the world and they are divided into two groups, Vaiṣṇavas and non-Vaiṣṇavas. Those who are bereft of bhakti, be they a scholar, a rich man, a strong man, a brāhmaṇa, a king or his subject – they are all non-Vaiṣṇavas. One who has bhakti, whether he is a householder or a sannyāsī, whether he is rich or poor, whether he is a scholar or a fool, whether he is weak or strong, he is a Vaiṣṇava.
Proper adjustment does not mean that an elevated sadhu can come down to our low level, rather we will have to elevate ourselves up to that level—which is called actual Sadhu sanga
Once Srila Prabhupada was speaking Harikatha at the bank of Radha Kunda –Sri Kunja Bihari Math in front of some educated professors and teachers. Those Professors after hearing the excellent Harikatha from Srila Prabhupada started requesting him to represent the...
In the way of shuddha bhakti dhara Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada never approved any reconciliation mood
My Gurudeva used to say you have to scrutinize the whole Lila of Srila Prabhupada very carefully. From each different angle we will have to realize all aprakrita lilas of Srila Prabhupada. And by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada we can realize everything, provided our...
Don’t be in confusion to recognize pure Guru- Vaishnava
If we are in confusion to recognize pure Guru-Vaishnava then this is a great offense, so we should remember this point very carefully. Sometimes we can find some extraordinary Qualities in some ordinary man, that is called pratibha. But pratibha is surely not bhakti....
The place where aprakrita Harikatha-Kirtan is going on there can not be any problem (danger)
Once Srila Prabhupada was invited to speak Harikatha in the house of some important devotee at some place. Also one big Yagja was going on there. Srila Prabhupada was speaking Harikatha there at a separate place. It happened so that the grandson of the host suddenly...
Glorification of Srila Narahari Seva Vigraha Prabhu
Nowadays we can see there is a tendency among devotees not to engage in insignificant service. Service in the temple like washing utensils, cleaning drains, sweeping the floor these are in general sense considered insignificant service.