Because knowingly or unknowingly they all are running in search of Supreme happiness. But they have no idea about how to get it or where to get it. Due to strong Maya they are going to misidentify themselves as material body (together with material mind). So naturally...
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Stick firmly to your cherished goals
Gaudiya Gosthi Pati Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja told that—“ Material people will always go on speaking all material topics in front of you, you cannot stop them, but try to remain indifference to such bazaar gossips, stick firmly to your...
For the unique purpose of Krsna seva both love and rapture is appreciable
“If love and rapture going to happen between two Vaishnavas for the same unique purpose of Krsna seva then we must give absolute honor to both of them, but cannot take one side” Sometimes we can see in shastra that there is big fighting between Srimati Radharani’s...
We are going to give honor to Srila Prabhupada only externally, not from heart
Even our external exhibition of honour which we want to confer (give) to Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada have some internal motive of getting personal prathista, because otherwise nobody can accept me as authentic personality. To follow Srila Prabhupada...
For all general fallen souls nothing is more auspicious than Dham Parikrama
It was the standing instruction of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur on Srila Prabhupada to arrange Dhama Parikrama for bonded souls, because bonded souls can get bhakti unmukhi sukriti through Dhama parikrama, specially Dhama is Baladeva-tattva who is more and more merciful...
A flattering personality can never become a preaching personality
“Popularity and perfect preaching can never go together. If I am interested to enjoy popularity then surely I cannot speak about that absolute truth absolute way for the actual benefit of the common people. Until and unless I am hundred percent inclined unto the Lotus...
One who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master
Just like it is impossible for us to count the unlimited sand particles on the beach, there are unlimited jivas wandering according to their fruitive activities (karma) up and down in this Universe in different situations. Among them some are lucky to get the mercy of...
Any amount of shortage of faith in Guru-Vaishnav- Bhagavan or His Dham, Nama, beauty, glory or paraphernalia etc. can invite Mayavad or Impersonalism to contaminate our heart knowingly or unknowingly
Mayavad-vicar (Impersonalism) can come in countless different forms which is impossible for common devotees to understand. Maybe sometime this can come in form of morality or honesty or truthfulness, or dutifulness etc. But we should remember one vital point that...
Just like a false sadhu who is always busy passing lecture only, a parrot can speak without any realization
One parrot was there with a man in a house which was just adjacent to a sub forest. That pet-parrot used to stay freely without any bondage by his master. The master trained the parrot to speak a line always, because some hunters usually used to travel around that...
Why Laksmi devi going to ride owl ?
Why does Laksmi devi ride an owl? The answer is going to make a laughing-stock of the conditioned soul bound by lobha (greed). Though it is humorous as well as tragic, the following should nonetheless be accepted as perfect siddhanta. On whom does Laksmi devi ride and...
Our tongue is a great Sadhu!
The nature of our tongue is very nice, never having hostile mood ( attacking mood), just like a sadhu living amidst all enemies. The tongue is very humble living inside the trap of 32 teeth. But never fear about them because a sadhu never afraid of any enemity. May be...
What does real diksa (initiation) mean?
A person should not consider him diksita (initiate) as long as divya jana (transcendental knowledge) has not truly manifested in his heart. Some are maybe 50 % inclined, some 70%, some 90%, some even 99% but still one percent is missing, that is the arrangement of...
Gaudiyas don’t pray for a peaceful life
Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada told that-- "If somebody says I like to live a very peaceful life so that nobody is disturbing me, then this is also one kind of kama-- passive kama. You cannot see it but it is some kind of self-satisfaction. This...
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“The easiest way to go to that eternal world- is Sat-sanga , and also the easiest way to go to hell is- Sat-sanga. If we can get the scope of actual Sat-sanga, then really it can give us bumper success to go to the eternal world, and at the same time in the name of...