Archive for the ‘Sanga’ Category
When I asked Srila Sridhara Maharaja for some seva, he said to me, ‘Swami Maharaja (Srila Prabhupada) has given you everything; go and start a preaching mission on his behalf and I will be in the background to help you.’
Read MoreWhile monists cherish eternal “being,” Vaishnavas cherish eternal loving. In short, monists love to exist, whereas Vaishnavas exist to love.
Read MoreDespite the objective superiority of gopi-bhava, the venerable Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami makes it clear the best rasa is the one that is subjectively best for each devotee.
Read MoreSeeing Krishna within the heart requires eyes anointed with divine love (prema), for wherever there is prema, God is present. The two are one and different at the same time.
Read MoreSrila Prabhupada said on a number of occasions that he identified with sakhya rasa. He also wrote a poem to Krishna in his intimate moments expressing the desire for sakhya rasa. We find no equivalent stated aspiration on his part for any other rasa.
Read MoreThe Goswamis are revealing the feeling of the text as they understand its implications even better than its author Vyasa did–vyaso vetti na vetti va.
Read MoreIn Kali-yuga the unrighteous are delivered by the holy name of Krishna whereby they are cleansed of their sinful nature and ultimately liberated in Krishna prema—pure love of God.
Read MoreThe appearance of Krishna in any form is tied to the love that his devotees have for him. Indeed, love of Krishna and Krishna are one. You cannot have one without the other.
Read MoreIt is imperative, if we are to take full advantage of the essential message of these texts, that we study them under the realized guidance of someone living in our times.
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History has shown that significant change comes more readily from committed individuals, not organizations or governments, and certainly not committees.
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