Everywhere is Vṛndāvana. Wherever there is Kṛṣṇas temple, Kṛṣṇas saṅkīrtana, that is Vṛndāvana. Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that My mind is always Vṛndāvana. Because Hes always thinking of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is there—Hes Kṛṣṇa Himself—just to teach us. So similarly, anywhere you live, if you are actually follower of the instruction of Kṛṣṇa, as Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru [Bg. 18.65], then that is Vṛndāvana. Wherever you live. Do not think that Because in Melbourne we have got a temple, the Melbourne Deities are here, so that is not Vṛndāvana. That is also Vṛndāvana. If you worship the Deity very rigidly, follow the rules and regulations, so wherever you do, that is Vṛndāvana. -Srila Prabhupada- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.2 — Vṛndāvana, March 17, 1974 Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Gurudeva ... All glories to Srila Prabhupada ... Chant these names with love and you will feel the ecstasy: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare ... Hare Krishna ... Jay Jagannath ...
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