Surrendering Surrendering means, Surrendering the mind to Lord Krishna by thinking only about Him and by serving Him. The natural state of the mind is to think of Krishna. Becoming Non Envious A person with no material desires automatically become non-envious. Chanting the Holy Names Just by chanting the holy names of Lord Krishna, all inauspiciousness disappears. The Holy Books I want that every respecatable person has a full set of Bhagavatam and Caitanya Caritamrta in his home. One Who is More Dangerous Than A Snake A snake can be charmed by sound vibration mantraor herbs, but the man, most envious, is more dangerous than the snake. Pleasure of The Lord For the pleasure of the Lord, His devotees call Him by His Holy Name to render service unto Him, not to fulfill their own desires. Higher Principle We have to be very enthusiastic and eager to accomplish wonderful things for God, but it must always be with a focus on the higher principle. It must always be harmonized with the higher principle of pleasing Him Pure Devotees Pure devotees, who take transcendental pleasure in hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord, do not care for any kind of liberation; even if they are offered the five liberations, they refuse to accept them Chanting The holy name of the Lord should be chanted twenty-four hours daily. Srimad Bhagavatam 4.24.70, Srila Prabhupada Experiencing Joy Joy can only be experienced when we offer our love to Krishna. Showing Our Determination Practical action is the best way to show our determination. So while chanting, we should show our determination to be attentive. This attracts Krishnas attention. Successful Life If at the time of death one can remember Krishna, one’s life is successful. Srimad Bhagavatam 10.1.5-7, Srila Prabhupada The Mad Elephant Offence The elephant may take a very nice bath in the river, but as soon as it comes onto the bank, it throws dirt all over its body. What, then is the value of its bathing? Similarly, many spiritual practitioners chant the Hare Krishna Mahamantra and at the same time commit many forbidden things, thinking that […] Significance of Being Self Controlled Without being self-controlled, without being disciplined and without being fully obedient, no one can become successful in following the instructions of the spiritual master and without doing so, no one is able to go back to Godhead. The Lord of Your Heart By chanting of Hare Krishna, you have the Lord with you and He satisfies you. He pleases you. You are pleased with your Lord. He is also the Lord of your heart. Tolerance Tolerance means to fix our mind, to fix our words, and to fix our actions on a higher principle. Glories of Worshiping Krishna If one is worshiping Lord Hari [Krishna], what is the use of performing extraneous penances? On the other hand, if one is not worshiping Lord Hari, no such penances will save one. Understanding Krishna One should understand Krishna in truth and this one can do only by serving a pure devotee. — Srimad Bhagavatam, 07.09.24. Wasting Our Time We are simply engaged in temporary castle building which will be relics sooner or later. So are we not wasting our time? Ideal Vaishnava The highest is the Vaishnava. Ideal vaishnava means he is a parama-hamsa. That means he is not envious from anybody. He is always thinking how to take others back to Godhead. Serving The Lord The Lord can be served by any ingredient, even the most common commodity — a flower, a leaf, a fruit or a little water, which are available in any part of the universe and without cost and thus the Lord is served universally by the universal entities. Srimad Bhagavatam 2.9.36, Srila Prabhupada Preaching A good dancer does not blame the stage! A good cook does not blame the utensils! A good engineer does not blame the instruments, so a good preacher does not blame the field of his preaching. Symptom of A Pure Devotee This is the symptom of a pure devotee. One should serve the spiritual master first. It is not that one should bypass the spiritual master and desire to serve the Supreme Lord. This is not the principle for a Vaishnava. Hearing About The Lord Loving devotional service to the Lord begins with hearing about the Lord. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.7.7, Srila Prabhupada Death The unsuspecting fish, who knew nothing but a life in the river, went about its routine like any other day, but in an instant was ripped out of its reality to meet with death. Special Mercy To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance. Bhagavad Gita 10.11, Srila Prabhupada. Pleasing Lord Hari Although by taking bath in Radhakunda one becomes very dear to Lord Sri Hari, still, if he takes bath anywhere in the name of pleasing Lord Hari, he pleases him as well. Kirtan Chanting Hare Krishna With Mridangas and Kartals…. this is also Kirtan; when you Distribute books, that is also Kirtana. Gradually Chanting Offenselessly The chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is recommended even for persons who commit offenses, because if they continue chanting they will gradually chant offenselessly. Purport on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.24 Chanting The Mahamantra A Vaishnava bestows the priceless gift of the mahamantra, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. Simply by chainting this mantra one can remain in a liberated state. Krishna Consciousness, The Matchless gift, Chapter-7, Srila Prabhupada. Faith Faith means… unflinching trust in something sublime. Bhagavad Gita 2.41, Srila Prabhupada. Ideal of Life That is my ideal of life, to form a nice group of devotees to perform Sankirtana and to distribute our books in wider circles. Letter to Gurudasa – Los Angeles 5 February, 1969. False Ego False ego means mistaken identity.When we become servant of Krishna, we become free from false ego. Sense Control When a person whistles then the whistle is one toned whistle. It may be sweet but only one toned. But when it comes in the contact with a lip whole and finger holes of a flute then it generates wonderful Ragas.Similarly Krishna is like that sweet whistle. But the devotees are like the finger holes. […] Lord is Always The Supreme The Lord may assume the form of a baby or a shape other than that of a human being, but it doesn’t make the slightest difference; He is always the same Supreme. Srimad Bhagavatam 3.2.23, Srila Prabhupada. Following The Instructions of The Pure Devotees Pure devotees of Lord are associates of Lord. To associate means to surrender unto them and surrender means to follow their instructions. Advancement of A Second Class Devotee The second-class devotee, even though he cannot support his position with sastric reference, can gradually become a first-class devotee by studying the sastras and associating with a first-class devotee. However, if the second-class devotee does not advance himself by associating with a first-class devotee, he makes no progress. Lord – An Ocean of Mercy The Lord is always worthy to be the master of the surrendered soul, for He is the ocean of mercy. Srimad Bhagavatam 4.8.46, Srila Prabhupada Achieving Spiritual Success We Should know in perfect consciousness that human life is bestowed upon the conditioned soul to achieve spiritual success and the easiest possible procedure to attain this end is to chant the holy name of the Lord. – Srimad Bhagavatam, 02.01.12. Grace of The Lord Without the grace of the Lord, no one can become happy and prosperous. Srimad Bhagavatam 3.1.26, Srila Prabhupada Controlling The Mind Mind is seat of senses, to control mind is very important aspect. We need to understand our duty to train our mind. We need to discriminate and we need to chastise the mind sometimes, we need to distinguish what is bhakti and maya. Real Compassion Real compassion means to understand what the needs for body, mind and soul are. Reviving One’s Eternal Relation With The Lord Human Life is meant for reviving ones eternal relation with the Lord and all religious injunctions are meant for awakening this dormant instinct of the living entity. Tolerance A Vaisnava is personally tolerant for the benefit of others. When he does not show his prowess, this does not mean that he is lacking in strength ; rather, it indicates that he is tolerant for the welfare of the entire human society. Achieve All The Benefits of Spiritual Life To chant the holy name and dance in ecstasy is so easy and sublime that one can achieve all the benefits of spiritual life simply by following this process. Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.11, Srila Prabhupada. Serving The Lord The Lord can be served simply by adoring Him and accepting Him. Srimad Bhagavatam 2.9.36, Srila Prabhupada
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