The Emporium of Everything
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- Thursday, 28 October 2010
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
We will be making a sad mistake if we think that the Lord, in the long run, may have nothing to confer upon us, and that by giving up what we have acquired we will only meet with difficulty. We forget that He is the Absolute. He is the emporium of everything....
The Attitude of a Servant: Being the Seen, not the Seer
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- Friday, 22 October 2010
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by Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja
Unless a Vaiṣṇava bestows his mercy upon us and reveals his svarūpa, there is no possibility of us knowing and understanding him. When the Vaiṣṇava mercifully reveals his svarūpa, the jīva remembers his previous mundane, sensual, worldly perception of that Vaiṣṇava and he naturally feels a deep anguish in his heart....
The Disposition of a Śuddha-bhakta
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- Tuesday, 28 September 2010
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
It is essential that we exclusively serve that God-loving guru (bhagavat-bhakta guru) who is engaged in the service of Bhagavān twenty-four hours a day. And along with our service to śrī guru, it is necessary and beneficial for us to serve those Vaiṣṇavas who have guru-niṣṭhā – that is, unshakable faith in śrī guru and determined steadfastness in serving him. But it will be of no use to serve numerous others on the assumption that they, too, are lovers of God....
Conceiving of Caste Distinctions in Vaiṣṇavas – Vaiṣṇave Jāti-buddhi
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- Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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by Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
One who, by some good fortune, develops faith or confidence in exclusive devotional service to Śrī Bhagavān is indeed an absolute spiritualist. Neither his caste nor the duties and codes of conduct prescribed for him according to his varṇa play any role in his spiritual practices. Anyone who, absorbed in hypocrisy and faultfinding, busies himself declaring that a genuine spiritualist took birth in a low class family is extremely sinful....
Submit to Me – The Source of All Existence
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- Sunday, 29 August 2010
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
The Lord says, “If you take the initiative to concoct your own path, then you are liable to receive instructions from sources that will prove to be ineffective in the long run, for I am immanent in the universe and there is no possibility of avoiding Me. I am the source of all existence, I am full of knowledge, and I am endowed with the infinity of bliss.”...
Sevā
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- Saturday, 31 July 2010
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
If one has no desire at all to serve śrī guru and Śrī Kṛṣṇa, then where is the question of that desire increasing any further? If our consciousness (citta-vṛtti) remains absorbed in the lotus feet of śrī guru, then no matter where we live, our impulse to serve will swell. Otherwise, the inclination to gratify our senses and the urge to enter into mundane life will be all that swells in us....
Sad-guna and Bhakti – Good Qualities and Devotion
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- Sunday, 11 July 2010
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by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Learned sages have described the meaning of auspiciousness as love for the entire creation, caring affection for all living entities, saintly character, happiness, and other such qualities. The person in whom bhakti has arisen gives affection to the whole world and becomes the object of attachment for everyone in the world. He effortlessly becomes the recipient of all saintly qualities and attains all types of pure happiness and auspiciousness....
We are not the Substance – We are Potency
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- Thursday, 01 July 2010
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
That enjoying mood is but bait and a trap and will not lead us to the Absolute. Determining the true self will lead us there. We should first realize this: we are in need of receiving the divine boon, our own boon, of the self. As we are now in the human frame, we have the opportunity to know the fact of transcendence....
The Moment We Forget Sri Guru is the Moment We Forget Our True Self
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- Wednesday, 02 June 2010
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
Therefore, I say, those who wish to attain the lotus feet of Bhagavān, who want true peace and who want deliverance from material existence, will make serving śrī guru their life and soul, they will ceaselessly engage in that service and they will endeavour to please him even at the cost of their own life....
The Enlightening Potency of Words
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- Monday, 03 May 2010
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
It is the enlightening potency of words which alone is able to destroy all those obstacles. Therefore, only when the deluding potency of words born of the ephemeral nature is resolved into the enlightening function do words prevent the individual soul from becoming severed from non-dual knowledge (advaya-jñāna), that is, from the Supreme True Entity....
The Glories of Sri Purusottama Month
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- Wednesday, 14 April 2010
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by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Since life in this world is temporary, it is not proper to spend any part of one’s life meaninglessly. It is imperative for the jiva to remain continuously engaged in hari-bhajana at every moment....
Is Bhagavān Subordinate to His Bhakta?
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- Saturday, 03 April 2010
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
In reality, it is impossible to serve effectively unless one is directly cognizant of the emotions deep within the heart of the person being served. Sometimes, the topmost servants may wait for the orders of their master, but other times, aware of the inner feelings of their worshipful lord, they may serve him without being ordered....
Rays of The Harmonist
- Year 6
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- Those Who Should Not Live in the Maṭha
- Phenomenal Dissociation
- Namah
- Immaculate Rasa and the Absolute Name
- The True Meaning of Being Humbler than a Blade of Grass
- Drawn to the Absolute
- Līlā is Beyond the Material Mind and Senses
- On Our Way Home
- Who is The Topmost Object of Service?
- The Fountainhead of All Things Can Set You Free
- Who is Srila Rupa Gosvami?
- Are Tests Really Just a Form of Compassion?
- Arjuna versus Ekalavya
- The Glories of Śrīla Gurudeva’s Disappearance Pastime
- Begging for Forgiveness
- Parthiva niti and Hari-seva - Mundane Morality and Service to the Supreme Lord
- My Master and His Teachings
- Karunaya-avatirnah kalau Part 2 - The Most Compassionate Avatara
- Who Can Be a Real Guru?
- The Panacea
- Uttama-Bhakti
- Matsarya – ‘Envy’
- Sri Radhastami, The Day of Her Advent
- Year 4
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Monthly Editions
- Everyone Should Be Selfish About Their Eternal Welfare
- When the Transcendental Sound Makes His Appearance
- Our Highest Duty
- The Soul is Called to Chant the Name
- Accepting Disciples – Becoming a Disciple
- Upamanyu – The Ideal Guru-sevaka
- Do Not Be Deprived of Sri Guru's Mercy
- Associate Your Mind With The Divine
- False Ego Versus True Ego - (Baḍa Āmi versus Bhālo Āmi)
- Serve Cooperatively Under the Guidance of Sri Guru
- Transcendence Is At Sri Guru's Lotus Feet
- Calling God's Name
- The Highest Process of Love is Hidden within Bhagavad-gītā
- Continuously Hear About Rasa-lila
- Offerrings from the 2011 Disappearance Day edition of Rays of The Harmonist
- Guru, Grace and Endeavour
- Renunciation Is a Matter of Heart
- Bhagavānera Kathā Part 3 -- The Message of Godhead
- Prajāpati Brahmā, Indra and Virocana
- Sri Gauranga Samaja - The Society of Sri Gauranga
- Prīti - Love
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Monthly Editions
- Taking Care of God
- Do Not Take God's Name in Vain
- Śrī Guru Is Present In All Things
- The Emporium of Everything
- The Disposition of a Śuddha-bhakta
- Submit to Me – The Source of All Existence
- Sevā
- We are not the Substance – We are Potency
- The Moment We Forget Sri Guru is the Moment We Forget Our True Self
- The Enlightening Potency of Words
- Is Bhagavān Subordinate to His Bhakta?
- The Science of the Attractive Reality
- What is Real Independence?
- One Must Correctly Identify a Vaisnava
- Forever Indebted
- The Speciality of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s Dance at Ratha-yatra
- Sri Hari, Guru and Vaisnavas Certainly Accept Our Offerings
- "O Sādhaka, Come To Know This In Your Life"
- Offerings Unto the Lotus Feet of a Vaiṣṇava
- The Compassionate Avatāra of Kali-yuga
- Self-Assessment On the Disappearance Day of Srila Gurupadapadma
- The Attitude of a Servant: Being the Seen, not the Seer
- Conceiving of Caste Distinctions in Vaiṣṇavas – Vaiṣṇave Jāti-buddhi
- Sad-guna and Bhakti – Good Qualities and Devotion
- The Glories of Sri Purusottama Month
- Amar-bhajan – ‘My Devotional Practice’
- Year 2
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Monthly Editions
- Who is a Vaiṣṇava?
- The One Absolute - Part II
- Ārohavāda – The Ascending Process
- The One Absolute
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa Does not Deny Anyone
- How will we Attain Kṛṣṇa-prema?
- Why are we not realizing Bhagavān?
- What Śrī Caitanya Meant by Theism
- Unalloyed Theism
- Sannyasa-garb Won't Make It Easier
- The Nature of True Devotees
- By what means can we gain the courage for self-surrender?
- Śrī Vyāsa-pūjā
- Only Divine Blessings Can Bring Us to the Highest Plane
- The well-wisher of the Fallen
- Vaisnava-ninda
- Selected Nectarean Advice
- Śrī Hari, Guru, and Vaiṣṇavas are Moved by Our Emotions
- Javala and Satyakama
- The Means of Attaining Welfare When Sādhu-saṅga is Far Away
- Is Human Misery a Pastime of God?
- Śrī Bhagavān is not for the Weak-hearted
- Eulogy to Śrī Gaṅgā-devī
- Year 1
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Monthly Editions
- Our only duty is to serve Krsna
- What Sriman Mahaprabhu gave is the highest benefaction
- Sri Nama Seva in Sri Dhama
- By what means can one receive the complete mercy of Krsna?
- Who is the True Guru?
- Should One Accept Disciples?
- Utilize Every Moment to Attain True Well-being
- What is the Most Severe Nama-aparadha?
- The Highest Vaisnava Sees Himself as the Lowest of All
- Who Is a Real Disciple?
- Chant the transcendental Word to others or He will be eclipsed
- Sri Nama-sankirtan
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