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Bhakti Yoga-Devotional Service to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna

Bhakti Yoga-Devotional Service to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna
Gopis performing Devotional Service to the Lordships Sri Sri Radha Krishna

Whenever mrdanga and karatals are combined, a mohini shakti is produced

The mrdanga is a traditional Indian percussion instrument used to accompany bhajans and kirtans.
It is said that whenever mrdanga and karatals are combined, a mohini shakti (potency of enchantment) is produced that creates an auspicious atmosphere. The following story describes the appearance of the mrdanga in the pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu:

“Before coming to this world as the Golden Avatara, Lord Krishna said to his flute, “My dear flute, I am descending again to the material world but not in this form. You should stay here with Radharani to pacify Her. I promised Radha that I would not take you with me”. On hearing this, the flute began to cry and said, “My dear Lord Krishna, how can You leave me here alone. I have always been by Your side, but now You are neglecting me. What have I done to deserve this?”
Krishna replied compassionately that he would bring him along but in a different form. The flute did not mind changing his form, as long as he could remain engaged in Krishna’s personal service, in this way the flute transformed into a mrdanga, and descended to this world with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
The mrdanga is not an ordinary musical instrument. Being the incarnation of Krishna’s flute it is very dear to Lord Krishna.” (Mahanidhi Swami, Appreciating Navadvipa Dhama)
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H.H.Radhanath Swami in Fox News


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"I empower you with the ability to write", Lord Chaitanya

H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami:

www.sdgonline.org.
Freewrite
Lord Caitanya gives Sanatana Goswami a synopsis of how to write the Hari-bhakti-vilasa. Sanatana said he had no power to write such a book on Vaisnava behavior. Lord Caitanya then embraced him and said, "Whatever I have taught you, you will be able to manifest it. I empower you with the ability to write." I wish I could be empowered like that. Lord Vishnu touched Dhruva Maharaja with His conchshell and Dhruva was suddenly enlightened and eloquent to speak to speak all the Vedic conclusions. That is a special force of mercy given to those who perform austerities under the order of the spiritual master. He simply chooses to bless them, and they become aware. So be aware that the mudhas will never be able to hear the truth, even after you have been touched by Vishnu. But those who are honest will hear and become enlivened. Prabhupada wrote a poem expressing his hesitancy when he arrived in Boston harbor in September of 1965. He spoke to Krishna and questioned: "How will I be able to reach these people? Their ways are demoniac, and they are entangled in the modes of passion and ignorance (he had taken a walk into Boston with the captain and saw the city). I don't speak their language expertly. But You must have sent me here for some purpose. I am just Your puppet, so if you want me to dance, please make me dance." Then he took heart that the message of the Bhagavatam would pierce their coverings.


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BG SMS updates of the week!

Lust sits in
Senses
Mind
Intelligence
just like enemies conquer by positioning themselves@strategic points
in d battlefield.Lust pervades d entire body,senses r d
outlets4lust.Mind is d centre of all senses&is also called sixth
sense.Mind has2functions
1.Accepting
2.Rejecting
What2accept&reject is dictated by intelligence.Corrupted Intelligence
drags down one2d level of dog.StrongerIntelligence ctrls mind.A ctrld
mind is d best friend of conditioned soul while unctrld mind is d
worst enemy within d self.With mind v created our present body.Just as
air carries smell,mind carries soul from1body2another :(


Ignorance is no xcuse.LawsOfNature r so strict that no 1 can escape d
reactions of their actions.A BurningFire is impartial2child/adult.Just
as a calf find his mother even in d midst of 1000s of cows,d reactions
of actions hit d doer without fail.Moment by moment,v r sowing seeds
by our thots,words,deeds.

As a fire is covered by smoke,mirror by dust,embryo by womb,d living
Entities r covered by different degrees of Lust.Lust covers d real
knowledge of d self&is d Eternal enemy of d living beings,bound in
this World.There4 in d very beginning curb this lust(symbol of sin)
which burns like fire-BG

Sun appears2rise&set in our deficient eyes.But,it is there always.Same
way d Lord appears&disappears in this world2rescue d fallen souls from
miserable condn&take back2SpiritualWorld.But Fools think,He is 1among
d conditioned souls,ctrld by nature,like us.He's never ctrld by
any.He's d SupremeController.

What is BhagavadGita?
1.WordOfGod
2.SongOfGod
3.ScienceOfGod,LivingEntities,Nature,Time,Karma&their relation.
4.Medicine4d deha-atmis(those that r considering body as d self)&
wandering across different planets in infinite no of universes birth
after birth
5.Has info abt material,spiritual world,liberation,heaven,hell,devas,asuras
6.Karma,Jnana,Bhakti yoga&d destination of Karmi,Jnani,DevoteeOf d
Lord explained.
7.Spoken by Lord Sri Krsna,5000 yrs ago.

1.Senses r higher than d Sense Objects
2.Mind is higher than senses
3.Intelligence is still higher than Mind
4.He(d Soul) is above all these.
Senses pull d mind,mind pulls d intelligence,when intelligence is
lost,d soul is dragged down2d level of dog&all Godly qualities r
lost-BG

--
Yours
Dinesh
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The 26 Qualities of a Devotee

The 26 Qualities of a Devotee

by Dinesh Mahesh Kumar on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 9:09am
  1. Kind to everyone
  2. Does not quarrel with anyone
  3. Fixed in the Absolute Truth (Krishna consciousness)
  4. Equal to everyone
  5. Faultless
  6. Charitable
  7. Mild
  8. Clean
  9. Simple
  10. Benevolent
  11. Peaceful
  12. Completely attached to Krishna
  13. Has no material hankerings
  14. Meek
  15. Steady
  16. Self controlled
  17. Does not eat more than required
  18. Sane
  19. Respectful
  20. Humble
  21. Grave
  22. Compassionate
  23. Friendly
  24. Poetic
  25. Expert
  26. Silent

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