KKSblog.com - Hope Against Hope

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Hope Against Hope
Freedom In Unlimited Happiness
A Class in Cologne

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 04:59 PM PDT

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2004)

Rupa Goswami's prayer:

"I have no love for Krishna! Nor the causes for developing love for Krishna. Mainly hearing and chanting in the process of bhakti yoga, in which one is always thinking of Krishna, and fixing His Lotus Feet in the heart is also lacking in me. As far as philosophical knowledge or pious words are concerned, I don't see any opportunity for me to execute such activities. Above all, I'm not even born of a nice family. Therefore I must simply pray to you – Gopijana-vallabha.

Krishna the maintainer and the beloved of the gopis. I simply wish and hope that someway or other I maybe able to approach Your Lotus Feet, and this hope is giving me pain, because I think myself quite incompetent to approach that transcendental goal of life!" (N.O.D.ch18)

"The purport is that under this heading of 'asa-bandha', one should continue to hope against hope that some way or other he will be able to approach the Lotus Feet of the Supreme Lord." (N.O.D.ch18)

Hope against hope – so this 'asa-bandha' is very important, and we live on this 'asa-bandha'……and our whole movement is based on this 'asa-bandha'. We are not very good in this 'asa-bandha' (in the one sense) because we are not very good in the sādhana-bhakti. We don't do a very good job!

Freedom In Unlimited Happiness

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 01:01 PM PDT

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010)

Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains that the 'jiva' is empowered by the 'cit' and 'ananda' – the potency of the Lord. It is logical that the spirit soul which is in the spiritual world is in the condition of 'sat cit' and 'ananda' – meaning that it is full of eternity, bliss and knowledge.

In this material world the eternal aspect is not attained, as we are in a temporary situation of the body. But the other two full of bliss, and full of knowledge can be attained within this material body, so that one becomes empowered with the knowledge and bliss potency. First to a limited degree and then it is increasing and then there is no limit to that. It is there that we find our freedom in the unlimited knowledge and unlimited happiness in devotional service.

In that way, as our knowledge for Krishna is increasing, in the same way our desire to serve Krishna will increase, because everything that we find out about Krishna is wonderful and is touching to the heart, since Krishna is bringing out different moods of the devotees!

A Class in Cologne

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 12:00 PM PDT

This is a wonderful class held by H.H.Kadamba Kanana Maharaja, in which he speaks about finding the right balance in Krsna consciousness. The class is in both, German and English and it is held in the temple in Cologne one day after the great Cologne Ratha Yatra. It's a test-run – the class is not edited – but still: Enjoy the nectar!

S.B. 1.5.14
Su, 07.08.2011
Cologne, Germany

If you cannot listen to the class, please click here for the download.

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[srilaprabhupadanectar] Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Trnad api sunicena

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Trnad api sunicena

Thursday, 16 October 1972 - Vrndavana, India

Although Srila Prabhupada was separated from his beleagured disciples in Australia by a vast distance, still his thoughts were on their many problems. Srila Prabhupada had been lecturing morning and evening on The Nectar of Devotion at the samadhi tomb of Rupa Gosvami located in the open courtyard of the Radha-Damodara temple. That morning, Srila Prabhupada, was speaking of Jagai and Madhai, two arch opponents of harinama sankirtana.

"So they will arrest you. You have got good experience. In London, they were arresting."

Srila Prabhupada turned to Gurudasa. "You were in London. How many times you were arrested?"

"Three."

"Three times. Our record is that our police were arresting 36 times. Now the police have become disgusted. They don't arrest. Yes. But this thing is going on in Australia, especially in Melbourne. Our men were being taken into police custody. I have received one letter. So they asked me what to do. 'The lawyers want $2,000 for defending.' So I advised then that 'why you should defend? Better go to jail and chant Hare Krsna there!' So that they are doing. They are not eating. The minister in charge of the gaol department, he was perturbed that 'these people are not eating', and they were allowed to do that, 'You can cook,' but they refused, because the same kitchen, they are cooking, I mean to say, flesh. So refused. So then after a few days, they were let loose. 'Alright. You go home.' Yes. So this is going on.

"So religious persecution is always there. Even the father, what to speak of others? Father, Hiranyakasipu, he chastised his son. So don't be afraid. Similar disturbance is to happen everywhere. Therefore, Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave us instructions that you should be tolerant. Trnad api sunicena taror api sahisnuna. Because there will be so much impediments. Amanina manadena kirtaniyah sada harih. We must chant; we must always do our business, despite all objection, obstacles. That is our business."

- From "The Great Transcendental Adventure" by HG Kurma Prabhu

Please Chant: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare And Be Happy

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Money Magic!

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Money Magic!
When there's money, people come around you and when not,you'll be all
alone. All relatives and Friends will not even think about you fearing
that you'll ask them money. And you'll be considered invalid. Same
applies to oldage. You would have worked all the life and sacrificed
most part of your life but people will only come to enjoy the wealth
you accumulated and again you are invalid.No one is interested in your
talks.Also there'll be a huge generation gap.
But above all there's one Person who's constantly listening to you in
your times of distress or joy.When He gives you special mercy,He'll
take away everything and make Him your only refuge-SB.
Thats what Krishna did for Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada also
told that he had a good chart as predicted by an astrologer that he
would've become a big business man with huge wealth.He didnt choose
that as his wealth but Krishna.

--
Yours
Dinesh

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Balaram’s Plow and Krishna’s Flute-Must Read!!!

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Balaram's Plow and Krishna's Flute

Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja

Gour Govinda Swami: Rules and regulations are needed at the beginning, that's sädhana-bhakti. Therefore we have two paths: sädhana-bhakti and rägänugä-bhakti. Therefore, Balaram's plow and Krishna's flute. Balaram has a plow in his hands and Krishna has a flute in his hands. Why? Balaram will cultivate. Sädhana-bhakti is cultivation. The cultivated field is the heart. After being properly cultivated by sädhana-bhakti, then comes karñaëa, you'll come to räga-bhakti. Then Krishna's flute will attract you, äkarñaëa. Karñaëa and äkarñaëa are the activities of Krishna-Balaram.

Devotee 1: Doesn't sädhana-bhakti mean that very little love is there?

Gour Govinda Swami: Love will generate! Love will be produced if properly cultivated. If guru sows the seed of the bhakti creeper but your land is barren, then it will never sprout. Gopinath Acharya said to his brother-in-law Sarvabhauma, üñarabhümite yena béjera ropaëa — "I am just sowing seed in a barren land. How it will sprout, germinate?" täìra kåpä yabe habe — If Mahaprabhu showers mercy, then it will happen. (Cc. madhya 6.105-106] After the field of the heart has been cultivated and all anarthas are gone, then you'll be attracted to Krishna. Then you will hear Krishna's flute and be attracted. Then you'll run in the dead of night like the gopés. Bilvamangala was so mad that he was running to the prostitute Chintamani in the dead of night in spite of torrential rain and all the land being inundated. Then Chintamani gave him a great blow, saying, "What is this? Why are you so attracted to my body? All nasty things are inside this body — urine, stool,blood, bile, mucus, hair, bones, and marrow — all nasty things. Is there anything nice in my body? Why are you are not attracted to the all-beautiful Krishna? Why are you are not running to him, and instead are running to me?" Then Bilvamangal turned his face towards Krishna. The plow had gone very deep and rooted out the weeds. That is the action of Balaram's

plow. That is the slap of guru. Guru karëa-dhära— guru catches your ear and slaps you, "Hey, rascal!

What are you doing?" Guru gives you a kick to help you understand. With one kick, everything will be finished. One kick is enough. My Guru Maharaja used to say that the blacksmith has a big hammer. With one stroke of that hammer,everything is finished. Nityananda's kick is Balaram's plow. It goes to the deepest regions of the heart. That kicking is his mercy.

Devotee 1: Should we pray for that kicking?

Gour Govinda Swami: Yes! Pray for that kicking from Nityananda Ram, Balaram. You should beg for his mercy, welcome it. Don't be afraid of it. ·

— From a lecture in Bhubaneswar, 1 March 1992

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KKSblog.com - Karmic Reactions

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Karmic Reactions

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:12 PM PDT

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010)

Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi

Animals on their own cannot take up spiritual service. They can take advantage of spiritual service created by human beings. They can take prasadam that is left over. Elephants can carry deities and in this way by human connection they can take up devotional service. But human beings can actually take the initiative to have the freedom to choose.

For animals, it is said that they are not responsible for their actions and can do what they like. Animals kill and do so many things, but for them no karma applies. But the animal is going through the karmic reactions of previous life, since they suffer from karma, but it is from previous life, as they don't create karma from any of their actions.