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Our ultimate goal is to attain Shri Krishna. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to understand both the medicine and the precautions needed to protect its effect. The Medicine: The ultimate goal can be achieved solely through devotion (Bhakti). There are three types of devotion: 1. Saṅga-siddhā bhakti
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There is the body, and there is the life-force (prāṇa, the soul). The body, senses, mind, and intellect are collectively called the body. The word “I” refers to the soul, while the body is its servant. Therefore, the body must always serve the soul. The subtle body, which accompanies
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General explanation - * Meeting God directly is not initially possible. During God's descension, we can develop love for Him whether or not we know Him to be God. Therefore, the only option is to develop devotional love either toward a physical idol or toward the form of God you
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Explanation of Some Technical Terms from the Scriptures - Three types of bodies: 1. Gross body (Sthūl sharīr) 2. Subtle body (Sūkṣma sharīr) 3. Causal body (Kāraṇ sharīr) Sthūl sharīr - Gross Body - The sthūl sharīr is the physical body - the body that may be strong, bulky, fat, tall, or broad. It
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Pad Explanation - Mati baandhe mohin maiyya, maiyya maiyya maiyya (Yugal Ras, Pad No. 36) One day, the gopis came in groups, one after another, and began complaining about Kanhaiya from morning till evening, saying: "Maiyya, your Kanhaiya is like this, he is like that. He did this and that.
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kou bhala gana bhī le, jaga bhū raja kana. pai gaṇapati tava guna nahiṃ saka gana. Gaiye Ganapati jagavandan- Bhaktiras Sindhu, page 66, sankirtan no. 92 (One may accomplish the impossible task of counting every grain of dust on this earth, but, O Ganapati, no one can count Your virtues.
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bhakta-pada-dhūli āra bhakta-pada-jala। bhakta-bhukta-avaśiṣṭa, tina mahā-bala। Yei tin sevā haite Kṛṣṇe premā haya। The dust of a devotee's feet, the water that has washed a devotee's feet, and the remnants of the food eaten by a devotee - by continually
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tana kā bharosā nahiṃ goviṃda rādhe । yāte kṣaṇa kṣaṇa mana hari meṃ lagā de ॥ Generally, 99% of people in the world do not even know who they are, why they have received this human body, or how to free themselves from the bondage of maya. And those who do possess
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The scriptures and Vedas contain two seemingly contradictory statements. 1. On one hand, it is written - 'Guru binu hoi kī jñāna.' Can one attain knowledge without a Guru? Even the knowledge of a single letter cannot be acquired without a Guru. One cannot even come to know one&
What is Braj Ras? The word ras literally means "taste" or "essence." In this context, it refers to the kind of pleasure or enjoyment one experiences. There are many levels of ras, beginning with the pleasures of the material world and progressing toward ever-higher forms
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In the Vedas, Puranas, Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Ramayana - everywhere - God has said thousands of times to use the word 'eva', meaning 'hī' or ' only '. In other words, God says, "Attach your mind 'only' to Me." But the mind is
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Is the Benefit in Visiting Places or in Satsang? Some people, whenever they come to satsang, have a strong urge to visit different places such as Barsana, Gokul, and so on. They asked Shri Maharaj Ji for permission, saying that they wanted to go. You have wandered through 8.4