anadi 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2002 Jaya Radhe! Jaya Krsna! Jaya Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga! Krsna bhakti janma mula haya sadhu sanga Krsna prema janme tenho punah mukhya anga CC Madhya 22.83 Sadhu sanga - ist the root cause of krsna-bhakti - waters the creeper of bhakti - bring the fruit of krsna-prema - remains the most essential anga of bhakti when krsna-prema was awakened. The sadhus are still here i.e. the boat to cross the ocean of material existence is still here. But not everybody has enough sukriti to take the association of the sadhu. EVERYBODY should be respected according his level. My humble obeissances to all the devotees that read this words. and I not qualified to present my obeisances to all the Vaisnavas that were and will be, where ever they might be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gauracandra 1 Report post Posted September 20, 2002 When is the next Narayan Maharaj tour? or Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sha 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2002 According to my sources (BVNM desciples), BVNM will be in South Florida around the end of February, 03. and arrangements for his visit are being planned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sha 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2002 <center>rahu gaNai tat tapasA na yAti na cejyayA nirvapaNAd gRhAd vA na cchaMdasA naiva jalAgni sUryair vinA mahatpAda rajobhiSekaM Jada Bharata declares to King Rahugana, <font color="blue">"O Rahugana, one does NOT attain this (state of Divine consciousness of Self-realization) through asceticism nor through Vedic rituals, nor again by dealing out food and other necessaries among the needy, nor by duly performing one's religious duties pertainig to household life, nor through a proper study of Vedic scriptures, nor through the worship of gods presiding over water, fire and sun, NOR by ANY OTHER MEANS,</font> <font color="red">EXCEPT by sprinkling one's body, mind and soul with <big>the dust of feet of exalted Godrealzed saints."</big></font> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 21, 2002 His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Are there any volunteers that could carry the murti and tapes of Srila Prabhupada on a tour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anadi 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2002 I had the wonderful oportunity to hear for two days (the 19-th and 20-th of Sept.2002) from the lotus mouth of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana in Viena (Austria). From there He went today the 21.09.02 to Odessa (Ukrain). For more information http://gaudiya.net/index.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anadi 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2002 Khona bhagye karo samsara KSHAYON-MUKHA haye Sadhu-sange tabe krsna rati upajaya CC Madhya 22.45 When the wandering in samsara begin to dimnish Jiva obtains sadhu-sanga By the causeless mercy of bhagavan By that sadhu-sanga jiva obtains rati rati means bhava (the sprout of prema) "sa bhakti SADHANA bhaktir BHAVA bhakti PREMA bhakti iti trividha sadahna bhakti punar VAIDHI RAGA-ANUGA bhedena dvividha" Here sa bhakti means pure bhakti Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura writes in Jaiva Dharma "When Krsna wills it the sadhaka's relationship with the material world tends toward its termination. This stage that avent liberation is khown as KSHAYON-MUKHA 1.svarupa sddhi - jiva is situated in his svarupa (spiritual body) - but because the material body remains - the relationship with the material world remains intact. 2. vastu-siddhi - when jiva give up the gross and subtle bodies - and attains the spiritual abode in his siddha-deha When one attains vastu-siddhi Raga-atmika vriti is awakened In his svarupa - spiritual body In his vastu - constitutional state Raga-atmika means The atma is permeated with raga (spontaneous attachement and love) Raga-atmika prakriti Is the nature of the eternal residents of Vraja To follow the way of raga (RAGA-ANUGA) Should be ardently sought by the jivas As long as jiva is not In the RAGA-ANUGA stage He remains SPONTANEOUSLY attached to mundane objects. Raga-anuga is the nature that impels one to follow the soul's spontaneous attraction toward the Lord. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anadi 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2002 Sri bhagavan uvaca Na rodhayati mam yogo na sankhyam dharma eva ca Na svadhyayas tapas tyago nesta purttam na daksina Vratani yahnas cchandamsi tirthani niyama yamah Yathavarundhe SAT SANGAH sarva sangapaho hi mam Srimad Bhagavatam (11.12.1-2) Sri Bhagavan said, I am not controlled by those who Perform yoga, Study sankhya philosophy Perform religious duties and pious activities Study the Vedas Perform penances and austerities, practice renunciation and accept sannyasa Perform sacrifice and welfare activities, give donations in charity Practice fasting and other vows, perform yajna Chant confidential mantras Go on pilgrimage and Follow all the rules and regulations for spiritual life. However one who accepts SAT SANGA which destroys all material attachments Can control Me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anadi 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2003 All angas of bhakti should be done in sadhu sanga e ghora samsare padiya manava na paya duhkhera shesa <font color="red"> sadhu sanga </font color> kori hari bhaja yadi tabe anta haya klesha Having fallen into samsara jiva finds no end to his destress. If he takes to the worship of Hari <font color="red"> by the association of sadhus </font color> his trouble comes to an end. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 14, 2003 sadhu-sastra-krpaya yadi krsnonmukha haya sei jiva nistare, maya tahare chadaya "If the conditioned soul becomes Krsna conscious (attached to Krsna and His beloveds) by the mercy of saintly persons sadhu who voluntarily preach scriptural injunctions and help him to become Krsna conscious, the conditioned soul is liberated from the clutches of maya, who gives him up." (C.c. Madhya 20.120) In this world there is immense facility to hear mundane talks, but there is great scarcity of hari-katha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 14, 2003 As stated by Narottama dдsa Цhдkura, sadhu-здstra-guru: one has to test all spiritual matters according to the instructions of saintly persons, scriptures and the spiritual master. The spiritual master is one who follows the instructions of his predecessors, namely the sadhus, or saintly persons. A bona fide spiritual master does not mention anything not mentioned in the authorized scriptures. Ordinary people have to follow the instructions of sдdhu, здstra and guru. Those statements made in the здstras and those made by the bona fide sдdhu or guru cannot differ from one another. Neither a sдdhu (saintly person or Vaiслava) nor a bona fide spiritual master says anything that is beyond the scope of the sanction of the revealed scriptures. Thus the statements of the revealed scriptures correspond to those of the bona fide spiritual master and saintly persons. -------------------------- One should accept a thing as genuine by studying the words of saintly people, the spiritual master and sastra. The actual center is sastra, the revealed scripture. If a spiritual master does not speak according to revealed scripture, he is not to be accepted. Similarly, if a saintly person does not speak according to the здstra, he is not a saintly person. Sastra is the center for all. ---------------------------- This is guru. Guru means hell always enlighten the disciple with the light of sastra. Not that he will say, "There is no need of sastra. I am incarnation. I, whatever speak, you take it." No. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 15, 2003 'sastra-guru-atma'-rupe apanare janana 'krsna mora prabhu, trata'---jivera haya jnana "The forgetful conditioned soul is educated by Krsna through the Vedic literatures, the realized spiritual master and the Supersoul. Through these, he can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is, and he can understand that Lord Krsna is his eternal master and deliverer from the clutches of maya. In this way, one can acquire real knowledge of his conditioned life and can come to understand how to attain liberation." (C.c. Madhya 20.123) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
