krsna 3 Report post Posted July 13, 2004 "The Vaisnavas are internal forms of the blissful mellows of Sri Caitanya's samkirtan movement. Because they distribute the gifts of love of God, their consciousness is always purified. They are all great souls. Indeed, Lord Krsna empowers them as equal with Himself and they rescue the people from the cycle of birth and death." [sri Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Susloka-Satakam, verse 39] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tarun 6 Report post Posted July 14, 2004 Uttama-adhikari sees everyone serving ViSNu... except him/herself. We can imagine this theoretically, but living up to it? We'll fail our very first test... and then some. tRnAdapi sunicena taror iva sahiSNuna amanina manadena kIrtaniyaH sadA hariH Then again, ZrIla ZrIdhardev (1895-1988) clarified: such humility is to b practiced amongst adherents, not elsewhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tarun 6 Report post Posted July 20, 2004 Who Are You Lyrics by The Who Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? I woke up in a Soho doorway A policeman knew my name He said "You can go sleep at home tonight If you can get up and walk away" I staggered back to the underground And the breeze blew back my hair I remember throwin' punches around And preachin' from my chair [chorus:] Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) Tell me, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) 'Cause I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) I took the tube back out of town Back to the Rollin' Pin I felt a little like a dying clown With a streak of Rin Tin Tin I stretched back and I hiccupped And looked back on my busy day Eleven hours in the Tin Pan God, there's got to be another way Who are you? Ooh wa ooh wa ooh wa ooh wa ... Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? [chorus] I know there's a place you walked Where love falls from the trees My heart is like a broken cup I only feel right on my knees I spit out like a sewer hole Yet still recieve your kiss How can I measure up to anyone now After such a love as this? [chorus] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsna 3 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 na karma-bandhanam janma vaishnavanam ca vidyate vishnur anucaratvam hi moksham ahur manishinah A Vaishnava does not take birth under the jurisdiction of the laws of karma. His birth and disappearance are transcendental. The wise have declared that the servants of Vishnu are eternally engaged in the liberated service of the Lord and hence are free from the laws of material nature. (Hari-Bhakti-Vilaasa, 10.113, quoted from Padma Puraan) ata eva vaishnavera janma mrityu nai sange aisen, sange yayen tathai dharma, karma, janma vaishnavera kabhu nahe padma-puranete iha vyakta kari' kahe The Vaishnavas do not undergo birth and death like ordinary people do. They appear and disappear within this world of their own accord. In this way, sometimes we get their association and sometimes their association is withdrawn. The devotees are not subject to any worldly considerations of duty and karma. (C.B. Antya 8.173-174) acinoti yah shastrartham acare sthapayaty api svayam acarate yasmad Acharyas tena kirttitah “Know the Acharya to be as good as Myself. Never disrespect him. Never envy him or consider him an ordinary man for He is the sum total of all the demigods.” (Vayu Purana) “The life history of many such devotees is almost the same because there is always symmetry between the early lives of all great devotees of the Lord.” (SB. 2.3.15, purport) “Birth in a family of yogis or transcendentalists those with great wisdom is praised herein because the child born in such a family receives a spiritual impetus from the very beginning of his life. It is especially the case in the Acharya or goswami families. Such families are very learned and devoted by tradition and training, and thus they become spiritual masters. ….By the grace of the Lord, there are still families that foster transcendentalists generation after generation… Fortunately, both our spiritual master, Om Vishnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati goswami Maharaja, and our humble self had the opportunity to take birth in such families, by the grace of the Lord, and both of us were trained in the devotional service of the Lord from the very beginning of our lives.” (BG. 6.42) gumatmanas te 'pi gunan vimatum, hitavatirinasya ka ishire 'sya kalena yair va vimitah su-kalpair, bhu-pamshavah khe mihika dyu-bhasah ‘‘In time, learned philosophers or scientists might be able to count all the atoms of the earth, the particles of snow, or perhaps even the shining molecules radiating from the sun, the stars and other luminaries. But among these learned men, who could possibly count the unlimited transcendental qualities possessed by You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who have descended onto the surface of the earth for the benefit of all living entities?'' (S.B. 10.14.7) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
