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Sister Mary: Could you listen to other peoples' music? Prabhupāda: Huh? No. If he's chanting the glories of God, we are very eager to hear him. That is our process. Or somebody's chanting, somebody's

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on July 14, 2024 at 13:27
 
 
Sister Mary: Could you listen to other peoples' music?
Prabhupāda: Huh? No. If he's chanting the glories of God, we are very eager to hear him. That is our process. Or somebody's chanting, somebody's hearing. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇu [SB 7.5.23]. Chanting and hearing about God, that is music.
Sister Mary: Well, a Beethoven symphony, for example, could you listen to that?
Prabhupāda: Which one?
Revatīnandana: Beethoven's symphony. That means classical Western music. They make some music.
Prabhupāda: But if it is glorification of God, we can hear. There is no objection.
Revatīnandana: But there may be no reference to God in it.
Prabhupāda: No, then we don't hear. We reject.
Sister Mary: Inspired by God, given by God.
Prabhupāda: Given by God is everything. That is another thing. Just like everything is government property, but do you like to go to the prison house?
We say, "Oh, everything belongs to government." We are not so liberal that "Because
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one can rise to the stage of the transcendental arts of music and dance displayed by the Lord

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on November 2, 2017 at 13:30

9468802455?profile=originalDavid Sherk Gadai Dasa;  Purport:   Also by His Divine Grace


In pursuance of the specific utterance vedhase, or “the compiler of the system of transcendental knowledge,” Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī has commented that the respectful obeisances are offered to Śrīla Vyāsadeva, who is the incarnation of Vāsudeva. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has agreed to this, but Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has made a further advance, namely that the nectar from the mouth of Lord Kṛṣṇa is transferred to His different consorts, and thus they learn the finer arts of music, dance, dressing, decorations and all such things which are relished by the Lord. Such music, dance and decorations enjoyed by the Lord are certainly not anything mundane, because the Lord is addressed in the very beginning as para, or transcendental.

This transcendental knowledge is unknown to the forgotten conditioned souls. Śrīla Vyāsadeva, who is the incarnation of the Lord, thus compiled the Vedic literatures to revive the lost memory of the

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pilgrim notes; ANANDA VARDHAN

Posted by Welcome on March 1, 2011 at 7:22
Ananda Vardhana dasa

pilgrim notes 24.01.11 - 12.02.11

Seems to me its not possible to practise tolerance unless you are practising humility ? What say you o wise ones ? Hare Krishna

Such a special world it will be
when every single creature
feels safe ,feels loved , feels at home. Hare Krishna

"You cannot ask the sun to appear immediately.When he is pleased he will appear in the morning.Similarly you have to please Krishna so that He will appear before you and talk with you and bless you. "Shrila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Each day its good to clear my heart of all the dust thats keeping us apart ,
so that I can see You as You really are ,
with no feeling other than the desire to siimply please You , my dear Lord.
In this way everyone else will also be pleased. Radhe Shyam

For many lifetimes my dear Srila Gurudeva , I have been uselessly serving my senses. On this your glorious Appearance Day I am reminded that you have come to instruct us in the ways of prema , Divine Love , teaching us that to

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