The Liberated Soul

Although the Hare Krsna Maha-mantra gained great fame throughout India with the advent of our Yuga Avatara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, there are numerous references in the Upanishads and Puranas that predate the Lord's manifestation in Navadvipa.

In the Radha Hridya Khanda of the Brahmanda Purana, Romaharsana Suta offers the following prayer to Sri Veda Vyasa:

yat tvayA kIrtitaM nAtha hari-nAmeti sanjitam
mantraM brahma-padaM siddhi karaM-tad-vad-no-vibho

"O master, O mighty one! Please glorify the Hari-nama mantra situated in transcendence, the cause of all perfection!"

gRhaNAd yasya mantrasya dehI brahma-mayo bhave
sadhyaH pUtaH surApo ‘pi sarva-siddhi-yuto bhavet
tad-ahaM te ‘bhidhAsyAmi mahA-bhAgavato hamsi
hare kRSNa hare kRSNa kRSNa kRSNa hare hare
hare rAma hare rAma rAma rAma hare hare
iti SoDazakaM nAmnAM tri-kAla kalmaSApaham
nAtaH parataropAyaH sarva vedeSu vidhyate

"The embodied soul who accepts this mantra will become filled with transcendence, and by accepting it

       The Highest Vaisnava Sees Himself as the Lowest of All

            Originally published in The Gaudiya, Volume 24, Issue 7

Those who are fit possess an abundant power of devotion. They are strong.
I should not apply myself to finding out the shortcomings of the Vaishnavas, condemning service to Lord Visnu or seeking to establish my own point of view by neglecting the method that may enable me to serve the Lord and His devotees.
No language can describe the havoc that is wrought in human life by such arrogance.
I make this submission with all humility: “Kindly refrain from merely imitating the conduct of the Vaishnavas and please always follow their line of thought.” There is no relationship for us other than with the devotees of Visnu. Relationship with other people can only aggravate the desire for sensuous gratification.
Many years have now passed over me one by one. I at last realise that there is no other help for me than the mercy of the holy feet of the Vaishnavas.
Every

April 3, 1969 San Francisco, Calif.  Letter to Krishna das
"Don't do anything whimsically. The direction comes through the Spiritual Master, and any one who abides by the order of the Spiritual Master to give shape to the wish of the Lord, he is perfectly surrendered soul."

October 22, 1967 Calcutta, India Letter to Umapati
"Your appreciation of Krishna Consciousness is much improved by the grace of Krishna--because you are chanting Krishna's Holy names constantly. There are some truths which you have expressed as really sublime, especially the portion where you write to say "even though He Himself is unchanging, His glory will always increase."

" Krishna's name is Acyuta, unchanging, but He is Bliss although always full, still increases, to increase the blissful existence of the devotee. Please continue to think of Krishna & you will feel more ; more the Blissful pleasure transcendental to all material contamination."

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Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare! Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare ! 

" Once having reobtained that realm, one need never return again to material existence. "

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 SB 11.14.22: Neither religious activities endowed with honesty and mercy nor knowledge obtained with great penance can completely purify one's consciousness if they are bereft of loving service to Me.

SB 11.14.23: If one's hairs do not stand on end, how can the heart melt? And if the heart does not melt, how can tears of love flow from the eyes? If one does not cry in spiritual happiness, how can one render loving service to the Lord? And without such service, how can the consciousness be purified?

SB 11.14.24: A devotee whose speech is sometimes choked up, whose heart melts, who cries continually and sometimes laughs, who feels ashamed and cries out loudly and then dances — a devotee thus fixed in loving service to Me purifies the entire universe.

SB 11.14.25: Just as gold, when smelted in fir

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

SB 11.14 Summary

SB 11.14.1: Śrī Uddhava said: My dear Kṛṣṇa, the learned sages who explain Vedic literature recommend various processes for perfecting one's life. Considering these varieties of viewpoint, my Lord, please tell me whether all these processes are equally important, or whether one of them is supreme.

SB 11.14.2: My dear Lord, You have clearly explained the process of unalloyed devotional service, by which a devotee removes all material association from his life, enabling him to fix his mind on You.

SB 11.14.3: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: By the influence of time, the transcendental sound of Vedic knowledge was lost at the time of annihilation. Therefore, when the subsequent creation took place, I spoke the Vedic knowledge to Brahmā because I Myself am the religious principles enunciated in the Vedas.

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'Krsna-kathamrta'

By HDG Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur

APPEARANCE OF THE DIVINE

The appearance of Godhead in this world implies the co-appearance of all His Divine paraphernalia. Godhead must not be conceived as in any way separable from His entourage. Godhead shorn of any of His paraphernalia is a delusion. In the same way the appearance of divine paraphernalia involves the appearance of the divinity. The two are distinct yet inseparable forms of the one Supreme.

Sri Caitanya is the Divine Personality Himself. His associates share His divine nature. Sri Krsna Caitanya is an extended subject. All the six divine forms have to be worshipped if is the intention to worship Sri Caitanya.

The guru is one of His constituents. It is necessary to receive initiation from him. It is also necessary to be instructed by Him. As teacher, the guru has two forms. He guides from within. He also appears as a guide and instructor existing outside his disciples. Initiation is received from

Every year, I travel from Coventry yatra to visit Sri Mayapur Dham for the Temple Presidents' meetings, and although most of the day is spent in meetings, there are times when one can do other transcendental things. My favourite routine is the mangal arati, the tulasi prayer and japa time with all the senior and junior devotees. The sunrise of Sri Mayapur dham is truly magnificent and I always like an early morning walk to Yogapith, the birth place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Upon entering the Yogapith temple, immediately to the right is installed a life size figure of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur

a. All the visitors pay homage to His Divine Grace first.

One such glorious morning, having bowed down to Srila Bhaktivinod Thakura, I raised my head to take darshaan of His Divine Grace's noble face and mumbled some wishful words. To my surprise, the white marble face started to change colour. The orange-red glow of the rising sun bathed the Acarya's countenance and filled my heart with joy. I

AGTSP               !

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada !

Pamho Tamohara prabhu, Basu Gopal Prabhu, Mother Parvati DD, and assembled Devotees !

agtACBSP, Thank you very much for the greeting.  We too hope the new Vaisnava year after the blessing of SRI GAURANGA MAHAPRABHU avirbhava tithi will be better by progressing safely inKrsna consciousness. We got more brain then before, through that daily spiritual progress, therefore we believe we will get there by the causeless mercy of SRI SRI GURU GAURANGA!

On this most auspicious celebration of the most magnanimous channa avatara the hidden avatara within HIS holy name which is not different for the devotees who got suddha nama. By keeping chanting which increase the nectar of loulyam kalatvam eternally, as Srila Madhavendra Puri  is still doing as a kalpa vrksa tree in Goloka Vrindavana.

Such great souls still bless and fulfil the desire of many liberated souls AGTSP!  So tomorrow is my day, too, because i'm getting the brahmana blessing by our beloved acharya,

Mother Nirmama is now H.G. Navina Krsna Dasi acbssp.  All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Gaura Nityananda Bol Haribol Haribol

Added by Bhaktin Nirmama

Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu

His Divine Grace A. C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

"Jiva Goswami has explained this; [Cc. adi 1.5]. Radha and Krishna,
they are one, but for pastimes they have become
two. Again they unite as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu."
(Lecture, 5 October 1976.)

"Krishna divided Himself into His energy and Himself.
That original spiritual energy is Radharani. That is
stated by Jiva Goswami. When Krishna wants pleasure,
he cannot accept the inferior energy. The same
superior energy, Krishna, is divided into two. That is
Radha and Krishna. And again, when they unite, that
is Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Divided they are Radha and
Krishna, and united they are Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
sri-krsna-caitanya rädhä-krsna nahe anya — anya
means another. So Sri Krishna Chaitanya is the
combination of Radha and Krishna. And when they are
divided into two, they are Radha and Krishna. This is
the purport. These are the conclusions. Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu is Radha and Krishna combined. Krishna

Almost everyone has heard of Lord Christ, Lord Buddha, and the Prophet Mohammed, but very few people know anything about Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who appeared at the district of Mayapura, West Bengal, India, in the year of 1486. What makes Him so extraordinary is that He is a more recent incarnation of the same divine person, Krishna, who spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna. This time, instead of appearing as the majestic advisor to Arjuna, He appeared in the role of His own devotee.

Lord Caitanya’s Primary Mission

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s primary mission was focused on the task of reestablishing the principals of religion. In this current millennium, known as Kali-yuga, (Iron Age of Darkness, Quarrel, Pride & Ignorance) the Lord does not directly engage in chastising the demoniac, or protecting the faithful like the Bhagavat Purana recorded about His activities during the Satya, Treta and Dvapara yugas. Therefore Lord Caitanya is sometimes referred to as the Tri-yuga avatara.
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