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07/05/2024

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tad-vijñānārthan sa gurum evabhigacchet
samit-pānih śrotriyam brahma-niṣṭham
Mundaka Upanisad 1.2.12
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To acquire transcendental knowledge of Sri Bhagavān,one must approach a Guru who knows the real import of the Vedic śāstra and who has fully realised Krsna. One should offer him firewood for the yajña [i.e. the yajña of service to Śri Hari, assist him in the sańkīrtana yajña, offer him one's life and soul]. Such a spiritual master must be fixed in the Absolute Truth, having received it in the disciplic succession.

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27/04/2024

SHRI BHAGWAN AND HIS FORM AS SHRI NAMA ARE ONE ENTITY.

Srila Gurudeva Bhaktivedanta Vamana Goswami Maharaja


* Dekho, nāma binā jena dina nāhi jāya
– see that not a day goes by without nama.

* It is imperative to complete a fixed number of rounds every day without offences.

* Teachings of Gita are to help us chant.

* The bhakti-sadhika will be tenacious in her worship of Shri Nama with conviction and sincerity, in a mood of heartfelt anguish. That is when she obtains Shri Nama Prabhu’s mercy. She, the chanter of Shri Nama, will then be able to realize that Shri Bhagavan and His form as Shri Nama are one entity. It is only through the medium of the holy name that it is possible to come face-to-face with Bhagavan.

* It is not possible for the living entity to attain perfection in sadhana without weeping before Shri Bhagavan.

* Although the restless mind is scattered here and there during the chanting of shri nama, one must draw it back and steady it.

* By abhyasa-yoga (the yoga of practice), this becomes possible and, along with that, it is necessary to practice some vairagya-yoga (the yoga of renunciation) or in other words, regulation of one’s diet and leisure and maintaining self-restraint. A natural distaste for things unrelated to Bhagavan is referred to as vairagya.

* Even in the midst of adverse circumstances, you will strive to cultivate a favourable mood of devotion to Shri Krishna.

* Reject what is unfavourable for bhajana and be particularly careful to “internally maintain your convictions while outwardly conducting yourself suitably in the world – antara-niṣṭhā karo, bāhye loka-vyavahāra.”

* Always avoid bad company that is opposed to bhajana and try to create an environment that is favourable to bhajana. Take every opportunity you have to combine all aspects of your life – your conduct, beliefs, habits, lifestyle, attire, and adornments – with a mood of devotion.

* Only by profusely chanting Shri Nama and performing Shravana and kirtana of Hari-katha will the blemishes of the heart, such as asat-trishna (a thirst for that which is temporary) and hridaya-daurbalya (weakness of heart), be dispelled and all your offences eradicated.

* If you genuinely devote your soul to the service of Shri Hari, Guru, and Vaishnavas, you will reap true benefit. This is my auspicious wish for you. Shri Bhagavan will surely have mercy on you. The mercy of Guru and Vaishnavas is our strength, or wealth, in the performance of sadhana.

(Patramrita;
letter dated 21/9/1970)

27/04/2024

27/04/2024

EXPERIENCES ARE REFLECTIONS OF OWN ACTIONS, MEANING OF REMORSE, WORLDLY VERSUS VAISHNAVA STATUS

Srila Gurudeva Bhaktivedanta Vamana Goswami Maharaja

*No one can answer for anyone else. Whatever human beings experience in this world is a result of their own individual actions.

*This world is a school for human beings whose consciousness has not awakened. Only if they can learn their lessons while dwelling here can they gain auspiciousness. Otherwise, misfortune will fall on their shoulders.

*Instead of saying someone else has made a mistake, it is much easier to simply accept “It is I who have made a mistake.” This way, in most cases, we see less of a likelihood of getting embroiled in arguments and quarrels with others.

*Merely uttering the word “forgiveness” does not amount to truly seeking pardon. If inner repentance and regret do not appear, the living entity’s soul does not become purified. The fire of remorse can incinerate all mistakes and transgressions within a moment and free the sādhaka of all sins and offences. This is called begging for forgiveness.
If such an inclination truly comes, the heart melts, the mind becomes overwhelmed, and a frenzy is created in the heart. It has very specific signs, which have been extensively described in scripture. Mechanical habits cannot be called Shraddha-Bhakti (faithful devotion), nor is bhakti emotional. It is the instinctive compulsion of the soul.

*Do not let your upaadhi (degree) become a vyaadhi (disease). Unless the soul relinquishes its material designation (upaadhi), its natural ego as the servant of Krishna does not arise. Once the soul believes himself to be the servant of Kṛishna, he experiences no further misery.

*Worldly status is the glamour wrought by illusion, whereas Vaishnava status entails the soul’s welfare. Knowledge is that which increases one’s absorption in Him. One must become thoroughly established in the conceptions of Shrimad-Bhagavatam.This is the object of ultimate aspiration for the sadhaka or sadhika.

(Patramrita,
letter dated 22/10/1970)