This is in continuation of the previous topic "Effects of Glorifying Supreme Lord", wherein we were transcribing verse the class given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.6.33.
This is in continuation of the previous topic "Effects of Glorifying Supreme Lord", wherein we were transcribing verse the class given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.6.33.
This is in continuation of the previous topic "Effects of Glorifying Supreme Lord", wherein we were transcribing verse the class given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.6.33.
This is in continuation of the previous topic "Effects of Glorifying Supreme Lord", wherein we were transcribing verse the class given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.6.33.
This is in continuation of the previous topic "Effects of Glorifying Supreme Lord", wherein we were transcribing verse the class given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.6.33.
This is in continuation of the previous topic "Effects of Glorifying Supreme Lord", wherein we were transcribing verse the class given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.6.33.
This is in continuation of the previous topic "Effects of Glorifying Supreme Lord", wherein we were meditating on verse 1.6.33 of Srimad Bhagavatam. By causeless mercy of Guru and Krishna, today we came across a lecture given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj on the same verse in New Zealand in 1992.
Our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj used to narrate a nice pastime of how once Narada Muni went to meet the Lord in Vaikuntha. He had to wait there for long time, but could not have the Lord's darshan.
We often fail to understand His plan in totality and jump to wrong conclusion. In this regard let us relish the pastimes of Lord Krishna's son Pradyumna for our own purification.
One of the important instruction of Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita is to do our prescribed duties. But many times we find that there is a misconception in the society that after taking up devotional service, one need not do his prescribed duties.
This is the conclusion of the previous offering titled, "Duties of Householder" wherein we were meditating on some of the duties of grahasta as explained by Lord Sri Krishna to Uddhava.
One press person asked Srila Prabhupada, "Swamiji, You've not tasted the happiness derived from drugs and a1c0h01. Then how do you say that happiness derived from drugs and material pleasures is inferior to the spiritual happiness?" Srila Prabhupada said, "Yes I have not experienced. But my disciples have experienced both. You can ask them which is superior."
As members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), often people ask us, "what is your religion?", or "are you Hindus?" Since it behooves us to answer such questions in the light of the teachings of our Founder-Acharya Srila Prabhupada, we would certainly benefit from becoming clear about what the words "religion" and "hindu" imply in this context.
This is in conclusion of the previous offering titled, "Enjoy Krishna in Sound Vibration", wherein we were transcribing one of the nectarean Bhagavatam classes given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj in Rajkot on 28th Janurary 2007.
This is in continuation of the previous offering titled, "Enjoy Krishna in Sound Vibration", wherein we were transcribing one of the nectarean Bhagavatam classes given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj in Rajkot on 28th Janurary 2007.
As members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), often people ask us, "what is your religion?", or "are you Hindus?" Since it behooves us to answer such questions in the light of the teachings of our Founder-Acharya Srila Prabhupada, we would certainly benefit from becoming clear about what the words "religion" and "hindu" imply in this context.
Persons who are peaceful, equipoised, cleansed and purified, and who know the art of pleasing all other living entities, keep friendship only with devotees of the Lord; they alone can very easily achieve the perfection of going back home, back to Godhead.
This is in continuation of the previous offering titled, "Enjoy Krishna in Sound Vibration", wherein we were transcribing one of the nectarean Bhagavatam classes given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj in Rajkot on 28th Janurary 2007.
In the Srimad Bhagavatam (verses 4.23.13-14) we learn how Maharaja Prthu performed kundalini-yoga, sitting in a special posture called muktasana, which facilitates directing one's life energy upward, penetrating six material energy centers (chakras) by yogic force.
This is in conclusion of the previous offering titled "Action and Inaction" wherein we were transcribing one of the wonderful class delivered by our beloved spiritual master His Holiness Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj in Rajkot on Srimad Bhagavad Gita 4.18.
This is in continuation of the previous offering titled "Action and Inaction" wherein we were transcribing one of the wonderful class delivered by our beloved spiritual master His Holiness Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj in Rajkot on Srimad Bhagavad Gita 4.18.
This is in continuation of the previous offering titled "Action and Inaction" wherein we were transcribing one of the wonderful class delivered by our beloved spiritual master His Holiness Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj in Rajkot on Srimad Bhagavad Gita 4.18.
This is a humble effort to transcribe a wonderful class delivered by our beloved spiritual master His Holiness Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj in Rajkot on Srimad Bhagavad Gita 4.18.
This is in conclusion of the previous offering titled, "We Win when We All Win", wherein we were meditating on the importance of how important it is to help others and how welfare of others is bound up with welfare of all. Now we shall see further.
This is in continuation of the previous offering titled Yoga wherein we saw that yoga means to link with Supreme Lord Krishna by the process of devotional service.
Devotional service means that a person puts himself in the role of a devotee (bhakta) of the Lord by following the process of bhakti-yoga as given in the Pancharatric Vaishnava scriptures like the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.