These people are not the cause of my happiness and distress. Neither are the demigods, my own body, the planets, my past work, or time. Rather, it is the mind alone that causes happiness and distress and perpetuates the rotation of material life.

This verse is a very loved one by our Guru Maharaja, H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj, who used to recite it in classes. How it came to be composed by the advaitin (monist) Madhusudana Sarasvati is a remarkable story.

After death we experience life beyond a gross sensual body similar to when we dream; our senses are part of our mind so we still experience cognition; the difference is just that now we are to be confronted with our current life's good and bad actions which are all noted by the demigods.

Kriyamaana karmas are the seeds we are throwing out at present; in other words the actions we do in this life. We do many different types of activities in life which takes different amounts of time to bear fruits. Many things we do gives swift results, like drinking water - immediately quenches our thirst.

Neither creating good nor bad karmic seeds or impressions, which are bound to attach one to future bodily experiences, the living entity is feed from karma by Krishna's grace upon him in the form of the spiritual master, who gives him entrance into transcendence.

Neither creating good nor bad karmic seeds or impressions, which are bound to attach one to future bodily experiences, the living entity is feed from karma by Krishna's grace upon him in the form of the spiritual master, who gives him entrance into transcendence.

Our dear Lord Sri Krishna, appears in our life by way of His katha (shruta-ikshita-patha) just to completely wash out the demons in our hearts

Our dear Lord Sri Krishna, appears in our life by way of His katha (shruta-ikshita-patha) just to completely wash out the demons in our hearts

So first the poet Govinda dasa Kaviraja instructs this is durlabha janma - this janma is not very easily obtainable. One round aleast we have completed of the 8 million 400 thousand types of birth and by gradual evaluation, we have come upto the human existence.

Our dharma - occupational duties must be performed very carefully - prescribed duties. And as soon as we come to this, then nirmama is the thing we should follow and that is we don't have any proprietorship for our circumstances.

You write something; the aim should be simply to glorify the Supreme. Then your literature is pavitra, purified. And however nicely, either literally or metaphorically or poetically, you write some literature which has nothing to do with God, or Krishna, that is vaayasam tirtham. That is pleasure spot for the crows. 

That is the main thing to be understood in a short way. Then you have to study the scriptures to understand the constitution of Krishna. The more you try to study, then slowly with the association of devotees, you will be able to understand about Krishna.

Material things are always completely opposite. The transcendental things are without the material ineberiety.

Don't touch the honey. If you run after the honey - you miss the point.

At the time of death, would you run after a beautiful girl? When you are dying, you will be busy dying.We don't know when the end is coming. Anytime the end will be there and if we go with dirty consciousness, there is great danger that we will glide down into innumerable demoniac species of life.

That is recommeded in Srimad Bhagavatam, because we are all demons by nature. So solitary circumstances will instigate our instinct, but it doesn't happen when we are completely conscious about the purity of the relationship.

Our life has got to be completely clean inside out, otherwise don't think that you cannot understand these things or do these things. It is your mistake. There is nothing wrong in this process. But you are a demon. If you stop being demon, then this process is very easy to understand.

The house runs very nicely, if the house is under 'one' person. The country is ruled very nicely, if there is 'one' president. Everywhere 'one' is very important. That we have to understand. And this 'one' is coming from Krishna. And because He is "one", He is maintaining the whole show very nicely.

Everything is based on scriptures. In Srimad Bhagavatam it is mentioned as to how when Parikshit Maharaja was ruling all over the planet, he wanted to see whether the people in his kingdom are all peaceful. So he went out in disguise. But to his surprise, he saw one shudra person dressed as a king and beating the cow. He was only beating and not killing.

Everything is based on scriptures. In Srimad Bhagavatam it is mentioned as to how when Parikshit Maharaja was ruling all over the planet, he wanted to see whether the people in his kingdom are all peaceful. So he went out in disguise. But to his surprise, he saw one shudra person dressed as a king and beating the cow. He was only beating and not killing.

Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life and whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed from the dualities of delusion, and they engage themselves in My service with determination.

In ignorance we think that, 'my house is permanently mine', 'my bank balance is permanently mine', 'my shop belongs to me', 'my wife belongs to me', 'my children belong to me' and 'all other paraphernalia belongs to me'.

In previous offering we heard from Maharaj as to how we should clean our mind by chanting Mahamantra contniuously and that when we have credit of pious activities we will have the intention to clean our minds. Now we shall hear further.

The following is a humble effort to transcribe one of the nectarean class given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj on Bhagavad Gita verse 7.28 in South Africa on 7th December 1994.

We are writing about The Divine Brothers Sri Sri Krishna-Balarama because of Their glorious appearance this month together with the appearance of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.

We are writing about The Divine Brothers Sri Sri Krishna-Balarama because of Their glorious appearance this month together with the appearance of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.

It is by the influence of the Supreme Lord's maya that I am wrongly thinking that Nanda Maharaja is my husband, that Krishna is my son, and that because I am the queen of Nanda Maharaja, all the wealth of cows and calves are my possessions and all the cowherd men and their wives are my subjects. Actually, I also am eternally subordinate to the Supreme Lord. He is my ultimate shelter.

Recently we came across a very nice short-story about the Guru-disciple relationship. Once there lived a king who was very keen on learning and receiving knowledge.

We learn how unfavorable association is a threat to one's position in devotional service and how by associating with saintly persons one can attain the highest platform of devotion. In this chapter Lord Krishna while narrates the story of King Pururava to Uddhava.

If we are organised and responsibly following our duties keeping Krishna as center, then we shall experience bliss both in this life-time and in the next else we will keep suffering life after life.