Narottama Dasa Thakura
#Narottama Dasa Thakura By Sri Nandanandana Narottama Dasa Thakura was a lifelong brahmacari. He visited all the holy places and the was the best of pure devotees. On the banks of the Padmavati river, in the … Read More
Narottama Dasa Thakura
#Narottama Dasa Thakura By Sri Nandanandana Narottama Dasa Thakura was a lifelong brahmacari. He visited all the holy places and the was the best of pure devotees. On the banks of the Padmavati river, in the … Read More
La atracción por la Conciencia de Krishna
Extracto de un correo electrónico privado: y todas las cosas que forman parte de ella (como el Sridhama, los Vaisnavas, el Santo Nombre, etc.) es natural para el alma espiritual. Es así porque estamos hechos de … Read More
Mithuna Sankranti (in English)
Today is Mithuna Sankranti, which means that the Sun entered into the celestial area of Mithuna (Gemini). According to the calendar I have, it happened at 8:05 of Caribbean time. Mithuna is the third … Read More
Shri Krishna’ The Supreme ‘Vedantist
Varaha Dvadasi BY: SUN STAFF Lord Varaha and Bhu devi Udaygiri Caves, Madhya Pradesh, Gupta period Feb 11, 2022 — CANADA (SUN) — February 12th is the auspicious Appearance Day of Lord Varaha, the Boar incarnation. … Read More
18 Principles of Cosmic Philosophy Based on the Vedas
18 Principles of Cosmic Philosophy Based on the Vedas by J. B. Durkal M. A. D. O. G. Vidya Varidhi [Srila Prabhupada’s comments on the article with the above title are as follows:] N.B. Our esteemed … Read More
Sri Ksanada-gita-cintamani, Part 21
Sri Ksanada-gita-cintamani, Part 21 BY: SUN STAFF Feb 13, 2022 — CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of the nectar writings of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. Ekavimsa Ksanada, Sukla Sasthi Twenty-first Night, Sixth … Read More
Sri Ksanada-gita-cintamani, Part 19
Sri Ksanada-gita-cintamani, Part 19 BY: SUN STAFF Feb 09, 2022 — CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of the nectar writings of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. Unavimsa Ksanada, Sukla Caturthi Nineteenth Night, Fourth … Read More
Madhvacarya
The Life of Sri Madhvacarya “Sripada Madhvacarya took his birth at Udupi, which is situated in the South Kanarada district of South India, just west of Sahyadri. This is the chief city of the South Kanarada … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – Concluding Words
Concluding Words Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī concludes by saying that the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu is very difficult for ordinary men to understand, yet he hopes that Lord Kṛṣṇa, the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, will be pleased with his … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER FIFTY – Further Analysis of Mixed Rasas
CHAPTER FIFTY Further Analysis of Mixed Rasas As already described, if certain kinds of mellows become mixed and there is a joining of opposite mellows, then the situation is called incompatible. When one is eating sweet … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT – DREAD
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT Dread and Ghastliness DREAD In ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa in dread, there are two causes of fear: either Kṛṣṇa Himself or some dreadful situation for Kṛṣṇa. When a devotee feels himself to be an … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN – COMPASSION
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN Compassion and Anger COMPASSION When the ecstasy of devotional service produces some kind of lamentation in connection with Kṛṣṇa, it is called devotional service in compassion. The impetuses for this devotional service are Kṛṣṇa’s … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER FORTY-SIX – ASTONISHMENT
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX Astonishment and Chivalry ASTONISHMENT The ecstasy of astonishment in devotional service is perceived in two ways: directly, by the experience of one’s own eyes, and indirectly, by hearing from others. When Nārada came to … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE – Neutral Love of God
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE Neutral Love of God Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī offers his respectful prayers to the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always so beautiful and for whom the pure devotees are always engaged in loving … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR – DIRECT AND INDIRECT ATTRACTION FOR KṚṢṆA
DIRECT AND INDIRECT ATTRACTION FOR KṚṢṆA Transcendental pleasure derived from devotional service can be divided into two groups: direct devotional service and indirect devotional service. Direct devotional service is divided into five transcendental humors or flavors, … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO – PARENTHOOD, OR SUPERIORITY
PARENTHOOD, OR SUPERIORITY When mother Yaśodā heard that Kṛṣṇa’s cows were being forcibly moved by the strong servants of Kaṁsa and that the tender cowherd boys were trying to protect their cows, she began to think, … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO – FRIENDSHIP
FRIENDSHIP As far as friendship is concerned, those high-grade devotees who are almost like Kṛṣṇa are considered to be great authorities in the modes of friendly relations with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. On that friendly … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE – Additional Symptoms
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE Additional Symptoms All the previously mentioned thirty-three symptoms of ecstatic love are called vyabhicārī, or disturbing. All these symptoms refer to apparently disturbed conditions, but even in such disturbed conditions there is acute ecstatic … Read More
