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Hare Krsna! “The supreme occupation (dharma) for all humanity is that by which man can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self.” (SB 1.2.6) This verse describes the perfect in the human form of life. Be to a pure devoteeContinue reading “SB 3.4.1-9: Perfection in the Human Form of Life”

Hare Krsna, Krsna’s eternal pastimes, especially His appearance and disappearance, are very difficult to understand. “Kṛṣṇa appears and disappears in innumerable universes, just as the sun appears and disappears during the day. Although the sun appears to rise and set, it is continuously shining somewhere on the earth. Similarly, although Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes seem to appearContinue reading “SB 3.3.14-23: The Lord’s Mission Accomplished”

Hare Krsna, When we meditate on someone, we usually meditate because of that person’s good qualities such as kindness, love, compassion, mercy, beauty, gratitude, etc. These very qualities of the person make dear to someone. We do not prefer to meditate on someone’s bad qualities. In this lesson, Uddhava, being a great devotee he is,Continue reading “SB 3.2.15-24: Uddhava’s Meditation on Krsna’s Contradictory Qualities”

Hare Krsna, The forum  topic is ‘Uddhava’s spontaneous love’; I was meditating on the meaning of spontaneous love. There are two kinds of devotional service in practice (sadhana-bhakti) – vaidhi bhakti and raganuga bhakti. Vaidhi Bhakti means service according to regulative principles. Raganuga refers to the point at which, by following the regulative principles, oneContinue reading “SB 3.2.25-34: Uddhava’s Spontaneous Love”

Hare Krsna, The qualities of Uddhava are like an ocean. No amount of glorification and description will do justice to them. We got a glimpse of Uddhava’s exceptional nature in the first chapter (of Canto 3). SB 3.1.25: Then, due to his great love and feeling, Vidura embraced him [Uddhava], who was a constant companionContinue reading “SB 3.2.1-6: Meditations on the Great Devotee Uddhava”

Hare Krsna, The essence of this forum topic is sadhu-sanga. The whole point of going on a pilgrimage is to associate with sadhus. Association with a great personality is most important. In Caitanya-caritāmṛta Lord Caitanya says that sādhu-saṅga, the association of a great saintly person, is very important, because even if one is not advancedContinue reading “SB 3.1.17-25: Vidura’s Travels to Holy Places of Pilgrimage”

Hare Krsna, From the study of verses SB 3.1.1-16, several unique features in Vidura’s character stand out. His inquisitiveness to learn from his spiritual master: Throughout the study in this month, we have seen how significant a role a bonafide spiritual master makes in the life of a sincere disciple. The whole first chapter onContinue reading “SB 3.1.1-16: Meditations on Saintly Vidura”

Hare Krsna, In my recent readings of the scriptures, coincidentally I have come across detailed descriptions of the kinds of ignorance a conditioned living entity is subjected to. In our current lesson (CC Adi Chapter 1), five kinds of ignorance are described. They are (1) accepting the body to be the self, (2) making materialContinue reading “CC Adi 1: Meditations on Dissipating the Darkness of Ignorance”

Hare Krsna, [Note: This forum post will be academic in nature because I am trying to understand the concepts of incarnations, plenary portions and energies of the Lord better] As Srila Prabhupada mentioned in his lecture, clearly understanding the difference between incarnations, plenary portions and energies of the Lord is complicated. “So it is aContinue reading “CC Adi 1: Meditations on Incarnations, Plenary Portions and Energies of the Lord”

Hare Krsna, In this lesson, the following paragraph caught my attention. “As one advances in devotional activities, the process becomes progressively clearer and more encouraging. Unless one gets this spiritual encouragement by following the instructions of the spiritual master, it is not possible to make advancement. Therefore, one’s development of a taste for executing theseContinue reading “CC Adi 1: The Initiating and Instructing Spiritual Masters”