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Hare Krsna, Upon reflecting on this chapter deeply, I am quite alarmed at the way Lord Kapiladeva is unraveling the perils of unregulated family life. Typically, what we consider to be a safe comfort zone turns out to be a gateway to hell if handled carelessly.  Family household life is a source of great joyContinue reading “SB 3.30.18-34: What Happens to Sinful People After Death?”

Hare Krsna, “Māyā has two phases of activities. One is called prakṣepātmikā, and the other is called āvaraṇātmikā. Āvaraṇātmikā means “covering,” and prakṣepātmikā means “pulling down.” In any condition of life, the materialistic person or animal will be satisfied because his knowledge is covered by the influence of māyā.” (SB 3.30.4 Purport) We are witnessContinue reading “SB 3.30.1-17: Prakṣepātmikā and Āvaraṇātmikā”

Hare Krsna, SB 3.29.37-45 The time factor, who causes the transformation of the various material manifestations, is another feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Anyone who does not know that time is the same Supreme Personality is afraid of the time factor. Out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the wind blows,Continue reading “SB 3.29.37-45: The Supremacy of the Supreme Lord”

Hare Krsna, This was a nice coincidence. As I was reading through the gradation of the living entities, I was thinking how Srila Prabhupada is beyond each of the stages. When the forum topic suggested that we meditate on the unique position of His Divine Grace, I couldn’t help smiling at this sweet coincidence. AsContinue reading “SB 3.29.26-36: Descriptions of the Greatest Human Beings”

Hare Krsna, SB 3.29.21-24 In BG 5.29, Lord Krsna gave the world a famous ‘peace formula’. bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁsarva-loka-maheśvaramsuhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁjñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati A person in full consciousness of Me, knowing Me to be the ultimate beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods, and the benefactor and well-wisher ofContinue reading “SB 3.29.17-25: Awareness of the Lord in All Living Beings”

Hare Krsna, In Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu (1.3.1), Srila Rupa Goswami gave nine symptoms of bhava bhakti or devotees who are situated in pure devotional service: Srila Prabhupada has touched upon a few of these characteristics in his purports of the lesson. He writes that pure devotees are completely detached from any tinge of sense gratificationContinue reading “SB 3.29.11-16: Where I Need to Improve to Attain the Stage of Pure Devotional Service”

Hare Krsna, In my personal bhakti journey, I have gone through all the three categories of devotional service. Phase 1: Devotional service in the mode of goodness Before I came into the association of devotees in ISKCON, I had the good fortune of receiving Bhagavad Gita As It Is from a sankirtana devotee here inContinue reading “SB 3.29.1-10: Categories of Devotional Service, From Pure Devotion to Devotion in the Mode of Ignorance”

Hare Krsna, Having gone through a few chapters of Lord Kapiladeva’s teachings to His mother Devahuti, I could see a pattern in His instructions on detachment and devotional service to the Supreme Lord. He arrives at the path of liberation from material bondage and bhakti through different angles. In chapter 25 (The Glories of DevotionalContinue reading “SB 3.28.39-44: Conquering the Insurmountable Spell of Māyā”

Hare Krsna, One of the beautiful things of studying Srimad Bhagavatam regularly and scrutinizingly, especially in the association of like-minded devotees and under the guidance of our experienced teachers, is that it inspires me to revisit some of the fundamental concepts of Krsna consciousness philosophy from time to time. This lesson provided one such instanceContinue reading “SB 3.28.30-38: Meditation on the workings of the mind”

Hare Krsna, Since it is strongly recommended that our meditation should start with the lotus feet of the Lord, I would like to stick to the lotus feet for my forum meditation (considering my neophyte status). CC Madhya 8.252: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “What should all living entities constantly remember?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “The chiefContinue reading “SB 3.28.20-29: Meditation of Krsna’s Lotus Feet”