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Hare Krsna, To understand the concept of self-deception, it is important to take a few steps back and understand what caused this self-deception in the first place. The context is that unless a living entity forgets his real identity as the eternal servant of the Lord Krsna, it is impossible for him to live inContinue reading “SB 3.12.1-20: Meditations on Self-Deception”

Hare Krsna, While I was meditating on the times in the life of Brahma, I was reflecting upon the appearance of Lord Sri Krsna and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Their appearance is extremely rare. A divya-yuga consists of the total duration of four yugas – Satya-yuga, Treta-yuga, Dvapara-yuga, and Kali-yuga. The four yugas multiplied by oneContinue reading “SB 3.11.16-42: Times in the Life of Brahmā”

Hare Krsna, I am amazed by the chain of questions and answers going between Maitreya Rsi and Vidura. Maitreya Rsi’s explanation of the various categories of information related to the universal creation is actually in response to Vidura’s two questions below: SB 3.10.1: Śrī Vidura said: O great sage, please let me know how Brahmā,Continue reading “SB 3.10.19 – 3.11.15: Understanding Creation by Categories ”

Hare Krsna, In BG 14.4, Lord Krsna proclaims: It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kuntī, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving father. In this verse, it is clearly explained that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the original fatherContinue reading “SB 3.10.1-18: Sarga, Visarga and Eternal Time”

Hare Krsna, There is no doubt that no one can offer prayers to the Lord without His causeless mercy. When a living entity desires to serve the Lord in transcendental loving service, the Lord helps the devotee in so many ways as the caitya-guru, or the spiritual master within, and thus the devotee can performContinue reading “SB 3.9.37-44: Review of Lord Brahmā’s Prayers”

Hare Krsna, Penance and perseverance are important qualities for spiritual realization. The mercy the Lord bestows upon a particular person engaged in executing the responsible work entrusted unto him is beyond imagination. But His mercy is received due to our penance and perseverance in executing devotional service. SB 3.9.30: O Brahmā, situate yourself in penanceContinue reading “SB 3.9.26-36: Receiving Instructions from the Lord in the Heart”

Hare Krsna, In this lesson, my meditation topics are verse 22 to 25. A short essence of these verses and my realizations are below. In these verses, Lord Brahma ends his prayers with specific requests to the Lord. SB 3.9.22: Empower me: You, endowed with six opulences, are the friend and maintainer of all (samasta-jagatamContinue reading “SB 3.9.17-25: Meditation on Brahmā’s Prayers, Part 3”

 Hare Krsna, In this lesson, I chose to meditate upon verse 15 as it described the glories of the Holy Name. SB 3.9.15: Let me take shelter of the lotus feet of Him whose incarnations, qualities and activities are mysterious imitations of worldly affairs. One who invokes His transcendental names, even unconsciously, at the timeContinue reading “SB 3.9.10-16: Meditation on Brahmā’s Prayers, Part 2”

Hare Krsna, I have been meditating on the first three verses of Lord Brahma’s prayers: SB 3.9.1: Lord Brahmā said: O my Lord, today, after many, many years of penance, I have come to know about You. Oh, how unfortunate the embodied living entities are that they are unable to know Your personality! My Lord,Continue reading “SB 3.9.1-9: Meditation on Brahmā’s Prayers, Part 1”

Hare Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna cannot be understood by one’s material endeavor. Srila Prabhupada loves to quote that there are some froggish philosophers who want to know the Supreme Soul by means of philosophy and mental speculation. These philosophers, like the frog in the well who tried to estimate the measurementContinue reading “SB 3.8.13-33: Brahmā’s Birth, Search for His Origin and Ultimate Realization”