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Hare Krsna, This has been one of the difficult forum topics to meditate upon. The manifestations of various forms of the Lord such as virat-rupa, arca-vigraha, etc. are actually a mercy of the Lord upon the conditioned living entities. These manifestations are actually meant for the neophyte devotees who may have difficulty in immediately acceptingContinue reading “SB 3.6.1-10: Manifestation of the Universal Form of the Lord”

Hare Krsna, According to the Vedic principles, there are three stages of spiritual advancement, namely, sambandha-jnāna, abhidheya and prayojana. Sambandha-jnāna refers to establishing one’s original relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; abhidheya refers to acting according to that constitutional relationship; and prayojana is the ultimate goal of life, which is to develop love ofContinue reading “SB 3.5.45-51: How the Prayers of the Demigods Can Enlighten Us With Sambandha-jñāna”

Hare Krsna, It is a matter of divine coincidence that over the last few days as I have been trying to meditate on Krsna’s lotus feet and the various divine signs on Their soles, our teacher posted this meditation topic (as well as the picture of Krsna’s lotus feet with Their signs). As I amContinue reading “SB 3.5.37-44: Meditating on the Lord’s Lotus Feet”

Hare Krsna, I was just meditating on the fact that just as the glance of the Supreme Lord is the active ingredient that creates the five gross elements, the same glance of the Lord transforms material to spiritual. For example, the bhoga we offer to the Lord is transformed from mundane food to spiritual remnantsContinue reading “SB 3.5.27-36: How the Five Gross Elements are Created by Krsna’s Glance”

Hare Krsna, Unlike material scientific knowledge where existence of matter is considered as the first principle of creation, the science of Krsna consciousness conclusively establishes that the first principle of creation is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. In the first verse of Catuh-sloki, the Personality of Godhead is addressing Lord Brahmā and specifying withContinue reading “SB 3.5.17-26: The First Principle of the Catuh-sloki Explained in Detail”

Hare Krsna, The symptom of a pure devotee is that he is always engaged in hearing and chanting about the Supreme Lord, Krsna. He has no other devotee than constantly hearing Krsna katha. BG 10.9: The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they deriveContinue reading “SB 3.5.9-16: Desire to Hear Topics About Lord Kṛṣṇa”

Hare Krsna, It is a common understanding in Gaudiya theology that the spirit soul is Ananda-mayo-bhayasat. We are hankering after pleasure. The living entities, like the Lord, are full of consciousness, and they are after happiness. The Supreme Lord Krsna is the reservoir of all pleasures. The Lord is perpetually happy, and if the livingContinue reading “SB 3.5.1-8: The Search for Happiness and Where to Find It”

 Settings  Hare Krsna! Why Uddhava alone remained behind can be understood from the following verse of Srimad Bhagavatam. SB 10.2.31: O Lord, who resemble the shining sun, You are always ready to fulfill the desire of Your devotee, and therefore You are known as a desire tree [vānchā-kalpataru]. When ācāryas completely take shelter under YourContinue reading “SB 3.4.28-31: Why Uddhava Alone Remained Behind”

Hare Krsna! This forum topic is timely. This month we are celebrating Gita Jayanti – the day when Lord Krsna spoke Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield. Arjuna was bereaved and confused due to his bodily relationships; he was lamenting about the possibility of killing his friends, relatives, and teachers. Unable to deal withContinue reading “SB 3.4.20-27: Subduing Bereavement with Transcendental Knowledge”

Hare Krsna! This forum topics needed good amount of reflection. I have many spiritual desires, but I was not sure about my core desire. Because of deep material conditioning, my core desire does not manifest clearly in my heart yet. When I started in the Krsna consciousness movement, I had lofty goals. But as myContinue reading “SB 3.4.9-19: What is My Core Desire?”