[vodpod id=Video.5525386&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Recently, I was asked to explain the benefits of kirtan to the owner of a yoga school who was considering organizing a kirtan concert. My response was that in kirtan people experience:
Today (22/02) is the appearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Srila Prabhupada’s spiritual master. And we read Srila Prabhupada’s essay about him, “The Universal Teacher,” which Prabhupada presented on this occasion seventy-five years ago. The truth of Srila Prabhupada’s words penetrate the heart as much now as they must have then. He said: “Although […]
If crying is the preserve of advanced devotees steeped in devotional mellows, should it bother us to display a show of apparent weakness, by crying for Krishna? Shedding tears in lamentation, as a plea for sympathy, as ostentatious syrupy hype or as a tantrum disguised as frustration, can all be good enough reasons not to […]
Today is a most important day. It is the appearance day of Srila Narottam das Thakur, a great acarya in our disciplic succession. sri krsna namamrta varsi vaktra candra prabha dhvasta tamo bharaya gaurangadeva nucaraya tasmai namo namah srila narottamaya “I offer respectful obeisances to Srila Narottama das Thakura, a sincere follower of Lord […]
I called up Krsna the other day because I was having a really hard time. There were so many things going wrong and I couldn’t understand why. So I said, “Krsna, you love me, right? “And feelingly He said, “Of course. I love you unconditionally.” So I questioned how you can love someone and at […]
I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. As He walks with the grace of a majestic elephant, His pure, splendid beauty shines like the full autumn moon. Though He Himself is the Absolute Truth, He is maddened with pure love for Lord Hari. He smiles as He rolls His […]
“Going from house to house with His companions, Lord Nityananda always enjoyed pastimes of sankirtana. Elaborately dressed as the great wrestler of sankirtana, how charming was Lord Nityananda! Simply by seeing Him, everyone attained piety and bliss. On His head was a turban of many different kinds of silk. Above that were many different graceful […]
From where do the jivas come before descending into this multi-dimensional world of imitation gods? Who is Srila Prabhupada? What is his svarupa? These highly intriguing questions are induced by an inbred curiosity befitting man’s on-going quest to wrestle with the inexplicable. Having not yet reached spiritual perfection – svarupa-siddhi – devotees too sometimes channel […]
