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NOD Introduction
The impersonalists sometimes misunderstand devotional service in such a way that they divide Kṛṣṇa from His paraphernalia and pastimes. For …
NOD Introduction
This is the summary understanding of what Kṛṣṇa consciousness is. Without this understanding one is sure to misunderstand why the …
NOD Introduction
The definition of a pure devotee, as given by Rūpa Gosvāmī in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, can be summarized thus: his service is …
NOD Introduction
Karma, or fruitive activities, are sometimes understood to be ritualistic activities. There are many persons who are very much attracted …
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Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has also mentioned in this definition of bhakti the word jñāna-karmādi. This karmādi (fruitive work) consists of …
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Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has also quoted a definition from the Nārada Pañcarātra, as follows: “One should be free from all …
NOD Introduction
As long as one identifies himself as belonging to a certain family, a certain society or a certain person, he …
NOD Introduction
Invoking auspiciousness: Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes, the reservoir of all …
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Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda and of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī …
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Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī begins his great book by offering his respectful obeisances unto Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, who is his elder …
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Let us offer our respectful obeisances to all the great devotees and ācāryas (holy teachers), who are compared to sharks …
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Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī prays to his spiritual master, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, for the protection of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu – “The Ocean of …
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The author of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, very humbly submits that he is just trying to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness all …
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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu is divided into four parts, just as the ocean is sometimes divided into four parts, and there are different …
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The authorized descriptions of bhakti, or devotional service, following in the footsteps of previous ācāryas, can be summarized in the …
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This devotional service is a sort of cultivation. It is not simply inaction for people who like to be inactive …
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Those who are cultivating spiritual life and executing devotional service are always engaged in activity. Such activity can be performed …
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Similarly, we can offer many services with our bodily activities. But all such activities must be in relationship with Kṛṣṇa. …
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This cultivation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not material. The Lord has three general energies – namely, the external energy, the …