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Some become sahajiyā, pretending to be Kṛṣṇa and Rādhārāṇī and Her gopī friends.

Arjuna was a devotee because he acted favorably, for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa. Materially speaking, Arjuna’s actions appear unfavorable, but they were favorable as far as Kṛṣṇa was

As Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said, gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ: “One should consider oneself the servant of the servant of the servant of Kṛṣṇa.” Without offering respects to the servant of Kṛṣṇa, no one can approach Kṛṣṇa.

Kṛṣṇa, God, is the best friend of every living entity. He is equal to everyone. He is not only the friend of the residents of Vṛndāvana – the gopīs, His parents, the cowherd men and So Kṛṣṇa loves everyone unlimitedly. And Kṛṣṇa’s devotees inherit the superexcellent loving qualities of Kṛṣṇa.

In the Bhagavad-gītā (18.66) Lord Kṛṣṇa instructs His disciple Arjuna, “Just surrender unto Me, and I And Arjuna accepts Kṛṣṇa’s instruction with the words kariṣye vacanaṁ tava: “I will do as You say.” (Bhagavad-gītā 18.73) If we follow Arjuna’s example, we will be in direct contact with Kṛṣṇa, and we

But even though ordinary hearers of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam do not know the deep significance of Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā , because they hear about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes they become purified. disease within the heart is lust, the desire to enjoy, and by hearing from authorized sources about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes of loving exchanges with the gopīs, the deep-rooted lusty desires in the heart will be completely

Arjuna, for example, was an exalted devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, but he killed his relatives. Ignorant people may say, “Arjuna is not a good man. But in the Bhagavad-gītā (4.3) Kṛṣṇa says to Arjuna, bhakto ’si me: “You are My very dear friend.” In the estimation of the material world Arjuna may not be a good man, but because he is a soul surrendered While it is true that Arjuna killed his own kinsmen, in the eyes of Kṛṣṇa he remained a dear friend and

Because somehow or other Ajāmila became absorbed in thinking of Nārāyaṇa, or Kṛṣṇa, at the time of death One can think of Kṛṣṇa in any capacity. The gopīs, Kṛṣṇa’s cowherd girlfriends, were absorbed in thinking of Kṛṣṇa out of what appeared to be lusty desire, Śiśupāla became absorbed in thinking of Kṛṣṇa out of anger, and Kaṁsa incessantly thought of Kṛṣṇa out of fear.

At first Arjuna was also thinking in terms of bodily connections: “Kṛṣṇa, how can I fight? Arjuna was a very learned man, but he was perplexed. He said, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, now I am puzzled.

Arjuna was unwilling to fight for his personal interest, but when he understood that Kṛṣṇa wanted him

“The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone’s heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living

In the Bhagavad-gītā (7.15), Kṛṣṇa describes them as follows:

One who practices chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra is naturally expected to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa when he meets For example, if a person falls from a high rooftop but somehow or other cries out “Hare Kṛṣṇa!” Or, if in our sleep we dream that a tiger is coming to eat us and we chant Hare Kṛṣṇa in our sleep, the

Therefore, O Arjuna, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always

The potency of the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa is confirmed by the spread of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement In countries where the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is spreading, learned scholars and other thoughtful men are that it is turning hippies addicted to drugs into pure Vaiṣṇavas who voluntarily become servants of Kṛṣṇa Even a few years ago, such hippies did not know the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, but now they are chanting it and This is practical proof of the effectiveness of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.

upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna

The name Nārāyaṇa has the full potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead – Nārāyaṇa, or Kṛṣṇa. By chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, we make immediate contact with Kṛṣṇa Himself. Thus there is no difference between Kṛṣṇa and His name.

Whatever our varṇa or āśrama, however, the perfection of our work is to satisfy Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa.

When Kṛṣṇa spoke the Bhagavad-gītā, Arjuna said, “I accept whatever You have said.”

In Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or devotional service, there are nine processes: hearing about the transcendental practices one or more of these processes of devotional service throughout his life is sure to remember Kṛṣṇa That is the art of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We cannot abandon all activities and simply chant Hare Kṛṣṇa; therefore we keep ourselves constantly engaged in practical devotional service so that our mind is fixed upon Kṛṣṇa.