God’s Play
September 24th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
In various forms his reality overflows into the world of our experience, and sacred texts such as the Bhagavata try to capture and relate to us the essence of that expression
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Gopala Tapani Upanisad: Uttara Tapani
September 18th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
One should meditate upon Krishna, one should relish him, and one should engage in his worship with a desire to serve. Om tat sat.
Gopala-tapani Upanisad: Verses 44-47
August 29th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Krishna alone is the jagad-guru, or the macrocosmic expression (samasti) of the guru principle (guru-tattva), because he is the source of the knowledge that all gurus disseminate; indeed, he is that knowledge
Gopala-tapani Upanisad: Verses 35-43
August 18th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Brahma prays: Salutations to the cowherd who is addicted to playing his flute, who defeated the snake Aghasura, who enjoys playing on the banks of the Kalindi, and who wears swinging earrings
Gopala-tapani Upanisad: Verses 33 and 34
August 8th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
For those who aspire for Krishna’s abode, his eternal associates are more important than Krishna himself because they embody the love that is sought. This love is nondifferent from Krishna, for his appearance in his form of eternity, knowledge, and bliss in Vrindavana is in reciprocation with that love
Gopala-tapani Upanisad: Verses 29-32
July 15th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Reality is a person. He is both majestic and charming. His majesty is such that he is all-pervasive and nothing exists outside of him. His charm is such that he defeats the lust of material desire in general and the charms of Cupid in particular
Gopala-tapani Upanisad: Verses 26-28
June 24th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
In this section Brahma concludes the present lesson of this Upanisad by urging everyone to chant the Gopala mantra. The repetition of the words nityam abhyaset is meant to emphasize that one must make this practice a daily function to achieve the desired result
Gopala-tapani Upanisad: Verses 24 and 25
June 8th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Gopa Kumara attained perfection in fraternal love of Krishna through the dhyana of his Gopala mantra and the chanting of Krishna’s holy names
Crow’s Nest of Misconception
May 22nd, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
The sectarianism and religious fanaticism that Hari Sauri’s posts represent are telling. They speak loudly as to how the swan-like paramahamsa Srila Prabhupada may have flown the coop of Iskcon, while leaders seek to secure the faith of its members, clip their wings, and fear monger them to embrace their crow’s nest of misconception
Gopala-tapani Upanisad: Verses 21-23
May 18th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
To those who are constantly engaged in worshiping this supreme abode of Vishnu rather than their material desires, he immediately appears in the form of a cowherd boy and carefully reveals his own abode at that very time
Gopala-Tapani Upanisad: Krishna’s Oneness
May 1st, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Krishna is described as simultaneously one and many. He is one in that he is nondual consciousness and thus devoid of any internal or external distinctions. He is devoid of the three types of difference described in Vedanta
Gopala-tapani Upanisad: Gopala Yantra
April 20th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
A yantra corresponding with a particular sacred sound, such as the Gopala mantra, is thus a geometric diagram somewhat analogous to a blueprint that forms the basis of a plane of spiritual experience, in this case the realm of Gopala Krishna
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