November 27th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
Some people worship the right person for the wrong thing, others the wrong person for the right thing. However, If we worship Krishna for any reason, we will ultimately attain love of Krishna
November 16th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
Once the late Sripada B. S. Govinda Maharaja—spiritual heir to the Sri Caitanya Saraswata Math of Srila B. R. Sridhara Maharaja—said of the followers of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, “We are all living on the remnants of Swami Maharaja.”
November 13th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
Krishna is drawing the attention, not only of the inhabitants of Vrindavan, but of all of us, to that which is essential, that which is central to our well-being and our nourishment
November 9th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
In Swami B. V. Tripurari\'s lecture, he underlines the importance of adaptability, humility, and continuity in leading a spiritual life. He emphasizes that spiritual experience should not be about incidental occurrences, but a perpetual state of humility and connection with Krishna. He suggests chanting Krishna\'s name as a key practice towards attaining this spiritual state. Furthermore, Swami Tripurari posits that the company of holy persons (sadhu-sanga) can greatly impact one\'s spiritual life, enriching the experience of spirituality and fostering personal evolution
November 2nd, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
Narottama dasa, born in the 15th century, was a lifelong Brahmachari renowned for his devotional achievements. Born into a kayastha family, his zealous meditation and devotion to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu was evident from his early childhood. As a testament to his spiritual prowess, it is believed that Mahaprabhu left \'prema\' (love) for Narottama by the Padmavati River. Transforming entirely after experiencing the ecstasies of prema, Narottama abandoned his affluent familial life to pursue divine communion, eventually becoming a disciple of Lokanatha Goswami
October 23rd, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
What is generally taught through Rama lila is that one should be an ideal, moral person, but ultimately, if Rama is our Deity, we should have the ideal of going back to Godhead to enter into Rama dhama, Ayodhya
October 5th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
The extensive sankirtana of Srila Prabhupada is an outgrowth of his empowerment in krsna-sakti. He himself prayed for this empowerment, and under scrutiny, his prayer aboard the Jaladuta reveals something about the nature of the empowerment of krsna-sakti that Prabhupada experienced
September 27th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
Bhaktivinoda sought to revive and continue that tradition of enlightened reform exemplified by Caitanya, whose message of bhakti to Krishna challenged caste barriers and brought the Bhagavatam forward as the \"ripened fruit of the tree of Vedic knowledge.\"
September 25th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
Sri Caitanya flowed beautifully yet unapproachably like a great waterfall of love of Godhead. Sri Jiva made a lake out of his ecstasy in the form of Sat-sandarbha</em
September 21st, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
Love of Radha, Sri Krishna\'s principle consort, is central to this theistic school of Vedanta. Such love is described as the brightest jewel of sacred aesthetic rapture, unnatojjvala rasa
September 7th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
Considering objectively what Srila Prabhupada did in his lifetime, we can safely conclude that he set the perfect example of sacrificing everything to satisfy Krishna
September 6th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff
Nanda confided in his good wife that upon entertaining the thought of conceiving, his mind became filed with a vision of a beautiful dark son, whose beauty and qualities surpassed those of Narayana himself