May 27th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
Accustomed to speedy results based upon prior life experience—from instant pudding to instant credit—one typically thinks they have quickly attained their spiritual ideal simply by contact with a guru, scripture, and the community of devotees
May 23rd, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
By Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Goswami Love is an Inside Job In the material concept of life, there is &hellip
May 20th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
Although such sadhu-sanga is extremely rare, it is not completely unattainable for one who prays for it without duplicity, with sincerity, and with the knowledge that it is very difficult to receive the association of a sadhu in this world of asadhus (non-devotees)
May 13th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta was extremely affectionate to his disciples. In confronting those who had a corrupt mentality, he was deadly like a thunderbolt. Yet in his loving relationships his heart was softer than a flower
May 9th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
Swami B. V. Tripurari fields questions on some modern issues viewed through the lens of Gaudiya Vedanta
May 6th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
The word asauca is derived from the root suc which means being free of undesirable contaminants. The physical ramification of this is “cleanliness”, but the emotional ramification is more complex and interesting
May 2nd, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
Krishna in the form of Mahaprabhu has drawn the bhava, the essence, from Gadadhara, and Gadadhara, like a shadow, is following Mahaprabhu everywhere. As one’s shadow follows him, Gadadhara is following Mahaprabhu—Radharani trying to get her essence back
April 29th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Goswami explains that the surrendered soul’s sentiments and service go beyond ‘thanking’ the Lord, Sri Guru, and the devotees
April 25th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
By Srila B.S. Govinda Deva Goswami “Beyond Viraja River is the holy dhama Vaikuntha, above that is Sri Gokula, known &hellip
April 18th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
Balarama’s confidential talks with Krishna’s gopis made Krishna fully manifest in the hearts and minds of the gopis. In this exchange, Balarama has the mood of a servitor of Krishna. He is fully representing Krishna with no desire to enjoy Radha’s group for himself in any way
April 15th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
The spirit of this seva was reverential worship not of Narayana, but rather reverential worship of the raga-marga itself, with the idea that sadhakas giving proper respect to this highest of ideals would in turn cause its ragatmikas to take notice of them and give them entrance into this realm, crossing over such reverence.
April 11th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff
Anupama, Murari Gupta, and the various Rama bhaktas of South India all appeared in Mahaprabhu\'s lila, and we should appreciate the real devotion of any bhakta who fans the flame of spiritual partiality in their hearts
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