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Śrī Navadvīpāṣṭakam 8

May 29th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

In meditation I recall Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma, where Gaura Hari wandered widely with his bhaktas performing his celebrated prema-saṅkīrtana, drowning his devotees in the ocean of ujjvala-bhāva

Śrī Navadvīpāṣṭakam 7

May 22nd, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

The early passing of Jagannātha Miśra is related to the fact that it was Nanda Mahārāja who accompanied Kṛṣṇa to Mathurā and promised to bring him back in short order, a promise he could not fulfill

These cowherd people come to you with houses, families, friends, and so on, all of which are extensions of their own identity as your devotees and as such all of which are placed at your disposal. Love is a thief, a house is a prison, and infatuation is a ball and chain if they are not extensions of those who consider themselves to be yours

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Śrī Navadvīpāṣṭakam 5

May 11th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

In meditation I recall Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma, where countless glorious abodes constructed of gold, capable of stealing away one’s mind—manoharāṇi—are manifest, and within every one of which Lakṣmī eternally resides

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Progressing Toward Fulfillment of the Heart

May 8th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

First we must eliminate this mortal existence. Then, we must satisfy our reason, our consciousness. And finally, we must satisfy our heart. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that the heart is the most important thing within us

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Worshiping Narasingha on the Raga-Marga

May 4th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

For Gaudiya Vaishnavas, the right reason to worship Narasinghadeva is as Bhaktivinoda prays, “to beg at the lotus feet of Lord Narasingha for the benediction of worshipping Radha and Krishna in Navadvipa, perfectly safe and free from all difficulties.”

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Śrī Navadvīpāṣṭakam 4

May 1st, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

Śrī Rūpa depicts the Gaṅgā rising and falling almost musically, washing the golden stairs of her ghāṭas where Gaura bathes, as if preparing them for his morning bath

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Śrī Navadvīpāṣṭakam 3

April 24th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

On the bank of the Ganges within a beautiful forest filled with the scent and sight of colorful flowers, the heat of the day is mitigated by cooling breezes and shade trees as Gaura remembers Kṛṣṇa’s madhyāhna-līlā

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The Ostentatious Vrndavana dasa Thakura

April 20th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

Because Vrindavana Thakura has in such an ostentatious way apparently committed some wrong against that particular unbelieving section, it will draw Krishna’s attention

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Śrī Navadvīpāṣṭakam 2

April 17th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

In meditation I recall Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma, which some devotees proclaim is Vaikuṇṭha-paravyoma. Others say it is Goloka, but knowers of tattva exclaim, “Indeed, it is Vṛndāvana!”

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Śrī Navadvīpāṣṭakam 1

April 13th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

Śrī Rūpa shares two visions—spiritual and geographical—weaving effortlessly between them as if they are one

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Is Western thought marching towards Eastern Idealism?

April 6th, 2023 | by Harmonist staff

Trends in contemporary philosophy of mind suggests that the entire way in which Western metaphysics and mind are conceived may be evolving eventually toward some sort of self-transcendence, perhaps via a rapprochement with corresponding perennial ideas in Asian philosophical traditions