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Recognizing Sri Guru

March 21st, 2016 | by Harmonist staff

When one is intimately connected with the thread of divine love that the guru comes to impart to us, one will accept it, wherever it comes from


Guided Chanting

February 22nd, 2016 | by Harmonist staff

At least one pure devotee must be in the group, then one can join the sankirtana</i


Sanga: Hari-Bhakti-Vilasa

February 18th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff

The appearance of Krishna in any form is tied to the love that his devotees have for him. Indeed, love of Krishna and Krishna are one. You cannot have one without the other


Gopala Bhatta Goswami

January 28th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff

Mahaprabhu gave own his seat to Gopala Bhatta in Vrindavana, indicating his preference for Gopala Bhatta with regard to diksa. That he sent his own seat to Gopala Bhatta is thus significant. Gopala Bhatta Goswami is considered the repository of guru-sakti</em


Dharma and the Modern World

January 18th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff

Of the various kinds of dharma existing in this world, almost all of them aim to preach and establish belief in God. Varying endeavors of acaryas depending on time, place and circumstances, can be observed, but it can be ascertained that all of them preach dharma with the main aim of establishing a connection with the Lord


Humble Aspiration

January 14th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff

A Vaisnava does not say and cannot say, “I am a Vaisnava.” He will say, “I am trying to become the servant of a Vaisnava.”


Tolerance: The Ornament of the Saints

January 7th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff

One who acknowledges that his happiness and distress in life are that which he is due—his prarabdha karma—and thus tolerates these two, is the rightful heir to the kingdom of God


Mind and Cosmos

December 31st, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

The scientific outlook, if it aspires to a more complete understanding of nature, must expand to include theories capable of explaining the appearance in the universe of mental phenomena and the subjective points of view in which they occur – theories of a different type from any we have seen so far



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