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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

PASTIMES OF GREAT ACHARYA - 3

Sanatana Goswami had taken a vow that daily he will do Govardhan Parikrama in the morning and than start his daily activities. Even when he was old he will do this though he did not have enough energy.. Sri Madanmohan requested him to break his vow but Sanatana Goswami continued.. Seeing his determination Sri Madanmohan gave him a Govardhan sila with His footprints on it and told Sanatana Goswami that doing parikrama of this sila will be equivalent to doing Govardhan Parikrama.. That sila is still present in Sri Sri Radha Damodar temple of Vrndavana.. Srila Sanatana Goswami ki Jay!

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Quotes

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's order in Chaitanya Caritamrita was everyone should practice Krishna Consciousness and give it to everyone. Take up Krishna Consciousness and distribute it to everyone we meet.
yare dekho tare kaho Krishna
updesh
Whoever you meet, tell them about Krishna

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iha yasya harer dasye
karmana manasa
gira
nikhilasv apy avasthasu
jivan-mukta sa ucyate

A person acting in the service of Krsna with body, mind, intelligence and words is a liberated person even within the material world, although he may be engaged in many so-called material activities. (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.187)

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anyabhilasita-snnyam
jnana-karmady-anavrtam.

Pure devotional service can be attained only when it is uncontaminated with jnana and karma.

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anasaktasya visayan
yatharham upayunjatah
nirbandhah krsna-sambandhe
yuktah vairagyam ucyate
prapancikataya buddhya
hari-sambandhi-vastunah
mumuksubhih parityago
vairagyah phalgu kathyate


When one is not attached to anything but at the same time accepts everything in relation to Krsna, one is rightly situated above possessiveness. On the other hand, one who rejects everything without knowledge of its relationship to Krsna is not as complete in his renunciation.

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