Guest guest Posted June 29, 2000 Report Share Posted June 29, 2000 Hare Krishna! Jai Prabhupada. >satyam satyam punah satyam satyam eva punah punah >vina radha prasadena mat-prasado na vidyate > >Sri Krishna says: O Narada! I tell you truly truly, again truly, >truly, again and again - without the mercy of Srimati Radharani, >one cannot attain my mercy. (Narada Purana) So the Lord says... without Srimati Radharani's mercy one cannot attain His mercy. So what to do? Should we drop everything and now run after Srimati Radharani? NO. (If you were, then S-T-O-P N-O-W) (Our surroundings happen to be Kali yuga, you see.) Sri Krishna has appeared in the "mood of" Srimati Radharani now as Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Sriman Mahaprabhu is Lord Krishna who is continuously experiencing (immeresed in) the mood of Srimati Radharani. "Nitai bine bhai, Radha Krishna paite nai" -- Without the mercy of Nitai one cannot attain the service of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. Who is this "Sri Sri Radha Krishna" who is accessible to us fallen souls in this age?? ---> Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. So it means that by the mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu alone one can attain the favour of Sriman Mahaprabhu (or in other words... Sri Sri Radha Krishna.) Who is Sriman Nityananda prabhu? He is ADI-GURU "The Original Spiritual Master". He is the original GURU-TATTVA. So it boils down to "strictly following" and "serving" the instructions of a bonafide (100% = NO COMPROMISE) representative of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu. By following and serving a bonafide representative (one who is helpless in not having ANY SCOPE EVER of smudging the exalted position of "guru-tattva" = Nityananda Prabhu by his personal "Aacharan") one definitely renders service to Lord Nityananda Himself. Lord Nitai is very easily pleased when we simply are successful in pleasing His representative. Following the instructions of Sriman Mahaprabhu, giving up "trying to imitate the Brajavasis" by frivlously chanting "R.... R...." against any demonstrable example set by Srila Prabhupada, let us simply realize our state of heart and mind and then try to follow what Srila Prabhupada has taught by his own Aacharan. Thanks & Regards, Your fallen servant, Waiting to be corrected, Avadhut das Sri Sri Radharasabihariji Mandir, Juhu. ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2000 Report Share Posted June 30, 2000 > Hare Krishna! > Jai Prabhupada. > > >satyam satyam punah satyam satyam eva punah punah > >vina radha prasadena mat-prasado na vidyate > > > >Sri Krishna says: O Narada! I tell you truly truly, again truly, > >truly, again and again - without the mercy of Srimati Radharani, > >one cannot attain my mercy. (Narada Purana) > > So the Lord says... without Srimati Radharani's mercy one cannot > attain His > mercy. So what to do? Should we drop everything and now run > after Srimati > Radharani? > > NO. (If you were, then S-T-O-P N-O-W) > (Our surroundings happen to be Kali yuga, you see.) > > Sri Krishna has appeared in the "mood of" Srimati Radharani now as Sri > Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Sriman Mahaprabhu is Lord Krishna who is > continuously experiencing (immeresed in) the mood of Srimati Radharani. > > "Nitai bine bhai, Radha Krishna paite nai" -- Without the mercy > of Nitai one > cannot attain the service of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. Who is this "Sri > Sri Radha Krishna" who is accessible to us fallen souls in this > age?? ---> > Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. > > So it means that by the mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu alone one > can attain > the favour of Sriman Mahaprabhu (or in other words... Sri Sri Radha > Krishna.) > > Who is Sriman Nityananda prabhu? > He is ADI-GURU "The Original Spiritual Master". > He is the original GURU-TATTVA. > > So it boils down to "strictly following" and "serving" the > instructions of a > bonafide (100% = NO COMPROMISE) representative of Sriman > Nityananda Prabhu. > > By following and serving a bonafide representative (one who is > helpless in > not having ANY SCOPE EVER of smudging the exalted position of > "guru-tattva" > = Nityananda Prabhu by his personal "Aacharan") one definitely renders > service to Lord Nityananda Himself. > > Lord Nitai is very easily pleased when we simply are successful > in pleasing > His representative. > > Following the instructions of Sriman Mahaprabhu, giving up "trying to > imitate the Brajavasis" by frivlously chanting "R.... R...." against any > demonstrable example set by Srila Prabhupada, let us simply realize our > state of heart and mind and then try to follow what Srila Prabhupada has > taught by his own Aacharan. > > Thanks & Regards, > Your fallen servant, > Waiting to be corrected, > Avadhut das > Sri Sri Radharasabihariji Mandir, Juhu. Dear Avadhut Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga! I am in total agreement with you, Prabhu. Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur once said that if one looks good enough he will see in the lotus feet of his bona-fide Spiritual Master the tips of the lotus feet of Srimati Radharani. One thing in your posting made me uncomfortable, though. Why are you referring to "Radhe Radhe" as "R.... R....", as if it were some bad, unprintable word. There is nothing wrong in mentioning Srimati Radharani's Name with respect. I understand your sentiment against frivolous chanting of Her Name but that doesn't mean that we should disrespect Her Name by making references in this way. I am also against frivolous chanting, not only of Srimati Radharani's but of Sri Krishna's Name as well. Any frivolous attitude or behavior towards Harinama, or Hare Krishna Mahamantra (which also includes Srimati Radharani's Name, by the way) is condemnable and shouldn't be permitted. Harinama, being non-different from God Himself, must be always uttered with the highest degree of respect and awe. Moreover, anything connected with chanting of the Harinama should be handled in the same way. Unfortunately, sometimes (or even often) we can see devotees say Hare Krishna this and Hare Krishna that, or handle their Malas in disrespectful way, or chant while they are engaged in something else, etc., etc. So, if chanting "Radhe Radhe" is apasiddhanta, then what would you call this kind of behavior? I say it is apasiddhanta, too! We should be very careful in our attitude towards the Holy Name and not make offences. Otherwise, our actions could be considered against our Gaudiya Siddhanta, even though externally we're doing everything in a bona-fide way. Saying the right words doesn't always mean chanting Harinama. Please forgive me for expressing my views openly. It is not my intention to insult or patronize you or anyone else. I beg your forgiveness if what I am saying here sounds that way. It is only due to my own offensive chanting of the Holy Name. Your servant, Gauridas Adhikari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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