Murali_Mohan_das Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Sripad Janardana Maharaja describes the period preceding Sri Gaura Purnima as it is celebrated at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Nabadwip, India, including Nabadwip Dhama Parikrama. Due to the author's error, this video is presented in two parts. Part 1 - Embedded: <embed style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-3916571373232826013&hl=en" flashvars=""> Link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3916571373232826013&hl=en Part 2 - Embedded: <embed style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-3427939224068357277&hl=en" flashvars=""> Link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3427939224068357277&hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murali_Mohan_das Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Unfortunately, I stopped the video recording a bit prematurely, since a Godbrother subsequently asked Maharaja the classic question: I'm trying to follow this spiritual path and yet I'm still plagued by so many doubts and sufferings, what does this mean? In reply, Maharaja told of the incident where some of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur's disciples asked him the same question, saying, "We feel we are making no progress". Saraswati Thakur replied, "None at all? That is actually very good. If you had felt that you had made some progress, I would be concerned." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggar Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamrtam - The Complete Unabridged English Edition – Life-Nectar of the Surrendered Souls Positive and Progressive Immortality by the Intimate Servitor of the Illustrious Universal Preceptor of Vaisnava Thought, Vaisnava-siddhantacarya-samrat Jagad-guru Prabhupada Sri Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Maharaja: Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya-varya Sarva-sastra-siddhanta-vit Astottara-sata- Sri Srimad Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Goswami Maharaja Chapter 8 Sri Bhakta-vacanamrtam - Words of Nectar from the Devotees Karpanyam - Surrender in Humility sri-krsna-nama-svarupasya parama-pavanatvam, jivasya durdaivan ca - namnam-akari bahudha nija-sarva-saktis tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah etadrsi tava krpa bhagavan mamapi durdaivam idrsam ihajani nanuragah Sri Sri Bhagavatas Caitanyacandrasya The holy name of the Lord is the supreme purifier, yet the soul's misfortune is to deny it - "O Lord, Your holy name alone bestows all the good fortune of the soul, and this is why You have revealed Your many different names such as 'Krsna' and 'Govinda.' You have offered all Your transcendental potency in your holy name, without initiating any (scriptural or philosophical) hard and fast rules and regulations, concerning time, place, or circumstance, to be observed in chanting it. Dear Lord, in this way You have given Your mercy to the living entity by making Your name so easily available, and yet, my misfortune in the form of offense (nama-aparadha) does not allow love for that merciful name to be born within my heart." -the Supreme Lord Sri Caitanyacandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murali_Mohan_das Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Thanks, Beggar, for the scriptural citation!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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