Bhakti Vikasa Swami's Blog, page 351

Eternal rasa

There is a rasa, mellow — every ananda. Just like if you take a nice fruit,
mango, the taste is pleasing. That is called rasa, that taste….So this
picture [of Radha and Krsna with the gopis] is ananda-cinmaya-rasa. Here we
have got that taste of rasa in a perverted manner. But cinmaya-rasa means it
continues. This Radha-Krsna with the gopis, they are enjoying, dancing,
chanting. That is eternally; that is never stopped. It is not that they
become old and there is no more enjoyment or they are separated or somebody,
Krsna goes somewhere and the Radharani goes to somewhere. No. Everything is
eternal….
[Srila Prabhupada lecture, 16 July 1969]

Attaining Pure Mind, Intelligence, and Ego

Question:
I came to know from some source that after liberation, jiva get spiritual body in which he/she/it develops spiritual mind, intelligence and ego which is in pure/uncontaminated state and fully favorable to serve Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. Can I get sastrik pramana on this as some body asked me to provide a reference.

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Blackened Bodies, Gratified Hearts

[B]Where:[/B] Perambur, Chennai, India[BR]
[B]When:[/B] 19 Dec 11[BR]
[B]Scripture:[/B] SB 1.18.12[BR]
[B]Language:[/B] English with Tamil translation
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How renunciants (and others) can lose Krsna consciousness

When the mind is allowed to think of sense gratification continuously, it
becomes the cause of our material bondage. If our mind is simply filled with
sense gratification, even though we want Krsna consciousness, by continuous
practice we cannot forget the subject matter of sense gratification. If one
takes up the sannyasa order of life but is not able to control the mind, he
will think of objects of sense gratification — namely family, society,
expensive house, etc. Even though he goes to the Himalayas or the forest,
his mind will continue thinking of the objects of sense gratification. In
this way, gradually one's intelligence will be affected. When intelligence
is affected, one loses his original taste for Krsna consciousness.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.22.30

Chanting is the Only Reality

[B]Where:[/B] Perambur, Chennai, India[BR]
[B]When:[/B] 18 Dec 11[BR]
[B]Language:[/B] English with Tamil translation
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Donations Given by Sinful People

Question:
We see that many people who earn lots of money by wrong practices, donate good amount in our society. How should we consider them, devotee or demon? And is it right to accept donations from them?

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first duty

…if you are at all actually responsible, then the immediate concern will
be striya urvi balan: to give protection to the weaker section of the
population, namely the women and the children. So in other words, it is our
first duty to give protection to the women, the weaker section, the woman
and children.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.21 — Hawaii, January 17, 1974

One way to advance in spiritual consciousness

The more we kick out Darwin's philosophy, the more we advance in spiritual
consciousness.
Life Comes From Life, ch. 8: Darwin Condemned

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Matra Bhakta Nahi Varan Svayam Bhagavan Hai

ATMA TV Lectures Series by His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Maharaj was aired on a popular Indian TV channels STAR Plus and Colors.
Episode 1: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Matra Bhakta Nahi Varan Svayam Bhagavan Hai
Language: Hindi

Krishna Consciousness is Beyond Self-realization

[B]Where:[/B] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[BR]
[B]When:[/B] 18 Dec 11[BR]
[B]Scripture:[/B] BG 6.30[BR]
[B]Language:[/B] English with Tamil translation
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