Bhakti Vikasa Swami's Blog, page 357

Devotees, especially sannyasis, should be responsible and cautious

A devotee must be very responsible. He must act in such a way that nobody
can blame him. Otherwise everyone say, "What kind of devotee he is?" So this
is the duty. They should be very cautious. A sannyasi, they should be very
cautious. Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, sannyasira alpa-chidre bahu kari' mane.
An ordinary grhastha, or… Grhastha only, If he talks with woman nobody
will blame. He is grhastha. But if a sannyasi talks with woman very
intimately, oh, immediately people will take note of it. Sannyasira
alpa-chidre bahu kari' mane. That is the practice. He should be very
cautious. So a devotee, a sannyasi, they have got very, very great
responsibility. People will very easily criticize them.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 1.37-39 — London, July 27, 1973

Krishna Cares For Bhimavaram

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[B]When:[/B] 19 Nov 11[BR]
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Krishna Cares For

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Forgetting Lord Nityananda

(For Nityananda Trayodasi)
The following song is sung by Narottama dasa Thakura:
ahankare matta hana, nitai-pada pasariya,
asatyere satya kari mani
Due to forgetting the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda and being puffed up by
material possessions, wealth and opulence, one thinks the false, temporary
material world to be an actual fact. This is the material disease. The
living entity is eternal and blissful, but despite miserable material
conditions, he thinks the material world to be real and factual due to his
ignorance.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 5.14.5

When Preaching Becomes the Excuse…

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[B]When:[/B] 18 Nov 11[BR]
[B]Language:[/B] English
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When Preaching becomes the Excuse…

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[B]When:[/B] 18 Nov 11[BR]
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When Preaching becomes the Excuse

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The gopis know that Krsna is Varaha

(For Varaha Dvadasi)
The gopis then looked upon the ground they were traversing and began to
address the earth: "Dear earthly planet, we do not know how many penances
and austerities you have undergone to be now living with the footprints of
Lord Krsna upon you. You are very jolly; the hairs on your body are these
jubilant trees and plants. Lord Krsna must have been very much pleased with
you; otherwise how could He have embraced you in the form of Varaha the
boar? When you were submerged in water, He delivered you, taking the whole
weight of your existence on His tusks."
>>> Ref. VedaBase => KB 30: Krsna's Hiding from the Gopis

Purity is the Force

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[B]When:[/B] 17 Nov 11[BR]
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Glorification Turns to Blasphemy…

Question:


Could you please speak something regarding the verse and purport of CC Madhya-lila 10.182, in which Srila Prabhupada writes that "The Lord herein confirms that if one is overestimated, glorification is just another form of blasphemy."
It seems like a very deep statement, and significant, but it is difficult to understand properly.


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