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Sunday, August 25, 2019

Kama Vs Prema

In ‘SRI SRI CHAITANYA CHARITAMRITA’ Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami had said,
“ Atmendriya Preeti Ichcha Tare Bole Kam. Krishnendriya Preeti Bancha Dhore Prem Nam.”
‘Atma Indriya’ =‘Self senses’ and ‘ Krishna Indriya’= ‘Senses of Krishna’. That means desire of fulfilmemt of one’s Self Senses is called ‘Kama’ or ‘Sex’ and Desire of giving Joy to Krishna’s Senses is called “Prema”.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Eight-Fold Daily Pastimes (Asta-Kaliya-Lila)

Asta-kaliya-lila / Prayers

Asta-kaliya-lila - the pastimes which Krsna performs with His associates in eight periods of the day. Sadhakas who are engaged in smarana, or remembrance, meditate on these pastimes.

The periods are as follows (times are approximate):

1) nisanta-lila, pastimes at the end of night (3:36 am-6:00 am) ;
2) prata-lila, pastimes at dawn (6:00 am-8:24 am) ;
3) purvahna-lila, morning pastimes (8:24 am-10:48 am) ;
4) madhyahna-lila, midday pastimes (10:48 am-3.36 pm) ;
5) aparahna-lila, afternoon pastimes (3:36 pm-6:00 pm) ;
6) sayahna-lila, pastimes at dusk (6:00 pm-8:24 pm) ;
7) pradosa-lila, evening pastimes (8:24 pm- 10:48 pm) ; and
8) nakta-lila, midnight pastimes (10:48 pm-3:36 am).

Kusum Sarovar

Lord Chaitanya bathed in the cooling waters of this Kund

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as taking bath in this Kund/lake one attains the pure love of the Supreme Godhead and qualifies for witnessing the eight fold pastimes of Lord Radha and Krishna.

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visuddha

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Bilvamangala

One day, the gopis got hold of the book closesest to krishna. When they looked inside, they saw Bilvamangala’s beautiful glorification’s of Krsna and the Vrajadevis. “How does he know all these things?” they wondered in surprise. “Who is this person? Where are all these marvelous songs coming from?” They searched for Bilvamangala, and when they finally found him, they exclaimed, “But he is blind! He has no eyes!”

Krsna replied, Yes. He gave up his eyes for Me. He gave up his desire to look at ordinary and mundane things. Now, he only meets with Me and looks at Me with his eternal, spiritual eyes. because of this, My lila-sakti gave him entrance into Vrndavana. He is Lila-suka, and he is describing all of our wonderful pastimes. He is my karnamrta (nectar for the ears).”

The gopis then concluded, “Oh, then the name of this book must be Sri Krsna-karnamrta!”

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself rediscovered this book Sri krsna-karnamrta, on His journey to South India. He had it copied and then brought it back with him to Puri.

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