1996 Lectures
Make Your Heart Peaceful
One thing I want to tell you is that this world has come from Krsna. Not directly from Krsna, but from Krsna’s manifestations. Krsna is always in Vrndavana, always playing, and He is always sinking in the love and affection of the gopas and gopis there. But at the same time, He is sarvajna, omniscient, all knowing. He has lakhs and lakhs manifestations, you cannot imagine. From any one of them, this world comes. So Krsna can create this world and in a second, He can very easily destroy it as well.
1996 Lectures
Krsna dances with the Gopis – 15 June 1996
Krsna could not answer any of the questions the gopis put forward. Earlier, Krsna had make the yajna-patnis return home. He told them, “You should return to your homes and serve your husbands.” But, He could not make the gopis return home. Thus, the rasa-lila started. One Krsna danced between each of the sixteen thousand gopis. So, He assumed sixteen thousand forms. Krsna sang in the fifth note. He sang, “Sa-re-ga-ma-pa.” But the gopis sang in the seventh note. They sang so beautifully that Krsna said, “Sadhu! Sadhu!” Krsna could not contest with the gopis...
1996 Lectures
Krsna is the Controller – 12 July 1996, Vancouver
I am of the mood that “I will be on one side and the entire world will be on one side.” Svamiji also had this mood like me. Svamiji would have remained in this world for some more days. But they started controlling Svamiji. The soul can never control anyone. Krsna is the controller. You should always have faith in Krsna and in harinama...
1996 Lectures
Recitation of the Spotless Purana – 12 June 1996
There are various types of dharma that are prevalent in this world. The dharma that doesn’t explain atma-dharma and the dharma of bhajan to Bhagavan is a useless dharma. In the name of dharma, people fight with each other. This is not dharma. Real dharma can never be forsaken. Therefore, what is our real dharma? We are not Hindus, Muslims, Christians, or Sikhs. What are we? We are the part and parcel of Krsna. Isvara amsa jiva abhinasi...
1996 Lectures
Govinda Damodara Madhaveti – 11 June 1996
I am speaking on this because how can we remember Krsna while we are in this this material world? Bhakti is not difficult; Bhakti is very simple. Staying in their houses, the gopis always remember Krsna. How do they do so? Ya dohane ‘vahanane. There are cows in the homes of the gopis. The gopis milk the cows in the early morning. Gayanti cainam anurakta-dhiyo; the gopis sing about Krsna. What do they sing? They sing, “Govinda Damodara Madhaveti...”
1996 Lectures
The History of Sri Giriraja-Govardhana – 10 June 1996
I will speak on one history of Giriraja-Govardhana. Giriraja was in the Himalayas. He is the son of Drona. Drona is one of the friends of Himalaya. He had a beautiful son and his name was Giriraja. Though he was little, he was so beautiful. He was decorated by Tamala trees, Kadamba trees, cuckoos, parrots, and everything else. He was loved so much by his father. When anyone would see Giriraja-Govardhana, they would become so attracted to him. So, when Sri Ramacandra wanted to make a bridge across the ocean to go to Lanka, He ordered Nala, Nila, and all the monkeys to make a bridge...
1996 Lectures
I have Come for ISKCON – 17 June 1996
After Svamiji spoke to me, he ordered all the GBC leaders like Jayapataka, Tamala Krsna, Brahmananda, Bhavananda, and all others that “You should go and take Narayana Maharaja everywhere.” So many ISKCON leaders took me to Sri Mandir and everywhere in Vrndavana. Svamiji told me, “You will have to give my samadhi with your own hands. You will have to help my disciples become mature...”
1996 Lectures
Bathe in the Rasa-samudra – 16 June 1996
Santi means sayujya-mukti. There is no action, words, or anything. Rather, we want to bathe in the rasa-samudra, the ocean of nectarean mellows. In this ocean there are five kinds of waves. These five kinds of waves give rise to lakhs and lakhs of waves that are very sweet. These waves go up and down according to the transcendental moods. Where there is nothing, there is santi. A stone always has santi. The stone has nothing to think; it never moves. Even if you cut it into lakhs and lakhs of pieces, it will not know. It will remain in santi...
1996 Lectures
The Saintly Son – 16 June 1996
So, any man who has no knowledge of atma, Paramatma, and Krsna-bhakti will not be able to make his life successful. Our sons and daughters go to schools and colleges, but they became atheists. They think, “We are doing everything. There is no God; there is nothing.” So, we should try to be Krsna conscious. If one is not attached to the katha and foot dust of the Vaisnavas, then up until one doesn’t do the service of the foot dust of the Vaisnavas, he will not know these tattvas. All the schools and colleges of present times have become atheistic and this has resulted in the unfortunate condition of society...
1996 Lectures
Damodara-lila – 14 June 1996
Remembering her son’s previous pastimes, Yasoda was churning the yogurt. The sound that was created seemed to resemble the playing of a mrdanga. It sounded, “Dhik-tan. Dhik-tan.” This means, “Fie on those who don’t do the bhajan of Krsna. Fie on them. Only the lives of those who engage in Krsna’s bhajan are successful. This is the essence of all forms of knowledge. Therefore, fie on them who don’t do Krsna’s bhajan...”
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WHAT WAS ŚRILA RAGHUNATHA BHATTA GOSVAMI'S RELATION WITH CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU?
Śrī Tapana Miśra could not fully comprehend what is sadya-sādhana-tattva, the ultimate goal of life and the means to attain it. He thus prayed to God and begged Him to mercifully reveal this truth to him. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then gave him His darśana and explained everything. Tapana Miśra said to Mahāprabhu, “You have kindly described sādhya-sādhana-tattva, but without sat-saṅga, I will not have taste and enthusiasm for sādhana-bhakti. Please mercifully keep me with You, or bless me with the shelter of one of Your dear associates.” Mahāprabhu told Tapana Miśra, “In this world, Śiva Ṭhākura is very dear to Bhagavān and he is fully conversant in rasa, tattva, and sādhya-sādhana-tattva. He cheats the materialists and demons who come to him for sense enjoyment or impersonal liberation, but for the bhaktas, he opens the storehouse of prema. Go to Vārāṇasī and by Śiva Ṭhākura’s mercy and influence, your sādhana will progress steadily.” “What should I do if I cannot understand his mercy and speech, and what should I do to protect myself from performing some offense? Please give me Your full mercy.” “A great devotee of the Lord will come in your home as your son and he will help you progress in bhakti,” Mahāprabhu said. “And I will also come and meet you there in due course.” After his first meeting with Mahāprabhu, Tapana Miśra followed the Lord’s instruction, and moved to Vārāṇasī, leaving East Bengal. Soon after, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, a priceless jewel among the Six Gosvāmīs, appeared as his son. Later, when Raghunātha was a young boy, Mahāprabhu came to Vārāṇasī and stayed at the home of Tapana Miśra for two months, and there bestowed profuse mercy and blessings upon them. When he grew to a youth, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa traveled to Jagannātha Purī for the association of Mahāprabhu, where he stayed and served the Lord for ten months. Raghunātha was an expert cook and regularly prepared many delicious meals for the Lord. Śrīman Mahāprabhu happily accepted the offerings of Raghunātha, which were cooked with so much sweetness and love. Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa had a sweet voice like a cuckoo bird and was especially gifted in the recitation and explanation of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. He sang the verses of the Bhāgavatam in many beautiful, heart-rending melodies, and by his descriptions, he decorated the devotees and nourished them with bhāgavata-rasa, the transcendental nectar of divine love. Mahāprabhu encouraged Raghunātha to recite the Bhāgavatam and would even listen to him speak the Bhāgavatam before the assembly of devotees. After ten months with Mahāprabhu, the Lord instructed Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa to return home to his parents in Vārāṇasī and later he could come back to him in Purī. Raghunātha accepted the order of the Lord, despite the intense pain of ensuing separation. He came back to Mahāprabhu a few years hence and stayed again for ten months. Mahāprabhu then told Raghunātha to go to Vṛndāvana and stay with the other Gosvāmīs, led by Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana, and to there preach the glories of the Bhāgavatam and serve all the Vaiṣṇavas. In Vṛndāvana, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī nourished everyone with pure love for Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. He established many temples and gave shelter to countless living entities. He took responsibility for the spiritual development of all souls. He concluded his pastimes on this Earth in the transcendental abode of Śrī Vṛndāvana and re-entered the eternal pastimes of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. (click title to see more)