1997 Lectures

1997 Lectures

Which Deities to Worship on the Altar – 25 Feb 1997 Bali
ByBhakta Bandhav April 24, 2020March 22, 2020

If anyone is in friendly terms with Krsna, thinking that Krsna is my sakha, then, following this, they can worship Gaura Nityananda, but if they are like Svarupa Damodar, Raya Ramanada, Rupa Gosvami, then they always serve Sri Sri Gaura Gadadhar. Others like Abhirama Gosvami and those that were sakhas of Nityananda Prabhu, they worship Gaura Nityananda. Gaura Gadadhar are for those worshipping in the madhurya mood. The devotees of Gaura Gadadhara are rare, only those that have deeply gone in to the mood of…

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What is Real Vyasa-puja – 25 Feb 1997 Bali
ByBhakta Bandhav April 20, 2020April 20, 2020

My Gurudeva used to do the arcana, this is all in the Vyasa-puja paddhati. If we neglect any of the acaryas, then we are neglecting all. So don’t think our Guru is the only one and we will not honor anyone else, or he will also give you up…

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There Must Be Relation Through Guru – 04 May 1997 Birmingham
ByBhakta Bandhav April 16, 2020April 16, 2020

There must be some relation with Krsna, and according to that relation, you can serve Krsna. If there is no relation you cannot serve. If a man has no relation and he falls down on the road, we can help them somewhat, but we eventually will have to give them up and go away. That is because of no relation. We cannot spend so much money on him. However, if it was your daughter who fell down, then we are willing to spend lakhs and lakhs of dollars on them, because relationship is there….

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Love for Man vs. Love for God – 04 May 1997 Birmingham
ByBhakta Bandhav April 14, 2020April 15, 2020

Even from a very remote village we can see and hear that right now the Labour Party has come in power in England. One can see cricket and all sorts of sports from all over the world and enjoy. However there is a cost of this new civilization. Even though we are nearer, still we feel no sympathy or affection for our neighbor or even our wives and husbands. There is no faith between spouses and thats why they even have separate bank accounts and everything. Children have separate accounts, husband has separate, all have separate, because of no faith and actually no love for anyone. Someone may live in the same building and be dying but nobody cares and they don’t even know who that person is. So this is the problem of the new civilization. There is no love and affection for anyone…

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Why Krsna Came, Yasoda’s Love, and the Method to Approach Him – 04 May 1997 Birmingham
ByBhakta Bandhav April 11, 2020April 13, 2020

When Krsna was pleased with Mother Yasoda, seeing that she was doing so much labor for Him, then He let Himself be tied, and that was by her prema and not by any rope. Rope is just an outside thing, He was really only tied by Krsna prema. If there is no prema, then there is nothing. Prema is two and half letters Pa, Ra and Ma, Prema. So if anyone knows this prema, he is the most learned of all the Vedas, Upanisads, and sastras and if one is not knowing prema, then he is like a foolish animal. So we should try to realize this prema in this human life, otherwise if one becomes an animal, then one cannot realize these things…

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Real Kirtan – 01 June 1997 New Braja
ByBhakta Bandhav April 9, 2020April 5, 2020

“I want a very beautiful new wife, Hare Krsna Hare,” don’t do it, otherwise Krsna will give this and He will fly away, at once He will fly away. He can give all these things very quickly, very quickly, but He will have to think for longer whether My Krsna prema should be given to that person or not, but He will give these things very quickly. You can see that so many persons, even living in temples, being pujaris and these things, they are worshipping Krsna, chanting, remembering, but they are thinking about how to fulfill their desires, and at once Krsna gives all these things and they become householders, even sannyasis, so don’t want these things. What we have, be satisfied with that…

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A Guru Only Sees Gurus – France 28 June 1997
ByBhakta Bandhav April 7, 2020March 22, 2020

A guru never makes a disciple, but to whomever he touches that person becomes like a guru. I honor you like pure devotees, that is why I came. Before sleeping I should take darsana and then I will go from here. I am requesting Navadvipa Prabhu that he should tell us the sum and substance of whether a person is rich or poor, old or young, whether he is sick or not, whether he is pure or impure, whether he is characterless or character full, can he receive bhakti. Bhakti does not depend on this. If there is sraddha, then the entire world, even creepers, animals, wretched persons, high persons—all are qualified for bhakti and bhakti makes them so pure…

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Narada Glorifies Lord Brahma – 28 June 1997
ByBhakta Bandhav April 5, 2020April 25, 2020

All devotees should always chant, ‘hari hari’. Gaura Premanande! Never give up this path. There is no path except the bhakti line to Krsna. Anyhow you should go on chanting, remembering and doing all services to Krsna with very strong will. Don’t delay. If you can go to India, I will help you there also. If you invite me anywhere, you know I am poor, you will have to manage everything, but I may come because I want to obey Svamiji. Don’t be hopeless. Don’t be hopeless. Asa bandha. If you have so much strong faith, Krsna is bound to give His mercy…

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Seven Kinds of Women in the Bhagavatam – 26 June 1997 France
ByBhakta Bandhav April 2, 2020March 22, 2020

What more? Then there is Satyabhama and Rukmini, the queens of Dvaraka. They are really so beautiful, resembling the gopis, but their love and affection is aisvarya-misra (mixed with the mood of opulence). Aisvarya means full of opulence. They always serve Krsna in all ways but with opulence, folding their hands and with some fear. Krsna is happy with this prema, but He will not be attracted or controlled. This prema is called samanjasa because it is divided into so many fractions. It is not full prema. How is it divided? They used to love Krsna, only Krsna, but after that ten sons came and their prema was divided into eleven. One part for Krsna and the other parts for each, each person. So, Krsna only got one tenth. There was one daughter also, so it was divided into twelve…

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