Hogs and Dogs
Human life should be very peaceful. It is for cultivating spiritual knowledge, not for working hard like hogs and dogs all day just to find some stool…
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A Devotee Should Think
A devotee should think, “Anyone who serves Gurudeva, even if a dog serves him, I am indebted to him. I will try to serve these servants of my Gurudeva in all respects…”
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Chanting vs. Meetings
This chanting should go on. Instead of meetings, resolutions, dissolutions, revolutions and then no solutions, there should be chanting. – Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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Gaura-purnima Kirtans
Gaura-purnima Kirtan! Prabhuji dances with the bhaktas! The Gaura-purnima program began with bhajanas at 4 a.m., as every day does…but the kirtana and katha program lasted the whole day without stop until almost 10 p.m. We had a fire yajna in the morning and five devotees received saffron cloth and became official brahmacaris in Mahaprabhu’s movement!
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About Songs and So On
Srila Gurudeva: We sing Damodarastakam only because of the phrase, “Namo radhikayai tvadiya priyayai” (I offer my obeisances to Your beloved Radhika); otherwise, we have no need. This song is for the bhaktas of dasya, sakhya, and vatsalya., as well as for Gaudiya Vaisnavas who are just entering bhakti…