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ki ko’re bujhābo kathā baro sei cāhi How will they grasp your message so lofty? For that, O Lord, I seek your mercy. My dear Lord, Srila Prabhupada is here seeking a specific blessing, which he sees as essential for his service to you. Seeking something specific from you can signify attachment, but it can…
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This is an AI-generated transcript and it might not be fully accurate: So, it’s difficult to know someone’s intent and if they are doing something which seems to be a bit making us uncomfortable or something is questionable, then should we talk with them about to understand their intent? Well, yes, sometimes if we are…
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hṛdayer abhadra sate ghucibe tāhār Their misconceptions will depart, When your message enters their heart. My dear Lord, Srila Prabhupada here expresses his confidence in the potency of the process of bhakti: by hearing the Bhagavatam regularly, everyone can remove the impurities that misdirect their heart’s love, thus becoming free to direct their love towards…
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This is an AI-generated transcript and it might not be fully accurate: So, if devotees get stuck at the non-negotiable level itself and not move forward, yes, I think there are two broad approaches to this. One is that we may all decide that in particular areas of life, progress is very difficult for us….
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rajas tamo hate tabe pāibe nistār From passion and darkness they will depart, And find true peace in a purified heart. My dear Lord, Srila Prabhupada here expresses his confidence in the cure for the infection that afflicts almost the entire world, namely, the modes of passion and ignorance. Both modes distort my consciousness, making…
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This is an AI-generated transcript and it might not be fully accurate: Sometimes our environment constrains us and yes that is true. See this is where the concept of karma also comes in that we can choose our present karma but we also have a certain karma baggage from the past and that karma baggage…
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This is an AI-generated transcript and it might not be fully accurate: Amazing. So what you’re saying is that if something bad has happened in the past and that remembering that makes us angry then it becomes difficult to think about the future positively. Then that’s a very true thing. Uh I appreciate the thoughtful…
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dhīra haiyā śune jadi kāne bār bār If they hear your message again and again, They will rise above illusion and pain. My dear Lord, faith is seen through actions. If I claim faith in medicine but distrust every medicine I can access, that faith becomes impotent; I will remain sick. Similarly, O Lord, if…
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bhāgavater kathā se taba avatār The Bhāgavatam’s message is your descent, Through it your mercy is lovingly sent. My dear Lord, Srila Prabhupada conveys a key truth about the expansive nature of your mercy: you descend not only in majestic humanlike forms such as Rama and Vamana, but also in your most subtle and sublime…
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This is an AI-generated transcript and it might not be fully accurate: So, Krishna Shri Ram says that whatever you do my Lord, you are always my Pranama. So, how do we come to that level when we are not expecting? We are ready to do everything for the Lord. See, I think there is…
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bujhibe niścai tabe kathā se tomār Then they will understand for sure, O Lord, your message so pure. My dear Lord, spiritual truths can seem completely self-evident to one who has had a spiritual awakening, but utterly unbelievable or irrelevant to one who has not. That’s why introducing anyone to spiritual truths is a formidable…
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taba icchā hoy jadi tādera uddhār When your will manifests as grace, They will break free from māyā’s embrace. My dear Lord, one of my life’s greatest mysteries is understanding how spiritual awakening occurs. Why does one soul come to you and another doesn’t; even when both share similar backgrounds and life situations? Why do…
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This is an AI-generated transcript and it might not be fully accurate: How can we work in other fields? Now, some people are such that when we talk about good qualities and bad qualities, we can see it from two perspectives. One is materially and the other is spiritually. What does materially mean? Now, the…
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tomāra icchaya nāśa māyār paraśa It is, O Lord, by your benediction, That all may break free from illusion. My dear Lord, help me appreciate your supreme controllership, which Srila Prabhupada acknowledges by declaring that everything rests on your will—even the success of his mission to bring souls from illusion back to you. O Almighty…
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This is an AI-generated transcript and it might not be fully accurate: So, how important is the focus during our sadhana for us to get the rewards? See, basically it is our consciousness which has to be available for the fresh impressions to be formed. If we are sleeping and the consciousness itself is not…
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tomāra icchāya saba hoy māyā-baśa It is, O Lord, by your arrangement That all fall to illusion’s enticement My dear Lord, Srila Prabhupada articulates a profound truth about reconciling the mighty power of illusion with your almighty will. You are always the well-wisher of every living being, desiring only good for all and harm for…
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This is an AI-generated transcript and it might not be fully accurate: So, are our thoughts a part of our karma? Well, yes and no. Broadly speaking, if we see, okay, let me start with this. I was in Australia a couple of months ago, not a couple of years ago, and one young man…
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The blast in Delhi has sent shockwaves throughout India and beyond.How do we make sense of such an atrocity? The Bhagavad Gita teaches that the cause for every event can be seen at three levels—the human, the natural, and the divine.These correspond to the three components of reality:Jiva — the living being,Jagat — the material…
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The blast in Delhi has sent shockwaves throughout India and beyond.How do we make sense of such an atrocity? The Bhagavad Gita teaches that the cause for every event can be seen at three levels—the human, the natural, and the divine.These correspond to the three components of reality:Jiva — the living being,Jagat — the material…
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ki bhāve bujhāle tārā bujhe sei rasa How will they come to understand, The taste of your love so deep, so grand? My dear Lord, Srila Prabhupada highlights the vast gulf between the materially infatuated and the spiritually dedicated. Those who are constantly seeking, scheming, and dreaming of sensual pleasures often have no inner space…
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This is an AI-generated transcript and it might not be fully accurate: So, when the Gita says that we should not disturb others’ minds, 3.26, na buddhi-bhedam janayet, ajnanam karma-sangeenam, joshyet sarva-karmani vidwanikta-samajam. So when we go out to distribute books, no, we are not letting people live their lives comfortably, we are trying to…
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eta kṛpā koro prabhu kori nija-baśa Grant this mercy on me, O Lord Omnipotent Take charge of me and make my words potent Active surrender in service My dear Lord, this verse reveals the mood of active surrender that defines Srila Prabhupada’s devotion. While he candidly acknowledges that the task before him is impossible without…
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namo ’nanta-līlāya devāya tubhyam I bow to you, O timeless one,Whose endless plays are never done.In my heart, may your pastimes gleam,As the pinnacle of love, the deathless dream. (Damodarashtakam, Verse 8, Line 4) My dear Lord, your pastimes are unlimited and unlimitedly attractive, yet my perception is sadly the opposite. To my conditioned mind,…
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sakal-i sambhava hoy tumi se kautukī Your mercy makes everything possible, You are incredible, unstoppable, magical. My dear Lord, Srila Prabhupada here articulates his conviction that, for you, everything is possible. You have the power to do not just the things I may consider impossible, but also the things I cannot even conceive—things that lie…
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This is an AI-generated transcript and it might not be fully accurate: Question: Why are there references to raised breasts of Rukmini and others in 10th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam and as rendered in Srila Prabhupada’s Krishna book? Answer: Yes, this is one of the challenging aspects when we read the description of the epics,…
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namo rādhikāyai tvadīya-priyāyai I bow to Rādhā, your dearest bride,Whose love flows deep, a boundless tide.Through her your mercy brightly streams,Fulfilling all the devotees’ dreams. (Damodarashtakam — Verse 8, Line 3) My dear Lord, your most intimate devotee, Radharani, is not only the greatest of all devotees but also the very embodiment of devotion and…
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tabe jadi taba kṛpā hoy ahaitukī Choose, O Lord, to bless With your mercy causeless My dear Lord, when faced with a formidable challenge, a devotee naturally remembers you—as does Srila Prabhupada on seeing the spiritually barren landscape before him. When he seeks your causeless mercy, is his seeking not one cause for that mercy? …
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