Author Archives: H.H. Sivarama Swami

and does smartavyam verse equate to smaranam? It is not esssential that the place of writing corresponds to the topic one writes about A writer may look for inspiration from a place Consciousness, not physical location is the determinent factor in writing Prabhupāda wrote his books all over the world A place may seem different […]

http://bit.ly/2E9E1DI A Day in The Life Ever wondered what the life of a Monk looks like? Last month, Sivarama Swami spent 2 weeks in the UK. Here’s a taster of what he got up to! He’ll be back in May! :)Comment below if you’d like to meet Sivarama Swami! What wouldyou talk to him about […]

Can it be harmful to others, what is the role of responders to the kirtana leader, how to know if kirtana is service or sense-gratification?

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The spiritual master takes over some of the karma of the disciple There are many ways in which we become free of karma Offence also creates karma and effects the spiritual master An offensive disciple is an embarrasment to the spiritual master Accumulative effect of disciples’ offenses may cause a guru to fall down

Conversation Kṛṣṇa is Nārāyaṇa but Kṛṣṇa’s appearance is superior Whatever form of the Lord we are attracted to we need to be aware of Kṛṣṇa’s position Whatever form of Kṛṣṇa one worships is perfect as it’s Kṛṣṇa’s desire for variegatedness It is not the vaiṣṇava way to say one worship is good and another is […]

Holy places become sacred due to Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and presence, and the presence of Kṛṣṇa’s devotees who have Kṛṣṇa in their hearts Parikrama is also called pāda-sevanam which is meditation on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet and keeping Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet in our mind and heart service to the saṅkīrtana movement and the vaiṣṇavas The difference between […]

Real happiness starts with knowing our identity: we are servants of the Supreme Lord Service to the Lord reawakens the latent happiness in our hearts Daily devotional activities Work is turned into bhakti by offering the results of work to the Lord Real happiness is bitter in the beginning In proportion to being freed from […]

A startling example of „progress” in India: Indian hay broom substituted by plastic one Pollutes in every way and is a ticking time bomb compounding the misery that a beautiful country is subjected to by carelessness, plastic, exploitation, all born of greed

The result of Lord Nityānanda’s mercy is that the bonds of material existence are completely severed By Nitāi’s blessings we can enter the realm of transcendental devotional service and love of God Narottama’s hint is that we should sing the name of Gaurāṅga and Kṛṣṇa with feeling to please Lord Nityānanda The tear in the […]

Who are the forefathers, could Bharata Maharaja have engaged the deer in Krsna’s service and how do we share the karma of others.

Nitāi in His intoxication is very magnanimous and freely gives kṛṣṇa-prema and gaura-prema We should pray to Nitāi for extra mercy to progress on the path of sādhana-bhakti and achieve prema-bhakti

In the material world nitya means for a very long time If nitya-baddha takes to devotional service he can reach the spiritual world and become a nitya-siddha The fish are always wet and we are wet when we go into the water. When we go to the nitya dhāma, we are on the eternal spiritual […]

The benefits of blessings of great souls Śantanu Mahārāja’s austerities to get Bhīṣma as his son Leaving the world at the right time Bhīṣma’s siding with the Kauravas Mahājanas don’t make mistakes but sometimes do the wrong thing to set an example Be careful with what you eat

Adi-lila 17.39-44 Gopāla Cāpāla trying to defame Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura Harināma replacing saṁskāras The contaminating effect of wine Reviving the world varṇāśrama culture depends on education Narahari Sarakāra’s Kṛṣṇa-bhajanāṁṛta begins with desribing the confusing nature of Kali-yuga Benefits and setbacks of democracy There is no education for becoming a leader Everyone has equal access to devotional […]

Our future is in our children First step is what the parents are made of Spitirual potency does not come through a cellular structure but comes through transcendental sound Saṁskāra, spiturual practice and education give the adhikāra Demigods are lining up to take birth here to preach Children are vulnerable and need to be well […]

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