Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita – 7.2
Artist: His Holiness Trivikrama Swami
Where: Jul 24′th 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “Pure devotional service is rarely attained. If we don’t take advantage of this oppurtunity, it will be a great loss. What is the oppurtunity – we have our good intelligence, we are connected with devotees, we have captain of our ship Srila Prabhupada, we have direction of Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatham. Everything is favourable to carry us over the ocean of material existence. Only we have to agree to be carried.”
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Secret of Success
Where: Jul 24′th 2007, Poland.
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.7.51-53
Artist: His Holiness Trivikrama Swami
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: Because Prahlad has one pointed devotion to please his Spiritual Master, therefore he is not attracted to anything else.. We have to take Srila Prabhupada’s order as our life and soul. Because He is acharya for next 10,000 years. Ultimately we all have to please Him. Under His order, though difficult, we all have to cooperate to push Lord Caitanya’s movement forward. This is secret of success.
Come to the festival!
Where: Jul 22′nd 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “It is a grand extravaganza. We are presenting ancient culture of India. We have great stage show with classical dance and classical music. We have from India, manipur exactly, many dancers. They perform martial arts, different types of drumming. It is a five and half hour show….Come to the festival and have delicious feast with all of us.”
Ultimate Goal of Life – Festival Lecture
Where: Jul 22′nd 2007, Polish Festival, Rewal.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “We are not the body, but spirit, living spark within this body. We really are somebody, part of God’s family and he loves us. He reciprocates equally with all living entities. But if we leave Spiritual World and are lost in this material world, we are nobody. If we want to be happy we have to go back to Spiritual World…That should be our ultimate goal of life…What is the process to return to Spiritual World? The easiest and most sublime process to awaken love for God is to chant his Holy Names.”
Be Enthusiastic
Where: Jul 17′th 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “We are out here on the order of Guru and Gauranga. We are out here to deliver these people from repetition of birth and death. And to give them Krishna. You have to overcome lethargy due to humid conditions. I think more than any thing else, it is seeing the devotees happy and enlivened in Krishna consciousness, that brings people to the festival. So be enthusiastic.”
Cross Over the Line
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.7.43
Where: Jul 17′th 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “We are in between the two – material enjoyment and spiritual enjoyment. But at some point in our Krishna Consciousness, we have to cross over the line..Enough is enough fully surrender to Krishna. We have to make that decision – no more sense gratification only Krishna Consciousness. It will come some stage in our life, where we have to cross over.”
Overcome Addiction to Sense gratification
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.7.38
Where: Jul 10′th 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “This process chanting, hearing is so easy, why don’t people take it? Because they are addicted to sense gratification. We have to help them overcome this addiction. It is very easy they simply have to hear and chant. And that is our life as tour devotees – Just sit and chant Hare Krishna and go out on streets and dance to the Holy Names.”
Please be there!
Where: Jul 5′th 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “Unless you regularly come to the morning program, you will lose spiritual strength and you won’t be able to continue to the end. One rule is when you get back in the night go straight to bed. Email, those things, talking walking around, laughing, joking we don’t have time to do that. This is a very intense program”.
Sadhana->Bhava->Prema
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.7.34
Where: Jul 4′th 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “So actually this is the beginning we are training ourselves to do all these for Krsna, by this vaidhi or sadhana, it is a little hard in the beginning, but then it will become natural (bhava) and eventually it will become prema, Love of God”.
Discover the hidden treasure
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.7.30-31
Where: Jul 2′nd 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “…Love of Godhead is hidden in the hearts of Pure devotees. But it has to be discovered and enjoyed by sincere seekers of Absolute Truth….Qualified or Unqualified, ignorant or knowledgeable, what ever we may be, if we just join the kirtan of our Spiritual Master, and loudly chant the Holy names of the Lord for benefit of others, eventually cheto darpana marjanam, our hearts will become purified and by Guru’s grace everything we need to know about Krishna will be revealed.”