Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu (Gopal Jiu Publications)

11/11/2023

11/11/2023

"𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆"
𝙎𝙧𝙞 𝙎𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙙 𝙂𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙎𝙬𝙖𝙢𝙞 𝙈𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙟𝙖
"To execute the order of guru and Gauranga as it is, we can kick out anything. If it is required to go to hell, we are prepared to go there. We are prepared to go to hell, but we will not practice any sort of duplicity. “Oh! Why should I go to hell? I will accept some duplicity instead. I will manipulate something to overcome this danger here and that hurdle there. In this way, I will go up.” This is duplicity. Even if such a person goes all the way up to Brahmaloka, the planet where lord Brahma stays, still he cannot be delivered. He will fall down from that position very soon. But, cultivating simplicity, if by chance someone goes to hell, then guru and Gauranga will go to hell to deliver him. Therefore it is said that guru and Gauranga, sādhu-guru and mahājanas, they are patita-pāvana, not kāpaṭa-pāvana. They are the deliverers of the most degraded, but they are not deliverers of the crooked persons. By manipulation, one who develops duplicity in his heart may go up to Brahmaloka, but he cannot be delivered." (From a lecture in Bhubaneswar ISKCON. 27 November 1991. Printed in Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu issue 2.)
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10/11/2023

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗔 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥?

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: How do you correct a godbrother?

𝗚𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶: With a godbrother we have a friendly relationship. So we may talk to him in a friendly way. Sometimes we may even cut jokes with him. To correct him we may say something at some opportune moment when we know it will not hurt him. An intelligent man will do like this. You must speak in such a way that it will not hurt his feelings.

… one should speak very sweetly so the devotee may be corrected, but in such a way that they will not be disturbed. For one who is intelligent, who is a true devotee, Mahaprabhu will give them intelligence whereby you will know how to act and speak in such a way that you will not hurt the devotee and at the same time you will correct them. And you should never have this thought in your mind that, “I’ll correct him.” You should think, “I am not a qualified person to correct him. I’m the lowest of the low. I am an ignorant fool, murkha. I have no qualification.” You should not cherish the thought in your mind to correct them. This thought is very bad and offensive. This is a very, very subtle point. It is very difficult for ordinary people to understand. But those who are devotees, who have made some advancement in spirituality, they can understand this point.
— 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟳, 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙝𝙪.

𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻: Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Maharaja said a similar thing in another talk he gave in San Francisco in 1994:

"... You have no right to chastise, no right to correct anyone. You are not guru. Guru has that right. If you see something and you have a good heart, “He is doing something wrong that is detrimental to his bhakti.” Then go to him, pay obeisances, and tell him confidentially, not in front of others, “O my brother, I see this thing and it pains me very much that you are doing this and this. This is a great impediment on the path of devotion. I fear you will not be able to make any advancement. Therefore I am coming to you and telling you. O my friend, please don’t do it. Be serious about your bhajana.” Tell him in such a humble way. Speak to him confidentially, not in the presence of others. If he is serious, he will admit, “You are my great friend. I am blind to my own faults. You pointed them out, so I will be careful.” He will accept it. But if you speak in the presence of others the reverse effect will be there....

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗲: Sometimes I may want to correct someone, but I can see that the person won’t accept what I have to say.

𝗚𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶: So why shall you tell him? You should think, “He won’t accept it, so why shall I tell him? Let him go. As you sow, so shall you reap. What can I say to such a person?” (The Worship of Sri Guru, p. 43, 48, 49. Evening program, San Francisco, 31 May 1994.)

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13/02/2022

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KONA GUJA CARVING FROM JAGANNATH CHARIOT
By Dr Deba Dash (www.facebook.com/ayurdeba)

This carving is from the cart they are currently making for Lord Jagannath for Ratha-yatra. The carving is called "singha bidala" and has a place on the "kona guja" or one of the columns of Lord Jagannath's Nandighosh chariot. One can note the prominent Vaishnava tilak in the carving. Singha means lion and bidala means cat. The upper part is a lion and the lower part is a cat. "Kona" means "angel", while "guja", means "pillar" -- these are the, "pillars of the angel", who bears the weight of the chariot and horses.

23/05/2021

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10/02/2021

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02/01/2021

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18/11/2020

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18/09/2020

The Indian bodied devotee in the back right of the photo, following Srila Prabhupada is Gour Govinda Maharaja.

CREATING SACRED SPACE (SB1.13.8-11)
Dear Kṛṣṇa, Wherever on earth Your pastimes are being performed and wherever on earth Your devotional service is cultivated, all are places of pilgrimage. This includes the hearts of Your devotees who are walking pilgrimage sites, purifying the world wherever they go. Please bless us to take advantage of these holy places and holy people to nourish our devotion to You. Please also bless us to help the world become holy by cultivating Your devotional service in our hearts, communities, and homes. (17.9.20)

17/09/2020

16/09/2020

Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja lecture in English on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila Chapter 5 Verses 161 to 167 recorded on the 23rd of November 1989 in ISKCON Bhubaneswar, India. CC Adi 5.161

16/09/2020

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