Kripa or Mercy discussed by Vinod Baba. Kripa lakshana – Symptoms of mercy 1. Heart and mind will be more towards Radharani and you will be more and more detached from the material world and energy. 2. That you see all as equal and see the Lord in all. 3. It will be natural that you see the glory and good in everyone. 4. That you do not see fault in anyone but you will see the fault in oneself. 5. That you see all as better than oneself. Humility. 6. When this kripa of Radharani has fully blossomed eagerness will arrive. If eagerness has not arrived you should know that kripa has not manifested yet. This was taken from a Hindi conversation between Vinod Baba and Sacinandan Swami.
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Vinod Baba on Humility
Humility is an ornament for a sadhu – Vinod Baba Naam is the Lord. Naam will begin as a seed. It will grow into a tree and will bear fruit. The tree with the largest fruit naturally bows down. This is a sign of humility. – Vinod Baba
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Vinod Baba on Japa
Japa has three divisions: mānasika (in the mind), upāṁśu (chanting very softly), and vācika (audible). Bhakti-rasāmṛta Sindhu mentions the second one, upāṁśu. When japa is done in the mind, it falls into the category of smaraṇa. If japa is mānasika it comes under the category of smaraṇa. Thus, sometimes the word nāma-smaraṇa is also used for nāma-japa. When it is done loudly, it may fall into the category of kīrtana, and there, in the definition of japa, only the second type has been included (upāṁśu or sulaghūccāram). Hari-bhakti Vilāsa mentions all three divisions of japa. Vinod baba
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Vinod Baba – Take shelter of Radha Naam and Radharani.
English translation by Radhanath Das. Among all the names of God, Radha naam is the superior most name. By chanting Radha naam, all sins wash away and Krishna himself tries to please and shower mercy on the devotee. For a fallen soul victimized by the negative traits of Kali-Yuga, the best path is to take shelter of Srimati Radharani and Radha naam. – Vinod Baba
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Vinod Baba on Radha Naam.
English translation by Radhanath Das. Padmapuran has answered that among all the names of Bhagwan, Radha naam is the superior most name. By chanting Radha naam, all sins wash away and Krishna himself tries to please and shower mercy on the sadhak. For a fallen soul victimized by the negative traits of Kaliyuga, the best path is to take shelter of Srimati Radharani and Radha naam, and pray to her, “He Radharani, He Karunamayi, I take the shelter of your lotus feet. I am yours. Please save me! Please have mercy on me! Please protect me!” Krishna says He will give all kinds of Siddhis to such a sadhak and will eventually free him from all wordly ties to accept him in his pastimes of Goloka. Vinod Baba
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Vinod Baba on Srimati Radharani.
English translation by Radhanath Das. This source of happiness is Radharani. She is the hladini shakti of Krishna, indifferent from him. That is why she is the most compassionate personality. She is always giving happiness to everyone who sees her, calls her and even remembers her. And she bestows upon her devotees this quality of compassion. She overlooks the shortcomings of the devotee since she knows humans have so many shortcomings and can never be free from them without her unconditional grace. Once a devotee takes the shelter of her lotus feet and prays to her, “Hey karunamayi, o the compassion personified, o the love personified, please accept this fallen jivatma. I have no power to fight with your Maya, your delusive power. I am your servant but am constantly serving this body’s senses and even have no desire to free myself from their slavery. Such a fool I am! Please please shower your mercy on me and drag my mind to your lotus feet. I am totally incapable of freeing myself from the worldly attractions. Please have mercy on me!” Hearing this Radharani’s heart becomes flooded with compassion. Such compassion is not there in all the goddesses combined, though […]
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Radha mantra – VM Verses 73-76
Radha mantra as described by Prabodhananda Sarasvati in Vrindavan Mahimamrta. Text 15.73 I will speak her mantra which is not known in all the Vedas and which is not revealed anywhere in the confidential āgamas. When the mantra is chanted all great siddhīs fall at the person’s feet and by its power the Lord’s bhāva comes into his hand. Text 15.74 For the person who chants this mantra there is no rule or prohibition. The dust from the lotus feet of the mantra purifies the knowledge of the Vedas. Its nectar is most sweet, auspicious among all auspicious things, and most astonishing, and produces the most unlimited greatness among all methods. Text 15.75 It is the supreme goal among all goals. They say that is the supreme, passionate bliss among all passionate types of bliss. It is the secret among all great secrets. Chant “Rādhā” constantly without thinking anything else. Text 15.76 It is a stream of the essence of sweetness churned from all types of nectar, a stream of astonishing treasure of passionate rasa of bliss in prema. Who among us, you or anyone else, knows this? Who knows that it is a stream of supreme joy of the […]
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Raganuga Bhakti – Ananta Das Babaji
On the path of raganuga-bhakti, meditating on the divine pastimes is the main sadhana, however in the primary stage we are not qualified for lila-smaran (meditation on the pastimes). Therefore, we should concentrate more on hearing, chanting and following the other rules of bhakti. Then as our consciousness gets more and more purified, we are drawn towards lila-smaran. Slowly our smaran becomes more intense. Ultimately when we reach the zenith of bhajan, lila-smaran naturally becomes the major part of bhajan. Srila Ananta das Babaji
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Srimati Radharani’s 8 Sakhis and 8 Manjaris.
Radha’s Ashta Sakhis: Lalita (Svarupa Damodara Goswami) Vishakha (Ramananda Raya) Chitra (Govindananda Thakura) Indulekha (Vasu Ramananda) Champakalata (Shivananda Sena) Tungavidya (Vakreshvara Pandita) Ranga-devi (Govinda Ghosh) Sudevi (Vasudeva Ghosh) ****************************************** Radha’s Ashta-Manjaris: Sri Rupa-manjari: (Srila Rupa Goswamipada) Rati-manjari: (Srila Raghunatha dasa Goswamipada) Lavanga-manjari (Srila Sanatana Goswamipada) Raga-manjari (Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami) Guna-manjari: (Sri Gopala Bhatta Goswami) Manjulali-manjari: (Sri Lokanatha Goswami) Vilasa-manjari (Sri Jiva Goswamipada) Kasturi-manjari (Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja)
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Four elements of the mind in Yoga
The four elements of the mind in Yoga. Buddhi – the intellect. Our ability to decide, discern, and discriminate. Manas – the mind. Citta – the unconscious mind, the seat of memory. It is the storehouse of all past impressions, past thoughts and experiences. The seat of our samskaras – either positive or negative. Samskaras are our psychological imprints. Ahankara – the ego and self-identity.