19 August 2011

KKSblog.com - Nava Yogapith live TV Broadcast from Ljubljana

KKSblog.com - Nava Yogapith live TV Broadcast from Ljubljana

Nava Yogapith live TV Broadcast from Ljubljana

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:04 PM PDT

Kadamba Kanana Swami is visiting the Nava Yogapith ISKCON temple in Ljubljana and there is a live TV broadcast available for your viewing pleasure.

Go to Mayapur.tv to view the broadcast. Below is the schedule:

Special Guest _ HH Kadamba Kanana Swami

Friday, August 19th
08.00h  Srimad Bhagavatam 4.1o.6
19.00h  Bhagavad-gita 18.5

Saturday, August 2oth
08.00h  Srimad Bhagavatam 4.1o.7
11.00h  HaRiNaM~SaNKiRTaN

(Timings based on Standard European Time)

Mood of separation part 1

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:00 PM PDT

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Slovakia)
We are also approaching Krishna in the mood of separation. Not on the same level as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, but yet the same roots…not different in nature….different in quantity…different in quality but not different in nature.

We are also separated from Krishna. We are also not able to reach Krishna. Somehow or other our whole life is centred around Krishna. From morning till night…we chant the name of Krishna; we serve Krishna; we talk about Krishna; we chant the holy name; we sing holy name of Krishna…Krishna…Krishna. We all have names reminding us of Krishna; we live in temples named after holy places related to Krishna; we shave our heads so that we remember Krishna; we are putting big fat tilak on our face so that we remember Krishna.

Everything is reminding us of Krishna…but still we cannot reach Krishna.

'Where is Krishna?'

We desire to see Krishna, but yet we are not seeing him!

Pushing an Old Car Up the Hill

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 10:06 AM PDT

What: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.5.26.,
Where: from Fruska Gauranga Summer Camp, Serbia.

Evening of 12-hour-kirtan day at the camp

The conclusion is: Yes, tapasya is necessary. And it begins with tapasya.

Tapo divyam putraka yena satvam.. there is tapasya in our spiritual life. And that tapasya begins with that that we have to make a commitment. We have to make a commitment to sadhana. Sixteen rounds is the minimum where one connects with the gift of Prabhupada's mercy. Four regulative principles is a must if we want to become free from influence of Kali. ..It is said that if one follows these four regulative principles, then one can become free from the influence of Kali. Otherwise… otherwise I wish you good luck!

That must be there, we must commit ourselves. We must fight with our lower nature, we must fight with our laziness and with our mind and our foolish intelligence. The intelligence comes up with the philosophy why it is better not to chant sixteen rounds… Shhhhhhhh! Flush that philosophy…

That much commitment we have to make.

And then we can begin to push the car of our spiritual life up the hill and then, as we're pushing, we will be pushing up hill until we get to the platform of nistha. Nistha is the stage where we say: Yes, I choose for Krishna! Yes, I will spend as much time as I can with Krishna! Yes, I will look everywhere for nectar! Yes, I will become the nectar hunter… Anybody got some?!?

Yes, that is nistha. And then, from  nistha  at the top of the hill the road goes down nicely: all the way through ruci  - higher taste, to asakti - attachment, to ecstasy- bhava , to prem… And the road goes straight down and we just dive into this ocean of transcendental ecstasy.

So at one point, spiritual life becomes inspired and not only struggle. And if we are ready to make a serious commitment, then very quickly we become purified and we can reach that stage of nistha. And then, we just go on and on and on, on the way to Krishna…

 

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