pilgrim notes 14.01.11 - 23.01.11

"With body, mind and words I lavish heaps of praise upon the bees of Vraja who , while hovering about the mango ,bakula ,kadamba ,and other trees ,as well as wandering through the madhavi and other flowering vines ,greatly increase Radha-Govinda s pleasure by eulogizing Them with their melodious humming (the sound of Madana s conch ). "Srila Raghunatha Gosvami- Sri Vraja-Vilasa -Stava

Let me honour every moment. Each one is sacred. As it is said in Bhagavad-gita may I make an offertory "of every breath . " Hare Krishnahttp://www.facebook.com/l/9a80chXedrL641qDXoK0fVK-5NQ;www.last.fm/music/Ananda+Vardhan

So many "Judgement Day " predictions about 2012 - solar flares , mass ET visitations , Mayan calendar prophecies. One friend is building a bunker , another growing his own food in preparation for planeatary calamity . What to do ? Sri Krishna is the Supreme Controller. Not a blade of grass moves without His sanction. So all thats needed is to dovetail our desires with His. All thats needed is to go on chanting Hare Krishna

Hearing the vibration of Sri Krishna s flute , the bulls, cows and deer of Vrindavana approach Him. Unable to swallow the grass that they had taken into their mouths they stand silently with their ears raised and appear like animals in a painting. " Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.35.5http://www.facebook.com/l/17ae30h940Cp7HJOdu1YobP1T8A;www.last.fm/music/Ananda+Vardhan

No big show of devotion attracts You my dear Lord , Karuna -sindhu , Ocean of Compassion - just a humble heart. You are the Lord with the butter-soft heart. Kindly engage me in Your loving service. Who can be a more affectionate master ? Hare Krishnahttp://www.facebook.com/l/17ae3lsIaRZ4Yfel0LWqpBxN0oQ;rhythmmusicstore.com/music/5554/Ananda-Vardhana-dasa/What's-Life-Without-Love

Today I will not save the world single-handedly my dear Lord , neither will I preach Your glories far and wide . I am not so fortunate.But today my Lord I will try to always remember You and never forget You. Please look kindly upon me and engage me in the loving service of your dear devotees. Radhe Radhehttp://www.facebook.com/l/d05f7UBGM3g_X2tVasi6Ds4DyNw;rhythmmusicstore.com/music/6713/Ananda-Vardhan/Nothing-Like-Love

To bathe this sad world in tears of Divine Love seems to me the only way to wash away the unhappiness in so many hearts. I have no such tears. By Your grace my dear Lord Sri Sacinandana , may we all shed such tears. Only You are giving this great remedy , this priceless treasure , Gaur Nataraj , O Great Dancer . May we all dance together in Divine Love. May it be soon now my dear Lord , may it be soon.Jaya Gauranga

If I have no time to be kind , I am wasting time.
If I have no time to be gentle , I am wasting time.
If I have no time to be affectionate , I am wasting time
If I have no time to give love , I am wasting time. Hare Krishna
" The supreme law of life is pure love. " Bhagavad-gita Ch.12

"Shrila gurudeva is transcendental ( aprakrita). He is not a transient entity of this world, merely a gross frame of flesh and blood. His form , like the form of Sri Bhagavan, is composed of eternality, knowledge and bliss. Shrila gurudeva is nara - brahma ( a transcendental human being) , not nara ( an ordinary , mortal man.) " Shrila Bhaktisiddhantahttp://www.facebook.com/l/7fefburh0WctfSxWuM5zV0qeREQ

THINGS GO BETTER WITH MANTRA
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Such a nice analogy my Guruji once gave - we are all members of this great transcendental orchestra - each playing our own individual part in this endless great symphony of loving service for the pleasure of the Supreme Divine Couple ,Sri Sri Radha and Krishna in Their eternal loving affairs in the pleasure groves of Sri Vrindavan -dham.. Perfect, ever-increasing sweet harmony.

When the tears finally do come my Lord , I feel there will be no stopping them -they have been so long coming. My Guruji , Bhakti Vijaya Tirtha Maharaj said as that current of the river of devotion becomes stronger it will flow uninterrupted , wahing away all obstacles. Anandambudhi - vardhanam.Radhe Radhehttp://www.facebook.com/l/6c85eGdkTjGMDKJWoP1najXcFHQ;www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6sgLDk2n9o

Remembering the title of one of Shrila Prabhupada s books "On the Way to Krishna " but how will it be when I finlly meet Him ! Am I ready for that ? Guess I just need to chant and be happy and hold on tight to Guruji s lotus feet moment by moment and have faith. Radhe Radhe

Lord Gauranga s Open Hearts Club Band. All welcome. Free eternal membership. No qualifications required. Just chant Shree Gauranga jaya Gauranga Gaur Gauranga naam , Shree Gauranga jaya Gauranga Gaur Gauranga naamhttp://www.facebook.com/l/f7330LzToMJ_qf_4yWKMNpdsuHQ;rhythmmusicstore.com/music/5554/Ananda-Vardhana-dasa/What's-Life-Without-Love

Dear Guruji , beloved spiritual master , unlike us ordinary mortals ,you are nara-brahma ,a transcendental human being and you have kindly descended to this earthly realm to take us home to the beautiful land of Vrindavana , full of love and happiness. But sometimes that Divine Realm feels so far away , so out of reach dear Guruji and instead I feel myself in the vice-like grip of the material world with all its trouble and strife. Keep me always near Guruji I pray , under the shade of your lotus feet.Radhe Radhehttp://www.facebook.com/l/f7330OlCRjOC_K4kkHDKTwuN27w;www.goldenlava.blogspot.com

tears

To bathe this sad world in tears of Divine Love seems to me the only way to wash away the unhappiness in so many hearts. I have no such tears. By Your grace my dear Lord Sri Sacinandana , may we all shed such tears. Only You are giving this great remedy , this priceless treasure , Gaur Nataraj , O Great Dancer . May we all dance together in Divine Love. May it be soon now my dear Lord , may it be soon.Jaya Gauranga
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always remember You

Today I will not save the world single-handedly my dear Lord , neither will I preach Your glories far and wide . I am not so fortunate.But today my Lord I will try to always remember You and never forget You. Please look kindly upon me and engage me in the loving service of your dear devotees. Radhe Radhehttp://rhythmmusicstore.com/music/6713/Ananda-Vardhan/Nothing-Like-Love

humble heart

No big show of devotion attracts You my dear Lord , Karuna -sindhu , Ocean of Compassion - just a humble heart. You are the Lord with the butter-soft heart. Kindly engage me in Your loving service. Who can be a more affectionate master ? Hare Krishnahttp://www.facebook.com/l/17ae3lsIaRZ4Yfel0LWqpBxN0oQ;rhythmmusicstore.com/music/5554/Ananda-Vardhana-dasa/What's-Life-Without-Love