Thought for the day

"Chanting Krsna's sweet name purifies the heart; sanctifies andsteadies the mind; destroys the six enemies [lust, anger, greed, envy,illusion, madness]; stops birth and death; dissolves sins; scorchessamskaras; annihilates attachment; induces detachment; uprootsdesires; empowers one; makes one fearless; removes illusion; bestowssupreme peace; delivers prema; reveals the Lord and His dhama; showsone's svarupa; showers bhakti-rasa; and engages one in his nitya sevafor the pleasure of Radha-Syama. "(Mahanidhi Swami - Art of Chanting Hare Krsna, p13)

Thought for the day

Life's desires should never be directed towards sense gratification.One should desire only a healthy life, or self-preservation, since ahuman being is meant for inquiry about the Absolute Truth. Nothingelse should be the goal of one's works."

(Sri Suta Gosvami – Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.10)

Thought for the day

Krsna will be merciful to us and we shall be blessed with the gift ofdevotion to His divine feet the very day that we are delivered fromthe evil desire of seeking advantages and honors from others."

(Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Just as those who are greedy see everything as a source ofmoney-making and those who are lusty see everything as conducive tosex, the most perfect devotee sees Krsna everywhere."

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

"A materialistic person, thinking himself to be very advanced in intelligence, continually acts for economic development. But again and again, as enunciated in the Vedas, he is frustrated by material activities, either in this life or in the next. Indeed, the results one obtains are inevitably the opposite of those one desires."

(Sri Narada Muni - Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.7.4)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

The company of your Guru is a surgery to destroy your ego – your greatest enemy to Liberation. While you are enslaved by his boundless love, your ego is routed out. There is no escape from it; if not now, it has to be done in some future birth.

-H.H.Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

• It does not matter how many square feet make up the area of your home.
• What really matters is how many Sadhus have been fed there!

- His Holiness Sri sri Muralidhara Swamiji

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Our head contains the thousand petal lotus called 'SahasrAra'. When we prostrate to the Lord or our Guru by placing our head at His feet, we offer this precious lotus to His feet.

- His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidahra Swamiji

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

When faults in others misguide and delude you—have patience, introspect, find faults in ourself. Know that others cannot harm you unless you harm yourself."

(Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Discourse in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, 1935)

THOUGHT 9

"Regardless of time or place, one who chants the holy name, even whileeating or sleeping, attains all perfection."

(Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu - Sri Caitanya-caritamrta , Antya-lila 20.18)

THOUGHT 9

"Regardless of time or place, one who chants the holy name, even whileeating or sleeping, attains all perfection."

(Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu - Sri Caitanya-caritamrta , Antya-lila 20.18)

THOUGHT 8

Only an empowered personality can distribute the holy name of theLord and enjoin all fallen souls to worship Krsna. By distributing theholy name of the Lord, he cleanses the hearts of the most fallenpeople; therefore he extinguishes the blazing fire of the materialworld. Not only that, he broadcasts the shining brightness of Krsna'seffulgence throughout the world. Such an acarya, or spiritual master,should be considered nondifferent from Krsna—that is, he should beconsidered the incarnation of Lord Krsna's potency."

THOUGHT 7

For a person who has suitable shoes on his feet, there is no dangereven when he walks on pebbles and thorns. For him, everything isauspicious. Similarly, for one who is always self-satisfied there isno distress; indeed, he feels happiness everywhere."

THOUGHT 6

The Lord is the bestower of all benedictions. If someone givessomething to the Lord, he is not the loser; he is the gainer by amillion times."

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

"In the association of pure devotees, discussion of the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very pleasing and satisfying to the ear and heart. By cultivating such knowledge one gradually becomes
advanced on the path of liberation, and thereafter he is freed, and his attraction becomes fixed. Then real devotion and devotional service begin."

THOUGHT 4

"Devotion, direct experience of the Supreme Lord, and detachment fromother things—these three occur simultaneously for one who has takenshelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in the same way aspleasure, nourishment, and relief from hunger come simultaneously andincreasingly, with each bite, for a person engaged in eating."

THOUGHT 3

When we lift a lot of weight we get tried. When we walk a long distance, we get tired. But the mouth and the ears never experience tiredness! We never seem to get tired of talking and listening.The Lord, out of his immense mercy, has created us like this so that we can always chant his Name and listen to His glories.

THOUGHT 2

"If one chants the holy names of the lord, even in helpless conditionor without desiring to do so, all the reactions of his sinful lifedeparts, just as when lion roars, all the small animals flee in fear."

THOUGHT 1

"As rivers flow to their dissolution in the sea, giving up their namesand forms at their destination, so the wise man who becomes free frommaterial names and forms attains the Supreme Absolute, the wonderfulPersonality of Godhead."(Mukunda Upanishad 3.2.8)