Jayapataka Swami: Devotional service is a somewhat gradual process. After taking initiation, there is the stage of anarta nivritti, where the mind is somewhat fluctuating. Gradually we rise above that, to become fixed on the level of nista. From there we develop a...
Jayapataka Swami: You see, all the devotees of the Lord are very dear to Krsna and even the wife she is very dear to Krsna. So if someone maltreats the wife or feels envious against another devotee, Krsna will get pain by that. So we don’t want to give Krsna pain, we...
Jayapataka Swami: Well, that is why when we gather together for programs, we bow down to all the vaisnavas. We say vanca kalapataru bhyas ca, kripa sindu bhya eva ca, patitanam pavenbhyo, vaisnavebhyo namo namaha. We try to forgive everyone for any knowing or...
Jayapataka Swami: Of course, one way is to ask him! Ha! Ha! Otherwise by observing him and hearing his instructions, you can know what he wants. And every guru may be different because we are all persons, we may have differences. But we are united in serving Krsna and...
Jayapataka Swami: Wow, secular altar! Nitai Gaur, Radha Krsna, Jagannath Baladev Subadra. Should have Radha Krsna, Jagannath Baladeva Subadra, separate because Radharani doesn’t like to be in front of Baladeva. What is the question? How to recognize a real vaisnava?...
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