हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णकृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरेहरे राम हरे रामराम राम हरे हरेहरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णकृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरेहरे राम हरे रामराम राम हरे हरे

Bhakti

Nectar of Devotion — The Ocean of Rasa

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BhaktiRasaKrishna

The Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, presented in English as the Nectar of Devotion, is the lawbook of devotional service. It describes the stages by which a fortunate soul rises from faith to the perfection of divine love.

The Definition of Pure Bhakti

anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam

Favorable devotional service, uncovered by knowledge and fruitive action, and free from all other desires.

Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11

Pure devotion is service rendered to Krishna with a favorable attitude, free from the desire for anything other than his pleasure. This is the standard by which all practice is measured.

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Bhakti

A Taste of Transcendence

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“The spiritual master is to be honored as much as the Supreme Lord because he is the most confidential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged in all revealed scriptures, and is followed by all authorities. I offer…

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Bhakti

A Taste of Transcendence

The Welfare of The Living Being

There are two paths. Adopting the path that leads to your eternal welfare is known as śreyaḥ and adopting the path by which you can obtain pleasure of the senses is known as preyaḥ. Although something may be pleasing to…

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Bhakti

A Taste of Transcendence

What is Bhakti?

We have all traveled to many holy places in Vraja-maṇḍala, participating in many religious festivals. Presently, we are participating in Jhulan-Yātrā, the “Swing Festival”, of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana. Actually, it was…

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