NITAAI Yoga The Pure Love of the Soul

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Vyasa Puja Dec 1 2008 [A]

by Damodara Svarupa Dasa @ Friday, July 11th, 2008. Filed under Feedback |

Nityananda, Gauranga, Hare Krishna!Jaya Guru Parampara, Jaya Swamiji Gaurangapada! My dearest Swamiji Gaurangapada, I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master who has awoken me from a deep, dark sleep and showed me the way into the merciful light of God. My dearest Swamiji Gaurangapada, I am wishing you good health and all the [...]

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How is True Love described by the acharyas?

by Damodara Svarupa Dasa @ Saturday, June 21st, 2008. Filed under 2 QnA |

Nityananda, Gauranga, Hare Krishna!Jaya Guru Parampara, Jaya Swamiji Gaurangapada!Dandavats to all the Vaishnavas. Sorry for asking a fairly difficult question, but what is understood with "True Love"? And is it truly unconditional? Is it like loving and giving everything one has and not wanting anything back, just enjoying every moment of/with this true love? Is [...]

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Question about a Book [A]

by Damodara Svarupa Dasa @ Sunday, April 20th, 2008. Filed under 2 QnA |

Nityananda, Gauranga, Hare Krishna. Jaya Guru Parampara, Jaya Swamiji Gaurangapada. I saw a short introduction to a book (name withheld), and I’ve learned that the author used the Vedas to write that book. In this book, there are many things I use in daily life, like – Misery is what you get when longing for [...]

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Damodara Astakam [A]

by Damodara Svarupa Dasa @ Saturday, October 27th, 2007. Filed under Kartik |

1 namamisvaram sac-cid-ananda-rupam lasat-kundalam gokule bhrajamanam yasodaâ€“bhiyolukhalad dhavamanam paramrstam atyantato drutya gopya (1) To the Supreme Lord, whose form is the embodiment of eternal existence, knowledge, and bliss, whose shark-shaped earrings are swinging to and fro, who is beautifully shining in the divine realm of Gokula, who I (due to the offence of breaking the [...]

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The auspicious month of Kartika

by Damodara Svarupa Dasa @ Saturday, October 27th, 2007. Filed under Kartik |

“In the month of Kartika one should worship Lord Damodara and daily recite the prayer known as Damodara ashtakam, which has been spoken by the sage Satyavrata and which attracts Lord Damodara.” (Sri Hari bhakti vilasa 2:16:198) Performing vrata in the month of Kartika is glorified profusely in the puranas. Since this month is very [...]

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Guru Purnima

by Damodara Svarupa Dasa @ Saturday, July 28th, 2007. Filed under Feedback |

Only at Nitaai, I get the same, nice feeling of coming back home after a long and tiresome journey. I’ve seen a few institutions at work, listened to several priests, monks and Swamis alike, but in some or another way, it always gave me a nasty aftertaste. On the other hand, the teachings from Swamiji [...]

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Preparing for Guru Purnima

by Damodara Svarupa Dasa @ Thursday, July 19th, 2007. Filed under Feedback |

Nityananda, Gauranga, Hare Krishna! At the end of this month, during Guru Purnima, we celebrate our Guruji, Swami Gaurangapada. This means that we thank Swamiji for being a spiritual master amongst spiritual masters, actually. In fact, Swamiji Gaurangapada is teaching us by example how to be a humble and true devotee of the Lord Himself. [...]

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