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Sound Bhakti

Vaisesika Dasa

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Welcome to the Fan The Spark channel where you will find encouragement and support for expanding your book distribution, sadhana, and understanding of sastra.
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A series of lectures given by Dulal Chandra dasa on devotional service as presented in Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam with emphasis on the practice of bhakti yoga. These lectures present knowledge of Krishna Consciousness as taught by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and his illustrious followers, the six goswamis. Dulal Chandra dasa is a direct disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Although I lack any personal qualification to lecture on the lofty subject of self rea ...
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A series of lectures given by Dulal Chandra dasa on devotional service as presented on Sadhus, Bhagavatam, and more with emphasis on the practice of bhakti yoga. These lectures present knowledge of Krishna Consciousness as taught by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and his illustrious followers, the six goswamis. Dulal Chandra dasa is a direct disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Although I lack any personal qualification to lecture on the lofty subject of self realizatio ...
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Lectures on Transcendence

Dulal Chandra dasa

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A series of lectures given by Dulal Chandra dasa on devotional service as presented in Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam with emphasis on the practice of bhakti yoga. These lectures present knowledge of Krishna Consciousness as taught by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and his illustrious followers, the six goswamis. Dulal Chandra dasa is a direct disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Although I lack any personal qualification to lecture on the lofty subject of self rea ...
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A series of lectures given by Dulal Chandra dasa on devotional service as presented on Sadhus, Bhagavatam, and more with emphasis on the practice of bhakti yoga. These lectures present knowledge of Krishna Consciousness as taught by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and his illustrious followers, the six goswamis. Dulal Chandra dasa is a direct disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Although I lack any personal qualification to lecture on the lofty subject of self realizatio ...
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Lectures on Bhagavad-gita

Dulal Chandra dasa

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A series of lectures given by Dulal Chandra dasa on devotional service as presented in Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam with emphasis on the practice of bhakti yoga. These lectures present knowledge of Krishna Consciousness as taught by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and his illustrious followers, the six goswamis. Dulal Chandra dasa is a direct disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Although I lack any personal qualification to lecture on the lofty subject of self rea ...
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Ravindra Svarupa Dasa

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Ravindra Svarupa Dasa (William H. Deadwyler, III) is an initiated disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada who is the Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Ravindra Svarupa Dasa received a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Religion from Temple University in 1980. In 1971 he became an initiated disciple of Srila Prabhupada. In his decades of service to ISKCON, he has served as t ...
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If one says: "Let me dive deep into the waves of the nectarean ocean of the transcendental loving movement introduced by Lord Caitanya", he immediately becomes one of the confidential devotees of Radha and Krsna. It does not matter whether one is a householder living at home or a vanaprastha or sannyasi living in the forest, if he chants "O Gaurang…
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Caitanya Tan is a charismatic freelance actress, emcee, and voiceover artist who prides herself as a multi-talented professional who’s also a social media content creator/influencer with close to 200k followers on TikTok! In this episode, Caitanya shares her career life journey starting from her time as a performer at Disneyland before becoming a “…
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Contrary to the laws of the material world, there is no difference between seeing the Lord, offering prayers and hearing the transcendental vibration. Pure devotees, therefore, are fully satisfied by glorifying the Lord. Such glorification is called kīrtana. Performing kīrtana and hearing the vibration of the sound Hare Kṛṣṇa is actually seeing the…
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Oh, there was actually a third verse because he remembered it afterwards. He said there were three verses, and the third verse, he said, was favored by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta. I’m talking about Mukund Dutta. He said, “sve sve 'dhikāre yā niṣṭhā sa guṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ (SB 11.20.26),” that it’s a very good quality. Guna means mode; it also means a good…
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According to an authoritative book on music called Saṅgīta-sāra, tāvanta eva rāgāḥ sūryāvatyo jīva-jātayaḥ, teṣu ṣoḍaśa-sāhasrī purā gopī-kṛtā varā: “There are as many musical rāgas as there are species of life. Among these rāgas are sixteen thousand principal ones, which were manifested by the gopīs.” Thus the gopīs created sixteen thousand differ…
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In one of the talks today, there were some esteemed musicians. One of them was a world-famous Carnatic musician. What we heard from his accolades, when he was introduced today was that he was an expert at an early age. If anybody wants to guess how early that was, it was 2 years old, and he just went upwards from there.In any case, he was talking a…
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Of all these devotees, the gopīs are recognized as superior because they do not know anything other than satisfying Kṛṣṇa. Nor do the gopīs expect any return from Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, sometimes Kṛṣṇa puts them into extreme suffering by separating Himself from them. Nonetheless, they cannot forget Kṛṣṇa. When Kṛṣṇa left Vṛndāvana for Mathurā, the gopīs be…
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Unlike an ordinary living entity, my Lord, You do not discriminate between friends and enemies, the favorable and the unfavorable, because for You there is no conception of higher and lower. Nonetheless, You offer Your benedictions according to the level of one’s service, exactly as a desire tree delivers fruits according to one’s desires and makes…
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 106 aho bhāmini jānīhi tat tan mama mahā-sukham mahimāpi sa māṁ hitvā tasthau tatrocitāspade TRANSLATION Ah, willful woman, please understand. All that I relished in Vraja gave Me the highest pleasure. And though the glory of those times has now abandoned Me, it still resides in that most worthy place.…
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The functions of the mind are thinking, feeling and willing. When the mind is materialistic, or absorbed in material contact, it acts for material advancement of knowledge, destructively ending in discovery of nuclear weapons. But when the mind acts under spiritual urge, it acts wonderfully for going back home, back to Godhead, for life in complete…
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Regarding your last question about the ecstatic symptoms of chanting Hare Krishna, you should know that the Hare Krishna Mantra has an equal effect upon all devotees. Just like the sunshine has an equal effect on everyone, but when it is covered, the sunshine has a different effect. Similarly, the influence of the Hare Krishna Mantra becomes manife…
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And, above all, the superexcellent Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa stands supreme, for it is overflooded with the ambrosial nectarean prema of the Lord of Gokula, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. ( Nectar of Instruction,Verse 9)https://vedabase.io/en/library/noi/9/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868For more videos please visit www.fanthespark.com…
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..even if one isn’t directly seeing Krishna, one is directly in contact with Krishna through the process of devotional service, and most particularly by chanting His Holy Names. So, this lifetime is a preparation for the next life. One of the ways to be steady throughout this lifetime, as Nārada was in his life before he attained his spiritual body…
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The most important aspects of chanting are to keep coming back to the mantra. Your mind inevitably will go to another place or many other places. Don’t be discouraged, but just very gently, persistently, and consistently bring your attention back to the sound of the mantra that you yourself are generating. As you do that, everything else will be re…
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...and it was the best two weeks of my life, driving out in a van they gave me from the temple that had no heat. I found out halfway down the turnpike, but Krishna arranged for everything. Those who take to Krishna Consciousness, Krishna says, “teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te" (BG 10.10). I…
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tapyante loka-tāpenasādhavaḥ prāyaśo janāḥparamārādhanaṁ tad dhipuruṣasyākhilātmanaḥIt is said that great personalities almost always accept voluntary suffering because of the suffering of people in general. This is considered the highest method of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is present in everyone’s heart. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam…
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One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water. ( Bhagavad-gītā - 5.10)https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/5/10/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868For more videos please visit www.fanthespark.com…
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Then he began the mantra – Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. They responded, too low and muddled at first, but he returned it to them again, singing it right and triumphant. Again they responded, gaining heart, ringing karatālas and clapping hands – one … two … three, one … two … three. Aga…
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In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Kṛṣṇa. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions. (ŚB 11.5.32) https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/11/5/3…
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 106 aho bhāmini jānīhi tat tan mama mahā-sukham mahimāpi sa māṁ hitvā tasthau tatrocitāspade TRANSLATION Ah, willful woman, please understand. All that I relished in Vraja gave Me the highest pleasure. And though the glory of those times has now abandoned Me, it still resides in that most worthy place.…
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The book Śrī Īśopaniṣad contains the knowledge that brings one nearer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa .HG Vaiśeṣika Dāsa emphasizes the profound lessons from the book and their role as the panacea for the challenges of our time.You can read the book online here: https://vedabase.io/en/library/iso/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s…
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yathā kāñcanatāṁ yātikāṁsyaṁ rasa-vidhānataḥtathā dīkṣā-vidhānenadvijatvaṁ jāyate nṛṇām[Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 2.12]This example is given by Sanātana Gosvāmī. As kaṁsya... Kaṁsya is mixture of copper and tin, bell metal. When it is properly treated with mercury, it becomes gold. Similarly, a human being properly treated by initiation, he becomes a brāh…
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 99 ata eva mayā svasya sthitim apy asthiteḥ samām dṛṣṭvā na gamyate tatra śṛṇv arthaṁ yuṣmad-udvahe TRANSLATION Therefore My staying with them would be equal to My absence. Realizing this, I have not returned there. Now hear the real reason I married you.
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