Apr 30
The realization of the nature of unconditional devotion—
O Supreme Lord, if our devotion for You were more steadfast, Your adolescent form would naturally arise (appear) within our hearts. Then (there would not be the slightest necessity to pray for the triple pursuits of religiosity, gain, and sensual desire [dharma, artha, kama], and their negation in the form of liberation [mukti], because) mukti will personally attend us (as a concomitant subsidiary fruit of devotion, in the form of deliverance from ignorance), her hands cupped in prayer (like a preordained maidservant); and the fruits of bhukti (transitory pleasure culminating in attainment of heaven) will eagerly await their orders (from us, should any necessity arise for them in the service of Your lotus feet).
— Sri Bilvamangala Thakura
[from Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-goswami Maharaja,
Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamrtam 3.19]
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Feb 19
The aspiration to attain to the perfection of becoming an associate servitor of the Lord —
O my Lord, please lead me into the glance of those great devotees who, in their heart’s aspiration to only once behold Your divine form, consider sense enjoyment and liberation to be like straw, and whose separation is unbearable for even You.
— Sri Yamunacaryya
[from Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-goswami Maharaja,
Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamrtam 3.18]
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Dec 14
Presentation by Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph. D., during the
10th international conference Science & Scientist 2022: Difference between Natural & Artificial Intelligence – II
Paper & Slides
Conference recordings: Day 1, Day 2 pt 1, & Day 2 pt 2
Oct 24
An earnest aspiration to achieve perfection in devotional service —
When will I bloom in a life of servitude as Your eternal devotee, my heart pacified due to all other desires being consumed by engagement in Your uninterrupted service?
— Sri Yamunacaryya
[from Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-goswami Maharaja,
Sri Prapanna Jivanamrtam 3.17]
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Oct 24
Supramundane attachment also develops —
The Scriptures may say whatever they have to say (in their various areas of jurisdiction), and the expert logicians may interpret them as they wish. But as far as I am concerned, the sweet nectar of the lotus feet of Sri Caitanyacandra is my life and soul.
— Sri Prabodhananda Saraswati
[from Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-goswami Maharaja,
Sri Prapanna Jivanamrtam 3.16]
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