Thought-a-Week

Thought-a-Week   In the revealed scriptures, the ultimate object of knowledge is Sri Krishna, the Personality of Godhead. The purpose of performing sacrifice is to please Him. Yoga is for realizing Him. All fruitive activities are ultimately rewarded by Him only. He is supreme knowledge, and all severe austerities are performed to know Him. Religion [dharma] is rendering loving service unto Him. He is the supreme goal of life.   --Suta Gosvami Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.28-29

Krishna Meditations Weekly

Krishna Meditations   Krishna is full in all opulences—namely strength, wealth, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. When Krishna was present in Dvaraka, His family, which is known as the Yadu dynasty, consisted of 560 million members. And all of these family members were very obedient and faithful to Krishna. There were more than 900,000 big palatial buildings there to house all the people, and everyone in them respected Krishna as the most worshipable. Devotees were astonished to see the opulence of Krishna. This was verified by Bilvamangala Thākura when in Krishna-karnamrta he addressed Krishna thus: "My dear Lord, what can I say about the opulence of Your Vrndavana? Simply the ornaments on the legs of the damsels of Vrndavana are more than chintamani, and their dresses are as good as the heavenly parijata flowers. And the cows exactly resemble the surabhi cows in the transcendental abode. Therefore Your opulence is just like an ocean that no one can measure."   --His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada  Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 22

Krishna Meditations Weekly

Krishna Meditations   Any person who neither becomes impudent nor exhibits a puffed-up nature is called gentle.   The example of Krishna's gentle behavior was manifested when He was coming to the arena of the Rajasuya sacrifice arranged by Maharaja Yudhisthira, Krishna's older cousin. Maharaja Yudhisthira knew that Krishna was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and he was attempting to get down from his chariot to receive Krishna. But before Yudhisthira could get down, Lord Krishna got down from His own chariot and immediately fell at the feet of the King. Even though Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He never forgets to show social etiquette in His dealings.   --His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada  Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 22

Thought-a-Week

Thought-a-Week   The need of the spirit soul is that he wants to get out of the limited sphere of material bondage and fulfill his desire for complete freedom. He wants to get out of the covered walls of the greater universe. He wants to see the free light and the spirit. That complete freedom is achieved when he meets the complete spirit, the Personality of Godhead.    --His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.8, purport