Author Archives: Hansadutta das

Potency of Sound

Posted on July 5, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Value a Sound! A faithless person scoffs at the idea of chanting the Holy Name. Such persons say, “Any sound repeated long enough will produce a hypnotic effect.” But we contend that each sound, just as any other element in … more →

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One with the spiritual master and Krishna

Posted on June 20, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

You are what your deep driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny. (Brihadnarayana Upanishad) As long as we are colored … more →

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Land, cow, man and God

Posted on May 26, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

What gold is to minerals, milk is to food. LAND, COW, MAN and GOD. Simple living, high thinking (LAND, COW, MAN, GOD).

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Aim to love

Posted on May 22, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

The aim of life is to love Krishna. It is not necessary to know how Krishna is God. Just like the child loves mother and father. The child has no knowledge of what is or how it is that the … more →

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Ten percent profit

Posted on May 8, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Hansadutta: I’m 65 now. How old are you? Das: Coming on 50. Hansadutta: So I’ve got 15 years on you. Getting older is so awkward. How do you like getting older?

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Play act for Krishna or for Maya

Posted on May 6, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Related article: Sri Nityananda Charitamrita – Chapter One: The Birth and Childhood Activities of Lord Nityananda Just like children play cops and robbers or cowboys and Indians when they are small, imitating the activities of the grownups, similarly, this play … more →

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Not gonna survive

Posted on April 24, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Scrambling for survival, to avoid depression, inflation or atomic war is ultimately a futile endeavor. The real endeavor should be to firmly establish or entrench the mind in firm faith in the mercy of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna. There … more →

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Renunciation

Posted on April 19, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

There is no use of going to the forest for one who has failed to control his mind, because he only takes his uncontrolled mind with him. The best course of action is to remain situated in that environment where … more →

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Connecting with Krishna

Posted on April 14, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Everyone is full of fear, and that fear can only be mitigated by coming nearer to Krishna, which can easily be done simply by vibrating the Holy Name, just as coming nearer to fire automatically counteracts being cold. Chanting the … more →

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Kirtan purifies the heart and mind

Posted on March 29, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

People need to be exposed to kirtan. Kirtan purifies and pacifies the mind and heart so they can begin to comprehend Krishna consciousness. Without that, their minds are so polluted and scattered they cannot understand. Even whatever you say may … more →

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