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	<itunes:subtitle>Transcendental message for the growth (vikasa) of your devotional creeper (bhakti).</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>Devotional Songs and theological discourses on spirituality and devotion by His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami, a sannyasi (renunciate) and a leader in the Hare Krishna movement</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Living in Untruth</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bhakti Vikasa Swami</dc:creator>
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		<title>Imitation leads to failure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vrindavanachandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If everyone simply imitates, then there will only be a contradictory result. As long as it goes on there will only be failure. From Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s Vaisistyastakam]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If everyone simply imitates, then there will only be a contradictory result.
As long as it goes on there will only be failure.
From Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s Vaisistyastakam
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		<title>Devotees are inspired</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vrindavanachandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A devotee is inspired by the Supersoul within the heart to advance in devotional service in a variety of ways. The devotee does not feel hackneyed or stereotyped, nor does he feel that he is in a stagnant position. In the material world, if one engages in chanting a material name, he will feel tired [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A devotee is inspired by the Supersoul within the heart to advance in
devotional service in a variety of ways. The devotee does not feel hackneyed
or stereotyped, nor does he feel that he is in a stagnant position. In the
material world, if one engages in chanting a material name, he will feel
tired after chanting a few times. However, one can chant the Hare Krsna
maha-mantra all day and night and never feel tired. As chanting is
increased, it will come out new and fresh. Srila Rupa Gosvami said that if
he could somehow get millions of ears and tongues, then he could relish
spiritual bliss by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. There is really
nothing uninspiring for a highly advanced devotee. In Bhagavad-gita the Lord
says that He is situated in everyone&#8217;s heart and that He helps the living
entity forget and remember. By the grace of the Lord, the devotee gets
inspiration.
&#62;&#62;&#62; Ref. VedaBase =&#62; SB 4.30.20
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		<title>No Welcome in Mayapur Dhama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bhakti Vikasa Swami</dc:creator>
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		<title>Nice, beautiful</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vrindavanachandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Krsna consciousness is so nice. Anyone who comes to Krsna consciousness immediately becomes beautiful in every respect. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Room Conversation &#8212; April 27, 1969, Boston]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Krsna consciousness is so nice. Anyone who comes to Krsna consciousness
immediately becomes beautiful in every respect.
&#62;&#62;&#62; Ref. VedaBase =&#62; Room Conversation &#8212; April 27, 1969, Boston
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		<title>Worship of Laddu Gopala in Gaudiya Sampradaya</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 08:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bhakti Vikasa Swami</dc:creator>
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		<title>Initiation Lecture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 08:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>householders beg from sannyasis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vrindavanachandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The householders beg from the sannyasis, and why not? The sannyasis have tens of millions of rupees in the bank. From Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s Vaisistyastakam]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The householders beg from the sannyasis, and why not? The sannyasis have
tens of millions of rupees in the bank.
From Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s Vaisistyastakam
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		<title>everything you need to know</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 06:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vrindavanachandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote those first three volumes of Srimad Bhagavatam, the First Canto. All of our philosophy, everything you need to know, is in those first three volumes. Excerpt from &#8220;Vrndavana Days&#8221; by Hayagriva Swami]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I wrote those first three volumes of Srimad Bhagavatam, the First Canto. All
of our philosophy, everything you need to know, is in those first three
volumes.
Excerpt from &#8220;Vrndavana Days&#8221; by Hayagriva Swami
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		<title>Bhakti Caru Swami learns Sanskrit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 07:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vrindavanachandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once I [Bhakti Caru Swami] expressed a desire to learn Sanskrit to Srila Prabhupada. But Srila Prabhupada discouraged me asking, &#8220;Why you want to learn Sanskrit?&#8221; I gave him various reasons but Srila Prabhupada said, &#8220;No, there is no need to learn Sanskrit.&#8221; But then he finally said, &#8220;You read my books and you will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Once I [Bhakti Caru Swami] expressed a desire to learn Sanskrit to Srila
Prabhupada. But Srila Prabhupada discouraged me asking, &#8220;Why you want to
learn Sanskrit?&#8221; I gave him various reasons but Srila Prabhupada said, &#8220;No,
there is no need to learn Sanskrit.&#8221; But then he finally said, &#8220;You read my
books and you will learn Sanskrit.&#8221; But then he elaborated, &#8220;What is the
point in learning Sanskrit? There are so many Sanskrit scholars but what are
they doing? They are not doing anything to spread Krsna consciousness or
even to spread the glory of Indian culture. They are just learned in
Sanskrit and that is about all.&#8221; Prabhupada pointed out that our main
mission is actually to preach, not to become a big scholar, and he said,
&#8220;You can preach with whatever you have already learnt. What you learn in the
course of preaching, that is another thing, but there is no need to
separately learn something in order to preach. Whatever you have learnt is
sufficient to preach.&#8221; So in this way Srila Prabhupada discouraged me from
learning Sanskrit. One day Srila Prabhupada was discussing with Bimalananda
Thakura Tirtha. Prabhupada was discussing about the age of Kali, how
degraded it would become. Prabhupada wanted me to get the Srimad-Bhagavatam.
In those days the Twelfth Canto was not yet translated so Srila Prabhupada
asked me to get the Sanskrit Srimad-Bhagavatam and he asked me to open a
certain chapter and start reading some part of that chapter. He indicated
wherefrom I should start reading. I started to read the verses and then
Prabhupada explained and translated the verses. Then after Bimalananda
Thakura Tirtha left his room Srila Prabhupada looked at me and asked, &#8220;Where
did you learn Sanskrit?&#8221; I was also amazed how without any difficulty I was
able to read the verses of the Twelfth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam. At that
time I was able to understand that by the mercy of spiritual master
everything is possible.
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