Jayapataka Swami: You see, sometimes we think that the deity is stone or wood or something. So by this pastime, Lord Jagannātha Baladeva Subadra and the Govardhana hill, they established that They were people. Every avatāra has a particular quality. By this pastime,...
Guru Maharaj: You see, if the Deities are practice deities, they are not installed, but they are invited to come, then even a sheltered devotee can worship them. Śrīla Prabhupāda, he was worshiping the deities of Rādhā Govinda as a small child. After him he gave the...
Guru Maharaj: So we did a study of different deities in Vṛindāvana. We saw that some deities had tilaka and some didn’t. Why, particularly some did not have, I don’t know. But we saw both the things were there on the Deities of the Gosvāmīs. I will look into it....
Guru Maharaj: How can you meditate on Gaura Nitāi? With your mind. Think how merciful They are! They want to give mercy to you. As Locana dāsaṬhākura sings,“parama karuṇa, pahū dui jana nitāigauracandra” My dear supremely merciful Lords, NitāiGauracandra, if you...