His Holiness
Niranjana Swami
During this time, he returned to Massachusetts, continued his work as a house builder, and simultaneously pursued further studies by regularly...
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Niranjana Swami
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Quotes Of The Day
Niranjana Swami
Lectures from a Disciple, Vol. 2, Association, p. 206
The only pure desire the living entity has is to please Krishna. Almost all other desires come under the categories of bhukti and mukti, the desire to enjoy sense objects or to become free from suffering.
Srila Prabhupada
Lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.9, Los Angeles, September 15, 1972
Just like Dhruva Maharaja, a five-year-old boy. He also executed very severe types of penances. So first he used to eat the leaves of the tree, then dried leaves, then simply water, then simply air, then no eating at all. Within six months he was successful to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana, face to face. So penance required. This human life is not meant for enjoying senses like the dogs and hogs. That is not life. We have got advanced sense, consciousness. We can understand what is good, what is bad. At least that talent we have got, even though we are misguided. So we should take guidance from a perfect source of knowledge, and utilize it for making our life perfect. That is wanted; not that because "I want sense gratification, so let me have complete freedom for sense gratification. That is the idea now, life." No, that is not ideal.
