Thanks to you, my readers
And I would like to add, my friends, that you rare bhaktas who are reading my words, are my life and soul. This is my sankirtan.
O Mind! Meditate on Radha's Breasts
Flickr As I go through the dāna-līlā episode of Chandi Das's Śrī Kṛṣṇa Kīrtana , there are many songs in which Krishna describes Radha's beauty, and a regular feature of that includes descriptions of her breasts. In fact, breasts are a subject that is prominent in all Sanskrit poetry, and is even standard in prayers to goddesses. There does not seem to have been any inhibition in talking about breasts in the ancient Indian culture, even though I dare say, there is more of one in the modern society, in spite of Bollywood. There is, however, an apparent restriction in talking about genitals, male or female, in the so-called erotic poetry of India--Sanskrit or vernacular--even when lovemaking etc., is described. Such descriptions would automatically fall into some other genre. In Radha and Krishna descriptions, I cannot recall ever seeing or hearing a passage that mentioned genitals or overt sexual activity. It is nearly always spoken of somewhat euphemistically. I remember
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Just flow, just flow. What else we can tell that you already don't know?
I'm sure Srimati Radhika is noting all of your jnana dana in her daily Performance Evaluations of you, as part of her job description as Headmistress of School of the Gopis...or is it Chancellor of the University of Gopis? I forget...
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Also in regards to criticism about your distributing R&K in the form of sacred texts, ~ I read that one satguru said, whenever we are doing something great, expect there to be criticism.
He felt that most people do not expect there to be criticism whenever they do something good, therefore they become shocked.
However, he used to expect it and would even use the criticism as a measure of how much good he must be doing for the cause by noting the reactions of others with $$$ vested interests, who would lose their power and positions in Martya Loka if there was a break in form with the status quo.
Jaya Sri Radhe!
Then I commented on that: You see, this is important. Hasya and Shringar are partners. And Krishna is a dhira-lalita nayaka, who is expert in flirting and joking (parihAsa-vishArada). In this temporary world so full of misery, we will be liberated by love and laughter. That is the Hare Krishna movement.
Chant, dance and be happy. And hear and chant the pastimes of Radha and Krishna. paibe sakala sukha, saphala hoibe mukha, TuTae saMsAra dukha-bethA. "[If you speak Hari katha] You will attain all joy, your power of speech will be fulfilled and your worldly sufferings will all come to an end."
It might sound overly simple, but this is not a religion of guilt and suffering (tApa or tapas).
Radhe Radhe!!
RR replied, [paraphrased], "I have no suffering, because on the soul level, the soul is saccidananda, always happy. The only suffering I find is to be separated from..."