suddhabhakti

 The Importance of the Scriptures 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐 (1) hari he! para-tattwa bicaksana, vyasa adi muni-gana, sastra bicariya bar bar prabhu taba nitya-rupa, guna-sila anurupa, tomar caritra sudha-sar Oh my Lord! All the great sages headed by Shrila Vyasadeva are most experienced regarding the transcendental truth. This is because they discuss and deliberate on the revealed scriptures again and again. Thereby they manifest these sacred books which reveal Your eternal personal form abounding in all virtuous qualities, and Your divine activities which are the essence of ambrosial nectar. (2) suddha-sattva-mayi lila, mukhya-sastre prakasila, jiver kusala su-bidhane rajas-tamo-guna-andha, asura-prakrti manda- jane taha bujhite na jane Your eternal pastimes of pure transcendental goodness are described in these principal scriptures for the welfare of all souls. However, those unfortunate ones who are blinded by the material modes of passion and ignorance, who harbor the nature of demons...

 If we forget God, Krṣṇa, then it is sure to deteriorate 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼 Whatever good thing you may prepare, in due course of time, it will deteriorate. That is the nature of material nature, that something is produced which in the beginning it goes on nicely, then gradually it deteriorates. Influence of time, and then vanish. So even in religious movement, if there is materialistic motive, then it will deteriorate. It will not stand. So beginning of religious life should be without any material motive. Pure devotion means anyabhilaṣita-sunyaṁ [Brs. 1.1.11], no material motive. Generally, as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, people go to the temple and the churches or any religious..., synagogue, with a material motive. Arto artharthi. Generally they are in need of money or they are unhappy somehow or other, and they go to God, Krṣṇa, or according to their religious principle, and pray for material benefit. But that is also accepted as good, because they are approaching Krṣṇa,...