1985 POETRY OF ANUBHAVANANDA
May the happiness of loving Him
fill your soul,
May His sweetest Holy Names
everyone know,
and may love of God
now everywhere flow,
and that is all
that I pray for
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When I see the stars in the evening sky,
then I can see how small am I,
and then my friend I truly want to cry,
but I can't because of my pride.
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Take great care, please take care,
Make your life a constant prayer,
Live as if death is knocking right at your door,
Cry you must cry always the names of the Lord.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
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JAGAT GURU
He wants to help you through,
Jagat Guru,
because he knows what's true,
Jagat Guru,
O-o-o-o-oh, o-o-o-oh, Jagat Guru,
Nobody ever knew,
one like Jagat Guru,
No one will ever do what he did do,
Jagat Guru,
O-oh O-oh, Jagat Guru
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RADHA KRISHNA LOVE
Radha is gold and Krishna is blue,
Call out their names bold and make your love true,
Radha Krishna! Radha Krishna! Radha Krishna!
Their love is eternally growing more new,
You will never find a love more true,
than Radha Krishna, Radha Krishna, Radha Krishna
Call out their names with all your heart,
and never let these names depart,
Radha Krishna! Radha Krishna! Radha Krishna!
They are the deepest love to know,
All happens under their control,
Radha
Krishna! Radha Krishna! Radha Krishna!
They are the love of every soul,
Forget your dreams and let them go,
Chant Radha Krishna! Radha Krishna! Radha Krishna!
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Death must come to all,
but death is not the end,
You must get eyes to see,
from the Lord and His servants,
your only friends.
Do not be content,
in this state of no real sight,
and foolishly pretend,
that everything's alright.
Your enemy is your mind,
that now has you blind,
dragging you to engage,
with what you think,
you are inclined.
You must now cleanse your mind,
of all these dirty things,
by calling on the eternal Lord,
who can destroy this dream.
All dreams soon must end,
but the reality will stay:
your relationship with God,
from which you've fallen astray.
Now awaken sleeping souls,
to the Lord who can be seen,
with a heart,
that's cleaned of all dirty things
Call out on the Lord,
who can give you the real eyes,
to see beyond this dream He's made,
to eternal skies.
This dream He's made for those,
who want to forget,
that He is the real master,
and we are His servants.
But still He's showing the way,
if you want to go,
back to eternal life,
to His supreme abode.
The way I have revealed,
His holy names are the light,
to guide all fallen souls,
on the path that's right.
The choice I have now given,
it is up to you to take,
you may grab hold of the Lord,
or what is in your wake.
His holy names are the ticket,
out of your illusion,
but still you have the choice,
to make your own conclusion
All will be left,
it is for sure when death does come,
but one God can show,
He is the only one.
You may enjoy the risk,
or come into eternal light,
I have given all one soul can give,
I've brought the truth to sight.
The Lord is always in the sight,
of one who's on His side,
but He is never in the sight,
of those covered by false pride.
Lies I cannot tell,
a cheat I will not be,
I only want to give,
what exists eternally.
There certainly is a heaven,
there certainly is a hell,
just as there is freedom,
outside of the jail.
All things can be known,
by the Lord they can be shown
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WHY DID YOU KILL THE COW?
by Anubhavananda dasa
Why did you kill the cow,
when she maintained you with her milk?
Wasn't it the Lord who said,
"Thou shalt not kill"?
Do you think she's not your mother,
who fed you when you were a babe?
Was it the wish of God, our Father,
that his own child should be slayed?
Who said cows have no souls?
When they're crying all night long,
and also for their loved ones
who they know will soon be gone?
Cows once were rightly sacrificed
on altars by pure priests
who could then revive their lives
and they could live again in peace!
For those who are pure saints
can truly see and guide one's future,
they also can see God,
for they obey the scripture.
They alone can do
what most of us cannot,
for they are so empowered
by the one Supreme Lord God!
But where was the sanction,
to kill but for ourselves,
without knowledge of the future
of those souls we could not help?
We must first know what we're causing
by the actions that we do!
We must first know what happens
when our own lives are through!
Just those who obey God
will see His face and know all truths,
and those who do not,
will never taste such fruits.
Who said we need dead flesh
to lead a healthy life?
Do not vegetarians
more happily survive?
The grains of the earth,
the fruits of the trees,
the herbs and the vegetables -
these foods were meant for thee!
To cause the least pain,
God has given our allotment,
and with love and devotion,
to God it must be offered!
And then the remnants that He leaves
we may take as His grace,
and thus we shall know full peace,
for God's blessings we shall taste!
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NOW IS THE TIME
Now is the time,
whoever you may be
for the future holds no promise
and the past is fast asleep
Now is the time
to cry out on His holy Names
like a helpless babe -
Oh Radha, Oh Krishna, Oh Rama
You may be ignorant,
you may be wise,
but nobody can say
when he dies
but Sri Krishna fortold,
whatever your mind does focus
at the time of death,
there you will go
There is no time to speculate
on things that lie beyond,
but every Holy Book agrees
to glorify thy God
The Lord has put your mind here
without even your request,
so please now take His blessing
why should you protest?
Fix your mind on Him,
go and live and never die
I have done my best,
so, my friend, good-bye
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OH HOLY NAME
Oh holy Name, oh holy Name,
how happy I am that you came!
My life will never be the same
now that you have made your claim.
Broken stitches filled my life,
carefully sewn and carefully knifed.
Time has told the answer bold -
time's answer is new, and yet it's old.
And yet fools still hold to their dreams,
despite the infant, dying screams.
Oh holy Name, Oh holy Names!
Killer of doubts and killer of pain!
Only fools run from your fame,
into a world that is insane.
Lust and greed have chained their hearts,
and dragged them to play hellish parts.
So busied they can't ever stop
trying to know who's at the top.
Corrupt your heart, corrupt your mind,
and from the Lord try to be blind.
That is the part they want to play,
that's why their Lord is far away.
Kill the cow, she has no soul,
although her milk maintained you whole.
Hate the Krishnas, love your God
who lives inside of every heart.
Where is love if you must hate?
How can you see in your dark state?
Only the pure can see the Lord,
filthy hearts just find a sword,
to kill the soul who sees the way
because his heart is free from hate.
Fools won't chant the name of God,
but love to call their friend the dog.
Protect your dog and kill the cow,
eat her flesh and spare the plow.
Save up for whiskey, sex and beer;
keep your money from the few saints here.
If you followed them, they could save your soul;
but you'll waste your life 'til they dig a hole.
Work hard like an ass for a moment's pass,
ignore the saints who know the joy that lasts.
Hypocrisy runs rampant here,
with heads held high, hiding their fears.
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NO HIGHER GIFT CAN BE GIVEN
No higher gift can be given
than God's sweet Holy Names.
Everything desirable
is what this gift contains.
The perfection of knowledge
and happiness,
eternal love and purity,
the Holy Names can bless.
Ask for nothing else
but this most precious gift,
the Holy Names of God
forever do uplift.
Anyone who chants them,
whoever he may be,
will find all that he wants
if he chants Them constantly.
The Holy Names of God
are non-different from Himself,
anyone who chants them
will get the greatest help.
Freedom from all fears,
freedom from all doubts,
perfect understanding
of the world all about.
Do not doubt this gift
the Lord has sent to us,
to end all hate and envy,
to end every fuss.
Everything existing
belongs to only Him;
the neglect of this fact
is the cause of every sin.
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LET THERE BE NO DOUBT
Let there be no doubt
that this poem was inspired,
by the mercy of that one
to Whom no one is higher.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
this truth I shall bestow
will bless all those who follow
with a love to overflow.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
in the core of every heart,
the Lord is present everywhere
and never is apart.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
in the heart of every soul
that everything existing
is under His control.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
that Krishna is God,
and His greatest servitor
is Srila Prabhupada.
Let there be no doubt
Let there be no doubt,
the holy books he gave,
will be the very law books
to ring in the golden age
let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
that this knowledge is the best,
for those who dare to doubt it
suffer this life, and the next.
Let there be no doubt
God's wish shall be granted,
and in every single town
Krishna's Names shall be chanted.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
that nothing can't be done,
by one who surrenders
unto Lord Sri Krishna.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
that death is but a dream,
all life is never separate
from that one Supreme.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt,
more soothing than millions of moons
are the shelter of Krishna's feet,
a mine of unlimited boons.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt,
one who neglects His feet
will never know real happiness,
will meet with sad defeat.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
that Lord Nityananda
is the same as Balarama,
the bliss of Vrindaban.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt that Balarama
is Sankarshan;
all creation sits on His heads
as He eternally performs Sri Sankirtan.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
that Radha is Krishna's most dear;
one who always chants Her Name
will be freed from all fear.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
he will become undaunted,
who takes full shelter
of the Holy Mahamantra.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
that there is no other way,
than to take full shelter
of the Lord's sweet Holy Names.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
each step is full of danger,
in a world where God's left out,
each person is a stranger.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt,
the place where we belong,
is a perfect place
where nothing is wrong.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
we will go back home to God,
if we follow in the footsteps
of Srila Prabhupada.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
we must surrender to a fool,
or Krishna's perfect pure devotee,
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
this truth must be spoken,
to cause all sleeping souls
to finally be awoken.
Let there be no doubt.
Let there be no doubt
the truth will never change;
we must surrender to Krishna,
or to a world so strange.
Let there be no doubt.
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UNTO KRISHNA I MUST CRY
Such a fallen soul as I,
unto Krishna I must cry.
From rising until sleep,
unto Krishna I must weep.
Take me by the hand,
guide me the right way;
every moment of each day,
unto Krishna I must pray.
Drag me from my desires
unto Your lotus feet.
Don't let me go astray;
this servant You must beat.
I am the lowest creature,
my heart is filled with sin.
Please force me to surrender,
drag me back to home again.
I have no control of my senses,
intelligence I have none.
There is no hope for me, I see,
You are the only one.
You are my Lord and master,
there is nothing You can't do,
so please save me from disaster,
please Lord guide me true.
Sunk in gross illusion,
I can't see right from wrong.
Please enlighten me with knowledge,
lift me from illusion's throng.
I am dumb, I am lame, I am blind,
I am just like a dog,
but out of Your causeless mercy
You have shown me you are God.
Now I understand
that to You I must cling,
for only You can lead me
past these dying dreams.
Each moment brings me closer
to understanding this fact,
that I'm falling unless I'm calling
for You to drag me back.
Back to the safety
of the shelter of Your Names,
back to Your service,
the fallen to reclaim.
With Your desire
please fill my heart
which is so filled with lust.
Please give me what I require
to do just what I must.
Lost and alone,
I now call out to You, Krishna.
I have nothing more than You,
in me is only flaw.
Force open my eyes and ears
to You and the words You speak,
always in my heart,
awake me from my sleep.
I know not what to do now,
I know not where to go.
I am depending upon You now,
for only You can show
a fool like me the answer
to the direction I should take.
Only You are my Lord,
so please do not forsake.
To You I'm forever calling,
awaiting Your reply.
You are my Lord and life,
it's just for You I cry.
Without You I am nowhere,
I am lost and alone.
You are my only happiness,
You are my only home.
And fools may call me mad,
but that can not disturb me,
for I hear You in Your Names,
so closely showing me,
that You are the Supreme Lord,
and You are everywhere.
This is my only sadness -
so few are aware, or care.
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OH MY DEAR TRUE BLUE BOY
Oh my dear true blue boy,
player of the sweetest flute,
Oh charming Shyamasundara,
please hear this soul's pursuit.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
most secret of all secrets,
nobody can find You
but the most sincere seekers.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
please now hear my prayer,
I want the world to know You,
this grief I cannot bear.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
truer than the truest true,
You are the greatest mystery
to all but the rarest few.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
deeper than the deepest blue,
there is no love or happiness
without knowing You.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
softer than the softest dove,
hardhearted fools can't find You,
You're found by tenderest love.
Saints see You, by your mercy,
Your beauty has no end.
You're the nearest and the dearest
most beloved friend.
You're in everybody's heart,
and You are everywhere,
but only those with love can see
for the hateful You're not there.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
sweeter than the sweetest sweet,
the wise are all surrendered
in the shade of Your lotus feet.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
oldest yet appearing young,
those who are truly great souls
have You always on their tongue.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
oh source of everything,
You are the Supreme Person
beyond these passing dreams.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
purer than the purest stream,
manifest in a pure heart
is Your true form Supreme.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
fully present in your Names,
for those who always chant them
feel nothing more to gain.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
oh Govinda Krishna,
You are the All-Attractive One,
You are without a flaw.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
You are always looking new,
ever-increasing pleasure
comes to those serving You.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
when will tears fall from my eyes,
for I have not a drop of love for you,
and am living for but lies.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
I surrender unto You,
although it seems impossible,
I must get back to You.
Oh my dear true blue boy,
I don't care what they say,
You are my Lord birth after birth,
in happiness or in pain.
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THE HOLY NAME OF KRISHNA
The holy name of Krishna
danced onto my tongue
and gave me perfect knowledge
although I was dumb.
The holy name of Krishna
danced into my mind
and gave me eyes to see
although I was blind.
The holy name of Krishna
danced into my heart
and gave me inspiration
for a brand new start.
The holy name of Krishna
danced into my ears,
filled my heart with joy
and washed away my fears.
There is no way I can explain
how this truth can be.
By the grace of the holy name
a blind man can see.
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SONG "ALWAYS CHANT HIS HOLY NAMES
The Supreme Lord is one,
just like the sun.
He has so many names
for different tongues.
He will guide us the right way,
if we always chant His names,
the Lord will bring together everyone.
All the Lord's names
can relieve us from all pains.
They are holy and pure,
but no one can realize
unless he really tries.
Please sing these holy names to be sure.
(chant Maha-mantra)
Please chant Hare Krishna,
make your life sublime.
Lead a holy life and go back home.
You will purify your heart
and have a peaceful mind,
and you will never feel alone.
The Lord has ordered every man
to follow His command:
Please always chant His holy Names.
There is no other way to Him in this age of sin.
Please tell everyone to do the same.
(chant Maha-mantra)
The Lord can't bear to see His lost souls in delusion,
in forgetfulness of Him and His desire.
He wants to reveal Himself to everyone,
But very few will do what is required.
Repeated birth and death
are awaiting us all,
if we don't take shelter of the Lord.
The Lord's holy Names
are meant for us to call,
The Lord was never meant to be ignored.
(chant Maha-mantra)
These holy Names I sing
are names of the Supreme,
but they also form the perfect prayer.
My dear Radha-Krishna
please engage me in Your service
please let me feel Your presence everywhere.
Please chant Hare Krishna,
make your life sublime,
lead a holy life and go back home.
You will purify your heart
and have a peaceful mind,
and you will never feel alone.
(chant Maha-mantra)
The Supreme Lord is one,
just like the sun;
He has so many names
for different tongues.
He will guide us the right way,
if we always chant His names;
The Lord will bring together everyone.
All the Lord's names
can relieve us from all pains,
they are all holy and pure.
But no one can realize,
unless he really tries.
Please chant these holy Names to be sure.
(chant Maha-mantra)
500 years ago
Lord Chaitanya came to show
how to perfect your life
and bring world peace.
He preached the same
as Christ the most perfect advice:
always praise God's names
and never cease.
The name Christ
was derived from the Greek name Kristo,
and the name Kristo
came from the name Krishna.
If you study all the scriptures,
there may seem a contradiction,
but all is brought to light
by the holy Names of Krishna.
.
(chant Maha-mantra)
All darkness is removed
when the names of God are chanted,
all bewilderment and doubt go far away.
Don't try to understand
what is beyond you, my friends
all knowledge is contained
in the Lord's sweet holy Names.
All illusions are removed
when the holy Names are chanted,
but they must be chanted constantly.
In a heart that is not clean,
the truth cannot be seen,
but He can be seen by one's who's free.
(chant Maha-mantra)
Our hearts must be freed
from all lust and greed,
to see the Supreme Lord face to face.
To uncover the most deep is nothing cheap,
but we all must try to win the Lord's Grace.
The Lord can't bear to see
His lost souls in misery,
In forgetfulness of Him and His desire.
He wants to reveal himself to everyone,
but very few will do what is required.
(chant Maha-mantra)
We are not these bodies,
we are all eternal souls.
We are all eternal servants of Krishna.
The Lord's names do revive
lost souls to their real life,
which is always to obey the laws of God.
We are full of bliss, we are full of knowledge,
in quality we're all the same as God.
But now we are covered by forgetfulness,
please free yourselves and others, take this rod.
(chant Maha-mantra)
Pretty soon, my friends,
you will have to leave here,
and you don't even know where you will go.
The Lord promises He will take you to His kingdom,
if you always chant His Names, so please do so.
Repeated birth and death are awaiting us all,
if we don't take shelter of the Lord.
The Lord's holy Names are meant to always call.
The Lord was never meant to be ignored.
(chant Maha-mantra)
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SONG " BALARAMA, BALARAMA"
Born 15 days before the appearance of the Lord,
Krishna, was His brother Baladeva,
Who is also known as Shesha,
the source of all strength
Who holds this universe in space.
He's the original Sankarshana,
first expansion of God's wonder,
the leader of Sankirtan, Lord Nityananda.
Balarama, Balarama,
take us back to Vrindavana.
Let us dance and chant our lives away.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Lord Sri Balarama was the killer of Dvivida,
who kills the sins of everyone,
through the dancing of Siddha-Vidya.
Lord Sri Balarama is the same as Ramachandra,
the Lord of Jatayu,
who cried out His name at death.
The name of Balarama
means the reservoir of strength and pleasure.
Let us know this treasure,
with every single breath.
Balarama, Balarama,
please now hear my song.
How I long to please you every day.
Balarama, Balarama,
take us back to Vrindavan.
Let us dance and chant our lives away.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Lord Sri Balarama is the lover of Varuni;
by its effect He was dancing and swooning.
Let Him drink to His delight,
and we'll all fast 'til night,
'til the full moon is in sight.
This prayer we shall recite:
Balarama, Balarama
please now hear my song.
How I long to please you everyday
Balarama, Balarama,
take us back to Vrindavana.
Let us dance and chant our lives away.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Our dear Balarama, please help us to be strong,
to execute your mission on this earth.
Our dear Balarama,
please help spread Your Harinam,
to all fallen souls birth after birth.
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(Darkness was all around until I heard the holy sound)
"KRISHNA, YOU ARE THE ONE"
Little did I know my plight,
little did I know wrong from right.
'Til I heard His sweet holy Names,
I was lost without any aim.
Delusion was all around,
'til I heard the holy sound
of the name of the One who's supreme,
beyond all these flashing dreams.
Krishna You are the one
that has opened my heart like a shining sun.
Krishna You are the one
that has directed me out of the wrong that I've done.
Keep me within Your light,
keep Your sweet truth in my sight.
Don't let me fall astray,
don't let me fall, I pray.
Little did I know life's goal,
little did I know my role.
Your name made the path unfold,
never before was I told.
Cheating was all I did know,
fearing and doubting and woe,
'til I heard the sweet Names of the Lord,
which slashed away my illusion
like a shining sharp sword.
Krishna You are the one
that opened my heart like a shining sun.
Krishna You are the one
that has directed me out of the wrong that I've done.
Keep me within Your light,
keep your sweet truth always in sight.
Don't let me fall astray,
don't let me fall, I pray.
The Supreme Person is who You are,
so near and yet so far.
You are in everyone's heart
and still You're so far apart.
You non-different from Your sweet holy Names,
but far beyond fools who think life's a game.
But You are waiting for all to come home,
back where we belong, Your eternal abode.
Krishna You are the one.
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THE LORD HAS ORDERED EVERY MAN
(chant Maha-mantra)
Chant Hare Krishna, make your life sublime.
Lead a holy life and go back home.
You will purify your heart and have a peaceful mind,
and you will never feel alone.
The Lord has ordered every man
to carry out His supreme plan:
Always chant His holy Names,
tell everyone to do the same.
Relieve the anxiety the Lord is in -
return His lost souls back to Him.
(chant Maha-mantra)
Pretty soon, my friends, you will have to leave here,
and you don't even know where you will go.
The Lord promises He will take you to His kingdom
if you always chant His names, so please do so.
The Lord has ordered every man
to carry out His supreme plan:
Always chant His holy Names,
tell everyone to do the same.
Relieve the anxiety the Lord is in -
return His lost souls back to Him.
(chant Maha-mantra)
The Lord has many names just like the one sun.
The Lord approaches you as you do Him.
He will guide you the right way, if you always chant His names.
You've got nothing to lose, and all to win.
The Lord has ordered every man
to carry out His supreme plan:
Always chant His holy Names,
tell everyone to do the same.
Relieve the anxiety the Lord is in -
return His lost souls back to Him.
(chant Maha-mantra)
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I THOUGHT I WAS ALIVE
I thought I was alive until the holy Names
of Krishna brought me to life,
which is
full of knowledge and bliss.
My life before was but a dreaming state, unconscious
of God and my identity beyond this body,
and my eternal relationship
with
Krishna.
There is no bewilderment or illusion,
or doubt, fear, and unsatisfaction
in that state of full wakefulness or consciousness, nor is there any distress,
lamentation, or hankering.
By His causeless mercy,
He gave me his holy Names
to chant.
And this is how I came to Krishna,
by His divine arrangement.
By His divine arrangement
every living being is rewarded or punished according
to their past, present, and future activities,
which have been being performed
since time immemorial.
Nothing is happening by chance or by accident. Krishna,
the Supreme Person, is the reservoir
of unlimited knowledge, wealth, beauty,
power, and renunciation or detachment,
because His is complete
Self-
satisfaction.
By His causeless mercy He reveals Himself
to one who wants to love Him and see Him
and go back to the kingdom of God
with all his heart and soul,
and therefore surrenders his life
to obeying His instructions,
which are given by Him
to those who seek Him.
Others who do not desire to see and love God, and who are content to remain
in
this world of death, can be said to be being punished with extremely dull
awareness due to their past misdeeds
and envious temperament toward
the
Supreme Authority of God.
But they also can be uplifted by God's mercy,
by the
mercy of His representatives,
who come to this world and trick them into
engaging unknowingly in the service of the Lord.
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I JUST WANT TO GIVE
I just want to give all of the truth to you,
that's all I want to do.
And I can give the fullest proof for you,
all you ever wanted to pursue.
It's all in the holy Name
(chant Maha-mantra)
Well, I may not be the greatest musician,
but that will not eternally benefit you.
But I got something that will benefit you eternally:
just hear the holy Name
(chant Maha-mantra)
That's all I request, but you'll get the best,
if you just hear the holy Name
(chant Maha-mantra)
There is nothing more than the holy Name, holy Name,
holy Name, repeat in all the three darn worlds.
All that you are looking for
is in the holy Names of the Lord.
(chant Maha-mantra)
Well, it's not a new message,
it's coming down the eternal passage of time.
If you want a peaceful mind or a life that's sublime
Don't you waste no more time
and just simply recite the holy Name,
the holy Names of the Lord
will set you free.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
It's a fast-moving train past this lonely place,
to the spiritual world.
It's a fast-moving train past this lonely place.
No more birth, no more death, no more old age, no more disease.
He's waiting for you just to chant the holy Name.
Every step is a dance, every word is a song,
back in the place where you belong.
Every step is a dance, every word is a song,
back in the place where you belong.
Nothing is wrong in the place where you belong.
Come on and get your gear,
the holy Name is coming into your heart
all you got to do is open you ears,
and open up your mind,
chant the holy Names of the Supreme Lord and
you'll see that you were blind, yes you were blind.
You didn't even know who you were.
You didn't even know who is God.
You were living just like a dog,
yes you were eating and mating and defending
and all this foolish befriending,
all this foolish pretending.
when you don't really know
you got to realize your eternal soul,
and you belong to the Supreme Whole,
and put yourself under His safe control.
All you have to do is chant,
now don't you tell me you can't.
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OH PLEASE HEAR ME
Oh please hear me, all you people of this earth,
if you want all your troubles to end,
you must find out just what your lives are worth,
by crying out to Krishna, your real friend.
Yes I know that your sufferings are great,
and your death is surely coming near,
and so now before it is too late,
you must cry out to Krishna, your most dear.
Yes I know that your hearts are filled with doubt,
you don't know what I'm talking about,
but Lord Krishna will surely make things clear,
if His holy Names you try to hear.
There is no need to struggle hard,
all that you want is in your heart.
He is waiting there to hear you call His names,
so you may come back to Him again.
This is all you really need,
to hear the love that you seek.
His sweet holy Names are life's only gain,
for they're a gain that you may always keep.
This is all you really want,
to hear the one that you love,
and there is no love that is beyond
the love of Lord Sri Krishna.
Yes our God has so many Names,
for all of His glorious ways.
Throughout all of His domain,
you can hear of His fame.
The Names of God are known in every place.
Oh my lost and wandering kin,
please just hear your most dearest friend.
He is fully present in His Names,
which will guide you back to home again.
Oh please hear me, lost and weary souls,
Yes you are lost, and forgotten who you are.
So please chant the Names of the Lord,
they will destroy the darkness in your heart.
All that I have spoken is most true,
now it is all up to you.
You may follow crazy fools who are blind,
or cry out God's holy Names,
most wise and kind.
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I DON'T WANT ANY MONEY
I don't want any money
I don't want a sky of blue
I don't want any pretty women
Krishna all I want is You
I don't care for dishonor
I don't care for any fame
I don't care for heaven or hell
I just want to chant Your holy Names
All I want is to serve You
All I want is to see You pleased
I don't even want to go to You
unless everybody comes with me
I can't bear to see the suffering
I can't bear to stop chanting Your Names
I just want to stop all this suffering
but I know I can't without Your Grace
Show me the way, Lord Sri Krishna
Show me the way to save all these souls
I can't be happy, my Lord Krishna
'til I see all these souls go back home
Give me Your sweet holy Names
just give me Your sweet holy Names
Let me chant them everywhere
without a single care
but to see all Your fallen souls reclaimed
In Your Names is the sweetest honey
In Your Names is riches divine
In Your Names I find all I need
but for my Lord I live
How can all these souls all be saved
that's all I really want to know
Please now Lord show me the way
because I want to take them all back home
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A MESSAGE OF PUREST LOVE
Once there was a tiny child
endowed with rarest wisdom,
who cared not for sports, or running wild,
or others' criticisms.
Indeed this child was always found alone,
as if in trance,
other times dancing all around
loudly singing chants.
Few could understand this boy,
most thought that he was mad.
So did I, until one day
I chanced upon the lad.
As usual he was chanting
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,
but this time he was crying
as if something was wrong.
I asked him, "Could I help you?"
He said, "Oh yes, you can.
All around me I see crazy fools
who have forgotten their real friend.
Please believe in me," he said,
"and I'll guide you the right way.
All have left the path of happiness,
and have fallen far astray."
I was about to leave that place,
thinking him to be insane,
when again tears fell from his eyes,
as he cried again those names.
Feeling stunned in awe,
I could not leave that place,
when suddenly I saw
the brightest glow around his face.
Evening fell upon us,
but his glow shown through the night.
In fascination, deer surrounded us,
with coyotes by their side!
Then again the boy chanted loudly,
as sweet as sweet could be,
and tears were flowing from his eyes
in love and ecstasy.
Birds began to sing with him,
and then I heard a flute,
so enchanting did it sound
that all were stunned, no one could move.
"My Lord is near now,"
cried the little boy, tears flowing from his eyes.
"All of you hear now,"
as a deep voice came from the skies.
"Little one, your love for me,
so pure and true has brought me to this place.
You have chanted so sincerely,
you have gotten my full Grace.
Now you may see me with new eyes
I will anoint with Prema. and all present will also see Me,
for they heard you chant My names
Then suddenly all around us
the night did disappear,
and standing right before me
was my God I know most dear.
I bowed down to the ground,
speechless and in awe.
"This is your dearest friend," said the boy,
"the supreme Lord Sri Krishna."
My hair stood on end,
tears drenched my face,
as I gazed upon His loving eyes,
unlimited with Grace.
His complexion was like a cloud
completely filled with rain,
His eyes looked like the sunrise,
upon His moonlike face.
So beautiful was He,
my words cannot describe,
my vision was so blurred by tears
flowing from my eyes.
My heart pounded in supreme bliss
as I buried my face to earth,
I could not believe, was this a dream?
as I looked up again in mirth.
But now the Lord was gone,
and yet again I heard His voice,
"If you want to see Me again,
surrender your life to the boy."
But now the boy was gone,
and the night was very dark.
I had to head back home,
but I didn't know how to start.
Suddenly I heard that boy again,
but the sound came from my heart,
"As long as you chant God's holy Names
you will never feel apart.
His holy Names can guide you
through the darkest night,
back to your eternal home,
so filled with love and light.
"You will see me when you get there,
if you obey this one request:
always chant the Names of Krishna,
and your life will know success."
Then suddenly a soothing light
came from the moon,
and I heard one bird singing
a profoundly beautiful tune.
"Look, look, look up in the sky!
My husband now does come for you,
with a message from so high,
your good friend Jai Nitai!"
A message of purest love
came to me from above,
tied to a golden dove
who landed on my glove.
It said, "I'm a secret friend
who is always close at hand.
On Me you must depend,
and then you'll understand.
"I want you now to spread
My Names on this Earth,
to save all the citizens
from repeated birth.
Everyone you meet,
request to do the same,
on every single street,
please sing My holy Names.
"I am the Supreme Lord,
I am present in My Names,
and just to save the world
in this way I came.
Please put your faith in this
and do just as I say,
and you will know true bliss,
increasing every day.
"I cannot bear to see
My souls in misery,
now by My Grace
you may set them free.
Tell them I will guide them,
to their eternal home,
My Names they can confide in,
they need never feel alone.
"You are My eternal servants,
full of knowledge and bliss,
but you have fallen to this place
that is full of ignorance.
Now awaken from your dream
that you belong to this place,
chant My Names, the truth supreme,
and I'll guide you by My Grace.
"With the shining lamp of knowledge
I'll take the darkness from your hearts,
and then you will see,
we are never apart.
But for those who doubt Me,
only envy they will know,
which won't save them from the future
of the sinful seeds it grows.
"Just surrender unto Me,
and I will keep you free
from the darkness fools create
to hide from My glory.
I will become your ward
if you always chant My Names.
I was never meant to be ignored,
I am life's only aim.
"I am the cause of all causes,
all happens by My will,
without My permission
all existence would be still.
Fools try to ignore Me,
so I'm hidden from their eyes,
but I am never hidden from those
who turn to Me, the wise."
So surrender unto Krishna, I cry,
for I know He shows the way.
Why believe what you can't see?
Why should we have blind faith?
No, my friends, God can be seen,
but the price is your tears,
or if from a pure devotee
you simply try to hear.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
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