The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 2.2
TRANSLATION
The essential nature of that which is seen is exclusively for the sake of the seer.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 35
TRANSLATION
Krsna, the life of the Yadus, tried for a long time to leave for Dvaraka, but by enveloping Him with plaintive prayers she kept Him in her home.
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 2.20
TRANSLATION
The seer is merely the power of seeing; [however,] although pure, he witnesses the images of the mind.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 34
TRANSLATION
She often lamented with poignant words that could shatter the heart of anyone who heard them. And she bore the burden of love for all of you, staying tied to you only because you are very dear to Lord Krishna.
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Filling in for Srila Dhanurdhara Swami, Mahamuni gives an overview of karma yoga according to Sri Ramanuja.
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In today’s class, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gives a spontaneous talk and invites us to a Vrindavana kirtan at Srila BB Govinda Swami’s ashrama.
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 2.18
TRANSLATION
That which is knowable has the nature of illumination, activity, and inertia [sattva, rajas, and tamas]. It consists of the senses and the elements, and exists for the purpose of [providing] either liberation or experience [to purusa].
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 2.16
TRANSLATION
Suffering that has yet to manifest is to be avoided.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 30
TRANSLATION
Sri Pariksit said: While singing enthusiastically in this way, the sage instructed his own tongue, which was greedy to chant the glories of Lord Madhava, “Oh, you are too busy talking about the greatness of our master!” To stop that tongue, he then seized it with it his teeth.
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 2.15
TRANSLATION
For one who has discrimination, everything is suffering on account of the suffering produced by the consequences [of action], by pain [itself], and by the samskaras, as well as on account of the suffering ensuing from the turmoil of the vrttis due to the gunas.
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