| obscured bother it is only a bother when i look back on it i am beside myself with feeling i feel like i am of course being obscured it is a real bother to go back on it i feel obscured it is the only time yes dear it is the only time that makes me feel like i am doing time looking back on it yes i feel like i am going back on my word oh my word it is a long time ago now or it was you see what i am trying to say it feels like it yes without a single doubt i feel obscured looking back on it dear mind you there is no other way to remember what happened by the look of it bother no bother i feel like it is doing time to go back on it my dear mind look i am without a single doubt feeling obscured by what happened yes it is without a single doubt making me think twice in a way that is a bother you know what never mind let it go yes it is that which is not for me it was always obscured so far as that goes it is in the past the way it feels or felt like i would go back on my word for some strange reason simply by looking back on it yes dear simply let it go pitfalls no pitfalls pitfalls no pitfalls pitfalls no pitfalls who put an emphasis on rejection surely to God not you my dear mind after all i expect you feel like behaving in an acceptable manner yes no yes no yes no speaking of pitfalls which one of us so to speak shot each other in the foot like right out of nowhere dear mind is that you to whom does this pertain as we entertain a specific concept of life to whom does the rather isolated and no doubt reluctantly famous thing belong metaphorically speaking tell me about it and how there can be only one by way of referencing an unknown quantity yes dear tell me about it i am real interested to know the ways of the mind too yes i mean to task you know who i mean to put you know who so to speak i mean to put you know who to the task as this is next yes you know the task is just right for you know who at this juncture yes dear tell me about it lest i feel like kind of mating with an unknown yes dear tell me about it 86 to 86 that is the score if you try and forget feeling like one of us left it at that only to kind of start all over again dear i know that is not very funny but hey that is the score and yes one will remember if you try and forget feeling like one of us left it at that only to kind of start all over again dear i know that is not very funny but hey that is the score and yes one will remember nothing is all there for nothing you know there is a reality of course there will be one you remember how nothing is all there for nothing you know there is a reality of course there will be one you remember as time and time again nothing keeps one away from the way there is a reality i hear you go with the feeling of being real interested as there is a reality nothing is there for nothing you know wonder no wonder mind the kicker in need of whatever that was all about and forgive me as she listens but i can never help but wonder who would be the one to kick who were you the kind to make something of it out over where there is no way this is all there happiness is realized joy is realized bliss is great news this is kind of repetitive without a second thought it is realized as a little more time i like the sound of realized memory seeing it realized keeps it separate from any measure and this is so spontaneous but then you can't have everything going away either you know what i am saying dear you can't always get what you want out of going as fast as can be as this is next mind you is it any wonder who you imagine should get around whatever that was all about at first i wonder every now and again one feels to be real careful at any rate my dear she never tells or forgets everyone for some reason associated with whatever will be you know she never tells or forgets us all for some reason and one might have known in a way one might have known who wonder no wonder mind the kicker in need of whatever that was all about and forgive me as she listens but i can never help but wonder who would be the one to kick who were you the kind to make something of it out over where there is no way this is all there happiness is realized joy is realized bliss is great news this is kind of repetitive without a second thought it is realized as a little more time i like the sound of realized memory seeing it realized keeps it separate from any measure and this is so spontaneous but then you can't have everything going away either you know what i am saying dear you can't always get what you want out of going as fast as can be as this is next see then it is just too you feel like it perpetually enough and then it is just too much like i hardly know you you feel like it breaks form and bitterly lose the nerve enough to feel like one will enslave your barely employed enough heart by way of irresistible ruth yes it is enough to make us all weepingly antipathize with unrest and then it is just too raw to bring yourself around to singing real pretty words of outreaching love on high in a great way and we lose the balanced chip on our shoulder to a patronizing lout somehow or other like it is all being put on air and getting fair to middling ratings oh my and then it is just too wicked for me dear listen do you seriously mind if i kind of sigh in an instant without heavily giving a nod to an unknown quantity as this is next happiness is realized joy is realized bliss is great news this is kind of repetitive without a second thought it is realized as a little more time i like the sound of realized memory seeing it realized keeps it separate from any measure and this is so spontaneous but then you can't have everything going away either you know what i am saying dear you can't always get what you want out of going as fast as can be as this is next it needs a little more work to get out the way i mean you can't always get what you want either way rushing the kicker anywho here is the kicker and one might have known in a way one might have known who works with the kicker without a single doubt yes dear one might have known by the look of it how it is getting out by way of needing a little more more work as this is next you need a little more work too so there is the kicker at any rate hello mind the kicker dear it needs a little more work so mind the kicker and don't go back on your word mahāprabhoḥ kīrtana-nṛtya-gīta- vāditra-mādyan-manaso rasena romāñca -kampāśru-taraṅga-bhājo vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam Chanting the holy name, dancing in ecstasy, singing, and playing musical instruments, the spiritual master is always gladdened by the saṅkīrtana movement of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Because he is relishing the mellows of pure devotion within his mind, sometimes his hair stands on end, he feels quivering in his body, and tears flow from his eyes like waves. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. Śrī Śrī Gurv-aṣṭaka Eight Prayers to the Guru by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, who appeared in the middle of the seventeenth century, is a great spiritual master in the Kṛṣṇa conscious chain of gurus and disciples. He says, “One who, with great care and attention, loudly recites this beautiful prayer to the spiritual master during the brāhma-muhūrta obtains direct service to Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Vṛndāvana, at the time of his death.” saṁsāra-dāvānala-līḍha-loka- trāṇāya kāruṇya-ghanāghanatvam prāptasya kalyāṇa-guṇārṇavasya vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam The spiritual master is receiving benediction from the ocean of mercy. Just as a cloud pours water on a forest fire to extinguish it, so the spiritual master delivers the materially afflicted world by extinguishing the blazing fire of material existence. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who is an ocean of auspicious qualities. mahāprabhoḥ kīrtana-nṛtya-gīta- vāditra-mādyan-manaso rasena romāñca -kampāśru-taraṅga-bhājo vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam Chanting the holy name, dancing in ecstasy, singing, and playing musical instruments, the spiritual master is always gladdened by the saṅkīrtana movement of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Because he is relishing the mellows of pure devotion within his mind, sometimes his hair stands on end, he feels quivering in his body, and tears flow from his eyes like waves. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. śrī-vigrahārādhana-nitya-nānā- śṛṅgāra-tan-mandira-mārjanādau yuktasya bhaktāṁś ca niyuñjato ’pi vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam The spiritual master is always engaged in the temple worship of Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. He also engages his disciples in such worship. They dress the Deities in beautiful clothes and ornaments, clean Their temple, and perform other similar worship of the Lord. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. catur-vidha-śrī-bhagavat-prasāda- svādv-anna-tṛptān hari-bhakta-saṅghān kṛtvaiva tṛptiṁ bhajataḥ sadaiva vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam The spiritual master is always offering Kṛṣṇa four kinds of delicious food [analyzed as that which is licked, chewed, drunk, and sucked]. When the spiritual master sees that the devotees are satisfied by eating bhagavat-prasāda, he is satisfied. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. śrī-rādhikā-mādhavayor apāra- mādhurya-līlā guṇa-rūpa-nāmnām prati-kṣaṇāsvādana-lolupasya vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam The spiritual master is always eager to hear and chant about the unlimited conjugal pastimes of Rādhikā and Mādhava, and Their qualities, names, and forms. The spiritual master aspires to relish these at every moment. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. nikuñja-yūno rati-keli-siddhyai yā yālibhir yuktir apekṣaṇīyā tatrāti-dākṣyād ati-vallabhasya vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam The spiritual master is very dear, because he is expert in assisting the gopīs, who at different times make different tasteful arrangements for the perfection of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa’s conjugal loving affairs within the groves of Vṛndāvana. I offer my most humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. sākṣād-dharitvena samasta-śāstrair uktas tathā bhāvyata eva sadbhiḥ kintu prabhor yaḥ priya eva tasya vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam The spiritual master is to be honored as much as the Supreme Lord, because he is the most confidential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged in all revealed scriptures and followed by all authorities. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who is a bona fide representative of Śrī Hari [Kṛṣṇa]. yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi dhyāyan stuvaṁs tasya yaśas tri-sandhyaṁ vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of Kṛṣṇa. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement. Therefore, I should always remember and praise the spiritual master. At least three times a day I should offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master. Prema-dhvani Prayer jaya oṁ viṣṇu-pāda paramahaṁsa parivrājakācārya aṣṭottara-śata śrī śrīmad a.c. bhaktivedānta svāmī mahārāja prabhupāda—kī jaya. All glories to the ācārya Oṁ Viṣṇu-pāda 108 Tridaṇḍī Gosvāmī A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, who travels everywhere, preaching the glories of Hari, and who is situated on the highest platform of sannyāsa. |
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