The Nectar of Devotion

Antaumuksen nektarin suomennos on loppunut painosta ja antikvariaateistakin jo kauan sitten, mutta tässä sama kirja englanninkielisenä. Alkuperäispainos, sisältää useita kauniita värivalokuvia.

”O Supreme Lord, I know that young girls have affection for young boys and that young boys have attraction for young girls. I am praying at Your lotus feet that my mind may become attracted to You in the same spontaneous way.”



– The Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 9

This book is especially intended for those who are engaged in the Krishna consciousness movement. The text is flooded with nectarean stories, philosophy and poetic verses about Krishna and His pure devotees – all taken directly from the Vedic literatures. It is a summary study of Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, which was written in Sanskrit by Srila Rupa Goswami, the chief of the six disciples of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Lord Caitanya, who appeared in India 500 years ago, is revealed by Vedic scriptures to be an incarnation of God in the role of His own devotee. He and His followers are thus most authorized to teach us how to become perfect in spiritual life. The subject matter is love of God. The basic principle of the living condition is that we have a general propensity to love someone. At the present moment the human society teaches one to love his country or family or his personal self, but there is no information where to repose the loving propensity so that everyone can become happy. That missing point is God, or Krishna.

The Nectar of Devotion teaches us how to stimulate our original love for Krishna and how to be situated in that position where we can enjoy our blissful life. The presentation of this authoritative information about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, and our relationship to Him is simply the mercy of His pure devotee, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the acharya for the present age, who is coming in discipline succession from Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself.

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