Our respected Nannagaru's words of rasa flowed through these books 'Our Association with Nanna'. This is the 16th volume in the flow of rasa, filled with all the 16 aspects of arts. This is the jewel of rasa given to us by Nanna. His life was dhyana; he experienced Sri Radha's love and handed us his experience of rasa.
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King Parikshit asked Sri Suka many spiritual doubts in the Bhagawata. Sri Suka replied with divine tattwa including many wonderful incidents between God and his devotees. Even before we asked a question, Nanna understood the bhava in our mind. He only raised the question and gave the reply in his speeches. God's love and sweetness is exhibited through his devotees only!
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Raghunathdas Goswami did Radha dhyana on the banks of Radhakund. He used to drink only a glass of butter milk during the whole day. Mother thought 'he is not eating anything. He is contemplating only on Me; I must take care of him.' In his dhyana, She gave him a cup of sweet porridge which he drank. In the morning, he was suffering from indigestion. Sanatana Goswami and Roopa Goswami asked him whether he ate something that affected his stomach. He remained silent. In the mean time, a mahatma who was also a medical practitioner came to meet them. He checked his pulse and confirmed that he ate something heavy the previous day. Though he remained silent for some time, when everybody forced him to reveal the truth, Raghunath Goswami told them about Mother's leela and his experience. Mother plays with Her devotees through such leelas!
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Mother showed Nanna many divine leelas in his dhyana. She gave him so many messages. 'Adorn Me! Apply sandal wood paste to my body! Write books about Me to adorn the minds of those who read them!' We are indeed fortunate to know the supremacy of Sri Radha's rasa through our Rasikacharya, our Guru, our Nanna.
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Just as it is special to worship Mother with 16 aspects of art, this 16th volume of Nanna's speeches is equally special! Silence is penance. You can reach Mother only when your mind is free from all other thoughts. You must maintain only Radha bhava and contemplate on Radhaji with a thoughtless mind. Silence is penance. 'Bhava is awakened in peak silence; that bhava takes the form of rasa and that rasa is Radha!' This is Nanna's message to the world.
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Though we feel that all cassettes containing Nanna's speeches and conversations have been brought out in the form of these 16 volumes, I feel as if Nanna is saying that there are some more cassettes somewhere... May be the volumes will become 18; like the 18 chapters of Bhagawad Gita!
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Rasamani has patiently and diligently collected the cassettes and handed Nanna's words to all of us. I wish that Nanna's blessings are always with her.
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Sri Radhasakhi charanarenuvu
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(A speck of dust at the holy feet of Radhasakhi)
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Radhamahalaxmidevi
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