By Srila Shyam Das Baba All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru & Gauranga yad-brahma-sākṣād-kṛti-niṣṭhāyapi vināśaṁ āyāti vinā na bhogaiḥ apaiti nāma sphuranena tat te prārabdha-karmeti virauti vedaḥ ...
Edited Books and Articles of Srila Maharaja
Our weak faith in our guru-paramparā can make us fall down
Question from one devotee: Some devotees heard or read about the mañjarī name of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. They take that fact as a proof that Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura is a nitya-siddha. But if we know the...
A big Confusion about Kalki Avatār in this particular Danya Kali Yuga
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and GaurāṅgaA note of apology (by Srila Shyam Das Baba):First of all I would like to declare that my intention is not to fight with anybody or dishonor anybody, but my...
Our challenging mood or audacity can throw us away into the ocean of Maya forever
This is a letter written by Srila Babaji Maharaj in response to some recently published comments on the article we are published named – “Those mātājis they cannot act as ācārya to give dikṣā...
We think that Guru-Vaiṣṇava-Bhagavan and their kṛpa is very cheap
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga Maybe you never heard this sddhānta vichar that according to our niskapat bhava we can get kṛpa of Guru-Vaiṣṇava-Bhagavan, otherwise they can cheat us. Those...
Bonded souls — they are bound to have some material conception about pure Guru-Vaiṣṇava, this is their chronic disease
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhata Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda—Paramahaṁsa Jagat Guru used to say that—“That bonded soul cannot see their...
We should not be miser (kṛpaṇa) to seek our absolute interest
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga etad akṣaraṁ gārgī aviditvā asmāt lokāt poiti sa kṛpaṇa ya etad akṣaraṁ gārgī viditvā asmāt lokāt poiti sa bramanaha (From Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 3.9.10)...
Those mātājis they cannot act as ācārya to give dikṣā or sannyāsa but can give śikṣā if at all they are tattva –vettvi-viduṣi realized souls (Part 3)
All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga Lord Kṛṣṇa states in Bhagavad-gītā 4.7 yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham Whenever and wherever...
To run Gauḍīya Maṭha by the kṛpā of our previous Gauḍīya guru-varga and to run a society is not the same
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gauranga Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda told that—“Only niṣkapaṭa guru-Vaiṣṇava sevā can give us bhakti siddhi”....
Without Guru-Vaiṣṇava we are blind!
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gauranga Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda said that—“I will only submit myself unto the Lotus feet of such a...
To whom you dedicate yourself is far more important than how much you dedicate yourself
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gauranga Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda used to say that— “A life without submission is just a beastly...
We are always busy to engage Bhagavan in our own sevā
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gauranga Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda told that—“To seek the entire satisfaction of Bhagavan is called bhakti,...
Pure devotees they always have Vaikuṇṭha darśana (Part 2)
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gauranga The ultimate source of all maṅgala is Bhagavan Śrī Kṛṣṇa Once one king went with some of his ministers into the forest to go for hunting. Somehow one day the...
Pure devotees they always have Vaikuṇṭha darśana (Part 1)
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gauranga Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda used to say that— “The Lord Śrī Gaurasundar, puts his devotees in various...