Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvati Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda told that—“To seek the satisfaction of public and to seek the satisfaction of Supreme Lord is not the same. And to...
Edited Books and Articles of Srila Maharaja
Distorted representation of tattva siddhānta vichar of Mahājana is a great offence
rāmādi-mūrtiṣu kalā-niyamena tiṣṭhan nānāvatāram akarod bhuvaneṣu kintu kṛṣṇaḥ svayaṁ samabhāvat paramaḥ pumān yo govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ...
How to understand who is the actual guru-sevāk?
vettha tvaṁ saumya tat sarvaṁ tattvatas tad-anugrahāt brūyuḥ snigdhasya śiṣyasya guravo guhyam apy...
Shyam Das Baba (short texts)
Can oil and water be mixed? Water and oil can never be mixed, similarly cinmoye attma can never be mixed with matter but still due to māyā (Illusion) it seems the attma in the trap of ...
The yardsick set by Śrīman Mahāprabhu
Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda told that — “Bhagavat-kṛpā cannot come directly to us. Bhagavat-kṛpā coming through tat-śakti, tat-prakasha etc.”...
Prakrita sahajiyā and their misconception about rūpānuga bhajan
The warning by Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura—paramahaṁsa Jagad Guru īhā yasya harer dāsye karmaṇā manasā girā nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu jīvan-muktaḥ sa...
How to recognize who is Sādhu and who is not Sādhu
titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ suhṛdaḥ sarva-dehinām ajāta-śatravaḥ śāntāḥ sādhavaḥ...
The Gradual promotional procedure of kṛṣṇa-bhajan
ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu - saṅgo 'tha bhajana-kriyā tato 'nartha-nivṛttiḥ syāttato nisthā rucis tataḥ athāsaktis tato bhāvastataḥ premābhyudañcati sādhakānām ayaṁ premṇaḥprādurbhāve bhavet kramaḥ...
How to understand who is the actual Guru-sevāk?
vettha tvaṁ saumya tat sarvaṁ tattvatas tad-anugrahāt brūyuḥ snigdhasya śiṣyasya guravo guhyam apy...
Who-how can expect more than what already given by our Paramahama Gaudiya Guruvarga?
Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda has said that— “rūpānuga-bhajan is our final target, but surely not at this condition.” Can we...
Anyābhilāsa (separate desire, other than Kṛṣṇa seva)
anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā (Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.11) "Uttamā-bhakti is the cultivation of activities that are meant exclusively...
What use of different kinds of siddhis, except bhakti-siddhi?
Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda told that—“ In the way of hari-bhajan automatically lābha-pūjā-pratiṣṭhā can come in our life, do not...
Ram-līlā-siddhānta vichar
All glories to Śrī Guru & Gaurāṅga om namo bhagavate paramahaṁsa rasāsvādito caraṇa-kamala cinmākaraṇḍoyo bhakta-jana manasa nivāsayo śrī rāmacandrāya namo namaḥ This is the śloka written by...
The deep love and affection Vaiṣṇavas have inside their heart, we cannot compare with anything from this world
At the time of Ratha Yatra festival all devotees were coming to meet Śrīman Mahāprabhu-- their heart and soul. After the cāturmāsya periode was over all devotees one by one came in front of...