Overview Dhīra Lalitā Dāsī discusses examples of famous Vaiṣṇavīs in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava history, and in particular describes the life and example of Śrīmatī Kṛṣṇamayī Devī, one of the foremost...
Sarasvati Gaudiya Writings 2
Bhakti under the Higher Agent only
— Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Dev Gosvāmī Mahārāja When I joined the mission, I wanted to read the books of the mission, including Bhāgavatam, but I did not find any encouragement from the...
Weep for Kṛṣṇa
Śrīla Bhakti Ballabh Tīrtha Gosvāmī Mahārāj The great Vaiṣṇava saint, Vaṁśī Dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, was no ordinary sādhu. Outwardly, he had his advent in what is now known as Bangladesh, in Majidpur...
The nature of healthy independence
By Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Dev-Gosvāmī Mahārāja We have fallen prey to our senses, so we are not independent. What we experience now is not fit to be called independence. It is a diseased...
True Freedom
(Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhara Goswāmī Mahārāj explains the difference between worldly and spiritual freedom) I lived through two world wars. During the first great war while I was studying in...
Śaraṇāgati
by Śrīla Bhakti Raksaka Śrīdhara Deva Gosvami Mahārāja We must try to cast ourselves at the divine feet of the Lord saying, "I am the lowest of the low. I am willing to believe that I am the most...
Kavacas, Astrology and different kind of preaching strategies
Below you can find some very interesting interviews covering topics and questions that are frequently discussed among devotees—such as the protective role of kavacas, astrology, and different...
Sat-jana— is Kṛpālu (Absolutely Merciful)
An overview : According to Śrī Caitanya Caritamṛta (Madhya līlā, 22.75-77), Parāt-para Akhileśvara Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu in course of establishing His aprākṛta śikṣā inside...
The triple bhikṣus, tridaṇḍi-sannyāsīs, are the living mṛdaṅga drums of Sri Chaitanya
Those nations to whom you are going for the propagation of the chant of Hari are mounted on the summit of proficiency in all affairs of this world. They are practiced in the exercise of their...
Śaraṇāgati
by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Dev Gosvami Mahārāja We must try to cast ourselves at the divine feet of the Lord saying, “I am the lowest of the low, I am willing to believe that I am the most...
War on Maya
Source: Encounters with Divinity, by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Dev Gosvāmī Mahārāja Yāre dekho tāre kaha kṛṣṇa upadeśa. Once I went to Kṛṣṇanagara court. There the lawyers put to me, “Why do all...
Yoga–Māyā and Mahā–Māyā
by His Divine Grace Śrīla Bhakti Promode Puri Gosvami Maharaj Mahārāja Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thakur has written of the principle of energy. The three modes of material nature are material energy called...
Happy New Year announcement
All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga Dear/Blessed Devotees Daṇḍavat praṇāms to you all 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 In the name of our Śrī Bhakti Siddhānta Vāṇī Trust we would like to wish all...
Jesus and Judas : Love for betrayal
By Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj Source : Spoken on 29 September 1982. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Maharaj: Do you know of Judas in the Christian teachings? Disciple: Yes, he...