Is shajiyaism harmful for normal devotees? (1) Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura writes in Prema Pradipa Tenth Ray: ei rupa sabhaa ami taha vyakti karile anadhikarir pakse visesa amangala haite pare /...
Should one constantly chant or just do service? This eternal question on the lips of every sādhaka is answered by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda in this instructive pastime...
The relationship between service and rasa. By Śrīla Bhaktī Raksak Śridhar Dev-Goswami Mahārāj Student: Maharaj, since today is Ekādaśi, I was wondering if you could tell us a little something about...
— Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda Wherever detachment/Neutrality (nirapekṣatā) is absent, there reside lust (kāma), anger (krodha), greed (lobha), illusion (moha), and pride...
Pañca Saṁskāra (The Five Purificatory Processes) was originally published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī (Vol. 2. Issue 1) in 1885. Herein, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura describes the five divisions of initiation...
Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vijñāna Bhāratī Gosvāmī Mahārāja used to mention, “Prior to performing every significant activity, Guru Mahārāja would first call upon different devotees in private to seek their...
From 1897, Śrī Siddhānta Sarasvatī began to observe Cātur-māsya. Although this four-month vow of austerity is enjoined for all followers of the Vedic path, Gauḍīyas had been neglecting it, largely...
Vrata means resolution to serve Bhagavan, it does not mean only fasting. Purushottam vrata means to pay full attention to hari bhajana for the complete satisfaction of the Supreme Lord. There should...
The word “iṣṭha” implies Iṣṭha Deva unto the Lotus Feet of whom, my life and soul already dedicated and also that iṣṭha related Idealism or my long cherished goal of bhajan-life. Those who are...
Bonded souls they always want to be controlled by Maya, but we in the way of Gauḍīya Bhajan always want to be controlled by the Supreme divinity. Indirectly which means—We want to be controlled by...
So long as we can protect and preserve the flame of saṅkīrtana-yajña agni enlightened by the saṅkīrtana pita Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Śrī Dham Mayapur- Śrīvas Angan, up to that point we can...
Only and only after perfect dīkṣā we can grow the power to catch and digest hari-kathā perfectly. Sometimes we can find some exceptional cases like Śrīla Bhakti Vedanta Vaman Gosvāmī Mahārāja. When...
Svami Sadananda Dasa in 1971 (Into English, Samuelsson Kid comments in square brackets by the publishers © Samuelsson Kid/Stamm Katrin 2011 last modified 8.11.11) Dear Haripriya Dasi, Only...
Letter from Svami Sadananda Dasa to M., Calcutta 18.2.54 © Kid Samuelsson 2006 last modified 26.4.15 Dear friend! I know everything of how you got the deep shock, suddenly remembering what you knew...