Śrī Śrīla Shyām Dās Bābā Mahārāj We have heard from our guruvarga that even during the prakaṭa-līlā (manifesting līlā) of Śrīla Prabhupāda, some left his anugatya, some of them developed loose...
Śrī Śrīla Shyām Dās Bābā Mahārāj Once, a brāhmacārī was admitted to a hospital. When treatment was going on, a nurse approached him to give him some injection as per the order of the doctor...
Śrī Śrīla Shyām Dās Bābā Mahārāj One who truly wants to be engaged in Guru-Vaishnava sevā must cultivate nirapekṣatā (neutrality), saralatā (simplicity and honesty of heart), and dhīratā (steadiness...
— Śrī Śrīla Shyām Dās Bābā Mahārāj Bhagavān alone is the only protector of us all. When all material arrangements for our protection become failure, then His mercy alone can become our shelter. I...
— Śrī Śrīla Shyām Dās Bābā Mahārāj Śāstra always teaches us that ācāran is the most vital thing in our life. In this connection the exemplary life of Cāṇakya Paṇḍita (although he was not Vaishnava)...
— Śrī Śrīla Shyām Dās Bābā Mahārāj Those who are always busy with foreign preaching, be sure that in most of the cases there can be some hidden motive behind it. Very often it is seen that all those...
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...