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...
The real meaning of the word “istha-gosthī”
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The inner meaning of the word “Liberty”
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...
Why this kind of unusual situation prevailing everywhere that one cannot recognize the actual honor of other devotees?
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...
Diksa is related to our atma not the body
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...
Kunigunde
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...
Trap of Emotion
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...
The strict principle of an ācārya
Once Śrīla Bhakti Vedanta Vaman Gosvāmī Mahārāja went for a preaching tour to North-24 Parganas. There was one Brahmachari in the party who wanted to make a close relationship with a household wife...
The Highest Conception of Conduct
By Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Gosvami One day, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was chanting the Lord's names and wandering in the sky, at his sweet will. Suddenly he found that he was just near...
Rasa tattva is not a matter of joke
During Ratha-yatra, Sriman Mahaprabhu expressed the exclusive bhava of Srimati Radharani. She wanted to take Krsna back to Sri Dham Vrindavan from Kuruksetra, which she regarded as the most unusual...
The Multitude of Divine Realms of the ONE
Man’s comprehension has access to the idea of different infinite Divine realms only in a successive manner, not simultaneously. In its totality it is inconceivable (acintya). According to the...
To express absolute “jīve doyā” not a matter of joke
Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda told—„ To seek the satisfaction of common public and to seek the satisfaction of Supreme Lord is not the same.” If...
Mahamantra and Nama
Svami Sadananda Dasa in two letters to Vamandas in 1960 and 1972 Into English and © Kid Samuelsson 2006 Dear Vamandas, [...] One thing made me very astonished, though, that you (in your lecture)...
Kṛṣṇa Listens Only to His Loving Servants
The Supreme Lord is the knower of all languages. He understands very well all languages spoken not only by humans, but also by demigods, animals, birds, insects and all other living entities. But...
The Deep Meaning of Akhanda Guru-tattva
A letter written by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga Jayatah Sri Goloka-ganja Gaudiya MathaGoloka-ganja, (Dhubadi)Assam[India]6th June 1972 [The name of the...