— Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda Wherever detachment/Neutrality (nirapekṣatā) is absent, there reside lust (kāma), anger (krodha), greed (lobha), illusion (moha), and pride...
Neutrality (Nirapekṣatā)
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Pañca Saṁskāra (The Five Purificatory Processes)
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...
The Gravity of the Post of Ācārya
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...
Observance of Cātur-māsya
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...
What is the meaning of Vrata?
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 real meaning of the word “istha-gosthī”
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 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...