By Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja The guru of the universe, Prajāpati Brahmā, once said: “The ātma, or soul, is beyond piety and impiety, old age and death,...
Prajapati Brahma, Indra and Virovana
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Srila Vaman G. Maharaja
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...
To Refute Misconceptions is Guru-sevā
Excerpt from the newly-published book A True Servant, A True Master, a collection of letters from Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja, 28/3/1977 (Letter 41) If one does not have...
Associating with Sādhus
Those who have direct darśana often risk a misunderstanding. The proverb “Too much familiarity breeds contempt” is proof of that. Though proximity to śrī guru and Vaiṣṇavas has...
Nāma-bhajana and the Mercy of Śrī Hari, Guru & Vaiṣṇavas
You must put all manner of worldly tasks aside and chant one lakh daily, perform pūjā and arcana of the deity, study various sacred texts, and go to the maṭha to take advantage of hearing śrī...
Observing Ūrja-vrata
(Excerpts from the writings of Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja) I was delighted to know you are observing Ūrja-vrata with your mother. In the month of niyama-sevā, one must, in a...
Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭakam and Cāturmāsya-vrata
(from the Foreword to the Bengali edition of Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭakam) Excerpts from the writings of Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the possessor of all...
The Importance of Observing Cāturmāsya-vrata
(Excerpts from the writings of Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja) All are to observe Cāturmāsya-vrata Even though Cāturmāsya-vrata is not mentioned among the sixty-four limbs...