Overview Dhīra Lalitā Dāsī discusses examples of famous Vaiṣṇavīs in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava history, and in particular describes the life and example of Śrīmatī Kṛṣṇamayī Devī, one of the foremost...
— Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Dev Gosvāmī Mahārāja When I joined the mission, I wanted to read the books of the mission, including Bhāgavatam, but I did not find any encouragement from the...
By Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Dev-Gosvāmī Mahārāja We have fallen prey to our senses, so we are not independent. What we experience now is not fit to be called independence. It is a diseased...
(Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhara Goswāmī Mahārāj explains the difference between worldly and spiritual freedom) I lived through two world wars. During the first great war while I was studying in...
by Śrīla Bhakti Raksaka Śrīdhara Deva Gosvami Mahārāja We must try to cast ourselves at the divine feet of the Lord saying, "I am the lowest of the low. I am willing to believe that I am the most...
Below you can find some very interesting interviews covering topics and questions that are frequently discussed among devotees—such as the protective role of kavacas, astrology, and different...
From the book Heart and Halo By His Divine Grace Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Deva-Goswāmī Mahārāja "In Gaura-līlā, Gadādhara Paṇḍita is holding the helm. Everything belongs to him, still he has to...
by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Dev Gosvami Mahārāja We must try to cast ourselves at the divine feet of the Lord saying, “I am the lowest of the low, I am willing to believe that I am the most...
Source: Encounters with Divinity, by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Dev Gosvāmī Mahārāja Yāre dekho tāre kaha kṛṣṇa upadeśa. Once I went to Kṛṣṇanagara court. There the lawyers put to me, “Why do all...
Jay Srila Krishna-Das-Babaji-Maharaj Fully Satisfied, Fully Surrendered Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj remembers his dear friend Śrīpād Kṛṣṇa Dās Bābājī Mahārāj. We know that Kṛṣṇa...
By Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj Source : Spoken on 29 September 1982. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Maharaj: Do you know of Judas in the Christian teachings? Disciple: Yes, he...
Student: I have one question about chanting the Hare Krishna mantra on beads (japa-mala). My spiritual master has given me many preaching duties, so sometimes when I am trying to concentrate on my...
By Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj "We should note the difference between a servant and a trader. Many approach with some trading purpose, but the character of the real devotee...
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...