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...
Swami B.V. Bharati
The Subtleties of True Sevā
What is to be understood before serving yaḥ śāstra-vidhim utsṛjyavarttate kāma-cārataḥna sa siddhim avāpnotina sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim Śrīmad Bhagavad-gīta (16.23) He who discards the injunctions of...
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...
Akṣaya Trītīyā and Candana-yātrā
[May 14, 2021 is Akṣaya Trītīyā in Vṛndāvana, India. It is also the first day of Candana Yātrā. The following is an excerpt from a bhāva anuvāda of the kathā given by Śrīla Bhakti Vijñāna Bhāratī...
Recognizing a Praṇayi-bhakta
(Excerpt from the book “My Beloved Masters” by Srila Bhakti Vijñāna Bhāratī Gosvami Maharaja) The meaning of ‘praṇayi-bhakta’ The term praṇayi has been used by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his...
Affection and Reproach
(By Sri Srimad Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja) While a bona fide guru protects the sentiments of his bona fide disciple and even glorifies him at times, he also chastises him according to...
The Gravity of the Post of Ācārya
By Srila Bhakti Vijnana Baharti Gosvami Maharaja Śrīla Mahārāja used to mention, “Prior to performing every significant activity, Guru Mahārāja would first call upon different devotees in private to...
Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy is Dependent on Snehamaya-sevā
Mercy is the result of service Many people come to me and request, “Mahārāja-jī, please bestow your mercy and extend your blessings to us, so that we may attain śuddha-bhakti (pure devotional...
Nāma-cintāmaṇi
(Excerpt from the book Visuddha Caitanya Vani, by Sri Srimad Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja ) The beggar’s fortune There was once a beggar who was unable to eat properly, even after a full...
SOME TEACHINGS BY ŚRĪ RŪPA GOSVĀMĪ PAD
By Srimad Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja The topmost manifestation of bhakti – the ultimate fruit of sādhana-bhakti - is prema-bhakti. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described the symptoms of the...
Non-duplicity and Compassion
Prerequisites for the Sincere Observance of Bhāgavata-dharma by Sri Srimad Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja In the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,Śrīla Vedavyāsa has stated: dharmaḥ...
Accepting and distributing in the service of Śrī Hari
By Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaj Śrīla Prabhupāda used to say, “Never in my life have I once accepted anything from anyone belonging to this material world. As a servant of śrī guru,...
Srila Prabhupadas perspective on jīva-hiṁsā
By Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaj Ordinarily, the term jīva-hiṁsā is understood by people to mean ‘a physical or emotional act of violence against living entities, including oneself.’...
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada´s perspective on jīva-hiṁsā
(By Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja, Caitanya Vani Vol 1) Ordinarily, the term jīva-hiṁsā is understood by people to mean ‘a physical or emotional act of violence against living...