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Śrīla Bhaki Ballabh Tirtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja is a living embodiment of trinad api sunicena.
Today I feel myself lucky to attain the assembly (Dharma Sabha) to honor his tirobhava tithi. My śikṣā-guru Śrīla Bhakti Ballabha Tirtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja was a great Vaiṣṇava according to the symptoms written in śāstras. Tremendous love for Guru-Vaiṣṇava to serve them from heart can give the real identity of a true Vaiṣṇava. By birth he was a sādhu (Vaiṣṇava). Near his previous house (Assam Gualpara) an ancient Śiva Mandire was there to give him a scope to serve Vaiṣṇava Raj Shyambu daily with water and Bilvapatram to satisfy him. Sometime parents used to express anxiety about the whereabouts of the boy. Usually, he used to go to the Śiva Mandire to do meditation.
Dear Honourable Mātājīs are the most basic foundation of this whole creation, but still due to some unavoidable reason they cannot act as diksa Guru as per the instructions of śāstra
Gauḍīya Gosthi Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvati Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda Paramahaṁsa Jagad Guru said that— “Logical interpretation cannot stand in the way of that Absolute Truth”, but we are always full of doubts and suspicion. Only and only śuddha bhakti can remove all our doubts from our heart regarding any contradictory issue like this.
Suppression of fact is a great offence – Part 3
For your kind information the following special letter given — Letter by Śrīla B.B. Bodhayan Maharaj to the GBC of ISKCON, written on 27th day of September 2004, Śrī Gopinath Gauḍīya Maṭha. Śrīdam Mayapur ALL GLORIES TO SRI GURU, SRI SARASWATA GAUDYA VAISNAVAS AND SRI...
The mentalities of living in the dhama and enjoying the dhama
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚-𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢t 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐁𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐮l𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚-𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞, 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢 are 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝.
Please never mind, your society always adopting offensive mood, so we on behalf of whole Sarasvati Gaudiya Sampradaya bound to adopt defensive mood
Ācārya Kesari Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Pragyan Kesava Gosvāmī Maharaj the disciple of Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda Paramahaṁsa Jagadguru said that—“With a strong hope to get pratiṣṭhā by exhibiting our personal talent, if we never hesitate to identify our most favourable benefactor (or true well-wisher) previous ācāryas as ignorant and foolish, then in that case our children (our next generations) they also can call us ignorant, foolish or uncivilized (or brute) etc. what strange or surprise can be there in it?”
A letter to all Gaudiya devotees written by Srila Baba Maharaj regarding our humble protest note published in our website ‘Echoes of Eternity’
Gauḍīya-goṣṭhī-patiḥ Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda Paramahaṁsa Jagad-guru said that— “Let me not desire anything but the highest good (paramaṅgala) for my worst enemies.” Actually a Vaiṣṇava never think anyone as his enemy, no smell of jealousy can be there inside the heart of Guru-Vaiṣṇava. This is a matter of great regret that still most of the people accept those pure Guru-Vaiṣṇavas as their enemy, because of their absolute representation of facts and figures. How much sacrifice and dedication they have—this is really beyond our imagination.
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakur Prabhupada’s concern for women devotees
It is necessary to have such an exemplary neighborhood so that women can read scriptures every day, discuss devotional topics with each other, and have ishta-gosthi about devotional topics, so they can give up all luxury and live an exemplary, saintly life and always chant the holy name and take care of the ingredients of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s service and serve Him in every way.
Amara Prabhura Katha
We are presenting herein excerpts from a series of articles by jagad-guru Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada that were published under the title “Amara Prabhura Katha – My Master And His Teachings”. They first appeared in the magazine Sri Sajjana-tosani, Year 19, Issues 5–6. We are also presenting excerpts from whatever Srila Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada spoke regarding the supra-mundane and transcendental life and teachings of Srila Gaura-kisora dasa Babaji Maharaja on the occasion of his tirobhava-tithi, the day of his sacred disappearance from this world.
Emotion is not devotion
You have written in your letter that – “I know Babaji Maharaj’s straightforward attitude and neutrality. So please convey my question to Śrīla Maharaj. Because Babaji Maharaj always tries to remove any confusion in our devotional society regarding pure Kṛṣṇa Consciousness.”
Harināma and Hari-kathā śravaṇa can go together at a time, or no?
For unstable mind it is really difficult to chant harināma and to pay full attention to hari-kathā. Unmindful harināma can invite more and more nāmāparādha in our life.