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Bhakti is not for the weak, timid and cowardly
(A letter written by Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaj, Sri Kesavaji Gaudiya Matha, Kamsa-tila, Mathura (U.P.) , Date 27/01/1962) My dear --- Maharaja, I was saddened to hear about the incident with---.“ Vira-bhogya vasundhara - the Earth is enjoyed by the...
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 dictates of necessity. The disciple who yearns only to receive...
Dear Devotees,
All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.To all Those blessed souls. Dear Devotees, Dandvat Pranam to you all. I beg for pardon to you all to speak out some secret of my bhajan life. Gaudiya Gosthipati Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Thakur Prabhupada...
All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.
Dear Devotees,Dandvat Pranam to you all.Know my unalloyed Love and affection. I beg for pardon to you all for discontinuing Hari- Katha flow. I'm really surprised to see all of your positive response in favour of positive Hari- Katha from me. Due to some dirty...
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 seek their opinions and only later reveal his personal verdict on the...
Vaishnava and Vaishnavism
To a Vaishnava Godhead is the nearest and dearest of all beings. A Vaishnava is never happy unless and until he beholds the cherished idol of his heart face to face and indeed in all things apparently great and small, in all matters seemingly momentous or trifling. To a Vaishnava his Lord is the only doer, the only giver and the only saviour. He is the cause of all causes, the fountain of all delights, the life and light of all he sees.
The Real Acharyya and Our Duty
A seeker of the Absolute Truth has another great barrier to encounter. If he ever realises by the Grace of the Lord the supreme necessity of a true Guide to the Kingdom of Godhead— the Realm of the Absolute, where and how is he to find Him out? There is no dearth of so-called pseudo-Gurus in the world—particularly in India, the land of Dharma or Truth, where the noblest office of the Guru—which is at the same time the highest service of the Absolute Godhead and benevolence to all beings,—has been abused to the extreme and exploited for mean selfish ends by imposters and ungodly persons
Change of Environment
As you see from my address – I am still living in the slums of Howrah. It is my experience that change of environment and place has no bearing on our (if we have it) real Love for Krishna in the service of the Gopis. We often think change of place or living at a so-called “holy” place can help us in some way – but that is quite wrong.
‘Hindu’
This article, ‘Hindu’ was written by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in 1874 for the Ananda Bazar Patrika newspaper. Bhaktivinoda discusses the origins of the word ‘Hindu’ and explains why it was not used in the Vedas, Purāṇas etc. For a long time there has been a debate in the...
Subject: A Divine Declaration by the followers of Srila Prabhupada Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakur
All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga To All those blessed souls Dear / Beloved Devotees Dandavat pranam to you all from the bottom of the heart. With folded hand, it is our earnest request to everybody, that before passing any remark, about Srila Shyam...