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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...
Intellect and Instinct
Letter from Svami Sadananda Dasa, 1960s Intellect and instinct are like useless fireflies before the sun. To understand a little bit only, one must first forget all what one thinks, feels, has heard or learned from books, translations etc. In Sanskrit «desirous to...
SUBJECT: ABOUT SADĀŚIVA INSTALLATION QUESTION
By Śrī Śrīla Shyām Dās Bābā Mahārāj (The following letter was published by Śrī Śrīla Shyām Dās Bābā Mahārāj for the first time Feb 10, 2021) Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda Jagat-guru told that: “One cannot even start...
Doer ship conception can never give us success in our Hari-Bhajan
Also his exclusive humble mood to think himself nothing was really spectacular, as if he used to think himself guilty in front of Sri Vigraha, so while paying dandavat we have never seen him looking at Sri Vigraha like us, because our darshan is dirty material darshan, we always want to get enjoyment even by looking at Sri Vigraha or Guru- Vaishnava. This is the tragedy with us
The Necessity of Guiless Humility
An external exhibition of humility is not the quality of lowliness that makes one humbler than the blade of grass. A mere show of humility is nothing but insincerity, or hypocrisy. Calling out in a manner that our subordinate will respond to does not reach Godhead. Because He is the Supreme Independent, Perfect, Self-conscious Entity, He is subject to none.
Vaiṣṇavera Vyavahāra Duḥkha (The Worldly Difficulties of a Vaiṣṇava)
There are many human beings in the world and they are divided into two groups, Vaiṣṇavas and non-Vaiṣṇavas. Those who are bereft of bhakti, be they a scholar, a rich man, a strong man, a brāhmaṇa, a king or his subject – they are all non-Vaiṣṇavas. One who has bhakti, whether he is a householder or a sannyāsī, whether he is rich or poor, whether he is a scholar or a fool, whether he is weak or strong, he is a Vaiṣṇava.