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Recognizing a Praṇayi-bhakta
Although a praṇayi-bhakta may be present before us, and though we may personally witness his conduct, we will be unable to recognize him until we become completely sincere and surrender ourselves to his will. Without sincerity and surrender, we will not realize that his activities are those of a mahā-bhāgavata, and not of an ordinary devotee.
Harmonising Instructions of the Upper House
And one thing we must always keep in mind is that we can’t investigate all of the subtle, higher knowledge as a subjective researcher. Rather, according to the degree of our saranagati, our surrender, the Truth will come down to make Himself known to us.
Levels of God Realisation
The gradation of transcendental realisation has been explained by Srila Sanatan Goswami in his book Brhad Bhagavatamrta. There we find that in the course of the realisation of suddha-bhakti, pure devotional service, the great sage Narad Muni is visiting different places. First, he encounters karma-misra bhakti, or devotional service mixed with fruitive activities.
Darśana-Śāstra (Philosophical Treatise)
In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad, in the narrative of Prajāpati’s teachings to Indra and Virocana, it is clear that Virocana accepted the gross Mleccha mentality and considered this material body as the ātmā, teaching his students the system of preservation of the material body after death. Apparently, his Egyptian followers taught the practice of mummification in their homeland. In other Mleccha countries, by changing that custom a little, burial has become the general rule. As scientific śāstra develops, all these things will become clearer.
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.