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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 entities, including oneself.’ If a person commits suicide, it is said that...
Aprakrita Vigraha seva is totally different from Mayavada Idolatry system
When Supreme Lord coming in this material world in the form of a Deity to give us the opportunity of seva by the prayer of a pure devotee in that case it is very very special because the Deity of Supreme Lord is no other then He himself, moreover we new devotees can get the scope to practice our seva for Him, in our own way. Anyway Deity not going to speak anything to us. Sri Vigraha going to manifest in front of us to give the special scope of seva. From Sri Chaitanya Caritamrita and from other authentic scriptural evidence we know it for sure that—
Aprakrita prasadam can never be enjoyed
Aprakrita prasadam can never be enjoyed, rather we should develop such a humble mood that prasadam become interested to bestow full kripa on us. One day on Nandauthsava function all Gaudiya Math devotees (at Bhaktivinod Asan—1 Ultardanga junction Calcutta) were taking...
All the glories of Gaura Śakti – Gadādhara Paṇḍita
Gaudiya Gosthi Patih Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakura Prabhupada told that Krsna is the all predominating Absolute, and Srimati Radharani is the predominated Absolute. Actually, as per Shastra Siddhanta, Radha and Krishna are the same. Also, as per Bhagavat Mahima of the Skanda Purana, we find it documented that “sa eva sa.”
Inconcevaiable causeless mercy always coming from the Original Akanda Guru Tattva Sri Bala Dau Ji Maharaj
There is a great confusion going amoung devotees and non devotees about this most vital point of Rasa lila by Sri Baladeva Bhagavan. They think that Rasa lila by Balaram is quite impossible, they think that Baladeva has no right to do rasa lila, only rasa lila is possible for Sri Krsna Bhagavan to do. They think that Baladeva tattva is originally Gurutattva, so how he can do Rasa-lila?
Lord Chaitanya teaches Sree Rupa
(From The Harmonist or Sree Sajjana Toshani No.6. June 1932 VOL.XXX, page 171) Sri Rupa and Sanatana met Sree Chaitanya for the first time at the village of Ramkeli near Gauda, in the modern District of Malda. When the Lord left Ramkeli the two brothers hit upon a...
I do not make any show of Jhulana-Yatra
by Srilla B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj Excerpt from the article: Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear To Tread (Referring to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur:) So, for us, such strict behavior he has shown. And we also do that, especially myself. At so many...
Brother Sahajiyā are you Gauḍīya (2nd flow of our siddhānta-vicar–The appendix part of the book)
“Śrīla Prabodhānanda”—This Article was written by Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pathi Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda to prove that Śrīla Prabodhānanda Sarasvatīpada and Prakāśānanda not one and the same. The south Indian trip of Śrī Caitanya...
We must be very careful about Cinmay Dhama–The transcendental Holy abode of the Lord
If anyone wants to go to Vrindavan, Mahaprabhu is saying, “O.K., go take darshan and come back, don’t stay there, don’t try to climb Govardhan, don’t try to take bath in Radha Kunda.” If we take our material conceptions to Vrindavan, we will only commit aparadha...
Srimad Bhagavatam or Chaitanya Caritamrita
One time Srila Prabhupada told Bhakti Vivek Bharati Maharaja to speak Harikatha. Later in the afternoon, he asked a devotee what book he took with him. He answered that he has taken Srimad Bhagavatam. Prabhupad told the devotee that—“since it is our duty to preach...