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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...
The whole Universe is controlled by Sound (material sound or transcendental sound) directly or indirectly–
It is seen that in this material world or in spiritual world sound vibration is the most important factor to be taken into consideration to understand the magic spell of sound. All problems are derived from the misuse of sound. Sound is the subtlest among these five...
One who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master
Just like it is impossible for us to count the unlimited sand particles on the beach, there are unlimited jivas wandering according to their fruitive activities (karma) up and down in this Universe in different situations. Among them some are lucky to get the mercy of...
Most renunciates under the spell of Kali
The devotee who is in renounced order is rare. The reason is unless a person gives up all material desires and with good behavior engages in chanting the Holy name constantly only then will he be able to maintain his purity. Hence when the number of renounced people...
The bad name attributed due to the Vaishnavas due to the deviations of the renunciates
There is a lot of slander against the renounced order because of the faults of a certain class of renunciates. It is my desire that the pure Vaishnavas renounce those who are fallen and give proper exemplary instruction for the world. The number of these false...
The unique idealism shown by Srila Prabhupada as Sampradaik-Acarya is really rare
Common devotees even in dreams cannot understand the accuracy of acharan shown by Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur. I can remember one incident spoken by Srila Guru Maharaja long before, at that time Srila Guru Maharaj was at Brahmacary stage. He was...