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Distribution of Gaudiya Literature

Distribution of Gaudiya Literature

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada The Mādhva-Gaudīya literature enshrines the account of the career and teachings of Sri Chaitanya and his associates from the pens of the eternal servants of the Lord. They not only rank with revealed literature of the...

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Full Inclination

Full Inclination

Gurudev is so merciful, even though we are full of defects, but still Gurudev is ready to give us shelter. Diksa doesn’t mean we can take mantra and leave Gurudeva. That’s the reason for why Srila Prabhupada used to say, that—“A life without submission unto the...

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Proper pātra should be there to receive prema

Proper pātra should be there to receive prema

Śrī Śrīla Shyam Das Baba Maharaj Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is mahā–vadānyāya avatāra, the most munificent incarnation, because He gives kṛṣṇa–prema. No other incarnation gives kṛṣṇa–prema. He never discriminates whether one is very elevated or very degraded and He never...

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EKALAVYA’S FAULT

EKALAVYA’S FAULT

Gaudiya Gosthipati Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakur Prabhupada Srila Saraswati Thakur in his book of essays entitled  Upākhyāneupadeśa, “Instructions in Stories”, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta  Saraswati Thakur gives the following commentary...

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Full Inclination

THE LIVING MRIDANGAS OF SRI CHAITANYA

 Gaudiya Gosthipati Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada The following is an excerpt from a lecture given by Srila Saraswati Thakur on the occasion of sending his first sannyāsī preachers to the West. All persons of this world are superior to us in every...

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What does real diksa (initiation) mean?

What does real diksa (initiation) mean?

A person should not consider him diksita (initiate) as long as divya jana (transcendental knowledge) has not truly manifested in his heart. Some are maybe 50 % inclined, some 70%, some 90%, some even 99% but still one percent is missing, that is the arrangement of...

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Gaudiyas don’t pray for a peaceful life

Gaudiyas don’t pray for a peaceful life

Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada told that-- "If somebody says I like to live a very peaceful life so that nobody is disturbing me, then this is also one kind of kama-- passive kama. You cannot see it but it is some kind of self-satisfaction. This...

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