Teachings, stories, and glimpses of life from our spiritual family around the world.
A mother's heartfelt reflection on how Bhakti Kids Camp transformed her son's spiritual journey—and her own understanding of devotion, nature, and everyday life. When every action is offered with love, the whole of life becomes an offering to Krishna.
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It was more than a gathering. It was a meeting of hearts beneath the shelter of devotion—a celebration of love, service, friendship, and grace." This is a personal reflection on the Kheturi Festival—where diverse voices united through kirtan, where tears became prayers, and where the holy names carried us gently into the night.
Read moreAt first, we will have to follow externally; and that is vaidhī-bhakti. If he has past impressions, then he will quickly develop. But if he does not have past impressions his previous births, then it…
Read moreMay 25, 1996 Leicester, U.K. Śrīla Gurudeva: Now I want to explain some teachings of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura. He had given these teachings in his last days. He gave these teachings one day…
Read moreMay 24, 1996 Bath, U.K. Srila Gurudeva: Without the mercy of Nityānanda Prabhu, we cannot go forward even an inch in the realm of bhakti . Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy will be achieved only by the…
Read more6 May 1996 Boven-Leeuwen, Holland Srila Gurudeva: First of all, I offer my heartly expressions of devotion to the lotus feet of my Gurudeva, nitya-līlā-praviṣṭa oṁ viṣṇupāda aṣṭottara-śata śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja.…
Read moreToday is Annakuta Maha Mahotsava. All sampradayas follow this day and worship Sri Gurudev. I will speak about something today which is not present in any sastra, any sampradaya or is not in any planetary…
Read more[From Four Ācāryas: Biography of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda , originally written in Hindi by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja, English translation published by Bhakta Bandhav Publications.] The contribution of every ācārya bears a…
Read moreSrila Gurudeva: Only chanting the holy name is not enough. Only putting on tilaka will not do. Only some hearing and learning some slokas will not do. Only doing kirtana is not enough. If you…
Read moreIn the brāhmaṇa (priestly caste) village of Tiwārīpur, situated in the Buxar district of Bihar, India, near the banks of the holy Gaṅgā, the liberated soul, Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja, renowned as Śrīla Gurudeva…
Read moreSrila Gurudeva is very strong and strictly follows the line coming from his Param Gurudeva, Prabhupāda Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s time, never breaking it. He would tell us that it is necessary to follow all these vratas…
Read moreWhat is the meaning of acintya? It cannot be known by our intelligence, by grammar, or by any endeavor of these senses, never. How will it come? Only by grace and causeless mercy of Krsna…
Read moreWe should not have any doubt in Guru-tattva, in those who are certainly krsna-tattva-vetta, like Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Read moreWho is Guru? He who is krsna-tattva-vetta, who knows all tattva, jiva-tattva, krsna-tattva, rasa-tattva, prema-tattva, he who is knowing everything about all these things, he is Guru. Whether he will be a sudra, or renounced,…
Read moreVedanta is a bona fide Vaisnava book and bhakti-grantha, bhakti scripture. Only bhakti is described there, everywhere bhakti and bhakti. But how was Sarvabhauma explaining all these things? In his own mood. All his arguments…
Read moreYou have been admitted into the school of diksa. It is not that real diksa has in a day or two been given to you. You have been admitted into the school and gradually that…
Read moreThe real effect of this initiation mantra iis that it makes anyone eternally mad. It will cause them to sometimes weep loudly and sometimes laugh.
Read moreThere are three kinds of Vaisnavas: those who are chanting the holy name sometimes, those who are always chanting the holy name, and those by whom seeing them Krsna’s name comes and dances on the…
Read moreIn these pastimes, these very beautiful, sweet pastimes of Krsna, there is also so much tattva-jnana; Krsna-tattva-jnana, maya-tattva-jnana, and all the processes of how to do bhajana, how Krsna can be controlled, and how we…
Read moreThe pastimes of the Krsna are non-different from Krsna Himself. They are even more powerful than Krsna. If anyone will hear all these pastimes, then Krsna will enter into that devotees heart through his ears.
Read moreOne who has attained nistha, he has crossed over all nama-aparadha, seva-aparadha, and all other kinds of offenses. He has crossed laya, viksepa, apratipratti, kasaya, and rasasvada. He must cross over all these things.
Read moreThe kanistha-adhikari has some shadow of bhakti, but not pure bhakti, so they cannot help anyone in bhakti. If they will associate with a madhyama-adhikari bhakta, then he can be promoted. Otherwise not.
Read moreThere are two kinds of siddhas: jnana-marga siddha and bhakti-marga siddha. Jnana-marga siddha is perfect in the path of impersonal knowledge. Bhakti-marga siddha are those who are expert in bhakti. They are both considered siddha,…
Read moreThose who are explaining the hari-katha, the powerful pastimes of Krsna, he should be qualified. If he is like so many mayavadis who are very learned in all epics, even in Srimad-Bhagavatam, but he has…
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