Reflections on the path of devotion.

Gānṭhūli. Holī-līla.

This village, Gānṭhūli, is one mile from Gulāla Kuṇḍa. This is where holī took place. Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His friends were in one party, and Śrīmatī Rādhikā and Her sakhīs were in the opposite party,…

Be Very Careful

They are criticizing in India that I am giving a brahmana's position to these mlecchas and yavanas. You should be very careful so that we may not be subjected to criticism. If there are so…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu Uttara1.11.76, Bhramara-Gita - Prabhuji 21 Oct 2020

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...My Millions of Heartfelt Obeisances to My Gurudeva

When my Gurudeva was in this world, I could not realize his glories, but now I am realizing them. I am very unqualified and unworthy, and I am without knowledge of any Western languages besides…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Bhakti Pramod Puri Mj glories - Prabhuji, 20 Oct 2020

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Bheka-praṇālī and Siddha-praṇālī

In recent times in Bengal and Vraja, in places such as Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Vṛndāvana, the custom called bheka-dhāraṇa, formal acceptance of the cloth of the renounced order (bābājī-veśa), and siddha-praṇālī, the process in which the…

Once at Chuṅchuṛā Maṭha

Once, when we were at Chuṅchuṛā Maṭha, we went together for bathing in the Gaṅgā. I was carrying his cloth and water-pot, and also my own loṭā (water-pot) that I still had from my previous…

I Confess To This Arrogance

...If in order to carry out the command of the Vaisnava guru I have to be arrogant, to be brutish, to suffer eternal perdition, I am prepared to welcome such eternal damnation and even sign…

Srimati's Abhiseka - Govinda-lilamrta

Don't think that the nonsense books and novels of materialistic people are the same as the books of our gosvāmīs. Kavirāja Gosvāmī took the love and affection of Urjeśvarī Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, contained it in this…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, Uttara1.11.57 - Prabhuji, 19 Oct 2020

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Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja and Śrīla Svāmī Mahārāja

Someone may say, “You are somewhat different from Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Mahārāja.” I reply, “Yes, I am different; because he was somewhat shorter than me, and he went to college and mission schools, whereas I…

Smoke Cool Cigarettes

The advertisers are asat-saṅga: "Come on, smoke cool cigarettes and make your brain cool." The rascals! How can someone become cool by smoking cigarettes? By smoking fire one can become cool? Still, the advertisements are…

Refutation of the Sahajiyā Doctrine

...The word sahaja means saha-ja, i.e., that which arises along with the ātmā. For the pure ātmā, transcendental service to Kṛṣṇa is sahaja, or natural, because it is intrinsic to the jivātmā’s constitution. However, it…

Message of Mantra - Govinda-lilamrta

Bhagavatī Paurṇamāsī is Yogamāyā, the expansion of svarūpa-śakti. She notices that early hours of dawn, there were many sādhana-siddhas waiting for Kṛṣṇa to wake and chanting gopāla-mantra or kṛṣṇa-gāyatrī. Having achieved their perfected forms, they…

Niskincana-bhakti and the Importance of Sri Guru - Kuala Lumpur 01 Jan 1997

We cannot use the mind, speculation, logic, or argument to understand this. We cannot be doubtful. It will not help you in your Krsna Consciousness because Krsna is beyond all of these things. So we…

Refutation of the Doctrine: ‘There are as Many Paths as There are Philosophies’

...The slogan yata mata tata patha means that all philosophical systems are different paths to attain the same Bhagavān. First of all, let us deliberate upon this. This opinion is misleading and against scripture in…

What is Real Bhakti? – 26 Jan 1997 Kuala Lumpur

Caitanya Mahaprabhu tells that the soul is who I am. You should try to realize this soul. Don’t try to give pleasure to this body. You cannot save it anyhow. The doctors cannot save you,…

"Eternally Under the Guru´s Discipline"

What I speak is a very , very serious, deep and subtle philosophy. It is not superfluous. This sisyatva, discipleship, is eternal. I should be disciplined eternally. The guru inflicts discipline on me. To remain…

Lotus and Bee - Govinda-lilamrta

“The sun is rising,” Rādhārānī said, “and nice lotuses are blossoming. You know, many bumblebees fly to the lotuses very eager for nectar. Kṛṣṇa will certainly run and attack us. He is also a very…

If you Want to Love Kṛṣṇa

What is the essence of this song written by Caṇḍīdāsa? He says, “If you want to love Kṛṣṇa, be ready to weep for your entire life. If you want to be with your family happily,…

ISKCON and My Purpose in Coming Here - Kuala Lumpur 1997 Jan 24

It was not his own mission, but the mission of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, or Rupa Goswami, Sanatana Goswami and all acaryas. I know that he has not done anything new, but in the same line, he…