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...It is clear that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted only Śrī Īśvara Purīpāda as His actual guru, because it is Śrī Īśvara Purīpāda’s pure bhakti that He accepted, preached and propagated throughout His life. Śrī Mādhavendra…
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Read moreWe must follow Ekadasi under the guidance of pure Vaisnavas, and also perform kirtana under such guidance. If you are doing bhakti, that is okay. But if he is under the guidance of a devotee…
Read moreToday I want to tell you the most important thing: how Caitanya Mahāprabhu wrote eight verses called Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam. What is not even written in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is given here in Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam. Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam is…
Read moreThe followers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accept the Śrī Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava sampradāya as the Brahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava sampradāya on the strength of the guru-paramparā. This is mentioned by the prominent Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava ācāryas Śrīla Gopāla Bhaṭṭa…
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Madhumaṅgala is always joyful. But he doesn’t reserve his happiness simply for himself. His name is Madhumaṅgala. Madhu means honey, and mangala means auspiciousness. He is very nectarful and sweet. He can alter the bitter…
Read more"As long as the intelligence is under the control of maya, human nature must be regulated by rules and prohibitions. Thus, in this condition the vaidhi nature will certainly be in effect. When the intelligence…
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Kavirāja Gosvāmī collected and saved this vraja-līlā for the sādhakas. If one takes shelter of līlā-śakti that is called pāramārthika dīkṣā. There are two types of dīkṣā. One is when conditioned souls go to kula…
Read moreKrsna told the gopis, “Return to your homes and serve your husbands.” The gopis replied, “Then return our minds back. How can we return without our minds? Our feet will not walk by themselves. You…
Read moreFor example, a guru may have thousands upon thousands of disciples, he may perform very sweet kirtana, he may be loving to all, and he may be very humble. But then, after some time he…
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Krsna could not answer any of the questions the gopis put forward. Earlier, Krsna had make the yajna-patnis return home. He told them, “You should return to your homes and serve your husbands.” But, He…
Read moreKevalādvaita-vāda propounded by Śaṅkara Ācārya is not Vedic. According to this doctrine, that brahma who is devoid of attributes (nirviśeṣa), without qualities (nirguṇa) and devoid of potency (niḥśakti) is the Supreme Truth. Due to ignorance,…
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I am of the mood that “I will be on one side and the entire world will be on one side.” Svamiji also had this mood like me. Svamiji would have remained in this world…
Read moreThere are so many wealthy persons, and I request them to come forward to help with our projects and in publishing books. I know they don’t want name and fame; so they may come to…
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One sakhī said to Śrīmatī as they walked through the forest gardens in the morning, “Look Rādhe, just see this bumblebee on the blossoming lotus. He came to drink nectar from the lotus flower but…
Read moreWe are presenting herein a brief account of how he made the current of bhakti flow once again throughout the world and how he protected his sampradāya. Śrīla Gurupāda-padma was a powerful and profoundly philosophical…
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