Ekadasi Can Fulfill All Desires
We 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…
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What is Not Even Written in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is Given in Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam
Today 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 Protection of his Sampradāya
The 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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Sweetly Auspicious - Govinda-lilamrta
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 moreThe Raganuga Tendency and Vaidhi Tendency
"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…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, Uttara1.10.90 - Prabhuji 12 Oct 2020
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Mischief and Mirth - Govinda-lilamrta
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 moreYou Have Stolen Our Minds
Krsna 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 moreA Big Bluff
For 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 dances with the Gopis - 15 June 1996
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 moreRefutation of Pure Monism (Kevalādvaita-vāda)
Kevalādvaita-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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Krsna is the Controller - 12 July 1996, Vancouver
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 moreI Want You to Come Forward
There 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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Blush of the Lotus - Govinda-lilamrta
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 morePart 6: Protecting the Sri Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya
We 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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Read moreKṛṣṇa Becomes Very Angry with Them
Those who want to make Kṛṣṇa, God, their own property, ban others saying, “You cannot come.” Kṛṣṇa becomes very angry with them, and Śaṅkara is also not pleased with them. Those who think, “Kṛṣṇa is…
Read moreLove for Kṛṣṇa is the Ultimate Objective of the Jīva
The parama-puruṣārtha, or the supreme goal of life, is prema. This is the principle for which Brahmā, the grandfather of the universe, and Mahādeva Śiva, the god of gods, are searching. It is also the…
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