Reflections on the path of devotion.

Jumping like Lions

I want that all my daughters and children should speak very boldly - jumping like lions and roaring like lions on the head of an elephant. (Then, pointing to other ladies in the audience:) You,…

IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD ARE WE STILL STUDENTS?

So now we have become students. It does not mean that in one day we can become teachers. Are we ‘students’ or ‘stupid’? We are like very foolish children, and we should not consider ourselves…

Śrī Gurudeva on the svarūpa of the jīva

since the jīva is a transformation of taṭasthā-śakti, his svarūpa should also be taṭasthā: ‘guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja – by the mercy of guru and Kṛṣṇa the living being receives the seed of the bhakti creeper’…

Breaking down the Wall of Opulence - 03 July 1996

Hanumānji cannot embrace Śrī Rāmacandraji. He cannot kiss Śrī Rāmacandraji, but the servants of Vraja can kiss and embrace Kṛṣṇa. Even in their service there is a wall of opulence. Therefore, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted…

The Supreme God, Jesus Christ and Universal language

The Supreme God created man. He is beautiful and He also made man like that. In the Bible it has been written that the Supreme Lord has a form. It has also been written in…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, Uttara1.2.65, Krishna is ready to go to Mathura - Prabhuji 21 Sep 2020

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Discussion with the Communist Jyoti Bābū

One day Śrī Gurudeva was taking us with him to the house of a faithful devotee when he encountered Jyoti Bābū with some of his followers. Jyoti Bābū, who later became the chief minister of…

HOW DID THE GOPIS FEEL WHEN KRSNA REAPPEARED AFTER DISAPPEARING FROM THE RASA DANCE?

The prominent gopis began to think and serve Krsna through their bhava (loving mood) and glances. They were so immersed in ananda-rasa, because of touching Krsna in their hearts. The daksina-nayikas, those who were in…

Memories and Dasya-prema - 03 July 1996

We cannot go directly to Vaikuṇṭha, first salvation will come, but not that impersonal kind of salvation—salvation from birth, death, and from all sorts of sense gratification. Then our heart will be pure and we…

Thunder Against the Holy

"When the Mayavadi impersonalist chants the Name of Krsna, our Vrndavana Dasa Thakura says that his praise, his taking the Name, and his devotional characteristics are just like thunder against the holy body of Krsna.…

If Anyone Wants to Enter Into the Spiritual Realm

If anyone wants to enter into the spiritual realm, they should read this book — Jaiva-dharma — thoroughly. They should read it not only one time, but one hundred times, under the guidance of a…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, Uttara1.2.34, Akrura in Vraj - Prabhuji 20 Sep 2020

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In the Kingdom of Devotion

Oh brother, in the kingdom of devotion you have to surrender yourself fully. That disciple who is unable to do so will not be able to attain Bhagavān’s mercy. Being very careful, follow the instructions…

THE REAL REASON AHALYA WAS CURSED

Gautama Rsi was such a great sage and Ahalya had no real fault, it was a mistake. Indra was such a wicked man. He thought Gautama will become the king of heaven and defeat him.…

Questions & Answers - 03 July 1996

Kṛṣṇa Consciousness means to know all these things, and once you are realized all your questions will be answered in a moment. No doubt will arise, automatically they will subside. Now the potentialities and potencies…

Part 4: His Pure Character. A hint of his internal identity.

It was around that same time that I inquired from him in private, “Did your gurudeva reveal the identity of the siddha-deha of any of his disciples?” Solemnly, Śrīla Gurudeva replied, “He has certainly done…

I Was Glad To Hear

"I was glad to hear… that you refused to set me in the N.Y. Times columns along with the other so called Swamis or yogis. We have a distinct position that we are neither cheated…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, Uttara1.2.12, Akrura coming in Vraj - Prabhuji 19 Sep 2020

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How to Become Successful

Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja comments..., “One can become perfectly successful in the mission of his life if he acts exactly according to the words he hears from the mouth of his spiritual master.” This…

Gaurangera-duti-pada - 02 July 1996

I was explaining ‘Gaurangera duti-pada, jāra dhana sampada.’ Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Svamiji has explained this song of Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura. I have explained in the morning—je gaurāṅgera nāma loya, tā’ra hoya premodoya, tāre mui jāi…

CAN KRSNA STAY AWAY FROM SOMEONE EXPERIENCING EXTREME SEPARATION?

There was no necessity to perform praise or stutis (prayers) because Krsna cannot stay away from someone who is lamenting in extreme separation for Him, and who has great eagerness to offer themselves at His…