Reflections on the path of devotion.

Paying Twenty Rupees

Simply paying twenty rupees does not allow us to hear the Lord’s holy names or a discourse on hari-katha. Such purchased recitations attract people because of the melodious singing and flowery language, but they have…

They Cannot Understand These Things

When one becomes rasika, when rati appears in the heart of the sādhaka, then all the anarthas will go away from his heart. At that time, bhāva, anubhāva, all these things, will appear. At that…

We are One Family - San Francisco 04 July 1996

So you should try to be like this. We should know that we are in one family. Śrī Gaura Parivāra, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s family. Anyone who is taking Śrī Śacīnandana Gaurahari’s name, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s…

WHAT HAPPEN'S WHEN YOU MEDITATE ON THE SYMBOLS ON KRSNA'S LOTUS FEET? - Do They Give Shakti?

All the devotees, the Bhagavat bhaktas, never forget any of the symbols on the Lord's lotus feet, such as the chakra, lotus, conch, goad, and barleycorn, because they have so many auspicious qualities that give…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu - Prabhuji 14 Sep 2020

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HOW WAS THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL DEMON CONQUERED BY THE LORD'S LOTUS FEET?

The Gopis went to a place in the forest where they saw Sri Krsna’s footprints”. In the beginning the lotus feet of Sri Krsna will appear first in your meditation and in your heart, but…

Fire Test Brahma

Once in the Mathura Matha, one mayavadi came and started saying, “Aham brahmasmi - I am brahma." I replied, “It is my great fortune, that Brahma has come to see me while I am seated…

The Mercy of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmīpāda

Without the mercy of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmīpāda and Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, no one would have been able to write about these topics. The conception that Rādhikā is the center of all is exclusively for…

Understanding Arcana and Sri Radha’s Mood – Los Angeles 18 June 1996

What is arcana? What is sevā? And how should you do these things? And what should we feel when we are doing arcana, or sevā, or kīrtana, or doing mantra-japa? Everything that we are practicing…

Verse 27: Rasābhāsa

There are several circumstances in which the combination of two incompatible rasas does not generate rasābhāsa: when an incompatible rasa is remembered (and thus not presently experienced); when a speaker describes an incompatible rasa as…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Indira Ekadasi - Prabhuji 13 Sep 2020

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Our Main Point

Do not change our principles. Practicing is already done by kirtana. It is not required for us to become artists. Our main point is service to Krishna, not to please an audience. We shall not…

Mamatā, a Sense of Mineness

Kṛṣṇa wants to hear the glories of all the devotees who have mamatā, a sense of mineness, towards Him. Mamatā is the scale by which to measure any standard of bhakti. If there is no…

Indira Ekadasi

Ekadasi is so powerful. If we do vrata, japa, or niyama, there is no guaranty when we will get the fruit. But, Ekadasi herself gives us the fruit of following her, and there is no…

Establishment of Sri Gaudiya Charity Clinic

Srila Acaryadeva said, “The Sri Gaudiya Charity Clinic is not the same as the clinics of the Ramakrsna Mission and the Bharata Sevasrama Association. It may look the same from the external point of view…

CAN WE UNDERSTAND TRANSCENDENTAL MADNESS?

Feeling acute vipralamba, separation mood, from Krsna, one Gopi fainted while the other Gopi playing Krsna, began to shiver and weep. By their intense moods and the influence of lila shakti, the Vrajadevis were feeling…

How to Properly Chant - U.K. 24 May 1996

There are some rules and regulations one should follow to chant properly. There is a process you should follow to chant the pure holy name. What we do now is different from following the real…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, about Radha Dasyam- Prabhuji 12 Sep 2020

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If Anyone Worships Rādhājī

Baladeva Prabhu is the predominating deity of sandhinī-śakti; Kṛṣṇa is the predominating deity of samvit-śakti; and Śrīmatī Rādhikā is the predominating deity of hladinī-śakti. If anyone worships Rādhājī, all his desires will be fulfilled. He…

Gurudeva is More Sarvajna

Without Gurudeva's mercy, you cannot realize the mercy of Krsna. So Gurudeva is more sarvajna. Krsna has no time. He is in Vrindavan playing in groves always. He has no time to think all these…

ARE MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS GOOD FOR YOU? - What is the Vedic version?

People come to Vraja and see so many nice cows and say, “Don't drink milk, this is the cows blood. If you drink milk it is like being a meat eater.” In this way demons…