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On the third day, Srila Acaryadeva delivered another profound lecture at the same place. The subject was ‘The original nature of vaisnava-dharma’. Lawyers, teachers and other educated people of the city were fascinated by his…
Read moreŚrīmatī Rādhikā is worshiped in countless universes by all great personalities such as himādrijā, who is born of the Himālaya Mountain, and is therefore Pārvatī-devī, pulomajā, who is Śacīdevī, the wife of King Indra, and…
Read moreKṛṣṇa will manage. You cannot find a bona fide guru by yourself. If you are sincere, Kṛṣṇa will arrange for you to take the shelter of a bona fide guru. Any of the disciples of…
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You know all the secret dharmas and how one should act and not act, therefore we do not even need to say anything to You. Why? One should not be very talkative in front of…
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The devotee may not know who a rupanuga is and what love and affection is. And, he will worship. But he will think Radha-Krsna to be Laksmi-Narayana or less than Narayana. He will think that…
Read moreUnless you are detached from saṁsāra, you will not advance in bhakti. As much as you are advanced in bhakti, you will realize Kṛṣṇa to that extent. And in the same proportion, you will develop…
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If you do not do service how can you make a relationship, and how can you break your relationship with maya? Therefore, the Gopis said to Krsna, "We are not qualified to serve You and…
Read moreThe rasa described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and in the literature of the Gosvāmīs is completely pure, non-materialistic (aprākṛta) and transcendental (cinmaya). It is entirely beyond the reach of the mental speculative powers of the baddha-jīvas and…
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Aprakrta means a transcendental abode of Radha-Krsna, gopas, gopis, Nanda-Yasoda, and all the Vrajavasis. This is called aprakrta knowledge and the love and affection there is visuddha (immaculately pure). Caitanya Mahaprabhu has...
Read more"We have only to become submissive to attract the attention of God. My Guru Maharaja used to say, "Don't try to see God, but work in such a way that God will see you. God…
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I served him in so many ways. He was so much pleased with me. After some time, he gave me sannyasa. I met Swamiji in Calcutta, at Bhag Bazaar on Bhospara lane. Swamiji came there.…
Read more...It is social convention that if you want to speak truth, you speak truth very palatable, flattering. Don't speak unpalatable truth. But we are not meant for that purpose, social convention. We are preacher, we…
Read moreAll the mathas under the jurisdiction of Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti celebrated Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance day (viraha-utsava) lavishly in December 1959. With great faith it was celebrated in Sri Dhama Navadvipa, Mathura, Goloka-ganja and other…
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Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains in the commentary on these verses of Sukadeva Goswami that the Gopis were filled with all kinds of good qualities so by meditating on them you will get kalyana –…
Read moreIf you want to serve Kṛṣṇa and Śrīmatī Rādhikā in vraja-bhāva, you will have to leave jñāna. You will have to try to hear only the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, to remember them, and to chant…
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Today is the disappearance day of Haridasa Thakura. Try to understand who Haridasa Thakura is. Hear his glories and allow the awakening of even a little respect for him within your heart. This is puja…
Read moreŚrī Kṛṣṇa is the viṣayālambana of vātsalya-bhakti-rasa. He is endowed with the following qualities: His limbs are very soft (komalāṅga); they are of a darkish complexion (śyāmāṅga); His beauty gives great happiness to the eyes…
Read morePeople don’t know the meaning of compassion until they’ve been roasted by the fire of a pure Vaisnava’s chastisement. Those who surrender to and live nearby such Vaisnavas get a good roasting of such compassionate…
Read moreŚrīla Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Mahārāja did not come only to preach Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, here and there. His primary goal was to preach the mission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, that Rūpa Gosvāmī fulfilled. He wanted…
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What is hypocrisy? We say that we are devotees, but still we take so much nice tasty mahā-prasāda. Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to give all tasty sweets and tasty mahā-prasāda to the devotees, but He didn’t…
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