Reflections on the path of devotion.

How Will I Find a Bona Fide Guru?

Kṛṣṇa 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…

True Dharma, From Darkness to Light - Rasa-pancadhyayi

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…

Instructions For All Devotees - 21 May 1996, Radlett U.K.

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…

You Will Realize Kṛṣṇa to That Extent

Unless 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…

The Gopis' Prayers and How to Become Like the Gopis - Rasa-pancadhyayi

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…

Verse 22: Mādhurya-rasa

The 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…

They Don’t Know Anything - 20 May 1996, U.K.

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...

The Attention of God

"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…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Visvarupa-Mahotsava tithi - Prabhuji 2 Sep 2020

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Visvarupa-Mahotsava tithi - Prabhuji 2 Sep 2020

The Sweet Relation of Swami Prabhupada, Param Gurudeva, and Gurudeva - 1997 May 15 New Braja

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.…

We Must Speak

...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…

Srila Prabhupada’s viraha-utsava in Chunchura Matha

All 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…

The Great Sadhus. Meditate on the Gopis.

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 –…

When Tattva-jñāna Becomes Bhāva...

If 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…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Haridas Thakur glories - Prabhuji 1 Sep 2020

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Srila Haridasa Thakura’s Glories and Disappearance

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…

Verse 21: Vātsalya-rasa

Śrī 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…

The Meaning of Compassion

People 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…

His Primary Goal

Śrīla 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…

No Room for Hypocrisy - London 03 June 1996

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…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Bhaktivinoda Thakur Glories - Prabhuji 31 Aug 2020

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Bhaktivinoda Thakur Glories - Prabhuji 31 Aug 2020