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What does Saccidananda mean? Sat-svarupa, the embodiment of the existence potency is Baladeva Prabhu; Cit-svarupa is Krishna; and Hladini-svarupa is Kriya sakti-Srimati Radharani. Bhaktivinoda Thakura has these tattvas present in him...
Read moreHowever much karma-phala you have, tolerate. Everyone must suffer the results of their past deeds. Some people suffer so much, that they think, “I will commit suicide.” But if you were suffering in life, do…
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The door is the human form of life. Gurudeva repeatedly tells you, “The door is right in front of you! Open it and get out.” But we don’t want to listen to him. You should…
Read more1959 was a particularly noteworthy year for Sri Kesavaji Gaudiya Matha, as paramaradhya Srila Gurudeva, the Samiti’s founder-acarya, arrived there with some disciples a week before Janmastami. This year, the servants of the matha enthusiastically…
Read moreBhāva means saṁsāra, material existence, and it also means bandhana, bondage. He who delivers others from this saṁsāra bandhana is called bhava-khaṇḍana. In this connection, is there any material bondage for the Vraja-devīs? They have…
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Read moreWhen Kṛṣṇa was in Kurukṣetra, for example, He was 125 years old, but He did not have a mustache or beard, and this is one specialty of bhagavata-tattva. The symptoms of His Kiśora age are…
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Today is Srila Jiva Gosvami’s appearance day. Now, we shall remember the glories of His priya parisada, His dear associate Srila Jiva Gosvami. This mahaprasada is bhagavat prasada, and by taking this we can consider…
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Suppose at the time of taking diksa, one's gurudeva was really following the Vaisnava line, he was a madhyama-adhikari, and he knew many tattvas like krsna-tattva, and maya-tattva. Then, after some time, he began to…
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“You are like my father. When you were explaining Srimad Bhagavatam, I couldn’t understand what you were saying. I was remembering my she-goat. She is very big and white. She has a beard like you.…
Read moreWe should understand that Kṛṣṇa is very merciful—causelessly merciful. Then why didn’t He return to Vṛndāvana? There are many reasons. One reason is that Jarāsandha, wicked Kaṁsa’s father-in-law, was repeatedly waging war on Lord Kṛṣṇa’s…
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Everybody is against Katyayani-vrata and Kesava-vrata. If you are progressing towards nitya-dhama and nitya-lila, then nobody likes to see this. Even all the demigods are against this. All so-called babajis and bhaktas are against...
Read moreYou know that in England, there is the mad-cow disease. They have created themselves and now they are struggling. We make so many problems for ourselves. We think, “We are this body. We have only…
Read more“We are equals.” When one’s rati for Kṛṣṇa is possessed of this attitude and is therefore devoid of the constraints arising from a reverential outlook, and when it is possessed of very deep faith imbued…
Read moreToday is Parsva Ekadasi and Vamana Dvadasi. Both these tithis are together. This is called vishnu-srinkhala-yoga. These tithis have come together to bind Vishnu. In the beginning of the rainy season there is Sayana Ekadasi.…
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Read moreSrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura is the best of the followers of Sri Svarupa Damodara and Sri Rupa Gosvami and is non-different from sri gaura-sakti Sri Gadadhara. Kirtana started from early morning with songs glorifying Sri Hari,…
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As long as you are independent, you are like a prostitute. Independent people are always eager for prestige and sense enjoyment. But by being under guidance, the anuraga of the Vaisnava will naturally come in…
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He has said, “My office is in Bombay. My sadhana-bhumi is in Navadvipa-Mayapura. I will practice bhakti in Navadvipa Dhama because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu are so merciful. Unconditional mercy can come from…
Read moreCaitanya Mahāprabhu is the combined form of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. If He would not have descended, no one would have known who Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are; no one would have known about engaging in bhakti…
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