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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…
Read moreIn this dhanya kali yuga, the living entity can achieve the perfection of life, the attainment of the soul body, easily, by going to Navadvipa-dhama, and entering into the Sankirtana movement. In other ages, by…
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Read moreIn dāsya-rasa two kinds of devotees are fit recipients of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy: those who possess the attitude of servants and those who possess the attitude of being maintained or reared by Kṛṣṇa. Consequently dāsya-rasa is…
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But yet, the kinkaris didn’t allow Him. They want Krsna to go and meet Srimati Radhika. But they restrict Krsna outwardly. They tell Him, “You cannot meet Srimati Radhika.” Who is He? Who is that…
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This rasa-lila is the method to defeat one’s lust. For those who take shelter of Krsna’s transcendental rasa, no kind of material lust will be able to enter their hearts. That person will always be…
Read moreSannyasa is real birth. Without sannyasa there is no birth. Yogamaya gives svarupa siddhi and entrance into eternal Vraja and then vastu-siddhi. This is real sannyasa. To give up everything and receive a spiritual body…
Read moreŚrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī explains that prema has two sides: meeting and separation. At the time of meeting there is external meeting but something is lost in the heart. One takes the association for granted and…
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So, all the gopis were married to Krsna. But Krsna was in other forms i.e. He was in the forms of all the cowherd boys. So marriage was also done there. But no one knew…
Read moreWhat is the meaning of maṅgala-āratī? To offer ārati means to say, “May all problems, difficulties and whatever inconveniences you feel be gone. I will take all these problems upon my own head.” This is…
Read moreDuring the month of Sravana in the following year, 1959, a philosophical assembly was arranged in Kesavapura village and eminent smarta panditas were called to support the villagers’ side. Sri Ayodhyanatha went to Srila Acarya…
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It is very rare to find people that hear and speak about rādhā-tattva in this world. People speak about the material world and how to enjoy within it and they glorify mundane men and women…
Read moreEveryone wants to respect and follow the Gurus, but find it very easy to criticize Vaisnavas. This is the nature of kanisthas. They cannot see the good qualities in others, especially their godbrothers and sisters.…
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Lalitā-devī cools and nourishes the hearts of the gopīs. The gopī's receive special qualities from Lalitā-devī. They are under her guidance. And they become so sweet and happy. Lalitā is the group leader teaching how…
Read moreThe viṣayālambana of śānta-rasa is Śrī Kṛṣṇa manifested as the personification of eternity, cognisance and bliss, the pinnacle of ātmārāmas, the Parabrahma with humanlike appearance, four-handed Nārāyaṇa and the Paramātmā.1 The qualities He exhibits are…
Read moreSvāmījī especially preached by his books. He translated Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā, and Caitanya-caritāmṛta. He also wrote books like, “Easy Journey to Other Planets.” He has translated the books of the Gosvāmīs also. In a couple…
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“Rama has no rasa. He cannot dance. In his entire life, Rama has never danced, even in His home. He cannot dance with His brothers—Lakshmana, Bharatha, and Shatrugna. He does not know how to dance.”…
Read more...If you place a thorn in someone’s path, what will happen? That thorn will become three, like a trident, and will come back and pierce you. On the other hand, if you do good for…
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...Mantras will not protect or correct you if you have faults. Guru-sevā and vaisnava-sevā is foremost. Your personal bhajana is secondary. Śrī Guru gives you harināma and dīkṣā and instructs you to chant; doing so…
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