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Kṛṣṇa is Pūrṇa-brahma

Kṛṣṇa is Pūrṇa-brahma—Nanda-nandana—who plays the flute and takes the cows out to graze. He is not an ordinary boy. He is the root of all manifestations. Kṛṣṇa came as...

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The Powers of an Ekadasi Family

One can practice the sixty-four kinds of bhakti on Ekadasi day, thinking, "I will take leave from my office and worldly affairs, in the morning performing arati and until the night not engaging in any…

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Asat-sanga Defined and Vaisnavi-pratistha

Asat-sanga Defined and Vaisnavi-pratistha

If you chant harinama and Harinama Prabhu’s svarupas do not appear in your heart this means you are doing asat-sanga. “Where is my devotion?” Consider this carefully... ...When this pratistha comes to you and you…

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NO ONE HAS HEARD THESE TRUTHS BEFORE

...Among all the sakhis, Srimati Radhika is the most favorable (anukula) to Krsna. Anukulyena krsnanusilanam bhaktir-uttama. The bhakti-anusilana of Srimati Radhika (the favorableness of Radhika's bhakti) is the best of all. We will have to…

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Pavitraropani Ekadasi

If you understand this, and sincerely try to follow bhakti, then Ekadasi-devi’s help will come to you and you will be freed from your misery. The battle will end; the battle where on one side…

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WHO IS MOST FAVORABLE TO KRSNA?

...What to speak of the gopis, Yasoda is much more favorable to Krsna – many millions of times more favorable than Uddhava. What to speak of Yasoda, a peacock of Vrndavana, a cuckoo of Vrndavana,…

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Sri Gauranga Samaja - The Society of Sri Gauranga

Sri Gauranga Samaja - The Society of Sri Gauranga

O devotees in Sri Gauranga Samaja, go from door to door with the scripture Sri Caitanya-caritamrtain your hands and spread the name and teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Just as Sri Mahaprabhu ordered Sri Nityananda…

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Whom Can You Trust?

Whom Can You Trust?

In this world we trust various persons. In the transcendental world – in other words, regarding transcendental subject matters – whom should we trust? We cannot see the transcendental world by our eyes, and we…

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You Should Know Who Are You

You should know who are you. This physical body is not me. Our soul is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You must believe that you are not this physical body or…

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Inauguration of Sri Goloka-ganj Gaudiya Matha

The public was very impressed to see the special quality of Srila Guru Maharaja’s preaching and to hear the hidden siddhantas of bhakti, and they resolved to take up spiritual life and follow his teachings.…

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WE CANNOT CHANGE OURSELVES

...without understanding these principles, we will not be able to achieve bhakti at any time. Since we cannot live without jnana and karma, how shall we engage in these things? We will have to think…

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The Crest Jewel of Inquiries

The Crest Jewel of Inquiries

Who am I? Why do the threefold miseries always give me trouble? If I do not know this, how can I be benefited? Actually, I do not know how to inquire about the goal of…

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Rādhikājī is our Svāminī

There are some gopīs who only share a relationship with Śrīmatī Rādhikājī. They consider Rādhikājī as their Svāminī and Kṛṣṇa as their beloved. They don’t have a direct relationship with Kṛṣṇa...

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On God, Love and Reincarnation

On God, Love and Reincarnation

...What is God? What is the soul? You can realize this only in this human body; otherwise it is not possible. If you are an animal, a tree, a creeper, or an insect, you cannot…

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Set Fire to the House

Set Fire to the House

She called an attractive widow, paid her some money, and told her, “Go to the assembly where Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa is speaking. After he completes his lecture, begin to loudly wail. Get the attention of my…

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Do or Die

When Yaśodā tried to bind Kṛṣṇa, she was unable to do so. The rope was two fingers short. Although Yaśodā tried to bind Kṛṣṇa by tying many ropes together, she couldn’t. On being told by…

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