Teachings, stories, and glimpses of life from our spiritual family around the world.
As the gopis searched for Krsna, all they remembered were His virtues and His pastimes with them. Whereas we think mostly of our material comforts and are capable of forgetting bhakti, they are just the…
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When we have received connection to the six oceans of Rādhārānī’s divine qualities, then at last we will achieve entrance in to the ‘keli-sindhu’ or ocean of Her divine amorous pastimes with Kṛṣṇa. Once we…
Read moreYou should try to always remember. Otherwise, Mahāprabhu cannot forgive us. We should try to follow. Then we are all in one family, respecting anyone who is chanting and remembering, according to their qualities, not…
Read moreSādhakas should remain thoroughly attentive to avoid committing all the offences mentioned in the previous section. Even a person who has committed all kinds of offences is redeemed by taking shelter at the lotus feet…
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We are all from the one family of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu—in Australia, America, England or Holland, or even in Muslim countries - no harm. Those who think, “We are of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu” and are…
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Now, Prema-vivarta. If anyone is sincerely trying to follow the instructions of Sri Jagadananda Pandit Prabhu, it is sure that he will receive suddha-bhakti very soon. One should not have any doubt about this. In…
Read moreIf we factually surrender to Bhagavan, then that surrender will be the destroyer of all our faults. Are we surrendered like this? Have all of our faults and offenses been eradicated? This is the measuring…
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However, those who follow mañjarī-bhāva-upāsana under the guidance of vraja-rasa-rasika Vaiṣṇavas are always experiencing more and more enthusiasm and bliss. Therefore, we must always remember and pray to those mañjarīs who are like kāmadhenus. The…
Read moreThe following year, 1950, Srila Gurudeva, the founder of the Samiti, arranged for approximately two hundred faithful devotees to observe kartika-vrata in South India. Under his guidance, they had the good fortune to visit Setubandha…
Read moreThe soul is eternal and is never subjected to birth and death. The love between two eternal entities is called sanātana-dharma. The other eternal being is Bhagavān who maintains the universe; He doesn’t take birth…
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Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura explains that Śrīmatī Rādhikā Herself divided madhura-rasa into four groups. The four groups are svapakṣa, suhṛt-pakṣa, taṭasthā-pakṣa, and vipakṣa. Although madhura-rasa has been classified into four different groups, these groups are…
Read moreIf, however, one continuously takes the medicine of this sugar-candy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s names, form, qualities and pastimes with great honour and faith, the sweet taste of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s name will gradually increase and the…
Read moregopi is saying, “You destroy the sins of one who is surrendered. Until tonight we have not been able to surrender, but having abandoned our homes, husbands, children, and the fear of being disgraced in…
Read moreFirst we should know who Kṛṣṇa is. Who is Kṛṣṇa? The beloved of Rādhikā. Don’t take Kṛṣṇa as your beloved. The object of our whole devotion is to serve Śrīmatī Rādhikā and take part of…
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...Guru-varga says that there is no need for such strong, hard austerity. They tell us to follow in the footsteps of the rāgātmika Vrajavāsīs to attain rāgāmayī-bhakti. By being the footstep followers of the Vrajavāsīs,…
Read moreIn the verse we are discussing here, ‘tad-alapa’ means that the gopis sang in melodious tones the glories of Krsna’s nama, guna, rupa, and lila. This is symptomatic of bhakti. In the stage of sadhana,…
Read moreBut what is the speciality of this Rādhā-kuṇḍa? Here Kṛṣṇa is always controlled by Śrīmatī Rādhikā, and here Śrīmatī Rādhikā is called svādhīna-bhartṛkā. But we don’t know anything about these things. Then how we can…
Read moreIn jñāna-śūnyā-bhakti, there is a complete manifestation of sambandha-jñāna, or knowledge of one’s relationship with Bhagavān. However in the path of jñāna-miśrā-bhakti, the jīva simply becomes a dry speculator (śuṣka-jñānī). Upon the awakening of good…
Read moreAll of us are in the family of one God. It is not that there is one God in England, another in America, and still another in India. The Christians, Muslims, and Hindus are not…
Read moreNirguna-yogis don’t meditate on anything; their minds become attached to the void. They don’t meditate on the atma, on Paramatma, or on any material object either. They are nirasraya, without shelter, and are therefore prone…
Read moreIt is useless. Simply cutting jungles is useless if one’s mood is not to construct bhakti in the hearts of devotees. This is the essential factor. We have not come to this world to create…
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“O Capala Kṛṣṇa, You are very restless. You are an ocean of kindness. Your mercy is great. Once received, Your kindness will never leave or dwindle. Your kindness is unlimited and infinite. O Nātha! You…
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...At that time, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura was searching for certain lost scriptural texts. When he came to the kuñja of Śrī Rūpa dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, he had his first darśana of Śrīla Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī…
Read moreIn other scriptures as well there are sevāparādhas that are worthy of attention: to propagate other scriptures while disregarding those that are related to the Lord; to...
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