Reflections on the path of devotion.

The Meaning Of Bhakti

I want to remind you about the meaning of bhakti, so that you can judge by your heart whether or not you are following its principles in a heartfelt way. The definition of bhakti has…

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Meets Rāmānanda Rāya (Part 2)

...Whosoever is desirous of factual spiritual attainment and genuine auspiciousness should become the servant of the servant of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya...

A Day of Spiritual Revolution - Aksaya Trtiya

...Therefore, from looking at the Purāṇas and Itihāsas (ancient histories), we learn that today is a day of spiritual revolution. Today is the day this world’s irreligious, atheistic, corrupt, and downright materialistic society was uprooted,…

Param Gurudeva Katha - 25 Feb 1997 Bali

...Our Guru Maharaj was so siddhanta-vid, that all used to fear him and they had great respect for our Gurudeva. Though Pujyapad Sridhara Maharaja gave him sannyasa, our Gurudeva was senior in coming to the…

Śālagrāma and the Universal Egg (Kesava vrat - Part 3)

...Through the head one can meditate on the Lord and serve Him internally. So Śālagrāma and the head are connected in this way. The Lord appeared as a śīla, or special kind of stone. Don’t…

YOU SHOULD AT ONCE GO TO GOLOKA VRNDAVANA

...Gopa-kumara's guru kept coming back to him, here and there, in different lives. At last he said, "My heartly blessings to you. You should at once go to Goloka Vrndavana." Gopa-kumara then had a vision…

Who is Mādhava?

...Who is Mādhava? Husband of Mā. Who? Rādhikā. Not husband, very dearest to Mādhava. She can control Him. No one can control Kṛṣṇa, but, by Her love and affection, She can control Him...

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu - Prabhuji 25 Apr 2020

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Gopal-campu - Prabhuji 25 Apr 2020

Meditation on Madhyāhna-līlā

...Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s contrary mood (vāmya-bhāva ) enables Her prāṇeśvara to relish the mellows of līlā to their highest extent, and it also stimulates His ever-fresh eagerness. Then many pastimes take place with the gopīs, such…

The 8 Symptoms of Sri Guru - 25 Feb 1997 Bali

Secondly, he should always chant 64 rounds and, mahāprabhoh kīrtana-nrtya-gīta-vāditra-mādyan manso rasena—He is expert in serving Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu and engaging in kirtana. If he is not expert in this, he cannot do arcana…

I Will Keep You With Me Always

...He told me, “I will keep you with me always,” and he did so. In Navadvīpa, in November, he met me; and after that our parikramā came and he initiated me on Gaura-purṇimā...

IF A VAISNAVA DOES NOT KNOW EVERYTHING THAT IS IN YOUR MIND, THEN HE IS NOT A VAISNAVA

...If you do not come and tell me, you will become more and more entangled in it, and you will go to hell. I know everything that is going on in your mind. If a…

Which Deities to Worship on the Altar - 25 Feb 1997 Bali

If anyone is in friendly terms with Krsna, thinking that Krsna is my sakha, then, following this, they can worship Gaura Nityananda, but if they are like Svarupa Damodar, Raya Ramanada, Rupa Gosvami, then they…

You Should Not Be Derailed...

You should not be derailed. In this world there are so many beautiful young ladies and males. So many things in this world are made by māyā to derail you. False ego may then come…

OBSERVING THE DISAPPEARANCE DAY FESTIVAL OF JAGAD GURU SRILA BHAKTISIDDHANTA SARASVATI PRABHUPADA

...Sri rupanuga bhaktida. Srila Prabhupada descended to this world, and all our disciplic acaryas also came, only for preaching this rupanuga Vaisnavism. But they had no time. From the beginning, therefore, I was very alert…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gadadhar Pandit glories - Prabhuji 23 Apr 2020

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This Is Bhakti, But Not Uttamā-bhakti

...Better to hear and serve Gurudeva. By continually hearing, the proper questions will come. Frst have an idea about bhakti—and then uttamā-bhakti. In bhakti, whatever you do is done for Kṛṣṇa. This is simple. This…

SEPARATION IS ONLY NEEDED BECAUSE IT SERVES TO INCREASE THE ENJOYMENT OF MEETING

...In that mood of separation the gopis are fully absorbed in Krsna, in all His qualities and in all His pastimes. Yet, at the same time, they want to embrace Krsna right then and there.…

KIRTAN vs. CORONA - WHO WINS?

News teams from Mathura again came to Radhe Kunj, Bhakta Bandhav Vrindavan, to hear from us how we are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. They came many times to witness our Prasadam distribution not only…

Who is a True Disciple?

14 May 1996 Den Haag, Holland If you genuinely follow a personality’s personal conduct and line of thought, then you are truly his disciple. If you have taken initiation from someone, but you are not…

Sādhya and Sādhana

We should begin from the beginning. Each and every person, and even each and every animal, has some objective, and to achieve that objective he chooses a way. That is called sādhya and sādhana. The…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu 2020-04-22 - Gopal-campu - Prabhuji

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