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Therefore, Don't Be Afraid

He sees that all His devotees have come to the dhāma and, as such, their feet are burning, their head is hot—“For My love they are walking with bare feet.” He is very merciful. His…

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The Glory of Navadvipa-dhama

What is the glory of Navadvīpa? “I pray to all the living entities of Vṛndāvana, including the grass, bushes, insects and birds.” This verse is also applicable to Navadvīpa-dhāma. Every living entity here, every tree…

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Nija-sarva-śakti and the Vraja-devīs

This verse is very sweet. The first verse ends with paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam, but in this verse, nāma comes at the very beginning. What is the meaning of nāmnām? Does this refer to the names…

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The Four Sampradaya Acaryas Worshipped Mahaprabhu

Therefore Śaṅkarācārya offered praṇāma to this Bhūmi and left. His Prabhu is Kṛṣṇa, but he preached māyāvāda because of a special circumstance and by the order of the Lord. He preached to karmīs, jñānīs, bhogīs—those…

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The Method of Chanting Harināma and Gayatrī

The Method of Chanting Harināma and Gayatrī In his Bhajana-rahasya, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura writes: Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (17.129) states: manaḥ saṁharaṇaṁ śaucaṁ maunaṁ mantrārtha-cintanam avyagratvam anirvedo japa-sampatti-hetavaḥ While chanting, one should be one-pointed and give up talking…

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Name and Fame vs. Love for God

These days everyone wants pratiṣṭhā—name and fame. But if you want to receive the love of Gaurahari, and if you want to perform hari-bhajana, then first of all you must be tṛṇād api sunīcena: you…

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Who Gurudeva Will Give Sannyasa To

I therefore want to give the renounced order to very qualified persons who will not fall down. I will not give it to all of them at the same time. I will give it gradually,…

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Seven Excellent Results of Śrī-Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana

From the above discussion, it is proved that the living entities (jīvas), the material world (jaḍa-jagat) and the Lord’s personal splendor as regards His Vaikuṇṭha existence (tad-rūpa-vaibhava) are inconceivably one with and different from His…

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