Teachings, stories, and glimpses of life from our spiritual family around the world.
“Don’t criticize all the Kaṁsas and Jarasandas. Spend your time in always glorifying Nanda, Yaśodā, the gopas, gopīs, Kṛṣṇa, and the devotees. Don’t care much for your life’s maintenance. A lower-class devotee can do so,…
Read moreAfter sometime, Śrīla Bābājī Mahārāja spoke the following words to the assembled devotees, “Except the absence of the desire for obtaining the objects of this world, I didn’t see any transcendental mood in the landlord…
Read moreMarch 1912 All of you are the servants of Śrī Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. I am your servant. All of you have named me as ‘Śrī Gaura Kiśora dāsa.’ Please bestow such mercy upon…
Read moreOne day, Prāṇa Gopāla Gosvāmī gave a blanket to Śrīla Bābājī Mahārāja to protect himself from the winter. When Śrīla Bābājī Mahārāja wrapped it around himself during the night, he felt a little sleepy. On…
Read moreŚrīla Gaura Kiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja was born in the Year 1830. He was born in a mercantile family in a village called ‘Bāghajāna.’ This village, situated on the banks of the river Padma, lies…
Read moreWhen Śrī Guru departs, he looks to see who among his followers wants his further association. He thus arranges a place for them to be with him. Those devotees read his teachings and glories. One…
Read moreI worship Śrīmatī Rādhikā who has lotus-petal eyes, I remember Śrīmatī Rādhikā whose face is sweetly smiling, and I speak of Her whose heart is melting with compassion. My life has no other purpose than…
Read moreSri Krsna is begging Srimati Radhika, "O Devi, I am taking My ears in My hand.*[See endnote 1] I have done something wrong. I promise that in the future I will never again commit any…
Read more“When I am going on my morning walk, I am present with Rādhikā and the mañjarīs. My skirt is rose pink and my shawl and blouse are light yellow—the color of a campaka flower. People…
Read moreI have told you that Rāya Rāmānanda was like a king, like a viceroy. When they met, he told Caitanya Mahāprabhu. “At first I saw You as a sannyāsī in the renounced order; a very…
Read moreFrom a lecture given by Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja on 19th March, 1992, in Bhubaneswar, India. For the last two days, and this will be the third day, we have been discussing the causes for…
Read moreDevotee 1: Ś abda-brahma is Kṛṣṇa in sound vibration? Ś r ī la Gour Govinda Swami: Yes. One has to hear. It is not that, “All right, tapes are there, I’ll hear the recorded tapes.”…
Read moreOne Mahārāja said that “Bābājī Mahārāja used to love this devotee very much.” After listening to Mahārāja, Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura said, “Śrīla Bābājī Mahārāja’s love was not like this. It is not proper to say…
Read moreOne should think, “I have not created anything. All this creation comes from God, and anything I have, I will offer first to God; then it is pure.” Then you will have no more suffering…
Read moreI don’t know if my Prabhu’s kathā will be relishable or not for everyone. But someone may think: “What will I stand to gain by listening to your Prabhu’s kathā? Am I using my time…
Read moreI received your letter, dated 20.9.66, on time. Our relationship is certainly based on spontaneous love. That is why there is no chance of us forgetting one another. By the mercy of Guru and Gaurāṅga,…
Read moreThen he [Rāya Rāmānanda] prayed to Caitanya Mahāprabhu. At first I used to know You as a mad person but now I am seeing by Your grace that You are a topmost Vaisnava; and not…
Read moreJagannātha told Ramānujācārya, “Why did you fight with my servants? This is not your duty. It is My responsibility. You are guru and ācārya; if anyone comes to you for love, affection and shelter then…
Read moreSometimes Varuṇa-deva comes as the ocean into Purī. He says, “You took my daughter in marriage, please give me her darśana. She is busy day and night cooking; she never gets to meet with me.”…
Read moreOn the other side, Kṛṣṇa was in Dvārakā, suffering from the agony of separation from Rādhārāṇī. In the meantime, Nārada Ṛṣi came to Dvārakā. He had just been to Hastināpura, for he was searching for…
Read moreEvery evening when he returned home, Viśvāvasu distributed prasādam, and everyone flocked to him to receive some of the mercy. This is the nature of sādhus. Sādhus are family members of God and they have…
Read moreOne cannot feel any peace in this world without the merciful speech of the genuine vaiṣṇavas. A person may take so many pharmaceutical drugs to alleviate his aches and pains, but nothing will give permanent…
Read more[Harikatha inspired by the Guru-varga. Spoken 21 Aug 2013 in Jagannatha Puri Dhama] Jagannatha Puri Ksetra Dhama is the nitya-prakasa-sthana of Baladeva Prabhu. nilacala-nivasaya nityaya paramatmane balabhadra-subhadrabhyam jagannathaya te namah Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra are…
Read moreMahāprabhu stayed in the Gambhīrā for eighteen years. He there relished the moods of Śrīmatī Rādhārānī. He carried Kṛṣṇa in His heart, just like Śrīmatī Rādhikā does, and He experienced the sentiments She feels when…
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