Teachings, stories, and glimpses of life from our spiritual family around the world.
In opulence, even though there are grand displays of love and devotion, there is not so much sweetness, but where there is mādhurya, or sweetness, there will not be such outward displays of opulence, but…
Read moreIf someone has lost his eyes and goes to an expert kavirāja, he can give new eyes and enable one to see again. This is called cakṣu-dāna. Similarly, the conditioned soul has no spiritual eyes.…
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Read more“Parakīya-bhāva is the essence of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and this esoteric conception is what Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to disseminate. Śrīmatī Rādhikā did not live in the house of Nanda Baba as a bride because She…
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Read more“What were you doing in Govardhana?” Ācarya Kesari asked. “Why did you leave Śrī Śrī-Radha-Vinoda Bihārī? The roof has cracks and rainwater has been leaking on Ṭhākurajī. The pūjārī has not changed Their dress in…
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Read moreEnglish translation of Sripad Premananda Prabhuji's hari-katha/ Hari-katha (en) by Govardhan das Brahamacari and hari-katha by Sripad Premananda Prabhuji (hi)/ / For more daily hari-katha from Sri Radhe Kunj visit and join www.svapaksa.com / Radhe…
Read moreIndra is always envious. He doesn’t want anyone to go to Goloka-Vaikuṇṭha. If anybody tries doing bhajana, Indra will disturb that person in many ways. He will try to have him enjoy name, fame, and…
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Read moreAfter taking sannyāsa , Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to Śrī Jagannātha Purī. In the Gauḍīya-sampradāya, sannyāsa means accepting gopī-bhāva and the shelter of the vraja-gopīs . Why then did Mahāprabhu not go to Vṛndāvana? This is…
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Read moreSo especially in this month we serve Kṛṣṇa with flowers, and just as Śrīmatī Tulasī-devī is very glorious, so these flowers are also very glorious. The eight sakhīs offer themselves to Kṛṣṇa for his service;…
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Read moreGaṅgā water and Tulasī and candana are the most important paraphernalia in the execution of Keśava-vrata. During this month, Brahmā sang the prayers known as Brahma-saṁhitā. With the desire to serve ādi-puruṣa Govinda, he submitted…
Read moreAs everyone heard Śukadeva Gosvāmī speak, they enriched themselves with the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes. Therefore, everyone became brahmacārīs. They no longer divided their love and affection among others. When a lucky person will hear…
Read moreCaitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.70 Rāmānanda Rāya continued, “As long as one is hungry and thirsty, all sorts of food and drink bestow pleasure. Similarly, even if a devotee worships the Supreme Lord, the friend of the…
Read moreOnce, in the late 1970’s, with Srila Gurudeva, during Nrsimha–caturdasi in Devananda Gaudiya Matha, a huge storm came in the evening, after we had been performing kirtana and programs, and fasting the whole day. It…
Read moreIf we desire prema-sevā, divine loving service, we will make a firm vow to Śrīmatī Rādhikā and Her prominent sakhīs like Lalita-devi, Viśākhā, Rūpa Mañjarī, and so forth. We will pray, “I will not take…
Read moreIf the living entities have no love, they will not be able to change. They will chant any other names. Give them prema.” “Yes,” Mahāprabhu said, “I will give. I have not given this in…
Read more“No! I am great and superior to all. I am more qualified than everyone else. All must spread my glories far and wide.” “Mahārāja, you are not being honest with yourself. You do not know…
Read moreWe can be connected to Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa through these books of our Guru-varga. By honoring our ācāryas, their books, and their instructions, we can realize the essence of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa's sweetness and beauty. Even if you cannot…
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