Teachings, stories, and glimpses of life from our spiritual family around the world.
In Orissa, in the place called Remuna, Madhavendra Puripada is continuously serving Khira-cora Gopinatha. When Madhavendra Puri left this world, he was placed in his samadhi-kunja there. Ordinary people cannot understand that he is eternally…
Read moreLate one night, Srila Gurudeva was in repose in his room when his rest was stirred by clamorous banging on the metal gate at the entrance to the temple. After rising an making his way…
Read moreIn one battle, armed with outdated rifles and bayonets, Kunja Bihari led his squadron in a surprise attack on a bunker behind enemy lines. Kunja Bihari alone survived the ambush. From the captured bunker, he…
Read moreBhakti means spontaneous loving service. When a servant renders service to his master in consideration of monetary exchange, it is not loving service neither this hired service can come within the category of “Bhakti”. When…
Read moreTo resolve the situation, Tansena took his sitar and started singing, but he sang off-tune and out of rhythm. His gurudeva, Svami Haridasa, chastised him, saying. “Is this how I taught you to sing?” He…
Read moreAnalyze, analyze, and discard. Analyze and throw out all egoistic and assertive tendencies: “I am something; I am someone, I have something to be proud of.” These have to be eliminated, and eliminated completely. It…
Read moreBut the guru replied, "Only one who serves sri guru will have such a sharp memory. Spiritual power flows from the heart of Sri guru to that person's heart, giving him good inspiration. He will…
Read moreOn the way, however, he again became attracted to a lady. remembering his gurudeva's advice, the prayed to God, "why do I, again and again, become attached to these physical bodies? My material body and…
Read moreWith the help of these five factors, all actions are effected: “The body, ego (in the form of the knot of spirit and matter), the separate senses, the different endeavors, and destiny, or the intervention…
Read moreThe second parasiti (condition) is as follows: Suppose at the time of taking diksa one’s gurudeva was really following the Vaisnava line, he was a madhyama-adhikari, and he knew many tattvas like krsna-tattva, and maya…
Read more“If Mahaprabhu had not appeared then how could we sustain our lives? How could we live? What type of ecstatic Rasa has He imbibed that we have been able to have a little taste? Without…
Read moreWhile drugs may enable one to penetrate into subtle realms otherwise unknown to those on the gross plane of existence, these subtle material planes are of no actual use to the soul, but merely represent…
Read moreOne night, however, Prabhupada had a dream-like vision in which he saw all the members of the Pancha Tattva being .led by Mahaprabhu in sankirtan, dancing toward the birthplace at the Yoga Pith in Mayapur,…
Read moreWe don't have to make disciples, we have to become disciples. In other words, we have to remain constantly engaged in the service of Krishna and the spiritual master. The devotees of Vishnu, the Vaishnavas,…
Read moreThese disciples then went to the sahajiya babajis at Radha Kunda. Those sahajiya babajis then gave them 'siddha pranamli' for five anna paisa, although they never knew the meaning of siddha-pranali. Real siddha-pranali has been…
Read moreThose who have taken to Krsna consciousness seriously, even there are some faults, still, they are saintly persons. That is the recommendation of Krsna. Because that fault may be due to his past habits, but…
Read moreThose who suppose they understand the meaning of his message without securing the guiding grace of the Acarya are disposed to unduly favor the methods of empiric study of his writings. There are persons who…
Read more[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] Darsana of August, 1992 Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja Even conditioned souls are qualified for bhakti, but for attaining raganuga-bhakti a greed is necessary. Greed comes by hearing the…
Read moreWe follow nirguna-tantras, that are favorable to our aspiration in the line of Gaudiya-Vaisnavism. Real tantra means that process which helps establish us in our eternal spiritual form and service. These processes are important. A…
Read moreAs she did parikrama, she would weep and say, “Oh Radhe! Oh Radhe!” when she chanted Srimati Radhika’s name, tears continuously flowed from her eyes. Except for me, no one saw her crying. Her tears…
Read moreYou may call on any member of my travelling group and ask them if I have spoken about rasa. They have travelled with me to many places; we just came from Holland after staying there…
Read moreIf this great self-realized soul had not descended in this world, no one would have known the meaning of pure bhakti. No one would have known the identity of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, the book Sri…
Read moreIf you want to be happy in this world, then accept an exalted, transcendental Guru who knows Gita, Bhagavatam, the Puranas and Vedas, who can remove all doubts, and who chants harinama sankirtana purely, following…
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