Reflections on the path of devotion.

I Belong To ISKCON - 22 May 1996, Radlett U.K.

I am the same person as I was when I was serving Svamiji and I will continue to be the same person. I will never do anything against Svamiji or ISKCON. I am a follower…

Who the Ragatmika Bhakta Is? - 21 May 1996, Radlett U.K.

We should read and offer prayers (vandana). We should chant more and more with deep mindedness. Your mind should not go here and there. Our minds should be absorbed for hours and hours. So we…

Setting Your Watch - Watford 18 May 1996

Our Guru Maharaja would often say, “If you reset or tune your watch by twenty-fours and after twenty-fours have passed, you have forgotten about the watch, then the watch will stop functioning for it has…

A Christmas Message from Srila Gurudeva

Today is Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ. In Europe and other countries, hardly anyone knows what Jesus Christ was doing in his youth, at around 15 years of age. Indian history shows that…

Sri Guru Darsana Audio!

What has Hanumana Done? - Radlett, U.K. - 16 May 1996

So, Hanuman’s service to Rama was incomparable, but he cannot go to Vrindavana. He cannot go. Why? If he sees Mother Yasoda disciplining her son, Krishna, Hanuman will think, “My Lord is being disciplined?” Thinking…

Sowing the Seed - Radlett, U.K. - 16 May 1996

We know that Ajamila was a bad person. At first, he was a good person. He was the son of a Brahmin, and of good character. He diligently served his parents, his wife was very…

Srila Jiva Gosvami's Disappearance Day

If Jiva Gosvami had not written Sad-Sandarbha, if he had not written Sri Gopala Campu, if he had not revealed his commentaries on Sri Ujjvala Nilamani, Sri Bhakti-rasamrita-sindu and so many other books, we would…

Srila Jiva Gosvami - Perth, Australia: 1998

Actually, Srila Rupa Gosvami was right and Srila Jiva Gosvami was also right. A disciple should not tolerate anything against his Gurudeva. Thus, both the guru and disciple were right. Srila Rupa Gosvami wanted to…

Hari-katha, 16 Dec 2017

Check out the latest hari-katha from Sri Radhe Kunj, with Hindi and English evening hari-katha on Sri Rasa-pancadhyayi, and a morning lecture on Sri Guru Darsana, the biography of Srila Gurudeva's Life and Teachings.

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When you are old, your teeth will weaken and fall out. Your eyes will gradually become blind, and your hair will turn white. Holding a stick to support yourself, you will pray, “Oh God, please…

The Same as Nectar

You should learn all these slokas. You cannot enter the realm of bhakti by bypassing these slokas. You must always remember these slokas. I think kanistha-Vaisnavas want to gallop past these slokas. But you should…

Running After Movie Stars

If you see a beautiful lady, think, “My sister is so beautiful; she is the beloved of Krsna.” When you come across any beautiful lady or object, think, “Oh, how beautiful this person is! This…

Who is Disciple?

You should know what constitutes real initiation. Is reciting the mantras into the ear, real initiation? A person who is externally initiated, but is not heartily adopting the principles, activities, teachings, and behavior of his…

Is Parakiya-bhava Present There?

If there is no parakiya-bhava there, then it will not be present in this material world, which is a shadow of the spiritual world. If a cow is grazing, then the shadow of the cow…

How to Enter Madhurya-rasa

You should see by the instance of the creeper. The creeper is lying down on the earth. If there is a tree, or a bamboo or anything to support the creeper, then the creeper will…

Qualified for ABCD?

There are those who say, “You are not qualified to listen to these discussions.” Then for whom are these discussions written? Those who propagate this notion of ineligibility are misguiding other devotees. By listening to…

What Do You Want?

All of you are most fortunate to come in this line. Don’t give up. Be energetic and try to develop your bhakti with the aid of enthusiastic endeavors. You should earn because you are grhastas…

The Door and the Fee - Rasa-pancadhyayi English

Another beautiful class by Prabhuji on Rasa-pancadhyayi. Here is the English simultaneous translation. All the classes are posted on soundcloud.com/svapaksa, including the original Hindi! Radhe Shyam!

Krsna's Call and the Gopis' Response - Rasa-pancadhyayi English

The Salagram Nutcracker - Rasa-pancadhyayi English

Spiritual Matriculation - Rasa-pancadhyayi English

The Seva Kunj Pujari and Srila Gurudeva Pastime Translated

Here is the translation of the interview with Candra Mohan Prabhu, the pujari in Sri Seva Kunj, who received the instruction from Srimatiji Herself to bring Her prasada to Srila Gurudeva, who was present in…

Return to Your Husbands

This is called parakiya-bhava, the mood of paramour love. In Indian culture or Vedic culture, after marriage, the wife becomes like a dasi (maidservant). And she is controlled by her husband. The husband has the…