Teachings, stories, and glimpses of life from our spiritual family around the world.
Radha-Ramana is a sannyasi. Therefore Radharani is not there. He is Mahaprabhu. So Radha-Krsna are both there. This Radha-Ramana is Mahaprabhu, but Krsna outside, and Radha within. Mahaprabhu as we know Him is Krsna inside…
Read moreGod is sama-darsi, He is equal to all. But that means that according to one’s actions, a corresponding result occurs. We should not think that we can do anything we like, any sinful activity, and…
Read moreA woman, following the orders of her husband, should start this vrata, which can fulfill all one’s desires, on the first day of the waxing fortnight of the Agrahāyaṇa month. Before beginning worship of the…
Read moreGenerally, men are not as pleased with service from another man as they are with service done to them by women. Women also are more pleased by the service of a man than by another…
Read moreCitraketu was affectionately joking with Siva and actually glorifying him, not insulting him. But Parvati-devi became angry upon hearing his words. She did not know the exalted position of Citraketu. She said, “This person has…
Read moreIf one rejects bhagavad-dharma and follows only jada-dharma he will gradually degrade himself to the lowest position imaginable in this creation. For the sake of bodily maintenance, people take up many practices and dharmas, but…
Read moreOur only interest should be how to, in this life, develop relationship with the bhaktas and Bhagavan. By being present inside fire, iron becomes just like fire. We are like that iron. We must think,…
Read moreAs the flow of a great river sometimes causes parts of the bank to break and fall inside the water, only to form small islands in the middle of the river in the future and…
Read moreOur worshipful Srivas Pandita, who has the adhikara to grant entrance into any dhama (Vraja-dhama, Gauda-dhama, or Ksetra-dhama), appeared on this day, not just to propagate the yuga-dharma, but to protect, teach, and help all…
Read moreIt is easy for a conditioned soul to be ill-behaved and acquire bad habits, but very difficult for him to form good habits and behavior. If someone takes shelter of Ekādaśī-devī however, she will help…
Read moreEkadasi-devi proclaims, “I will help the conditioned souls remain unaffected by any form of sin that may trouble them. I am ready to fight. No sin will dare torment those who have taken shelter of…
Read moreAnyone can chant “Gauranga, Gauranga,” and “Nityananda, Nityananda.” You do not even need to chant these big names like Gauranga and Nityananda. Just chant Gaura-Nitai. “He Gaura, Ha Nitai! I am fallen. I have no…
Read moreVyāsadeva, in the form of Vṛndāvan Das Thakur, first prays to Nityānanda Prabhu. Nityānanda Prabhu is the root of Vyāsa, the root of all gurus. He is the mūla guru. Now many people discuss how…
Read moreGaura-purnima Kirtan! Prabhuji dances with the bhaktas! The Gaura-purnima program began with bhajanas at 4 a.m., as every day does...but the kirtana and katha program lasted the whole day without stop until almost 10 p.m.…
Read moreSrila Gurudeva glorified the Govinda-Damodara-Madhaveti kirtana countless times in his lectures in India and the West, over the years. During his preaching in the West, he focused on infusing the devotees around the world with…
Read morePray for Mahaprabhu’s shelter. He wants to give everything. If we follow the gardening process, the fruit of prema will come. But if you cannot follow this then what can I do. I am only…
Read moreHow was Madhavendra Puri’s ecstasy! How great was the prema that he distributed! He was a real sannyasi. He is the giver of aprakrta-rasa which itself destroys the taste for jada-rasa. His parampara is running…
Read moreMahaprabhu would always weep while thinking about His brother. Mahaprabhu also left home and took sannyasa. He left His aged mother, and newly-wed wife at home. They had no wealth, or property. Their home was…
Read moreSo, every quality can be used in the service of Krsna. If skills and talents are used in this way, that is very good; they must not be used for sense gratification. At the same…
Read moreWhatever we do, we should do for the happiness and benefit of Krishna and not for our satisfaction. Otherwise, our bhakti will weaken. What is the deep meaning of this sloka? When you have deep…
Read moreSrila Gurudeva: We sing Damodarastakam only because of the phrase, "Namo radhikayai tvadiya priyayai" (I offer my obeisances to Your beloved Radhika); otherwise, we have no need. This song is for the bhaktas of dasya,…
Read moreThat pastime personality is prema-bhakti, and in prema-bhakti there are five different personalities: Santa (neutral relation), dasya (servitorship), sakhya (friendship), vatsalya (parenthood), and madhurya (conjugal service). We should pray to madhurya-bhakti, which lives in the…
Read moreWhy do our acaryas worship all these gurus? If one only accepts one's own guru and does not accept the guru-parampara, he will not make tangible advancement in bhakti. It is stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.1.3):…
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