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Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Kāmadā Ekādaśī comes in the month of Caitra, (March / April), during the bright fortnight . The glories of this Ekādaśī are not liked by those who are unqualified and materially attached. All Ekādaśīs are…

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The Appearance Day of Lord Sri Rama

There is a secret meaning behind the pastime of Queen Kaikeyi asking her two boons from Maharaja Dasaratha. Kaikeyi was not cruel. She loved Sri Rama more than she loved Bharata. When Rama was a…

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Initiation in Hari-katha & How We Repay Guru

Go to any person who is tattva-vetta, whether he is a brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha or out of varnasrama society, no harm. He may be Mohammedan like Haridasa Thakura, no harm. You should go and take…

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From Whom We Beg

A fter Gaura-pūrṇimā, Śrīla Gurudeva accompanied Ācārya Kesarī and some close associates to various holy sites in Gauḍa-maṇḍala—the area in Bengal where Mahāprabhu performed His pastimes, which includes the appearance places of many exalted Vaiṣṇavas…

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Advent of the Golden Lord

A s is Vaiṣṇava custom for any appearance day of the Lord, Śrīla Gurudeva fasted on Gaura-pūrṇimā, along with the rest of the devotees congregated at Devānanda Gauḍīya Maṭha. From morning to evening, the Caitanya-Bhāgavata…

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Understanding the Behavior of Sri Sankara

Understand? You are doing upahasa, ridicule of Bhakti-devi. Bhakti knows everything. It is written anywhere that someone once gave tilaka to the forehead of a donkey and everyone was doing pranama to that donkey. They…

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Friend of All

A t the time of initiation, a guru gives his disciple a new name, signifying his spiritual birth, and suggesting his spiritual nature. After Gurudeva attended the fire ceremony that concludes the rite of initiation,…

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Transcendental Knowledge

O n the morning of Gaura P ū rṇim ā , Śrīla Gurudeva shaved off his hair and mustache, symbolizing his renunciation of family life in a dedication to service of Kṛṣṇa, and then received…

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Fulfillment of the desires of Guru-varga

Vinoda was a brilliant boy and swiftly progressed through school. On his own volition, he devised a brahmac ā r ī union with his fellow classmates, explaining to them, “The purpose of human life is…

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Blossoming of Pure Bhakti

M any festivals were celebrated in the months after Ś r ī la Gurudeva joined the temple, leading up to the appearance of Caitanya Mah ā prabhu on March 7 , 1947 . Ś r…

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