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...I first met him in Calcutta, on Aksaya-tritya, the day on which the Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti was established. My Gurudeva, Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja, who later gave him the sannyasa order, had called…
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The entire world knows Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura as 'Prabhupada,' and any devotee can know his own bona fide Gurudeva by that title.' After the disappearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, his disciples gave him…
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Do not think about Vaikuntha. Vaikuntha cheats everybody. Don’t be attracted to opulence, wealth, and health. Think about Vrndavana and by its mercy your heart will become Krsna’s playing place. Now Srimati Radharani is present…
Read moreBhagavān, who dwells in the hearts of all, sent Devarṣi Nārada to him, and when Śrī Nārada clearly saw Dhruva’s firm determination, he bestowed dīkṣā-mantra upon him on the bank of the Yamunā at Mathurā,…
Read moreMaharṣi Durvāsā’s āśrama is a very ancient place. Here, Durvāsā performed austerities by which he attained numerous perfections. In three yugas, also, this āśrama is famous. From all over India, people come to see it…
Read moreŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has not written any books. He only spoke these eight verses called the Śikṣāṣṭakam. These verses are not ordinary. They are more important than the Gītā. These eight ślokas are so important.…
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Maharaja asked me to speak something about Giriraja Govardhana. In the morning, I tried to explain something. There is a question: Why did Krsna worship Giriraja Govardhana, and tell everyone else to also worship him?
Read moreOnce, Krsna was sitting at Bandhiravan with His sahkas, eating, playing, and having a good time while the cows grazed. The cows very happily ate the fresh grass. They noticed an area of grass that…
Read moreBecause of the attacks of the Mughals, the king of Jaipura decided to take Rādhā-Govindajī, Rādhā-Madana-mohana, Rādhā-Gopinātha, Rādhā-Dāmodara, and Rādhā-Mādhava out of Vṛndāvana. On the way, he stopped at Rādhā-kuṇḍa. The places where Rādhā-Govindajī, Rādhā-Madana-mohana,…
Read moreOne night, by his mystic power, he appeared to the king – by entering his dream – and he told him, “You are an excellent king. You are very generous, a truthful speaker and you…
Read moreThe word vidyä is derived from the verbal root vid, “to know” or “to understand”. In other words vidyä is that through which one can know service to Çré Kåñëa. When çuddha-bhakti arises in the…
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Read moreTry to give proper honor to your superiors. If you will not give, then you cannot have the mercy of Śrīla Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja. Try to give proper respect to your superiors, otherwise we…
Read moreHere Mahaprabhu expresses that Radharani feels like She has passed millions of years in separation from Krsna, while in fact only a moment has passed. Nothing is old in Vrndavan. Everything and everyone is always…
Read moreDevotion has two stages: (1) the stage of practice (sādhana-bhakti) and (2) the stage of perfection (prema-bhakti). Eternally perfect love of God is called prema-bhakti, and it is the living entity’s only eternal religion, or…
Read moreThe demigods are praying at the lotus feet of Bhagavān: “O Lord, the jīva is experiencing the auspicious and inauspicious fruits of lifetimes of karma. By the management of māyā he is wandering around in…
Read moreDuring this month of Kārtika, everyone was engaged in listening to hari-kathā four or five times a day. Bhajana and kathā would begin from three in the morning and continue until ten in the night.…
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