The Seed and Rasa of Bhakti
At first, we will have to follow externally; and that is vaidhī-bhakti. If he has past impressions, then he will quickly develop. But if he does not have past impressions his previous births, then it…
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Teachings of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Prabhupāda
May 25, 1996 Leicester, U.K. Śrīla Gurudeva: Now I want to explain some teachings of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura. He had given these teachings in his last days. He gave these teachings one day…
Read moreTo Live in Vṛndāvana
May 24, 1996 Bath, U.K. Srila Gurudeva: Without the mercy of Nityānanda Prabhu, we cannot go forward even an inch in the realm of bhakti . Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy will be achieved only by the…
Read moreThe Glory of Svāmī Prabhupāda and Our Line
6 May 1996 Boven-Leeuwen, Holland Srila Gurudeva: First of all, I offer my heartly expressions of devotion to the lotus feet of my Gurudeva, nitya-līlā-praviṣṭa oṁ viṣṇupāda aṣṭottara-śata śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja.…
Read moreAnnakuta Mahotsava
Today is Annakuta Maha Mahotsava. All sampradayas follow this day and worship Sri Gurudev. I will speak about something today which is not present in any sastra, any sampradaya or is not in any planetary…
Read moreŚrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Prabhupāda’s Specialty
[From Four Ācāryas: Biography of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda , originally written in Hindi by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja, English translation published by Bhakta Bandhav Publications.] The contribution of every ācārya bears a…
Read moreYou Should Be Very Strict
Srila Gurudeva: Only chanting the holy name is not enough. Only putting on tilaka will not do. Only some hearing and learning some slokas will not do. Only doing kirtana is not enough. If you…
Read moreThe Divine Appearance of Srila Gurudeva
In the brāhmaṇa (priestly caste) village of Tiwārīpur, situated in the Buxar district of Bihar, India, near the banks of the holy Gaṅgā, the liberated soul, Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja, renowned as Śrīla Gurudeva…
Read moreSri Advaita Saptami
Srila Gurudeva is very strong and strictly follows the line coming from his Param Gurudeva, Prabhupāda Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s time, never breaking it. He would tell us that it is necessary to follow all these vratas…
Read moreDon’t Waste Your Time
What is the meaning of acintya? It cannot be known by our intelligence, by grammar, or by any endeavor of these senses, never. How will it come? Only by grace and causeless mercy of Krsna…
Read moreDon’t Have Any Doubt
We should not have any doubt in Guru-tattva, in those who are certainly krsna-tattva-vetta, like Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Read moreWho is Guru?
Who is Guru? He who is krsna-tattva-vetta, who knows all tattva, jiva-tattva, krsna-tattva, rasa-tattva, prema-tattva, he who is knowing everything about all these things, he is Guru. Whether he will be a sudra, or renounced,…
Read moreVedanta Only Describes Bhakti
Vedanta is a bona fide Vaisnava book and bhakti-grantha, bhakti scripture. Only bhakti is described there, everywhere bhakti and bhakti. But how was Sarvabhauma explaining all these things? In his own mood. All his arguments…
Read moreReal, Transcendental Diksa
You have been admitted into the school of diksa. It is not that real diksa has in a day or two been given to you. You have been admitted into the school and gradually that…
Read moreReal Initiation
The real effect of this initiation mantra iis that it makes anyone eternally mad. It will cause them to sometimes weep loudly and sometimes laugh.
Read moreThree Kinds of Vaisnavas
There are three kinds of Vaisnavas: those who are chanting the holy name sometimes, those who are always chanting the holy name, and those by whom seeing them Krsna’s name comes and dances on the…
Read moreThe Story of The Rat
In these pastimes, these very beautiful, sweet pastimes of Krsna, there is also so much tattva-jnana; Krsna-tattva-jnana, maya-tattva-jnana, and all the processes of how to do bhajana, how Krsna can be controlled, and how we…
Read moreThe Pastimes of Krsna
The pastimes of the Krsna are non-different from Krsna Himself. They are even more powerful than Krsna. If anyone will hear all these pastimes, then Krsna will enter into that devotees heart through his ears.
Read moreAnartha-Nivrtti
One who has attained nistha, he has crossed over all nama-aparadha, seva-aparadha, and all other kinds of offenses. He has crossed laya, viksepa, apratipratti, kasaya, and rasasvada. He must cross over all these things.
Read moreKanistha and Madhyama-Adhikari
The kanistha-adhikari has some shadow of bhakti, but not pure bhakti, so they cannot help anyone in bhakti. If they will associate with a madhyama-adhikari bhakta, then he can be promoted. Otherwise not.
Read moreThree Types of Siddhas
There are two kinds of siddhas: jnana-marga siddha and bhakti-marga siddha. Jnana-marga siddha is perfect in the path of impersonal knowledge. Bhakti-marga siddha are those who are expert in bhakti. They are both considered siddha,…
Read moreTwo Kinds of Association
Those who are explaining the hari-katha, the powerful pastimes of Krsna, he should be qualified. If he is like so many mayavadis who are very learned in all epics, even in Srimad-Bhagavatam, but he has…
Read moreWho Is Qualified?
Anyone, even someone like Jagai and Madhai, can be also be qualified for bhakti if he has sraddha for bhakti, if he has faith and honor.
Read moreReal Sadhu-Sanga
If anyone is so fortunate and his material desires are going to be finished and his cycle of birth and death is going to be destroyed, then he will obtain sadhu-sanga, real sadhu-sanga.
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