1.Is there any difference between Sri Gauda-mandala and Vraja-mandala? I will not differentiate between the residents of Gauda and Vraja. In this way, I will always reside in Vraja, see the actual form of the dhama, and become.a maidservant of Radharanl.(Saranagati) 2.Why have Navadvipa, Vraja, and Goloka manifest differently even though they are one in [...]

Dear Swamij and devotees, Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! My humble obeisances! What happened up there on Facebook today was a very fascinating thing — I first open the page in the afternoon and read the beautiful experience of Swamiji in Radha Kunda — then I read this comment at the bottom — I first don’t [...]

An extract from Shri sanakumara- samhita txt 54 -78 I meditate on 2 armed Lord Krsna who is dark like a monsoon cloud, dressed in yellow garments, garlanded with forest flowers … Crowned with a peacock feather, and garlanded with lotus whorls, whose face is splendid like 10 million moons, whose eyes move restlessly… whose [...]

The Lord’s Mercy is alone truth. Everything else is merely a conception of God and all miconceptions of the Lord kill the truth about Him. You can’t fit the Lord into a mould, for He shows He is beyond mind and senses. There is no way to tell the difference between the Lord and a [...]

The divine sound of the pure name (Suddha nama) must have its origin beyond the area of misconcepion or Maya The extent of Maya is up to the highest planet in the material world, Satyaloka. Beyond Satyaloka is the vraja river and the world of consciousness, Brahmaloka, and then the Spiritual Sky. And, if we [...]

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people wont feel insecure around you We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us [...]

If an aspirant for pure devotion meditates on the guru, is conscious of him and is fixed in his service, then whether he or she is physically near to the spiritual master or far away, there is no chance of being troubled by the enemies of lust and anger. And if they do come near, [...]

The Three Levels of Devotees Ramananda Basu and his father Satyaraja Khan were the exemplary householders from the village of Kulinagrama amongst Mahaprabhu’s dearest followers. Once, they came to see the Lord in Puri and asked Him about a householder devotee’s duties. Mahaprabhu answered them in detail, advising all householders everywhere that they have three [...]

Dear devotees, Now that a tough period in life has just passed, I have decided to keep up my service — this time aiming to be totally transparent and depending only on divine mercy to guide my judgement. And speaking of mercy, this topic is all about how we are so totally dependent on the [...]

The piety that comes from contact with a saintly person results in a growing detachment from this world with its fleeting pleasures and frustrations. This in turn leads to a desire to associate with people who are cultivating the eternal truth. Upon hearing the Krishna conscious discourses from the lips of a saintly person, the [...]

by Suhotra Swami We judge three kinds of experience by five kinds of value. The words “good” and “evil” indicate what our judgements are ultimately about. For example, in the devotional dimension of value, many possible objects of love can be considered: mother, father, the family dog, the girl next door, a Hollywood film star, [...]

Initiation” by Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada 27 August 69 , Hamburg Prabhupada: Apavitrah pavitro va. One may be in impure condition and one may be in pure condition. Sarvavastham, in all conditions. Avastha means all conditions. Gato ‘pi va, situated, in any condition situated; yah, anybody; smaret, remembers; pundarikaksam. Pundarikaksam means “the Lord whose [...]