From Shri Navadvipa Dhama Mahatmya Parikrama Khanda Prathama Adhyaaya – Chapter 1 Saadhaarana mahaatmya Introductory Glories of Shri Navadvipa Dhama By His Divine Grace Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Translated By HH Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada “The spiritual glories and importance of the Holy Name, Pastimes and Abode of the Supreme Lord Krishna are known and easily [...]
From Shri Navadvipa Dhama Mahatmya Parikrama Khanda Prathama Adhyaaya – Chapter 1 Saadhaarana mahaatmya Introductory Glories of Shri Navadvipa Dhama By His Divine Grace Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Translated By HH Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada sukha-laagi sarva jiva naanaa yukti kare tarka kare, yoga kare, samsaara-bhitare..29 Each and every soul is constantly striving and devising multitudinous [...]
Glories of Balaram Compiled from various sources By Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada All Credits to the Various Sources Who is Lord Balarama? LORD BALARAMA is the first personal expansion of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All other incarnations expand from Him. In Lord Krishna’s pastimes, He plays as Krishna’s older brother. Together Krishna [...]
Article from the Nitaai Veda At the height of Indian summer, right at the beginning of the Monsoon, the Lord of Puri goes to his garden palace for the annual summer vacation. Originally the festival has its foundation in the residents of Vrindavan bringing back their Lords, Krishna, Balaram and Lady Subhadra from Kurukshetra. Today [...]
his is classic essay on this subject By Shrila Sacchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura, the Modern Pioneer Spiritual Preceptor of Gauranga Dharma, written in his Vaishnava Toshani magazine. What is proper occupation? To know this, one should see the behavior of Shri Gauranga Mahaprabhu’s followers. As far as possible I will try to briefly compile them in [...]
compiled by HH BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada Shrila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami nityananda balite haya krishna-premodaya;aulaya sakala anga,asru-ganga vaya.(Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi-lila 8.23) “Simply by chanting the name ‘Nityananda’ one awakens his love for Krishna. Thus all his bodily limbs are agitated by ecstasy of love of God, and tears flow from his eyes like the waters of [...]
Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja Srila Sridhar Maharaj: One must be given admission, in order to enter into the Lord’s own family of servitors. That is diksa, initiation. Through diksa, one receives divya-jnanam, divine knowledge, enlightenment; he can understand that “Krsna is my Guardian, He is my all-in-all.” And leaving all other duties, one promises [...]
By HH Mahanidhi Swami in the book Art of Chanting Hare Krishna Whether the mind is your best friend or worst enemy-know for sure that he is here to stay. So you had better get to know him. One can understand the ways and habits of the mind through daily in¬trospection, self-analysis or self-examination. If [...]
Dear Guru Maharaj, Devotees Dandavat pranams I have a question relating to this part of the Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 text 30 One who sees that all activities are performed by the body, which is created of material nature, and the self does nothing, actually sees’ I understand that the modes of material nature act upon [...]
From Bhaktivinoda Vani Vaibhava by Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Chp 18: What is the holy name of Krsna? The holy name of Lord Krsna is the bud of the flower of rasa. Rasa is pure and unbroken, and by the mercy of Krsna, it has been spread in the world as the holy name.{Hari-nama-cintamani) 2.Which instruction [...]
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 [...]
nama cintamanih krishnas chaitanya-rasa-vigrahah purnah suddho nitya-mukto ‘bhinnatvan nama-naminoh The holy name of Krishna is transcendentally blissful. It bestows all spiritual benedictions, for it is Krishna Himself, the reservoir of all pleasure. Krishna’s name is complete, and it is the form of all ranscendental mellows. It is not a material name under any condition, and [...]
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 [...]
Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s schedule while he was staying in Jagannatha Puri. He was never idle, being always engaged in the service of the Lord Betweent 7.30 and 8.00pm he would go to bed. He would then rise just before 10pm, light his oil lamp, write books until 4.00amm. Then he would rest again for 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 [...]
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, [...]
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