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The Works:
Publications in English
A Vine of Intense Longings – Utkalikā-vallarī
Ācārya Kesarī Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajṣāna Keśava Gosvāmī – His Life and Teachings
Arcana-dīpikā
Beyond Liberation
Beyond Liberation CD booklet
Beyond Nirvana
Bhakti-rasāyana
Bhakti-tattva-viveka
Dāmodara-līlā-mādhurī
Das Avatar Coloring Book
Essence of Bhagavad-gītā
Five Essential Essays
Gaudiya Vaisnavism versus Sahajiyaism
Going Beyond Vaikuṇṭha
Gopi-gita
Guru-Devatātmā
Happiness in a Fool’s Paradise
Jaiva-Dharma
Jaiva-dharma – Part One
Letters from America
My Śikṣā-guru & Priya-bandhu
Navadvipa Dhama Mahamiya
Our Gurus: One in Siddhānta, One in Heart
Pinnacle of Devotion
Prabandhāvalī
Raga-vartmacandrika
Ramanda Raya Samvad
Rays of Hope
School of Vraja CD/ book
Secrets of the Undiscovered Self
Secret Truths of the Bhāgavatam
Shower of Love
Śiva-tattva
Śrī Bhajana-rahasya
Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu-bindu
Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā
Śrī Braja Maṇḍala Parikramā
Śrī Camatkāra-candrikā – A Moonbeam of Complete Astonishment
Śrī Damodarastakam
Śrī Gauḍīya Gīti-guccha
Śrī Gīta-govinda
Śrī Hari-Nāma Mahā-Mantra
Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā
Śrī Manaḥ-śikṣā
Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma and the Prominent Holy Places of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas in Śrī Gauḍa-maṇḍala
Śrī Prema Samputa – The Treasure Chest of Pure Transcendental Love
Śrī Sankalpa-kalapdrumah
Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka
Śrī Upadeśāmṛta
Śrī Vraja-maṇḍala Parikramā
The Butter Thief
The Distinctive Contribution of Srila Rupa Gosvāmī
The Essence of All Advice
The Essence of Bhagavad-Gītā
The Eternal Function of the Soul
The Fearless Prince
Their Lasting Relation
The Journey of the Soul
The Nectar of Govinda-līlā
The Origin of Ratha-yātrā
The True Conception of Śrī Guru-tattva
The Way of Love
To Be Controlled by Love
Veṇu-Gīta
Rays of the Harmonist (periodical)
