Rays of The Harmonist
- Symptoms of Degradation
- "There is no way I can imagine a separate institution"
- Why are we not realizing Bhagavān?
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Māhārāja
❝Unnecessary gossip about others (paracarcā) and acts of hypocrisy and deceit (kuṭīnāṭī) are symptoms of degradation. These disturbances are bound to occur if there is no taste for harināma and hari-kathā. Those who are desirous of progressing in hari-bhajana must keep distance from the association of anyone who indulges in paracarcā. If they don’t, the dirtiness of their hearts can also affect the hearts of those associating with them.❞ ..
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by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Māhārāja
❝Many preaching centres of the Gauḍīya Maṭha have been established today in the East and West, yet I consider all of them to be a single indivisible unit. I know those who have been favoured by jagad-guru Śrīla Sarasvatī Prabhupāda and those who are his disciples and grand-disciples to be my own people, and I convey my obeisance to them, knowing them to be Gauḍīyas. I know every Vaiṣṇava who is bathed in the current of Śrī Gaura-vāṇī-vinoda (the delight of Śrī Gaura’s message) to be my supreme well-wishing friend and most intimate relative, but there is no way I can imagine a separate institution.❞ ...
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❝Service to the devotees promises more than service to the Lord Himself. The association of the bhaktas is even more beneficial than the association of the Lord. The living place of the bhakta, the abode of śrīla gurudeva, is more favourable for śuddha-bhajana (pure, loving devotional service) than the abode of the Lord.❞ ...
Read MoreBy a Moment of Sadhu Sangha
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There are two kinds of mercy (krpa): Vaisnava-krpa and Krsna-krpa. There are two kinds of sraddha (faith): laukiki (material and weak) and paramarthika (transcendental and powerful). Paramarthika-sraddha is also of two kinds: vaidhi (regulative) and madurya (spontaneous, with a transcendental greed to enter Vrndavana as a gopi). Do you understand? The second kind is very, very difficult, and very rare...
Secrets Of Ratha-Yatra
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This Chariot Festival of Jagannatha-deva is very popular in India, and also outside of India, due especially to the preaching of Parama-pujyapada Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja. He knew that neophyte devotees can progress simply by kirtana, Ratha-yatra and other such devotional activities. He knew that by such activities they will realize who Lord Jagannatha really is, who Sri Vrajendra-nandana is, who Srimati Radhika, the power of Vrajendra-nandana, is, and who Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is...
Secrets Of Gundica Mandira Marjana
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What is the hidden deeper meaning of Gundica-marjana, the cleaning of the Gundica Temple? Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told some of the associates of the king, the king's guru Kasi Misra, the head pujari, and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, "I want to do Gundica-marjanam." In previous years, the King would tell some of his servants, "Go and clean the temple." But what could they do? They could sweep, but not with love and affection...
The Gopis' Accusations And Radha's Lament
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Here we are describing the deep moods of the Chariot Festival of Lord Jagannatha. Those moods are very, very deep. Yesterday I gave the external meanings for general persons, but for the high-class devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu like Svarupa Damodara, Ramananda Raya, Gadadhara Pandita, Rupa Gosvami, and so many others like them, there is a very deep meaning...
An Invitation to Develop and Expand the Sri Rupa Goswami Conference
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There has been growing interest in devotee communities locally developing their own seminars and conferences dedicated to exploring, analyzing, glorifying, and relishing the life and writings and impact of Srila Rupa Goswami...
We Are One Family
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We should not always remain in the kanistha-adhikari stage. There should be a way to go up to something superior, but our minds will not go there. We should try to make advancement through someone who is superior, through those who are practically serving, whose minds are there, who know Prabhupada’s mood, and who know the very deep process of Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami that Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja has written about in his books. We should try to go very deep...
A Room Darsana
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You have forgotten God, and only in this human form we can realize what is our relationship with God. You are an eternal servant of God. He is very beautiful and very powerful, with unlimited good qualities...
Pastimes of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja
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Once, after taking the permission of his Guru Maharaja, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, my Gurudeva went to visit Srila Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji Maharaja. At that time, Babaji Maharaja had closed the door of his bhajana kutir, which was a municipal outhouse. He had locked himself inside and refused to meet anyone...
Sri Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama 2020
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We cordially invite you to join us for a 7-day most inspirational pilgrimage to the nine islands of Sri Navadvipa dham, West Bengal, in the company of blissful devotees from all over the world.
Sri Jayadeva Gosvami
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This is Śrī Jayadeva Gosvāmī’s residence and place of bhajana. Jayadeva Gosvāmī was a contemporary of King Ballāla Sena, who greatly honoured him. Jayadeva’s bhajana-kuṭī was on the Gaṅgā’s eastern bank some distance from Ballāla Sena’s royal palace, but when an obstacle arose in his bhajana, he left there with his wife Padmāvatī and came to this solitary and charming garden...
Sri Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2019
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“Think of Vrindavana with love. Roll in its dust. Love it ardently. Please its moving and non-moving residents. Worship Sri Radha’s birthplace. With all your heart take shelter of Sri Vrindavana, the best of all holy places.”
Selected Nectarean Advice
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by Sri Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Siddhanti Gosvami Maharaja
The baddha-jiva is extremely insignificant; it is impossible for him to realise the magnitude of Sri Guru....
Sri Rupa Goswami Conference - 2019
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It is my honor on behalf of the conference to invite you to attend the Sri Rupa Goswami Conference on Vaishnavism. An international assembly of distinguished scholars will be speaking and we welcome your participation. While we don’t expect a large crowd to the English morning sessions, we do promise a comfortable assembly of like-minded scholars and attentive listeners...
New Braja Harikatha Festival, Badger, CA USA, 17-23 June 2019
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We are happy to announce the upcoming 24th annual New Braj Festival 2019! The festival will begin on Monday June 17th, 2019 – Sunday June 23th, 2019. Please mark your calendars and make plans to join us in Badger, CA.
Join us for 7 full days of Hari Katha and spiritual activities in the beautiful foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. New Braj Seva Team...
Pure Bhakti Academy Seminar 2019
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By the causeless mercy of our beloved Srila Gurudevas, nitya-lila om visnupada astottara sata Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja and nitya-lila om visnupada astottara sata Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja, Srila Prabhupada, we are very happy to announce that the Pure Bhakti Academy Seminars will take place again, in Sri Jagannath Puri Dham from Sunday 10 February till Friday 1 March 2019.
Sri Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama 2019
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We cordially invite you to join us for a 7-day most inspirational pilgrimage to the nine islands of Sri Navadvipa dham, West Bengal, in the company of blissful devotees from all over the world.
