Rays of The Harmonist
- To Refute Misconceptions is Guru-sevā
- Appropriate Renunciation
- Sannyasa-garb Won't Make It Easier
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Māhārāja
❝To refute misconceptions is guru-sevā. If, at any point, one can understand that someone is giving misleading teachings, one should, in a civil manner, refute them and establish the faultless siddhānta. Doing so is the ideal of conviction in service to guru. If, despite knowing and hearing the truth, one conceals it, hypocrisy finds its outlet, and that entails a lapse of duty. This (refuting someone’s views) is never contrary to humility or amānī-mānada-dharma.❞ ...
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by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Māhārāja
❝The renunciation by which the body becomes completely useless and which awakens impediments to hari-bhajana is not favourable for bhakti. You must accept bhagavat-prasāda appropriately. It is indeed proper to accept all the objects of the senses that are essential for one’s well-being, in a manner that is favourable for one’s kṛṣṇa-bhajana.❞ ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
❝It is essential to have full confidence in Bhagavan. It is equally essential to have similar firm determination to perform hari-bhajana, the process of devotional service. I must receive His grace. I must not go astray. I must always go on chanting His name. God will undoubtedly help me if I am bona fide.❞ ...
Read MoreRatha-yatra 2011 Videos
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For the pleasure of the vaishnavas, I would like to share glimpses of our Ratha Yatra experience here in Sri Jagannath Puri dhama this year. Like last year, our sankirtan party led everyone to a transcendental madness in singing Harinama and the glories of Vraja dhama and Radhika that quickly pulled the Lord’s Chariots away from Dwarka (Jagannath Temple) and back to Sweet Vrindavan-dhama (Gundica Temple)...
Birmingham Festival of Harikatha 24-27 June 2011 (arrive 23)
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We are excited and pleased to announce a UK festival from 24-27 June 2011, with Sripada BV Vana Maharaja plus Sripada BV Ashram Maharaja and Sripada BV Giri Maharaja with Sriman Jiva Pavana Prabhu as MC...
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Śrī Śrī Bhagavata Patrikā Subscription - Now Online!
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By Śrīla Gurudeva's mercy "Śrī Śrī Bhāgavata Patrikā", monthly magazine in Hindi, is now online. Now one can become a NEW subscriber or RENEW one's subscription to this magazine online. See the preview of latest issue of "Śrī Śrī Bhāgavata Patrikā"...
Bhakti Festival – Ratha Yatra Parade, Berlin – 10 to 14 June 2011
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We are happy to announce our Ratha Yatra Festival with Sripad Bhaktivedanta Van Maharaja. His descriptions of Sri Caitanyas Mahaprabhus pastimes in Puri will pacify our minds and gift us with spiritual strength and inspiration. The festival is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with like-minded people and convey the joy of devotional service to hundreds of thousands of bystanders...
New Braja Harikatha Festival, Badger, CA USA, June 8th-13th, 2011 - (updated)
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Srila Gurudeva has predicted that many devotees will come to New Braja Dhama and discuss and remember him and his harikatha while weeping in separation. Please plan to come and be part of ...
New Books for Download
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New English titles in download section include Brhad-Bhagavatamrta 2nd Canto Volume 1, Harmony, The Distinctive Contribution of Sri Rupa Gosvami, and Vaisnava Siddhanta-mala, The Principle of Sri Guru and Service to Sri Guru, and The Speciality of The Gift of Mahaprabhu.
Report: Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama March 12-19, 2011
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Our most worshipful Srila Gurudeva, nitya-lila pravista om visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, spent the last fifteen years traveling the world and inspiring devotees in their bhakti – and everywhere he went, he invited his audiences to come for the Kartika parikrama in Vrndavana and the Gaura-mandala parikrama in Navadvipa...
Nepi-Rome Harikatha Festival with Sripad BV Vana Maharaja 2nd-6th June, 2011
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For the pleasure of Srila Gurudeva and all the Vaisnavas we are happy to announce a Vaisnava Seminar from 2nd to 6th of June 2011 in Nepi-Rome (Italy) with...
Sri Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama 2011
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In Govardhana, just before the end of Sri Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2010, Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja personally invited all of us to attend Sri Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama in the holy land of Sri Navadvipa-dhama.
2011 Vyasa-puja Harmonist Special Edition Preview
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On the day of Srila Gurudeva's vyasa-puja, 2nd Feb. 2011, a special edition of Rays of The Harmonist was published and presented in honour of him. It features 188 pages of valuable articles by our guru-varga regarding the glories of sri guru, as well as affectionate offerings to him from senior Vaisnavas and Vaisnavis in our own sanga and some from other sangas.
A Vyasa-puja Celebration in the Dhama of Separation
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Many times we heard from Srila Gurudeva that there is actually no difference between the appearance and disappearance day of a Vaisnava. A pure devotee does not appear in this world due to the reactions of his previous activities, like an ordinary conditioned soul...
Tour Report- Viraha Mahosava Festivals -India
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There are no words in the English language to describe these four viraha-mahotsava festivals, held in honor of the divine disappearance of our most worshipful Srila Gurudeva, nitya-lila pravista om visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja.
Mp3 recordings of Viraha Sabhas
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Pujyapad Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja was here in Mathura for a few days to join the Viraha Sabhas in honor of our most worshipful Divine Master nitya-lila pravista om vishnupad Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja that took place in Govardhan, Vrndavan and Mathura...
Viraha Mahotsavas - 9th,10th,14th& 15 January 2010
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We have organized viraha-sabhas, gatherings for the purpose of offering deep, heartfelt śraddhā-puṣpāñjali and remembering the transcendental glories of Śrīla Gurudeva...
Srila Gurudeva’s Samadhi Ceremony - Viraha Mahotsava
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On December 29, 2010, at 3.00 am, in Sri Jagannatha Puri-dhama, our beloved Srila Gurudeva nitya-lila pravista om visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja left the external vision of the souls in this world and accepted maha-samadhi.
Our Beloved Gurudeva Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja enters Samadhi
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Today, Sri Krsna Navami Tithi, the 29th of December, on the most auspicious day of the appearance of nitylila pravista om vishnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vaman Gosvami Maharaja, our most beloved Gurudeva, Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaja has entered the eternal pastimes of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna at 03.00 AM in Sri Jagannath Ksetra Dham, the transcendental residence of Sri Jagannath Deva, Sri Baladeva and Srimati Subhadra.
