Our Master - His Life
A most endearing hallmark of his preaching was the heart-stealing affection he showed to all. As an uttama-bhāgavata, he entered the deepest recesses of the heart to give the unmistakable reassurance that he is one's eternal well-wisher. The depth of his affection is a tangible reality for all who have experienced it, and this in itself bears subjective testimony to the fact that he was a true emissary of the Supreme Lord.
Namah
As long as Śrīla Gurudeva, the beloved of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is physically manifest, it is wise to render intimate service to him, and thereby attain perfection. But if we are not able to attain perfection because we have failed to develop attachment to him, attachment wherein we consider him to be the lord of our heart; if we have failed to serve him by giving him our full heart in complete sincerity and selflessness, then we have certainly been deprived...
The Most Compassionate
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is certainly more intelligent than each and every one of us, and He knows how to make the fallen souls of Kali-yuga best understand His high-level teachings. Indeed, His teachings are comprehensible by all. Still, our misfortune prevails. First, we do not accept His teachings. Second, to impress others with our prowess we mix something of our own with them...
Sri Guruvastakam
I want to give an explanation of Sri Guru – what are the symptoms of a bona fide guru – and to show you examples that have been given in the epics [Vedic scriptures]. You can apply this to your own guru. Our Sri Guru is akhanda-guru-tattva, Sri Baladeva Prabhu or Sri Nityananda Prabhu, so all teachings should be applied to him and to others who are following this...
Rays of The Harmonist
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Mātsarya - Envy
by Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
The word mātsarya is used with different meanings in different contexts. Among its various meanings we find ‘enviousness of others’ good-fortune’, ‘distressed because of their success’, ‘malice’ and ‘jealousy’. Wherever the word mātsarya has been used in the Vaiṣṇava scriptures, it refers to that mood which is adverse to prema (pure love).
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The Self-Surrender and Humility of Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Rañjana Sāgara Gosvāmī Mahārāja
It is with great sorrow we inform you that on Saturday 31st August 2024, on the Trayodaśī of the dark fortnight of the month of Bhādra, at 3:15 AM, the well-known and ever-dedicated servant of Śrī Guru and Vaiṣṇavas, former ācārya of Śrī Sārasvata Gauḍīya Āsana and Mission, Tridaṇḍī Svāmī Śrīmad Bhakti Rañjana Sāgara Gosvāmī Mahārāja, at approximately 94 years of age, entered into the eternal service of Śrī Śrī Rādhā Dayita Prāṇajī at the Śrī Sārasvata Gauḍīya Āsana Maṭha in Kolkata...
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Relinquishing the Desire for Pratiṣṭhā
by Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
To the degree that we endeavour to develop ourselves spiritually, to become religious, to maintain a renounced life, and to deliberate on and discuss jñāna, we desire our own honour and distinction (pratiṣṭhā). This desire contaminates our hearts and pollutes our characters. Although we make a great effort to control lust, anger, greed, illusion and envy, and although we perform severe austerities to control the senses, concealed within our hearts the desire for pratiṣṭhā, in the form of a wild infant animal, continues to grow...
