Sri Narottama das Thakura says all sinful persons and suffering persons were delivered by the Sankirtana Movement inaugurated by Lord Caitanya, Who was formerly the Son of Nanda Maharaja, accompanied by Nityananda Prabhu, Who was formerly Sri Balarama. If we keep ourselves purely on the standard of Lord Caitanya’s order, then chanting by us of…

I am very pleased to learn that both you and your wife have been lecturing on Krishna Consciousness at the George Washington University and there was good response to your program. You simply read our books and if you simply reproduce the purport of Srimad-Bhagavatam or Bhagavad-gita, people will take it very seriously. So, of…

This week was the first of many to come this term at the Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula here at New Govardhana. Here’s a wonderful class of kids: We’re going to have a lot of fun this year. Here’s whats on the menu: They are going to plan, design and cultivate their own organic veggie garden for…

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.2.41 khaḿ vāyum agniḿ salilaḿ mahīḿ ca jyotīḿṣi sattvāni diśo drumādīn sarit-samudrāḿś ca hareḥ śarīraḿ yat kiḿ ca bhūtaḿ praṇamed ananyaḥ A devotee should not see anything as being separate from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. Ether, fire, air, water, earth, the sun and other luminaries, all living beings, the directions, trees…

Srila Madhvacarya states, arcayam eva samsthitam/ visnum jnatva tad-anyatra naiva janati yah puman. A kanistha-adhikari has no idea that the Supreme Lord has the power to exist outside a church or temple. Furthermore, being puffed up by his own ceremonial worship (atmano bhakti-darpatah), a kanistha-adhikari cannot imagine that anyone is more pious or religious than…

from Jayadvaita Swami’s blog: “The computer is an invitation to illusion. The Vedic sages say the main illusions we get hooked on are two: “I am the enjoyer” and “I am the controller.” And for being the controller, the computer is great. You give it instructions, commands. You figure out how to make it do…

Brahma Purana 163.20 apavadi haret papam atithih svarga-sankramah abhyagatam pathi srantam savajnam yo ‘bhiksate The guest and the critic are the two real kinsmen of the entire universe. The critic dispels sins and the guest bestows heaven. (sourced from Krishna-kathamrita-bindu)

ahaḿ hare tava pādaika-mūla- dāsānudāso bhavitāsmi bhūyaḥ manaḥ smaretāsu-pater guṇāḿs te gṛṇīta vāk karma karotu kāyaḥ TRANSLATION O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, will I again be able to be a servant of Your eternal servants who find shelter only at Your lotus feet? O Lord of my life, may I again become…

Since arriving here in Australia we’ve taken advantage of the warm and humid tropical climate to begin growing a garden for Bala Gopala’s pleasure. First and foremost we needed to invite Srimati Tulsi Devi to reside. By transcendental arrangement Gita-Govinda Mataji from the temple gave us some seeds to cultivate and by Her own mercy…

“Every one of you. What is your realization? You write your realization – what you have realized about Krishna. That is required. It is not passive. Always you should be active. Whenever you find time, write. Never mind – two lines, four lines, but you write your realizations. Sravanam, kirtanam. Writing or offering prayers, glories…

by Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya 1) namaskritya pravaksyami deva-devam jagad-gurum namnam-ashtotara-shatam caitanyasya mahatmanaha After offering my respectful obeisances unto the Lord of Lords, Who is the spiritual master of the entire universe, I will now narrate 108 holy names of Lord Chaitanya, the great soul. 2) vishvambharo jita-krodho maya-manusha-vigrahaha amayi mayinam shreshto vara-desho dvijottamaha Vishvambhara–He sustains the…

from the comments on this article: pranams __/o_ ___o_ __/o_ since somehow or another my permission has seemingly become something of value then ….. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 “Let the great discussion of Daiva-varnasrama-dharma begin! Let’s forge history and shape the future of society!” 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 seriously though … i think that any…

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