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Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs
Chapter Four from the book Secret Truths of the Bhāgavatam, 2nd edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja I have explained the essence of some of the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. Now I am going to tell some very secret pastimes. First of all, you should know who...
A guru should at least be a madhyama-uttama; otherwise, he cannot do anything
The following is an excerpt from Śrī Guru and His Grace, The Initiating Spiritual Master, 4th Printing, by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Mahārāja (Scsmathinternational.com) A spiritual master may be one of three kinds. The first class guru extends one foot from the...
Unqualified and qualified disciples
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Alachua, Florida, on February 1, 2003 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 92) Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: My millions of daṇḍavat praṇāmas unto the...
The highest summits of prema
The following is a transcription of a discourse on Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī's Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in San Francisco, California, on May 25, 2003 What kind of kṛṣṇa-prema do we want? Not the prema of Hanumān or the...
An iṣṭagoṣṭhī – The process of initiation
The following is a transcription of a meeting with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Badger, California, on June 5, 2002 [In New Vraja (Badger, California), on the morning of June 5th, Śrīla Gurudeva (Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja) had a meeting...
Try to understand and reconcile all the statements
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Hilo, Hawaii, on January 13, 2003 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 91) Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: My millions of humble obeisances unto the lotus...
Why is an uttama-adhikārī so rare?
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Hіlо, Hawaіі on January 11, 2003 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 91) Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: My millions of obeisances unto the lotus feet of...
God is love; love is God
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Oahu, Hawaii, on 26 January 2003 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 91) Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: My humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of my...
Instructions for gṛhastha devotees
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Cebu, Philippines, on February 11, 1999 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 37) We are fortunate to come here and hear something. God, especially the Supreme Personality...
The philosophy of love
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Odessa, Ukraine, on September 22, 2002 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 90) First, I am offering my millions of sāṣṭāṅga daṇḍavat praṇāmas unto the lotus feet of my...