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We should not take part in it
The following is a transcription of a private darśana given in Śrīla Gaura Govinda Svāmī Mahārāja's hut after an initiation ceremony in Bhubaneswar, India, on 26 November, 1989, published in Ananda Sambada Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 1 February 2002 Devotee 1:...
Other things Kṛṣṇa will tolerate, but this He will not tolerate
The following is an excerpt of an article by Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, published in Rays of The Harmonist, No. 26, Āṣāḍhī Amāvasyā, 2014 (Purebhakti.com) Having thus been forewarned about vaiṣṇava-nindā, it is absolutely imperative first to...
My Only Shelter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMJ6Fkkpm0s The following is an excerpt from a conversation between Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Mahārāja and a church bishop, who was a famous philosopher and preacher of Christianity (Ācārya Kesarī Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava...
A compilation of instructions in relation to śrī vigraha-tattva
Excerpt from the book Ācārya Kesarī Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī – His Life and Teachings, 2nd Edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Therefore, the śrī vigraha of Bhagavān is the form of eternal existence, cognizance and bliss. However,...
Why can’t we all just get along?
The following is an excerpt from a conversation between Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Mahārāja and a devotee, in Navadvīpa, India on May 28, 1983 (www.rupanugabhajanashram.com/writings/krishna-talk-articles/swami-bv-giri/harmony-real-and-apparent/) [Śrīla Bhakti...
The influence of the moon on Ekādaśī
The following is an excerpt from the book, Encounters With Divinity by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhar Mahārāja (www.gosai.com/writings/encounters-with-divinity) Ekādaśī is considered to be the favourite day of Kṛṣṇa, and it is when devotees refrain from material...
Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Vinoda-bihārī tattvāṣṭakam
Excerpt from the book Ācārya Kesarī Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī – His Life and Teachings, 2nd Edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Vinoda-bihārījī are the presiding deities in Śrī Keśavajī Gauḍīya Maṭha. When They were...
The Appearance Day of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu
The following is a transcription of a lecture delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Cessnock, Australia, on February 25, 2002 [Devotees sing the bhajana, ‘Nitāi guṇa-maṇi āmār’] Nitāi Guṇa Maṇi Locana dāsa Ṭhākura nitāi guṇa-maṇi āmār nitāi...
The Proper Mood for Deity Worship
Chapter 11 from the book, Going Beyond Vaikuṇṭha, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Upon hearing Gopa-kumāra’s question concerning arcana-pūjā, Nārada was overwhelmed with supreme happiness and immediately embraced him. Why did he embrace...
Aparādha-bhañjanapāṭa
The following is an excerpt from Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja's book Śrī Vraja-maṇḍala Parikramā Govinda-kuṇḍa When Indra saw that the Vrajavāsīs had stopped worshipping him and were worshipping Govardhana instead, he became angry. Consequently, with...