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Lord Rāma and Sītā-devī taught the jīvas the result of lust
The following is an excerpt from Pinnacle of Devotion, 2nd edition, by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyam hariḥ puraṭa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandīpitaḥ sadā...
Wees Mij toegewijd
Het tweede hoofdstuk uit De Nectar van Govinda-līlā, 4e editie (2e verbeterde druk), door Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Hoofdstuk 2 mad-bhakto Wees Mij toegewijd In het voorgaande hoofdstuk gaven we een uitleg van het beste en sarva-guhyatama of...
A blue-eyed saint helped me find the way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7QBLs_e6FA Excerpt from The Way of Love by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja We are all children of the Supreme Lord, who is the personification of supreme happiness and the reservoir of supreme happiness for all...
Śrīla Gurudeva is forever present with us
The following are excerpts from Walking with A Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations 2008 and 2010 by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Vimalā dāsī: Śrīla Gurudeva, does transcendental greed come from sukṛti or by the mercy of guru? Śrīla Bhaktivedānta...
The reason behind Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance in this world
The following are excerpts from Walking with A Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations 2007/2008/2009 and 2010 by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Walking with A Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations June 14, 2008 Morning Walk Mahī-bharata dāsa: Śrīla Gurudeva,...
Why Vaiṣṇavas should observe Śiva-rātri
The following is an excerpt from Śiva-Tattva: Lord Śiva’s highest benediction by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Lord Śiva eternally resides in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s abode, Vṛndāvana, where he manifests many forms to render devotional services to Him. The form of...
De gedaanten van Heer Śiva
Hier volgt een fragment uit Śiva-Tattva door Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Heer Śiva verblijft eeuwig in de woonplaats van Heer Kṛṣṇa, Vṛndāvana, waar hij vele gedaantes manifesteert om toegewijde dienst aan Hem te verlenen. De gedaante van...
Appearance Day of Nityānanda Prabhu
From a lecture given by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja on Hawaii's North Shore, on January 30, 2007 Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: During the rainy season in India, on guru-pūrṇimā (vyāsa-pūrṇimā), devotees of all sampradāyas – Rāmānuja,...
Advaita Saptamī
The following is an excerpt from Śrī Prabandhāvalī: Advaita Saptamī by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Advaita Saptamī is the day that Advaita Ācārya appeared in this world. Advaita Ācārya, the cause of the material world, comes first; after that...
Relative Independence
The following is an excerpt from Śuddhā Bhakti: The Path of Pure Devotion by Śrīla Bhakti Vallabha Tīrtha Mahārāja Not all of our wishes come true. God controls all affairs, but He does not interfere in the relative independence of the jīva, the individual...