by House of Bhakti | Sep 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from the book Śudha-Nāma Bhajana, “Chanting the Pure Name” by Śrīla Gaura Govinda Svāmī Mahārāja This tāraka-brahma-nāma* of Kali-yuga is mādhurya. It gives prema. All the rasas are included in this tāraka-brahma-nāma. Mādhurya means...
by House of Bhakti | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
From a lecture given at Śrī Rūpa-Sanātana Gauḍīya Maṭha in Vṛndāvana on February 4, 1996 by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja (Śrī Hari-kathāmṛta Volume Two) After returning from Gayā, it became apparent that Nimāi Paṇḍita had changed and was a completely...
by House of Bhakti | Aug 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter 10 from the book, Going Beyond Vaikuṇṭha, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Sometimes it happens that a sādhaka cannot understand his own heart. Just as a patient cannot identify his own disease, a sādhaka, due to his own weaknesses...
by House of Bhakti | Jul 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from a class on Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā Chapter 14, 20 — 29 by Śrīla Gaura Govinda Svāmī Mahārāja in Bhubaneswar, India, on 21 April 1994 Śrīla Gaura Govinda Svāmī Mahārāja: Very tricky. Kṛṣṇa is tricky. On the plea of crying,...
by House of Bhakti | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from Follow the Angels, The Path of Dedication by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Mahārāja In the Gauḍīya Maṭha, we are interested in Reality, not in appearances. We want only what is real in the world of realization, the...
