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Why Vaiṣṇavas observe Śiva-caturdaśī [Śiva-rātri]
The following is an excerpt from the book Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu-bindu (Third edition) by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura (Translation into Hindi and commentary by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja) Verse 6 The Severity of Nāmāparādha sarvāparādha-kṛd api...
Great Vaiṣṇavīs
An excerpt from Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja’s lecture in Kijkduin, Holland, on July 12, 2005, published in Walking with a Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations 2007 “Some people think that śūdras and women are very low. This is actually a wrong idea...
Who can give prema?
An excerpt from a morning walk with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Govardhana, India, on August 9, 2009, published in Walking with a Saint - Morning Walks and Conversations 2009 Ariṣṭāsana dāsa: Some persons in ISKCON challenge your statement about Śrīla...
By their grace, we shall be able to get things we cannot imagine
The following is an excerpt from The Nectar of Devotion by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Mahārāja Prabhupāda, The summary study of Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prahlāda Mahārāja said that no one can attain the perfectional stage of devotional...
Sudāmā
The following is an excerpt from a śloka class (Śrī Manah-śikṣā, Verse 11) given by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Cebu, Philippines, on January 19, 2009, published in Walking with a Saint - Morning Walks and Conversations 2009 Madhuvrata dāsa: Gurudeva, Śrī...
Honey
An excerpt from a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Houston, Texas, on May 29, 2007, published in The Way of Love, A booklet on the real meaning of love, the essence of true spirituality, Seventh Edition...
Poison can also be utilized as medicine
Excerpt from Encounters With Divinity by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Mahārāja (www.gosai.com/writings/encounters-with-divinity) and a darśana with Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Mahārāja in India, Date, Time & Location Unknown...
Spiritual rasa is more tasteful than worldly rasa
The following is an excerpt from a lecture on The Nectar of Devotion delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Prabhupāda in Vṛndāvana, India, on October 26, 1972 (Vedabase.com) Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Prabhupāda: So Kṛṣṇa is described as akhila-rasāmṛta-sindhu. So...
You will be Sick and Negative
The following is an excerpt from Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja’s book Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma and Other Prominent Holy Places of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas in Śrī Gauḍa-maṇḍala Chand Kazi’s samādhi This place is situated in Sīmantadvīpa on the boundary of...
The spiritual master is not an ordinary human being
The following is an excerpt from a discourse on Real Dīkṣā, Sannyāsa and Samādhi delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Alachua, Florida, on June 17, 1999 In Dvārakā, Kṛṣṇa sat at the shore of the ocean. It appeared that a hunter shot Him in the...