Our Affectionate Guardians (Unabridged)
Documents the intimate relationship of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Sridhara Maharaja from their early days together, sharing quarters during the difficult days in the Gaudiya Matha and after Srila P
Writings
Our Affectionate Guardians
Documents the intimate relationship of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Sridhara Maharaja from their early days together, sharing quarters during the difficult days in the Gaudiya Matha and after Srila P
Follow the Angels
Sridhara Maharaja speaks to his readers from the depth of his subjective experience of the Absolute Truth.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu — His Life & Precepts
The great preceptor Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, who is considered the pioneer of the modern day revival of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, had a grand vision of the fulfilment of Sri Caitanya Maha
In Search of the Ultimate Goal of Life
This book was probably the first literary work by Srila Prabhupada after he accepted sannyasa in 1959.
Sri Vajrasucika Upanisad Of the Sama Veda
I will now proceed to explain the Vajrasuci - that weapon that destroys ignorance. It is the enemy of those who are opposed to knowledge and it adorns the man of divine vision.
The Land of Absolute Reality
From an address given on 7th November 1966 at Sri Caitanya Sarasvata Matha, Navadvipa, India, on the occasion of the author’s appearance day, in the presence of revered Vaisnavas, including Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja accompanied by disciples from USA, Srila Bhakti Kamala Madhusudhana Maharaja and Sri Bhakti-varidhi Saurindranath Sarkara.
The Transcendence of Exclusive Devotion
Morality stands upon only this conception — this is mine, this is yours. But all this is false. The deepest plane of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is moving and with it so many particles and so many jivas are dancing. And that dance is the absolute dance. Sarva dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja. So everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa and for His satisfaction anything and everything can be done. That is nirguṇa.
Vaishnava Seva
Vaishnavas might be householders or renunciants, but in vaiṣhṇava-seva, it is not merely the devotee’s ashrama that commands respect. Rather, gradation among Vaiṣhṇavas is gauged according to their advancement in bhakti.
The Ten Offences to the Holy Name of Kṛṣṇa
For the holy name to take effect, in the Garuḍa Purāṇa, ten offences to the holy name are listed that must be avoided. One should simply avoid them. It is not difficult. One or two take a little more practice than the others. The last one is the biggest hangup. The first one is the worst of all, but it is very easy to avoid that. So these are the ten offences to be avoided while chanting of the holy name.
Śrī Guru Ārati
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jaya jaya gurudeva! ācārya praṇāma!
śrī bhaktigaurava swāmī narasiṅgha nāma
Virāṭ-rūpa — The Universal Form
In this article we shall learn more about the ontology of the virāṭ-rūpa as a non-eternal material form superimposed on the spiritual form of the Lord, the subjective nature of the vision of virāṭ, and the special type of divine eyes (divya cakṣu) required to view it, the nature of worship of the virāṭ-rūpa, who worships it, and how it is different than the worship of the śrī-mūrti that represents the eternal forms of the Supreme Lord.