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That is of less importance. The real importance should be given to self-giving. These are so many methods to promote that self-giving, atma-nivedanam. That is the real thing. The real capital and all these, they are devised only to help atma-nivedanam. Samarpanam, Prahlada Maharaja says in his advice.
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You have written and divided the Vedas, you have written Brahma-sutra, you have written the Puranas and even Mahabharata and Gita. But, you have basically only described dharma (religion), artha (economic development), kama (sense gratification), and moksa (liberation). You have not written about the fact that although Krsna is the…
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It is not that this vrata is to be observed only by Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas; it is especially auspicious for everyone, for karmīs, jñānīs, yogīs, and those following smārta traditions. Although this vrata is part of vaidhi-bhakti, it is certainly to be followed by everyone in the course of their sādhaka…
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One day Madana Gopala refused to eat, complaining that there wasn’t even any salt in the chapatis. Sanatana replied, “Today it’s salt and tomorrow it will be ghee. But I am sorry. I don’t have the time or the inclination to chase around after rich men requesting special items from…
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Although for many years Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupad had assiduously accepted many austerities during Cātur-māsya, after founding Śrī Caitanya Maṭha and focusing on preaching he ceased doing so. He then followed only minor rules of Cātur-māsya: refraining from food forbidden for that period, eating only once a day, and shaving…
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Those who are incapable of following the do’s and don’ts of Chaturmasya-vrata due to any bodily disease or disability should sincerely chant at least one lakh round and should hear the discourses of Lord Hari with great endeavors on an everyday basis. During the observance of the vrata, the service…
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The English word “sectarianism” does not have the exact same meaning as the word usually used as its equivalent in Bengali. The English word implies that those belonging to one religious sect deny that those belonging to another sect are practicing a valid religion. According to the Aryan system, one…
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Śrīla Mahārāja witnessed four generations during his devotional lifespan and thus served as a vital link to connect us back to the spiritual roots of Gauḍīya Maṭha, especially the mood with which his guru-varga served and preached. His unique calling was to preserve, protect and preach the legacy and gravity…
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Thus, it is everyone’s duty to observe this sacred ekādaśī, which awards happiness and liberation to all. All of one’s sinful reactions are destroyed by hearing and reading about the glories of this ekādaśī. This ekādaśī is also known as Viṣṇu-śayanī ekādaśī. Devotees observe it with pure devotion to please…
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The path of spiritual realization is undoubtedly difficult. The Lord therefore advises us to approach a bona fide spiritual master in the line of disciplic succession from the Lord Himself. No one can be a bona fide spiritual master without following this principle of disciplic succession. The Lord is the…
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