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Hare Krishna, yesterday was disappearance day of Swarupa Damodara Śrī Guru-Praṇāma: oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasyajñānāñjana-śalākayācaksur unmīlitaṁ yenatasmai śrī-guruve namaḥ “I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance.” Two important verses: suna suna nityananda,…
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In the beginning one must have a preliminary desire for self-realization. This will bring one to the stage of trying to associate with persons who are spiritually elevated. In the next stage one becomes initiated by an elevated spiritual master, and under his instruction the neophyte devotee begins the process…
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Śrī Shivananda Sena was a very intimate servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Just before the rainy season (Caturmasya), he would lead the associates of Caitanya Mahāprabhu from Bengal to Puri, where they would go each year to see the Lord. All the expenses of this journey were borne by him,…
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“Suddha Bhakti, the path of pure devotion” is presently available through GOKUL and other devotional outlets. This book is a discourse on the topics of Sambandha-tattva (the principle of relationships), Abhideya (the methodology used to attain the ultimate goal) and Prayojana (the ultimate goal of existence). Below is a brief…
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After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu washed the Gundica temple before the Ratha-yatra took place. He then took His bath at Indradyumna Lake and partook of prasadam in the garden nearby. While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu washed the temple of Gundica, a Gaudiya Vaisnava washed the lotus feet of the Lord and…
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Vaishnavism as established in the ancient Vedic literature, geographically manifested in a place known today as India. Vedic literature proclaims that the knowledge about the mundane world accompanied with the complete temporary creation, as well as the spiritual worlds with all their variegatedness, rely on eternal principles, i.e., there is…
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Hare Krishna, today is disappearance day of Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Here is article: Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Remembrances of Śrīmad Bhakti Pradīpa Tīrtha Mahārāja Śrī Guru-Praṇāma: oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasyajñānāñjana-śalākayācaksur unmīlitaṁ yenatasmai śrī-guruve namaḥ “I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge has opened my eyes, which…
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If ever the question should arise whether or not Sri Guru and the Vaishnavas deceive us, the scriptures confirm that, in a way, they do. They accept the various hardships of this world just to assist those who are sincere in their efforts to practise hari-bhajana or sadhana-bhajana. And to…
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Sri Gadadhar was the constant companion of Mahaprabhu from the time of their childhood. His father’s name was Sri Madhva Misra and his mother’s name Sri Ratnavati-devi. They lived very near the house of Sri Jagannatha Misra in Mayapura. Ratnavati-devi thought of Saci-devi as her own sister, and always used…
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Those who fear the dissemination of shuddha Harikathā, those who tremble at the thought of the Absolute being spoken as it is—without dilution, without compromise, such people are not the friends of the jīvas. They are, unknowingly, their betrayers. To conceal the truth for the sake of social harmony or…
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