Archive for the ‘Srila Prabhupada’ Category



LIVING STILL IN SOUND

LIVING STILL IN SOUND by Bhagavat Maharaja Yesterday was Srila Haridasa Thakuras Disappearance day in USA. So I thought I would discuss the Poem that Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura wrote regarding his disappearance. I am in the process of writing my thesis on transcendental sound vibration, its difference from material sound and how transcendental sound manifests […]



IF HE HAD NOT COME

    By Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja August 25, 2008 [This year, 2017, the auspicious appearance day of Srila Prabhupada Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja is on August 16 (in America). The following is a first-time-published transcription of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja glorifying Srila Prabhupada twelve years ago on this same day (August 28, […]



HAPPY JANMASTAMI TO ALL

Sri Krishnachandrastakam by Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami ambudAJjanendra-nIla-nindi-kAnti-DambaraH kuGkumodyad-arka-vidyud-aMzu-divyad-ambaraH zrImad-aGga-carcitendu-pItanAkta-candanaH svAGghri-dAsyado stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaH His abundantly beautiful complexion belittles the splendour of combined rain-clouds, black eye cosmetics, and sapphires.His garments appear effulgent like a rising sun tinted like kunkum powder and enhanced by shining bolts of lightning.His perfectly-formed limbs are anointed with sandalwood paste […]



HOW TO PERCEIVE THE SOUL & SUPER SOUL WITH THE INTELLIGENCE.

SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM 2nd CANTO 2nd CHAPTER TEXT 35 By Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada bhagavān sarva-bhūteṣu lakṣitaḥ svātmanā hariḥ dṛśyair buddhy-ādibhir draṣṭā lakṣaṇair anumāpakaiḥ   TRANSLATION The Personality of Godhead Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is in every living being along with the individual soul. And this fact is perceived and hypothesized in our acts of seeing […]



NRSIMHA CATURDASI

For the occasion of Nrsimha Caturdasi, kindly read the following 2 synopses of lectures given by Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Maharaja . The first lecture (given on Nrsimha Caturdasi 3rd of May 2015) shows that in order to develop Bhakti, one needs the association of a pure devotee – and in order to get the […]



KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS A VERY DEEP PHILOSOPHY

                The Roots of the Krishna Consciousness movement For systematic dissemination of Vedic Knowledge to all human beings, Sampradayas (4 Disciplic Successions) were created and authorized by Lord Krishna Himself. A Sampradaya is a bonafide chain of Disciplic Succession of Genuine Spiritual Masters (Acharyas) beginning again with Lord […]



ON SRILA BHAKTIVEDANTA NARAYANA MAHARAJAS DISAPPEARANCE DAY

This year, Dec. 22, 2016, is the disappearance day of Srila Gurudeva, Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Please find below one of His amazing classes   THE HEART OF AN EXCESSIVELY ATTACHED PERSON IS LIKE A HOT DESERT The Western countries had no background or even a smell of Krishna consciousness. I know […]



THE FORGETFULNESS OF THE HUMANIST

On the disappearance day of Nitya Lila Pravista Parivrajakacarya Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakura. (An article originally published in The Harmonist on Sept 19th, 1934 – Vol XXI No.2) The Fountainhead of all eternal and temporal manifestations is confined in Sri Krsna alone. The non-absolute phases are emanations from a particular potency whose analytical […]



THE INTRODUCTION TO VENU-GITA

The Song of Krishna’s Flute Srimad-Bhagavatam Tenth Canto – chapter twenty-one The gopis sing the glories of the sound of Sri Krishna’s flute as He enters the enchanting forest of Vrindavana upon the arrival of autumn Venu Gita audio classes by BV Tridandi Swami Introduction to the Venu-Gita by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja Srimad-Bhagavatam […]



SRILA PRABHUPADA COMES TO AMERICA

  Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja told… “Sri Krsna’s causeless mercy has taken the shape of guru, real guru. And this guru, by coming into this world, showers his mercy. In this way, Krsna’s mercy is showered everywhere so that the forest fire or ocean fire is subdued; otherwise it will not be subdued. […]



HOW TO BECOME FREE FROM THE MATERIAL DISEASE

NECTAR OF INSTRUCTION Translation and Purport By Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada syat krishna-nama-caritadi-sitapy avidya- pittopatapta-rasanasya na rocika nu kintv adarad anudinam khalu saiva jushta svadvi kramad bhavati tad-gada-mula-hantri TRANSLATION The holy name, character, pastimes and activities of Krishna are all transcendentally sweet like sugar candy. Although the tongue of one afflicted by the jaundice of […]



THE SECRET BEHIND THE CLEANING OF THE GUNDICHA TEMPLE

Sri Gundicha Marjan Lila Rahasya Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Saraswatī Ṭhākur explains the secret behind the cleansing of the Guṇḍichā Temple.Guṇḍichā Mārjan Līlā Rahasya The Secret Behind the Pastime of Cleansing of the Guṇḍichā Temple An English translation of Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Saraswatī Ṭhākur’s commentary on Śrī Chaitanya-charitāmṛta: Madhya-līlā, 12.135.



THE POSITION OF THE JIVA IN TATATSHA

An excerpt from Chapter 16 Jaiva Dharma. Position of the Jiva in Tatatsha  “Innumerable jivas appear from Sri Baladeva Prabhu to serve Vrndavana-vihari Sri Krsna as His eternal associates in Goloka Vrndavana, and others appear from Sri Sankarsana to serve the Lord of Vaikuntha, Sri Narayana, in the spiritual sky. Eternally relishing rasa, engaged in […]



SRIMATI RADHARANI OPENS HER EYES

By Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj “He has expressed that when Srimati Radharani is moving, some breeze is coming from Her clothing, and then that breeze is touching Krishna. And Krishna is feeling so fortunate at feeling that breeze, it is giving Him so much joy, and that is Her qualification.



DISCOVERING THE TRUTH

“Do not try to discover the nature of truth by the exercise of your imagination. Do not endeavor to attain the truth through experience of this world. Do not manufacture truth in order to satisfy your erring inclinations, or hastily accept anything for the reason that it satisfies such inclinations. Do not regard as truth […]



GAURANGA BOLITE HABE

Kṛṣṇa consciousness under the mercy of Lord Caitanya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself and He is teaching people how to become Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Lord Kṛṣṇa, He personally spoke about Himself in the Bhagavad-gītā, but people who are not very intelligent, who are described in the Bhagavad-gītā as mūḍha…


Mayavadi Philosophy

A Short Refutation Of Mayavada Philosophy This philosophy was established by Sripad Sankaracarya, in order to refute Buddhistic doctrine. The Mayavadis believe that the Supreme Truth is brahman or spiritual energy which is unlimited, without form, qualities, or activity. According to Mayavada philosophy, all living entities are one with brahman, but at present, are covered […]