If this great self-realized soul had not descended in this world, no one would have known the meaning of pure bhakti. No one would have known the identity of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, the book Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, or the books and glories of the Gosvamis…
If you want to be happy in this world, then accept an exalted, transcendental Guru who knows Gita, Bhagavatam, the Puranas and Vedas, who can remove all doubts, and who chants harinama sankirtana purely, following trnad api sunicena taror iva sahisnuna. Such a Guru practices bhakti as received from…
We offer puṣpāñjali at His lotus feet and pray for His mercy. His glories are unlimited. One who respects Nityānanda Prabhu will achieve nitya ānanda, eternal bliss. We pray for a place nearby His lotus feet. When we receive Nityānanda Prabhu’s mercy, we will become related to the Vaiṣṇavas, harināma, the dhāma,..
Sri Ramanujacarya was born in South India. He is an incarnation of Laksmana. The word ‘anuja’ means ‘younger brother’. Rama-anuja refers to the younger brother of Lord Rama; therefore, he is Ramanuja. In Kali-yuga, he is the acarya of the Sri (Laksmi) Sampradaya. He is the disciple of Yamunacarya…
All the four bona fide sampradayas are Vaisnava-sampradayas. This means there is similarity in their goal and object of worship. They all worship Visnu-tattva. The followers of Sri Ramanuja worship Sri Laksmi-Narayana, and in the sampradaya of Srila Madhvacarya there is worship of Bala-gopala Krsna…
Today is the birthday of Advaita Acarya. He is very powerful, as can especially be understood by the fact that He brought Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to this world. Otherwise, there was no certainty when Caitanya Mahaprabhu would come. Krsna, in the form of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, wanted to come; but if He would have come by His own sweet will,..
Krishna was dancing with billions of gopis, and meanwhile Radhika thought, ‘Krishna always promises: “You are my most beloved.” But I see that he is dancing with me and all the other gopis as well; so perhaps we are all equal in his eyes.’ At that time Radhika adopted a sulky mood and became somewhat angry…
Here’s a glimpse of the four hour midday kirtan in Radhe Kunj today!
Śrī Guru uses everything for the service of Śrī Hari. He doesn’t cheat those who come to him, he only teaches the glories of Hari. He not only gives a chance for the service of Kṛṣṇa, He gives attachment for God and His loving service. If you come near Guru and Vaisnavas, your previous nature automatically changes…