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Avoiding the Perils of Vaiṣṇava-nindā — Part One (Teachings from Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata)

Avoiding the Perils of Vaiṣṇava-nindā — Part One (Teachings from Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata)

Jaya Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura ki jaya! Today I’m beginning a series that I plan to periodically translate and share, centered on the dangers of criticizing Vaiṣṇavas (vaiṣṇava-nindā) as it appears in Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata. During last year’s daily online readings of Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata, this subject of vaiṣṇava-aparādha kept

👨‍🔬 Why I’m Focusing on Experiments Instead of Habits

👨‍🔬 Why I’m Focusing on Experiments Instead of Habits

Bhaktivinoda-gīti-dhārā Returns — Beginning with Śikṣāṣṭaka

Bhaktivinoda-gīti-dhārā Returns — Beginning with Śikṣāṣṭaka

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Three)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Three)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Two)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Two)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part One)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part One)

Vṛndāvana Manifests as Navadvīpa

Vṛndāvana Manifests as Navadvīpa

Ekadasi Eve

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Three)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Three)

Today, on the auspicious disappearance day of Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura—the Vyāsadeva of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's pastimes—I'm honored to share the third installment in this series of excerpts from his Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata. These passages illuminate the extraordinary glories of Śrī Śrīdhara Paṇḍita and Mahāprabhu&

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Two)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Two)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part One)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part One)

Vṛndāvana Manifests as Navadvīpa

Vṛndāvana Manifests as Navadvīpa

The Focused Hour: How to Get Absorbed Like the Arrow-Maker 🏹

The Focused Hour: How to Get Absorbed Like the Arrow-Maker 🏹

Our Sole Support

Our Sole Support

🤲 Preparing for the auspicious arrival – (♻️ post)

🤲 Preparing for the auspicious arrival – (♻️ post)

Rays of The Harmonist

Guru-sevā

Guru-sevā

Tomorrow marks the sacred 125th Vyāsa-pūjā day of nitya-līlā-praviṣṭa oṁ viṣṇupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja. In honor of this auspicious occasion, I am posting here a profound and sobering article authored by him, titled "Guru-sevā." If you would like to join me for a live

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART TWO

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART TWO

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART ONE

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART ONE

One Must Correctly Identify A Vaiṣṇava

One Must Correctly Identify A Vaiṣṇava

Self-Assessment on the Disappearance Day of Śrīla Guru-pādapadma

Self-Assessment on the Disappearance Day of Śrīla Guru-pādapadma

A True Experience of Separation

A True Experience of Separation

Last Janmāṣṭamī Discourse

Last Janmāṣṭamī Discourse

Tithi-katha

Praṇāma mantra for Śrī Rūpa-Raghunātha

Praṇāma mantra for Śrī Rūpa-Raghunātha

rūpeti nāma vada bho rasane! sadā tvaṁ rūpaṁ ca saṁsmara manaḥ karuṇā-svarūpam rūpaṁ namaskaru śiraḥ sadayāvalokaṁ tasyā-dvitīya-sutanuṁ raghunātha-dāsam O tongue, always chant the name Rūpa. O mind, remember Śrī Rūpa, the embodiment of compassion. O head, bow to Śrī Rūpa, whose glance distributes mercy. In the same way, chant, remember,

The 100th Appearance Day of Śrīla Bhakti Ballabha Tīrtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja

The 100th Appearance Day of Śrīla Bhakti Ballabha Tīrtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja

3 readings in honor of Śrīla B.V. Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja & Śrīla B.V. Trivikrama Gosvāmī Mahārāja

3 readings in honor of Śrīla B.V. Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja & Śrīla B.V. Trivikrama Gosvāmī Mahārāja

The Esoteric Meaning of Annakūṭa

The Esoteric Meaning of Annakūṭa

Our Kārtika-vrata program & Paramgurudeva Nectar

Our Kārtika-vrata program & Paramgurudeva Nectar

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART TWO

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART TWO

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART ONE

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART ONE

Rupa-siksa

Should I restart the Rūpa-śikṣā study program? 🤔

Should I restart the Rūpa-śikṣā study program? 🤔

When I looked at the calendar yesterday, I noticed Akṣaya-tṛtīyā approaching in just two weeks' time. I was reminded that this was the day we began the Śrī Rūpa-śikṣā program last year. With it coming so soon, I'm now starting to feel mental, wondering whether or not

R-s 6a 💦 Watering the Seed

R-s 6a 💦 Watering the Seed

R-s 5c 🌱 The SEED of the Vine of Devotion

R-s 5c 🌱 The SEED of the Vine of Devotion

R-s 5b 🤲 I "receive" the seed?

R-s 5b 🤲 I "receive" the seed?

R-s 5a ✨ By the Mercy of Guru and Kṛṣṇa...

R-s 5a ✨ By the Mercy of Guru and Kṛṣṇa...

R-s 4b ❤️‍🩹 In whom do I place my trust?

R-s 4b ❤️‍🩹 In whom do I place my trust?

R-s 4a 😌 Only the devotee of Kṛṣṇa is peaceful

R-s 4a 😌 Only the devotee of Kṛṣṇa is peaceful

Rupa-siksa

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Should I restart the Rūpa-śikṣā study program? 🤔

R-s 6a 💦 Watering the Seed

R-s 5c 🌱 The SEED of the Vine of Devotion

R-s 5b 🤲 I "receive" the seed?

R-s 5a ✨ By the Mercy of Guru and Kṛṣṇa...

Rays of The Harmonist

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Guru-sevā

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART TWO

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART ONE

One Must Correctly Identify A Vaiṣṇava

Self-Assessment on the Disappearance Day of Śrīla Guru-pādapadma

Sri Caitanya-bhagavata

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Cb Madhya-khaṇḍa and planning the Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura kirtan program

From Śrīmad Bhāgavata to Caitanya Bhāgavata

Weekly Caitanya-bhāgavata reading premieres in ONE HOUR! ⏳

Would you like to read Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata with me?