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📣 Announcing BIG DRUM – a new devotional periodical

📣 Announcing BIG DRUM – a new devotional periodical

I am very pleased to share the happy news that today, on blessed occasion of Madhvācārya's appearance day and Rāmacandra-vijayotsava, a new online periodical called Big Drum (named after the Bṛhad Mṛdaṅga) has taken birth. This periodical will feature the writings of our previous ācāryas (articles, prayers, etc.

⏰ > 💰 Reassessing My Relationship with Time

⏰ > 💰 Reassessing My Relationship with Time

A few hours ago, in our daily reading group today on the holy appearance day of Śrīla Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, we read a beautiful story in which he showed how time spent absorbed in Bhagavān is infinitely greater than any amount of money. I'll share an

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 Part 1 of 2

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 Part 1 of 2

There is one person whose name is never mentioned in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. And yet Bhāgavatam’s steadfast readers constantly nurture the ardent hope of becoming that person’s devout, one-pointed servant.

Recordings of all the songs in Gauḍīya Gīti-guccha

Recordings of all the songs in Gauḍīya Gīti-guccha

Last Janmāṣṭamī Discourse

Last Janmāṣṭamī Discourse

Nitya-līlā-praviṣṭa oṁ viṣṇupāda aṣṭottara-śata-śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja’s last Janmāṣṭamī lecture on the auspicious occasion of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī, 2 September, 2010, Śrī Ramaṇa Bihārī Gauḍīya Maṭha, Janak Purī, Delhi, 7:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Article from Rays of The Harmonist #23, 2011, First

11 Causes for Kṛṣṇa's Descent

11 Causes for Kṛṣṇa's Descent

Excerpt from a class by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja given in New Braj (Badger), California, June 01 1999. Excerpt from Secret Truths of the Bhāgavatam (Chapter 1). I bolded portions of the text and added numbers so you can easily navigate the various causes of Kṛṣṇa's

The Glories of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

The Glories of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmīpāda kī jaya! On the Gaudiya Kirtan mailing list, I just sent out four songs in honor of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, including the Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Śocaka, which you can sing on this auspicious day. Below is a beautiful glorification of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī written by my Śrīla