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One Must Correctly Identify A Vaiṣṇava

One Must Correctly Identify A Vaiṣṇava

by Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja (Listen to the article read out below) Some Misconceptions The mercy of śrī guru and the Vaiṣṇavas is the one and only means by which a jīva can attain the ultimate goal of life. Only by their mercy is it possible for

The Glories of Nityānanda | Śrīla B.R. Śrīdhara Gosvāmī Mahārāja

The Glories of Nityānanda | Śrīla B.R. Śrīdhara Gosvāmī Mahārāja

Jaya Śrī Nityānanda Rāma! Haribol dear devotees! Please accept my praṇāma. Below are two excerpts from glorifications by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Gosvāmī Mahārāja that I found on Śrī Caitanya Saraswat Maṭha's website, Śrī Gauḍīya Darśana, and Chapter Four of Śrī Guru and His Grace. I read them

Preparing for the auspicious arrival

Preparing for the auspicious arrival

Every year from 1996 onwards, my Śrīla Gurudeva blessed Badger, a little town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, with the dust of his lotus feet and transformed it into New Braj. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.13.10), Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said to Vidura that because he carried the Lord

An offering for 2023 Vyāsa-pūjā

An offering for 2023 Vyāsa-pūjā

All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga! My Śrīla Gurudeva's Vyāsa-pūjā mahotsava ki jaya! Dear devotees and friends, please accept my praṇāma. A couple weeks ago, I sent out an invitation here for anyone to write a homage in honor of my Śrīla Gurudeva, which I'

Noting Śrīla Gurudeva’s Instructions

Noting Śrīla Gurudeva’s Instructions

In a few days it will be my Śrīla Gurudeva’s Vyāsa-pūjā. On Guru Pūrṇimā, or Vyāsa-pūjā day, he would explain what it means to truly perform guru-pūjā. So in today’s Ekādaśī-eve posting, I will share some quotes on this topic so that my mind will hopefully start contemplating

Śrīla Narahari Sevāvigraha Prabhu's practice at night

Śrīla Narahari Sevāvigraha Prabhu's practice at night

Haribol. Please accept my praṇāma. We just now finished our daily morning Bhāgavatam reading. At the end of it, we read something for the appearance day of Śrīla Bhakti Vaibhava Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja and the disappearance day of Śrīla Narahari Sevāvigraha Prabhu. You can watch/listen to reading here. Śrīla

What Gives Me Hope

What Gives Me Hope

New Year’s Day, the day billions of people around the world make new resolutions, has coincided with Ekādaśī Eve, the infinitely more powerful day to make resolutions. Unless you're like Dhruva, who sustained only on air by breathing once every twelve days, or Jarāsandha, who, despite being