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Remembering Śrīmatī Umā Dīdī

Remembering Śrīmatī Umā Dīdī

Yesterday we had a wonderful viraha-utsava in honor of Śrīmatī Umā Dīdī, absorbing ourselves in her many inspiring and heart-melting glories: her humility, her honesty, her boldness in crushing apasiddhānta, her addiction to hari-kathā, her intense sādhana, her happily enduring any kind of difficulty, her motherly warmth, and on and

Final Darśana with Śrī Śrīmad Gour Govinda Swami Mahārāja

Final Darśana with Śrī Śrīmad Gour Govinda Swami Mahārāja

Final Darśana with Śrī Śrīmad Gour Govinda Swami Mahārāja A personal account told by Vaijayantī-mālā dāsī (A note from Madhukar das: If you'd like to listen to me reading out Vaijayanti-mālā's account, which I did this morning in our daily reading group, click here. You'

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