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The Supremacy of the Bhagavata Parampara  Pancaratrika Guru-Parampara and Bhagavata-Parampara
By Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja  ( An excerpt from the forthcoming biography of nitya-lila pravista
om visnupada astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja )  Full Story

Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Maharaja's Service to Srila Prabhupada and all
the Acaryas in the Gaudiya Vaishnava Bhagavata-guru Parampara
His True Brilliance (A paper written in glorification of Srila Prabhupada) by Jnanadas Adhikary                                   (A senior disciple of Srila Prabhupada)
Truthfulness is the last remaining leg of religion in Kali Yuga. Srila Prabhupada taught us to seek  the truth behind the material facade. So naturally we want to be truthful, in order to find the Ultimate  Truth, which is Krishna.
Many devotees are concerned, and perhaps confused, about... Read this brilliant essay and the next

Sum and Substance, Part 1 of 4 by Jnanadas Adhikary
Discovering Srila Prabhupada's Instructions on Spontaneous Devotional Service ..read on

A personal realisation By Devarsirat das Adhikary  ( ACBSP 1974)
Many years ago in 1974 when I still lived in Germany I had my first encounter with Srila Prabhupada. But it was not as you might think a physical meeting, but a  Full Story

THE LION ACARYA
A Brief Biography of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja.  (The first sannyasa disciple of Srila Bhaktisidhanta Prabhupada. Co-founder in 1943 (with Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada) of the Gaudiya Vedanta Samhiti.
Most widely known as the diksa guru of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Maharaja and as the sannyasa-guru of
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja). Nitya-lila-pravista om visnupada 108 Sri Srimad Bhakti  Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja appeared on  January 1, 1898 (Krsna-tritiya-tithi) in the Full Biography

Vyasa-puja Offering January 17th, 1999
Causeless mercy's breath divine
Over loves ocean wide and deep
Blows breezes, mingling and combines
To scent the lotus of your feet.
Like rainshowers on a fire falling
My broken heart your mercies mend,
Oh take me where my heart is ...  Full Poem

Peace: The Enemy of Devotion
by Swami B.K. Giri   Exclusive dedication to Radha-dasyam in the line of Sri Rupa Goswami is the quintessential feature of Gaudiya Vaisnavism that distinguishes it from all other theistic conceptions. Due to this feature there exists a natural antagonistic relationship with other forms of theism. Atheists and neophytes find it abhorrent that there is fighting between different
religions. They consider religion a means of...   Full Story

After Kartika. A determined vow : by Vishakha dasi . Bhajan in Separation from Gurudev
The first time I met Gurudev, I stayed in the Math for a few months, and it was really incredible. Gurudev was very affectionate and gave me a lot of instruction. After those few months I came back to the West, and I found it very difficult to continue in the way that I had been when I was with him in the Math. I realised then ....Full story

Brahma-muhurta by Vishakha dasi   
Gurudev has stressed the importance of being awake at the time of brahma-muhurta. He said, "At least you should be awake during the time just before the sun rises. Even if it means that you wake up for those hours and have to sleep again afterwards, no...read on

Aerial initiation..by Bhudhara das
We departed Amsterdam and had been airborne for about an hour and half. The flight attendants were preparing lunch for everyone and Navin prabhu began to prepare Srila Gurudeva's lunch. As always his ambrosial cooking scented the air with a transcendental, inviting aroma. A pleasant... Full story

Dont criticize !!   An adapted excerpt from Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja’s istagosthis on A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s book The Nectar of Instruction, in Badger, California, June 1997.  Once there were two Vaisnavas who both went to live in the same town. One took ....Read on

Don’t Waste This Human Life  A lecture given at the Ty Glyn Davis Centre, Ciliau Aeron, West Wales on 9th May 1998 by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja, Prema-prayojana dasa & Pundarika dasa brahmacaris.

Srila Narayana Maharaja:  In this world we are very happy if we have children, a husband or a wife, if we are eating, sleeping and mating nicely, and able to support and nourish our children. Sometimes we enjoy making merry having taken some wine, and we may feel so much pleasure. Sometimes we (human life) may become the president of a country, or a Prime Minister. We may have a very beautiful wife and good ...continued

My Beloved Gurudeva   A Poem by Francis Quarles (1592 ~ 1644) Long did I toil and knew no earthly rest, Far did I rove and found no certain home, At last I sought them in his sheltering breast; Who opens his ..more

Faith & Mercy  By Syamasundara dasa.   My letter was now five days late. Acarya Ratna dasa prabhu had received his and Govinda Bhakata dasa prabhu assured me he had sent them both off together. I was in anxiety; "Not even a blade of grass moves without Krishna’s sanction.", had I in some way displeased my Gurudeva? Where was my letter?  Full Story

Narada’s Pride An excerpt from the Austral-Asia tour reports 1998 Edited by Sridam Sakha dasa. Narada Muni is never touched by Maya, Srila Maharaja said, but he played the part of a nitya baddha for our instruction.

While once doing meditation, some beautiful apsaras from the heavenly planets came down to his asrama in an attempt to seduce him. However, Narada was so absorbed in spiritual consciousness that he was quite unaffected. Although they had tried to make him fall down, he did not curse them, but..Full Story

When will such auspicious days be mine? An excerpt from Kalyana Kalpa-Taruby Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura. When. oh when will my foolish ass-like mind finally attain a place to rest at the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, rejecting all other meditations? When will I finally understand my own worthlessness? Actually there is no other soul who is lower than me. When will I offer my respectful obeisances to all the untouchables? Submitting prayers unto them, I will humbly beg for a drop of devotion to Lord Krishna. And when will I finally exhibit....Read on

Powerful & Powerless By Madan Mohan das "You have nothing to worry about" was the clear and forthright message of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja to all those fortunate souls aspiring to follow the process of krishna-bhakti as prescribed by the acaryas in the line of Sri Rupa Gosvami.  This was his response to the numerous inquiries made during this year's U.K. visit concerning the current spate of world-war and Earth-change catastrophe predictions. Bhakti is the most powerful force in existence and anyone practicing faithfully under bona-fide guidance will be ... Full Story

Vande Guroh Sri Caranaravindam by  Gaura priya dasi   Vande Guroh Sri Caranaravindam  by Gaura priya dasi
In January of 1978 I was invited by a friend to attend a Sunday Feast program at the Los Angeles Hare Krishna Temple. Since I was a vegetarian, my friend wanted to introduce me to the taste of prasadam. When he said a whole community of people practiced vegetarianism, frankly, I had a....Full story

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