Advaita’s appearance Advaita Acarya appeared as the son of the Varendra Brahmin Kubera Pandita and his wife Nabha Devi in the village of Navagrama near the town of Sylhet on the seventh day of the waxing … Read More
His fame spreads Attracted by the fame of Jiva Gosvami that spread more and more throughout India, in the year 1570 Emperor Akbar went to Vrindavana to meet him. Having been speechless before such wisdom and … Read More
Nine main kinds of bhakti Guru will tell us that there are sixty-four kinds of bhakti, among which nine are prominent: sri-prahlada uvaca sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam iti pumsarpita visnau … Read More
Joyfully, the Vanaras forts began to take huge boulders, mountain peaks, trees, and anything else that could add volume to the construction of the bridge, and after writing the sacred name of Rama on them, … Read More
Sri Advaita Acarya vraje avesha-rupatvad vyuho yo’pi sadashivah sa evadvaita-gosvami caitanyabhinna-vigrahah Sadashiva, an expansion of the Supreme Lord in Vraja, is here known as Advaita Acarya. He is non-different from Caitanya. yash ca gopala-dehah … Read More
Criticism of Jiva Gosvami There are those who try to defame Sri Jiva by criticizing some of his behaviors. These people do not know that the Acarya can also behave incomprehensibly to educate his disciples. Sometimes … Read More
Further Teachings of Prahlada Prahlada continued: “We can never be happy by our material activities. No one has ever become happy by such engagement. If you want to be happy in life, go to an … Read More
Question: I have a friend who wants to know the answer to the following question. The Bhagavad Gita says that it was spoken 120,400,000 years ago, while we know that humanity appeared only two million … Read More
Upon arriving there, Syamananda paid his obeisances to his Guru, and Hridaya Caitanya Prabhu embraced him and inquired about the well-being of the Gosvamis of Vrindavana. When he heard that the books of the Gosvamis … Read More
Arrival in Vrindavana Sri Jiva had certainly not forgotten Nityananda Prabhu’s instruction to go to Vrindavana and live with his uncles. After a few years he felt a burning desire grow in him to join them; … Read More
Question Manjughosha, the apsara, remained 57 years, 9 months, and 3 days with Medhavi. She asked the wise man to let her go, but he didn’t leave her. However, when he realized what had happened, he … Read More
Prahlada tells his story With a view to removing the doubts of his classmates, Prahlada said, “Some time ago, when my father was angry with Lord Visnu for killing his brother, Hiranyaksa, He began to consider, … Read More
Can We Learn Something Practical? Rama was an ideal person. How can we not learn something from him? We can learn to love everyone, but also to vigorously defend those principles that lift the human soul. … Read More
Early life His father’s name was Vallabha, and he was the brother of Rupa and Sanatana. On the day Vallabha accepted Lord Caitanya’s initiation, he received the name Anupama. It is said that when the … Read More
Veganism Question: Thank you for explaining how offering the milk of cows to Krishna may be liberating to the soul of the cow. Might it be more compassionate to offer only milk from cows that are … Read More
Prahlada’s teachers Prahlada’s teachers, the two sons of the depressed Hiranyakasipu’s guru, drew near Hiranyakasipu and asked him, “Why are you worried? You have conquered the entire world. You have conquered air, fire, all five elements. … Read More
Rama Forces Varuna to Let Them Pass A few days later they arrived on the shores of the ocean. Rama observed the vast body of water, a huge and insurmountable sea that separated him from Lanka. … Read More
The six Gosvamis of Vrindavana Those who have already entered the history of Gaudiya Vaisnavism know that in the early sixteenth century the Gosvamis were sent by Caitanya Mahaprabhu to Vrindavana, with the task of finding … Read More
Question Dear Guru Maharaj, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to You and Srila Prabhupada. What are the 11 sense organs? In addition to that question, what is the significance of the 16 creative principles … Read More
Holika Hiranyakasipu’s very dear sister named Holika approached him and said, “My dear brother, why are you so anxious and worried? Can I help you?” He replied, “No one in this world can help me.” Holika … Read More
