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Bhaktivinoda-gīti-dhārā Week 1: Śaraṇāgati

Bhaktivinoda-gīti-dhārā Week 1: Śaraṇāgati

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura ki jaya! Today we begin our journey through the songs of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. As we prepare to enter the flow (dhārā) of his songs (gīti), we must start at the very entrance: Śaraṇāgati, or complete surrender. Over the next five weeks, I will send out a

Our 5-Week Journey Through the Songs of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

Our 5-Week Journey Through the Songs of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

A Long Overdue Update and Looking Ahead to the Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Retreat

A Long Overdue Update and Looking Ahead to the Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Retreat

Caturmāsya Begins—Planning Out Our Śikṣāṣṭaka Program

Caturmāsya Begins—Planning Out Our Śikṣāṣṭaka Program

How to Approach the Teachings of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura—and Announcing a Retreat in His Home

How to Approach the Teachings of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura—and Announcing a Retreat in His Home

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Four)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Four)

On Memorizing Ślokas (Part 3): Making Yourself *Want* to Learn

On Memorizing Ślokas (Part 3): Making Yourself Want to Learn

Ekadasi Eve

On Memorizing Ślokas (Part 3): Making Yourself *Want* to Learn

On Memorizing Ślokas (Part 3): Making Yourself Want to Learn

For most of my life, at least since I was a young teen, I’ve wanted to be someone who journals daily, exercises, memorizes verses, studies śāstra, and on and on. But what I’d end up doing were all the things related to these habits, without spending much time

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Three)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Three)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Two)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Two)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part One)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part One)

Vṛndāvana Manifests as Navadvīpa

Vṛndāvana Manifests as Navadvīpa

The Focused Hour: How to Get Absorbed Like the Arrow-Maker 🏹

The Focused Hour: How to Get Absorbed Like the Arrow-Maker 🏹

Our Sole Support

Our Sole Support

Rays of The Harmonist

Guru-sevā

Guru-sevā

Tomorrow marks the sacred 125th Vyāsa-pūjā day of nitya-līlā-praviṣṭa oṁ viṣṇupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja. In honor of this auspicious occasion, I am posting here a profound and sobering article authored by him, titled "Guru-sevā." If you would like to join me for a live

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART TWO

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART TWO

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART ONE

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART ONE

One Must Correctly Identify A Vaiṣṇava

One Must Correctly Identify A Vaiṣṇava

Self-Assessment on the Disappearance Day of Śrīla Guru-pādapadma

Self-Assessment on the Disappearance Day of Śrīla Guru-pādapadma

A True Experience of Separation

A True Experience of Separation

Last Janmāṣṭamī Discourse

Last Janmāṣṭamī Discourse

Tithi-katha

Caturmāsya Begins—Planning Out Our Śikṣāṣṭaka Program

Caturmāsya Begins—Planning Out Our Śikṣāṣṭaka Program

Caturmāsya begins tomorrow—or, if you’re among those who start on Śayana Ekādaśī, then it’s already underway. Personally, I’ve found that unless I’m following a vrata with others, I struggle to keep it going. Since I’m kind of on my own this year, I’m

How to Approach the Teachings of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura—and Announcing a Retreat in His Home

How to Approach the Teachings of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura—and Announcing a Retreat in His Home

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Four)

Mahāprabhu's Love for the Unseen Devotee (Part Four)

Praṇāma-mantra for Śrī Gaṅgā-devī

Praṇāma-mantra for Śrī Gaṅgā-devī

Praṇāma mantra for Śrī Rūpa-Raghunātha

Praṇāma mantra for Śrī Rūpa-Raghunātha

The 100th Appearance Day of Śrīla Bhakti Ballabha Tīrtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja

The 100th Appearance Day of Śrīla Bhakti Ballabha Tīrtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja

3 readings in honor of Śrīla B.V. Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja & Śrīla B.V. Trivikrama Gosvāmī Mahārāja

3 readings in honor of Śrīla B.V. Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja & Śrīla B.V. Trivikrama Gosvāmī Mahārāja

Rupa-siksa

Should I restart the Rūpa-śikṣā study program? 🤔

Should I restart the Rūpa-śikṣā study program? 🤔

When I looked at the calendar yesterday, I noticed Akṣaya-tṛtīyā approaching in just two weeks' time. I was reminded that this was the day we began the Śrī Rūpa-śikṣā program last year. With it coming so soon, I'm now starting to feel mental, wondering whether or not

R-s 6a 💦 Watering the Seed

R-s 6a 💦 Watering the Seed

R-s 5c 🌱 The SEED of the Vine of Devotion

R-s 5c 🌱 The SEED of the Vine of Devotion

R-s 5b 🤲 I "receive" the seed?

R-s 5b 🤲 I "receive" the seed?

R-s 5a ✨ By the Mercy of Guru and Kṛṣṇa...

R-s 5a ✨ By the Mercy of Guru and Kṛṣṇa...

R-s 4b ❤️‍🩹 In whom do I place my trust?

R-s 4b ❤️‍🩹 In whom do I place my trust?

R-s 4a 😌 Only the devotee of Kṛṣṇa is peaceful

R-s 4a 😌 Only the devotee of Kṛṣṇa is peaceful

Rupa-siksa

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Should I restart the Rūpa-śikṣā study program? 🤔

R-s 6a 💦 Watering the Seed

R-s 5c 🌱 The SEED of the Vine of Devotion

R-s 5b 🤲 I "receive" the seed?

R-s 5a ✨ By the Mercy of Guru and Kṛṣṇa...

Rays of The Harmonist

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Guru-sevā

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART TWO

Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī – The Day of Her Advent 🪷 PART ONE

One Must Correctly Identify A Vaiṣṇava

Self-Assessment on the Disappearance Day of Śrīla Guru-pādapadma

Bhaktivinoda-giti-dhara

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Bhaktivinoda-gīti-dhārā Week 1: Śaraṇāgati

Our 5-Week Journey Through the Songs of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

A Long Overdue Update and Looking Ahead to the Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Retreat

Bhaktivinoda-gīti-dhārā Returns — Beginning with Śikṣāṣṭaka

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