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

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

by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja Excerpt from a lecture delivered on October 5th, 1998 Śrī Śyāmasundara Gauḍīya Maṭha, Siliguri (West Bengal) Listen to the article read out by me here: Never Forget Śrī Guru Today’s special festival marks the beginning of the last month of our Cāturmasya-vrata.

A True Experience of Separation

A True Experience of Separation

from a speech given by Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja on the disappearance day of Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja at Śrī Uddhāraṇa Gauḍīya Maṭha, Chuchura, on 5 December 1952 Hear this article on the YouTube video I made below: Appearance and disappearance have the same purpose

Ekādaśī and the Gauḍīya Hospital

Ekādaśī and the Gauḍīya Hospital

Starting today, I will try to regularly write something to post the day before Ekādaśī. I got the idea to do this yesterday and only late last night did I write the article below. Although it should still be a rough draft😅, I'm posting it now so it

Want to memorize Govardhana-vāsa-prārthanā-daśakam with me?

Want to memorize Govardhana-vāsa-prārthanā-daśakam with me?

Śrī Girirāja Mahārāja kī jaya! Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmipāda kī jaya! Śrī Govardhana-vāsa-prārthanā-daśakam program 20(ish)-day program starting 26 October 7PM India time LIVE on YouTube & Facebook (see other time zones at bottom of the page) On the joyous occasion of Annakuṭa Mahotsava, I will be starting a

Which kirtans would you like me to sing for you?

Which kirtans would you like me to sing for you?

📣 Announcing BIG DRUM – a new devotional periodical

📣 Announcing BIG DRUM – a new devotional periodical

I am very pleased to share the happy news that today, on blessed occasion of Madhvācārya's appearance day and Rāmacandra-vijayotsava, a new online periodical called Big Drum (named after the Bṛhad Mṛdaṅga) has taken birth. This periodical will feature the writings of our previous ācāryas (articles, prayers, etc.

⏰ > 💰 Reassessing My Relationship with Time

⏰ > 💰 Reassessing My Relationship with Time

A few hours ago, in our daily reading group today on the holy appearance day of Śrīla Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, we read a beautiful story in which he showed how time spent absorbed in Bhagavān is infinitely greater than any amount of money. I'll share an