Philosophical Articles

The following sannyasa initiation lecture was given by Srila Prabhupada in Mayapura on Gaura Purnima, March 16th 1976. On this day, Swami B.G. Narasingha...

Ill fated are those who are very eager to find fault in others and who have no time to find fault in themselves. The other side of your necessity is not to find defects in others, but to find their attributes.

According to our almanac every three years, one month is added. This is done to harmonize the lunar month (Chandra-maas) with the solar month (Soar-Maas). The inserted month is known as 'Purusottama'...

by Srila B.B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaja Sree Sree Guru Gauranga Jayatah! The atma is sacchidananda—an eternally existing entity of knowledge and blissfulness. Upadhi means 'denomination or...

by Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp) There are various kinds of yoga; such as karma-yoga, based on purifying our activities; Jnana-yoga, based on acquiring spiritual...

On the morning of Friday, April 10, 1931, parama-bhagavata Sriyukta Nitya-Gopala Ghosa Mahasaya, one of the most important helpers of the preachers of Sri Gaudiya Matha, who has great faith in the Vaisnavas and who is dedicated to the Holy Name of the Lord, having finished constructing his new home.

In various forms his reality overflows into the world of our experience, and sacred texts such as the Bhagavata try to capture and relate to us the essence of that expression.

Both love in union and love in separation are most venerable.To intelligently discuss all this in context, one must be well studied. Most importantly, one must be highly realized to understand this topic in any real depth.

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has written five beautiful prayers in "Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga" for receiving the mercy of Lord Narasimha. These prayers are certainly assurance...

Q&A with Swami B.V. Tripurari Q. Is the visistadvaita (qualified oneness) philosophy of Ramanujacharya the same as the acintya-bhedabheda (inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference) philosophy...