The Inner Meaning of Ekadasi
by Swami B.V. Tripurari
I was walking with Srila Prabhupada once and one of my Godbrothers asked, “Prabhupada, is Ekadasi auspicious or inauspicious?” In other...
Select Only Books Written by Tattva-Darsis
Srila Prabhupada..."Unless one is tattva-darśī, in complete knowledge of the Absolute Truth, one cannot describe the activities of the Personality of Godhead. Therefore although...
Understanding the return Ratha-Yatra
by Madhavananda das
Part one: THE OPULENT ANSWER
Many devotees ask how we are to understand the Ulta, or Bahudha ? return Ratha-yatra in Jagannath Puri?...
Follow The Supreme, Not the Material Senses
Our consciousness possesses a twofold potentiality. It is cognizant of the material categories and it is open to the influence of the spiritual as distinguished from the mundane. Lord Caitanya is our only support and the source of our animation. He is the only object of our worship.
Gundica Marjanam
by Swami Tripurari
As the Ratha Yatra approached, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu set out to thoroughly clean the Gundica temple in preparation for Jagannatha’s arrival. In...
Param Vijayate Sri-Krishna-Sankirtanam
by Swami Tripurari, from Siksastakam of Sri Caitanya.
In the beginning of his eightfold teaching, Gaura Krishna trumpets the virtues of Sri Krishna sankirtana in an effort to awaken sraddha (faith)...
Dharma
Dharma doesn't mean a system of faith (or beliefs) but the innate quality of an entity which cannot be separated from the possessor.
Compassion Well Placed
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
IN THE NAME OF philanthropy … people are feeling compassion for suffering humanity throughout the world,” (SB...
Where Sakti Rules
By Swami B.V. Tripurari
The yoga tradition of Sri Caitanya with its emphasis on shakti, the feminine power, among other things, played a major role...
Origin of Jiva According to Shastra
Although spiritual and conscious by nature, the jiva lives on the border between the spiritual and material worlds