Philosophical Articles

My Guru Maharaja Wanted to Increase the Number of Devotees

Srila Prabhupada:..."This is the business of ācārya, to spread bhakti cult. Ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyāt nāvamanyeta karhicit (SB 11.17.27). It is said by the Lord...

Misconception of the Self

by Srila B.B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaja Sree Sree Guru Gauranga Jayatah! Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur has stated in his book 'Sri Bhajan-Rahasya' that there are four drawbacks...

Actual Association

by Srila B.B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaja Sree Sree Guru Gauranga Jayatah! Association with bona fide devotees is essential to awaken the eternal nature of the real...

A Mysterious Incarnation

by Srila B.R. Sridhara Deva Goswami After Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took sannyasa, he went to live in Jagannatha Puri. There, he converted the greatest scholar...

Follow the Angels

By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami, originally published in Follow the Angels: The Path of Dedication. The practices (acharan) of mahajanas are more valuable than our...

Krishna Wants to Be Like You

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Swami B. V. Tripurari speaking on verse 4 of Visvanatha Chakravarti’s Gurvastakam in 2006. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZbdMdoQKjg#t=92

Searching the Solution

by Srila B.R. Sridhara Deva Goswami The innate principle of life is to save one’s own self; to become immortal, to come out of ignorance...

I Want to Take Him Back

Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Deva Goswami explains Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s view of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s sannyasa. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and few other devotees are very attached...

That is Pure Devotee

To serve Krsna, not for my benefit but Krsna's satisfaction. that is pure devotee. Guest: Swami, do you see a difference or a conflict between...

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...