Lila of Srinivasa Acarya carrying the sacred books in a cart and the chief of the bandits.
Beautiful lila of Srinivasa Acarya in samadhi/meditation and his disciple Ramacandra Kaviraja going to fetch him in Goloka Vrndavana under the guidance of Narottama Dasa Thakura.
Sloka that speaks about the process to attain svarupa-siddhi: martyo yadā tyakta-samasta-karmā niveditātmā vicikīrṣito me tadāmṛtatvaḿ pratipadyamāno mayātma-bhūyāya ca kalpate vai (SB 11.29.34). 1st diksa, then surrender, then Krsna maintains the devotee, and through sadhana comes absorption in Krsna, until finally, the devotee attains svarupa-siddhi. Even Lalita and Visakha, who are parama-prestha-sakhis, sometimes seek advice from the manjaris. Raghunatha Gosvami prays to serve in the same...
Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu danced in the Ratha-yatra as a 16-year-old boy. Stupid people say that Gaudiya Vaishnavas have no guru-parampara. The description of our guru-parampara. Siddha-pranali is a perfect process to achieve a goal. Siddha-pranali of Mahaprabhu and Srila Rupa Gosvami. Your potential is within you, it cannot be changed, but it can be developed to appear (examples with different seeds, Pandavas and the disciples Vijaya Kumara and Vrajanatha). Verse: nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-prema...
When Mahaprabhu travelled in southern India, He took tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta granthas with Him. Brahma-samhita is the tattva-siddhanta grantha. Verse: gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ (Guru-stotra). Instructions to mothers to control their babies on hari-katha. Types of anarthas: svarupa-bhrama, hridaya-daurbalya, asat-trishna and aparadha. Nama-aparadha is very dangerous. Types of Vaishnava aparadhas. Types of anarthas. The Lord can do any kind of activity with any limb...
False ahankara is thinking “I am the doer”. Shuddha-ahankara is knowing your relationship with Krishna, just as Nanda and Yashoda know that they are Krishna’s parents. Sadhakas should not think that they are the parents or lovers of Krishna (ahangra-upasana). We are the servants of Krishna, the son of Nanda Maharaja. Transformation of jnana and vairagya in Vrindavana. Gopis do everything to please Krishna (krishnarte akhila-cheshta) and give up everything for His sake...
Afflictions to which we are subject: adhyatmika pains, those caused by oneself (physically or mentally); adhibhautika pains: those caused by other creatures; and adhidaivika pains: imposed by devas (demigods), earthquakes, volcanoes, heat, cold, etc. Song: Amara Jivana by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura that speaks of the endless desires of human beings. Story of the man chased by a tiger in the forest, who even exposed to various dangers does not abandon the temporary material enjoyment. Our death...
Without a taste for Harikatha and chanting the Holy Names, even following varnasrama-dharma, it will not be enough to free us. Yamaraja gives us a subtle body to be punished for our sins. Knowledge and even birth into a high family are no guarantees for reaching the highest goal. Example of milk, yogurt, butter and ghee: where they all have the same origin, but have different qualities, and consequently different values. Example of the lotus that is born in the mud and yet is very beautiful and...
Quote from Vaisnava Thakura’s book, translated by Sri Srimad BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, which deals with abhydheya and prayojana.
It is necessary to acquire all knowledge.
The meaning of aropa-siddha-bhakti.
The importance of knowing the mood of each sloka, verse.