by Caitanya Priya Das “Person Bhāgavata is the spiritual master And by reading Bhāgavata, you understand what is Bhagavān, what is spiritual master.”(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.21-Dec.30,1974-Bombay) “The Bhāgavata says, nityaṁ bhāgavata-sevayā: “You have to twenty-four hours engaged in bhāgavata, in the service of Bhāgavata, the person Bhāgavata or the book bhāgavata.” Bhāgavata, there are two kinds of […]
by Haripada dasa This information is in the Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has analyzed the different sources of happiness. He has divided happiness into three categories, which are: 1) happiness derived from material enjoyment, 2) happiness derived from identifying with the Supreme Brahman, and 3) happiness derived from Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In […]
Krsna philosophy is understood as it is stated in the Vedas: Yasya deve para bhakti yatha deve tatha gurautasya ete kathitha hi artha prakasante mahatmanah “One who has got unflinching faith in the Supreme Lord and similar faith in his Spiritual Master to him only the imports of Vedic knowledge become revealed.” A Spiritual Master is always liberated. In any condition of His life He should not be mistaken […]
Truth: This directive was based on Srila Prabhupada’s instructions and written on his order, and then approved by him, whereas TKG’s contradictory explanations given after he masterminded the coup and became a bogus acarya are certainly false and shouldn’t be followed. By Bhakta Alex. Russsia. Amazingly, maya-ISKCON tries to downplay Srila Prabhupada’s role in the […]
Truth: New names were to be sent to Srila Prabhupada’s address not to him personally, but to his secretary who was to include the names of new Srila Prabhupada’s disciples officially initiated via ritviks in the ‘Initiated Disciples’ book, which is confirmed by other evidence. By Bhakta Alex (Russia) There is an argument put forward by […]
Truth: Srila Prabhupada did not state he established the ritvik system because he was ill or for the period of his physical presence. This is nothing but speculation that contradicts real evidence that ritvik arrangement was made by Srila Prabhupada for the future, especially after his physical departure. by Bhakta Alex, Russia. In 1977, before […]
Truth: Srila Prabhupada didn’t sanction this, and it’s he who is the current acarya. By Bhakta Alex (Russia). One teacher of maya-ISKCON’s Mayapur Institute wrote against Srila Prabhupada’s ritvik system, “If I was to be given a choice to get diksa from a guru not present on the planet, then I would probably accept Srila […]
Sunday, 11 May 2025 [Mayapura, West Bengal, India Time] Śrī Narasiṁha Caturdaśī – The Appearance Day of Śrī Narasiṁha dev —– FASTING TILL Dusk —- Śrīla Prabhupāda explains Śrī Narasiṁha Līlā: Following the instructions of Prahlāda Mahārāja, all the sons of the demons became attached to Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When this […]
Saturday, 10 May 2025 [Māyāpura, West Bengal, India Time] Disappearance Day of Jayananda Prabhu Today marks the disappearance day of Jayananda Prabhu. He was such a beautiful devotee, the perfect servant of Srila Prabhupada, and friend to all. His disappearance was glorious as stated in a letter to Ramesvara das shortly after he left his […]
By Damaghosa dasa, Narasimha dasa and Yasoda nandana dasa “The real master commands, ‘You must do this,’ and the real servant immediately obeys the order.” (SB 7.10.6) The greatest danger to our movement will come when we manufacture and create our own process for worshiping the deities “… I have given you everything already, there […]
