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CC Adi-Chapter 2 Introduction–This chapter explains that Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa Himself. …. This chapter stresses that a devotee must have knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s personal form, His three principal energies, His pastimes and the relationship of the living entities with Him in order to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. SP says God is great but how great— that they do not know…——————————————- The […]

CC Adi chapt 2-Sastric proofs for the Divinty of CaitanyaMahaprabhu-#5 Adi 2.22–That Govinda personally appears as Caitanya Gosāñi. No other Lord is as merciful in delivering the fallen souls. PURPORT-Having described Govinda in terms of His Brahman and Paramātmā features, now the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta advances his argument to prove that Lord Śrī Caitanya […]

Paris Aug 3 1976 conversations Prabhupāda: Yes. Anyway, just inquire. These are our garden flowers. Jayatīrtha: Oh, very nice. Prabhupāda: This is also?Bhagavān: Yes. Prabhupāda:Yes. Anything grown in the garden, that is hundred times valuable than it is purchased from the market. (pause) Bhagavad-gītā is a book which can guide the whole human society. In all different branches of knowledge, namely in politics, in […]

Hare Krsna–I first learned of this nice devotee when some Australian devotees came to our ashram for a Janmastami festival. They showed and gave me a copy of Gopinathas 3 volume set of books called –Make Vrndavana- a huge compilation all from the conversations books that he did focusing on what Srila Prabhupada preached about simple living, […]

Hare Krsna-Continuing our SUMMARY series from the Caitanya Caritamrta–#3 Adi lila 1.53 purport…The word yat refers to Brahman, the impersonal effulgence of the Lord. In the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.40) it is said, tad brahma niṣkalam anantam aśeṣa-bhūtam: the Brahman effulgence expands unlimitedly. Just as the sun is a localized planet although the sunshine expands unlimitedly from […]

CC adi-#4Adi 1.88-89–As the sun and moon drive away darkness by their appearance and reveal the nature of everything, these two brothers dissipate the darkness of ignorance covering the living beings’ and enlighten them with knowledge of the Absolute Truth.Adi 1.90–The darkness of ignorance is called kaitava, the way of cheating, which begins with religiosity, […]

July 6 1976 Wash DC Guest (1): No, sir, we didn’t say Kṛṣṇa of Mahābhārata; we said that when you read the Vedic literatures, there comes some nirguṇa-brahman and saguṇa-brahman. Now my question… Prabhupāda: But Kṛṣṇa is paraṁ brahman.Guest (1): Yes, but my plain feeling came, sir…Prabhupāda: No, no. First of all, the Brahman, there […]

Adi.1.45– According to the deliberate opinion of all revealed scriptures, the spiritual master is nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa in the form of the spiritual master delivers His devotees.PURPORTThe relationship of a disciple with his spiritual master is as good as his relationship with the Supreme Lord. A spiritual master always represents himself as the […]

Caitanya Caritamrta Introduction-original version 1974pg 3…From the Caitanya-caritāmṛta we learn how Lord Caitanya taught people to become immortal, and thus the title may be properly translated as “the immortal character of the living force.” pg 3..The real question is, How can we remain unpolluted by material contamination while in the material world? It was Rūpa […]

July 8 1976 Wash DC conversations “My Lord, I surrender unto You. I don’t want anything from You. Kindly give me shelter at Your lotus feet.” This is the result of greatest tapasya. Prabhupāda: If you are unfit for that occupation, why should you imitate, waste your time? If you are, you are fit for […]

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This chapter stresses that a devotee must have knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s personal form, His three principal energies, His pastimes and the relationship of the living entities with Him in order to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. CC-#6

Sastric proofs for the Divinty of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu-#5

no salary for devotees-unless he is sincere why he’ll work–SP

the passing of Gopinatha Acarya(ACBSP)

CC ADI LILA #3

CC adi lila-#4-continuing our series of this great work

So those who are licking the bottle, they cannot say what is the taste of the honey.-SP

Diksa and Siksa gurus explained by Srila Prabhupada

Summary of Caitanya Caritamrta-from Introduction- 1974 Version

My Lord I surrender to you-this is the result of the greatest tapasya–SP