Gauranga Sundar Das

The Glories of Chanting the Holy Names of Krishna

August 22, 2023

The Glories of the Holy Names (Hare Krishna Mantra •Krishna and His name are non-different (Namonaminoabhinatwa) •The Lord’s name has descended from Goloka (Golokerpremadhanaharinaam sankitan) •Invested with the Lord’s spiritual potency •Purifies the heart and mind •The chanting process is simple, sublime, and all-auspicious; even a child can take part...

The Ten Dimensions

August 8, 2023

According to the Puranas, we live in the third dimension of this cosmic sea, and the 4th dimension is the time which keeps on changing after death person enters into the 4th dimension of the space and they can be able to see the 3D space but can not do...

24 Gurus learning from the nature

July 25, 2023

The 24 gurus are: the earth, the air, the sky, water, fire, moon, sun, pigeon, python, the sea, the moth, honeybee, elephant and honey thief, the deer, the fish, the prostitute Pingala, the kurara bird, the child, the young girl, arrow maker, serpent, spider and wasp. 1. Earth: A sober...

The Attitude of a Servant

July 18, 2023

Being the Seen, not the Seer –Drsta nahe drsya haiya sevakera karya It is mentioned in Sri Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (13.2): aksnoh phalam tvadrsa-darsanam hi tanoh phalam tvadrsa-gatra-sangah jihva-phalam tvadrsa-kirtanam hi sudurlabha bhagavata hi loke Devotees of Bhagavan are extremely rare in this world. Therefore the perfection of the eyes is to...

Sri Gurudev: Taking shelter of a bonafide spritual master

July 10, 2023

To serve and not to be served is the constitutional position of the jiva, the living entity. Forgetting his real eternal nature, the conditioned soul becomes the false master of the material world. He plays the role of God and tries to enjoy his senses in every way imaginable and...

Krishna: The original Candle

February 14, 2023

The 64 qualities of Krishna who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes.Krishna is like an original candle that lights all other candles, Krsna is that original candle.Krishna has 64 qualities that are the full expression and potential of His Personality.However, the Visnu-tattva expansions (also God)...

JANMASHTAMI DIVINE APPEARANCE OF THE LORD

August 17, 2022

It’s not easy to understand God. In many traditions, people believe that God has only one form and one name, but the Vedas don’t try to limit Him in this way. The Vedas explain that God has unlimited forms and unlimited names. God is simply unlimited and inconceivable. As declared...

Lord Krishna, the supreme personality of godhead

July 4, 2022

Lord Krishna is the supreme personality of Godhead and cause of all causes. He has 64 qualities in full. The other categories of living entities have the following qualities of Krishna - Visnu-tattva has 93.75%. Siva-tattva has 84.375%. Jiva-tattva has 78.125%. Lord Krishna has 64 qualities which is 100% of...

Navadha Bhakti: The nine ways of connecting with Shri Krishna

June 20, 2022

Bhakti is the foundation of all spiritual practice. It is both a means and an end in itself. What is the nature of Bhakti? The Narada Bhakti Sutras say: ‘It is of the nature of supreme love towards Shri Krishna’ (2nd Sutra). How does this love towards the divine manifest...

The anger and gentleness of Lord Narasimha

May 16, 2022

There are many incarnations of God, what makes the Narasimha avatar so special? And why do the followers of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada always sing two songs about Narasimha after every aarti in every one of their temples all over the world? Well, perhaps the most important...

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