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The Supreme Lord Krishna descended to the material world a second time as Lord Gauranga although this time the Lord came down as a concealed incarnation. What Lord Krishna spoke and explained as philosophy in the Bhagavat Gita and in the eleventh Canto of Srimad Bhagavatham was practically demonstrated by Lord Gauranga in the garb of a devotee. Continue reading “Six handed Form”

The mood of Sriji which even beats the stage of Prema or Maha bhava is called Mana. This transcendental emotion is only available in Goloka. Mana is the emotion of Sri Radhika which is defiant of even Sri Nandanandana. Continue reading “Bumble Bee”

Srila Gurudeva is the empowered form of Sriman Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. His mere presence is transformational. Srila Gurudeva always says that whatever happens in Vraja Bhumi all the time is “Leela” Continue reading “Sparsh – Divine touch”

om ajñāna-timirāndhasya
jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena
tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ Continue reading “Aashirvad – The Blessing”

Thakhura Mahasaya further goes to describe the moods or rasa involved in the loving service of Krishna. The tranquil mood or Santa Rasa is the basic mood of accepting Krishna favourably. Yet in this mood the ingredient Continue reading “In Pursuit – Part Eight”

Srila Narottama Mahasaya says that by decorating the body with the foot-dust of Vaishnavas one attains the highest perfection. So if one has intense greed to perform bhakti, one should greedily serve Vaishnavas. Continue reading “In Pursuit – Part Seven”

Gurudeva has a friend called Vishwaroop Baba. The friendship between my beloved spiritual master and Vishwaroop Baba spans over many years, I do not know how many years. I will address Vishwaroop Baba as simply Baba Continue reading “Gurudeva’s Friend”

Every individual in this world, some time or other has fallen in love. Even if it were just one-sided, an emotion simply felt in the heart, every single person still has experienced this emotion. Continue reading “Lost Love”

Many times people mix up sheer emotionalism and Bhakti. Many times we find reckless sentimentalism wearing the garb of Bhakti or devotion. One needs to understand that such loud display of emotions is only a disturbance in society. Loud emotional display has always been linked with Bhakti over aeons Continue reading “Sentimentalism and Bhakti”

It is said that one may or may not garner success in material life because success in material life is dependent on so many factors. Some of them are karma (past actions and their impending results), Religious merit (non-bhakti aspects especially the aspects of dharma, artha, Kama and moksha Continue reading “Success in Bhajana”