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Yuga Dharma
When we refer to the Yuga Dharma we mean the eternal activity to be performed by the conditioned soul (Atman), or the Jiva, in order to obtain liberation or the highest spiritual development. This Yuga Dharma has been indicated clearly by Sri Gouranga Mahaprabhu in the Chaitanya Charitamrita: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalamkalau…
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Harinaam and Mahamantra
HARINAM The word HARINAM is composed of two words: HARI (Sanskrit हfर) which refers normally to God, but can also refer to green, tawny, yellow, Vishnu, Krishna, Yama, air, wind, Indra, the moon, the sun, lion, ray of light, parrot, monkey, serpent, frog, Shiva, one of the nine Varshas, Brahma, fire, goose, peacock, golden, to…
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Bhaktivinoda Thakur and the three books
Did Bhaktivinoda Thakur fabricate evidence to promote the Mayapur birthsite? I cannot answer the question where the historical and geographical evidence is concerned. However, I am seriously disturbed by the evidence that Bhaktivinoda Thakur manufactured literary evidence to support the validity of Chaitanya as avatar and the nine-islands theory of Nabadwip, which in turn is…
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