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MAHATMA GOVINDA DAS – ASTONISHING WORK
The Selfless Buffering of Others’ Suffering From the book Shree Shree Sadguru Sanga, vol. 2Edited by Paramananda Dasanudas You have written about the sadhu Govindadas. Who is he? Dada: He is a stoical mahatma—he came here only to save me. There is no company here; I have to stay alone all the time. That is
Namastakam by Raghunath Dasa Goswami
The Namastakam (eight-prayer hymn) by Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī extols the glories of the Holy Name (Hari-nāma) of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Each verse is a humble offering to the Divine Name, describing its supreme potency. Lecture on the Eight Verses, Including Supplementary Insights
Balarama’s two wifes
The Story of Sri Revati and Balarāma There was once a king named Kakudmi. His only daughter, Revati, was exceptionally skilled, and his kingdom was vast and prosperous—so much so that no prince seemed worthy of her hand. Moreover, Revati desired to marry the mightiest man on earth. The king would meet princes regularly, but
If he dies, I cannot go on living
One day, Sri Radharaman Charan Das Dev, was speaking with a number of visitors when a woman arrived, weeping and wailing, and fell at his feet. He said, “Ma! Why do you weep?” Woman: Baba, my only child is suffering from the plague. There is no hope for his life. If he dies, I cannot
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
MAHA MANTRA KIRTAN “no verse prohibits it”
The opposing opinion to the one we are presenting in this text is that the Maha Mantra can besung in Kirtan. This opinion falls apart when we point out that there is NO TEXT that supports this, but the inevitable response is that there is no text that prohibits it. Honestly, I ask you if
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