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In Memory of Lord Krishna’s dear servant, His Grace Gaurakrsna prabhu.
In Memory of His Grace Gaurakrsna prabhu. Hand written letter from H.H Bhakti Ragahava Swami Date: May 15, 2012 Dear devotees, Om Surabhyai namah! Om Sri Gurave namah! Please accept the blessings of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am writing in regards to the sudden departure of Lord Krishna’s dear…
Able to Cross Mountains by Anakadundubhi Dasa
Braving jungle paths, mountain trails, and flooded fields, Bhakti Raghava Swami has revolutionized the spreading of Krsna consciousness in India. It’s six o’clock in the morning. Scores of Bengali pilgrims, bearing their clothes and blankets in bundles across their backs, hair still wet from their early-morning bath in the sacred Ganges, walk barefoot along the…
Sri Guru
“Guru Tattva” or “truth/understanding about the spiritual master” is a major theme that is dealt with extensively in the Vedic literatures. We will only touch upon a few basic but essential points in this article. In keeping with the Vedic custom when dealing with such a weighty topic, the tradition is to offer humble respects…
KILLING THE HIGHER PRINCIPLES OF LIFE by NOT INTRODUCING VARNASRAMA DHARMA
“Progressive human civilization is based on brahminical culture, God consciousness and protection of cows…. Cow protection means feeding the brahminical culture, which leads towards God consciousness, and thus perfection of human civilization is achieved. The age of Kali aims at killing the higher principles of life…” SB 1.19.3 “Where wealth and strength are not engaged…
Celibacy
“If one is trained to protect his semen by observing celibacy, naturally he is not attracted by the beauty of a woman. If one can remain a brahmacari, he saves himself so much trouble in material existence. Material existence means enjoying the pleasure of sexual intercourse (yan maithunadi-grhamedhi-sukham [SB 7.9.45]). If one is educated about…
Getting Connected
We have a golden hill. Not everyone has a golden hill, but we have. One day, Krishna willing, we will become famous as the HARE KRISHNA GOLDEN HILL. At present we are known as Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balarama Ksetra or SSKBK. Our small varnasrama community is located at the foothills of the well-known Sahyadri Mountain…
DHARMA SHASTRI COURSE in CANADA
From Saturday April 20th to Sunday July 28st (14 weeks) Srila R.P. Bhakti Raghava Swami will be giving a course entitled “Dharma Sastri” at La Nouvelle Vraja Bhumi located at St-Rémi d’Amherst near Mont-Tremblant (Laurentian Mountains) in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The 3 hours sessions given each consecutive Saturday and Sunday will cover respectively…
Great Quality of Kali Yuga !
Bhisma Pancaka
“The only hope now … to reestablish the pristine glory of the varnasrama system.” Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Caitanya-siksamrta 2.3) Blog 002– 13-11-13, Ekadasi, Gaura Paksa, Damodara Masa, 527 Gaurabda Theme: Bhisma Pancaka Camp: Bangalore Om Sri Surabhyai Namah! Om Sri Gurave Namah! Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Today marks the first day of “Bhisma Pancaka” where one takes special…
40 YEARS LATER… Remembering the Bhagavad-Gita
I was walking down Rideau Street in the city of Ottawa some time during the summer of 1973. Although I had still not found what I really wanted in life, I was somewhat relieved that I had been able to walk out of the expected social pressures of modern day society. I had already finished…