Wide Selection of Books by Devotees (Vaishnava) of the Supreme Lord Krishna.
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Sri Krishna and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu both taught Bhakti yoga, the spiritual practice of connecting with God through devotional service to Him. Based on Their teachings, in 1966 A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, referred to as Srila Prabhupada, founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in New York City.
Srila Prabhupada and his disciples popularized the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra in the 1960s and 1970s, and it spread to countries around the globe. Though the International Society for Krishna Consciousness is the legal name for the movement Prabhupada started, most people know it as the Hare Krishna movement.
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A Second Chance: The Story of a Near-Death Experience
The amazing narrative of Ajamila's transforming near-death experience is chronicled in Srimad-Bhagavatam. In this book based on that narrative, Srila Prabhupada shows us how we can employ the techniques of mantra meditation and bhakti-yoga to overcome the obstacles of materialism, meet the challenge of death, and ultimately attain spiritual perfection.
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Beyond Birth and Death
Is there life after death? Srila Prabhupada tells how the soul travels from body to body, and how we can end the cycle of birth and death by reaching Lord Sri Krishna's ultimate abode. An excerpt: "The simple process of chanting the names of Krsna will reveal what one is, what God is, what the material and spiritual universes are, why we are conditioned, how we can get out of that conditioning - and everything else, step by step."
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is
The Bhagavad-gita is the main source-book on yoga and a concise summary of India's Vedic wisdom. Yet remarkably, the setting for this best-known classic of spiritual literature is an ancient Indian battlefield.
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Civilization and Transcendence
In this small book Srila Prabhupada addresses the fallacies of our modern so-called advanced civilization. After pointing out that today the vast majority of people do not know what real progress is, he explains that in the Vedic civilization people strive not for the false progress of economic development but rather for the true advancement of self-realization and God realization.
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Easy Journey to Other Planets
It is said that the perfect yogi can relinquish his body at death and journey, at the speed of mind, to antimaterial planets far beyond the limits of the material universe. Encompassing the systems of sankhya, astanga and bhakti, this absorbing publication treats the science of yoga, particularly in its application to out-of-body travel.
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Elevation to Krsna Consciousness
Learn how the conditioned soul can gradually progress from his state of ignorance to pure spiritual bliss.
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Krsna Book
These stories transport the reader from the mundane and commonplace, beckoning him to participate in a miraculous journey to a transcendental realm beyond space and time, a realm where everything and everyone lives in the blissful light of the Supreme Absolute, an eternal transcendental youth--Lord Sri Krishna, the ultimate object of knowledge and the supreme goal of life.
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Krsna Consciousness, The Matchless Gift
Learn about the priceless gift of Krishna consciousness from His Divine Grace.
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Krsna Consciousness: The Topmost Yoga System
Again the topmost yogi of the modern age, Srila Prabhupada, expounds on the supreme yoga, Krsna consciousness. A sample: "Chanting the Hare Krsna mantra is not merely the process of putting an end to the false conception of the self, but it goes beyond that, to the point where the pure spirit soul engages in his eternal, blissful, all-knowing activities in the loving service of God. This is the height of conscious development."
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Life Comes from Life
This book is based on taped morning-walk conversations that Srila Prabhupada had with some of his disciples during 1973, in the Los Angeles area. On those mornings when he focused on science, Srila Prabhupada spoke mainly with his disciple Thoudam D. Singh, Ph.D. An organic chemist, Dr. Singh presently directs the Bhaktivedanta Institute, an international center for advanced study and research in science, philosophy and theology.
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Light of the Bhagavata
The simplicity, beauty and intricacies found in nature have captured the minds and hearts of the greatest philosophers throughout time. Even the greatest scientific minds of our time are at a loss to understand nature's greatest mysteries. Light of the Bhagavata presents a clear and tangible illustration of the purpose and significance of nature and it's origin.
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Mukunda-mala-stotra
The saintly king Kulasekhara lived more than a millennium ago in India, yet his Mukunda-mala- stotra speaks to us today with the fresh voice of truth. It is the voice of a realized soul beseeching the Lord - and us - with the utmost sincerity. He calls to all people to hear of the treatment for the disease of birth and death.
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Message of Godhead
Written shortly after World War II, this book describes how society can live peacefully in a state of God-centered communism.
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Nectar of Devotion [Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu]
In this summary study, Srila Prabhupada gives a complete translation and provides occasional commentary on Srila Rupa Goswami's classic, Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu.
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On the Way to Krsna
Every one of us is searching after happiness, but we do not know what real happiness is. We see so much advertised about happiness, but practically speaking we see so few happy people. This is because so few people know that the platform of real happiness is beyond temporary things. It is this real happiness that is described in Bhagavad-gita by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.
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Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers
In 1972, Bob Cohen, a science teacher in the Peace Corps, began a search for spiritual enlightenment that took him the length and breadth of India. Here is an actual transcript of his life-transforming meeting with Srila Prabhupada in the holy village of Mayapur, India, the birthplace of Sri Krsna Caitanya.
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Raja-Vidya: The King of Knowledge
Krsna Consciousness is the King of Education.
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Songs of the Vaisnava Acaryas
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Sri Brahma-samhita
According to Vedic tradition, these "Hymns of Brahma" were recited or sung countless millennia ago by the first embodied being, Lord Brahma, just before he created the universe. The book consists of a brief description of Brahma's enlightenment by Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, followed by Brahma's extraordinarily beautiful prayers elucidating the content of his revelation. Sri Brahma-samhita contains extensive commentary by Srila Prabhupada's spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.
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Sri Caitanya-caritamrita
Adi-lila | Madhya-lila | Antya-lila (word)
Adi-lila | Madhya-lila | Antya-lila (pdf)
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta was written by Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami. This book contains the unabridged original Bengali text, Roman transliterations, synonyms, translation and elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. This is the definitive history and biography of Sri Krishna Caitanya. Here is a description of Sri Caitanya's life and teachings.
Sri Caitanya pioneered a great social and spiritual movement in India over five hundred years ago, which today continues to spread its profound influence worldwide. While man in the West was exploring outward in the physical universe, in India Sri Krishna Caitanya was exploring inward, exhibiting unparalleled spiritual potency, and discovering the truths of consciousness and transcendental reality. As a young boy he overwhelmed astounded scholars, establishing his own school at the age of sixteen. Within his lifetime, Sri Caitanya transformed India in four respects: philosophically, by defeating the greatest philosophers of his day; socially, by opposing the blindly rigid caste system; politically, by organizing India's first civil disobedience movement against repression by the Mohammedan government; and spiritually, by freely distributing nonsectarian love of God. Sri Caitanya-caritamrta presents Sri Caitanya as the Golden Avatar, the incarnation of Krishna in this age in the form of His devotee.
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Sri Isopanishad
We rebel at modern science's contention that we can be analyzed into lifeless laws and particles.We feel that personality is the solid foundation and unifying principle of our existence. That intuition is correct, says the Vedic philosophy of ancient India, which loudly proclaims the primacy of personality in every sphere of life and knowledge. And the essential Vedic teachings on the universal nature of personality are summarized in Sri Isopanisad, the foremost of the 108 Upanisads.
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Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana)
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. This epic philosophical and literary classic of India touches upon all fields of human knowledge. Srimad-Bhagavatam is the most complete and authoritative exposition of Vedic knowledge covering everything from the nature of the self to the origin of the universe. Read about ancient atomic calculations of time, accurate astronomical readings taken 5,000 years ago, descriptions of life on other planets, detailed study of the development of the embryo in the womb from the moment of conception, Buddha's arrival predicted 2,500 years earlier. Special Features: Original Sanskrit text, English equivalents, word-for-word, elaborate commentary, opening chapter summaries.
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Teachings of Lord Caitanya
His Divine Grace's summary in prose, of Srila Krsnadas Kaviraja Goswami's Sri Caitanya-caritamrta. What Krsna Book is to the Tenth Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, The Teachings of Lord Chaitanya is to the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta. TLC was originally printed in l968, and later, in 1974 the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta was printed in l7 volumes with complete bengali verses and purports.
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Teachings of Lord Kapila, the Son of Devahuti
Lord Kapila (an incarnation of Lord Krishna) explains the science of Sankhya yoga to His mother Devahuti. This wonderful book is a combination of lectures from Srila Prabhupada and excerpts from the Third Canto which contains the teachings of Lord Kapila.
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Teachings Of Queen Kunti
Queen Kunti teaches us how to accept suffering as the Lord's mercy. Having led a life filled with many misfortunes Srimati Kuntidevi always depended upon the mercy of Lord Krishna. This book is based on Srila Prabhupada's lectures, verses, and purports from the first canto.
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The Journey of Self-Discovery
In these thirty-one fascinating essays, talks, and informal conversations, Srila Prabhupada reveals how the Vedic literature and the techniques of mantra meditation it teaches can help us resolve all personal and social conflicts, come to a state of permanent peace and happiness, and satisfy the soul's timeless thirst for perfection. All the selections originally appeared in Back to Godhead, the magazine Srila Prabhupada founded in India in 1944.
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The Laws of Nature: An Infallible Justice
This book explains the infallible law of karma, whereby everyone reaps what they sow.
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The Nectar of Instruction
Across five centuries and half the globe comes this compact guidebook of essential spiritual teachings. How to choose a guru, how to practice yoga, even where to live. You'll find it all in this invaluable work originally written in Sanskrit by Srila Rupa Gosvami, the greatest spiritual genius of medieval India. Now translated and explained by Srila Prabhupada, the Nectar of Instruction is the key to enlightenment for all seekers on the path of spiritual perfection.
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The Path of Perfection
In this collection of historic talks on the yoga process set forth by Lord Sri Krsna in the sixth and eighth chapters of the Bhagavad-gita, Srila Prabhupada deeply probes the nature of consciousness, meditation, karma, death, and reincarnation. Ultimately he describes in detail the process of bhakti-yoga, by which one can easily purify the mind and elevate the consciousness to a state of ultimate peace and happiness.
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The Perfection of Yoga
In the Perfection of Yoga Srila Prabhupada cuts through the commercialism that now clouds the real meaning of yoga. He explains that beyond postures and exercises, beyond even meditation and breathing techniques, the ancient teachings of yoga aim at lasting, loving union with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna.
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The Science of Self Realization
Within the interviews, lectures, essays, and letters of this book Srila Prabhupada talks about practicing yoga in the modern age. Topics include karma and reincarnation, superconsciousness, how to choose a guru, Krishna and Christ, and spiritual solutions to today's social and economic problems.
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The Value of Devotion (Narada-bhakti-sutra)
Srila Prabhupada explains the value of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
His Divine Grace Sri Srila Bhakti Rakshaka Sridhara Deva Goswami Maharaja, the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Matha, was born in India in 1895, in a respected Brahmana family of the Bhattacarya order, at Hapaniya, District Burdwan, West Bengal. He received his education at Baharamapur University. Having taken his pious birth in Sri Gauda-Mandal, the holy lands where Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited His divine pastimes on this earth, Srila Sridhara Maharaja, from his very childhood, had a natural affinity for the mission of Sri Chaitanya Sankirtana, the Grand Congregational Chanting of the Holy Names of the Supreme Lord.
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SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA
The Hidden Treasure of the Sweet Absolute
Srila Sridhar Maharaj's unique commentary and interpretation of this classic is the key to the Path of Divine Love.
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The Golden Volcano of divine Love
Mahaprabhu's Life and Precepts
In the agony of separation from Sri Krishna, volcanic eruptions of ecstasy flow from the heart of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and His teachings [Sikshastakam] flow like streams of golden lava from His lips in this compelling narrative biography. A penetrating exposition on the psychology of Divine Love.
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Loving Search for the Lost Servant
The Lord's Urgent Campaign
Here we find that although the Lord is full in all respects, still He feels pangs of separation for every one of us, and He appears again and again to reclaim us to take us back home, back to Godhead. As we are engaged in the Search for Sri Krishna, He is also engaged in a Loving Search for His Lost Servants.
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Subjective Evolution of Consciousness
The Play of the Sweet Absolute
Srila Sridhar Maharaj compares the views of Descartes, Berkeley, and Hegel in the West, to Buddha, Shankara, and Sri Chaitanya in the East, and shows that consciousness is not a product of the world [objective evolution], but that the world is a product of consciousness [subjective evolution].
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The Search for Sri Krsna
Reality the Beautiful
A penetrating look into the Center of the Infinite. Explores the levels of divine awareness, from Christian mysticism and Vedanta to the devotional ecstasies of the Goswamis. Reveals the secrets of transcendence through the medium of Divine Sound. A provocative guide for your journey inward.
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Sri Guru and his Grace
Srila Sridhar Maharaj explains the universal conception of guru, and shatters the mindless fanaticism of personality cults. He describes both the traditional and modern conceptions of guru, how to recognize a genuine guru, and explains the meanings of different mantras, their importance, and their effects.
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The Guardian of Devotion
A Chronicle of a Transcendental Relationship
Srila Sridhar Maharaj and Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Prabhupada Pranama, Brahma-gayatri...
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Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamrtam
Life-Nectar of the Surrendered Souls
Positiv & Progressive Immortality
The brilliance of Srila Sridhar Maharaj's unprecendented scholarship is found in this artful compilation of Sri Prapanna-jivanamrtam, accurately drawn from the teachings of pure devotion (bhakti-siddhanta-vani) as evolved by the Vaishnava preceptors.
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Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion
Volume One
From Srila Sridhar Maharaj's holy talks about dedication, faith, unconditional service, and the grand victory of love. He explains the Guardian-ruled family, the importance of Nityananda Prabhu, Mahaprabhu, and the Divine Couple.
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Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion
Volume Two
Srila Sridhar Maharaj explains the difference between following and imitation as well as real and apparent Bhajan. He describes the Holy Dham, humility, the Divine Agent and how to approach the Higher World. He also describes the life of Bhaktivinod Thakur, Raghunandana Thakur, and Raghunath Das Goswami.
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Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion
Volume Three
Srila Gurumaharaj talks about his life, the importance of service, and the position of Sri Guru. He explains the foundation of fortune, the greatest wealth and distributing Divinity.
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Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion
Volume Four
From Srila Sridhar Maharaj's holy talks about Srimad Bhagavatam and the Absolute Truth. He also explains the highest Dedication and highest gain.
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Poetry of a Saint
Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion
Volume Five
Pillars of Faith, Somehow Connect with The Infinite, The Joy of Self-Abnegation, Cheap Imitations versus Exclusive Devotion, Service is Self-Giving .........
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Home Comfort
Here Srila Sridhar Maharaj describes the real meaning of Home, where you can find affection, love, and harmony. Through introspection the soul will gain the conception of a higher type of soil of immortality.
In the course of our search we will find that we do have our own home, and it is all-perferct.
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Holy Engagement
Divine Transformation, Devotees' Pilgrimage, Searching Life's Secret, Recognising Divinty, The Inner Domain, The Greatest Benediction, Holiest Engegement, Sri Rupa Manjari Pada,
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Golden Staircase
This wonderful book contains 4 chapters: The Conscious Sky, The Eye to See Sri Guru, Seeing With the Eye of the Soul, and Test, Taste, and Triumph.
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Ocean of Nectar
Higher Satisfaction, Primordial Sound, Divine Service, Sri Siksastakam, Ocean of Nectar
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Heart and Halo
The Key is in Your Own Hand, Journey to the Center, The Real Judgment of Love, Delusion, Divinity and the Real Devotee, Transcendental Knowledge, The Sweetest Struggle, Heart and Halo
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Awakening to the Absolute
Waking from the Dream, The Path of the Heart, Epilogue, Golden Gift...
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Inner Fulfilment
Searching the Solution, The Vision of Goodness, Happiness in Higher Thought, The Happiest Form of Life, A Labour of Love, Homeward Bound, The Land of Beauty, The Key to it All.
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Absolute Harmony
The Harmonising Spirit, Aspire for maximum Good, Spontaneous devotion in the fifth dimension, Love for Betrayal, The Cure for Madness, The Flavour of Nectar, West meets East, His sweet Play...
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Follow the Angels
The Path of Dedication I
Part One: The Krsna Conception, Pure Spiritual Attraction, Real Taste for the Truth, Nama-Seva, Nama: More Than Mundane Sound....
Part Two: Follow the Angels, Do Not Approach Directly, My Ideal Is Always to Serve Him, Do Not Discuss Higher Lilas......
Part Three: Higher Talks, Higher Vision of Guru, Gadadhara Pandita, Halo of Radharani, Gaura-Gadadhara, Divine Vision.....
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Encounters with Divinity
The Path of Dedication II
Introductory Nectar
Part One: Divine Conception
Part Two: Divine Guidance
Part Three: Divine Manifestation
Part Four: Divine Revelation
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Autobiography
B.R. Sridhar Maharaj
An Autobiography of Srila Sridhar Maharaj
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From time to time in order to preach the Lord's doctrine and redeem the fallen souls from the dark well of material existence . Among those devotees, Sri Srimad B.V. Puri Goswami, the Founder President and Acharya of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission, is one of the great disciples of the world spiritual master 108 Sri Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. He always engages himself in the services of Sri Varsabhanavi devi as if he is Her maid-servant.
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A Brief History of BV Puri Maharaja
The Spiritual master Srimad B. V. Puri Goswami Maharaj appeared on this material plane on 5th day of the waning period of the Moon of Magha in 1913, in the house of his grand-father, in the village Fulta, which is just 5 kms away from Berhampur in Ganjam District of Orissa State in India, Bharata Varsha, the most sacred place in the world. His mother's name is Srimati Devi and his father's name is Sri Damodar. They had four sons and Srila B.V. Puri Maharaj is the second son having no sisters. The parents named our Maharaj on an auspicious day as Nrusimgha. His father came with his family from the village Tulasi near Ichhapur to the village Kutharsingi in Ganjam District.
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Guru and Atma Nivedan
THE Advent of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu into this world is a most marked event even to great celestials. Gods like Brahma, Siva, etc. and sages of repute like Sanak, Sanandan, Sanatan, Sanatkumar, etc. greedy of tasting the highest and rarest Transcendental Bliss are born in the material world and having been blessed with the Divine Name, they dance, sing and lose themselves on the wavelets of Divine Bliss. Exalted devotees like Narada, Prahlada, etc. are no exception. Assuming human forms, they too are drinking the ambrosia flowing from the never-ending fountain of the Transcendental Name. Lakshmi and other consorts of Sri Vishnu too, were born in this mortal world in human forms, tempted by the same desire and are having a taste of it. What to speak of all other persons ? Sri Krishna Himself is enjoying the sweetness of His Name ! As such, why wonder at the request of Mayadevi ?
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Lord Sri Jagannath
In Satya-yuga there was a pious king in the solar dynasty named Indradyumna. The king born on an auspicious moment was endowed with all godly qualities such as courage, purity of heart, firm faith in divine knowledge, charity, sacrifice, inoffensiveness, truth, magnanimity, kindness to all beings, steadfastness, vigour and forgiveness. He performed a number of Rajasuya and Aswamedha sacrifices. He was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. He ruled his kingdom remaining in the capital city, named Avanti.
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Nam Bhajan
Prem alone is the purpose of the life of Jivas. Bhava (soul's feeling) develops into Prem. Turning their face towards Krishna, the more Jivas progress, the more do they approach the temple of Prem. Thus in considering the rights of Prem, we meet at the out-set with two sorts of circumstances-one is an intense longing for the unattained Prem, the other is the stage when the pedestal of Prem is already reached. There is no higher stage beyond the latter one- an incessant Rasa, is an undivided unique tatwa of that region. Devotees with utter craving for Prem who are still on the way to it, are again divided into two classes according to their love of seclusion or bustle-the one are called Viviktanandis who are close followers of approved usages, the other are known as Gosthyanandis and are ever happy in preaching. Deep meditation on Godhead is the discipline of Premi-Bhaktas and glorifying or singing the Name of Krishna is their preaching.
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Rai Ramananda
In this world we can see all around that every body is busily engaged in search of and running amuck to obtain 'Ananda' or bliss. Nobody wants to die, nobody is willing to suffer pain. In the present day religion which is considered by most of the people as a third necessity in life's struggle, is day by day disowned, if not abandoned, on the plea that they have no time to think about religion when every minute of life requires to be devoted for extinguishing the blazing flame of the stomach. Religion, according to them, is a subject which is to be believed and discussed by only certain classes of people who have not much work or do not require to toil for earning bread and butter. But we observe that people who have no difficulties nor worries are equally averse towards religion and God. They say that they have also no time to think about religion. So, it is not true that the opulent are religious, and it is a known fact that neither poverty nor opulence are the causes of becoming true religious or God-believing.
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Six Goswamins
Sanatana, even in his teens, acquired astounding knowledge of Logic, Vedanta, Rhetoric, Philosophy and other Dharma Sastras. We can know this from his writings. His Sikshya Gurus were Vidya Vachaspati, Vasudeva Sarvabhaurna, Sri Paramananda Bhattacharya and Professor Sri Rama Bhadra. Through learning one should have growing attachment to the Lotus Feet of the Supreme Lord Krishna. It is real Para Vidya. When learning creates more love towards sensual pleasures, it is not proper learning. So this is considered to be Apara Vidya. Sri Sanatana dedicated his wisdom and learning in the eternal service of the Supreme Lord Krishna.
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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Sri Krishna Chaitanya or Gauranga Mahaprabhu made His appearance at Sridham Mayapur, on the banks of Bhagirathi river in the district of Nadia, Bengal State, on the evening of Phalguna Purnima is 1407 Sakabda (1486 A.D.), during Lunar eclipse, while according to tradition, the devotees were bathing in the Ganga chanting Sri Harinam, loudly. Sri Chaitanya was born of Sri Jagannath Misra, a Great Sanskrit Scholar and Srimati Sachidevi and they named Him, Nimai, as he was born under a neem tree. In giving Him that name they were, of course, a bit superstitious too that the bitterness of the tree could keep away the Death God who had previously snatched away eight of their children from their bosom. But the neighbouring ladies called Him Gauranga because of His handsome and gold-like glittering complexion, while His grand father, Nilambar Chakravarthy studying His horoscope, named Him Viswambhara.
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Sri Krishna
The Great Absolute should predominate over the crippled forms of infinitesimal absolutes who may appear at the outset as illustrations of non-absolute If the synthetic process of all isolated entities does not go one Undeviated Object of the Absolute, it would prove to be a chaotic emporium of unassimilating difference ; so our mentalities require rectification to arrange their order in a particular line. One of our friendly co-sharers should come forward to explain before us the nature of the course that should be adopted for our methodic comprehension of the irregularities in one line. This unparalleled mercy of the One Friend and His associates is to regulate the disorderly conduct of the body and the mind. The rhetorical principle of the predominating the predominating functions in their bases of activities could give us the result of one of the four ingredients that follow when we are relieved of the worldly deformed conceptions in the pure spontaneity of a defined nature of eternal relationship that exists between the Absolute and the significatory aspects of the internal parts of the Absolute.
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Vaishnavism Real and Apparent
The word 'Vaishnavism' indicates the normal, eternal and natural condition, functions and devotional characteristics of all individual souls in relation to Vishnu, the Supreme, the All-pervading Soul. But such an unnatural, unpleasant and regrettable sense has been attributed to the word as to naturally make one understand by the word, Vaishnava (literally a pure and selfless worshipper of Vishnu), a human form with twelve peculiar signs (Tilak) and dress on, worshipping many gods under the garb of a particular God and hating another human form who marks himself with different signs, puts on a different dress and worships a different God in a different way as is the case with the words 'Shaiva', 'Shakta', 'Ganapatya', 'Jaina', 'Buddhist', 'Mohammedan', 'Christian' etc.
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Complete Works of Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja
Complete Works of Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja, searchable Database.
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Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami maharaja, is the foremost spiritual leader of the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his associates in the world today. He has circled the globe on two annual around-the-world tours each year since 1996. His hundreds of lectures, translations of important books of the previous acaryas, and commentaries on the topics of pure bhakti are the foundation of this web site.
The PureBhakti.Com Library was conceived at a publication meeting with Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja, in order to fulfill his desire for easy and inexpensive access to his publications.
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Arcana Dipika
The title of this book, Arcana Dipika, means "the lamp that illuminates archana." The term arcana signifies honour or worship. As one of the nava-laksana, the nine processes of devotional service, it refers to worshipping the Deity form of the Lord. Arcana Dipika teaches us how this service is performed and how to please the Lord through this process of worship. By the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; the Six Gosvamis and other contemporary followers of Sriman Mahaprabhu; and more recently Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja the process of Deity worship, which is the authentic method of approaching Sri Bhagavan, has been successfully introduced to the entire world.
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Sri Bhajana Rahasya
Sri Bhajana-rahasya is compiled by Srimad Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya. He has collected into the form of a book several confidential hints from his own method of bhajana to guide sincere sadhakas who are performing bhajana under his direction. Some years ago, this destitute person observed him performing bhajana. He was constantly reciting and relishing verses such as the ones in this book, thus becoming overwhelmed with bhagavat-prema. For sadhakas whose faith is on the neophyte platform, the system of arcana is provided. Many people are unable to understand the distinction between arcana and bhajana and therefore use the word bhajana to refer to arcana. One can practise bhajana by performing the nine kinds of devotion, navadha-bhakti. Because arcana is included within navadha-bhakti, it is also considered a part of bhajana. There is a difference between complete bhajana and partial bhajana. Arcana means to worship the deity with awe and reverence; that is, with knowledge of the Lord's opulence and by observing etiquette. It is also arcana to serve Bhagavan with various paraphernalia according to rules and regulations and with the mundane conception of identifying oneself with the material body. In visrambha-seva, service rendered with intimacy and a sense of possessiveness, the hot rays of awe and reverence are still apparent to a small degree, but no one can refuse the excellent sweetness of its cool, pleasant moonbeams. A brief arcana-paddhati has been added as an appendix to this book.
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Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu-bindu
"A Drop of the Nectarian Ocean of Bhakti-rasa." Composed by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura and translated and commented upon by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, the crown prince of illustrious teachers among the Gaudiya Vaisnava acaryas is the author of what is considered to be one of the greatest treasures of Vaisnavas. In this great book there is a description of the nature of uttama-bhakti, its divisions, saddhana-bhakti, the stages in the development of prema, the angas of bhajana, offences committed in the performance of devotional service (sevaparadha), offences against the holy name (namaparadha), vaidhi and raganuga-saddhana-bhakti, prema-bhakti, and bhakti-rasa. Srila Narayana Maharaja has written in his preface, "I have complete faith that those who are possessed of yearning for bhakti and especially the sadhakas of raganuga-bhakti who are captivated by vraja-rasa will receive this book with great reverence. Faithful persons who study this book will obtain qualification to enter into the wealth of prema of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu." Over 285 pages.
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Sri Bhakti-rasayana
In the final chapter of Sri Brhad-bhagavatamrta, after the story of Gopa-kumara has been completed (see Going Beyond Vaikuntha), Sanatana Goswami has quoted verses from the tenth canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam which Pariksit Maharaja spoke to his mother Uttara. They are verses of very beautiful poetry which stimulate the sentiment of bhakti. Stringing these verses together, Sanatana Goswami has composed a necklace for the benefit of the sadhakas of this world, and when sadhakas keep these verses in their hearts, it is as if they are wearing this necklace around their necks. And if while taking Harinama they sometimes call out these verses, it will increase the ananda in their chanting. This compilation of verses is known as bhakti-rasayana, or the nectar-tonic of bhakti-rasa. Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja.
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Bhakti-tattva-viveka
Composed originally in Bengali by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Bhakti-tattva-viveka is a collection of four essays. By understanding the true nature of suddha-bhakti (pure bhakti), one can relish the ultimate goal of all scriptures, the pure nectar of krsna-prema as exhibited and preached by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Translated from the Hindi edition of Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja.
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The Butter Thief
The true nature of devotion This book describes Krsna's sweet childhood pastimes, in which He plays with Mother Yashoda as an ordinary child.
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Confidential Secrets of Bhajan
Confidential Secrets of Bhajana is compiled from the lectures of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja, which were given during the Karttika of 1996 in Vrindavana on the Bhajana-rahasya of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
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The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
This is a summary work examining the verse "Absorb your mind and heart in Me, become My devotee, worship Me, offer your obeisances to Me, and certainly you will come to Me.", the essence of the Bhagavad-gita. This brief publication offers vivid illustrations of the practical application of this verse with many pastimes of Krishna and our great saintly predecessors.
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Five Essential Essays - Prabandha Panchakam
This exceptional book is a compilation of five different essays which Srila Gurudeva has written over the past 20 years in defense of Gaudiya sampradaya tattva siddhanta. Each refutation is elaborately and conclusively proven with evidence from sastra.
Included in this edition are two lectures by Srila Gurudeva which glorify and follow the example of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada who boldly re-established the true conceptions of Sriman Mahaprabhu and the gosvamis, and began the preaching mission which is today bringing this pure bhakti tattva siddhanta to every country in the world.
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Going Beyond Vaikuntha
These translated lectures comprise the immaculate commentary of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja on Srila Sanatana Goswamipada's Sri Brhad-bhagavatamrta. Descriptions given tell how, having recently arrived in Sri Vaikuntha-dhama, the most desirable of places and which entrance into is sought after by unlimited saintly persons, Gopa-kumar is feeling despondent and cannot even ascertain the cause of his own dissatisfaction. At that time he is approached by Sri Narada Rsi, who becomes his siksa-guru (instructing spiritual master) and enlightens him with the tattva necessary to complete his spiritual journey and thereby attain the fulfilment of all his long cherished internal desires the transcendental land of spontaneous loving devotion to Sri Sri Radha-Govinda, Sri Goloka-Vraja.
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