Writings by Swami B.G. Narasingha

Radhakunda and Radharani

Sep 11 2024 - Krishna Talk 251

Just as Rādhārāṇī is dear to Kṛṣṇa, so too is the place of Rādhārāṇī's bath, Rādhā-kuṇḍa, most dear to Kṛṣṇa. Among all the gopīs, She is the Supreme. She is the Lord's most beloved. » more

Devotion Under the Lamp of Discernment

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Sep 5 2024 - Krishna Talk 250

Devotion requires the ability to discern what is material and what is spiritual. Not everything that looks or feels spiritual is genuinely so. Sincerity and humility help us identify the real path, avoiding distractions like shadow Kṛṣṇa, shadow nāma, shadow līla, and shadow prema, which mislead... » more

The Meaning of Surrender to Krishna

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Sep 19 2023 - Krishna Talk 246

To surrender to Kṛṣṇa directly, to surrender to the Holy Name, that is very difficult, almost impossible and not very pleasing to Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa has no necessity of that. However, there is a necessity to serve a Vaiṣṇava, to serve the representatives, Kṛṣṇa’s intimate devotees. That is an... » more

The Ten Offences to the Holy Name of Kṛṣṇa

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Sep 7 2022 - Krishna Talk 242

For the holy name to take effect, in the Garuḍa Purāṇa, ten offences to the holy name are listed that must be avoided. One should simply avoid them. It is not difficult. One or two take a little more practice than the others. The last one is the biggest hangup. The first one is the worst of all,... » more

The Resolve of Mahaprabhu's Devotees

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Apr 18 2022 - Krishna Talk 240

Through Mahāprabhu one can understand everything — what we are, who we are, where we come from, and what is the purpose of our existence? All fulfillment of the soul can be achieved at the Lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This is the bold proclamation of His devotees. » more

Initiation and Beyond

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Feb 5 2022 - Krishna Talk 239

Initiation is a noble prospect that you are put in connection with. But so much will have to come from our side, the disciple, in order to progress. » more

Our Approach to the Higher Plane

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Sep 17 2021 - Krishna Talk 233

Not to minimise the rāsa-līla of Kṛṣṇa, but one should not jump over all that Kṛṣṇa has said, and all that Kṛṣṇa has done, and arrive at the most esoteric part of Kṛṣṇa's līla. If one does this, then one will face problems and even possible destruction. » more

On Hankering and Satisfaction

Swami B.G. Narasingha

May 14 2021 - Krishna Talk 231

Don't feel satisfied, try to feel an increased necessity. Within this hankering comes the feeling of fulfillment also. Just fulfillment, as it stands alone, is not in our favor. It will not bring us and keep us in touch with the devotees in this life. It will not enable us to substantially remain... » more

The Divine Intervention of Sri Nityananda Prabhu

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Feb 25 2021 - Krishna Talk 229

If someone says I accept the divinity of Mahāprabhu but not the divinity of Nityānanda Prabhu, then he is a philosopher of this half-hen philosophy. The whole thing is spoiled. So from Nityānanda Prabhu, our fortune begins. » more

Keeping the Vision

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Jan 9 2021 - Krishna Talk 228

By the constant process of hearing, chanting and associating we will grow more and more to that more substantial plane where faith is the most important thing and where we find ourselves always in the position of surrender and catching everything coming from above instead of just struggling up the... » more

The Vision of Govindaji Gardens

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Aug 15 2020 - Krishna Talk 227

You've come here to put to practice what you read about in Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahāraj's books and Śrīla Puri Mahāraj's and in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books. That's the reason you've come here, to put it into practice. To live it. To become a deep thinker. To try to enter into the substantial realm of Kṛṣṇa... » more

Mahāprabhu as Prabhupāda

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Feb 4 2020 - Krishna Talk 224

Prabhupāda is not a title applicable only to Śrīla A. C. Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Prabhupāda or even to only Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda. » more

Giants—Myth or Fact?

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Jun 28 2019 - Krishna Talk 222

Could giants have walked the Earth in bygone ages? » more

Vedic Global Culture

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Jun 23 2019 - Krishna Talk 221

In ancient times there was indeed a shared culture and technology/knowledge that originated as part of Vedic culture. » more

A Few Words on the Rasa of Srila Prabhupada and the ‘Suicide Squad’

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Mar 17 2019 - Krishna Talk 219

Such intimacies are better kept secret - not to be told here and there and certainly not to be forced upon others. » more

Srila Puri Maharaja's Pranama Mantra

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Oct 12 2018 - Krishna Talk 218

Uddhava said the gopis were the greatest devotees of Krsna. Similarly, in his adult life, Srila Puri Maharaja carried the message of krsna-bhakti to the world. » more