Writings: Guru-tattva

Srila Sarasvati Thakura’s Disappearance Day

Swami B.G. Narasingha
Dec 14 2011 - Krishna Talk 135
The following is a lecture by Srila Narasingha Maharaja on the disappearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. » more

Ekalavya and Arjuna

Sarasvati Thakura
Nov 23 2011 - Krishna Talk 134
The aspiration to become greater than the Vaisnavas is not devotion – it is anti-devotional. » more

Glorification of Srila Sridhara Maharaja

Swami B.G. Narasingha
Oct 21 2011 - Krishna Talk 133
The following lecture was given by Srila Narasingha Maharaja on Srila Sridhara Maharaja’s appearance day in Vrndavana, 1993. » more

Crows and Eagles

Rupanuga Dasa
Mar 2 2011 - Krishna Talk 122
Even though perched on the pinnacle of a palace, can a crow become Garuda? » more

A Thousand-Percent Difference

Swami B.B. Vishnu
Dec 9 2010 - Krishna Talk 117
Sripada Narasingha Maharaja once mentioned that everything that Srila Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja spoke was like a sutra. There was so much essential substance in each word. » more

Guru is One

Swami B.G. Narasingha
Oct 2 2010 - Krishna Talk 112
The meaning of the phrase, ‘Guru is one’ is derived from the Sanskrit statement akhanda-guru-tattva. This means the undivided (akhanda) principle of the guru-tattva. This undivided guru-tattva manifests in three aspects, namely caitya-guru, diksa-guru, and siksa-guru respectively. » more

Crows Nest of Misconception

Swami B.V. Tripurari
May 24 2010 - Krishna Talk 108
I was recently alerted to these posts by two members of Iskcon... The description of the final meeting of Srila Sridhara Maharaja and Srila Prabhupada was for the most part innocuous, although Hari Sauri's penchant for assuming that he can read people's minds and an annoying lapse in Vaisnava... » more

The Role of Sri Guru in the Gaudiya Sampradaya

Chaitanya Dasa
Mar 3 2010 - Krishna Talk 107
It is said in the revealed scriptures that to understand the very meaning of religion, self-realization and to know God, one has to approach a bona-fide spiritual master through the proper process. A guru or acarya heads a certain sampradaya and brings down the knowledge of the revealed scriptures... » more

Pleasing The Spiritual Master

Swami B.B. Vishnu
Sep 29 2007 - Krishna Talk 71
So many instructions are there from Srila Prabhupada and amongst those, the paramount instruction is to preach vigorously. To become a pure devotee and to preach vigorously. » more

The Vision of Guru

Swami B.G. Narasingha
Jun 24 2003 - Krishna Talk 43
It has been said that the disciple should see his guru as a direct manifestation of Srimati Radharani. Is such actually appropriate? » more

The Sarasvata Parampara and the Caste-Brahmana Guru

Swami B.V. Giri
Jan 8 2003 - Krishna Talk 42
Recently our attention was drawn to a small pamphlet entitled 'Guru Nirnaya Dipika' written by Mahant Krsna Balarama Svami, who considers himself to be a disciple of His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupada. In 'Guru Nirnaya Dipika' the author has strongly advocated that only a... » more

My Guru is Radharani

Swami B.G. Narasingha
Jan 11 2001 - Krishna Talk 13
Being an admirer of Srila Sridhara Maharaja, how do you harmonize your opinion about the rasa of your Guru Maharaja with that indicated by Srila Sridhara Maharaja? » more

After the Disappearance of the Guru

Swami B.G. Narasingha
Dec 2 2000 - Krishna Talk 10
What are the types of disciples who become manifest after the disappearance of the guru? » more

Omniscience?

Swami B.G. Narasingha
Aug 30 2000 - Krishna Talk 5
Is a pure devotee, the guru or an acarya, omniscient? » more

Guru-tattva

Swami B.V. Tripurari
Date Unknown - Article
Everything about us, our whole present way of thinking and so forth is to be put in the fire and a new way of thinking to come out in the company of our Guru. A new way of thinking about everything, how to look at everything from a different angle of vision. So in this way it's a stopping of death... » more

Assuming Responsibility of Being Guru

Sarasvati Thakura
Date Unknown - Article
We have taken upon ourselves the responsibility of welcoming this grave charge. All the audience have accepted ordinary seats, I alone have been provided with a lofty seat. All are being told in effect - "Do have a look at a big animal from the Zoo-gardens. What arrogance! So foolish! So wicked!... » more

Two Official Meetings of Srila Sridhara Maharaja with the ISKCON GBC - March 1978

Swami B.R. Sridhara
Mar 1 1978 - Article
The gurudeva is mentioned in the sastra with an example. The sisya is like a lotus, and the gurudeva like the water around, just as in a pond or in a lake, gurudevas position is like water and Krsna is like the sun. As long as the lotus is floating on the water, the sun will give life to the lotus... » more

Sri Guru and His Grace

Swami B.R. Sridhara
"To err is human. To err is inevitable for all, being not perfect. Still, no one wants to remain imperfect. There is an element within all that is animate that tends towards perfection. If it were not so, we would feel no want at all. Our tendency towards perfection is certainly very weak and... » more
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