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The Divinity of Mahaprabhu

From a talk on January 12th 1983 in Śrī Caitanya Sāraswata Maṭha. Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja talks about Viṣṇupriya’s Deity of Mahāprabhu and how the worship had to go underground due to protests from the local brāhmaṇa community that they were worshipping an ordinary man as God. Totarāma Dāsa Bābājī had a debate with local Śakta paṇḍitas establishing Mahāprabhu as God Himself. He proved this by quotations from the scriptures and also that the yuga-dharma is nama-saṅkīrtana.
Srila BR Sridhar Maharaja

Lost in Eternity

From a talk given on February 21st, 1982 at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Navadvipa. Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja explains our fundamental position in connection with the subjective world. He describes the various ways we can misidentify ourselves with the material body, mind and knowledge. He warns against hypocritical preaching and how we should first secure our own position before attempting to help others.
Srila BR Sridhar Maharaja

Wholesale Surrender and the Cheating Process

Srila Sridhara Maharaja explains about the five places where Pariksit Maharaja allowed the personality of Kali to reside, and encourages us avoid these cheating processes and to live simply, plainly, and truthfully in wholesale surrender to the Lord.
Srila BR Sridhar Maharaja

Protecting the Proper Conception

A short clip from a lecture by Swami B.G. Narasingha Maharaja on Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's "Prayers to Lord Narasimhadev", recorded on Narasimha Chaturdasi,  9th May 2017, at Govindaji Gardens, India. This is also the ending of the last formal talk by Srila Guru Maharaja recorded at Govindaji Gardens.

Swami BG Narasingha

The Most Secret Portion of the Truth

This talk took place at Sri Sri Radha Damodara Mandir, Vrndavana on October 24th 2016. On the appearance day of Srila Sridhara Maharaja Swami Narasingha reads from "Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion". He explains the position of the acarya as the representative of Nityananda and it's significance. He discusses the two most important places in Vrndavana according to Srila Sridhara Maharaja and the place of the origin of Gaura-tattva. He emphasises the importance of service as the means of gaining free movement within the highest conceptions of spiritual life. This talk took place at Sri Sri Radha Damodara Mandir, Vrndavana on October 24th 2016.
Swami BG Narasingha

What is real humility?

From a talk given on January 2nd, 1983 at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Navadvipa. Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja is asked the question "How do we develop sincere humility?" He explains the difference between real Vaiṣṇava humility and false humility without purpose. He warns that hypocrisy should not be indulged in the name of humility. We must understand this fundamental aspect of vaiṣṇava behavior if we are to progress in our spiritual life.
Srila BR Sridhar Maharaja