Topic: History

Divine vision, anointed with the salve of love, is essential to perceive the true nature of the dhāma. A pure heart, free from material contamination, is indispensable for the revelation of śrī-dhāma’s true form.

This article explores Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura's scholarly work, Tattva Viveka. Through meticulous analysis, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura critiques various Western and Indian philosophies, contrasting them with the theistic teachings of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. His insights reveal the limitations of materialistic and atheistic doctrines, emphasizing the supreme importance of devotion and the concept of acintya-bhedābheda-tattva.

Most of us generally learn the basics of spiritual activities and conceptions from the older disciples of the Guru. Therein exists a hierarchy based on experience and realization. At some point direct association and possibly personal training comes from the Guru himself, but this actually turns out to be quite rare. To consider one's older god-brothers and god-sisters as śīkṣa-gurus in the living time of the Ācārya is the natural course one follows in spiritual life.

Could giants have walked the Earth in bygone ages?

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

Despite so many good qualities and capabilities, she remained quiet and humble in the shadow of her guru.

Swami Sadananda was the first western adherent to Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy in the 20th century. He traveled to India and became an initiated disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati.

If Srila Tirtha Maharaja had actually accepted our Guru Maharaja’s request back in 1965, then there would be no ISKCON!

The following is a letter written by a disciple to her guru in ISCON regarding Srila Sridhara Maharaja.

It seems that the conditioned souls of this world are infected with the disease of ‘change’ – addicted to changing everything—change, change, change!

The Sindhu River is one of the great holy rivers of India, from which the name of India is derived.

Let us always remember our Divine Master, His Divine Grace, as an eternal servant and resident of the eternal pastimes of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda.