Swami B.R. Sridhara

Filmed on February 21st 1982, in Sri Caitanya Saraswat Math, Navadvīpa, West Bengal, India. In this talk by Śrīla Śridhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja, he explains the difference in worshipping śālagrāma-śilā and govardhana-śilā, and how the Gauḍīyas prefer the worship of Govardhana in the mood of rāga-mārga.

Śrīla Śridhara Mahārāja explains how the guru may approach the sincere disciple in various aspects, and is not confined in a visual mind/eye experience. He also mentions how Kṛṣṇa Himself states that He is non-different from the guru, and how this point should not be ignored.

In this talk from February 24th 1982, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja answers a question about the famous 16th Century devotee, Mirābāi and explains how the jīva can never serve Kṛṣna directly, but must serve Kṛṣna’s devotees.

In this talk from February 21st 1982, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja explains something of the history and conception of the mahā-mantra according to the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava school of thought.

In this talk from February 22nd 1982, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja explains why Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave the highest prema to the lowest persons. He also describes the magnanimity of the Pañca Tattva which helps the fallen jīvas advance in this age.

In this video, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja is asked about the rasa of Śrīla Kṛṣṇa Dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, and then goes on to discuss his realisations on the rasa of Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedāṇta Swami Prabhupāda. Filmed at Sri Caitanya Saraswat Math, Navadvīpa, West Bengal, on May 16th 1983.

Srila B.R. Sridhara Maharaja speaks about the hidden avatara of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and also explains the two fold reason for His appearance as indicated in the verses of Srimad Bhagavatam.

From a talk on February 15th 1982 in Śrī Caitanya Sāraswata Maṭha. Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja talks about the saying "Die to Live" from the German philosopher Hegel and explains it's meaning in the Vaiṣṇava context.

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.

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 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.