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The Vision of Govindaji Gardens

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

The Life & Example of Srimati Krsnamayi Devi

Dhira-lalita Devi Dasi

Jun 12 2019 - Krishna Talk 220

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

Srila Prabhupada – in a Class by Himself…?

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Sep 4 2018 - Krishna Talk 217

He is not in a class by himself – he is in the top class of the servants of the Lord, who live eternally in the Lord’s company » more

Sri Sri Radha-Krsna – The Fountainhead of All Tattvas 

Swami B.P. Puri

Sep 2 2018 - Krishna Talk 216

Just as Sri Krsna is the universal father, Sri Radha is the universal mother. Both of them are fundamentally the same. » more

The Removal of Anarthas

Sarasvati Thakura, Swami B.G. Narasingha

Aug 17 2018 - Krishna Talk 215

From Prakrta-rasa Sata-dusini by Sarasvati Thakura, with commentary by Swami B.G. Narasingha. » more

Hard as a Thunderbolt, Soft as a Flower

Jul 31 2018 - Krishna Talk 214

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. » more

Big Fish in a Small Pond

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Jun 16 2018 - Krishna Talk 213

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

My Diksa & Siksa-Gurus

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Jun 13 2018 - Krishna Talk 212

I received hari-nama from Srila B.P. Puri Maharaja, gayatri from Srila B.R. Sridhara Maharaja and sannyasa from Srila Prabhupada » more

Guru-padasraya

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Jun 10 2018 - Krishna Talk 211

“Who am I serving? Under who's asraya am I reading and hearing hari-katha?” Reading sastra without asraya of our guru is knowledge-seeking » more

Гуру-падашрая

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Jun 10 2018 - Krishna Talk 211

«Кому я служу? Находясь под чьей ашрайей (защитой), я читаю и слушаю хари-катху?» Чтение шастр без ашрайи нашего гуру является поиском знаний и не увеличивает бхакти. » more

Jivas and the Desire of Krsna

Swami B.B. Vishnu

Jun 9 2018 - Krishna Talk 210

We have to earn our position in Vaikuntha by a life or even lifetimes of devotion, purifying ourselves through volumes of service. » more

Diksa & Siksa

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Jun 7 2018 - Krishna Talk 209

There are probably 100 initiating gurus in the Hare Krsna movement, but a vast majority of them are simply institutional gurus » more

Adhoksaja Visnu And Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaja

Swami B.G. Narasingha

Apr 15 2018 - Krishna Talk 208

Our story begins in 1888, with the appearance of Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaja in a renowned brahmana Goswami family of the Nityananda-vamsa lineage » more