ajnana timirandhasya jnananjana salakaya cakshur unmilitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah (1) - Narottama das Thakur (Prema Bhakti Chandrika) "I offer my obeisances unto my Guru, who opened my eyes with the ointment pencil of divine knowledge and who dispelled the darkness of my ignorance." tika — advaita prakatikrito narahari preshthah svarupa priyo nityananda sakhah … Continue reading The ointment of love

Here, Sripad Sadhu Maharaja reveals his own very intimate approach to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSioVjw89xE

Recently I had a very nice discussion with some devotees about the wonderful gift that Sri Krishna is willing to give each and every soul who falls in love with him. It is a very high subject matter and honestly, I am far away from being qualified to write about it. But I can share … Continue reading Sri Krishna´s most precious gift – our eternal spiritual form (siddha-deha)

Sri Sri Radha Rasa Sudhanidhi - Sripada Prabodhananda Sarasvati VERSE 1: NINDANTAM PULAKOTKARENA VIKASAN NIPA PRASINA CCHABIM PRORDDHIKRiTYA BHUJA DVAYAM HARI HARITY UCCAIR VADANTAM MUHUH NRiTYANTAM DRUTAM ASRU NIRJHARA CAYAIH SINCANTAM IRVI-TALAM GAYANTAM NIJA PARShADAIH PARIVRiTAM SRI GAURACANDRAM NUMAH I offer my obeisances unto Lord Gauracandra, Who is surrounded by all His associates and Whose body … Continue reading “If Gaura had not come…”

Madhurya-kadambini, verse 1 (Srila Vishvanatha Cakravartipada)hrid-vapre nava-bhakti-sasya-vitateh sanjivani svagama- rambhe kama-taparttu-daha-damani visvapagollasini duran me maru-sakhino ’pi sarasi-bhavaya bhuyat prabhu- sri-caitanya-kripa-nirankusa-maha-madhurya-kadambiniTRANSLATION: The causeless and completely independent mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is like a cloud bank of exquisitely sweet nectar that infuses life in the grains of ninefold bhakti in the devotee’s heart, from the very … Continue reading The cloud bank of exquisitely sweet nectar – Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu´s mercy

What is‘Rasa’? ‘Rasa’ is something unearthly and beyond the Laws of Nature. Like Brahman, Rasa is inconceivable and inexpressible. We can only realize Rasa and cannot arrive at it with logic. Rasa transcends all thought-processes and gives us relish when our chitta has attained the state of pure goodness and shines brilliantly. Those who do … Continue reading Rasa-tattva-vijnana (by Radhakunda Mahanta Sri Srimat Ananta das Babaji)

mahajanera yei patha,           tate hobo anurata, purvapara koriya vicara sadhana smarana lila,          ihate na koro hela kaya mane koriya susara (14) "I will remain dedicated to the path outlined by the mahajanas, the great authorities, distinguishing between the former and the later. Do not neglect the … Continue reading Following the great souls & the power of rememberance

jaya sanatana rupa,                         prema bhakti rasa kupa yugala ujjvalamaya tanu yahara prasade loka,                       pasarilo sab soka, prakata kalapa taru janu (8)   "All glories to Sanatana and Rupa Gosvami, the wells of the nectar of loving devotion! Their bodies are filled with the blazing flavours of the pastimes of the Divine Couple! By their … Continue reading The glories of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Sanatana Goswami

vaishnava carana renu, bhushana koriya tanu, yaha hoite anubhava hoy marjana hoy bhajana, sadhu sange anukshana, ajnana avidya parajaya (7) - Sripad Narottama das Thakur Mahasaya (Prema Bhakti Chandrika) "Adorn your bodies with the foot dust of the Vaishnavas, so you will gain transcendental experience. By constantly performing bhajana in the company of the saints … Continue reading The glories of the foot dust of the Vaishnavas