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Female Guru

Articles by Satyanarayana DasaGaudiya HistoryGaudiya Vaishnavas13 comments

“Can a female be guru?” is a frequently asked question. Such a question did not arise in the minds of people a few decades...   Read More

Mahamantra and Diksha Mantras

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Question: As practicing Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas, we chant the Hare Krishna mahāmantra. Did Śrī Caitanya and His associates chant the Hare Krishna mantra? In Caitanya-caritāmṛta...   Read More

Babaji at Maharajji's samadhi mandir

Guru-tattva: Different Kinds of Dīkṣā

Gaudiya Vaishnavas4 comments

Question: Bhāgavata-vidhi and Pañcarātrika-vidhi are different kinds of initiations. Is Pañcarātrika-vidhi the first initiation? Answer: The initiation process that is practiced in the Caitanya...   Read More

Babaji at Maharajji's samadhi mandir

Guru-tattva: Criteria of Re-Initiation

Gaudiya HistoryGaudiya VaishnavasShastra11 comments

Question: I would like to hear from you some words about the criteria and sensibility to leave one’s guru and take re-initiation, since it´s...   Read More

Babaji at Maharajji's samadhi mandir

Guru-tattva: Necessity of Guru

Gaudiya VaishnavasQuestions & Answers15 comments

Question:  I would like your educated opinion about the necessity of a “living” i.e. physically present guru. There are a lot of strong opinions...   Read More

Jiva Underground Classic Now Published as E-book

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We have decided to publish the treatise “In Vaikuṇṭha Not Even the Leaves Fall” as our first Kindle e-book since it is about to...   Read More

A Gauḍīya Legend Has Left this World

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by Satyanarayana Dasa Yesterday morning, November 11th 2018, Jagadānada prabhu came shouting at my main entrance gate around 8.30 am. I just heard him saying,...   Read More

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