Gaudiya Vaishnavas

Samanya-bhakti, Bhakti-yoga and Sharanagati

Question: I heard you say that sāmānya-bhakti can be attained without dīkṣā and that it would grant one sālokya. How does sāmānya-bhakti manifest in this...   Read More

Diksha Guru Is Also Shiksha Guru

The following are the last questions in the context of Babaji’s podcast interview with Namarasa.   Question: If dīkṣā and śikṣā are never separated,...   Read More

Bhagavata Parampara

Gaudiya HistoryQuestions & AnswersComments Off on Bhagavata Parampara

The following questions were asked following Babaji’s podcast interview with Namarasa Das. Question: The term bhāgavata-paramparā is commonly used in our saṃpradāya, but you...   Read More

Female Guru

“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

Gaudiya VaishnavasGeneralQuestions & AnswersSadhanaComments Off on Mahamantra and Diksha Mantras

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

Guru-tattva: Different Kinds of Dīkṣā

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

Guru-tattva: Criteria of Re-Initiation

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

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    Satyanarayana Dasa
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    When you are free within, then nobody can make you a slave. When you are not free within, then nobody can make you free. Your unconscious mind will keep on troubling you and you will be a slave to your mind. If you make your mind your servant, then you are the king and you can really enjoy. You should try to uplift yourself using your mind, not degrade yourself.

    — Babaji Satyanarayana Dasa
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