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Babaji at Maharajji's samadhi mandir

Guru-tattva: Dīkṣā- and Śikṣā-guru

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Question: A dīkṣā-guru is accepted by taking a mantra in a ceremony, but how is a śikṣā-guru accepted? Could any Vaiṣṇava, from whom we...   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

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Souls and Cells

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Question: What happens at the time of conception? How does an ātmā choose a sperm or an egg cell? Does each sperm cell have...   Read More

Brain and Science, neuroscience, neutrons

Bhakti and Neuroscience

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Question: In a seminar about the nature of the mind, you had mentioned that the subtle body (manas, buddhi, ahaṅkāra, citta) expresses itself through...   Read More

devotee studying shastra

Understanding Śāstra Properly

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Question: In Bhagavad Gīta 4.12, Śrī Kṛṣṇa states that people approach the devas for quick benefits. It is also said that devas like Lord...   Read More

Radha Gopinath on swing

Realizing Kṛṣṇa’s Sweetness

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Question: In Bhakti Rāsāmṛta Sindhu 1.2.24, Śri Rupa Gosvāmipāda quotes SB 3.25.26 about Śri Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, and how a bhakta can never desire any...   Read More

Kesi Ghat in Vrindavan

1000 x the Result in Holy Places

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Question: In a lecture you said that one cannot achieve 100 or 1000 times the result of their sādhanā in the holy dhāma compared...   Read More

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    Time is more valuable than money because once time is gone, we can’t get it back. So we have to be very careful on how we spend our time. With each activity we do, we should ask ourselves, is this increasing our knowledge, or helping us to reach our spiritual goal?   Whenever we get any free time, the best way to utilize it is to chant or listen to a spiritual lecture.

    — Babaji Satyanarayana Dasa

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