The Role of Varnashrama Duties in Bhakti

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Question: According to Baladeva Vidyābhūṣana, what happens to nitya-karma upon attainment of vidya (prema-bhakti)? Does it become ineffective, or does it become vidya (prema-bhakti)?...   Read More

Dealing with the Unlimited

Question: Are there a precise number of souls at the beginning of creation, or do the souls multiply? Answer: Do you mean to ask,...   Read More

Prema-vilāsa-vivarta—Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s divine play with Śrī Rādhā – Part 2

Translated from Śrī Radha-Govinda-natha’s six-page Bengali commentary on CC Madhya 8.150 by Navadvipa Dasa The inverted play (viparīta-vihāra) that is brought forth by self-forgetfulness (ātma-vismṛti)—or...   Read More

Shastra Quiz 40

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This quiz is designed to motivate you to study the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava scriptures in specific, and the Sad Darshanas in general, which are necessary...   Read More

Prema-vilāsa-vivarta—Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s divine play with Śrī Rādhā – Part 1

At the request of a friend, Babaji’s editor and co-author Navadvipa Das Ji, translated Śrī Radha-Govinda-natha’s six-page Bengali commentary on the eighth Chapter of...   Read More

Bhakti-ratna Course 3

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Our new course will start on October 16th. The class schedule as per Indian Standard Time from Monday through Friday is as follows: 4:30 pm...   Read More

Shastra Quiz 39

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This quiz is designed to motivate you to study the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava scriptures in specific, and the Sad Darshanas in general, which are necessary...   Read More

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    Stories are the most interesting for everybody. The best way to teach, to transfer knowledge, is through story. Our sages already knew this. Jiva Gosvami wants you to put your faith in the Puranas. Don’t think the Puranas are just stories – they contain the truth.

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