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How to see better Gauranga Mahaprabhu than through the eyes of His devotee? Here is such a description from Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Vaibhava,...

(From volume 26, number 7, issue of the Śrī Sajjana-toṣaṇī 26.7, 1928) The ceremony of diksha or initiation is that by which the...

Brief summary points: 1. The unsubstantiated idea of post-samadhi rtvik pancaratra diksa. Based on that, the guilt projection of "aparadha against acharya" on those who oppose that concept. 2. Taking SP's words out of context and using unrelated arguments; breaking the rules of logic (nyaya) in one or more ways. 3. Not taking into account the original meanings and applications of the words rtvik, guru, and acharya. 4. Nonacceptance of the existence of qualified gurus within o

Herein I am responding to a text from Narasimha das posted on https://prabhupadanugasworldwide.org/understanding-srila-prabhupadas-ritvik...

My understanding, not that it has any importance, is that the generic populace, not counting just full-fledged devotees, can't...

atasī-puṣpa-saṁkāśaṁ pīta-vāsam samacyutam vapur hy anumimīm aste meghasyeva savidyutaḥ "Dressed in yellow, Your appearance of Atasī...

This article is dedicated to those who are ever ready to expose, ridicule and punish sinners. (Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura -...

(from Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Vaibhava) Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī became perturbed when errant disciples left the mission and lapsed...