News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
Guru-tattva, diksa, disciplic succession, qualifications and fall of gurus (other than the FDG and ritvik debates).
Srila Prabhupada himself waited around 10 years before taking formal initiation after meeting his blessed Guruji. When you are sincere, then rest assured that Krsna is there in your heart seeing everything…
There is a Bengali saying that “when the pure devotee comes, he brings order to chaos. When he leaves, chaos returns”. Srila Prabhupada told us that when Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati came on…
Krsna has a plan to eventually spread His teachings all over the world through His devotees. Every disciple of Srila Prabhupada has his own individual responsibility to follow in the footsteps of…
Isn't it Lord Chaitanya's desire and instruction that we disciples of Srila Prabhupada become gurus ourselves to explain and expand this great science, under the expert guidance of our beloved spiritual master,…
The simple message of the scriptures is to give a submissive aural reception to the words of a realized soul. It is all about hearing from he who is authorized to speak…
Guru does not mean anything extraordinary. Any damn rascal like me can become guru. You cannot question, "You are a damn rascal. How you have become guru?" (Bhagavad-gita 4.3 -- February 10,…
The spiritual master is not that a particular man. The spiritual master is truth. So what is that truth? The truth is samsara-davanala-lidha-loka-tranaya karunya-ghanaghanatvam. [The spiritual master is receiving benediction from the…
“5000 years or 5 millions of years—what was spoken by the Supreme God or guru—the present guru also will say the same thing. That is bona fide guru. You cannot disobey the…
