Guru and Initiation
HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami : Please Do Not Take Initiation From Me
Lecture on SB 1.5.25, Recorded on 31 October 2019 at Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Tag · Page 6
Bhakti Vikasa Swami
Outreach Programs
Harinama at Ajmer Sharif Dargah with HH Bhakti Vikāsa Swami
His Holiness Bhakti Vikāsa Mahārāja visited the famous Dargah Sharif at Ajmer, Rajasthan after the five days long blissful vyāsa-pūjā program at Pushkar, Rajasthan. Dargarh is a shrine of the sufi saint…
Position and Legacy
Śrīla Prabhupāda : Contribution in Science
Over the past few centuries, scientists gradually undermined the Biblical explanation of the origin of life and the universe. Although at first ridiculed and persecuted, they eventually won the day. Most modern…
Position and Legacy
Contribution of Śrīla Prabhupāda
Śrīla Prabhupāda’s contribution to intellectual and cultural life may be less obvious than his more visible achievements in preaching, establishing temples, and publishing books. However, the effect of a philosopher on the…
Life and Memories
Ācārya All the Way
“Ācārya all the way.” That’s what Guru-kṛpā said about Śrīla Prabhupāda in his final days, showing us how to be fully Kṛṣṇa conscious in the worst of health, and teaching how a pure…
Guru and Initiation
Our Eternal Position
The constitutional position of the jīva is to serve Kṛṣṇa, but he has to do that through the agency of a confidential devotee. Śrīla Prabhupāda is our eternal link with Kṛṣṇa (janme janme prabhu…
Life and Memories
The Ācārya of the Modern Age
When we think of the great ācāryas, such as Madhva, Rāmānujācārya, and Narottama, it seems as if they were from another time and world, when the spiritual culture was thriving in India and saintliness…
Position and Legacy
Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Presentation of Śāstra
Śrīla Prabhupāda did not present śāstra as a dry academic subject to be theorized, discussed, and armchair-philosophized about. Instead of giving abstruse explanations, he spoke and lived the essence of śāstra. He repeatedly emphasized the…
Position and Legacy
The Significance of Srila Prabhupada
In India’s recent history, there were certainly many Vaiṣṇavas who were devoted, learned, and renounced. However, the fact remains that only Śrīla Prabhupāda was sufficiently qualified to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over…
Life and Memories
Śrīla Prabhupāda Thought Small
Everyone knows that Śrīla Prabhupāda thought big: “Take over the world with Kṛṣṇa consciousness.” But Prabhupāda also thought small. He did not like over-centralization or top-heavy management. When he saw devotees in…
