More on Kalki Avatāra
Does Swami B.G. Narasiṅgha Mahārāja contradict the words of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura? This article responds to a recent challenge regarding Swami Narasiṅgha’s essay, ‘The Dawn of the Age of Love?’ – particularly his criticism of claims that deny the appearance of Kalki-avatāra in this Kali-yuga.
The Danger
The following is from a recent talk by Śrīpāda Bhakti Kiśora Araṇya Mahārāja on Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 19.150. Mahārāja discusses the danger of misappropriating wealth meant for Kṛṣṇa’s service, offences to the holy dhāma, and how we should align ourselves with the original vision of Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Quit Complaining and Be the Example!
In this article, Gaura Gopāla Dāsa explores the unhealthy obsession with unnecessary fault-finding among devotees, emphasising that our energy would be better spent striving to become positive examples ourselves.
Prativāda (A Response)
‘Prativāda’ (A Response) by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja is a defence of The Gauḍīya magazine, written in response to an article published in Śrī Viṣṇupriyā-Gaurāṅga, which condemned The Gauḍīya for criticising a prominent member of the Advaita Vaṁśa. In this article, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja justifies The Gauḍīya’s position and sheds light on the history of several sons of Advaita Ācārya. It was first published in The Gauḍīya, Year 5, Issue 43 (1927), shortly after Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja received hari-nāma initiation from Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.
Preaching Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Dharma Outside Bengal
The following preaching report was first published in Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā (Vol. 5, Issue 2) in 1953. It specifically details the activities of Śrī Abhaya Caraṇāravinda Bhaktivedānta (later, Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda) in Allahabad, and includes an English letter written by him to the editors of two local newspapers complaining about the performance of līlā-kīrtanas on All India Radio.
In Defence of Śrī Gāyatrī Mantrārtha Dīpikā
This article, first published on VNN on July 15th 1999, was written by Śrīla B.G. Narasiṅgha Mahārāja in response to certain devotees criticising the publication of the book, 'Śrī Gāyatrī Mantrārtha Dīpikā.' Mahārāja explains that upon seeing the book, Śrīla Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī was extremely pleased, referring to it as ‘gupta-ratna-prakāśa.’
Management Vs. The Ācārya
In this article 'Management Vs. The Ācārya' (originally named ‘Praśnottara Stambha’ or ‘Q&A Column’), first published in The Gauḍīya (Vol.16, Issue 11) in 1937, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja addresses a question concerning a particular problem in the Gauḍīya Maṭha after the disappearance of Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura. What to do when a prominent manager who was established and praised by the guru, later becomes inimical to the successor ācārya?
A Letter to the Editor of the Navbharat Times
In this letter from 1958, Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda writes to the editor of the Navbharat Times newspaper complaining of certain philosophical mistakes in an article published on Janmāṣṭamī – in particular, he protests that the article states that Śrī Kṛṣṇa was a ‘human incarnation.’ This letter was published in Śrī Bhāgavat Patrikā (Vol.4 Issue 5), the Hindi journal of the Gauḍīya Samiti in October 1958, and has been translated here for the first time in English.
A Lecture on Śrī Nityānanda Trayodaśī
This talk by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda was given on the evening of Śrī Nityānanda Trayodaśī at the Yogapīṭha in Śrīdhāma Māyāpura on 5th February, 1936. It was first published in The Gauḍīya, Vol. 16, issue 39.
Bhāi Sahajiyā (Part Two)
The second part of Bhāi Sahajiyā was first published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī Vol. 20, issue 1. In this section, Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura continues to point out the defects of various sahajiyā groups. While some of his points are generic criticisms, Sarasvatī Ṭhākura is primarily aiming his criticism at one of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura's wayward disciples, Śrī Sītānātha Bhakti-Tīrtha of the Prapannāśrama in Sāuḍī, Bengal. For clarity, we have added the same sub-headings that were used when Bhāi Sahajiyā was printed in the Gauḍīya Patrikā magazine of Śrīla Keśava Mahārāja's maṭha in 1954. In some cases, we have also included footnotes for the readers clarification.