By Mahanidhi Swami To serve and not to be served is the constitutional position of the jiva, the living entity. Forgetting his real eternal nature, the conditioned soul becomes the false master of the material world. He plays the role of God and tries to enjoy his senses in every way imaginable and unimaginable. Though […]
By Mahanidhi Swami For success in chanting any mantra, one must engage his senses, mind and heart. Mantra chanting demands complete absorption of our entire being. Expectation and visualization also play a key role in bringing perfection. In the tika to Sri Brahmaji’s Samhita (v. 60), it says, “He who cultivates the preliminary devotional activities […]
By Mahanidhi Swami To honor the Samasti Guru Bhagavan Sri Krishna and Srila Vedavyasa on this Guru Purnima celebration, we enclose the following most inspiring and illuminating quotes concerning the truth of Sri Guru. The true spiritualist sees with two eyes, shastra chaksus and guru-chaksus, the eye of the infallible, perfect, transcendental wisdom of Veda, […]
By: Mahanidhi Swami Diksha mantras are chanted daily as a form of meditation, praising the Ishta-Devata, and calling out for mercy. Within the Gaudiya Vaisnava tradition most all the Gurus initiate disciples with the ancient pancharatrika mantras of Gopala (Krishna) mantra and the Kama Gayatri. In addition, other mantras and gayatris are given for Sri […]
By: Mahanidhi Swami “The Sanskrit word diksha is formed of two syllables: di which comes from the root dan meaning to “give spiritual knowledge” (divya-jnana); and ksha from the root kshaya meaning “to destroy sinful activities.” Diksha is the process by which a conditioned soul attains transcendental wisdom and freedom from sin.” (Visnu-yamala) Diksha is […]
By: Mahanidhi Swami Any conditioned soul from any country, caste or creed can get freed from the samsara. All one needs to do is take diksha in the Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya. Then by the grace of Guru and God, he/she will eventually attain Vraja prema, the eternal seva of Radha Govinda Yugala, and life eternal […]
Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Some say that the Guru-vandanam verse “chakshu dan dilo ye, janme janme prabhu sei” refers to the principle of guru-tattva. It does not mean that one’s present individual guru appears again in the next life to help his unaccomplished disciple. This idea is wrong and not supported by Srila Narottama dasa […]
By Mahanidhi Swami WHY DID Krishna APPEAR ON EARTH Bhagavan Sri Krishna appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the womb of Srimat Sachimata to solve the following in relation with His transcendental pastimes with Srimati Radharani. Sri Krishna wanted to know [three things] (1) What is the actual position of the loving attitude of Srimati […]
By: Mahanidhi Swami We are very fortunate to have been born in a Kali-yuga wherein svayam bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa has united with the bodily complexion [dyūti] and sentiment [bhāva] of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to appear in His most merciful form as Rasarāja Mahābhāva, who is none other than Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Unlike so many Lord […]
2015: 17th june—16th july 16 By: Mahanidhi Swami introduction to purusottama month: Purusottama month or adhika masa (extra month) is also called mala masa, which means the dirty or useless month. In India, the sadhus, sadhakas and pious people of all sampradayas undertake serious penances (vratas) during Purusottama Month. Now let us examine the name, […]