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Excessive Devotion is the Sign of a Thief

17 Oct

By: Babhru Dāsa “Excessive devotion is the sign of a thief.” It is a very striking idea indeed. But what does it mean? Isn’t intense devotion a great asset to the bhakta? Why would one be a thief for strongly ... Read more »

Siddha-pranali in the, “Sri Bhaktivinode Parivar”

22 Mar

By: Babhru Dasa The topic of “siddha-pranali” in gaudiya-vaishnavism is such a fascinating one, and indeed one of the most controversial and misunderstood ones also. To further complicate things, there are at least several types of processes that could fall ... Read more »

Should You, “Fake it Until You Make it?”

19 Feb

By: Babhru Dasa Most of us who have been involved with bhakti-sadhana for at least a few years have probably heard the saying, “fake it until you make it.” It’s a very interesting saying, but unfortunately one that in some ... Read more »

Culturing Non-sectarianism in Gaudiya-bhakti

20 Jan

By: Babhru Dasa Sectarianism has always been rampant within the mundane world of duality. In many ways it comes to its climax in the face of social/religious designations. All over the world it can be seen that religious groups fight ... Read more »

Are Mystical Dreams Important in Gaudiya Vaishnavism? (Mysticism-Part One)

14 Nov

By: Babhru Dasa Do mystical dreams play an important role in Gaudiya-Vaishnavism? This is a very important topic and in this essay an attempt will be made to outline several points for consideration. It is the general understanding of most ... Read more »

Lord Chaitanya’s “Manjari-Swarupa”

24 Oct

By: Babhru Dasa Since time immemorial, unscrupulous persons have believed Sri Radha and Sri Krsna to be nothing more than mere “archetypes,” for invoking religious ideals of “love.” Generally speaking, such persons think that everyone is actually God and that ... Read more »

Nishtita-bhakti – The First Major Turning Point for the Sadhaka

31 Jul

By: Babhru Dasa For sadhakas, nishtita-bhakti is very important to understand. Why? Because Prema-bhakti is almost always impossible for a person to attain unless their practices in sadhana are completely nishtita (steady and enthusiastic). I say “almost always impossible” because ... Read more »

Entrance into Sri Vrindavan-dham

16 May

By: Babhru Dasa Sri Vrindavan-dham is truly a place where all spiritual desires can become easily manifest. Yet so many of us visit Sri Vrindavan-dham and somehow or other, don’t exactly get ecstatic love of God. Even many people visit ... Read more »

Association and Eliminating Anarthas

8 Jun

By: Babhru Dāsa (BVKS) Sometimes when devotees, and especially brahmacaris wish to change their location of service, or more importantly wish to remove themselves from their current group of associates, one of the “leaders” may speak out against it in ... Read more »

Following in the Footsteps and Fidelity

31 May

By: Babhru Dasa (BVKS) So we have all heard that one should very strictly adhere to their guru-varga and then only is it possible to attain Krsna-prema. We hear, “one must follow in the footsteps of the previous acharya’s and ... Read more »