Monthly Archives: February 2011

THE SPIRITUAL MASTER AND THE DISCIPLE One should approach the spiritual master for general guidance, to get the proper standpoint in life. That is the most important thing we can get from guru. The standpoint we get from our ordinary … Continue reading →

Transcendental Knowledge Sometimes we may be misguided to believe that we must not study the devotional books, thinking: “To analyze, to know, that is not part of devotion. That is not necessary; it is knowledge, jnana, and that is anti-devotion.” … Continue reading →

Chapter Four Heralding the Twilight A Pioneer of Exclusive Devotion Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura appeared (in 1838) in a very famous Kayastha family, bearing the title Dutta. In Calcutta there is a place called Hat-khola Dutta which was named after the … Continue reading →

4/Mad Nimai Pandita At the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's advent, Bengal had fallen far away from Krishna consciousness. The people of the day had become so much degraded that they would pass their time spending money like water to … Continue reading →