MONTHLY ARCHIVE OF UPDATES

NOVEMBER 2019

Parikrama of Sri Vrindavan Dham
(1 November 2019 | 75 photographs, 5.6 Mb)
On the second day of Sri Vrindavan Dham Parikrama, His Divine Grace takes devotees to Sri Seva Kunja, Sri Sri Radha Damodar Temple (samadhi mandirs of Srila Jiva Goswami, Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami, bhajan kutir of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad), Sri Nidhuvan, Sri Sri Radha Raman jiu Temple, samadhi mandir of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami, Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda Temple (samadhi mandirs of Srila Lokanath Das Goswami, Srila Narottam Das Thakur, Srila Vishvanath Chakravarti Thakur), Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, Sri Vamsivat, Gopeshwar Mahadev's Temple, Temple of Lala Babu, Sri Brahma Kunda, Sri Ranganath Temple, and Sri Govindaji Temple.

Sri Uddhav Kunda and Sri Narad Kunda: Tears of Afflicted Hearts
"By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we are doing the last day of our Sri Govardhan parikrama, and by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma we have come to this very beautiful place, Uddhav Kunda...."
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Parikrama of Sri Vrindavan Dham (Gokula, Ravel)
(2 November 2019 | 47 photographs, 3.9 Mb)
On the third day of Sri Vrindavan Dham parikrama His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes the devotees across the Yamuna River to the birthplace of Lord Krishna, Ramana Reti, Gokula Mahavan, Brahmanda Ghat, Sri Dauji Temple of Lord Balaram, and Ravel (the birthplace of Srimati Radharani).

Sri Govardhan Puja (1): Sevya and Sevak
"Today is a very auspicious day—today is Sri Giriraj Govardhan Puja. By the mercy of Gurudev, we are present here in Govardhan. Gurudev writes that Giriraj assumes the form of both sevya and sevak..."
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Sri Govardhan Puja (2): Seva-Adhikar
"Krishna Himself said, 'I am Govardhan!' Sometimes people say that worshipping Govindaji and worshipping Govardhan is different, but this is a misconception. You must serve Govardhan with sincerity and following all rules of service."
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Parikrama to Sri Jaipur
(4 November 2019 | 29 photographs, 2.8 Mb)
On this day of Sri Kartik Tour, His Divine Grace takes the devotees to Sri Jaipur to take the darshan of Sri Govinda Deity (worshipped previously by Srila Rupa Goswamipad in Sri Vrindavan) and Sri Gopinath (worshipped previously by Sri Madhu Pandit). Both Deities were installed by Krishna's great-grandson Vajranabha. Rescued by devotees from military assaults of the government later on, the Deities were moved to Jaipur where They are worshipped to this day. (The third Deity, Sri Gopal, was recovered by Sri Madhavendra Puripad and is worshipped at Govardhan.)

Parikrama of Sri Kuruksetra Dham
(3 November 2019 | 29 photographs, 1.9 Mb)
His Divine Grace takes the devotees to Sri Kuruksetra Dham, about 160 km to the north of Delhi, to take the holy darshan of the great holy place where the famous Kuruksetra battle took place and where Lord Sri Krishna spoke Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

Sri Govardhan Puja (3): Full Service
"I have told you before that it is not necessary to know any mantra to worship the Lord—it is necessary to have a clean heart. Also, service is necessary, but service must be full. You start something and then leave it half-way—not like this."
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Parikrama to Sri Karauli
(5 November 2019 | 14 photographs, 1.1 Mb)
Continuing Sri Kartik Tour, His Divine Grace takes the devotees from the holy city of Jaipur to Karauli, slightly to the south-east to Jaipur, to take the darshan of Sri Mahan Mohan Deity of Srila Sanatan Goswamipad.

At Sri Radha Kunja-Bihari Gaudiya Math
"By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we have come today to Sri Gaudiya Math established by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. You know that Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur is the founder acharya of Sri Chaitanya Math and all Gaudiya Maths..."
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Darshan of Transcendental Abode
"Actually, we do not have the eyes to have a darshan of a holy place. If we can clean our hearts through kirtan, if we can clean our character and mind through the service to the Guru, Vaishnavs, and the Lord, then we can truly do dham parikrama."
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namo gaurakisoraya bhaktavadhuta murtaye gauranghri padma-bhrngaya radha-bhava-nisevine "I offer my obeisance unto the divine form of the devotee-avadhut Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj, who is a honey-bee at Sri Gaurasundar's lotus feet and a servant of Srimati Radharani imbued with deep loving attachment."

Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj
The transcendental pastimes and character of a great Vaishnav of our sampradaya: "'Why are you staying here in Radha Kunda? You must come to Nabadwip. My lila is not in Vrindavan, now My lila is going on in Nabadwip, so you must come here.' And he came here...."
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Srila Gaurakishoradas Babaji Maharaj
(An article written by Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad and published in the Harmonist in honour of the disappearance day of Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj:)
"We cannot be eligible for the discipleship of Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode, whom we may be disposed to honour on account of his display of scientific scholarship, unless we are cured of all our scholastic vanities through the realisation of the knowledge of transcendence by unconditional submission to the feet of Srila Gaurakishoradasa Babaji."

Sri Srimad Gaura-Kishor-Namaskar Dasakam | শ্রীশ্রীমদ্­গৌরকিশোরনমস্কারদশকম্
"O Divine Master of my Divine Master, my most venerable preceptor, you are supremely worshippable in the group of the foremost associates of Sri Gauranga. Although I remain deep in the mud of offenses, I (a fallen soul) am begging you for your causeless mercy. O Gaura Kisora, again and yet again do I make my obeisance unto you."

• SONG: Ye anila prema dhana | যে আনিল প্রেমধন
"I will break my head on a rock, I will enter into fire. Not finding the association of Sri Gauranga, who performed His Pastimes with all these associates, Narottam Das weeps."

• SONG: Ei-bara karuna kara | এইবার করুণা কর
"O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of your feet."

• SONG: Vaisnava thakura dayara sagara | বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর দয়ার সাগর
"O worshippable Vaishnav, ocean of grace, be merciful to this servant. Give me the shade of your feet and purify me. I clasp your feet. Mercifully give me a drop of faith and bestow upon me the wealth of Krishna's Name."

• SONG: Ki-rupe paiba seva | কিরূপে পাইব সেবা
"I am so wicked, how will I ever get service? I do not have any attachment to Sri Guru and Vaishnavs! It is not possible to conquer maya by engaging in maya. I see no other way to get relief except for the mercy of sadhus."

In honour of Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj's appearance:

Reforming Others
Three educational stories from the life of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and his disciple Sripad B.D. Madhav Maharaj.
• Download / listen to the audio (1.4 Mb, 5 min | 12 May 2012)

Guru Consciousness, Service Consciousness
"I heard from Gurudev, one time it was Janmastami, and Madhav Maharaj (his brahmachari name was Hayagriva Prabhu) had some service in Delhi, so he had to travel by train on the Janmastami day...."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.3 Mb, 7 min | 25 December 2010)

Continuous Service
"It happened after Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's time. One time, Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj and one more sannyasi—three disciples of Prabhupad—were sitting in one room..."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.4 Mb, 5 min | 7 August 2011)

Sri Ekadasi Guidance
Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadasi takes an indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Ekadasi and paran are observed with affection and without fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.

• "Sri Ekadasi" (Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
"One day, Gaurahari left the Gundicha Temple and sat in the Jagannath Vallabha garden. It was pure Ekadasi, and the Lord spent the whole day and night chanting the Name of Krishna..."

• SONG: Suddha-bhakata | শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
"I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother of devotion."

• SONG: Sri hari-vasare | শ্রীহরি-বাসরে হরি
"On the holy day of Sri Hari, Sriman Mahaprabhu, the life and soul of the universe, began dancing..."

ADDITIONAL READING:

• "Observing Ekadasi" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Ekadasi Vrata: Make Your Guru Happy" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "No Other Shelter" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Mahadvadasi" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Ekadasi and liberation" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Ekadasi Tithi: One of the Practices" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• Yogini Ekadasi

Neither Judge, Nor Imitate
"We cannot see anything, that is why we must always take shelter of a bona fide Guru. That is why it is very difficult to stay in Vrindavan. If you try to practise such raga-marga, you will become a sahajiya."
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Symptoms of Disciple
"Only exclusive and dear servitors can have the right for Gurudev's wealth and property. Gurudev's wealth and property is not some temple, a great building, etc.—Gurudev's property is Krishna-prema, his heart, his love. We must become real disciples."
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"Come to Learn, Come to Serve"
"If you can come and join these parikramas, it will be good for you. You can learn more and more, you can engage yourself in the service of the Lord. Always engage yourself in Krishna consciousness and also always avoid illusory environment."
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Online Programme: Kolkata—Durban
(10 November 2019 | 3 photographs, 0.3 Mb)
Fortunate assembled devotees receive the darshan, divine instructions and Hari-katha of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.

"Preach for My Guru"
"My desire is that you preach for my Guru. Make some books, brochures, distribute prasadam, and go for sankirtan in the street from time to time. Preach. Continue preaching. You may not have a temple now, but you can make a programme in devotees' houses. Continue your programmes, that will be good for you yourself."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.5 Mb, 6 min | 10 November 2019)

Guru-Disciple Bond
"You must understand purely what Gurudev needs, what is his connection, what Gurudev wants, what his heart wants and you must always fulfil his desire. That is what the relationship between the Guru and a disciple is."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.1 Mb, 5 min | 28 September 2019)

Preaching Programmes in Pancha Palli and Tarakeshwar
(12 November 2019 | 63 photographs, 5.6 Mb)
Having returned from the extensive parikrama of Sri Govardhan-Vrindavan Dham, His Divine Grace resumes preaching activities in West Bengal and attends Vaishnav seva programme organised in Pancha Palli and a preaching programme on the outskirts of Tarakeshwar.

Preaching Programme in Purulia
(13 November 2019 | 33 photographs, 2.5 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj attends a programme in suburbs of Purulia approaching the scientist audience with the pure conception of Sriman Mahaprabhu for the eternal benefit of the attendees.

Qualification of Disciple and Guru
"In transcendental life, it does not matter who is whose disciple, who is senior, who is junior. These things matter in material life. In material life, you say you have worked for thirty years in a company, but this does not matter in Krishna consciousness. In Krishna consciousness, seniority depends on devotion, on reality, chastity."
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Visiting Vishnupur—Bankura—Kalna
(14 November 2019 | 23 photographs, 1.9 Mb)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj visits the temples of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Betur (Bankura) and Kalna and makes a brief stop at a temple of Madan Mohan in Vishnupur (Bishnupur) in the company of Sripad B.N. Shanta Maharaj, Sripad B.V. Muni Maharaj, Sripad B.N. Sadhu Maharaj and servitors.

Our Identity
"I am very fortunate to come here, and one thing I want to say is that we always speak about peace and harmony, but we must understand—do we only say it with our mouth or do we say it from our heart? What is your identity?"
• Download / listen to the audio (1.8 Mb, 5 min | 13 November 2019)

Shed Your Raincoat
"You are trying to create peace and harmony in this world, but we cannot leave our ego, we cannot sacrifice our life, we cannot give up anything, however small it may be. How much dedication do we have? Dedication means love and affection. First you must think who you are."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.6 Mb, 5 min | 13 November 2019)

Preaching Programme in Bandipur
(15 November 2019 | 13 photographs, 1.9 Mb)
Carrying the banner of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math to every heart, village and corner of West Bengal, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj attends a large preaching programme organised by the devotees in Bandipur to mercifully nourish the devotees with nectarean Hari-katha and Harinam-sankirtan.

Education Uplifts, Not Degrades
"Even a donkey or a monkey knows, 'This is my son,' 'This is my mother'—but people kick their own mothers out of her house and she becomes a street beggar! What is this? What sort of education is this? Education teaches very high things, it teaches one to think what they are doing."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.2 Mb, 3 min | 13 November 2019)

Online Programme: Kolkata-Venezuela, Ecuador
(16 November 2019 | 10 photographs, 0.8 Mb)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj speaks online to the devotees in Venezuela nad Ecuador and bestows upon fortunate souls the greatest gift of service to the Holy Name.

Our Fortune
"We are suffering too much in this age of Kali, but we have got the mercy of Gurudev—the Lord Himself comes as a Guru and tells us who we are, what is our duty, what we have got the human body for. We must know that, and we must follow that."
• Download / listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 16 November 2019)

All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga — · Sri Vyasa Puja Maha-Mahotsav Invitation · — Dear Godbrothers and Sisters, Devotees and Friends, This year, the supremely auspicious day of the divine advent of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Ananta-sri-vibhusita Paramahamsa-kula-chudamani Jagad-Guru Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj manifests on a Saturday, 14 December 2019 and shall be observed in Sri Nrisingha Palli in the holy association of Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagat-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. On this day, the members of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, under the guidance and in the shelter of the holy lotus feet of the worshippable President-Acharya of this holy Math, Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, shall hold a special programme of worship, revered offerings, kirtan, lectures, glorification of Sri Guru and Vaishnavs, as well as prasad distribution and many other devotional activities. We shall feel obliged to have the kind company of you and your friends for this celebration to enhance this great festival at our Sri Nrisingha Palli Temple or any other centre in India, as well as branches worldwide. Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Sri Nrisingha Palli (Devapalli), Subarna Behar, WB, pin 741315 If you have any enquiries, you can get in touch with us at

All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga — · Sri Ganga Sagar Festival Invitation · — INVITATION LETTER (Click to expand) Dear Vaishnavs, Devotees, and Friends, On behalf of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, we humbly bow at your holy feet and extend a cordial invitation to please come and join the Fifth Anniversary Festival at Sri Ganga Sagar that shall take place on 12-16 January 2020 at the temple of Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nityananda Gandharva Govinda Sundar. Special programmes of worship, kirtan, parikrama, lectures, prasad distribution, as well as many other devotional activities will be held during the Festival. We shall feel obliged to have the kind company of you and your friends to enhance this great annual festival at our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Temple in Sri Ganga Sagar. Ganga Sagar Ashram Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Gangasagar-Rudranagar-Kachuberia Road Village Chakaphuladubi, South 24 Parganas, W.Bengal Phone: 9775384623 If you have any enquiries, you can get in touch with us at Inauguration, 2015: • Inauguration Festival in 2017: • Anniversary Festival in 2019: • Arrival • Anniversary

All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga — · Sri Ekachakra Dham Festival Invitation · — INVITATION LETTER (Click to expand) ullanghyanghrim hi yasyakhila-bhajana-katha svapnavach chaiva mithya sri-nityananda-chandram patita-sarana-dam gaura-dam tam bhaje 'ham "By neglecting the lotus feet of Nityananda Prabhu all sadhana or bhajan (spiritual practices, services or worship) become an illusion, just like a dream. I worship and adore with all my heart that gracious giver of Sri Gaura, the benevolent bestower of His shelter to the fallen souls—Sri Nityanandachandra." Dear Vaishnavs, Devotees, and Friends, On behalf of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, we humbly bow at your holy feet and extend a cordial invitation to please come and join the annual Festival of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's appearance day that is manifest on 4-9 February 2020 and shall be held at Sri Ekachakra Dham. Special programmes of worship, kirtan, parikrama, lectures, prasad distribution, as well as many other devotional activities will be held during the Festival. We shall feel obliged to have the kind company of you and your friends to enhance this great annual festival at our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Temple in Sri Ekachakra Dham, as well as the branches worldwide. Sri Ekachakra Dham Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Garbhabas, Birchandrapur, Birbhum, West Bengal, PIN 731245 Phone: +91 9836051708 If you have any enquiries, you can get in touch with us at Festival in 2015: • Adhivas (am) • Adhivas (noon) • Adhivas (pm) • Appearance Day Festival in 2016: • Arrival • Appearance Day Festival in 2017: • Arriving • Sri Varaha Dvadasi • Appearance Day • Final Day Festival in 2018: • Arriving • Morning, Noon • Sri Adhivas Day • Morning • Parikrama • Noon Programme Festival in 2019: • Arriving • Sri Adhivas Day • Morning • Day After

All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga — · Sri Gaura Purnima Festival Invitation · — INVITATION LETTER (Click to expand) nadiya udayagiri purna-chandra gaura-hari krpa kari ha-ila udaya papa-tamo haila nasa, tri-jagatera ullasa, jagabhari hari-dhvani haya "By His causeless mercy the full moon Gaurahari arose in the district of Nadia, which is compared to Udayagiri, where the sun first becomes visible—His rising in the sky destroyed the darkness of sin; all three worlds became joyful and chanted the Holy Name of the Lord." Dear respected Devotees, Friends and Well-Wishers, On behalf of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, the Sevaite-President Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, we are humbly bowing down at your holy feet and extending an invitation to join our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math during the annual week-long grand festival celebrating the Divine Appearance of Lord Gaurasundar. The parikrama shall take place on 4-10 March 2020. The programme and schedule of the Festival: 4 March Adhivas (eve) of the festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. 5‑8 March Parikrama of the nine islands of Sri Nabadwip Dham. Evening Hari-katha (classes) from the holy lotus mouth of Sri Gurupadpadma and Vaishnavs. 9 March Main Celebration: Sri Gaura Purnima Festival (divine appearance of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu). Day-long Hari-katha, kirtans, reading from the scriptures, services around the temple. Fast until moonrise, followed by a special arati and prasad-seva. 10 March Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. Every year we anxiously await this very special festival and joyfully witness and partake in numerous devotional programmes and services. Offering worship, parikramas, kirtans, lectures, prasad-seva and many other devotional activities are held during these days. Bowing at your feet, we kindly request you to find it possible to come and join Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math for this week. We shall feel obliged to have your and your friends' kind company at this time. Shall you have any enquiries or wish to notify us of your arrival, we will be happy to hear from you at . Sri Nrisingha Palli Nrisingha Palli (Devapalli), Subarna Behar, WB, PIN 741315 If you have any enquiries, you can get in touch with us at

Disciple's Dedication
"You will get so many gurus in this world, but you will not find a proper disciple so easily. If you only wear a dhoti, put tilaks, wear the kanthi-mala, these are external things; initiation is about devotion and it comes from the heart."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.3 Mb, 6 min | 16 November 2019)

Niti and Priti
"It was Ramachandra's vijay utsav yesterday, and we would like to clarify some things about Rama-tattva and Krishna-tattva. In Rama-lila, rules and regulations are the highest, and love and affection go down, but this is not the highest ideal..."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.7 Mb, 9 min | 9 October 2019)

Laksman's Grudge
"Sita Devi was crying so much, and Laksman could not bear the thought of doing it, but because Ramachandra was his worshippable Lord and his elder brother, he had to do it—but Laksman could not forget the kind of pain he got at that time..."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.5 Mb, 4 min | 9 October 2019)

Temple Construction Progress in Uluberia
(19 November 2019 | 10 photographs, 0.8 Mb)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj pays a visit to Uluberia to check on the ongoing construction of a new and much awaited by the devotees temple of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. With the ground floor structure done, the works move on to the first floor above it.

Two-Day Visit to Midnapore Temple
(19-20 November 2019 | 18 photographs, 0.8 Mb)
Continuing extensive preaching activities, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj stays two days at the temple in Midnapore to check on the small recently completed construction works, as well as the ongoing services at the temple.

Balaram's Character
"Baladev may be elder, but He is a servitor—He is seva-vigraha, a worshippable embodiment of service. Balaram removes all problems. He always does everything for the service to Krishna. He always protects Krishna, He is always with Him."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.5 Mb, 4 min | 9 October 2019)

Balaram and Nitai: Seva-Vigraha
"Baladev Prabhu thinks, 'I am the gatekeeper, and if any disturbance comes, I will plough it out and finish it at once. I will do whatever it takes to make sure no disturbance comes to Krishna's happiness.' That is why Baladev Prabhu is known as seva-vigraha."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.9 Mb, 7 min | 9 October 2019)

Mind's Trap
"You do not know whether your life is getting better or worse, that is why whatever the situation is, it is always safe to follow the Guru's instruction. Devotional life is another world—you cannot get any devotional property without the Guru."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.3 Mb, 3 min | 9 October 2019)

Ekadasi: Main Focus Is Service
"We always observe Ekadasi. One time, when somebody asked Gurudev about the glorification of Ekadasi, Gurudev showed that it is not necessary to hear the explanation or glorification of Ekadasi—Gurudev tells you to follow Ekadasi, and we must do that."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.4 Mb, 4 min | 9 October 2019)

News from Sri Nrisingha Palli: Construction Progress
(24 November 2019 | 21 photographs, 1.6 Mb)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj visits Sri Nrisingha Palli temple to check on the construction works that are rapidly approaching completion, manifesting the beautiful quarters for the devotees' stay during festivals.

Visit to Sri Ekachakra Dham
(25 November 2019 | 19 photographs, 1.7 Mb)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj visits Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math temple in Sri Ekachakra Dham to check on the construction works and issue further instructions to complete the newly added top floor above nat mandir in time for the festival.

Srestharyya Sripad Jagabandhu Das Adhikari (From The Harmonist)
"THE day before the close of the spiritual Exhibition that had been organised in the spacious compound of the Gaudiya-Math, which function formed the concluding, activity of the long series of the festivities of the auspicious Inauguration of the New Buildings of the Math, Srestharyya Sripad Jagabandhu Das Adhikari Bhaktiranjan, the donor and architect of those superb Buildings, took his departure from the scene of unique devotional labours with the supreme satisfaction that his soul had at last found and successfully performed his duty to Godhead and humanity...."

On Chastity and Rules
"When you do archan, puja, etc. you must follow the viddhi-marga, but the main difficulty is that we can be following so many rules and regulations, but we may not be following Gurudev's instruction, we may not be loyal, not chaste to our Guru..."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.8 Mb, 5 min | 9 October 2019)

Thirst for Service
"Our duty in this life is to as much as possible be surrendered to Gurudev's lotus feet and preach Gurudev's message. The main thing is what kind of service Gurudev wants and to what extent you can make him happy, to what extent you can make Vaishnavs happy."
• Download / listen to the audio (3 Mb, 7 min | 10 October 2019)

Service Relation
"The relation between a Guru and a disciple is not like the relation between a shopkeeper and a customer. We think that since we have taken the mantra we have become a disciple, but it is not correct. It is necessary to take initiation, but it is more important under whose guidance you are doing service after that."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.9 Mb, 5 min | 10 October 2019)

Service Is Disciple's Heartbeat
"You have your service—do not waste your time on sleeping, eating, and enjoying, do not use this life for your own enjoyment. You must always think how to serve your Guru. The Guru is the center of the disciple's heart. You must use your whole life for service."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.2 Mb, 3 min | 10 October 2019)

News from Sri Nrisingha Palli: Construction Progress
(28 November 2019 | 18 photographs, 1.5 Mb)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj visits Sri Nrisingha Palli to see the latest construction progress: with almost all the windows and doors installed and rooms cleaned after the works, the new floor is now very near its completion.

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