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Sat, 25 March 2023

Examine Yourself
'There is one more thing that I tell you all the time. You must remember this. We chant the Holy Name so much, but why are we not getting the result? Even if you chant the Holy Name and hear about the Lord for millions of lifetimes, you will not get the Lord. Why?'

 

—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—

Practical Choice
"(1) We cannot stop our spiritual practice. Otherwise time will pass and our life will finish while we are waiting for all the problems to go away. (2) Gurudev always thinks in a practical way—the worship of Radha-Krishna is very high, but the worship of Nitai Gaurachandra is simpler."
Download / listen to the audio (2.8 Mb, 7 min | 20 December 2020)

 

Fri, 24 March 2023

Power of Sambandha-Jnana
'King Chitraketu had many subjects and queens, he had much wealth, but he was not happy inside. Angira Rishi thought, "If I try to give him some good advice, it will not enter his ears because he wants a son. No matter what I tell him, he will only want to have a son."'
Download / listen to the audio (35.7 Mb, 75 min | Bengali & Kirtan | 21 February 2020)

 

—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—

Keep Yourself Busy With Service
"You may have seen something, but it is not necessary to broadcast these things. This is called gramya-katha and prajalpa. This is not good for any devotee. Actually, devotees are always busy with their service, when will they get time for all this? Do not waste your time on others' faults."
Download / listen to the audio (2.5 Mb, 6 min | 20 December 2020)

 

Thu, 23 March 2023

Undiluted Spiritual Life
'We must live following the proper line. The more you increase material wealth, the more ego you will have. You keep thinking, 'What must I do?', 'What must I do?' and a lot of problems will come. One time, somebody gave one rupee to Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj...'
Download / listen to the audio (35.7 Mb, 75 min | Bengali & Kirtan | 21 February 2020)

 

—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—

Preaching Plan and Programme
"I have been attending some programmes before Gurudev's appearance day and I will have more programmes after the festival. I want to make an assembly Sri Dham Pracharani Sobha dedicated to the preaching of the glorification of Sri Nabadwip Dham, guru-varga, as well as the glory and teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. This is my view and my idea."
Download / listen to the audio (4 Mb, 10 min | 20 December 2020)

 

Wed, 22 March 2023

Pillars of Spiritual Life
'One time, somebody asked Srila Prabhupad, "You have so many followers, are they all your disciples?" Srila Prabhupad replied, "No. Not everybody who is here is my disciple." Disciples are those who can take chastisement: who can place it on their heads and mould themselves accordingly. The others are not disciples. What is called a spiritual life? Srila Prabhupad explains it also.'
Download / listen to the audio (35.7 Mb, 75 min | Bengali & Kirtan | 21 February 2020)

Sincerity and Chastity
[An extensive discourse of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, spoken on 13 March 2007]
"We will follow what our Guru Maharaj follows. We do not want to know who is good, who is bad, who is better, who is worse. It is not necessary to criticise others. We will only be chaste to our Guru Maharaj, and we will follow our Guru Maharaj's conception. This is the best."

Plane of Adherence
"Always leave everything to the Lord—whatever His desire is, that will happen. No one can stop it. It is not necessary to be afraid. If we surrender ourselves to the Guru, to the Lord, then we will have no problem."
Download / listen to the audio (3.8 Mb, 9 min | 12 July 2020)

 

Tue, 21 March 2023

How to Capture the Lord
'Among the sixty-four limbs of devotion, there are five main practices, and among those five main practices, there are two main: sravan and kirtan. Many people think that they want to practise on their own – they want to go to Vrindavan or Prayag, practise there and go to the Lord. But it is necessary to rescue the jivas of this world also!'
Download / listen to the audio (35.7 Mb, 75 min | Bengali & Kirtan | 21 February 2020)

 

—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—

Perfect Time For Preaching
"It is necessary to practise. Always practise Krishna consciousness, always remember the Absolute. Everything has its proper time and it is necessary to do things in good time. In this world, people say that the young age is for enjoyment, but this is completely incorrect. If you do not try to preach and practise from your young age, what will become of you in your old age?"
Download / listen to the audio (2.3 Mb, 6 min | 20 December 2020)

 

Mon, 20 March 2023

Where Is Substance?
'It is necessary to make some effort. You must want it, then you will get mercy – until and unless you have a strong desire to get the mercy of the Lord, you will not get it. It is necessary to have desire, and it is necessary to try.'
Download / listen to the audio (35.7 Mb, 75 min | Bengali & Kirtan | 21 February 2020)

 

—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—

'You Are My All-In-All'
"Everybody should remember Gurudev's appearance day, always think about it every day. When Gurudev left this world, I thought my head, shoulders, everything was gone, I was like a doll, or a statue, but when I see you all, I get back my life, my heart, etc."
Download / listen to the audio (1.7 Mb, 4 min | 13 December 2020)

 

Sun, 19 March 2023

Essential Admonition
'We chant the Holy Name a lot, but if you keep pouring water into a glass and see that it does not become full, it means there are some holes, and all the water is flowing out. We chant so much, we do so many things, but why is nothing happening to us?'
Download / listen to the audio (35.7 Mb, 75 min | Bengali & Kirtan | 21 February 2020)

 


Today in the calendar: Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:46:53–5:55:44. Festival in honour of Sriman Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival (vijay-mahotsav) at Varaha Nagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Departure of Sripad Satyendrachandra Bhattacharya Mahodaya.

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."

"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti, some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all devotees."


 

 

—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—

Sober Interaction
"If you follow our guru-varga, then 'sweet relationship' means you sometimes talk with others, but you talk for service. Except for Krishna-katha, everything else is nonsense talks. So, it will be better if you talk with others only about Krishna-katha. Try to avoid other kinds of relationship, it will be good for you, good for everybody also."
Download / listen to the audio (2.4 Mb, 6 min | 13 December 2020)

 

 

 


 

 

 

শ্রীগৌড়ীয়-পর্ব্ব-তালিকা (১৪২৯–১৪৩০) [Bengali]
SRI GAUDIYA CALENDAR FOR 2023–2024 [English]
The calendar of auspicious days, festivals and fasting celebrated and observed at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math for the following year (Sri Gaurabda 537–538, or 2023–2024) is now available online. It can be viewed online and downloaded on mobile phones and tablets and as an illustrated brochure (see the links below or in the Calendar section).

His Divine Grace instructs: "We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti, some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all devotees."

 



English (16 Mb, Updated 8 Mar 2023)
 
Calendar for the next year, prepared by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj for Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math devotees worldwide (based on P.M. Bagchi calculations, as followed by our guru-varga). Presenting it today as a downloadable electronic PDF booklet in English and Bengali.
 
Bengali (14 Mb)

EKADASI LISTS:
English | Bengali.

FOR MOBILE PHONES / TABLETS:
.ics File (Apple, Android) | Google Calendar.


 

 


Guidance Vol 1
(PDF, 1.5 Mb)
Traducción ESPAÑOLA
Русский перевод

Guidance Vol 2
(PDF, 3.8 Mb)
Traducción ESPAÑOLA
Русский перевод

Guidance Vol 3
(PDF, 3.7 Mb)
Traducción ESPAÑOLA
Русский перевод


Guidance Vol 4
(PDF, 4.7 Mb)
Traducción ESPAÑOLA
Русский перевод
 

Sri Upadesh 1
(Bengali)

Sri Upadesh 2
(Bengali)

Sri Upadesh 3
(Bengali)

Sri Upadesh 4
(Bengali)
 

Sri Puri Dham
Mahatmya-mukta-mala

(Bengali)

Sri Nabadwip Dham
Mahatmya-mukta-mala

(Bengali)

Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-Mukta-Mala (English)
[PDF, 73 Mb]

 

 

 

    

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Discard Your Mind
'Whether happiness comes or sadness comes, it is the same; whether your enemy comes or your friend comes it is also the same. It is not even necessary to think who is your enemy and who is your friend.'

      

 

CALENDAR FOR 03/2023

VISHNU

21 March (Tue). Amavasya.

26 March (Sun). Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanuja Acharya. Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.

28 March (Tue). Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.

30 March (Thu). Gaura Navami. Sri Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Sri Ramachandra. Fast until noon.

APRIL 2023

1 April (Sat). Gaura Ekadasi. No fast.

2 April (Sun). Gaura Dvadasi. Fast on Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Lord Krishna's Damanaka-ropana festival.

3 April (Mon). Gaura Dvadasi. Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi paran is at 5:32:18–6:13:45.

6 April (Thu). Purnima. Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Sri Balaram. Appearance of Srila Vamsi-vadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu.

MADHUSUDAN

11 April (Tue). Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj.

12 April (Wed). Krishna Saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur.

15 April (Sat). Krishna Dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.

16 April (Sun). Krishna Ekadasi. Fast on Varuthini Ekadasi. Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu.

17 April (Mon). Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:19:08–9:30:42.

18 April (Tue). Gaura Trayodasi. Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Vrindavan-chandra jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Uluberia.

19 April (Wed). Krishna Chaturdasi. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Visnupad Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.

FULL CALENDAR >>

 


THE TEN OFFENCES TO
THE HOLY NAME:
1) Criticise sadhus, Vaishnavs
2) Consider Lord Siva and gods to be independent of Lord Krishna
3) Consider Guru to be an ordinary mortal man
4) Criticise scriptures
5) Interpret the Name with the help of a dictionary, etc.
6) Consider the Name imaginary.
7) Sin and chant to remove the sin.
8) Consider chanting equal to pious activities.
9) Instruct faithless people in chanting, inattentive chanting.
10) Remain attached to things, your body, etc.


 

If a material desire is coming to your heart, you must finish it at the beginning, otherwise day by day it will increase and you will fall down, will leave your spiritual life.

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