— { SERMONS OF THE GUARDIAN OF DEVOTION, IV } —

FOREWORD

I offer my humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of my Divine Master Sri Gurupadapadma Om Vishnupad Astottara-sata-sri Srimad Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev­-Goswami Maharaj, and all the Vaishnavs. By his unlimited grace the exalted Vaishnav community has already received with transcendental joy many glorious publications of Srila Guru Maharaj, the Guardian of Devotion, from our Nabadwip Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and branches. Now, at the most auspicious moment of Srila Guru Maharaj’s 96th Holy Appearance Day, we are blessed to see the fourth publication of the “Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion”.

Srila Guru Maharaj’s delivery of Divine Discourses of Hari-katha is a direct dispensation of the illustrious Om Visnupad Prabhupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, our most worshippable Param-Gurudev, and the nectarine flow of divine ecstasy from the ocean of grace, the Golden Lord Sri Gaurangadev. Scholars of India and the world over have acclaimed Srila Guru Maharaj’s holy talks for their indisputable authenticity, and saintly simplicity and charm. His masterful ability to bring ever­-new illumination to the world through his most elevated spiritual insight is the joy of the sincere devotees and genuine theistic scholars. This small treatise contains five of His Grace’s informal talks with the devotees, hitherto unpublished, and I am confident that it will be received with great spiritual joy by both the new entrants to the divine life as well as the veterans. The work was made possible by the untiring efforts of Sripad Hari Charan Brahmachari Seva Ketan Prabhu and Sripad Mahananda Das Brahmachari Prabhu, to whom my unceasing gra­titude is due. May they be blessed by the Guardian of Devotion Sri Srila Guru Maharaj. The fortunate seekers who carefully read this booklet cannot but be supremely benefitted in their spiritual march.

Humbly,
Tridandi-bhiksu Sri Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Successor President-Acharya, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

The Appearance Day of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri
Srimad Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj,
12th October 1990.

CONTENTS

Foreword
Introduction
• (1) The Four Sittings of Srimad Bhagavatam
• (2) The Free Flow of the Absolute
• (3) Truth by Instalments
• (4) With Sincerity to Safety
• (5) Highest Dedication, Highest Gain

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