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Lecture Excerpts Sankirtana Mission

On The Principle of Founder-Ācārya

When you are working within the Kali-yuga, you are working within the Ācārya system, where there is a Founder-Ācārya. So that person is the Paramahaṁsa because they know perfectly what to do in this age. And knowing what to do then everybody else follows them. Relevant instruction means, the Ācārya said this, so we give relevant instruction how to understand what the Ācārya said.

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Audio Bhaktivedanta Theological Seminary Lecture Notes sastra-caksus Sridham Mayapur

Bhagavad-Gita Thematic #12

http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/bg102/2011-12-15-BG-1.50-53.mp3 This course is part of Sastra-Caksus, Year 2 and consists of 101 lectures, available on: http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/classes/bhagavad-gita-thematic Given in Bhaktivedanta Academy, Sridham Mayapur, November 2011-April 2012 The following are lecture notes briefly delineating its contents. People who are educated and sophisticated, but have no interest in God are the lowest. Association with devotees doesn’t mean […]

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Audio Family Life Lecture Excerpts Nectar of Instruction Sridham Mayapur

Difficult Versus Unfavorable Family Life

Reading from Nectar of Instruction Study Guide (based on the essays of Bhaktivinoda Thakura): “But, when the home becomes unfavorable for his service, he then becomes eligible to leave home.” HH BVPS Maharaja: So it’s an eligibility, to leave home. Not just you don’t like it in the home. Your wife drives you nuts, your […]

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Audio Bhaktivedanta Theological Seminary Lecture Excerpts Questions and Answers

Women Offering Dandavats

Mataji: What is your view of Matajis doing full dandavats? HH BVPS Maharaja: Ahh, if they want, they can… Problem is is, see, Gaudiyas generally don’t. Others do, but the Gaudiyas generally are not so… See, there is Vaishnavas in general, then you have your peculiarities of the group, or particularities of the group. So […]

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Bhagavad-gita Bhaktivedanta Theological Seminary Lecture Notes sastra-caksus Sridham Mayapur

Bhagavad-Gita Seriatim #25

http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year1/bg101/2010-11-11-BVPS-BG-4.24-4.38.mp3 This course is part of Sastra-Caksus, Year 1 and consists of 91 lectures, available on: http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/classes/bhagavad-gita-seriatim/ Given in Bhaktivedanta Academy, Sridham Mayapur, September 2010-April 2011 The following are lecture notes briefly delineating its contents. The only thing that’s material is our illusory conception By developing spiritual vision, we see the qualities of Brahman in […]

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