Edited Books and Articles of Srila Maharaja

Sat-saṅga and Asat-saṅga can never go together

For the protection of śrauta vani vaibhāva we should pay full attention to understand the basic difference between Bhaktivinod dhara and non-Bhaktivinod dhara, otherwise we will be deprived (cheated). Śrīla Prabhupāda used to say that— “There is no alternative way to get in touch with the aprākṛta jagat except taking shelter of śabda brahma.” Now point is that how we can realize the basic difference between śabda brahma (vaikuṇṭha vani) and śabda sāmānya (material sound) which is originated here in this material world and is confined within this material range of creation.

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Canvasing of Hari-kathā- Hari-nāma and actual preaching are not the same

When Śrīla Bhakti Promad Puri Gosvāmī Mahārāja was asked by some devotee whether he can go for preaching, then he answered that— “What preaching? Do bhajan!” One should preach in front of himself first. All these examples can give us clear conception about actual preaching. According to gauḍīya-siddhānta our preaching and bhajan can express the same significance. Śrīla Prabhupāda told that— “To get established in the teachings of Śrīman Mahāprabhu is called preaching.”

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Slightest deviation from the track of Gurupāda-padma can throw you away from bhajan

In Gauḍīya Maṭha especially we have to follow “ekayan panthā”, which means all should be channelized through authentic guru-paramparā line. Those ṛṣi-munis they always have different opinions from each other, but we in Gauḍīya Maṭha we have ekayan patati , one pointed devotion, we must not have different kinds of mood and conceptions or siddhānta vichar etc., but only we must depend upon śrauta panthā which is coming through one authentic channel approved by our guru-varga by the help of which our success is a must.

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Those mātājis they cannot act as  ācārya to give dikṣā or sannyāsa but can give śikṣā if at all they are tattva –vettvi-viduṣi realised souls

150 years ago Śrīla Ṭhākura has written so many things for us but who is going to care! He has written many many important points regarding fanciful moods expressed by those so called ācāryas, because they always want to express new new vichar to establish their own position and honor. It is their dirty nature to misguide the whole world to procure and protect their own lābha-pūjā-pratiṣṭhā. What to speak more about it also at present we are just upset to discover the fanciful system adopted by some society’s to allow and appoint mātājis to take the post of Ācāryahip so that they can give dīkṣā and sannyāsa to somebody—which is really a heart rending news, because our authentic śāstras never approved this kind of new system which can bring about a total destructive evolution in our bhajan field.

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Śrīmati  Rādhārāṇī is beyond human comprehension, so there is every possibility to misunderstand her sevā mood

Somehow the topic of Lakṣmī Devī or Sītā Devī can be understood by some groups there in the western world, but it is far away from them to realize the topics of Śrīmati Rādhārāṇī. The conception of those prākṛta-sahajiyās about Rādhārāṇī is surely not the concept of Śrī Rūpa Raguṇatha´s īśvarī.

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How sahajiyā vichar can be accepted in our Sarasvat Gauḍīya sampradāya ?

So, the most vital point is that – rasa-līlā etc. are strictly prohibited for those jivas who are full of anārthas, I mean what to speak about their śravaṇaṁ-kīrtanaṁ etc., even mental speculation or thinking also prohibited, here this kind of meaning is very clear. Those jivas with anārthas—they only can go with śravaṇaṁ-kīrtanaṁ of some suitable śrī-kṛṣṇa-līlās under the guidance of suddha guru-varga (those who are rāgānugā), to cut off their anārthas. Otherwise, they can simply invite great danger in their life´s instead of maṅgal (good).

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Śrīla Prabhupāda´s Advice to us at Śrī Mathurā Dham before starting Braja-maṇḍala parikramā

Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura has said that –“Up to now we never allowed līlā-kirtana song openly in front of all. Because those are our very secret property. Surely that is our ultimate sadya vastu. But somehow you all can reserve the right to misunderstand me that I am against that (braja madhur rasa), so I wanted to indicate those aṣṭa-kāla-līlā-kirtanas, otherwise you all may think that anartha nivṛtti (to cut off anartha) is our goal,  and that we never need to step into artha pravṛtti (rāgānugā bhajan rasa). At present you all have not achieved the stage to hear such kirtanas. But you all must have the information about the fact that there is such a real aprākṛta Idealism in the way of gauḍīya-bhajan, for which anartha nivṛtti should be given first priority.”

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The absolute honorable position of Braja Madhurya Rasa

Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda  Paramahaṁsa Jagat Guru said that –“If we are going to express indifferent attitude towards that excellent and absolute vraja mādhurya rasa, then surely we will fall down into material rasa to lose our character.” Surely braja mādhurya rasa is our ultimate goal in our Gauḍīya bhajan life. But we are really very unfortunate to discover ourselves in such a fallen poor condition, from where it is quite impossible for us to reach up to that unique platform. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvamipad has written in his Namaṣṭakam that — “mukta-kulair upāsyamānaṁ”, only those who are mukta puruṣa– free from material bondage, for them this kind of rāgānuga bhajan is possible.  Surely this is not at all.

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