Behind all Religion, Lies the Desire for Honour

Bhaktivinoda Thakur

by Bhaktivinode Thakur from Tattva Viveka In the depths of jnana, vairagya and so on, and behind all religion, lies the desire for honour, name fame distinction and adoration. To the degree that we endeavour to develop ourselves spiritually, to become religious, to maintain a renounced life, and to deliberate on and discuss jnana, we desire our own More...

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By VNN Staff On Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
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Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur

by Parama Bhakti Dasi The samadhi of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur. Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur was born four years after Mahaprabhu took sannyasa. His mother was Sri Narayani Devi. She was the niece of Srivasa Pandit. Srila More...

By VNN Staff On Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
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Sri Raya Ramananda

Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja – Maui, Hawaii, May 24, 2000 Come with me. Let us join Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in our minds as He went from Puri to South India to search for His brother, Visvarupa. More...

By VNN Staff On Thursday, May 4th, 2023
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Who Is Lord Narashimhadeva

Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja Appearance Day Lecture on May 14, 2003, in Badger, California. Today is the auspicious appearance day of Lord Nrsimhadeva. Who is Nrsimhadeva? He is Krsna Himself More...

By VNN Staff On Saturday, April 29th, 2023
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Appearance Day of Srimati Sita-devi

Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, Mamagachi Navadvipa Parikrama, 2008 In Treta Yuga, Lord Ramacandra, Sita devi, and Laksmana went to Mamagachi.  Under the shade of a large banyan tree, Sita Devi observed that Lord More...

By VNN Staff On Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
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The Appearance of Sri Gadadhara Pandita

By B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami The following excerpt originally appears in Follow the Angels, available here. The advent day of Gadadhara Pandita is on amavasya, on the night of the dark moon. Mahaprabhu came More...

By VNN Staff On Thursday, March 30th, 2023
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RAMA-NAVAMI – Appearance day of Lord Ramachandra

Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja Bangkok, Thailand on April 11, 2003 Do you know the history of Ramayana? Maharaja Dasaratha had three hundred-sixty queens, but no sons. One day he went hunting, More...

By VNN Staff On Wednesday, March 15th, 2023
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Appearance Day of Srivasa Pandit

Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja – Hilo, Hawaii, on January 21, 2004 Sri Vyasa-puja is observed for the purpose of pleasing Krsna, and it has been celebrated since the very beginning of our More...

By VNN Staff On Sunday, February 19th, 2023
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Lord Shiva’s Highest Benediction

Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja’s – Holland 1997 Once, the great sage Narada Muni traveled to the abode of Lord Siva and began to glorify him, saying, “You are very near and dear to the Supreme Lord Krsna. More...

By VNN Staff On Friday, February 10th, 2023
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The Giver Of Madhurya-Bhakti

Srila Narayana Maharaja gave a discourse on his appearance day – Singapore, February 13, 2001 “This is the appearance day of Jagad-Guru Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, and therefore we should More...