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“VAISNAVA-DHARMA IS NITYA-DHARMA” Jaiva Dharma chapter 4

“VAISNAVA-DHARMA IS NITYA-DHARMA” Jaiva Dharma chapter 4

Lahiri Mahasaya’s kutira was adjacent to that of Vaisnava dasa. A few mango and jackfruit trees stood nearby, and the entire area was adorned with small betel plants. In the courtyard there was a large circular platform, which had been there for many years, since the time of Pradyumna Brahmacari. The Vaisnavas had since called it the Surabhi Terrace, and would circumambulate it, offering dandavat-pranama with faith.

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Lord Paramatma in my heart ordered me to share about one devotees doubts

Yesterday Lord Paramatma in my heart ordered me to share about one devotees doubts : In 1995 I was in ISKCON Atlanta after having distributed Srila Prahbupadas books in New Orleans and Gainesville Florida ..One disciple of Jayapataka Swami told me he was loosing faith in ISKCON leadership.I asked why ..he said I used to serve in ISKCON Denver and was send out to sell paintings then every night I was asked to drop all the Laxmi I collected at the TPs house, I have no doubt he kept all the…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 18, 2023 at 2:00pm — No Comments

have I pleased Srila Prabhupada ?

I once had a dream around 2010 when I got atrial fibrillation a heart condition and was not able to go on book distribution for many months and Srila Prabhupada came to me in my dream and said : I know you are thinking always about how to distribute my books, you have done enough in this life ,scarified so many years of your life doing just this.I am pleased with you ,distribute my books when you can ,I am always with you .

It was a very short and clear dream , Srila Baladeva…

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why 64 rounds is the minimum standard of chanting for Gaudiya Vaisnavas

why 64 rounds is the minimum standard of chanting for Gaudiya Vaisnavas

Yes I know it is hard for most to grap their head around because most goes around in an illusion 16 rounds is enough ,Srila Narayana Maharaja used to say only a first class fooll will think 16 rounds is enough , Srila Prabhupada however encouraged devotees to at least chant 16 rounds daily and said if they chant 16 rounds they will not fall down, well 16 rounds is better than no rounds ,, but if you really become… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on February 17, 2023 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Godless society

The hatred towards one another in Kali yuga is due to ignorance ,people can often not even talk to each other due to Maya ,everyone is just locked up with their own little family and nation and bodily consciouness N. Korea threatens unprecedented response to U.S.-S. Korea drill (aol.com) North Korean and China and Russia are 3 countries under the heavy spell of demoniac nature.

In Vedic times sometimes the Kings burned up whole armies in Vedic sacrifices for example in Garga Samhita… Continue

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chapter from my Narasimha book read 177.000 times due to devotees devotion to Lord Narasimha and Hanuman

Yadava Giri Narasimha and Gandabherunda Narasimha – Sastra Caksusa | Hindu gods, Shiva lord wallpapers, Hindu deities (pinterest.com)

That is nice to see so many South Indian Narasimha Bhaktas have taken interest in my book Sri Narasimha

Yadava Giri Narasimha and Gandabherunda Narasimha

This ancient temple of Lord Narasimha where the great sage Yadava under directions of Hanuman performed tapasya is located near to Hyderabad ,India. This took…

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Nectar from Skanda Purana how Pariksit Maharaja and Brajanabha has darshan of Sri Uddhava

Nectar from Skanda Purana how Pariksit Maharaja and Brajanabha has darshan of Sri Uddhava

This is from Skanda Purana how Pariksita Maharaja met Krsnas grandson Vrajanabha in Vrindavana and they had Darshan of Sri Uddhava ,that eternally resides as grass at Kusuma Sarovara, when ever I go to Kusuma Sarovara I offer my obaisences to the grass there Sri Uddhava wants the dust of the lotusfeet of the Vraja Gopis that eternally come here in aprakata lila unmanifested pastimes ,Sri Uddhava… Continue

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When Irreligion is pr ominent in ISKCON !

Yes you will be surprised such a thing is going on and has been going on since the start of ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada tried to stop what he called a sinister movement within his own movement

"It is a fact however that the great sinister movement is within our Society."

(Srila Prabhupada Letter, September 2, 1970) यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य, Yada yada hi dharmasya Lyrics in Hindi | Geeta Shlok

That time Kirtananda, Brahmananda, Hayagriva etc had stated Srila Prabhupada is Krsna, and Srila Prabhupada was very much worried that a…

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“NAIMITTIKA-DHARMA IS TO BE RELINQUISHED Jaiva Dharma chapter 3

One night, just after ten o’clock, Sannyasi Maharaja sat chanting hari-nama on a raised

mound in a secluded part of his grove within Sri Godruma. Gazing northward, he saw the

full moon had already risen, diffusing an uncommon luster throughout Sri Navadvipa mandala. Suddenly, a divine manifestation of nearby Sri Mayapura became visible before his eyes.

Sannyasi Maharaja exclaimed, “Oh! What an extraordinary vision! I am seeing a most astonishing and blissful holy place! Towering… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on February 16, 2023 at 8:21am — No Comments

chapter 2 Jaiva Dharma The Nitya Dharma of the Jiva is Pure & Eternal

my dandavat Pranams to all the readers of Jaiva Dharma

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to my beloved Gurudeva Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja

All glories to our Guruvarga and especially to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura the auhtor of Jaiva Dharma

I will make my comment super short with something I find of great importance in order to reach the stage of a Madhyama Adhikari one has to be constantly chanting Hare Krsna , this is the statement of Srila…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 15, 2023 at 7:00am — No Comments

Jaiva Dharma and my email to Giriraja Swami

dear Giriraja Swami

Please accept my humble obiasences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In 1996 at Bhaktivedanta Manor you stated you was thankful I had pulled you and others away from Srila Narayana Maharaja and brought you back to Srila Prabhupada .

Actually in 1990 I introduced Dhanudhara Swami to Srila Narayana Maharajas teachings because Srila Narayana Maharaja had already been my Siksa Guru since 1986 when I stayed in Kesavaji Gaudiya math for some collection I was…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 14, 2023 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Jaiva Dharma chapter 1

The first translation of Jaiva Dharma I read was done by Sarvabhavana Prabhu a Bengali disciple of Srila Prabhupada who is a dear friend of mine and the second translation I read was of Srila Narayana Maharaja , he assisted his Guru Maharaja Srila Bhakti Prajana Kesava Maharaja to translate it to Hindi in 1966 and it was published and distributed to the hundreds of thousands of members of Gaudiya Samiti ,a few days ago I was reading from Sarvabhavanas translation into English today of my…

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Introduction (written for the second Hindi edition) by Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja

Introduction

(written for the second Hindi edition)

by Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja

Of the many religious traditions in the world, almost all of them adopt various methods to propagate their respective ideals. With this in mind, they publish literature in different languages.It is self-evident that in the realm of secular education there are elementary, intermediate and advanced levels, as well as higher and lower branches of learning. Similarly, it is… Continue

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Gaudiya Guru Vaisnava Parampara in understanding Jaiva Dharma

Gaudiya Vaisnava Guru Parampara

Om Visnupada Astottara-Sata

Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja

Om Visnupada Astottara-Sata

Sri Srimad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja

Om Visnupada Astottara-Sata

Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja

Om Visnupada Astottara-Sata

Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada

Om Visnupada Paramahamsa

Sri Srimad Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja

Om Visnupada…

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Jaiva Dharma » Jaiva Dharma – The Phala Śruti

Jaiva Dharma – The Phala Śruti

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The Phala Śruti

(The Auspicious Fruit of Hearing this Book)

by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

(translated by Śrī Sarvabhāvana Prabhu)

pṛthivīte yata kathā dharma-nāme-cale

bhāgavata kahe saba paripūrṇa chale

As declared by the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, all the topics celebrated as religion that flood the material universes are… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on February 14, 2023 at 2:16pm — 1 Comment

Jaiva Dharma chapter 1

my dear devotee friends

Please accept my prostrated obeisances in the dust of your lotusfeet

All glories to Srila Prabhupada all glories to my beloved Gurudeva Srila Narayana Maharaja

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakuras Jaiva Dharma is to be approached with awe and reverence like all his books and should be studied in a very humble state of mind, Trinad Api Sunicena etc and we should be chanting 64 rounds daily as ordered by Lord Gauranga minimum ,if we are not…

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Prabhupada disciples needs to set a standard and follow Prabhupada

I just wrote this to Bhrgupati Prabhu

Prabhupada disciples needs to see a standard and follow Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada set standards for ISKCON chanting on beads he said :

My request to all of you is that you very seriously stick to the principles of devotional service as you have learned them, and especially observe strictly the four prohibitions and without fail always chant at least 16 rounds on your beads daily. In this way you will be always happy.

We can…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 12, 2023 at 11:00pm — No Comments

4 kinds of Arguments according to Vaisnava tradition :

4 kinds of Arguments according to Vaisnava tradition :

I thought this may interest you : this is from a Sri Vaisnava Sampradaya page

There are actually four types of discussions - samvaada, vaada, jalpa

and vitanDa.

samvaada is the discussion between the teacher and the taught as in

shree krishna-arujuna samvaada. The student does not question the

teacher but questions his understanding for clarification. This type

of discussion can occur only when the student… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on February 8, 2023 at 6:53pm — No Comments

after 50 you must take sannyasa

Srila Gurudeva told me to run away from grhastha life and take sannyasa !

Sri Prahlada Maharaja has warned that after 50 years of age one should leave Grhastha life and Srila Prabhupada has also stated so in his Bhagavatam purport , now why the hell am I still in grhastha life ? Srila Narayana Maharaja told me in 2001 that he would give me sannyasa ,he told me you should never have become a grhastha that time I had only been married 3 years and my son was 2 years old ,but he kept…

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Those who lack Sraddha in the holy name are not chanting 64 rounds daily

May be an image of 4 people and people standing

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and all our acaryas have asked devotees to chant minimum 64 rounds daily and it is the minimum given standard given by Lord Caitanya for taking Diksa in our Gaudiya line unfortunately most have no faith in Harinama and fail to obey Lord Caitanya still they pose themselves as pure devotees of Lord Caitanya in Caitanya Bhagavata Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada…