Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day, Lecture (1)
January 15, 2010 by srila-prabhupada
Filed under Guru, MP3 Audio
Now, you American boys and girls who have taken to this movement, please take it more seriously and… That is the mission of Lord Caitanya and my Guru Maharaja, and we are also trying to execute the will by disciplic succession. You have come forward to help me. I shall request you all that I shall go away, but you shall live. Don’t give up pushing on this movement, and you’ll be blessed by Lord Caitanya and His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Prabhupada. ...Read More
Spiritually There is No Difference Between Appearance and Disappearance
December 16, 2009 by srila-prabhupada
Filed under Guru, MP3 Audio
Although this is the disappearance day of Om Visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, so there is nothing to be lamented. Although we feel separation, that feeling is there, but spiritually, there is no difference between appearance and disappearance. There is a song, Narottama dasa Thakura’s song, ye anilo prema-dhana. Do you know, any one of you? Can you sing that song anyone? ...Read More
Prabhupada on his Disciples Becoming Gurus
September 30, 2009 by srila-prabhupada
Filed under Guru
It is not that you have become a student and you’ll remain student. No. One day you shall become also guru and make more students, more students, more. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mission, not that perpetually… Yes, one should remain perpetually a student, but he has to act as guru. That is the mission of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. ...Read More
The Difference Between Useless Disciples and Useful Disciples
August 6, 2009 by srila-prabhupada
Filed under ISKCON
Some of the disciples strictly accepted the orders of the acarya, and others deviated, independently concocting their own opinions under the spell of daivi-maya. This verse by Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami [in his Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Adi Lila 12.10] describes the beginning of a schism. When disciples do not stick to the principle of accepting the order of their spiritual master, immediately there are two opinions. Any opinion different from the opinion of ...Read More
The Life of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada
May 2, 2009 by srila-prabhupada
Filed under Guru
Absolute is sentient Thou hast proved. Impersonal calamity Thou hast moved. This gives us a life Anew and fresh. Worship thy feet Your Divine Grace. ...Read More
Initiation Into Spiritual Life
April 2, 2009 by srila-bhaktisiddhanta-sarasvati-thakur
Filed under Guru
The bad preceptor is a familiar character. It is inexplicable how those gurus who live in open sin contrive never-the-less to retain the unquestioning allegiance of the cultured portion of their disciples… ...Read More
Prabhupada Wanted No More Gurus for 10,000 Years–A Completely Bogus Idea
March 7, 2009 by mahaksa-dasa
Filed under Guru
What some 10,000 year philosophers are doing is highly offensive, IMHO. They are just as bogus as the dudes who grabbed vyasasanas as soon as their only bar to sitting in the seat was now dead and gone. I say this because such folks are placing restrictions on Srila Prabhupada, Lord Balarama, and the whole guru tattwa. ...Read More
Prabhupada is still the Guru in ISKCON
February 22, 2009 by Gauridas Pandit dasa
Filed under Guru, Prabhupada
What we need to do is stop speculating and start trying to understand what Srila Prabhupada said to do regarding initiations in ISKCON after his physical departure. We need to do what he said not what we think would be best. I was with Srila Prabhupada when he first decided to leave the planet in 1977 and I heard him say that he wanted us to initiate on his behalf when he left the planet. ...Read More
Sri Shrinivas Acarya–The First Book Distributor
November 26, 2008 by Gauridas Pandit dasa
Filed under Devotees
Shrinivas Acarya is one of the most important acaryas in the generation immediately following Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He was an illustrious disciple of Gopal Bhatta Goswami and Jiva Goswami. His achievements include leading the very first book distribution party in the history of Gaudiya Vaishnavism; converting a king and his entire kingdom to the Vaishnava religion, originating the Manohar Shoy style of kirtana, developing elaborate techniques of Manjari-sadhana and co-organizing the first ...Read More
Srila Prabhupada Guru Tattva
June 12, 2006 by harinam-das
Filed under Guru
It is widely known that Srila Prabhupada instituted a ritvik or representative (proxy) initiation system throughout ISKCON as early as 1971 in order to meet the growing need to initiate his disciples worldwide. However what is not widely known is that he instructed his disciples to continue initiating new disciples on his behalf even after his physical disappearance. ...Read More
The “Acharyadeva” has no Bhakti… ISKCON’s False “Acharyadevas”
May 28, 2006 by Madhudvisa dasa
Filed under ISKCON
You are trying to introduce people to a different Acharayadeva. And that is a great disaster. Because your “Acharyadeva” and all the other so-called “Acharyadevas” in ISKCON are presenting a different message to the message we are getting from the real Acharyadeva, Srila Prabhupada. ...Read More
Some Statistical Reflections on the Awesome Stature of the Acharya
December 18, 2005 by hansadutta-dasa
Filed under Prabhupada
WHAT THE ACHARYA, SRILA PRABHUPADA, DID IN TEN YEARS. ...Read More
Prabhupada Desires His Disciples to Become Qualified Like Him
November 5, 2005 by srila-prabhupada
Filed under Guru
Lord Caitanya says that Under My order, you become a spiritual master. To become a spiritual master under the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is not very difficult. Unless we adulterate, mix in something nonsense in His teachings, if we simply present, as it is, then every one of us can become a spiritual master. ...Read More
Difficult times for new Bhaktas…
May 19, 2005 by Madhudvisa dasa
Filed under Guru, Letters
Krishna consciousness is a lifestyle which is about as different as possible from the lifestyle we have been trained up to lead in the West. To make the transition training is required. So Prabhupada created ISKCON where he could train his disciples to live a life centered around Krishna and where they could practice pure devotional service… ...Read More
Satsvarupa—Vaisnava Aparadha to Question His Qualification as Guru?
April 8, 2005 by Madhudvisa dasa
Filed under ISKCON, Letters
Don’t take shelter of the GBC who CAN NOT DELIVER YOU. I can guarantee that Satsvarupa can not take you or any of his disciples back home, back to Godhead. You need to take shelter of Srila Prabhupada, serve him, enquire from him submissively. Such a pure devotee can give you real knowledge because he has seen the truth. ...Read More
Sri Vaisnava Acharya Rules with Love
June 17, 2003 by visoka-dasa
Filed under Devotees
The Vaisnava acharya is always situated in his original spiritual nature. He is situated in permanent liberation, as said in Srimad Bhagavatam: Liberation is the permanent situation of the form of the living entity after he gives up the changeable gross and subtle material bodies. Srimad Bhagavatam 2.10.6 ...Read More
Ritvik–Representative of the Acharya, For the Purpose of Performing Initiations–Both First Initiation and Second Initiation
February 16, 2003 by mahesh-das
Filed under Guru
His Divine Grace has so far given a list of eleven disciples who will act in that capacity… ...Read More
The Future of the Krishna Consciousness Movement is in Srila Prabhupada’s Disciple’s Hands
October 23, 2002 by srila-prabhupada
Filed under Guru, MP3 Audio
So we have got this message from Krsna, from Caitanya Mahaprabhu, from the six Gosvamis, later on, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Bhaktisiddhanta Thakura. And we are trying our bit also to distribute this knowledge. Now, tenth, eleventh, twelfth… My Guru Maharaja is tenth from Caitanya Mahaprabhu, I am eleventh, you are the twelfth. So distribute this knowledge… ...Read More
WHAT IS INITATION?
March 10, 2002 by roy-barrios
Filed under Guru
This seems like a simple question since so many devotees have taken initiation. But I have asked a few devotees and they seem not to really understand what is real initiation. So this is my humble attempt to try to understand what is real initiation. ...Read More
Replacing Srila Prabhupada?
September 30, 2000 by vyasasana-dasa
Filed under Devotees, Letters
I am confussed by the state of affairs, today, when leading godbrothers are trying to replace the position of my only beloved spiritural master? Are we so quickly enlinghtened, that we can replace a great acharaya. It’s Mayas illusion. ...Read More














