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Written by Staff on 08 November 2021. Posted in Reflections.

Learning to die in order to learn how to live

Learning to die in order to learn how to live At the time of passing away all the understandings and experiences we have developed over our lifetime are at stake. This is the moment of truth. In that circumstance masks fall off and the new reality opens up, mostly unexpectedly. If life is a surprise,...

Written by Balaradhya dasi on 16 August 2020. Posted in Reflections.

Letter to Shrila Prabhupada for Vyasapuja 2020

Dearest Shrila Prabhupada,Please accept my most respectful obeisances at Your lotus feet. Nama om vishnu padaya krishna preshthaya bhu-tale, shrimate bhaktivedanta swami iti namine.Namaste sarasvate deve gaura vani pracharine, nirvishesha shunyavadi pashchatya desha tarine.Om ajnana timirandhasya...

vyasapuja,, bhagavad-gita, Shrila Prabhupada, Matsya Avatara das,, Shri Krishna

Written by Matsyavatara dasa on 10 February 2019. Posted in Reflections.

The Marriage of Heaven and Earth (In the Guadiya Vaishnava Tradition)

First, its meaning lies in seeking a happy life on Earth, based on dharma and oriented towards Heaven. May marriage shine for its steadiness. May the union of marriage not be a comet that suddenly illuminates the sky but shortly after disappears into nothingness forever.

Written by Staff on 21 September 2021. Posted in Reflections.

Do not fear. Just become a devotee, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, read Bhagavad-gītā As It Is and Kṛṣṇa will reveal Himself

"Do not fear. Just become a devotee, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, read Bhagavad-gītā As It Is and Kṛṣṇa will reveal Himself. [Delhi, August 29th, 1976] Hari Śauri: At 10:00 a.m. Prabhupāda met with an Italian visitor named Marco Ferrini. Marco had an interesting background story as to how he came here to...

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Written by Balaradhya dasi on 26 August 2019. Posted in Reflections.

Vyasa Puja Offering Letter to Shrila Prabhupada 2019

Dearest Shrila Prabhupada, please accept my respectful obeisances at Your lotus feet. Nama om vishnu padaya krishna preshthaya bhu-tale shrimate bhaktivedanta swami iti namineNamaste sarasvate deve gaura vani pracharine nirvishesha shunyavadi pashchatya desha tarineOm ajnana timirandhasya jnananjana...

Written by Madhavipriya dasi on 01 December 2015. Posted in Reflections.

Remembering Ananda Vrindavana Devi dasi

Shrimati Ananda Vrindavana Devi dasi: a wise and loving mother, daughter, sister, wife, grandmother and ideal disciple... whoever met her will never forget her bright and happy smile, her spiritual force, her humility, her profoundly touching, natural and genuine devotion for Krishna.

Written by Balaradhya dasi on 16 August 2020. Posted in Reflections.

Memoir on first meeting with Shrila Prabhupada

Dear devotees, Please accept my respectful obeisances.All Glories to Shrila Gurudeva and Shrila Prabhupada! An extract from "A transcendental diary" was published on BBT Archives’ Facebook Page a few days ago; a memoir written by Hari Shauri das, Shrila Prabhupada's servant, witnessing the first...

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Written by Balaradhya dasi on 15 February 2019. Posted in Reflections.

Gratitude is an expression of Love

Dear devotees, Please accept my respectful obeisances.Glories to Shrila Gurudeva and Shrila Prabhupada! We’d like to share with you evidence of the profound feeling of gratitude that our beloved Guru Maharaja often manifests for His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Founder...