by TVP BOOKS | May 27, 2012 | Guru Tattva
Mahat-Pāda-Rajaḥ The Dust of the Lotus Feet of Great Devotees rahūgaṇaitat tapasā na yātina cejyayā nirvapaṇād gṛhād vāna cchandasā naiva jalāgni-sūryairvinā mahat-pāda-rajo-‘bhiṣekam “My dear King Rahūgaṇa, unless one has the opportunity to smear his...
by TVP BOOKS | May 23, 2012 | Guru Tattva
Guru and Disciple Relation is Reciprocal Evening Darsan with Śrīla Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja the 20th November 1989, Bhubaneswar.Sent in by Murali Kṛṣṇa Swami. Śrīla Gour Govinda Swami: dīkṣā-guru has responsibility. It is said, if the disciple goes to hell, the...
by TVP BOOKS | May 15, 2012 | Guru Tattva
[divider] Sisyatva (Discipleship) Class delivered by His Divine Grace Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja (Bhubaneswar – March 18, 1993) One who can inculcate pure loving devotion unto you, he is a real guru. He who has given me prema-bhakti at the lotus feet of...
by TVP BOOKS | May 11, 2012 | Guru Tattva
Looking Here From Goloka Vrindavan Sent in by Goloka Vrindavana dasa Prabhupāda is still asking me about Bhubaneswar. He looks here from Goloka Vrindavan, wanting to know how the work is progressing. Jogyatā-vicāre, kichu nāhi pāi, tomāra karuṇā sāra — “My eternal...
by TVP BOOKS | May 10, 2012 | Guru Tattva
~ One Sat-Śisya Can Do Wonders ~ Sent in by Goloka Vrindavana Dasa Devotee: He was a pure Vaiṣṇava. Śrīla Gour Govinda Swami: Prabhupāda has such purity. He is a pure devotee. He has such strength. He speaks pure kṛṣṇa-kathā that is not different from Kṛṣṇa....
by TVP BOOKS | May 9, 2012 | Guru Tattva
Acceptance of Spiritual Authority (From an Evening darśana, Bhubaneswar, 1990) Sent in by Goloka Vrindavana Dasa Devotee: Should we accept someone as an authority if they have material attachments and are not situated on the spiritual platform? Srila Gour Govinda...