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Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami.

   Appearing near Katva, Krishna Dasa Kaviraja left for Vrindavana after Lord Nityananda told him in a dream: are are krishnadasa, na karaha bhaya, Vrindavana yaha tanha, sarva larya haya, "0 my dear Krishnadasa, do not be afraid. Go to Vrindavana. For there you will attain all things." (Chaitanya-charitamrta Adi 5.195)
 
   Krishna Dasa took diksha from Raghunatha Dasa Goswami. He lived a renounced life at Syama-kunda near Manasa Pavana Ghat, Radharani's midday bathing place.
 
   Shri Jiva Goswami, as per his custom of giving titles of honor to qualified Devotees, gave Krishna Dasa the title Kaviraja (the king of poets) for his poetic masterpiece Govinda-lilamrta. Shri Narottam a Dasa Thakura wrote in Prarthana: "Krishna Dasa Kaviraja, who composed the Shri Chaitanya-charitamrta, is the connoisseur among Devotees. His Govinda-lilamrta moves stones to tears, but alas, my mind is not attracted to it."
 
   During Krishna Dasa's time, all the Vaishnavas woul

 Even at a molecular level, we observe that molecules have a built-in capacity to interact with each other systematically, such as covalen

"Our only strength is chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. So if we stick to the principle of chanting Hare Krishna Mantra, following the rules and regulations, that will give us strength to work on both sides - namely toenlighten people in Krishna Consciousness

and cut down the bad government full of atheistic people."

Letter to Madhudvisa Maharaja,   Sept 1971

On the tenth day of the waxing moon of Padmanabha (Asvina) month, occurs Vijayotsava. On this day Lord Ramacandra heard from Hanuman beneath the sami tree that he had found and seen Sita on the Island kingdom of Lanka. Hearing this, Ramacandra held a festival, and then set out for Sri Lanka. On this day one may perform special puja of Lord Ramacandra and then in His honour feed the Vaisnavas. This is a popular festival in north India, where, on this occasion, large paper effigies of the demon Ravana are burned to the resounding chants of Victory to Rama, Victory to Rama.

In the pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu he absorbed Himself in the transcendental lila of Lord Ramacandra in the following manner as recorded by Srila Krishna dasa Kaviraj Goswami.

Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita Madhya-lila Chapter 15 Texts 31-35.

Madhya 15.31
parama-avese prabhu aila nija-ghara
ei-mata lila kare gauranga-sundara

TRANSLATION
In great ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to His residence. In this

My Dear Godbrothers and Godsisters:

Please accept my most humble obeisances! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I am very glad that we as disciples of Srila Prabhupada are finally doing something about this great offense to our Spiritual Master. I would like to tell three stories that are personal experiences of mine with Srila Prabhupada and his books. It is my earnest hope that these stories will once and for all lay to rest the controversy of anyone ever editing Srila Prabhupadas books.
Story TWO
Once in Bombay Srila Prabhupada ordered me to come to his room and listen to him preach to some life members. I sat there and listened for almost an hour. After they left he started to chastise me. Why are you not coming here everyday to listen to me preach. You are one of my leaders if you do not learn how to preach from me then what will happen?

Then he quoted a verse in Sanskrit from Bhagavad Gita and asked me if I knew this verse in English, where it was in the Gita, and what the mean

Revival of the dormant affection or
love of Godhead does not depend on the
mechanical system of hearing and
chanting, but it solely and wholly
depends on the causeless mercy of the
Lord.
SB 1.7.6, Purport

Shri Durga Stuti  

Miti Ka Tan Huaa  Pavitra, Ganga Ke Asnan Se ,
Ant Karan Ho Jaye Pavitra, Jagadambe Ke Dhyan Se .                                    1

The body made of mud became holy, by the bathing in Ganga,

And let the mind become holy, by the meditation on holy mother.

Sarve Mangal Mangalye, Shive Sarvarth Sadhike, 
Sharanye Trambake Gauri, Narayani Namo Stute.                                          2

Hey the power behind Shiva,

Who makes all good things happen,

Who grants all boons,

I bow before you,

She who is the creator, organizer and destroyer,

My salutations to you Narayani.

Shakti Shakti Do Mujhe, Karoon Tumhara Dhyan , 
Path Nirvignya Ho Tera, Mera Ho Kalyan .                                                          3

 Please give me strength ,

So that I will meditate on you,

Let your path be without obstacles,

And let good come to me.

Hridya Sinhasan Par Aa, Betho Meri Maa , 
Suno Vinay Mam Din Ki, Jag Janani Vardan .                                                        4

Come on th

"Regarding your 2 questions: For offering prasadam simply prayers to the Spiritual Master is sufficient. The process is that everything is offered to the Spiritual Master, and the Spiritual Master is supposed to offer the same foodstuff to the Lord. When a thing is offered to the Spiritual Master, he immediately offers to the Lord. That is the system, and as we come by parampara system, it is our duty to go through the right channel—namely, first the Spiritual Master, then Lord Caitanya, and then Krishna. So when we chant prayers, we do this, Bande ham Sri Guru . . . and gradually to the Goswamis, then to Lord Caitanya, and then to Radha Krishna. That is the praying system. But offering the prasadam to present everything before the Spiritual Master whose picture is also in the altar, means that the Spiritual Master will take care of offering the foodstuff to the Lord. Therefore simply by chanting the prayer to the Spiritual Master, everything will be complete."

Srila

Comment on Mantra 5 of Sri Ispoanisad:

In this mantra, we see what appears to the human mind as a series of contradictions. From the standpoint of logic, one can either walk or not walk. One can either be near or far. It would be a contradiction to claim both statements as true at the same time. The principle of bivalence dictates that a statement is either true or false. Therefore, if the statement "He is walking" is true, then the statement "He is not walking" must be false. However, it is important to remember that traditional categorical or sentential logic is relevant only to the material world. When one is concerned with the Divine, a higher logic, a higher Truth, must be embraced.

This passage is used to describe the transcendental nature and activities of the Supreme Lord. It is interesting to note that many religious traditions have used this approach to helping devotees of their faith to understand the nature of God. The Taoist text Tao Te Ching begins with similar contradictio

Hare Krishna! Here are a few initial thoughts:

Srila Prabhupada's philosophy is grounded in thousands of years of history and practice. His teaching comes from the original source, Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is revealed to all of humanity through the Bhagavad-Gita as a combination of Samkya philosophy and Bhakti-yoga. This being said, since these teachings come from the original source, they surpass all philosophy and religion, hence their transcendence.

The key to Prabhupada's mission is to bring Krishna Consciouness to everyone. It is not necessary to live in a temple or dress a certain way. George Harrison, for example, was very spiritual, but dressed as a plain-clothes Krishna. In addition, he used his talents to spread Krishna Consciousness to many people around the world. This is an example of true meaning behind the Varnasrama system. Each person has different talents and skills, but regardless of what they are, they can be used to serve Krishna.

In th

"The conclusion is that a spiritual master who is authorized and
empowered by Krishna and his own guru should be considered as good as
the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. That is the verdict of
Visvanatha Cakravarti: saksad-dharitvenasa. [...] As Hari is free to
act as He likes, the empowered spiritual master is also free. As Hari
is not subject to mundane rules and regulations, the spiritual master
empowered by Him is also not subject." (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,
Madhya-lila 10.136, purport)

Tamohara dasa ; Although both 1. ritvik-priest officiated diksha, as practised by the Sikhs, Christians, Sri Vaishnava sampradaya, Ramanuja Vaisnava sampradaya, Sankara sampradaya, Buddhists, Jews, etc. and 2. acceptance of a perfectly pure advanced empowered by Godhead human-bodied Sri Guru-deva as currently seen especially among Gaudiya Vaisnava sects, are each, both , quite traditional among spiritualists, yet the quoted sastra points out that the Sri Guru Jagad Gurudeva Vaishnava Acar

Tdasa -1  Lol ! Here at spi, we consider ourselves simply the modern followers of HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad, as he taught and set the perfect examples. There is no such thing as "ritvik philosophy", per se,  as we are simply following Prabhupada's philosophy.

Srila Prabhupada ;

" From now on unless I order you do something change or in addition, go on with the usual standard way. "

"Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not mean one-sided. Kṛṣṇa as all-pervading, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement also should be all-pervading. It should touch everything, even politics, sociology, everything, if required. That is the aim. Because Kṛṣṇa’s mission is: yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata [Bg. 4.7], paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām [Bg. 4.8]."

"Make your own field... and continue to be Ritvik... and act on my behalf." - Śrīla Prabhupāda: July 31, 1977.

 .... the greater body of devotees joining in with the general attitudes of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas of Bengal, or even all of India, or even all of the world, or do you see our society growing more as a religious/spiritual group, such as the Buddhists or Christians etc., but in our own unique way as worldwide adherents of something rather unique which Srila Prabhupada gave to us, ie ultimately independent upon identity as  another Gaudiya Vaisnava group ?

Anyone have any opinion,  and/or good quotes expressing Srila Prabhupada's wishes in this regards ?