"It is sometimes said that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu disapproved of the acceptance of the sannyāsa order in this Kali-yuga because in the śāstra it is said:

aśvamedhaṁ gavālambhaṁ sannyāsaṁ pala-paitṛkam
devareṇa sutotpattiṁ kalau pañca vivarjayet
[Cc. Ādi 17.164]
“In this Age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse in sacrifice, the offering of a cow in sacrifice, the acceptance of the order of sannyāsa, the offering of oblations of flesh to the forefathers, and a man’s begetting children in his brother’s wife.” (Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa 185.180)
Nevertheless, we see that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself accepted sannyāsa and approved of the sannyāsa of His elder brother, Viśvarūpa. It is clearly said here, bhāla haila,—viśvarūpa sannyāsa karila pitṛ-kula, mātṛ-kula,—dui uddhārila. Therefore, should it be thought that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made statements that are contradictory? No, actually He did not. It is recommended that one accept sannyāsa to dedi

The Fountainhead of All Things Can Set You Free

by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda

We can have no better instruction from elsewhere that can give a more dependable and complete idea of the real goal. The whole thing, the exact entity, could not be realized if we took a course different from what Śrī Kṛṣṇa has dictated. Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the fountainhead of all energies. All sorts of energies – even all those energies that are opposite and conflicting – are stored in Him. He is akhila-rasāmṛta-mūrti.

We have heard His song, “ye yathā māṁ prapadyante” [C.f. Bhāgavad-gītā 4.11]. We are actuated by the influence of rasa; we require pleasant sensation. But we should see that our particular predilection is directed to a definite purpose. Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the emporium of everything. In the Gītā we are given a clearly marked and exact situation of the human soul and its relation to the phenomenal existence of His prakṛti (nature, or energy).

We have seen that there are two prakṛtis:

Put 2/3 cup warm pure water, chant Rama, add 1 3/4 teaspoons of  yeast, active dry, and 2 1/2 level Tablespoons brown sugar in container of machine. Stir briefly.  Allow five minutes, then add 3 Tbspns. of oil, perhaps one olive, two ghee or etc.

Mix together 1 3/4 cups white flour, and 1/2 cup of whole wheat or rye flour with 2/3 tspn. salt. Pour into yeast water mixture already in the machine.

Set the bread making machine to pizza dough cycle. Takes about one hour.

Roll into two medium sized for thin crust,  or one large for a thick crust pizza shell. Use oiled pans. Prick with a fork all over the crust. Rama Rama.

Let rise for one hour.

Preheat oven to 365 degrees, cook for eight minutes mid-oven on thick pizza pan or sheet.

Take from oven, cool  a little, then brush top with olive oil, and place toppings, such as tomato sauce, pepper, salt, oregano, tiny sprinkle of brown sugar, parmigiano cheese grated, small chopped amount of red onion, small chopped bit of green pepper, good moz

Srila Paramesvari das Thakur

Srila Paramesvari Thakur appeared in a Vaidya family. He made his home in Antpur, a village which was previously known by the name of Bishakhali. The Antpur station is on the on the Champadanga branch of the Howrah-Amta rail line. Paramesvari Thakur’s Sripat is not far from the train station and near the old Radha Govinda temple established of the diwan or chief minister of Burdwan’s king, Tej Bahadur.

Srila Paramesvari Thakur appeared in a Vaidya family. He made his home in Antpur, a village which was previously known by the name of Bishakhali. The Antpur station is on the on the Champadanga branch of the Howrah-Amta rail line. Paramesvari Thakur’s Sripat is not far from the train station and near the old Radha Govinda temple established of the diwan or chief minister of Burdwan’s king, Tej

"So we should associate by vibration, and not by the physical presence. That is real association.".  Srila Prabhupada lecture, Srimad Bhagavatam, August 18, 1968

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Sri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, "Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadasa that occurs during the light fortnight (sukla paksha) of the month of Vaisakha (April-May)? What is the process for observing it properly? Kindly narrate all of these details to me."

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna replied, "Oh blessed son of Dharma, what Vasishtha Muni once told to Lord Ramachandra I shall now describe to you. Please hear Me attentively.

"Lord Ramachandra asked Vasishtha Muni, 'Oh great sage, I would like to hear about the best of all fasting days - that day which destroys all kinds of sins and sorrows. I have suffered long enough in separation from My dear Sita, and so I wish to hear from you about how My suffering can be ended.'

"The sage Vasishtha replied, 'Oh Lord Rama, Oh You whose intelligence is so keen, simply by remembering Your name one can cross the ocean of the material world. You have questioned me in order to benefit all of humanity and fulfill ev

hows the day off? baking donuts today ?
[3:40:19 PM] T-dasa: i learned how to make real good donuts at home!
[3:41:08 PM] T-dasa: 3 cups flour, white mostly , or add 1/2 cup instead of whole wheat or rye even
[3:41:16 PM] T-dasa: 4 tblspn.s ghee
[3:41:20 PM] T-dasa: some salt, 1/2 tspn
[3:41:32 PM] T-dasa: cardamon powder, about one big  tblspn.
[3:42:03 PM] T-dasa: roughly one cup non fluoridated water. start with 3/4, add a bit as it mixes to right consistency, not too wet! dough should be on the firmer side if possible at the end.
[3:42:32 PM] T-dasa: two tspns fast-rising or regular yeast. four tbspns brown sugar
[3:44:02 PM] T-dasa: put warm water, sugar and yeast together, after five minutes, add oil and salt, all in the breadmaker container of course. then add mixed  flours.  put in bread maker for one half hour or more of dough mix cycle. the dough should be stiff, not soft.
[3:44:31 PM] T-dasa: roll out to 1 i2 inch thick, cut t doughnut shapes. let rise one hour under light c

"All my disciples will take the legacy. If you want, you can also take it. Sacrifice everything.  I, one, may soon pass away. But they are hundreds, and this movement will increase. It is not that I give an order, 'Here is the next leader.' Anyone who follows the previous leadership is the leader.... All of my disciples are leaders, as much as they follow purely. If you want to follow, you can also lead. But you don't want to follow. Leader means one who is a first class disciple. Evam param parapraptam. One who is following is perfect."

(Srila Prabhupada, Back to Godhead magazine, Vol. 13, No. 1-2)

BY HIS DIVINE GRACE A. C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA

My advice to you under the circumstances is that at least for one hour you must all go to have sankirtana outside on the streets or in the park. That is your life and soul, first business. The next business is completing the chanting of 16 rounds every day. The next business is your editing. And if you find extra time then you can

Pranams to Gadadhar Pandit

gadādharam ahaṁ vande mādhavācārya-nandanam
mahābhāva-svarūpaṁ śrī caitanyābhinnarūpiṇam

I offer my respectful obeisances to Sri Gadadhar Pandit,
the son of Madhava Acharya. He is the personification of
mahābhāva, the highest devotional ecstasy, and nondifferent
from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

śrī hlādinī svarūpāya gaurāṅga su-hṛdāya ca
bhakti-śakti-pradānāya gadādhara namo ’stu te

I offer my obeisances to Sri Gadadhar Pandit, the
personification of Lord Krishna’s pleasure potency,
the bestower of devotional strength, and the near
and dear associate of Lord Gaura. ·

— Translated by Hari Parshad Das, from Dina Narottam Das
(chota)’s Śrī Manohara Bhajana Dīpikā. Published by Sri
Sudhasindhu Das. Govardhan. Gaurabda 519. Bengali

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HDG Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada; 

"We have stated just now that those who commit offense against the Holy Name, fail to obtain the favor of Sri Krishna. But Sri Gauranga and Nityananda favor even offenders. An offender by taking the Holy Name never obtains love of Kishna, his final object. Those who follow Sri Gauranga and Nityananda as their Lords by constantly taking their Names during the period of offense, attain the fruit of the Holy Name after being liberated from the sinful state. The truth underlying the above is that the offending novice betakes himself to the holy feet of Sri Gauranga and Nityananda for becoming fit to serve Krishna by getting rid of his ignorance, avidya, forgetfulness of his real nature. svarupabhrama. (Otherwise)  The Holy Name of Krishna  which can only be taken by those who have realized their true self, never yields its fruits, the love of Krishna.

For this reason, the worship of Sri Gauranga and  Sri Nityananda is more important and

BY: YASHODANANDAN DASA (ACBSP)

ore mudha loka, suna caitanya-mangala
caitanya-mahima yate janibe sakala

SYNONYMS
ore—O all of you; mudha—foolish; loka—people; suna—just hear; caitanya-mangala—the book of this name; caitanya—Lord Caitanya’s; mahima—glories; yate—in which; janibe—you will know; sakala—all.
TRANSLATION
O fools, just read Sri Caitanya-mangala! By reading this book you can understand all the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
PURPORT
Sri Vrndavana dasa Thakura’s Caitanya-bhagavata was originally entitled Caitanya-mangala, but when Srila Locana dasa Thakura later wrote another book named Caitanya-mangala, Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura changed the name of his own