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8 May 2012
Invitation to our annual pilgrimage for Sri Jagannath Rathayatra in Puri from 18th to 23rd June inclusive. If you wish to
participate in this year's Puri Pilgrimage, please let us know soon. .
In order to help cover costs, the requested donation is Rs2,500 which
is inclusive of shared accommodation at our Sevak Bhavan Guesthouse in
Puri, Prasadam, and local bus excursions from Puri. The donation does
not include travel to/from Puri. Trains can be booked via the Web or from the tourist
booking office on arrival in India.
If you would like to stay and
serve at our Temples in India after the festivals, please contact us. Your service would
be much appreciated.
'Tips for Pilgrims' extensively updated with useful information for devotees visiting our Temples in India. Includes information on how to find your way to our Temples, how to book trains and flights (including train timetables), and tips to help make your pilgrimage as smooth as possible.
5 May 2012

Sri
Nrsimha-chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrsimhadev. Full fast
until after sunset, then no
grains (anukalpa).
Audio: Nrsimha Chaturdasi, 1982. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj gives an informal discourse at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math on this day in 1982. "When Prahlad Maharaj was tortured to the extreme by his own guardian, none could come to his relief. But Nrsimhadev came in the most trying moment. So, He is there. He is everywhere. He is all-conscious about our different stages. When our demand is very acute, very intense, He appears: 'I am your guardian, I am here, I am here!'"
 37 minutes, 8.6 MB mp3 audio
1 May 2012
Audio (English and Portuguese). Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj on his last visit to Brazil gives a class at the weekly programme started by Sripad Tapasvi Maharaj and continued by the local devotees. Govinda Mohini Devi Dasi arranges these programmes at her Prema Restaurant, São Paulo.
English talk
by Spd. Vaishnav Maharaj with translation into Portuguese by Deva Bandhu Prabhu. "Gurudev also had a different vision of us than we have of ourselves. His broad, merciful, Vaishnav vision was that we are already liberated. And he explained that once we get Krishna Prema - and he said quickly we will get it, but that's relative - you will never think of how long it took to get it."
 44 minutes, 10.2 MB mp3 audio
30 April 2012

Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti,
Sri Jahnava Devi, and Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi.
Excerpt about Jahnava-devi from 'The Nectarean Glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu' by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Also available in pdf format.

Audio and Video. Appearance Day of Jahnava-devi. Sadhu Priya Prabhu of Australia describes Jahnava-devi's glories in an interview on this day in 2010 at our Dum Dum Park Temple, Kolkata.
 17+ minutes, 4+ MB mp3 audio
or: streaming 'Vimeo' video (39.7 MB)
29 April 2012
Devamayi Devi Dasi passed away suddenly yesterday morning in California, USA. A disciple of Srila Sridhar Maharaj, her translations into Bengali were much appreciated by Srila Govinda Maharaj. He liked her choice of words, expression and literary style. She first translated the book 'Golden Staircase' ('Suvarna Sopan') and went on to translate 'Home Comfort', 'Loving Search for the Lost Servant', 'The Benedictine Tree of Divine Love', and selected chapters from other of the Math's publications into Bengali.
28 April 2012

Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja).
Jagannath Puri visit by Srila Acharya Maharaj as part of his current travels to our various Indian centres. Accompanied by a small group of devotees he visited several of the local holy places of Puri and made various arrangements at our Temple in preparation for the Rathayatra Festivals and pilgrimage in June. Webpage of pictures with captions.

Srila Acharya Maharaj inspires Delhi preaching while staying as guest in the home of Jayakumar Prabhu and Charu Bala Devi Dasi on his way from Govardhan to Puri. Webpage of pictures with captions.
24 April 2012

Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri
Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya good day to start some works.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:

Video. Sriman Mahaprabhu's journey to
the centre of Sri Govinda Kunda beginning His Sri Chandan Yatra lila
on 4th May 2003.
 18
minutes, 36 MB QuickTime video. (Download and view with the freely
available VLC, QuickTime, iTunes, etc.)

Also, the Lord's return journey three days later:
 11
minutes, 21 MB QuickTime video.
23 April 2012

Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad
Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
Audio. In remembrance of Sripad Jajavar Maharaj. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj tells about Sripad Jajavar Maharaj's comment of Srila Sridhar Maharaj uprooting the Benares' Mayavadis' conception, throwing it away and establishing Krishna Consciousness. This took place at the time Srila Prabhupad Saraswati Thakur wanted to establish a Math in Benares.
 19+ minutes, 4.5 MB mp3 audio

Pranam mantra of Sripad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj composed by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and referred to by His Divine Grace in the 1987 recording below. Posted with English translation on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website, this mantra was first published on 10 May 1956 in Sri Gaudiya Darshan (Volume One, Issue Ten) in an article commemorating Sripad Jajavar Maharaj's appearance day.
21 April 2012

Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit.
Audio: Srila Gadadhar Pandit's Appearance Day.
Informal talk by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj over
the phone with Madhusudhana Prabhu from Hawaii. Dum Dum Park Temple,
Kolkata, 2006.
 Download, or listen online (20+ minutes, 4.7 MB mp3 audio)

A Holy Day, Excerpt from Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion, Volume II, Chapter 7 by Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
"After returning from Gaya, when Sri Chaitanyadev expressed his
Devotional Aspect, He said one day, 'Gadadhar, from your very childhood
you are a devotee of Krsna, and My days have been wasted discussing
grammar and mundane literature. But you, Gadadhar, My friend — your
life is very successful. You have fulfilment of life. From the
beginning you are fond of Krsna-nama."
17 April 2012

Ekadashi. Fast from grains.
Dr. Dolgobinda Shastri passed away yesterday in Orissa. He is probably best known to most Western devotees by his talk 'A Born Preceptor' on Srila Govinda Maharaj's Sri Vyasa Puja, 1990. Entrusted by Srila Guru Maharaj to teach Sanskrit to Srila Govinda Maharaj in 1947, Dr. Shastri had extensive association with them both throughout the whole 14 years of his stay in Kolkata.
'A Born Preceptor' (48K pdf file) is included in the book Divine Servitor.
16 April 2012

Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan das Thakur.
Audio. Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's Disappearance, 2007. Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj explaining the mood of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur by saying that what he has given us with his Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat book is pure suddha bhakti. He reminds us the advice of Srila Prabhupad Saraswati Thakur: "If you repeatedly read this Chaitanya Bhagavat, you will get, by the grace of Vrindavan Das Thakur, pure consciousness about Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Pastimes."
 39 minutes, 9+ MB mp3 audio

Bengali. Introduction by Srila Govinda Maharaj to Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, including the sloka in glorification of Sri Vrindavan Das Thakur and Sri Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami composed by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
In Bengali: The Introduction of Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat published from our Math.

Smaller video. Disappearance Festival, part 1. Smaller link is now available of the large video posted yesterday of the Govardhan festival.
28 minutes, 37+ MB wmv video
('wmv' is 'Windows Media Video'. Mac users may need to install the free Flip4Mac WMV.)
15 April 2012
Video. Disappearance Festival of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Morning lectures in glorification and remembrance of Srila Gurudev. First of
two videos prepared by Subal Sakha Prabhu and Mahamantra Prabhu recording the earlier part of the morning's events at our
Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram, Govardhan.
 28 minutes streaming 'vimeo' video (120 MB)

Audio. Puspa Samadhi and Murti Installation Festival of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Govardhan. Morning lectures in glorification and remembrance of Srila Gurudev by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj, Mahananda Prabhu B.R., Sripad B.C. Parvat Maharaj and Sripad B.N. Narayan Maharaj.
 62+ minutes, 14+ MB mp3 audio

Srila Gurudev's abhisek at his newly inaugurated Puspa Samadhi Mandir, and other events from mid-morning onwards at our Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram, Govardhan. Two webpages of pictures with captions.

Memories of Sri Govardhan Puja held last Kartik at our Govardhan Temple led by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj. Two webpages of pictures with captions.

Slide-show of the Ekachakra Festival in February honouring the Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Picture slide-show of events at our Ekachakra temple, posted by Sripad B.C. Parvat Maharaj on his bcparvat.scsmath.org website.
4 April 2012
Disappearance of
Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata
Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and inauguration of his Puspa Samadhi Mandir in Govardhan.
Govardhan: First pictures of today's Disappearance Festival of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, the inauguration of the Puspa-Samadhi, and installation of His Divine Grace's Murti at Srila Sridhar Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram, Govardhan. Two webpages of photos taken up to 10am today.

Talk by Pujyapada Satprasangananda Prabhu (later to become Sri Nayanananda Das Babaji Maharaj) in glorification of Srila Govinda Maharaj in Nabadwip in 1986.
"Our Govinda Maharaj is now the chief inspiration behind that [Srila Sridhar Maharaj's] preaching ... He was an expert in kirtan and playing the mrdanga; his kirtan was always ecstatic. From the time of his coming here to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, the Transcendental Service of the Deities Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govindasundar became manifest more and more beautifully and gloriously. This gave us much joy. For this, Srila Sridhar Maharaj delegated all service responsibility of his Math, preaching and devotees to Govinda Maharaj..."

Awakening the True Self. New post on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website in honour of the disappearance day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. A poem Srila Govinda Maharaj wrote in his youth wherein he prophesies his glorious service to his Gurudev, Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Originally published in Sri Gaudiya Darshan: Volume 1, Issue 4, 15 November 1955.

Vaishnava Thakur. Excerpt from Dignity of the Divine Servitor. Glorification of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj from a lecture given by Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj on the Appearance Day of Srila Govinda Maharaj in San Mateo, California, 1990. (2.2 MB pdf file.)

'Acharyya-charana-vandana' Composed and translated by Sripad B.A. Sagar Maharaj in glorification of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. (150 KB pdf file.)

Excerpt from 'Lotus Eyes - Lotus Tears' - an article written by Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj and posted on his website in February 2003. After Srila Govinda Maharaj had two strokes, and contemplating the possibility of a third, Sripad Goswami Maharaj recalls:
"Srila Govinda Maharaj became grave. As Mahaprabhu sang an inexplicable song before the chariot of Jagannath, Srila Govinda Maharaj paraphrased a poem of Rabindranath, anticipating the chariot of Yamaraja:
"'Preme esechilo chole gelo… Love came into my life but quietly departed… Now I have nothing to do but wait for that guest (death) who will come one day, blow out the sunset of my life like a lamp, and take me away in his chariot...'"

Picture series of the Samadhi Mandir development of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Nabadwip. Album-history of its construction from March 2010 until inauguration in April 2011. Two webpages (compiled April 2012) of pictures.
 
Disappearance Festival of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on the 10th day after his disappearing from this world. Nabadwip, 6 April 2010. Newly compiled (April 2012) webpage of pictures.
1 April 2012
Sri Rama-navami. Fast until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon.
Audio. Sri Rama-navami informal class this morning, Lord Ramachandra's appearance day, by Sripad B.K. Tyagi Maharaj. "Ramachandra's Pastimes come as this grand enlightening example for the souls of the world to see the beauty of following the dharma."
1st April 2012 in Nabadwip:
 73 minutes, 16+ MB mp3 audio
March 2012
Video/Audio. The Acharyas are fulfilling Srila Gurudev's desire. Srila Acharya Maharaj gives a class in the museum of Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Centenary Memorial Building. Addressing a gathering of Western devotees, including many from Russia, Srila Acharya Maharaj expresses his appreciation for everyone's participation in the recent Nabadwip Dham Parikrama festivals and his wish that all will serve together as one family.
"All the Acharyas are giving initiations and making disciples; it is not their own idea, it is Srila Gurudev's will, Gurudev's desire. Now they are fulfilling Gurudev's desire, they are not going their own way. We are together. We are one to protect our whole worldwide Mission of Gurudev as well as Srila Gurudev's wish, his desire... We are all the same family of Gurudev's family."
This recording starts with Srila Acharya Maharaj referring to the Appearance Place of Sri Nityananda Prabhu in Ekachakra.
9 March 2012, Nabadwip. English, with Russian translation.
 10+ minutes, 2.3 MB mp3 audio
 14 MB wmv video

Audio. Breaking the spell of illusion.Morning class by Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj during the recent Gaura-Purnima festivals. "Everyone in the world is under the influence of Madan, Cupid. Everyone is bewildered. Madan puts everyone into moha, illusion ... If you are going to get a proper perspective on things then necessarily the first Deity must be Madan Mohan, because that means He who has the capacity to break the spell of illusion."
11 March 2012, in Nabadwip:
 59+ minutes, 13.6 MB mp3 audio

Sannyasis' Group Photo taken during Gaura-Purnima in Nabadwip with almost all the leading sannyasis present at the Math for this year's grand festivals.
Grand festivals held in Nabadwip for Sri Gaura-Purnima, Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama and related celebrations held in the association of over 200 Western devotees and thousands from around Bengal and India. Five picture pages with captions, compiled from pictures by several devotees.
In addition,
many pictures of the parikramas are posted by Nimai Chandra Prabhu on his vaisnavadarshan.com website, and by Sripad Tyagi Maharaj on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com site.
California, two websites launched on Sri Gaura-Purnima to broadcast the message and news of our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashrams in Soquel and San Jose. These are prepared by by Hasyapriya Prabhu along with Sushila Devi Dasi and several devotees:
SevaAshram.net with articles posted by the devotees at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram;
And:
SevaAshram.com with news from the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram.
Invitation to the Disappearance Festival and Puspa Samadhi inauguration of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at our Govardhan Temple. The main event will take place on Srila Govinda Maharaj's 2nd Disappearance Anniversary, 4th April 2012, with programmes in Vrindavan and Govardhan from 1st to 6th April.
Vaishnav Calendar for 2012 to 2013 is available at our calendar link along with the corresponding iCal format version for automatic notification of special events worldwide as well as Ekadasi dates followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip.
18 February 2012
Audio: Gradation is always there. Informal talk by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj given on 15 January 1984. "We are encouraged to try to catch the infinite as much as we can ... (but) what is our capacity? If we try our utmost, still how much can we extend ourselves? We are encouraged:
Go forward! When you reach there then also you will find something more. Go forward!"
 24 minutes, 5+ MB mp3 audio
Audio: Glories of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in which he describes how Srila Saraswati Thakur changed the impression society had of the Vaishnavas - who used to be seen as low class. He established grand temples and utilised everything, including all the "fruits of technology", to spread Krishna consciousness all over the world. Now everybody sees how great is Vaishnava dharma: greater than great.
Informal discourse by Srila Govinda Maharaj on Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's avirbhav, 1990:
 53 minutes, 15 MB mp3 audio
12 February 2012

The 139th Divine Appearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. Anniversary Festival of the installation of Sri Gupta-Govardhan Sri Mandir, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Disappearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.
Related to this day from earlier postings on our Math's websites.
10 February 2012

Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Premik Siddhanti Maharaj.
Audio. Extensive discourse on the holy appearances of Varahadev and Sri Nityananda Prabhu by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Included in this talk Srila Gurudev describes the specific mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu in relation to Srila Sridhar Maharaj accepting disciples, and he discusses the early days of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance Day in 1989:
 Download, or listen online - 88 minutes, 20.4 MB mp3 audio. (The breaks are in the original recording.)

Brazil, 30 day visit by Sri Bhakti Lalita Devi Dasi. Extensive webpage of pictures with captions covering events throughout the country, posted by Raseshwari Devi Dasi, who writes:
"Bhakti Lalita was like a balm over all devotees here.
We felt like Srila Gurudev was here, blessing our hearts."
7 February 2012

Appearance of Srila Narottama das Thakur. Sri Krishna's Madhurotsava.
Ekachakra. Grand Festival held in glorification of Nityananda Prabhu and the anniversary of the installation of the Deities at our beautiful new Temple there. Almost 200 photos and a video, of events led by Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj posted by Nimai Chandra Prabhu on his vaisnavadarshan.com. website.
5 February 2012

Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon. Grand festival and installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda at Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Ekachakra Dham.
Audio. Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance Day, 2003. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj speaking on this day:
"Whoever is taking shelter of Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu is very merciful to him and giving all wealth of Krishna Prem to him. This is the character of Nityananda Prabhu. If anyone chants once 'Jay Gaura Hari, Jay Sachinandana!' Nityananda Prabhu is thinking 'I am his slave' and He gives all to him ... Who is fallen or not fallen, who is bad or who is good, there is no consideration. His mercy is going everywhere ... Without mercy of Nityananda Prabhu no one will get Krishna Prem."
Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on 15 February 2003.
 50 minutes, 11.5 MB mp3 audio

Audio. Sri Nityananda Dvadasakam. Srila Govinda Maharaj reciting this composition of twelve prayers composed by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj glorifying Sriman Nityananda Prabhu.
 6 minutes, 1.5 MB mp3 audio

Today's Sri Ekachakra Festival held grandly in honour of Sri Nityananda Prabhu's appearance and the installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda at our Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha. Almost 100 devotees from abroad joined with thousands of locals to make the programme a great success. Pictures of yesterday's gathering and preparations are posted by Nimai Chandra Prabhu on his vaisnavadarshan.com website, with pictures of today expected soon.

Video. Highlights of last year's Ekachakra Festival and the installation of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda. Selected excerpts of Hari-katha, Hari-kirtan, and Prasadam distribution. 30 minutes, streaming video or downloadable QuickTime movie prepared and posted by Krishnananda Prabhu on his realitythebeautiful.com website.
4 February 2012

Appearance of Lord Varaha.
Audio. Sri Varaha Dvadasi. Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on February 2006, Nabadwip. Srila Gurudev describes the different manifestations of Krishna-lila in Vaikuntha and the cause of Varahadev's appearance.
 14+ minutes, 3.5 MB mp3 audio
3 February 2012
New additional London Centre of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. One of Srila Gurudev Srila Govinda Maharaj's last wishes has now become a reality: an additional beautiful temple building has at last manifested by his divine grace. Fulfilling Srila Gurudev's wish it is both spacious and very near Heathrow Airport. Srila Acharya Maharaj envisions it as a dynamic preaching centre. It is already taking shape nicely, and the devotees invite volunteers to assist with the various new service opportunities.
2 February 2012

Disappearance of Srila Ramanujacharya.
Article: Trade Secrets of Devotion from informal discourses by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. "If we are attracted by faults, that will come to us, and we shall have to pay for that. It is a practical thing. And it is also based on reason and scriptural advices. We must be careful..."
Published by Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj and posted on his goswamiblog.com website.

Vasanta Panchami. An excerpt from the unforgettable talk given by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami in 2009, posted by Sripad Tyagi Maharaj on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website. "Today is a very auspicious day. In the time of Srila Guru Maharaj we would always discuss the qualities and Pastimes of all the devotees who are honoured on this day. And today is specially Vasanta Panchami; Krishna performs His Vasanta rasa dance today..."

Audio: 30+ earlier discourses are now available as mp3's that were previously posted on the Math's website as old-format RealMedia files (and thus were no longer playable on many modern computers). Most of these are informal discourses by His Divine Grace Srila Govinda Maharaj and were posted prior to 2004. Many are accompanied by summary notes to assist the listener.

South Indian preaching by Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj who travelled to Andhra Pradesh for an intensive five-day schedule. He visited three towns where he led several programmes a day. His trip was organised by Sripad B.N. Shanta Maharaj and the community of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's devotees in South India. Report with two pages of pictures posted on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website.

Audio: Sripad Sankaracharya's Appearance Day. Sripad Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj's Sunday feast class at our Soquel Seva Ashram, USA, 8 May 2011. As well as discussing Sripad Sankaracharya's ontological position, Sripad Janardan Maharaj emphasises:
"Our divine spiritual masters are always interested in what will help us. I feel myself fortunate to be able to have had, and have, that kind of association because our best interest is in the heart of a saint ... It is not enough just to think that you will accept a spiritual master, but you must be accepted by a spiritual master."
 50 minutes, 12 MB mp3 audio

Audio: Worship of the Lord's devotees. Sripad Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj delivers a class before the Sunday feast at our ashram in Soquel, USA, 12 June 2011:
"Srila Govinda Maharaj many times used to reveal that Vaishnavism is really not the worship of the Lord. Really we are more interested with the worship of His devotee. The Lord is always very happy when He sees the devotees' worship."
 67 minutes, 16 MB mp3 audio
30 January 2012

Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya.
Audio. Advent of Advaita Acharya. Srila B.R. Sridhar Maharaj explains: "First, Advaita Acharya descends here and then He looks around and finds that people are all apathetic to the truth, to Narayan. They are very fond of worshipping so many demigods and going on with their temporary pleasure searching, mad with that without caring for their own soul or liberation, or the life after liberation: to have a proper adjustment in Krishna consciousness. He was very much disturbed by this scenery and he prayed very fervently for the Lord to come here and to preach the Supreme Name, Nam sankirtan, by which a general amnesty and a peaceful effort may be done to start a campaign towards home. Back to God, back to home - this Nam sankirtan. And Mahaprabhu with others they also gradually come down here and begin their Nam sankirtan."
 38+ minutes, 8.8 MB mp3 audio
28 January 2012

Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami. Sri Saraswati Puja. Appearance day of Sri Vishnu Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunath das Goswami, and Srila Raghunandana Thakur. Disappearance of Srila Viswanath Chakravarti Thakur...
Invitation to Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama and Sri Gaura-Purnima Celebrations, to be held 3-8 March 2012 at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip.
Large numbers of devotees will be arriving from around the world headed by almost all the sannyasis of the Math. If you wish to participate, please let us know soon, so we can better serve you.
Audio: Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami, a very auspicious day. Srila Sridhar Maharaj chants the glories of personalities connected with Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami. "Vishnupriya Devi's life is that of helping the fallen to go to the utmost, the highest domain of love where Krishna, Love Divine, is; where the jiva can be very, very near to Krishna. Mercy is over justice. Love is also over justice."
Srila Sridhar Maharaj's informal discourse, 30 January 1982:
(67+ minutes, 15.5 MB mp3 audio)

Bengali poem 'Sri Nimai's Sannyas' written by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj in which he expresses the grief-stricken hearts of the residents of Nabadwip. The transliterated composition is accompanied by a fully amended English translation. Posted by Sripad Tyagi Maharaj on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website.

Poem from the very first Sri Gaudiya Darshan magazine, by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: 'Ahvana' ('An Appeal') introducing Sri Gaudiya Darshan, published on 14 August 1955. Posted on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website.

Inauguration of the ladies' ashram in Ambikakalna, West Bengal. Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj completed a grand two day inauguration festival and installation of Their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda and Sri Sri Gandharva Govindasundar Jiu. Almost 1,000 attended. Pictures and report posted on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website.

Audio: Two additional classes taken from the videos of Spd. Goswami Maharaj's recent talks in Thailand are available on Sadhu Priya Prabhu's lightningbeats.com website. If you find difficulty downloading from there, please use these alternative links:
12 January 2012 — Living an active spiritual life
20 January 2012 — How to be free of prejudice?

Brazil visit by Bhakti Lalita Devi Dasi. After an enlivening stay as guest of honour at Sri Krishna Shakti Ashram, São Paulo, Bhakti Lalita Devi Dasi headed south where she nourished the devotees of the Srila Govinda Maharaj Seva Ashram, Porto Alegre. Webpage by Shivanandini Devi Dasi of pictures with captions posted on their indiabrasil.org website.
14-16 January 2012
14 Jan.: Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip in the night to go to Katwa to take sannyas.
16 Jan.: Remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila.
Invitation to Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance Day Festival in Ekachakra on 5th February, marking the first anniversary of the installation of Sri Sri Guru-Gaura-Nityananda at our beautiful new temple there.

Audio: What is Service? Evening class by Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj in Thailand as part of his current series of discourses.
22 December 2011:
54+ minutes, 12+ MB mp3 audio

Video: Regular Thailand discoursesby Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj are available live on alternate evenings.
Anukrishna Devi Dasi writes: "Dear Devotees, we kindly invite everyone to become a guest of new online programme 'Perfect Calligraphy of Thought'.
Every second day online (in English only) at:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/russia-darshantv.
Audio soundtracks of the videos of Spd. Goswami Maharaj's recent talks in Thailand are being made available by Sadhu Priya Prabhu on his lightningbeats.com website. Those with slower internet connections may find difficulty downloading the full files, in which case use these alternative links:
17 Nov. 2011 — What is initiation?
05 Dec. 2011 — How to stay when you want to leave?
20 Dec. 2011 — How to cross over pride?
22 Dec. 2011 — What is service? (See above)
24 Dec. 2011 — The world of Krishna
26 Dec. 2011 — Live every day as your last day
28 Dec. 2011 — Which service is better?
30 Dec. 2011 — How to live with loneliness?
31 Dec. 2011 — New Year – New Leaf
06 Jan. 2012 — Srimad Bhagavatam is the treasure of the Vedas

Invitation to the Santa Cruz Memorial Service of Sripad Bhakti Sharan Vaishnav Maharaj, to be held on Friday, January 20, at our Soquel Seva Ashram. Similar festivals will be held in Nabadwip and in Vrindavan next weekend in remembrance of Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj.

Video: Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj class in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on the anniversary of the Disappearance of Srila Guru Maharaj Srila Sridhar Maharaj, 30 July 2011. Streaming video posted by Sadhu Priya Prabhu on his lightningbeats.com website.

Audio: Reciprocating with Srila Gurudev. Another chance to hear this class
by Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj given in our Soquel ashram responding to questions
by the gathered devotees. "Srila Gurudev promised us that if we are loyal and chaste we don't have to be perfect, we will be reunited with him again ... Our Gurus, our beautiful affectionate
guardians, have explained that principle to us: that every wave is
favourable."
10 July 2011, Soquel, USA:
46+ minutes, 10+ MB mp3 audio

Many pictures of recent preaching events and visits to our Temples in Bamunpara, Ekachakra and Siliguri by Srila Acharya Maharaj, posted by Nimai Chandra Prabhu on his vaisnavadarshan website in his current postings and recent archives.

Daily Kirtan audio CD of six kirtans (see track listing) led by Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. This CD is prepared by Rohini Kumar Prabhu who has also made it available on eBay.

Recent North India preaching tour by devotees led by Sripad Shanta Maharaj from our Siliguri Temple, specifically for the scientists. Purusottam Jagannath Prabhu prepared a brief report of the tour and the various exchanges during the tour, and posted the report on Sripad B.M. Puri Maharaj's mahaprabhu.net website.

Winter Preaching in Kolkata. Devahuti Devi Dasi and a group of devotees recently took the Math's bus to Kolkata for ten days. Daily they engaged in sankirttan and book distribution, attracting over sixty people to attend programmes at our Dum Dum Park Temple. Webpage with write-up and pictures posted by Sripad Tyagi Maharaj on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website.
10 January 2012
Passing away of Sripad Bhakti Sharan Vaishnav Maharaj. The beloved disciple, friend and eternal associate of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sripad Bhakti Sharan Vaishnav Maharaja (formerly Srutasrava Prabhu) passed away on the evening of January 9 in California. A senior disciple of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad, he took shelter of the lotus feet of Srila Guru Maharaj and became one of Srila Govinda Maharaj's most staunch followers.
January 2012
Audio: New Year's day discourse 2008 by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on his verandah in Nabadwip, 2008. Srila Gurudev explains that the New Year has started but we need to make some promise to ourselves. "Actually the best promise for everyone is written in Bhagavatam... that we have no other alternative except the service to the Lord."
 Download,
or listen online (30+ minutes, 7.1 MB mp3 audio)

Audio: New Year's day discourse 1997. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's speech on Sri Govinda Dham's Deity's Installation Day in Murwillumbah, Australia on New Year's Day, 1997.
6 minutes, 1.4 MB mp3 audio.
33+ minutes, 8.2 MB mp3 audio
Censure of Sripad B.K. Giri Maharaj. The Acharya Board of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math express the need to
protect our devotional family from a disinformation campaign that has
being going on for a year and shows no signs of abating. "We advise all
faithful followers of Srila Govinda Maharaj to avoid his association,
personally, or through email and the internet." (Posted July 2011)
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