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How to take guidance from physically absent Srila Prabhupada?
His Divine Grace knows everything about relative and absolute truth. He is able to decide accurately at every moment what is to be done.
When you change my books, it is like imitating Rasa-lila
Srila Prabhupada: ”So far your telling me that some devotees consider that because there may be some grammatical discrepancies in my Srimad Bhagavatam, First Canto, then they may also be allowed to…
My Guru did not instruct a particular man to become the next acharya
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, at the time of his departure, requested all his disciples to form a governing body and conduct missionary activities cooperatively.
There is no doubt that I am the representative of God
Pruthu-putra: …to show me. They were telling me that "You are going to see the representative of God." And when I came to that vision, I saw the person. At that time I didn't know who (it) was.
Service – When is it for Krishna and when is it for Maya?
If he is not presently following all the orders of the bona fide spiritual master but thinks he is, does his service count still as real devotional service? Or is it something else?
History of the McMillan 1972 unabridged Bhagavad-gita
Originally I wrote Bhagavad-gita As It Is in the form in which it is presented now.
He Lives Forever by his divine instructions
No longer could we jump in a van or board an airplane to go see His Divine Grace in person.
Excellent Response to Someone Rejecting the “Ritvik” Order
Paramatma Das: How can you receive Diksa mantras from departed Guru. When did the Guru chant on your beads and give you the Diksa Mantras in your ear to hear?
Parampara means to accept the prominent Acharya
Spiritual knowledge descends through the disciplic succession from Krishna. The representatives of the disciplic succession cannot change anything, add anything or subtract anything.
Corporate ISKCON – No says Srila Prabhupada
Regarding your points about taxation, corporate status, etc, I have heard from Jayatirtha you want to make big plan for centralization of management, taxes, monies, corporate status, bookkeeping…
Some Statistical Reflections on the Awesome Stature of the Acharya
WHAT THE ACHARYA, SRILA PRABHUPADA, DID IN TEN YEARS. Srila Prabhupada translated and wrote purports to 18,000 verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam.
Declaration of the Spiritual Succession of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
According to the desire of my Divine Master, I have been maintaining this disciplic succession but it is no longer possible for me, as I am now too old and invalid.
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