Swami B.G. Narasingha Maharaja

Negative Talk About Your Guru’s Godbrothers (04/28/02) G____ Prabhu, Hare Kṛṣṇa. It sounds like there is some confusion here. What I mean to say is that disciples should always be very respectful when discussing matters about the godbrothers of one's guru. The godbrothers of our guru are a to be held on an equal level of respect as our Read more...

Avoid Discussing Differences in Your Guru-varga (04/26/02) Dear G___ Prabhu, Hare Kṛṣṇa. I have received your email below. Thank you. I have very little time and energy left in the present life and so I want to spend all of that as much as possible serving my Divine Masters. What was said between yourself and B___ Mahārāja is actually Read more...

We Are Very Disappointed (04/23/02) Daṇḍavats B___ Mahārāja, Hare Kṛṣṇa. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. Thank you for your brief appreciation of my last KṛṣṇaTalk. On the other hand, the devotees here and myself are disappointed. A devotee named G___ called here the other day and informed G__ Mahārāja that you had spoken very poorly of the both of Read more...

The Search For Knowledge (04/16/02) Dear G__ Hare Kṛṣṇa. I have received your email below and noted your question carefully. In summary, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has stated that love of God is dormant in the heart of the jīva whereas some of the early ācāryas have said that there is no svarūpa-śakti in the jīva. This is the basic Read more...

Now You Have Come to Our Relief (04/12/02) My Dear Śrīpāda G____ Mahārāja, Greetings after a long time. My humble obeisances to you. Since there is some lingering talk regarding B____ Mahārāja having taken connection at your lotus feet, we wish to write a few words here. We are all very happy that by higher arrangements you have accepted Read more...

Do Not Read Caitanta-caritāmṛta Like a Mundane Book (04/10/02) D__Dāsa, Hare Kṛṣṇa. First, when Mahāprabhu met Rāmānanda Rāya, Śrīla Kṛṣṇa Dāsa Kavirāja quoted from the works of Śrī Rupa, Śrī Sanātana and Śrī Jīva, which were not yet written. Caitanya-caritāmṛta,Madhya-līlā, Chapter 8, verses 69, 70, 84, 111, 143, 150, 161, 188...etc The whole of Caitanya-caritāmṛta is written in Bengali Read more...

I Am Making Adjustments of My Own (04/02/02) Dear Swami ____ Hare Kṛṣṇa. Please excuse me, but I forgot to mention that there will be a problem with your gāyatrī-mantras henceforth. As per my memory, I had given you Gadādhara-mantra and Gadādhara-gāyatrī which we received via the grace of Śrīla Purī Mahārāja — this will now be a problem Read more...

There is No Return…(04/02/02) Dear Swami ____, Hare Kṛṣṇa. Thank you for your kind email below. I am happy that you are becoming well situated, but there are some adjustments to be made from my side also. When we meet in Hawaii next month I want you to return the śālagrāma-śīla that I gave you when you were in Read more...

Questions and Answers on the Paramparā (03/28/02) Dear M___, Hare Kṛṣṇa. I am happy to read your other email in which you have stated that you have "no doubt" about the paramparā of Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura and his disciples and grand disciples. I will now briefly reply to some of your questions below. In the paramparā, why is Śrīla Kṛṣṇa Read more...

Join Me in the Real Spirit of Prabhupāda’s Mission (03/16/02) Daṇḍavats G__ Swami, Hare Kṛṣṇa. My trip went very well. Now I am back in Vermont. About one hour after my arrival in Vermont we received the news via a phone call that Śrīpāda Tamāla-Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja has met with an untimely death while going to Calcutta. This was indeed shocking Read more...