Letters from the year 2002 written by Swami B.G. Narasingha Maharaja on various instructive subject matters of Gaudiya philosophy, history and etiquette.
Now You Have Come to Our Relief (04/12/02)
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 B____ as your śiṣya and Read more...
The Search For Knowledge (04/16/02)
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 difference that some people point Read more...
We Are Very Disappointed (04/23/02)
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 us. He said that you Read more...
Avoid Discussing Differences in Your Guru-varga (04/26/02)
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 no concern of mine. Everyone Read more...
Negative Talk About Your Guru’s Godbrothers (04/28/02)
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 guru. One should avoid negative Read more...
We Are Small But Unique (05/10/02)
We Are Small, but Unique (05/10/02) Dear Prabhu, I received the photos, thank you. Happy to hear that your festival was successful. I will only be in the US for a couple of weeks in August. We have several gāyatrī and other mantras in our paramparā that Iskcon does not have, but we cannot share them outside our inner circle. Please do not Read more...
What is the Name of Our Mission?? (06/03/02)
What is the Name of Our Mission?? (06/03/02) Actually, I am wondering what we should call you. I have heard both you and Śrīla Gurudeva refer to your śikṣā-guru, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja, as ‘Guru Mahārāja.’ Of course, that is simple because you do not refer to Śrīla Prabhupāda by that title. But how do we convey to others that you are our śikṣā-guru, if Read more...
I Don’t Wish to Bang Heads (06/04/02)
I Don’t Wish to Bang Heads (06/04/02) Daṇḍavats G_____Mahārāja, Hare Kṛṣṇa. Dear Mahārāja, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. I am sorry to not have responded to your request. The urgency was due to X_Mahārāja´s impending visit, which is now over. While he was here, I was busy with some of our godbrothers who came to assist me. Basically everything Read more...
Eating Bananas and Looking at Women in Saris (06/04/02)
Eating Bananas and Looking at Women in Saris (06/04/02) M___ Dāsa, Hare Kṛṣṇa. We welcome any sincere Iskcon devotees to attend our programs if they want to hear, but we do not go to Iskcon. This was the instruction of Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja and we have been following that for many years. If there is an invitation from the senior-most leaders of Iskcon for Read more...
It is Not a Fashion to Worship Śālagrāma (06/15/02)
It is Not a Fashion to Worship Śālagrāma (06/15/02) Dear A____ Mahārāja, I have just got a letter from devotee to whom śālagrāma-śilā was to be send. In that letter he also asked me is there any scriptural reference that Ugra Narasiṁha can be worshiped only by sannyāsīs ? Yes there are śāstrika references in Śālagrāma Kośa, Garuḍa Purāṇa, and Hari-bhakti-vilāsa that state that Read more...
