Letters from the year 2018 written by Swami B.G. Narasingha Maharaja on various instructive subject matters of Gaudiya philosophy, history and etiquette.
Rāgānuga is not a thing of play (03/17/18)
Rāgānuga is not a thing of play (03/17/18) Dear ________Swami, All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga. I have received your email, basically a distress call from one godbrother to another, and have noted the limited contents carefully. I distanced myself from the institution of iskcon in 1986 (32 years ago) of my own accord due to becoming aware of their numerous offenses to Read more...
Guru is not Jīva-Tattva (05/07/18)
Guru is not Jīva-Tattva (05/07/18) Dear __________, All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga. I read your email and it is certainly not easy to answer your questions or address your situation. Sadly, since the disappearance of Śrīla Prabhupāda, so many, many unfortunate things have happened to bewilder, confuse and disappoint thousands of devotees. Thinking of it all makes me hang my head in Read more...
Chanting is not to relieve people’s stress (06/07/18)
Chanting is not to relieve people's stress (06/07/18) Daṇḍavats ______, The police found our car and the insurance people are taking it from there. We will get the same car back after repairs or we will get the full value from the insurance company. Excuse my hard heart but chanting is not to be used to relieve people's stress or distress. Go to the Read more...
Relative and Absolute Statements (06/08/18)
Relative and Absolute Statements (06/08/18)Dear ______,Sorry for taking so long to reply to your question. While returning from a road trip on May 29th our car was held up by a Mexican drug gang and at gun point our car and everything in it was stolen and we were left standing in the desert. Kṛṣṇa protected us, we were alive, no one was hurt but Read more...
Prabhupada was Not This Body (06/29/18)
Prabhupada was Not This Body (06/29/18)Daṇḍavats ______ Prabhu,Gracias for your appreciation of Prabhupāda Vijaya. Here is a quote from Śrīla Purī Mahārāja that shows us the importance of serving the orders and instructions of the guru as opposed to simply serving the institution."If we wish to show our love and faith for our spiritual master, it will be by following his teachings. However, rather than Read more...
There is No Guarantee with Either Guru or Disciple! (09/08/18)
There is No Guarantee with Either Guru or Disciple! (09/08/18) Dear ______ Dāsa, All Glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga. On one occasion I took a godbrother to Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja who had taken sannyāsa from Haṁsadūta and then again Bhāvānanda, but both had fallen down. After my godbrother spoke with Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja, Mahārāja said that he should retake sannyāsa from either Read more...
Which Party Are You With? (09/09/18)
Which Party Are You With? (09/09/18) Dear ______ Dāsa, Śrī Śrī Guru Gaurāṅga jayate. Let me first comment and then try to explain more clearly. "Based on the many issues you bring up, you're pretty much calling out every guru in ISKCON for so many misunderstandings, sahajiyā tendencies, deviations, etc." You are exactly correct, I am calling them out for their 4+ decades of Read more...
The Standard for Chanting (10/27/18)
The Standard for Chanting (10/27/18) Dear ______ Prabhu, Sorry for taking so long to reply to your question. Let me make a few comments below. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told His devotees that one should be a lakhpati, which means one should chant 64 rounds daily. This takes about 8 hours. That is our goal. Actually, our ultimate goal is to always chant, but Lord Read more...
