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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.
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Related to Srila Ramanujacharya from earlier postings on our Math's websites:

Audio: "Ramanujacharya appeared for the correction of the Sankara Sampradaya." Morning talk by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on his veranda in Nabadwip, 8 February 2006.
 Download, or listen online (48+ minutes, 5.6 MB mp3 audio).
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New postings:

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...
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Related to Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami from earlier postings on our Math's websites:

From Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion, Vol. II, by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj in relation to this day:
Chapter Seven: A Holy Day
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New postings:

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 discourses by 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 2011
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
Updates, November - December 2011
Audio: Christmas discourse 2008 by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on his verandah in Nabadwip. Srila Gurudev explains that he is very much attracted with the character of Lord Jesus "because humility, tolerance and giving honour to others nobody can do that, but he has done. Mahaprabhu Chaitanyadev said that this is the best policy to attract our God, Lord Krsna. We are telling Krsna, and they are telling God."
 Download,
or listen online (14 minutes, 3.4 MB mp3 audio)

Grand old German castle turns into a Temple. Sripad B.C. Bharati Maharaj has secured a beautiful old castle in the historic town of Moeckmuehl in the southwest of the country. Devotees, including ten from Russia, are already living there and busy with renovations of this, our first Temple in Germany. Report and pictures by Achintya Madhava Prabhu.

Report: China visit by Hasyapriya Prabhu in autumn this year, where he witnessed the
historic unfolding of Krishna Consciousness in the most populous country of the world.

Kolkata. Durga Puja book and Prasadam distribution. Webpage of pictures with captions sharing the grand event.

Video: Invitation to India from Srila Acharya Maharaj for devotees to come and render various services for Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in preparation for Sri Nityananda's Appearance Festival followed a month later by Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama and Sri Gaura-Purnima.

Invitation to Malaysia for New Years Eve Rathayatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Baladev and Lady Subhadra of our Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur centre. The programme runs from 6pm to 10pm and will include chanting, glorification and Maha-Prasad distribution (pdf download).

The Sweetness of Vrindavan Within. Disappearance Festival of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, 2011, in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip. Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj speaks about the extremes within the personality of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, the vast scope of his mission, the depth of his vision, his intense devotion, and the power of his divine message: 'his voice vibrating in the hearts of his disciples is why we are sitting here today'.
 Download,
or listen online (21 MB mp3 audio posted on gaudiyadarshan.com)

Sri Vyasa-Puja 2011 written offerings book (pdf download) compiled in Nabadwip from heartfelt offerings by devotees worldwide in glorification of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

Video (also an audio-only option): "Temple of Love and Affection" – History and Tour of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Samadhi Mandir.
Includes interviews of the history behind how the temple was built, photography of the temple construction, stories from Srila Gurudev's life, explanation of some of the verses engraved on the temple and more.
Length: 26 minutes. Edited by Indulekha Devi Dasi and Krishnananda Prabhu and posted by Krishnananda Prabhu on his website realitythebeautiful.com.

Video/Audio: Srila Govinda Maharaj Vyasa Puja 2011 held at our Utah, USA, centre. Includes a compilation of devotees talking about their personal experiences with Srila Gurudev.
Length: 39 minutes. Posted by Krishnananda Prabhu on realitythebeautiful.com.

Video/Audio: Srila Vyasa Puja talk by Sudarshan Prabhu in glorification of Srila Gurudev at the festival gathering in Utah.
Length: 22 minutes. Posted by Krishnananda Prabhu on realitythebeautiful.com.

Video and pictures: Srila Acharya Maharaj arrives in Nabadwip in preparation for Srila Govinda Maharaj's Sri Vyasa Puja. Video by Navakishori Devi Dasi and a separate picture page, posted on the new gaudiyadarshan.com website.

New Website, Sri Gaudiya Darshan (gaudiyadarshan.com) maintained from Nabadwip, with news, discourses, scriptural excerpts, photos, etc. effectively bringing the printed magazine 'Sri Gaudiya Darshan' founded by Srila Guru Maharaj Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj into the format of the modern digital age.
Updates October 2011
Video: Adjustment with the Whole. Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj on his verandah in Nabadwip in the early 80's.
42+ minutes, 77 MB mp3 QuickTime video

Hapaniya. Sri Vyasa-Puja Festival report by Hasyapriya Prabhu celebrating the holy appearance day of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj at our sweet Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram established by Srila Govinda Maharaj in his honour at his place of appearance.

Video: Sri Vyasa-Puja in Soquel in 2007. Discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in our Soquel Seva Ashram on Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Appearance Day, 2007
44+ minutes, 81 MB mp3 QuickTime video

Audio: Sri Vyasa-Puja class by Sripad B.P. Janardan Maharaj in Soquel, to the festival gathering at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram on 21st October 2011.
54+ minutes, 13 MB mp3 audio

Vrindavan. Sri Vyasa Puja of Srila Guru Maharaj Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj led by Sripad B.P. Tirtha Maharaj at our Vrindavan Temple, with senior representation from practically all the Gaudiya missions of the Vrindavan area. Webpage of pictures.

Brazil. Sri Vyasa-Puja Festival of Srila Sridhar Maharaj held at the Srila Govinda Maharaj Seva Ashram, Porto Alegre. Webpage of pictures posted by Sivanandini Devi Dasi on their indiabrasil.org website.
Earlier in October 2011
Video: Srila Sridhar Maharaj talks about Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami's prayer, after writing Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita, to receive the foot dust of all those who read this book at present and in the future. On the other hand, Vrindavan Das Thakur prays to everyone to accept Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sriman Mahaprabhu, but affirms that he would kick the head of those that do not accept Them with his left foot. Srila Sridhar Maharaj gives a beautiful explanation of the meaning of such different Vaisnavas' moods.
15+ minutes, 30 MB m4v QuickTime video

Audio: Disappearance of Srila Raghunath Das, Srila Raghunath Bhatta and Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswamis by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on their disappearance day festival, 1st October 1990.
52 minutes, 9+ MB mp3 audio

Audio: Appearance of Sri Vamanadev and Srila Jiva Goswami, discourse by Srila Govinda Maharaj during their festival held in Soquel, USA, 2004. "Today is Jiva Goswami Prabhu's appearance day. All the light, all the strength, all the beauty and all the beautiful conception of Krishna Consciousness comes through Jiva Goswami Prabhu to us. That is our wealth, wealth of life, wealth of spiritual world. What Jiva Goswami Prabhu has given, no one has given."
33 minutes, 7+ MB mp3 audio
28 September 2011
Appearance festival of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Acharya and Sevaite
Sri Srimad Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
Related to today from earlier postings on the Math's websites:
Audio. In praise of Srila Acharya Maharaj (first posted in Feb. 2009). Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj spoke live via the Internet to the assembly in Ekachakra celebrating Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance Day and the inauguration of our new ashram there.
7 February 2009, Kolkata):
 Download,
or listen online (23 minutes, 5.5 MB mp3 audio)
or: higher quality (11 MB mp3 audio).

New postings:
Srila Acharya Maharaj - His Service Life. Four webpages of pictures with captions, covering some of the many service activities that so much satisfied Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

Video. New movie compilation about Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj with excerpts from archival footage of Srila Govinda Maharaj's Vyasa Puja 2009, Sri Gaura Purnima 2005, his inauguration festival 2010, the Ekachakra Festival, Nabadwip Parikrama, and Srila Gurudev's Disappearance Festival 2011, and more. 51 minutes video prepared by Krishnananda Prabhu of USA as an offering for today and posted on his realitythebeautiful.com website.

Selection of written Sri Vyasa-Puja offerings for Srila Acharya Maharaj on this his appearance day, compiled by Nimai Chandra Prabhu and posted on his garudabulletin.com website.

Audio. 'Sadhu-sanga.' Srila Acharya Maharaj speaking of the importance of sadhu-sanga and devotional practising life. One protects the bhakti-lata-bija through the practice of sravan, kirttan and Vaishnav-seva under the shelter of Sri Gurudev.
11 December 2010:
31 minutes, 5.3 MB mp3 audio

Govardhan. Construction of the Puspa Samadhi of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at our beautiful Temple just near the parikrama path of Govardhan Hill. Srila Govinda Maharaj several times mentioned his wish to 'retire' here. Webpage of pictures taken by Nimai Chandra Prabhu.

Sri Radhastami in Vrindavan. Srila Acharya Maharaj leads the morning programme at our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission in the very centre of Vrindavan. Series of pictures taken by Nimai Chandra Prabhu and gathered together in a 'zip' file and posted on his website, vaisnavadarshan.com.

Kolkata. Sri Radhastami Festival held in our Kaikhali Temple. Sripad B.P. Tirtha Maharaj led bhajans and nourished the Eastern and Western devotees with an elaborated class on Srimati Radharani's appearance and glories. Webpage of pictures with captions.

Audio and Video: Sri Radhastami class by Devashis Prabhu in the London Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Prepared and posted in different file sizes by Krishnananda Prabhu on his website, realitythebeautiful.com.
52 minutes video or audio, 5 September 2011.

Audio: Sri Radhastami class in Nabadwip in English and Bengali by Sripad Bhakti Kamal Tyagi Maharaj.
"We cannot describe what is aprakrta, we cannot understand these things, and only on this day can we say something that we've heard from our Guru-varga. And even of that, not everything that we've heard, but something that is appropriate and befitting, that they would want us to say."
5 September 2011, Nabadwip, English and Bengali:
39 minutes,
7 MB mp3 audio

Ekachakra. Webpage of pictures with captions, by Chaitanya Mayi Devi Dasi during a recent visit to our grand Temple and Ashram in the village of Sri Nityananda Prabhu's appearance.

Flooding subsides in Nabadwip.Pictures taken at the beginning of this month as the flood lessens at Sri Govinda Kund

Philippines. Janmastami initiations of sincere newcomers. Webpage of pictures with captions, by Ratnanabha Prabhu.
11 September 2011
Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur. Selected references to this day posted earlier on our Math's websites.
Audio: Srila Haridas Thakur. 23 October 2006, morning informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at his St. Petersburg Temple, Russia:
 Download, or listen online (21 minutes, 2.5 MB mp3 audio)
Audio: English only of the talk: "Srila Haridas Thakur, the first preacher of Krishna consciousness"
by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Saint Petersburg,
9 October 2006. This talk including the Russian translation was posted
on our website in October 2006.
English only:
 Download,
or listen online (16 minutes, 3.5 MB mp3 audio)
Audio: Haridas Thakur was so kind-hearted. Excerpt from a class by Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj (Srutasrava Prabhu at that time) during the last visit to Thailand by Srila Gurudev Srila Govinda Maharaj.
"Haridas Thakur was so kind-hearted
that he saw the people who were
beating him to death were in anxiety and he felt compassionate for
them. ... Haridas
Thakur's chanting of the Holy Name, his chanting of the glories of the
Holy Name and his disappearance are unparalleled. How Mahaprabhu danced
with his body; Mahaprabhu personally did everything for Haridas
Thakur."
3 September 2009, Thailand:
 Download,
or listen online (6.9 MB mp3 audio)
10 September 2011
Appearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur
Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's Appearance. Selected references to this day posted earlier on our Math's websites.
5 September 2011
Sri Radhastami (Click here for selected references to this day posted on our Math's websites)
Audio: Sri Radhastami Discourse 2004 by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
"Everything you want to know, you can understand through your Gurudev.
And Gurudev's position is always supreme. In the Scriptures it is said,
(sloka) 'If Krishna will be angry, Gurudev can save that person,
Radharani can save that person. But if Radharani will be angry, Krishna
cannot save him.' (Sloka). Then our protection, our environment -
everything - through Radharani's mercy if it will come to us we will be
so grateful, so fortunate and so good practitioners. We are practising
service to Radha Krishna, and that is called Krishnanushilana:
practising the procedure of satisfying Radharani and Sri Krishna."
21 September 2004, Soquel, USA:
35+
minutes, 8 MB mp3 audio

Audio: Sri Radhastami discourses by Spd Goswami Maharaj and Spd Janardan Maharaj at the request of Srila Govinda Maharaj. Then Srila Govinda Maharaj talks briefly then sings Sri Radhika-stava and Sri Radhastaka.
21 September 2004, Soquel, USA:
40+
minutes, 9+ MB mp3 audio

Audio: Recent Janmastami class in Nabadwip
by Sripad Bhakti Kamal Tyagi Maharaj in English. He is regularly
inspiring and nourishing the devotees of the Math with discourses in
both English and Bengali.
22 August 2011, Nabadwip:
69 minutes,
16 MB mp3 audio
August 2011
Nabadwip. Sri Krishna Janmastami
held at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. A full day of fasting and
recitation of the Pastimes of the Lord followed by midnight offerings,
arati and anukalpa (non-grains Prasadam). Two webpages of pictures.

Audio: Janmastami 1997. "Service to Krishna under guidance of Guru and Vaishnav,
this is the highest thing. Service has power and that transcendental
power automatically will come to him, and Krishna will be under control
of him. Service can give this type of power. Then service is the best,
Guru Maharaj always told, service to Guru-Vaishnav under
guidance. But where there is not that possibility we shall follow
other
practising procedures - sravanam, kirtanam, smaranam, vandanam,
archanam, sakhyam, dasyam, atma nivedanam, etc."
Srila Govinda Maharaj's informal discourse on Janmastami 26 August 1997, Russia:
21+ minutes, 5 MB mp3 audio

Audio: Baladev's Appearance Day. Discourse in 2003 on this day by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
12 August 2003, with alternating translation into Russian:
20 minutes, 4+ MB mp3 audio

Audio: Sri Baladev's pranam recited by Srila Govinda Maharaj.
3 August 2001:
5+ minutes, 1.3 MB mp3 audio

Audio: Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami. Discourse
by Srila Govinda Maharaj during the festival held in Russia in 2003.
"Mahaprabhu wants to give that consciousness to everyone that you are
not to disturb the Vedic system as is running there in Puri Dham... We
are respecting the formality but we know the Vaishnav is higher than
any normal Brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra... But in order not to
disturb the social prestige Chaitanya Mahaprabhu kept Rupa and Sanatan
with Haridas Thakur in Puri Dham [because] Rupa-Sanatan had earlier
served the Muslim king and therefore maybe would not be respected as
Brahmanas."
8 August 2003, with alternating translation into Russian:
35 minutes, 8 MB mp3 audio

Audio in Bengali: Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami. Extensive Bengali discourse by Srila Govinda Maharaj given on 1 August 2001.
82 minutes, 19+ MB mp3 audio

Audio: Glorification of Srila Sridhar Maharaj on
his disappearance day festival in 2009 at our Bangkok ashram. Srila
Govinda Maharaj sings Sri Rupa Manjari pada..., then requests Sripad
Vaishnav Maharaj (Srutasrava Prabhu at that time) to speak about Srila
Sridhar Maharaj for the benefit of the devotees. Srila Gurudev
afterwards commented how satisfied he was to hear this talk.
28+ minutes, 6+ MB mp3 audio

Audio: Reciprocating with Srila Gurudev. Class
by Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj in our Soquel ashram responding to questions
by the gathered devotees. "Our Gurus, our beautiful affectionate
guardians, have explained that principle to us: that every wave is
favourable. Therefore we also celebrate the disappearance day of the
Vaishnav, because that's also something to push us further... Now,
digest all the things that Gurudev gave us and utilise them and go
deeper and go deeper and go deeper. There is no other choice, no other
way."
10 July 2011, Soquel, USA:
46+ minutes, 10+ MB mp3 audio

Nabadwip. Sri Govinda Kund floods as
the holy River Ganges bursts her banks and spreads across the low-lying
surrounding area. So far the main Temple compound has not been
affected. Webpage of pictures.

Nabadwip. Disappearance Festival of Srila Guru Maharaj Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj held at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Webpage of pictures.

Vrindavan. Disappearance Festival
of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj held in the sweet
environment of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission, Seva Kunja in
the very heart of Sri Vrindavan Dham. Twenty-five sannyasis as well as
brahmacharis and guests packed the nat-mandir in glorification of Srila
Guru Maharaj. Webpage of pictures.

Philippines. Disappearance Festival
of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. A small, devotional
programme in remembrance of Srila Guru Maharaj held at our small Cavite
centre. Webpage of pictures.

Delhi. Disappearance Festival
of Srila Sridhar Maharaj held with friends and devotees in the new home
of Jayakumar Prabhu in the centre of India's capital city.
July 2011
Excerpt: "Such Bright Promise" a message of hope.
Following the disappearance of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj glorifies and
reflects on the living gift given by His Divine Grace. Excerpt from The Divine Servitor.

Audio: Srila Gadadhar Pandit's Appearance Day, 2006 discourse of Srila Govinda Maharaj referred to by Sripad Tyagi Maharaj in his recently posted class.
27 March 2006, Kolkata.
First posted on the web by Madhusudan Prabhu as part of his internet radio series:
24 minutes, 4 MB mp3 audio

Audio: Causeless and Irresistible. Sripad
Janardan Maharaj's class given on the appearance day of Shankaracharya
coinciding with the Sunday programme at our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva
Ashram, Soquel, California.
8 May 2011, Soquel, USA:
50+ minutes, 8+ MB mp3 audio

Tijuana and Mexico City visits by Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj.
After two weeks in Italy Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj returned to Mexico,
holding programmes in Veracruz and in Mexico City before returning to
the States. Webpage of pictures.

Dum Dum Park, Sri Guru Purnima festival held in Sri Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha led by Sripad Tirtha Maharaj. Webpage of pictures.
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."
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