Srila Sripada’s lecture 1996, Hawaii Devotee: So as we announced, Nashringa Chatur Dasi, His Holiness Srila Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Maharaj has come from afar. He is traveling all over the world, particularly; he is preaching the glories of Lord Krishna on behalf of Srila Prabhupada to the scientific and educated class of men. He is in [...]
Making Sure the Foundation is Strong! Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.16-18/Teachings of Lord Kapila, the son of Devahuti by Sri Srimad Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami on Oct.28, 1988 in San Francisco, CA “So these verses are extremely important for making a deeper understanding and also commitment to our even day to day activity of devotional life. [...]
by Srila Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Svami Sripada Maharaja Bedugul, Bali, Indonesia, Dec 28, 2005 Hare Krsna, I d like to thanks all of you for your coming from different great planets… So, Bhaktivonoda Thakur says, that in most people sleeping, so therefore it is good to understand that we are waking up from deep slumber…slumber mean [...]
by Dr. T. D. Singh (H. H. Bhaktsvarupa Damodar Swami) In order to accommodate the different desires of living entities, material nature manifests in variegated qualities by the will of the Lord. This material nature is broadly divided into three categories called three modes of nature (gunas) – sattvam (goodness), rajah (passion) and tamah (ignorance). [...]
BSDS: raja vidya raja guhyam pavitram idam uttamam, pratakshyagamaman dharmam su-sukham kartam avyayam. Jai Guru Maharaj Srila Prabhupada ki, Jay Bali Bhakta Vaishnava Vrinda ki Nitai Gaura Premananda ki Devotees: Jai Sripad Maharaj ki BSDS: So understanding the distinction between matter and spirit as well as devotional service, so this is called raja vidya, means [...]
Devotee: tad viddhi pranipatena…[i] BSDS: Very good. So what does Krishna say in Bhagavad Gita? Man mana bhava mad bhakto, mad yaji namaskuru[ii], so Krishna says, our Vaishnavas say, Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita bhaktya mam abhijanati[iii], when the scientists, most of the scientists do not come to the understanding of the personal form of [...]
by Srila Sripada Maharaj (The Following Lecture is an informal lecture given by Srila Sripada Maharaj at the gardens of Sri Sri Radha Rasesvara Asram. this is the last lecture of Srila Sripada Maharaj in Bali. Sripada Maharaj accompanied by King of Puri and Rajguru of Jagannath Puri on this last Visit to Bali. Sripada [...]
Lecture on Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 9.27. France 2005 By Sri Srimad Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami Srila Sripada (DR. T.D. Singh, Ph.D) (Sent by Rupachandra Das Of Singapore) We are reading from Srimad Bhagavad gita as it is, Chapter 9, the most confidential knowledge, Text 27. Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya Om Namo [...]
Address by HH Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami Srila Sripad Maharaj 18 Sep 2004 (sent by Pranavallabha Prabhu) ————————————————————— Maharaj recites invocation prayers melodiously and then begins to speak: Peace is the birthright of every living entity, not only humans but also animals and trees, all livng entities. There are two components of knowledge that must be [...]
by Sri Srimad Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami Srila Sripada Maharaja (The Following writing of Srila Sripada was originally a Vyasa-puja offering to Srila Prabhupada Offered on his 97th appearance anniversary. Here we post as lecture, because Srila Sripada always instruct that we should now how to preach the message of the Vedas, the messages of Krishna [...]
