Archive | January, 2012

Yesterday Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj completed a grand two day inauguration festival of the new ladies’ <em>ashram</em> in Kalna.  Their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gaur Nityananda and Sri Sri Gandharva Govindasundar Jiu were installed and daily service was instituted.

Installation Festival

Yesterday Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj completed a grand two day inauguration festival of the new ladies’ ashram in Kalna. Their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gaur Nityananda and Sri Sri Gandharva Govindasundar Jiu were installed and daily service was instituted.

This week Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is inaugurating an <em>ashram</em> for Indian ladies in the town of Kalna, which is about one hour’s drive from Nabadwip.

Ladies’ Ashram in Kalna

This week Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is inaugurating an ashram for Indian ladies in the town of Kalna, which is about one hour’s drive from Nabadwip.

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Affectionate Subservience

This passage from Sri Chaitanya-bhagavata (Madhya-khanda, 28.15–31) describes Sri Gaurasundar’s last meeting with the Nabadwip devotees before He took sannyas. Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj frequently cites the instructions the Lord gives at this time.

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Winter Preaching in Kolkata

By the inspiration of Srila Acharyadev, Devahuti Devi Dasi and a group of devotees recently took the math’s bus to Kolkata for ten days of book distribution and preaching.

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Sripad Bhakti Sharan Vaishnav Maharaj Passes Away

After fearlessly continuing his service for nearly a year longer than doctors told him he could expect to live, Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj passed away on 9 January 2012 at about 7:15pm in California. Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj was an extremely dear follower and friend of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

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My Life

Continuing our present­a­tion of the upcom­ing release Sharanagati, in this post Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur shows the conditioned souls how to repent for their wicked desires and behaviour. Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur prescribed that his followers should sing this song, Amara jivana, every day.