Absolute Sweetness

“Today is a very auspicious and fortunate day for sincere seekers, and the devotees and the peoples of this world.” Sri Gaura Purnima 2007, Morning darshan (podcast link) and evening programme in the nat-mandir (podcast link), 3rd March 2007, Nabadwip. (notes and slokas)

Evening programme in nat-mandir on the eve of Sri Gaura Purnima, 2nd March 2007.

Sri Gaura Purnima Festival fireworks, 14th March 2006, Nabadwip.

Srila Gurudev sings on Sri Gaura Purnima Festival Day, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip, 18th March 1992: Avatara Sara and  Parama Karuna.

“What we have got in this material world, in this age, that everything given by the mercy of Srila Saraswati Thakur.”  Appearance Day Festival of Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad, 18th February 2006, Nabadwip.

“Pure madhura-rasa extract wants to taste and wants to give, both.” Srila Gurudev explains how the advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu begins with Krishna’s desire. Brief talk with sannyasis on the evening of Srila Prabhupad Saraswati Thakur’s Appearance Day, 7th February 2007, Nabadwip. (podcast link)

Also from this same day:
Morning darshan, Nabadwip (now with upgraded sound quality) (podcast link)
Srila Gurudev sings Acharyya Vandana  and Sri Dayita Das Pranati Panchakam (podcast link)
Glorification of His Divine Grace in English, Nabadwip public programme (podcast link)

More than forty additional photos from this day and additional lecture notes can be found in the slideshow here.

Morning darshan in Bengali, 14th April 2007, (podcast link) and evening discussion with sannyasis, 15th April 2007, Nabadwip (podcast link).

“Bhagavat-dharma is not so narrow gauge; it is broad gauge and wide elevator.” Morning darshan, 13th April 2007, Nabadwip. (now with upgraded sound quality, reader’s guide and podcast link)

“Be clean and clear and serve with pure devotion.”  (Sripat Bamunpara, 26th March 2007)

“Vrindavan Das Thakur what given us, that is pure śuddha-bhakti within this Chaitanya-bhagavat.” Very beautiful glorification of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur on the morning of his disappearance day festival, 12th April 2007, Nabadwip. (now with upgraded sound quality, podcast link and more notes/slokas below)

(26th March 2007, Bamunpara)

Evening discourse with sannyasis, 11th April 2007, Nabadwip (podcast link). 10th February 2007 also was just updated with improved sound quality and notes/slokas.

“This is called Vaishnava sanga—association of Vaishnava giving some joyful devotional spirit to the heart of the devotee.” Morning darshan, 11th April 2007, now with upgraded audio, reader’s guide and podcast link.

“Nature [had] grown with the association of Srila Guru Maharaj, but which way it’s happened, I do not know. Then finally I understand: it is mercy over justice.” Morning darshan, 9th April 2007 (podcast link) and 10th April 2007 (podcast link), Nabadwip.

“Discourses with sadhu, this is the best: hearing, telling, etc… but all will be about Krishna consciousness.” Morning darshan, 8th April 2007, Nabadwip. (podcast link)

“Who can believe it, and how much beauty is there inside?” Glorification of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, Srila Guru Maharaj and Srila Prabodhananda Saraswati, morning darshan, 6th April 2007, Nabadwip. (podcast link)