The Bhagavata Sastri course offered at the school is unique in many ways:
• The students are taught the art of reading the acaryas' commentaries on the Srimad-Bhagavatam and translating Sanskrit devotional texts into English with the prospect of serving as BBT Sanskrit translators and editors;
• It offers a systematic course on Srila Jiva Goswami's masterpiece, the Sat-sandarbhas, foundational to Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy and practice;
• It enables the students to master the entire grammar
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This is a powerful prayer to Lord Narasimha for one's protection from the dark elements and demons within this material world. It was written by Pandit Trivikramacharya, a leading disciple of Sri Madhvacharya.
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udaya ravi sahasra-dhyotitam ruksa-viksam
pralaya jaladhi-nadam kalpa-krid vahni-vaktram
sura-pati-ripu-vakshah-kshoda-rakta-kshitangam
pranata-bhaya-haram tam narasimham namami
The radiance of a thousand rising suns is the glow on the Lord’s face. His eyes are fiery and His voice
Lecture on Does too much Seriousness in Spiritual life make one Irresponsible and Unambitious by Caitanya Charan Prabhu
(Chaitanya Charan Prabhu's writings have been published in newspapers like Times of India, Indian Express, Economic Times, Hindustan Times, and Sakaal Times. His writings in English have been translated into several foreign languages including German, Chinese and Romanian and several Indian languages including Kannada, Telgu, Bengali, Hindi and Marathi.)
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Lecture on Personality Development by Sachinanadana Swami
(In the last ten years H.H. Sacinandana Swami dedicated more of his time to inner spiritual life, seeking inspiration and higher guidance on extended pilgrimages and spiritual retreats.)
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Seminar on What the British did to India by Sivarama Swami
(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada. Sivarama Swami first came in contact with the books of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1970, becoming an initiated disciple of Prabhupada in 1973.)
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Lecture on Why do bad things happen to good people by Romapada Swami on 20 Mar 2010 at Potomac
(In his efforts to share Krishna consciousness with others, Romapada Swami draws on the benefits he himself gained from the University outreach programs he attended in the 1960s. Thus, he continues to encourage programs that fulfill students’ spiritual needs.)
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By Madhava Smullen
In the late 1990s, a BBT conference handling questions from translators sparked a renewed interest in the history of Srila Prabhupada’s books.
To give satisfactory answers, BBT staff found they often had to go back to early manuscripts, Prabhupada’s dictated tapes, or original Sanskrit or Bengali texts.
This wasn’t new to Govinda Madhava Dasa, who’d served with the BBT since 1980 and as North European production manager had overseen book production in forty languages.
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Here in this material world everyone is adhira, agitated, agitated by lusty desires. But in the spiritual world they are dhira. They are not agitated by lusty desires. This is spiritual world. So long we are agitated by the lusty desires, we must know that we are in the material world. That is the test.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Real independence means complete faith in the mercy of the Lord without dependence on theconditions of matter.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.18.22
Purport by Srila Prabhupada.
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Krishna consciousness is our original consciousness because every living being is part and parcel of Krishna. Krishna has many expansions. They are called personal expansions and separated expansions. We living entities are His separated expansions. Although we are very intimately connected with Krishna, somehow or other we are now separated because of our contact with material nature. We have practically forgotten that
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
To surrender everything to Krishna is called Atma-nivedana. The symptoms of Atma-nivedana are to become free from all selfish endeavour and to dovetail all endeavours for Krishna’s pleasure, just as apurchased cow does not endeavour for her own maintenance. One should also remain subordinate to Krishna’s will and surrender one’s independence to Him.
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur
‘Jaiva Dharma’, chapter 19, as cited on page 85
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Once, sage Vyasa went to Brahmaloka to get his doubts cleared on certain spiritual matters from Lord Brahma. While dwelling on a wide range of religious topics such as importance of austerities and various incarnations Lord Vishnu took to protect righteousness, Lord Brahma narrated a tale of a Brahmin woman who possessed divine powers on account of her chastity.
Lord Brahma said--'During ancient times there lived a Brahm
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
f my prayers are genuine, then I will understand everything by the mercy of the omniscient Lord. A student can recognize a learned scholar only by the learned scholar’s mercy. The Lord in my heart willhelp me ; I need only to depend on Him. There are two ways to know anything in this world. The first is to try to understand with the help of our material experience, and the second is to receive knowledge through aural r
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
It is extremely essential to associate with the spiritual master and with Vaisnavas who are fullysurrendered to the spiritual master. Unless we associate with Vaisnavas, how will unqualified people like ourselves learn the proper code of conduct and come to serve Guru ? We always need ideal examples. If we don’t associate with Vaisnavas who are fixed at the spiritual master’s lotus feet,attached to chanting the holy na
Lecture on Whether Youth is meant for Enjoyment or Enlightment by HH Jayadvaita Swami on 09 Jan 2010 at Kharagpur
(Jayadvaita Swami is editor, publisher, and teacher. He is a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)
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Qualifications of an Ideal Disciple or a Servant by HH Gopal Krishna Goswami on 21 April 2007
(Gopal Krishna Goswami has served extensively in BBT (as chairman and trustee) in India, arranging for translation of Srila Prabhupada’s books into various regional languages and their distribution far and wide. He continues to encourage BBT book distribution in his zones, especially in India.)
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Lecture on Responsibilities in Family Life by Indradyumna Swami on 12 July 2010 at Poland
(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition.)
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Lecture on Minimizing Losses Maximizing Gains by HH Giriraj Swami on 21 April 2013 at Dallas
(In the year following Srila Prabhupada’s departure in 1977, Giriraj was awarded the renounced order of life and appointed president of ISKCON’s board of trustees in India. In 1982 he was appointed to ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission, and he went on to oversee the Society’s activities in Bombay, Mauritius, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.)
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Lecture on Minimizing Losses Maximizing Gains by HH Giriraj Swami on 21 April 2013 at Dallas
(In the year following Srila Prabhupada’s departure in 1977, Giriraj was awarded the renounced order of life and appointed president of ISKCON’s board of trustees in India. In 1982 he was appointed to ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission, and he went on to oversee the Society’s activities in Bombay, Mauritius, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.)
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मूल:
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं मूढ़मते।
प्राप्ते सन्निहिते मरने, नहि नहि रक्षति ड्ड्कृञ्करणे॥१॥
हिन्दी:
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं, गोविन्दं भज मूढ़मते।
त्राण नहीं सन्निकट मरण से, अपर सूत्र तज मूढ़मते॥१॥
अर्थ:
हे मूर्ख, भगवान का बार-बार भजन कर। मृत्यु के समीप आने पर सीखी हुई सारी विद्याएँ निर्रथक हो जाती हैं। इसलिए तू भगवान की हीं शरण ले, उन्हीं को पुकार।
आदि शंकराचार्य ऐसे गाते थे जैसे उनकी जिह्वा पर देवी सरस्वती का वास हो। इस श्लोक में भी शायद देवी स्वयं उनके मुख से संसारी प्राणी से कह रही है
