Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu is unique in all the world. It is the only book that provides the ontological background... More > knowledge by which one may understand his eternal service relationship with the Supreme Lord. The astonishing variety of transcendental relationships revealed in Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu offers the pure devotee a never-ending, ever-fresh experience of ecstatic spiritual love. It also summarizes the esoteric methods of bhakti-yoga by which one can revive this ecstatic spiritual love. Part 1 includes the Eastern and Southern Oceans. Part 2 includes the Western and Northern Oceans. < Less

Śrī Bhagavat-Sandarbha (also known as Ṣaṭ-sandarbha) is a collection of six works on the philosophy and ontological... More > position of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Compiled by Jīva Gosvāmī based on extensive notes by Gopal Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, it is a complete exposition of the philosophy of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Vol. 1 covers the Tattva-sandarbha, an exposition of Vedic epistemology. How do we know about transcendence? Human logic is faulty and leads to incorrect conclusions. Only the revelation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the Vedic scriptures is reliable and accurate. < Less

Śrī Īśopaniṣad is the first (īśa) of the Vedic Upaniṣads. Upa means near and aniṣad means sit down. So the... More > Upaniṣads are narrations of disciples sitting down near an enlightened spiritual master, submitting their sincere inquiries about spiritual life and patiently hearing the answers. The Esoteric Teaching is so powerful because it is based on the original Vedic texts, not some third-hand misinterpretation like so many imitation spiritual paths. Śrī Īśopaniṣad, as the first of the 108 Upaniṣads written by Srila Vyasadeva, the original author of the Vedas, is a great place to start your exploration of the authentic Vedic texts. < Less

The Thousand Names of Lord Visnu (God) from the Vedic classic Mahabharata. With original Devanagari text, Roman... More > transliterations, English synonyms and detailed philosophical introduction. Large clear type and layout designed for the practitioner who wants to chant this powerful prayer recommended as a daily spiritual practice. < Less

This Bhakti Master Class series is a detailed, verse-by-verse study of Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. We know... More > Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu in the West as The Nectar of Devotion, by A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda, which is a summary study of the original work. Śrīla Prabhupāda also did this with Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta to publish Teachings of Lord Caitanya, and the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam was published as a summary study known as KṚṢṆA Book or KṚṢṆA, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. < Less

Everyone has heard about the soul. But most people don't really have a good understanding of the soul. That is a cause of... More > all kinds of problems, because the soul, or conscious living force, is who we really are. This series of essays covers the most important aspects of the science of the soul: who and what the soul is, where he comes from, where his real home is, and his eternal relationship with God. < Less

The most salient point of Bhakti Master Class is that the stage of vaidhī-bhakti is only preliminary and introductory to... More > real bhakti based on bhāva, or spontaneous ecstatic transcendental emotion directed toward the Lord. This book based on Bhaktivinod Ṭhākur's Caitanya-śikṣāmṛta explains this important concept thoroughly. In Śrī Caitanya-śikṣāmṛta Bhaktivinod discusses the levels of spiritual progress and how to get from one level to another. These valuable insights come from the eternal nectar of the instructions of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. It’s a fascinating work, and if you have the time you should purchase it and read it. < Less

Most people have heard the story of Jesus and his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane. What really happened while the... More > disciples were asleep? The core teaching of this familiar account from the New Testament is that when in difficulty, one should approach the spiritual Master Teacher or God to pray for advice and inspiration. The Lord will respond, either directly or through the spiritual Master Teacher, resolving the sincere disciple’s difficulty. This tenet is actually an integral part of the Esoteric Teaching from which all the bona fide religions in the world are derived. Therefore it is universally relevant to all Godly people, regardless of their doctrinal orientation or level of attainment in self-realization. < Less

Vedānta-sūtra is the ultimate knowledge of the Vedas. Vedic knowledge is very elevated, having issued forth from... More > Mahā-Viṣṇu, the Supreme Godhead, at the time of creation. The Vedānta-sūtras are extremely recondite and esoteric, and are thus accessible to ordinary human intelligence only in the context of a commentary. The natural commentary on Vedānta-sūtra is the Bhagavata-Purāṇa or Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, written by the same author, Śrīla Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva, Himself recognized as an incarnation of God in the Vedic literature. < Less

Vedānta-sūtra is the ultimate knowledge of the Vedas. Vedic knowledge is very elevated, having issued forth from... More > Mahā-Viṣṇu, the Supreme Godhead, at the time of creation. The Vedānta-sūtras are extremely recondite and esoteric, and are thus accessible to ordinary human intelligence only in the context of a commentary. The natural commentary on Vedānta-sūtra is the Bhagavata-Purāṇa or Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, written by the same author, Śrīla Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva, Himself recognized as an incarnation of God in the Vedic literature. Volume 2 of the great Vedic classic. < Less