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Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaja

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Initiation Srila Jiva Goswami
Sanctifying The Heart Vanaprastha or Sannyasa
Service To Visnu And Vaisnava Qualities Of A Bonafide Guru
An Excerpt from Suddha Bhakti Sanatana Dharma
Accept the Superior Knowledge of Ishwar     The Qualities of a Sadhu
Holiest Month - Purushottama Message for a Troubled Planet
Hari-Bhajan in Married Life Krsna: the Greatest Magician
Jaya Dhvani and Namapradhas New Gaudiya Math Temple in Delhi
The Search for Happiness and the Root Cause of Affliction     Conversation Between Srila Gurudeva and Dr. Raman
Desire for Money, Woman, Name and Fame The Glories Of HDG Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj

Vaishnava Aparadha: The Greatest Hurdle of Devotional Practice How Lord Jagannath Came to Chakdaha
Attaining the Infinite with the Spoken Word Krishna Purushottama, The Extra Month
The Disappearance Day of Sri Gopal Bhatta das Goswami Govardhana-Dharan-Lila (The Lifting of Govardhana)
Govardhan's Appearance and Appellation Giriraj 100th Appearance Day Of Sri Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj
How can we overcome the propensity to find fault and criticise others?     The Search for Happiness
Submitted by Hariprasad Das
[An excerpt from a new book Nectar of Harikatha].
Modern Buddha and Vishnu Avatar Buddha are Different Antim-Vani
[The last message of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati
Goswami Thakur before his disappearance on 23 December, 1936
at Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Calcutta.]
HariKatha and Vaishnava Aparadha A Reply from Srila Gurudeva
Sambanda On the Holy Occasion of Guru Puja
Eve of Janmastami - Sanctifying the Heart Without Sadhana Sadhya Vastu Cannot Be Achieved
Controlling Our Minds God is Gracing Us in All Circumstances
Jiva Tattva My Memoirs
Question and Answer Gurudev's Affectionate Words about Srila Narayan Maharaj
My Memoirs

Excerpts from Sri Chaitanya: His Life & Associates




Kartik Handbook




Excerpts from Dasavatara - The Ten Manifestations of God:

Sri Baladeva Avatara    |    Sri Buddha Avatara    |    Sri Kalki Avatara    |    Sri Kurma Avatara
Sri Matsya Avatara    |    Sri Nrisimha-avatara    |    Sri Parasurama-avatara    |    Sri Ramacandra-avatara
Sri Varaha Avatara    |    Sri Vamana-avatara


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Audio files of Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaja's lectures can be found at
The KrishnaCast Network



acharyas.jpg - 50692 Bytes His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaja is the present President / Acharya of the Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, and Founder/ Acharya of GOKUL. is the 11th Acharya in the preceptorial channel (Guru-Parampara) of Lord Sri Krishnachaitanya Mahaprabhu. Born on April 24,1924 at Amlapatti-Gwalpara, Assam, India, Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaja joined the institution in 1947 after completing His Masters Degree in Philosophy at Calcutta University (India). He served the Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math as its Secretary and took Sannyas in 1961.

After the disappearance of His beloved Gurudeva, Founder / President / Acharya, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaja, as per His nomination and direction, Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaja became the President \ Acharya of the Math in 1979. Working eighteen hours a day, He is incessantly engaged in the propagation of the Divine Message of Sri Krishnachaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaja is acknowledged by Vaishnavas around the world as one of the most exalted spiritual personalities of the second generation (Prashishya-Varga) of preceptors decending from His Divine Grace Nityalila Pravishta Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur. His Divine Grace is an authority on Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy. He never deviates even one centimeter outside the four corners of the prescription of the shastras (holy scriptures). "Example is better than precept" is His way of preaching.

For the last five decades, Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaja has been engaged in the propagation of the all-embracing doctrine of transcendental divine love of Lord Sri Krishnachaitanya Mahaprabhu, to counter the present trend of violence and cruelty, and to bring about unity of hearts among all, irrespective of caste, creed or religion.

SBBTM_pda-bb.jpg - 18374 Bytes At the behest of His Beloved siksa-guru, His Divine Grace Nityalila Pravishta Om Visnupada Paramahamsa 108 Sri Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Gosvami Maharaja, He has now embarked upon preaching the message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu throughout the entire world, beginning with an American tour in 1997. Since that time, He has continued to bring the yuga-dharma of the Divine Name throughout the world. To date, His preaching engagements have taken Him to England, Holland, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Spain, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Austalia, Singapore, Bali, the Hawaiian Islands and throughout the length and breadth of the continental US. During this time, He also maintains an extremely heavy preaching schedule, of three to four programs a day, as He continuously travels to the devotees throughout the Indian subcontinent. His Divine Grace is also presently engaged in writing articles and books of a profoundly spiritual nature in His native languages as well as in English, for the eternal benefit of the conditioned souls of the world.

His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaja is beloved by thousands of devotees throughout the world as the very embodiment of humility and spiritual affection.


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