In search of that Absolute Truth which is only available in Sri Gaudiya Math - Part 1

All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gauranga

Dear, devotees all around the world

Daṇḍavat praṇāmas

Dear devotees, please remember that from time to time the teachings of Śrī Caitanya Deva usually get covered up by the illusionary energy of Māyā Devī. We see that this kind of dark periods are coming repeatedly in the history of human being from time to time. We all know that how after the disappearance of Śrīman Mahāprabhu and those Sad Gosvāmīs what a kind of fearful darkness came down in the field of Gauḍīya bhajan. We all know how Śrīla Narattoma das Ṭhākura Mahashaya, Śrīla Śrīnivas Acharya and Śrīla Shyamananda Prabhu etc. brought again back the pure Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava siddhānta vichar, but again it was covered up by the illusionary energy of Māyā Devī, then again after a long gaping Śrīla Vrindavan Das Ṭhākura Mahashaya, Śrīla Kṛṣṇa Das Kaviraj Gosvāmīpad, Śrīla Visvanath Chakravartipad Mahashaya, Śrīla Baladeva Vidyabhusan etc. all those great exalted devotees, by their absolute effort again the normal situation came back in the field of Gauḍīya Bhajan. Again, after that a deep darkness came down in the field of Gauḍīya bhajan. Then by the mercy of Śrīman Mahāprabhu His eternal pārṣadas Śrīla Saccidananda Bhaktivinod Ṭhākura (who is known as seventh Gosvāmī) and Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda, both of them appeared on this earth to reestablish all the pure siddhānta vicāras given by Śrīman Mahāprabhu.

Nowadays again big confusion is prevailing everywhere regarding the pure teachings of Śrīmān Mahāprabhu. Everywhere we can see dissected Vaiṣṇava groups, each of them having their own opinion. It is like as if Tṛṇāvarta has appeared to make each and every one blind regarding the Absolute Truth. Most of the teachings which all were established so carefully by Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda are again going to be covered up completely to make us blind. Also we can see that during the winter time Himalayan mountains are covered by snow, and it is only by the help of sunrays that those snows can melt up. In the same way through the rays (or radiation) of viśuddha siddhānta vicāra emitted from those sun like pure Guru-Vaiṣṇavas can help melt those snow-like layers of misconceptions regarding wrong siddhānta vicāras. Also, in the same way only those powerful associates of the Lord have the power to kill such demon like Tṛṇāvarta. Really, we can feel that such great Paramahaṁsa Guru-Vaiṣṇavas must appear among us time to time to help us realize those viśuddha siddhānta vicāra. At present we can find the same uncompromising mood which was exhibited by The Prabhupāda and his eternal pārṣadas regarding viśuddha siddhānta vicāras in Śrīla Bābā Mahārāja who is trying his best to maintain the same traditional practice. Dear devotees all around the world we kindly request you all—try to scrutinize all the activities and siddhānta vicāras of Śrīla Bābā Mahārāja to find the similarities with Śrīla Prabhupāda and our Gauḍīya guru-varga. Life after life we are roaming around in this material ocean and fighting with each and every wave of Māyā, and by chance we can get the opportunity to come in contact with pure Guru-Vaiṣṇava. From Caitanya-caritāmṛta we have the evidence—

brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva

guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja

(Cc Madhya 19.151)

“According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down into the lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. By the mercy of both Kṛṣṇa and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service.

Oh! Gauḍīya devotees—now let us all again get together with the single absolute goal to protect and preserve our Gauḍīya siddhānta vāṇī-vaibhava. Let us all reunite to put all our energies towards this divine goal to channelize all sevā through absolute guru-paramparā prescribed by Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura so that our personal false ego cannot stand at all in the way of our bhajan.

It is really a matter of great regret that those pure Guru-Vaiṣṇavas, they are oceans of causeless mercy, but due to Māyā we accept them as our enemy or as oceans of poison. Unluckily we cannot tolerate their strict siddhānta vicāras, also we cannot bear the sacrificial sword movement by them which is meant for cutting our ignorance. But as we all know very well what Śrī Kṛṣṇa told in Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā—Those things which feel like nectar in the beginning will sooner or later taste bitter. But for all those who can tolerate the bitterness in the beginning, will sooner or later end up enjoying the eternal nectar.

So all together let us take a vow to swallow that apparent bitter medicine, and with strong hope and faith look forward for our bright future. Please everyone try to cooperate with this great Paramahaṁsa Vaiṣṇava Bābā Śrī Śyām Das, so that we all jointly can kill this ferocious demon Tṛṇāvarta. Or in the analogy of the snow-covered mountains, we all like to see again the flourishing green period of all the unique siddhānta vicāras given by The Prabhupāda and his eternal pārṣadas.

Thanks a lot

Truly yours in the service of Śrī Śrī Guru-Gauranga and Go Mata

All those sincere members of Śrī Bhakti Siddhānta Vani Seva Trust