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LA FECHA DE SU MANIFEST ACION EN EL IDIOMA INGLES FUE EL 14 DE MARZO DE 1.987, EL DIA DIVINO DE LA APARICION DE SRI.CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU; Y EN EL IDIOMA ESPAÑOL EL 15 DE OCTUBRE DE 1.987, EL DIA DIVINO DE LA APARICION DE SU DIVINA GRACIA SRILA BHAKTI RAKSAKA SRIDHARA DEVA tra s GOSWAMI. vocee� EC ONOCIMIENTOS NUESTRO RECONOCIMIENTO A LOS EDITORES DE LA EDICION INGLESA, ESPECIALMENTE A SU SANTIDAD BHAKTI SUDHIR GOSWAMI Y A VIDAGDHA MADHAVA PRABHU, SIN SUS BEN­ DICIONES ESTA EDICION NO HUBIERA SIDO POSIBLE. e ter � / EDITOR: SWAMI BHAKTI SWARUPA RADDHANTI u pon EDITOR ASOCIADO:SACI SUTA DASA TRADUCC/ON: JASOMA"í'INANDA DEVI DAS! REDACCION: SWAMI BHAKTI SWARUPA RADHANTI Y PRIYA DHARSINI DEVI DAS! NUESTRO AGRADECIMIENTO MUY ESPECIAL A SRIMATI KUSE­ SAY A DEVI DAS! Y A SRIMAN NILAMANI DASA POR SU CONTRIBU­ CION ECONOMICA QUE HA HECHO POSIBLE LA PUBLICACION DE ESTE LIBRO. MPRESO EN LOSTALLERES DE EDITORIALTORINO, CARACAS-VENEZUELA NABADWIP, 2J Yo estoy mu el idioma casle Yo oro por sin causa y ber -- - .....__ ----- - ALL GLOAY TO SHRI GUAU & GOUAANGA SHRI CHAITANYA SARASWAT MATH FOUNOER-ACHARYYA-H1s Divine Grace Shri Shrila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Oeva Goswami Maharaj E - OR POR SU SIRVIENTE KOLERGANJ. P. O. NABADWIP 'OPILADO DE CHARLAS DT. NADIA, W. BENGAL . GRACIA SRILA BHAKTI PHONE: NABAWD IP 85 jOS AMI EN EL HERMOSO Ref. Dated the· ?-.�::-.?!... ..... 798 '7 ATH A ORILLAS DEL ,o 'IP DHAMA, INDIA. LA EL IDIOMA INGLES FUE EL '11 '0 DE LA AP ARICION DE f E 1 EL IDIOMA ESPAÑOL EL I am very happy to hear that my books are being OIVI O DE LA APARICION DE ,�¡ RAKSAKA SRIDHARA DEV A translated and printed in spanish language by the de- vetees . .,.. o s _os EDITORES DE LA EDICION • 'TIDAD BHAKTI SUDHIR I pray that Sri Gour-Nityananda Prabhu will A PRABHU, SIN SUS BEN­ eternaly shower BIERA SIDO POSIBLE. their cauoeless merey and blesn;ngs RADDHANTI upon them. ) s OEVI DAS! , RUPA RADHANTI Y PRIVA ' ESPECIAL A SRIMATI KUSE- 1 DASA POR SU CONTRIBU­ .0 POSIBLE LA PUBLICACION S DE EDITORIAL TORINO, TRADUCCION ABADWIP. 23-06-87. Yo estoy muy feliz de escuchar que mis libros están siendo traducidos e impresos en el idioma castellano por los devotos. Yo oro por que Sri Gour-Nityananda Prabhu muestren eternamente su misericordia sin causa y bendiciones sobre ellos. Swami B.R. Sridhar - � ------==---------- - o "CENTROS ALREDEDOR DELMUNDO" l. 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PLANET AS DE LA FE � olDcvotion Press EL MEDIO AMBIENTE : 1 15 ·BAJO LA AMOROSA MIRADA DE DIOS 31 EL SEÑOR DE LAS VACAS 41 - -- 12 LA ILUSION DE BRAHMA 47 Sa:as'oa SndharSangha DIOS COMO HIJO 63 DEVOCION LIBRE DE CONOCIMIENTO 73 13 EL SANTO NOMBRE 89 EL SERVICIO A SRI RADHA 1 03 �- -=--- - ----- - -- BRAS DE SU DIVINA GRACIA _ teólogo cristiano re SRILA BHAKTI RAKSAKA -· anismo se encuentra SRIDHAR DEVA GOSWAMI MAHARAJA _ mico, se creía que a " centro del univer SRI SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA (BENGALI) • - planetas describ1a SRI SARANAGATI (BENGALI) _ edor de la tierra. Has BHAKTI-RASAMRTA-SINDHU (BENGALI) undo accidenta SRI ARCANA-KANA (BENGALI) LA VIDA DE LOS SANTOS (BENGALI E INGLES) SRI SRI PRAPANNA JIVANAMRTAM: AMBROSIA EN LAS VIDAS DE LAS ALMAS RENDIDAS (BENGALI E INGLES) SRI GAUDIY A-DARSAN (BENGALI E INGLES) EL TESORO OCULTO DE LA DULZURA ABSOLUTA (INGLES) EL GUARDIAN DE LA DEVOCION (INGLES) OCEANO DE NECTAR (INGLES) LA BUSQUEDA AMOROSA DEL SEÑOR POR SU SIRVIENTE PERDIDO (INGLES Y ESPAÑOL) LA BUSQUEDA DE SRI KRSNA: LA HERMOSA REALIDAD (INGLES Y ESPAÑOL) SRI GURU Y SU GRACIA (INGLES Y ESPAÑOL) o nía. EL VOLCAN DORADO DEL = Infinito puede da! AMOR DIVINO (INGLES Y ESPAÑOL) - ·o y el agente d1 PREMA DHAMA DEVA STOTRAM (BENGALI, INGLES Y ESPAÑOL. nción se manifi == a divino. Su Divina G KIRTANA MANJUSA (BENGALI E INGLES) a Sridhara De a � - _-- ealidad suprema e :;;: rdar que todos so -:: :.ar" y que hemos e "sumergimos p o ·_a idad", y entrar en a :e cación." En la me PREFACIO Un teólogo cristiano predijo que el sacrifiquemos en este plano, podremos cristianismo se encuentra al borde de liberarnos de su influenciay mediante la ·.RAJA una revolución copérnica. Antes de dedicación, ser atraídos hacia el plano Copérnico, se creía que la tierra estaba superior de la realidad, en donde los en el centro del universo y que el sol y divinos pasatiempos "se mueven de BE GALI) otros planetas describían sus órbitas manera sinuosa." Allí encontraremos el BE GALI) alrededor de la tierra. Hasta hace poco, "tesoro oculto de la Dulzura Absoluta" BE GALI) en el mundo occidental se pensaba que en el servicio a Srimati Radharani. el cristianismo era el concepto central Su Divina Gracia nos ha informado BE GALI) de la divinidad en el universo teísta. No que el anhelo interno del corazón por el BE GALI E INGLES) obstante, conforme el hombre occidental éxtasis, el encanto y la dulzura, nos lleva ha vuelto su mirada hacia el Oriente, ha a la búsqueda de Sri Krsna, la Hermosa descubierto una pluralidad de conceptos Realidad. El concepto Krsna de la teístas girando alrededor de la Verdad divinidad es tan irresistible, que incluso BE GALI E INGLES) Suprema. Krsna mismo se siente perplejo ante Su BE GALI E INGLES) Al aceptar esa pluralidad, debemos propia potencia y como un loco se aceptar también las concomitantes dedica a saborear Su propia dulzura, gradaciones del teísmo, ya sean danzando en éxtasis y distribuyendo así GLES) superiores o inferiores. Así como los esa dulzura a los demás. GLES) planetas se encuentran situados de En el Sri Chaitanya-charitamrta, Srila acuerdo con la atracción de su gravedad Krsnadasa Kaviraja Goswami describe GLES) por el sol, los diversos conceptos teístas que mientras Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu se encuentran situados de acuerdo a su danzaba durante el Ratha-yatra, solía (I GLES Y ESPAÑOL) atracción por el Centro Absoluto, más caer en éxtasis y semejaba una alto o más bajo. El concepto Krsna de la "montaña dorada rodando por el suelo." divinidad es el de sentirse Srila Sridhara Maharaja describe que "en (1 GLES Y ESPAÑOL) irresistiblemente atraído hacia el centro la agonía de la separación de Krsna, GLES Y ESPAÑOL) infinito de todo el amor, la belleza y la volcánicas erupciones de éxtasis armonía. emergían como lava del corazón de Sri El Infinito puede darse a conocer al Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, el Volcán '1 'GLES Y ESPAÑOL) finito,y el agente divino a través del cual Dorado del Amor Divino." BE GALI, INGLES Y ESPAÑOL) esta función se manifiesta es Sri Guru, el Y ahora, en "La Amorosa Búsqueda guía divino. Su Divina Gracia Srila Bhakti del Señor por su Sirviente Perdido", 'BE GALI E INGLES) Raksaka Sridhara Deva Goswami es un encontramos que el corazón del Señor agente de la divinidad y un mensajero de es de una naturaleza tal, que también El esa realidad suprema. El nos hace experimenta la agonía de la separación recordar que todos somo "hijos del de Sus devotos caídos, y así como ellos néctar" y que hemos de "morir para se ocupan de buscarle, El también se vivir", "sumergirnos profundamente en la dedica a la búsqueda amorosa de Sus realidad", y entrar en la "tierra de la sirvientes perdidos. dedicación." En la medida que nos Bhakti Sudhira Goswami ól o Sri Swarupa Damodara conoc ía intimamente aquello que fuera confirmado por Sri Chaitan ya en Su advenimiento. Sri Sanatana le ofreci ó su adoraci ón y Rupa y su s se guidore s le si rvieron .
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