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Lord Chaitanya (His Life & Teachings) A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada English
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta
385 books720 followersHis Divine Grace Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (अभय चरणारविन्द भक्तिवेदान्त स्वामी प्रभुपाद)was born as Abhay Charan De on 1 September 1896 in Calcutta, India.
He first met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, in Calcutta in 1922. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, a prominent devotional scholar and the founder of sixty-four branches of Gaudiya Mathas (Vedic institutes), liked this educated young man and convinced him to dedicate his life to teaching Vedic knowledge in the Western world. Srila Prabhupada became his student, and eleven years later (1933) at Allahabad, he became his formally initiated disciple.
At their first meeting, in 1922, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura requested Srila Prabhupada to broadcast Vedic knowledge through the English language. In the years that followed, Srila Prabhupada wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad-gita and in 1944, without assistance, started an English fortnightly magazine.
In the last ten years of his life, in spite of his advanced age, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe twelve times on lecture tours that have took him to six continents. In spite of such a vigorous schedule, Srila Prabhupada continued to write prolifically. His writings constitute a veritable library of Vedic philosophy, religion, literature and culture.
He first met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, in Calcutta in 1922. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, a prominent devotional scholar and the founder of sixty-four branches of Gaudiya Mathas (Vedic institutes), liked this educated young man and convinced him to dedicate his life to teaching Vedic knowledge in the Western world. Srila Prabhupada became his student, and eleven years later (1933) at Allahabad, he became his formally initiated disciple.
At their first meeting, in 1922, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura requested Srila Prabhupada to broadcast Vedic knowledge through the English language. In the years that followed, Srila Prabhupada wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad-gita and in 1944, without assistance, started an English fortnightly magazine.
In the last ten years of his life, in spite of his advanced age, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe twelve times on lecture tours that have took him to six continents. In spite of such a vigorous schedule, Srila Prabhupada continued to write prolifically. His writings constitute a veritable library of Vedic philosophy, religion, literature and culture.
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February 5, 2026It’s a pretty decent book to get a basic understanding of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. It educates you in short on his life and teachings, but they don’t explain it in the depths i would’ve liked, even for a short book.
It does a great job at including a lot of stories, it’s easy to read (though the names are sometimes hard to remember but that’s just a skill issue LOL), it’s concise, and they do clarify words that might not be straightforward to all.
I do feel like the writing feels a bit more rushed towards the end, it’s less clear if facts (in regard to the movement) are being stated or words are being quoted or paraphrased.
Overall it was a reasonable introduction!
It does a great job at including a lot of stories, it’s easy to read (though the names are sometimes hard to remember but that’s just a skill issue LOL), it’s concise, and they do clarify words that might not be straightforward to all.
I do feel like the writing feels a bit more rushed towards the end, it’s less clear if facts (in regard to the movement) are being stated or words are being quoted or paraphrased.
Overall it was a reasonable introduction!
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