When Good Fortune Arises: Life and Teachings of Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami

Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja, in The Worship of Sri Guru, speaks of the plight of some bumblebees that tear their wings and suffer in futile attempts to get sustenance from the fragrant but nectar-less, thorny ketaki flower. Fortunate among those bees are the ones that obtain nectar as well as relief from their suffering in the shelter of the cooling lotus. Similarly, it is only when the white lotus of good fortune arises that a suffering soul obtains the shelter of the lotus feet of Sri Guru - sri-guru-carana-padma.
When Good Fortune Arises is a brief, essential look at the life and teachings of Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja. As mellow fragrance permeates exquisite flowers, so the good fortune obtained through the shelter of the lotus feet of Krishna's elevated devotees is found throughout the life of Gour Govinda Swami. This fortune is exemplified in his attaining shelter of his guru Srila Prabhupada, the search for whom carried him away from a loving family and secure career to wander about India as a penniless mendicant. It is found in his teachings, in which he repeatedly stressed the principle of always hankering for such shelter. It is seen in the lives of the hundreds of devotees whose good fortune arose in the form of Gour Govinda Swami's shelter and guidance.
 
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