Caturmasya
Second month: No yoghurt (if one requires it for health, it can be mixed with water) Caturmasya stands for ‘four months’. It is the period between sayana and uttana ekadasis. The scriptures refer to this period … Read More
Padmini Ekadasi
Folder Padmini Ekadasi – from the Skanda PurANa. Sri Suta Gosvami said, “Yudhishthira Maharaja said, Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight (shukla paksha) of the … Read More
Offenses Against the Chanting of the Holy Names
Offences against the chanting of the Holy Name, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, folder 1. How grave is namaparadha? As the holy name of the Lord is the highest object, so namaparadha is more serious than all other … Read More
One’s Constitutional Propensities
Folder 1. What are one’s constitutional and temporary propensities, and how is our nature determined? The eternal nature of an object is its constitutional propensity. The nature of an object arises from its constitution. When … Read More
El ombligo de Dios
El ombligo de Dios Pregunta Disculpe la pregunta tonta. Todo viene de Dios ¿verdad? Pero no puede tener un cuerpo como nosotros. Por ejemplo Dios no puede tener ombligo, porque no nació de un padre ¿Él … Read More
On the old forums
Dear Govinda, Hare Krishna. Excuse the delay with which I answer you. Generally I answer in a couple of days, but it’s a pretty intense period. Over the years there have been several devotees who have … Read More
om tad visno paramam padam
The Rg Veda mantra says: om tad visno paramam padam sada pasyanti suraya diviva caksuratatam: The divine feet of our holy Lord are like the sun above our heads. His holy feet are like the vigilant … Read More
Observing festivities on another day?
Question Buenos Dias Hare krisnha. Mis reverencias todas las glorias a srila prabhupada. Guru maharaj, espero con todo cariño y respeto se encuentre bien, usted y toda su familia. Le escribo estas lineas para hacerle una … Read More
Offering donations
The desire of offering charity, or to donate something to others is a very good sentiment. In his Upadesamrita (Nectar of Instruction) Srila Rupa Gosvami says: dadāti pratigṛhṇāti guhyam ākhyāti pṛcchati bhuṅkte bhojayate caiva ṣaḍ-vidhaṁ prīti-lakṣaṇam” … Read More
Finding Faults is Sense Gratification
“Finding Faults is Sense Gratification.” What is Gossip ??? It means we like to see problems in other people and like to talk about them whether they are there are not. Srila Prabhupad writes in Srimad … Read More
Srila Prabhupada quería que las mujeres en su movimiento cubrieran sus cuerpos de una manera casta
¨Srila Prabhupada quería que las mujeres en su movimiento cubrieran sus cuerpos de una manera casta. Aunque al principio, mientras vivían en el templo, la mayoría de las damas usaban faldas largas y blusas, su instrucción … Read More
What is the ritvik philosophy and why is it wrong?
In my last post, Sundar Nitai Prabhu asked me to write some more in depth explanation about the ritvik system and why it’s not correct. I will try to write something for my own purification. … Read More
What is the difference between First Initiation and Second Initiation???–Srila Prabhupada answers–
What is the difference between First Initiation and Second Initiation???–Srila Prabhupada answers– Prabhupada: Chanting Hare Krsna maha-mantra. And then, as he practices, becomes more purified, then second initiation, Gayatri. Gayatri-mantra. But the first initiation, according to … Read More
