We’ll never die again!
Here we have two dishonest sources of information: one is the scientist and another is the journalist. Where is the dishonesty? To lie passing off something for something else. Or, as in other cases, passing … Read More
Consciousness, meaning and definition
The other day we were talking about consciousness. What is consciousness? How can we define it? The following verse from the Mundaka Upanisad (3.1.9) that we find in Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita (2.17, purport) gives us a … Read More
The test of advancement: you are jolly.
Srila Prabhupada: That is the test. How you are advancing in chanting will be tested how far you are free from material anxieties. That’s all. Then real life begins. As long as you are perturbed by … Read More
Who are the Mahajanas?
The Mahajanas are twelve particularly powerful personalities enpowered by the Lord to spread transcendental knowledge and devotion. Literally mahajana means “great person”. Srimad-Bhagavatam say they are: 1. Lord Brahma, 2. Shiva, 3. Narada, 4. the four … Read More
Medicines and cannabis
Question Hare krishna maharaj Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to srila Prabhupada. There is a new medecine thst claims to relief many people from anxiety stress sleep etc however is coming from the … Read More
What and what not
A very technical explanation on how to fast on this 5 days, very interesting, but also very complicated for one who has a complicated mind. Answer It’s not necessary that we follow all of … Read More
Quien es responsable?
Pregunta Haribol Guru Maharaja, ortorgeme su bendición e ilumine mis caminos con sus conocimientos, Guru Maharaja, leyendo el Bhagavad-gita capítulo 5, texto 15, dice “y el Señor Supremo tampoco asume la responsabilidad de las autoridades pecaminosas … Read More
Tomar siksa de los hermanos espirituales de Srila Prabhupada
Pregunta Hare krsna ! Maharaj por favor acepte mis reverencias a sus santos pies de lotos , Por favor usted me puede dar la cita de prabhupad del Cc , donde el dice que no vayan … Read More
El aborto terapéutico
Pregunta Acepte mis más humildes reverencias. Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada. Espero se encuentre muy bien. Tengo una duda que agradecería mucho si puede responderme. Yo sé que la posición de Srila Prabhupada ( … Read More
I feel lonely
Dear Bhakta ***, Please receive my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. In the spiritual world Krishna is never alone, and when we find a moment when He is without any of His associates it … Read More
Bhisma Pancaka
BHISMA PANCAKA INTRODUCTION “The last five days of Kartika month are known as Bhisma-Panacaka. Grandfather Bhisma fasted for these five days, preparing to give up his life. However one observes Kartika-vrata, he should intensify it for … Read More
Madana Mohana Deities (Vrindavana)
History of the Deities “After Lord Sri Krishna left this world, Maharaj Yudhishthira, unable to bear the separation from the Lord, also decided to leave the world. Before leaving, he coroneted Maharaj Parikshit as the … Read More
The twenty-six qualities of a devotee
Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja, the author of Caitanya-caritāmṛta, says that all good qualities become manifest in the body of a Vaiṣṇava and that only by the presence of these good qualities can one distinguish a Vaiṣṇava … Read More
Algunas instrucciones sobre del canto de Hare Krishna
Aunque uno recibe inmensos beneficios de cualquier modo y donde quiera que cante Hare Krishna, los grandes maestros espirituales que son autoridades en cantar, sugieren que el practicante utilice ciertas técnicas prácticas que aumentarán el canto … Read More
The glories of the Bhagavad-gita
Bhagavad-gita is a transcendental literature which one should read very carefully. Gita-sastram idam punyam yah pathet prayatah puman: if one properly follows the instructions of Bhagavad-gita, one can be freed from all the miseries and anxieties … Read More
The ocean of the material world (would be) like the water contained in a calf’s hoof-print
Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.58 TEXT 58 samāśritā ye pada-pallava-plavaṁ mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥ bhavāmbudhir vatsa-padaṁ paraṁ padaṁ padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadāṁ na teṣām SYNONYMS samāśritāḥ—having taken shelter; ye—those who; pada—of the feet; pallava—like flower buds; plavam—which … Read More
Love for Krishna is not artificial
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada In Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. Srila Rupa Goswami is not teaching in the beginning the loving affairs of Radha- Krishna. No. He’s first of all training the reader, the devotee, … Read More
Srila Prabhupada on breaking Ekadasi
From TD Vol 1 January 13, 1976 – Calcutta Because it was Ekadasi we skipped breakfast and fasted until noon. But at lunchtime the devotees inadvertently broke the Ekadasi vow because the cook accidentally put peas … Read More
Sanatana Gosvami too old to do parikrama
One day while Sanatana Goswami was moving along on the parikrama path, as he passed Kusuma Sarovar, Krsna suddenly appeared from the bushes and asked Sanatana why he was taking so much trouble at such an … Read More
Utthana (Haribodhini) Ekadasi
Lord Brahma said to Narada Muni, “Dear son, O best of the sages, I shall narrate to you the glories of Haribodhini Ekadasi, which eradicates all kinds of sins and bestows great merit, and ultimately … Read More
