Our beloved Srila Prabhupada warns us that the material world is a very dangerous place. Krsna promises His devotee in the Bhagavad-gita that if he takes complete shelter of Him and fully depends on Krsna for protection, then He will certainly protect His devotee without a doubt. One should beContinue Reading
From Garga Samhita, Canto Six, Chapter Fifteen, Translation by Sri Kushakratha Das Text 15 yasya sravana-matrena karma-bandhat pramucyate gopinam yatra vaso ‘bhut tena gopi-bhuvah smrtah Simply by hearing about Gopi-bhumi, which is so named because the gopis resided there, one become free from the bondage of karma. Text 16 gopy-angaraga-sambhutamContinue Reading
Prabhupāda: Their center is sex—this sex or that sex or that sex, even ordinarily. In Paris, Paris you know it is a city of prostitutes. On the roads there are prostitutes. Where we have got our temple, so many prostitutes are standing. And those who are prostitute-hunter, they go toContinue Reading
We are put to test and trial in this world. Only those who attend the Kīrtana of the devotees can succeed. (A Ray of Vishnu, Ch. 16, 1933 to 1936) Every spot on earth where discourses on God are held is a place of pilgrimage. (A Ray of Vishnu, Ch. 16,Continue Reading
Mādhavānanda: Śrīla Prabhupāda, once you said that to stop this transmigration, one has to become completely disgusted with this material world. Prabhupāda: Yes, unless…, how he can take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness? If he takes as a fashion, that is another thing. Just like the man who cannot tolerate commits suicide.Continue Reading
In Vedic civilization marriage is one of the important function of life. As death is important function, birth is important function, similarly, marriage is also important function. Janma-mrityu-vivaha. So in this age everywhere, not only…. The marriage is now farce. This is the symptom of Kali-yuga. There will be noContinue Reading
“Copyrighted content. Do not copy paste anywhere without the author’s permission. Contact Akincana.net“ The principle of always remembering Krishna and never forgetting Him is the essence of all other instructions given in the shastras. Shastras describe many rules and regulations governing all the different areas of human life. The ideaContinue Reading
Modern civilization is about ahara(eating), nidra(sleeping) , bhaya(defense), maithuna(Sex) or sense gratification. In modern society nobody knows his original position and how to act properly. Because people are generally acting differently, they do not know what is proper- the modern population is so much ignorant about their life – itContinue Reading
Hare Krishnas chanting in Kenya, with the Nairobi Hilton in the background 1970s.Continue Reading
Updates of our project in Karnataka, South India Sri Chenna-Keshava Gram Monthly Report-Jan 2018 Summary Our Spiritual master, Sripada Bhakti Vikasa Swami, has blessed our community with the name of Chenna-Keshava Gram. We are located some 20 kilometers near the famous Chenna-Keshava Temple of Belur, Karnataka, India. Chenna means goodContinue Reading