Interview with Acharya Samskritananda on Female Diksha Gurus
2019-02-09
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Perfect Module of Varnasrama
2019-01-30
Society starts with family. Every family – I mean family and not “mama papa me” – family where are 30-40 members – every such family can be perfect varnasrama module. Idea “of birth casteism” is crazy. You cannot get even 6 Brahmanas in a family at once – what toContinue Reading
Srila Prabhupada, not equal to women
2019-01-29
I will give you some instances to show you that Prabhupada was not equal to women. I was sitting with Prabhupada at 7 Bury Place, our first temple in London. He told me that if Jamuna Devi who was the wife of the temple president, had been a man, itContinue Reading
Sriman Lakshmi Tatacharya interviewed on the topic of women diksha gurus
2019-01-24
Prof. M.A. Lakshmi Tatacharya of Melkote, Karnataka, a learned scholar from the tradition of Ramanujacharya, interviewed on the topic of women diksha guru. He has undertaken extensive research into Ramanuja vaishnavism, and is now more than 80 years old.Continue Reading
Purity is the Essence
2019-01-20
“Prabhupāda: One has to follow the rules and regulations of a particular status of life in order to purify his existence.“ “Prabhupāda: So where is that institution to train people to acquire these transcendental qualities? There is no such institution. We are attempting to qualify the man in transcendental qualities.Continue Reading
Never Ending Festival of Our Lives
2019-01-10
In Rigveda 1 051 08 it is said: vi jānīhyāryān ye ca dasyavo barhiṣmate randhayā śāsadavratān | śākī bhava yajamānasya coditā viśvet tā te sadhamādeṣu cākana || That Āryas and Dasyas (those who are enemies of Vedic culture) must be discerned well. By the laws of material nature they –Continue Reading
Ocean of Sharks
2018-12-20
The ocean of nescience is very difficult to cross because it is infested with many dangerous sharks. Although those who are nondevotees undergo severe austerities and penances to cross that ocean in search after happiness, recommendation is that we simply take shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord, byContinue Reading
Culture of How to Know Dharma
2018-12-10
vedaḥ smṛtiḥ sadācāraḥ svasya ca priyamātmanaḥ | etaccaturvidhaṃ prāhuḥ sākṣād dharmasya lakṣaṇam || Manu 2.12 || The Veda, the Smṛti, the Practice of cultured Men, and what is agreeable to oneself—these directly constitute the fourfold means of knowing Dharma. So, but there are few more points to consider in understandingContinue Reading
First Deserve, Then Desire
2018-12-09
Letter No. 18 To Billy Reyburne 3.12.72 Regarding your question about writing songs about Krishna, this is not very important thing. You can write, but one cannot take it very seriously. If any Vaisnava is writing song about Krishna, that should be from one who himself has realized Krishna, justContinue Reading
To Become Vaishnava
2018-11-30
So – in other words – the rascals, who are not situated in varnasrama, should not do it. They should not represent Lord Caitanya – who was exemplary follower of varnasrama by Himself. Such shaktas and sahajiyas, such asuras in a dress of devotees should not DO IT. When weContinue Reading