HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami : Please Do Not Take Initiation From Me
2019-11-29
Lecture on SB 1.5.25, Recorded on 31 October 2019 at Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Please click here to watch the videoContinue Reading
What is the best benediction we can ask for and How to get that?
2019-11-28
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has taught us how to approach the Supreme Lord and ask Him for the ultimate benediction. He said: na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye. He did not want to ask the Supreme Lord for anything material. Material opulence means riches, a nice family, a goodContinue Reading
The Best and Worst of Japa
2019-11-12
I LOVE CHANTING japa* some days. Other days, I endure chanting japa. It seems to be bliss or boredom. On the good days, I am enthralled. Krsna feels very close and very dear. Not that I’m seeing visions or hearing voices nothing dramatic that would excite the tabloid crowd. The experience is closer toContinue Reading
Get Bound Up and Get Freedom!
2019-11-05
If this world is considered jail then the question comes how to come out of this jail? In general, if a criminal wants to come out of prison, he is supposed to abide by the rules and regulations of the prison. At least he should not break them inside theContinue Reading
Antyesti Samskara — The last rites (Vedic funeral rites)
2013-06-07
Dear Vaisnavas, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Considering that almost daily we are reading about the passing of some exalted Vaisnavas and that this trend will only continue, I thought it might be wise to publish the Antyesti Samskara — the Vedic funeral rights —Continue Reading