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
Though Lord Caitanya is known as Krsna’s hidden incarnation, His biographers have preserved accounts of His displays of divinity. SOON AFTER LORD CAITANYA began His movement for chanting the holy name of the Lord (sankirtana), many of His followers would sing, dance, and play musical instruments for many hours inContinue Reading
Have you ever heard about an initiated Elephant? Read it. Glory to Syamananda, the embodiment of mercy and the most kind-hearted lord of the universe. The wicked yavana ruler told the other kings, “Today this elephant has killed cattle, horses, and people. It has also damaged much property. We mustContinue Reading
All glories to Syamananda, the joy of this world, at whose lotus feet Rasikendra-candra was like a bee. He knew nothing but meditation upon Syamananda. Now I shall describe Syamananda’s visit to Utkala. Indeed, it was due to the order of Govinda that Syamananda left Vraja to find Rasika. OneContinue Reading
In a unique form, Lord Krsna is worshiped in a famous temple In Puri and at Rathayatris there and around the world. I was born in a conservative Oriyan Vaisnava family in Puri, on the east coast of India. The Supreme Lord Jagannatha and His devotees were at the center of my life.asContinue Reading
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
On this day lord Sri Krishna became a qualified cowherd. Before this day, he was a keeper of the calves. On this day lord Sri Krishna became a qualified cowherd. Before this day, he was a keeper of the calves. The Killing of Dhenukasura: “Thus Sri Krishna, along with HisContinue Reading
There is a story of Narada Muni, who was once asked by a brahmana: “Oh, you are going to meet the Lord? Will you please ask Him when I’m going to get my salvation?” “All right,” Narada agreed. “I shall ask Him.” As Narada proceeded, he met a cobbler whoContinue Reading
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
The Ultimate Solution Serving Krsna is the constitutional positionOf every jiva, in whatever situation. Forgetting this, he suffers unlimitedly,Not realizing the problem ultimately. He always tries to satisfy himselfBy serving the body, considering it the actual self. Trying his utmost to please bodily relatives,He works very hard, ignorant of life’s true objectives. Like theContinue Reading