Devotional Practice
The Best and Worst of Japa
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…
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Devotional Practice
Sadhana and personal spiritual life: holy name, kirtan, deity worship, vows, standards and etiquette, association, sannyasa.
Women and Gender Roles
Why I Wear a Sari
A graduate of Krsna conscious schools tells why she chooses to wear the traditional Vedic dress. WHY DO THEY cover their heads?" the small Catholic girl asked of the nun holding her…
Krishna and Bhakti
Krsna Protects Our Bhakti
Because Krsna wants us to enter His elite group of personal associates, He is ever eager to help us develop our love for Him. Dhruva Maharaja performed austerities to gain a kingdom…
Devotional Practice
How to remember Krsna all day
Sit down and chant and try to focus on Krishna That can utilize the first two or three hours of your day. Now for the rest of the day you want to…
Krishna and Bhakti
Surrendering To Krsna Is Prompted Not By Guilt Or Force, But By Attraction
At first, we may only philosophically understand the concept of submission to Krsna in devotional service, and in the beginning we may engage in the regulative principles of devotion only under the…
Purports and Excerpts
Prasadam Distribution : Such misconduct should not Repeat
Please accept my blessings. Now you must arrange in each temple there must be sufficient stock of prasadam for distribution. You can keep first-class cooks, two or three, and they should be…
Purports and Excerpts
What kind of attitude required to enter in Vaikuntha?
It is very nice to learn that both you and Satsvarupa have highly praised Tamala Krishna. Similarly, Tamala Krishna has also highly praised you and Satsvarupa. This attitude should be maintained amongst…
Purports and Excerpts
Why did the Goswami’S come to Vrindavan?
The human life is so valuable, and I shall waste it simply by sleeping? Therefore the Gosvamis, our predecessor gurus, they have shown. They conquered over these things, Nidra, sleeping... Nidra is…
ISKCON History
Krishna Consciousness 50 years ago
So, Hladini and I passed our days in Detroit going out every day chanting, and asking people to please join in with us. If they couldn't join us, we would explain how…
Devotional Practice
What should we do for a strong foundation in KC?
ISKCON might have some secrets, but the secret we should concern ourselves is that the secret to developing faith in Krsna is hearing. Krsna inhabits His pastimes. When He is praised, Krsna…
