Philosophy

A win-win solution for the GBC

Below are comments I sent in to Dandavats.com shortly after they posted the GBC announcement of authorizing women diksa gurus…

7 years ago

Who is Bona Fide Spiritual Master?

Any person who seriously desires real happiness must seek a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter of him by…

7 years ago

The Symptoms of Kali-yuga

When the bad qualities of the Age of Kali will increase to an intolerable level, the Supreme Personality of Godhead…

7 years ago

3 Facts: One Becomes Peaceful And Happy

Prahlāda Mahārāja said: One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of…

7 years ago

Krsna’s Enmity And Friendship Are External Features

We should always remember the distinction between spiritual and material. That which is material is infected by material qualities, but…

7 years ago

Mystery of initiation

The following is a thread of quotes and ideas which ties together several aspects of approaching a guru and taking…

7 years ago

One’s Real Interest Lies In Returning Home, Back To Godhead

When the mind is polluted by fruitive activity, the living entity wants to be elevated from one material position to…

7 years ago

“By your mercy I will surrender” is False Pretense

Prabhupada: Surrender is willing. If you don't like to surrender who can make you obliged to surrender? Surrender is voluntary.…

7 years ago

Dhruva Maharaja got Pancaratriki Diksa

Dhruva-Mahārāja was initiated at the age of 5-years by Nārada-muni. It is interesting to ask which type of dīkṣā did…

7 years ago

Eight symptoms of a jivan-mukta, a person who is already liberated

This is the way of Vedic life. One must stop the process of repeated birth and death and return home,…

7 years ago