Krishna and Bhakti
Faith or Blindly-Belief
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…
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Philosophy
Siddhanta and theology.
Krishna and Bhakti
Is Violence Always Sinful?
War and bloodshed can become a glorious act if done under divine guidance. aho bata mahat papam kartum vyavasita vayam yad rajya-sukha-lobhena hantum sva-janam udyatah “Alas, how strange it is that we…
Krishna and Bhakti
WE HAVE NOT ACTUALLY FALLEN
People are running around--"Oh, I am the manager. I am the factory owner. I am this. I am that. We know his politics, we have to defeat our competitors." All these things…
Krishna and Bhakti
Cutting the Knots of Material Attachment
Our attempts at happiness in the material world keep us bound to repeated suffering, but there is a way out. bhidyate hridaya-granthish chidyante sarva-samshayah kshiyante chasya karmani drishta evatmanishvare "Thus the knots…
Guru and Initiation
Sincerity Will Bring You to Guru
Srila Prabhupada himself waited around 10 years before taking formal initiation after meeting his blessed Guruji. When you are sincere, then rest assured that Krsna is there in your heart seeing everything…
Guru and Initiation
Order and Chaos : Vaishnavism had fallen into a degraded position
There is a Bengali saying that “when the pure devotee comes, he brings order to chaos. When he leaves, chaos returns”. Srila Prabhupada told us that when Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati came on…
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…
Krishna and Bhakti
Akiñcana-gocara : Realized by a person who has no material possession
Akiñcana, Akiñcana means do not possess anything material. Akiñcana-gocara. Queen Kuntī, when she was receiving Kṛṣṇa, she said, "My dear Kṛṣṇa, You are Akiñcana-gocara. You are realized by a person who has…
Krishna and Bhakti
To love Krsna, to be loved by Krsna
Through bhakti-yoga we can finally reunite with the person we've wanted all along. A lecture given on December 12, 2000, at 26 Second Avenue in New York City, ISKCON's first temple. WE'LL READ TONIGHT from the…
Guru and Initiation
Guru-shishya parampara doesn’t Stop
Krsna has a plan to eventually spread His teachings all over the world through His devotees. Every disciple of Srila Prabhupada has his own individual responsibility to follow in the footsteps of…
