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…
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Philosophy
Siddhanta and theology.
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…
Guru and Initiation
Last Guru : Big Misconception
Isn't it Lord Chaitanya's desire and instruction that we disciples of Srila Prabhupada become gurus ourselves to explain and expand this great science, under the expert guidance of our beloved spiritual master,…
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…
Guru and Initiation
Surrender to Authority
The simple message of the scriptures is to give a submissive aural reception to the words of a realized soul. It is all about hearing from he who is authorized to speak…
Krishna and Bhakti
Where have you invested your emotional currency..?
Everyone of us in life has different facilities and comforts based on our past Karma but there is one asset that is equally distributed to all souls with material bodies: TIME &…
Guru and Initiation
Any damn rascal can become Guru
Guru does not mean anything extraordinary. Any damn rascal like me can become guru. You cannot question, "You are a damn rascal. How you have become guru?" (Bhagavad-gita 4.3 -- February 10,…
Scripture and Interpretation
Is Varna determined by birth?
Yes, Varna is not by birth. But then a question may arise whether it is by choice. It is certainly not by choice either. It will be established later that birth and…
