We should always remember the distinction between spiritual and material. That which is material is infected by material qualities, but these qualities cannot touch that which is spiritual, or transcendental. Kṛṣṇa is absolute, whether He is in the material world or the spiritual world. When we see partiality in Kṛṣṇa,Continue Reading

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Dhruva-Mahārāja was initiated at the age of 5-years by Nārada-muni. It is interesting to ask which type of dīkṣā did he receive from Nārada-muni. Some say it is Vaidika-dīkṣā as it was satyuga. However, if we see, Dhruva Mahārāja received dvādaśākṣara mantra—oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya—which is not a śruti mantra.Continue Reading

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The Vedas are My(Lord Himself) eternal transcendental sound incarnation. Therefore the Vedas are śabda-brahma. In this world, the brāhmaṇas thoroughly study all the Vedas, and because they assimilate the Vedic conclusions, they are also to be considered the Vedas personified. The brāhmaṇas are situated in the supreme transcendental mode ofContinue Reading

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This is the way of Vedic life. One must stop the process of repeated birth and death and return home, back to Godhead. The words tan-mahimānam avāpa are significant in this regard. Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī says that mahimā means liberation in this life. We should act in such a way in this life thatContinue Reading

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The Vedas

Religious zealots force twisted interpretations to suit their selfish propaganda A religious zealot, famed for his so-called knowledge of the Vedas, quotes Yajur Veda (32.3) to prove that God has no form. Whether God has a form or not according to Vedic scriptures is a secondary point. It’s more important to first question the authenticity ofContinue Reading

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