Everyone is engaged in these material activities, and the basic principle of material activity is gṛhastha, family life. Family life, according to Vedic system, or anywhere, is responsible life to maintain the wife, children. Everyone is engaged. They think this is the only duty. “To maintain the family, that isContinue Reading
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 hand. The girl was unabashedly pointing at me across the room of the glass blower’s cabin at colonialContinue Reading
[UPDATE 12:30 GMT] Breaking news: The GBC has approved female diksa-gurus for areas self-determined by regional governing bodies. This means that the devotees responsible for ISKCON in a given geographic area will be able to say whether they will allow women to act as diksa-guru (mantropadesh guru) within their zone. The measure passed by only two votes, and there were two abstentions. 29 members of the GBC were present for the vote. Before the measure becomes official, it will be voted on by the SABHA and then will need to be vetted by ISKCON’s legal office before becoming final. The measure is expected to pass.Continue Reading
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 and taking note. When He sees fit, then in His time He will lead you to the lotusContinue Reading
There is a nice story. You’ll appreciate it. In India, especially in Bengal, there are many rivers. The land is full of rivers. Because it is on the bank of the Bay of Bengal, all rivers are falling. Therefore Bengal, the land of, especially the East Bengal, is full ofContinue Reading
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 the scene, Vaisnavism had fallen into a degraded position. He fought hard to dispel so much nonsense andContinue Reading
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 greater than that of his grandfather, Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe. By the grace of theContinue Reading
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 find some way to remember Krsna . You can, for instance do some activity like facebook in connectionContinue Reading
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 no material possession. And You have given us now so much material possession. How we can understand You?”Continue Reading
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 Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, which discusses dhyana-yoga, or meditative yoga. Texts 13-14 say: “One should hold one’s body, neck, and head erectContinue Reading