Śrīla Rāmānujācārya writes in his book Vedārtha-saṅgraha: evaṁ-vidha-parābhakti-svarūpa-jñāna-viśeṣasyotpādakaḥ pūrvoktāharahar upacīyamāna-jñāna-pūrvaka-karmānugṛhīta-bhakti-yoga eva; yathoktaṁ bhagavatā parāśareṇa — varṇāśrameti. nikhila-jagad-uddhāraṇāyāvanitale ’vatīrṇaṁ para-brahma-bhūtaḥ puruṣottamaḥ svayam etad…
February 28, 2020|By His Holiness R.P. Bhakti Raghava Swami How to mess up your life without varnasrama! Response to a seminar…
Varnasrama — Exceptions for Engagement Against One’s Nature emergency work and desired activities are the two exceptions to routine work…
jñāna-niṣṭhāya deyāni kavyāny ānantyam icchatā daive ca tad-abhāve syād itarebhyo yathārhataḥ One involves jñāna-kāṇḍa and karma-kāṇḍa, and the other involves upāsanā-kāṇḍa. Vaiṣṇavas never want to merge…
Revered Vaishnavas, Offering my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of anyone who has served ISKCON and also at the…
This chapter particularly describes the brahmacārī and the person in the vānaprastha stage, and it also gives a general description of the four āśramas — brahmacarya, gṛhastha,…
This chapter describes the general principles by following which a human being, and specifically one who is interested in advancing…
(HH Bhakti Charu Swami. "Ocean of Mercy," p. 198-199) --------------------------------- [Bhakti Charu Maharaja said to Srila Prabhupada:] "What you have…
The Vedas are My(Lord Himself) eternal transcendental sound incarnation. Therefore the Vedas are śabda-brahma. In this world, the brāhmaṇas thoroughly…
Sometimes we are criticized because although I am a sannyāsī I have taken part in the marriage ceremonies of my disciples. It…