Amid corona Epidemic, a tiny virus has proved that our so-called scientific advancement is just another deception. The modern society’s education and information system contributed to building one more hoax that materialism, consumerism can lead to a contented society. Today I came across a picture on social media. ItContinue Reading
ॐ सुरभ्यै नमः OṀ Surabhyai Namaḥ! All glories to Mother Surabhi! All glories to Varnasrama Dharma! Beautiful photos from ISKCON Zurich devotees. They held a special Go-Puja at Vaikuntha Farm in Zurich, Switzerland to participate in the Global Go-Vrishabha Puja to officially inaugurate the Varnasrama College — ONLINE. ISKCON ZurichContinue Reading
This is the first reason why devotees living in cities try to avoid going to the farm community. Devotees think that they are living in a city for so many years and suddenly without all comforts of the city, they would not be able to perform devotional activities with aContinue Reading
Srila Prabhupada wanted to establish Farm Communities on a Larger Scale. But generally, devotees do not act or even do not discuss this topic due to their big assumption, ‘Why we are the only ones doing?’. Now, if someone tries to discuss Farm Community Projects, fellow devotees say that why onlyContinue Reading
February 28, 2020|By His Holiness R.P. Bhakti Raghava Swami How to mess up your life without varnasrama! Response to a seminar given in Mayapur during ILS entitled “How to mess up your life with varnasrama. In as much as the absence of Bhagavat Dharma, known as spiritual sva-dharma, (in ISKCON “Krishna consciousness”)Continue Reading
Varnasrama — Exceptions for Engagement Against One’s Nature emergency work and desired activities are the two exceptions to routine work Three Subdivisions of Prescribed Duties As far as prescribed duties are concerned, they can be fitted into three subdivisions, namely routine work, emergency work and desired activities.” (Purport by A.C.BhaktivedantaContinue Reading
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, vānaprastha and sannyāsa. In the previous chapter, the great saint Nārada Muni has described the varṇa institution of society, and now, in this chapter, he will describe the stages of spiritual advancement in the four āśramas, whichContinue Reading
This chapter describes the general principles by following which a human being, and specifically one who is interested in advancing in the spiritual life, can become perfect. By hearing about the characteristics of Prahlāda Mahārāja, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira became extremely pleased. Now he inquired from Nārada Muni about the actual religionContinue Reading
Prahlāda Mahārāja said: One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of life — in other words, from the tender age of childhood — to practice the activities of devotional service, giving up all other engagements. The human body is most rarelyContinue Reading
When the mind is polluted by fruitive activity, the living entity wants to be elevated from one material position to another. Generally, everyone is involved in working hard day and night to improve his economic condition. Even when one understands the Vedic rituals, he becomes interested in promotion to heavenlyContinue Reading