Varnasrama and Society

Never Ending Festival of Our Lives

In Rigveda 1 051 08 it is said: vi jānīhyāryān ye ca dasyavo barhiṣmate randhayā śāsadavratān | śākī bhava yajamānasya…

8 years ago

Culture of How to Know Dharma

vedaḥ smṛtiḥ sadācāraḥ svasya ca priyamātmanaḥ | etaccaturvidhaṃ prāhuḥ sākṣād dharmasya lakṣaṇam || Manu 2.12 || The Veda, the Smṛti,…

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Family attachment is the greatest impediment

Lecture on SB 7.6.8 — New Vrindaban, June 24, 1976 So family attachment is the greatest impediment in the matter…

8 years ago

To Become Vaishnava

So – in other words – the rascals, who are not situated in varnasrama, should not do it. They should…

8 years ago

Be a Warrior

I had a talk with my son. He wanted to go to special forces. I thought for a while. Go…

8 years ago

Do Not Amend!

Latest I have met so many ignorant statements from the side of people – especially from converted western vaisnavas –…

8 years ago

Food and Poison

There was a story. One day one devotee Bhagavān Ācārya invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to dine at his home. Thus…

8 years ago

Muslims are Coming!

I am getting regularly – letters via FB comments and messenger – from Indians and Bangladeshis. Regularly. From men. They…

8 years ago

Make Men, Do Not Kill Them

We say – western ideals. But they are not western ideals. Not so far away – just a hundred years…

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Live According to Varnasrama

Brahmana is a highest in varnasrama not because he may be born in a brahmana family, but because: vaiśeṣyāt prakṛtiśraiṣṭhyānniyamasya…

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