Varnasrama and Society

“Varņāśrama-dharma Is External” Is It?

Śri Caitanya Mahäprabhu's famous statement that varņāśrama- dharma is external (eho bāhya)[A] should be understood contextually, especially considering that sästra…

6 years ago

Śrila Prabhupāda Wanted to Introduce Divine Varņāśrama-dharma

In discussing varnāśrama-dharma, it is most important to clearly distinguish between the original, divine method (dajva. varņāśrama) and its present…

6 years ago

Srila Prabhupada’s Outlook Was Not Mundane

Many people who were dissatisfied with straight American life became attracted to Srila Prabhupäda's starkly different alternatives, but time showed…

6 years ago

Traditional Societies and the Dharmic Culture of India

Traditional societies are based on religious ethics, on the understanding that what we do today affects our future, even beyond…

6 years ago

Why I Wear Widow’s clothes

I was married for 34 years. Being born in a Brahmin smärta orthodox family, I was ingrained with traditional cultural…

6 years ago

Teaching Women Taekwondo and Giving Them Pepper-Spray is Not Empowerment

The following is an excerpt from an interview with Indira Meshram (Indira Sakhi Devi Dasi)  the author of a newly…

6 years ago

A Success and Happiness Guide for Modern Women

Bhakti Vikas Trust has recently published a new book titled “How I Achieved Real Success – A Happiness Guide for…

6 years ago

The Myth of Independent Women

Amid corona Epidemic, a tiny virus has proved that our so-called scientific advancement is just another deception. The modern society's…

6 years ago

The Hare Krishna Mahamantra: The Solution for All Problems

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, during an arrest for…

6 years ago