Religions and Interfaith
FIRE
Recently had a discussion with Muslim preachers. I made a statement, that Islam has no chance in a philosophical dispute and in the science of nature. After this statement I was immediately…
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Varnasrama-dharma
Varnasrama theory and practice, daiva varnasrama, caste vs qualification, brahmanas.
Farms and Cow Protection
Go-Puja at Vaikuntha Farm in Zurich, Switzerland
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,…
Purports and Excerpts
Certain Demoniac Sections are Disregarding the System of Varṇasrama-Dharma
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 uktavān — “svakarma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ yathā vindati tac chṛṇu” “yataḥ pravṛttir bhūtānāṁ yena…
Varnasrama-dharma
How to Mess up Your Life Without Varnasrama!
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…
Female Diksa Gurus
Varnasrama — Exceptions for Engagement Against One’s Nature
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,…
Purports and Excerpts
Two Processes by Which to Get Free From Material Bondage
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 into the existence of the Supreme; rather, they want to be everlastingly…
Female Diksa Gurus
Keep the Sun shining…
Revered Vaishnavas, Offering my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of anyone who has served ISKCON and also at the feet of those who will serve in the future, I address the…
Purports and Excerpts
The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes
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…
Purports and Excerpts
The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes
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…
Life and Memories
Varnasrama-Dharma An Absolute Necessity
(HH Bhakti Charu Swami. "Ocean of Mercy," p. 198-199) --------------------------------- [Bhakti Charu Maharaja said to Srila Prabhupada:] "What you have done is inconceivable. No one has ever achieved what you have. You…
