Help Bhumi in Her Time of Need
Help Bhumi in Her Time of Need: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bhumi Dear Friends, We’re making this appeal on behalf of our dear godsister Bhumi Devi Dasi. Last year she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and has since undergone several grueling treatments including major surgery and chemotherapy. This has left her with cripplingContinue Reading
Health update on H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja – August 30, 2020
Dear Maharajas, Prabhus, Matajis, Disciples and wellwishers of HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja, I am writing this note to allay any speculation or confusion surrounding the health situation of Guru Maharaja. As on date, Maharaja has been diagnosed as Covid Positive. He had fluctuating fever for the last few weeksContinue Reading
Āryans – Who Strictly Follow the Principles of Bhāgavata-dharma
My dear Lord, one’s occupational duty is instructed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā according to Your point of view, which never deviates from the highest goal of life. Those who follow their occupational duties under Your supervision, being equal to all living entities, moving and nonmoving, and not considering high andContinue Reading
Sri Vamana Dvadashi: Appearance Day of Lord Vamanadeva
Lord Vamanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation Shrimad Bhagavatam 8the Canto 18th Chapter Summary This chapter describes how Lord Vamanadeva appeared and how He went to the sacrificial arena of Maharaja Bali, who received Him well and fulfilled His desire by offering Him benedictions. Lord Vamanadeva appeared in this world from theContinue Reading
Sacrifice of Animals – Recommendation or Restriction?
Any religious system but the process of bhāgavata-dharma — service as an eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead — is a system of envy of one’s own self and of others. For example, there are many systems of religion in which animal sacrifices are recommended. Such animal sacrifices are inauspiciousContinue Reading
Varņāśrama-dharma for Overcoming Sex Desire
A few years after Srila Prabhupada’s establishing of ISKCON, it became apparent that many of his disciples, despite having practiced devotional service for some time, would again fall away. Such is common in the West, where the fever of sense gratification is so high that certain sinful practices, such asContinue Reading
Homosexual Marriage in ISKCON is NOT Fake News: The Threat is Real
From Bhakti Purushottama Maharaja (JPS, GBC) on the WhatsApp ICC Informal Discussions Group on 27 August 2020.: https://akincana.net/2019/08/03/iskcon-performs-the-first-hare-krishna-gay-marriage-cerimony-in-brazil/ “Received this strange and appalling forward from a devotee asking for the credentials about this as it’s been widely circulated. This may be a propaganda to defame ISKCON.” [The above “forward” MaharajaContinue Reading
God is One, and God is for Everyone
viṣama-matir na yatra nṛṇāṁ tvam aham iti mama taveti ca yad anyatra viṣama-dhiyā racito yaḥ sa hy aviśuddhaḥ kṣayiṣṇur adharma-bahulaḥ Being full of contradictions, all forms of religion but bhāgavata-dharma work under conceptions of fruitive results and distinctions of “you and I” and “yours and mine.” The followers of Śrīmad-BhāgavatamContinue Reading
Radhashtami: Srimati Radharani Appearance Day
Shri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is stated in the Svetasvatara Upanishad (6.8) “The Supreme Lord has multipotencies, which act so perfectly that all consciousness, strength and activity are being directed solely by His will”. The material world, where we are now living, is called bahir-anga-sakti, theContinue Reading
The Pure Devotional Service
jitam ajita tadā bhavatā yadāha bhāgavataṁ dharmam anavadyam niṣkiñcanā ye munaya ātmārāmā yam upāsate ’pavargāya O unconquerable one, when You spoke about bhāgavata-dharma, which is the uncontaminated religious system for achieving the shelter of Your lotus feet, that was Your victory. Persons who have no material desires, like the Kumāras, whoContinue Reading