Devotees Need Varņāśrama-dharma
Although devotional service is transcendental, most devotees are not fully on the transcendental stage and therefore require to practice varņāśrama-dharma. Even great acäryas, who for their own sake do not need to follow the worldly rules of varņāśrama-dharma, nevertheless act on the platform of varņāśrama-dharma to educate others. For example,Continue Reading
Learning Determination From A ‘Muslim’ – A Lecture by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami
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“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 recommends, and Vaisnava acaryas uphold, that aspiring devotees should act according to varņāśrama norms at least until they have attained the perfected stage.”[B] Śrila Prabhupāda explained: Eho bähya. Caitanya MahāprabhuContinue Reading
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 perverse manifestation as ásura- varņāśrama, the caste system based solely on birth.” Devotees must clearly understand this difference, both to disabuse others and to not themselves re-create a new kindContinue Reading
The Mystery of Lord Krishna’s Birth
First of all, Wish you a very Happy Krishna Janmashtami – The Appearance day of Lord Sri Krishna Many residents of Mathura believe that Lord Krishna appeared in Mathura, but the residents of Vrindavan know that He was born in Vraja, in Gokula. Yet Srimad-Bhagavatam states that Lord Krishna appeared inContinue Reading
To Name or Not to Name
“Srila Prabhupada instructed both to avoid naming philosophical adverseries and charlatans, and also to openly name and attack certain cheaters. Which of these approaches to follow poses a dilemma. On the one hand, not naming them helps to keep the discussion more philosophically focused, which is actually the point, sinceContinue Reading
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 that not all were ready to fully follow him. Knowingly or unknowingly, numerous devotees carry with them the baggage of worldviews developed from the speculations of various demons (Darwin, Marx,Continue Reading
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 the grave, that there is both sin and piety, which derive from an ultimate, transcendent standard of good and evil. The moral relativist sees no wrong in, for instance, homosexualContinue Reading
