Lord Nrisimhadeva Appearance Day
Prayer to Lord Nrsimha (from Shri Dasavatara-stotra, p. 97) tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-srngam dalita-hiranyakasipu-tanu-bhrngam keshava dhrta-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisa hare “O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one can easily crush a wasp betweenContinue Reading
Conclusion of Ajamila’s Story
How one can become free from all sinful reactions simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord? Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura’s: Someone may say, “It may be accepted that by chanting the holy name of the Lord one becomes freed from all the reactions of sinful life. However, ifContinue Reading
March 9th, 2020 The Day the Poison Conspiracy Died
The Poison Conspiracy diatribe: “Kill Guru Become Guru” openly invited respected devotees… “…respected devotees from a variety of sectors to cooperate on an impartial investigation.” -KGBG 105 “… anyone who wants something investigated and properly dealt with they should not look to the corrupted GBC leaders, but just do itContinue Reading
The Process of Transcendental Religion
In Bhagavad-gītā (2.45) Lord Kṛṣṇa told Arjuna: traiguṇya-viṣayā vedā nistraiguṇyo bhavārjuna nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho niryoga-kṣema ātmavān “The Vedas mainly deal with the subject of the three modes of material nature. Rise above these modes, O Arjuna. Be transcendental to all of them. Be free from all dualities and from all anxieties for gain and safety, andContinue Reading
Srila Prabhupada’s Response to Mayavada within ISKCON
The most virulent type of offense surfaces when devotees harbor impersonalist views, especially the desire to become God. Svarupa Damodara Gosvami warned that in bad company even advanced devotees risk falling prey to the allurements of Mayavada philosophy. “The Mayavada philosophy presents such a jugglery of words that even a highly elevatedContinue Reading
The Platform of Spiritual Life
By following the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies or undergoing atonement, sinful men do not become as purified as by chanting once the holy name of Lord Hari. Although ritualistic atonement may free one from sinful reactions, it does not awaken devotional service, unlike the chanting of the Lord’s names, which remindsContinue Reading
…And Christians too Can’t Answer my Questions
Recently a devotee Vijay Krishna Das has seen a video on Youtube title of the video as follows: Muslims Admit: “We Can’t Answer David’s Question!” (Featuring Adnan Rashid and Mufassil Islam!) By Acts17Apologetics On April 21, 2020. Click here for Video Link Vijay Krishna Das Commented: AND YOU CAN’T ANSWERContinue Reading
Everyone is Responsible for His Own Life
Everyone engages in work with his hands, legs and other senses just to achieve a certain goal according to his concocted ideas. One tries to enjoy the five sense objects, namely form, sound, taste, aroma and touch, not knowing the actual goal of life, which is to satisfy the SupremeContinue Reading
Don’t Remain in Darkness
A man engages in sinful activities because he does not know what he did in his past life to get his present materially conditioned body, which is subjected to the threefold miseries. As stated by Ṛṣabhadeva in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (5.5.4), nūnaṁ pramattaḥ kurute vikarma: a human being who is mad after sense gratification does notContinue Reading
Slaughterhouse Education
Every year the top institute of technical education, Indian Institute of Technology (Abbreviated as IIT) conducts an entrance test. This test is taken up by more than 8 lakh students every year. To crack this examination students start preparation generally from 11th class but today parents are making their childrenContinue Reading