One cannot Cross the Ocean by Holding the Dog’s Tail
Free from all material conceptions of existence and never wonder-struck by anything, the Lord is always jubilant and fully satisfied by His own spiritual perfection. He has no material designations, and therefore He is steady and unattached. That Supreme Personality of Godhead is the only shelter of everyone. Anyone desiringContinue Reading
A Disciple Should Never be a Hypocrite
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Says: yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi “By the mercy of the spiritual master one is benedicted by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement.” A disciple should never be a hypocrite or be unfaithful to hisContinue Reading
Attention Parents! Mahabharata, Ramayana are Leading to Eye Injuries in Children
Ain’t you feel angry upon the title of this article? The same way I felt when I read it a headline of an article in a newspaper and other media. Cheers Parents❗ RAMAYANA AND MAHABHARATA are Re-run on Door Darshan. Earlier Newspapers were first printed then sold. Nowadays they areContinue Reading
Srila Prabhupada: Because We Elevate Mlecchas and Yavanas
Such are the criticisms that must be borne by the servants of Nārada Muni in the disciplic succession. Through the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we are trying to train young people to become devotees and return home, back to Godhead, by following rigid regulative principles, but our service is appreciated neitherContinue Reading
Narada-Muni Bajaya Vina
The seven musical notes — ṣa, ṛ, gā, ma, pa, dha and ni — are used in musical instruments, but originally they come from the Sāma Veda. The great sage Nārada vibrates sounds describing the pastimes of the Supreme Lord. By such transcendental vibrations, such as Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa,Continue Reading
Independent Woman
A woman who has no husband declares herself independent, which means that she becomes a prostitute. A prostitute generally dresses herself in various fashions intended to attract a man’s attention to the lower part of her body. Today it has become a much advertised fashion for a woman to goContinue Reading
Even Imperfect Chanting can Kill all Sinful Reactions
Therefore it should be understood that one is easily relieved from all sinful reactions by chanting the holy name of the Lord and chanting of His qualities and activities. This is the only process recommended for relief from sinful reactions. Even if one chants the holy name of the LordContinue Reading
The “Buddhafication” of Srila Prabhupada
In Sri Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya-lila 9.49, Srila Prabhupada comments on the nine truths of the Buddhists and how Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu defeated them. One of their truths is that Lord Buddha is the only source for the attainment of knowledge. In this regard, Srila Prabhupada says, According to the Buddhists’Continue Reading
Simple Way to Love the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Devotional service, beginning with the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, is the ultimate religious principle for the living entity in human society. As stated in the previous verse, dharmaṁ bhāgavatam, real religious principles, are bhāgavata-dharma, the principles described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam itself or in Bhagavad-gītā, the preliminary study of the Bhāgavatam. What are these principles? The Bhāgavatam says, dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo ’tra: in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam thereContinue Reading
Bhāgavata-Dharma: The Most Confidential Religious Principle
Lord Brahmā, Bhagavān Nārada, Lord Śiva, the four Kumāras, Lord Kapila [the son of Devahūti], Svāyambhuva Manu, Prahlāda Mahārāja, Janaka Mahārāja, Grandfather Bhīṣma, Bali Mahārāja, Śukadeva Gosvāmī and I myself know the real religious principle. My dear servants, this transcendental religious principle, which is known as bhāgavata-dharma, or surrender untoContinue Reading