Faith or Blindly-Belief
There is a story of Narada Muni, who was once asked by a brahmana: “Oh, you are going to meet the Lord? Will you please ask Him when I’m going to get…
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There is a story of Narada Muni, who was once asked by a brahmana: “Oh, you are going to meet the Lord? Will you please ask Him when I’m going to get…
In India’s recent history, there were certainly many Vaiṣṇavas who were devoted, learned, and renounced. However, the fact remains that only Śrīla Prabhupāda was sufficiently qualified to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over…
"Prabhupāda: Hitler one side, fought with the Britishers, smashed them. This is one cause. Another cause = Hitler helped Subhas Chandra Bose to organize I.N.A. Two causes, the Britishers to go away.…
Everyone knows that Śrīla Prabhupāda thought big: “Take over the world with Kṛṣṇa consciousness.” But Prabhupāda also thought small. He did not like over-centralization or top-heavy management. When he saw devotees in…
The very first supporting argument in the recent GBC resolution concerning female devotees becoming gurus contains the following sentence: "So I hope that all of you, men, women, boys and girls, become spiritual…
Kuntī says that this intoxication position, madaḥ, edhamāna-madaḥ (
War and bloodshed can become a glorious act if done under divine guidance. aho bata mahat papam kartum vyavasita vayam yad rajya-sukha-lobhena hantum sva-janam udyatah “Alas, how strange it is that we…
Ambarisa Dasa (Alfred Ford) is the great-grandson of Henry Ford. He was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1973. A disciple welcomes the challenge of fulfilling a difficult order from his spiritual master. Back…
A Reply to the GBC Action Order 305 (2009)
People are running around--"Oh, I am the manager. I am the factory owner. I am this. I am that. We know his politics, we have to defeat our competitors." All these things…