Devotional Practice
The Best and Worst of Japa
I LOVE CHANTING japa* some days. Other days, I endure chanting japa. It seems to be bliss or boredom. On the good days, I am enthralled. Krsna feels very close and very dear. Not that I'm…
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Female Diksa Gurus
Travesty
It is profoundly shocking that ignoring sastra and guru and sadhu has become a fashion. I refer to the announcement that the ISKCON GBC has evidently according to report decided to allow…
Female Diksa Gurus
FDG Revisited : A paper on the Female Diksa Guru Issue, by Ambika Devi Dasi
FDG Revisited A paper on the FDG/Female Diksa Guru Issue Evidence Ignored by SAC FDG Theory A Review of SAC FDG Paper by Ambika Devi Dasi Introduction According to religious principles,…
Religions and Interfaith
When Vedas are Misinterpreted
Religious zealots force twisted interpretations to suit their selfish propaganda A religious zealot, famed for his so-called knowledge of the Vedas, quotes Yajur Veda (32.3) to prove that God has no form. Whether God has a form or…
Farms and Cow Protection
Poor Cows
A plea for our four-legged friends Every autumn for the last few years I have been subjected to a sad and harrowing experience. Living close to a livestock farm, I have had…
Acaryas and Saints
Early Miracles Of Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Though Lord Caitanya is known as Krsna's hidden incarnation, His biographers have preserved accounts of His displays of divinity. SOON AFTER LORD CAITANYA began His movement for chanting the holy name of…
Acaryas and Saints
The Deliverance of Gopāla the Elephant
Have you ever heard about an initiated Elephant? Read it. Glory to Syamananda, the embodiment of mercy and the most kind-hearted lord of the universe. The wicked yavana ruler told the other…
Acaryas and Saints
Lord Krsna’s Order from the story of Rasikananda
All glories to Syamananda, the joy of this world, at whose lotus feet Rasikendra-candra was like a bee. He knew nothing but meditation upon Syamananda. Now I shall describe Syamananda's visit to…
Holy Places and Pilgrimage
Why Krsna Appears As Jagannatha?
In a unique form, Lord Krsna is worshiped in a famous temple In Puri and at Rathayatris there and around the world. I was born in a conservative Oriyan Vaisnava family in Puri, on…
Krishna and Bhakti
Get Bound Up and Get Freedom!
If this world is considered jail then the question comes how to come out of this jail? In general, if a criminal wants to come out of prison, he is supposed to…
