A Few Words on Lord Sri Krishna
Krsna is there intimately at every moment within our hearts, and He is aware of our every thought, “as one smells the aroma of a rose.” We always forget this, and thus all our problems in the material atmosphere begin. Of course, if i tell you “Krsna is there insideContinue Reading
The Jiva is Better than the Material Energy, But the Material Energy is Bigger
Everyday there are innumerable choices to make. So to develop this mood of surrender to Krsna we can practice making the right choices, though some of them can be difficult. Krsna informs us in the Bhagavad gita that our activities in sense enjoyment and our attraction to material opulence bewildersContinue Reading
Ocean of Sharks
The ocean of nescience is very difficult to cross because it is infested with many dangerous sharks. Although those who are nondevotees undergo severe austerities and penances to cross that ocean in search after happiness, recommendation is that we simply take shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord, byContinue Reading
Culture of How to Know Dharma
vedaḥ smṛtiḥ sadācāraḥ svasya ca priyamātmanaḥ | etaccaturvidhaṃ prāhuḥ sākṣād dharmasya lakṣaṇam || Manu 2.12 || The Veda, the Smṛti, the Practice of cultured Men, and what is agreeable to oneself—these directly constitute the fourfold means of knowing Dharma. So, but there are few more points to consider in understandingContinue Reading
Family attachment is the greatest impediment
Lecture on SB 7.6.8 — New Vrindaban, June 24, 1976 So family attachment is the greatest impediment in the matter of advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but if the whole family is Kṛṣṇa conscious, that is very nice. Just like Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. He was a family man, but all of the,Continue Reading
First Deserve, Then Desire
Letter No. 18 To Billy Reyburne 3.12.72 Regarding your question about writing songs about Krishna, this is not very important thing. You can write, but one cannot take it very seriously. If any Vaisnava is writing song about Krishna, that should be from one who himself has realized Krishna, justContinue Reading
To Become Vaishnava
So – in other words – the rascals, who are not situated in varnasrama, should not do it. They should not represent Lord Caitanya – who was exemplary follower of varnasrama by Himself. Such shaktas and sahajiyas, such asuras in a dress of devotees should not DO IT. When weContinue Reading
The Museum of The Hare Krishna Movement?
c/o mayesvara dasa ACBSP, Ojai Ca. 93023 (805) 640-0405 mdjagdasa@gmail.com Nov. 2018 Those of us who appreciate the magical potency of what Srila Prabhupada gave us know that a miracle of colossal historic importance occurred in the late 1960’s. At that time His Divine Grace came and ignited a worldwideContinue Reading
Be a Warrior
I had a talk with my son. He wanted to go to special forces. I thought for a while. Go to Army? Learn how to run, shoot, kill? Go to war? To Die with a smile on your Face… for a benefit of rulers of the world? Or to dieContinue Reading