Who Are Brāhmaṇas And What Are Their Qualifications?

The Vedas are My(Lord Himself) eternal transcendental sound incarnation. Therefore the Vedas are śabda-brahma. In this world, the brāhmaṇas thoroughly…

Eight symptoms of a jivan-mukta, a person who is already liberated

This is the way of Vedic life. One must stop the process of repeated birth and death and return home,…

• Mission and Cultural Change
• Scripture and Interpretation

On taking sides

Taking Krishna’s side defines us as Krishna’s devotees. Taking a different side defines us as something different. Krishna’s side is…

What happens when someone sees the Lord face to face?

It is distinctly mentioned here that the Supreme Personality of Godhead did not appear as an ordinary human being. He…

HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami : Please Do Not Take Initiation From Me

Lecture on SB 1.5.25, Recorded on 31 October 2019 at Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Please click here to watch the video

What is the best benediction we can ask for and How to get that?

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has taught us how to approach the Supreme Lord and ask Him for the ultimate benediction. He…

• Purports and Excerpts
• Varnasrama-dharma

Why did HDGSP a sannyasi took part in the marriage ceremonies?

Sometimes we are criticized because although I am a sannyāsī I have taken part in the marriage ceremonies of my disciples. It…

How Srila Prabhupada Viewed Women

Srila Prabhupada had a definite vision of the role of women - grihini - in society, and that FDG is…

• Modern World
• Purports and Excerpts

Who is The Real Thief ?

Kuntī says that this intoxication position, madaḥ, edhamāna-madaḥ (SB 1.8.26), increasing, pumān, such person, naivārhati, they cannot feelingly address, "Jaya…

Cutting the Knots of Material Attachment

Our attempts at happiness in the material world keep us bound to repeated suffering, but there is a way out.…