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What is Pure Love?

Hare krsna! My dandvata pranam to all devotees. I am eager to know, what is pure love? I think it is undefinable, how can we start loving lord? do lover of lordd get mercy of lord as it is benefited by a devotee? what is the difference between love a

How to eat Prasadam when others have to cook for you

Hi

Me again :)

I have just finished reading A Higher Taste and have enjoyed many a prasadam meal at Govinda's now on the Sunday Feast.

I have started cooking at home and now changed my diet to a complete Vegetarian one (eggs was the last to go) however

Aham Brahmasmi

Hare Krishna

Detail information of Sanskrit

Hare Krsna (^_^)

Dandabats to all sainltly vaishnavas.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I'd like to know sanskrit langauge.

Please teach me in following questions:

1. Is Sanskrit is the language in the spiritual world and svalga lokas?

Someone says Patanja

Why do we eat Onion Seed (Kalonji)?

Dandavat

Hare Krsna !!! PAMHO

All glories to Guru and Gauranga !!!

We don't eat Onion, so why we eat onion seed (Kalonji) ? 

Impersonalist vs Personalist

Hi

I am reading the Bhagadvad Gita As It Is and I have noticed Srila Prabuhupada talks alot about Impersonalists and Personalists in relation to how they perceive God/Krishna.

Can somebody please help me to understand what these two terms actually mean

Contact with Material Nature

Hare Krishna.

In many places throughout his commentaries on the Vedic literatures, Srila Prabhupada writes that "somehow or other" we have come into contact with material nature, and that whereas the Supreme Lord knows how and why this took place, we

Songs other than those by Vaishnava Acharyas

Hare Krishna,

My father told me that "You're not supposed to listen to songs other than those by Vaishnava Acharyas". Not talking about Bollywood/Western music but any other devotional song that describes the Lord. (from an artist other than one in Ga

Can I follow Vaishnavism without acknowledgement of the demigods?

HiAnother beginner question coming up:One thing that draws me to Vaishnavism is the love for one Supreme God.This seems to me somewhat all encompassing and have even read of SP talk about Krishna Consciousness useful in other religions (if I am not m

Sharing realizations as to how we can focus on the Holy Name

Dandavats to all who may read this,Japa is so essential to our growth in bhakti. Modern lifestyles present many challenges to establishing a peaceful, disciplined mind able to concentrate and hear the Holy Name.What are some practical realizations yo

Anantha samhita book

Hare Krishna,

PAMHO !!!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

In Navadvip Mahatyam book, Srila Bhakti Vinoda Thaukura quotes references from "Anantha samhita".

Is anyone having this book. If yes, please share.

Thanks.

Ys,

Mukunda Chaitanya

When to call somebody Prabu

Hi I have noticed fellow devotees call each other Prabhu.

I am just wondering when it is ok to use this term of endearment and perhaps somebody could explain what it actually means?

Thank you as I am very new to the Movement :)

Hare Krishna!

what is Adarsh, Adarshwadi ?

Hare Krsna !!!

PAMHO

All glories to Guru and Gauranga !!!

My question is that, does doing Puja (Devotional activities) or believing in God make people adarshwadi? What is being adarshwadi? what does in actual it means? 

Does Adarshwadi means the people w

Devotee who is aPsychiatrist

Any one give me contact of a devotee psychiatrist

Person setting on VashAshana is vashdev himself

PAMHO.

Sometime we forget that the person setting on Vashashana is not a normal gross person but Vashdev himself. It is no matter how leaned or how ignorant he is, we should always see him as Vashdev.

Your servant

CHMD JPS 

Offering Jagganth without having any pride.

PAMHO.

As rathayatra is at our doorsteps, devotees are offering many things to lord Jagganth in temple. 

But sometime we see some devotees bragging over.

So my question is how do we control ourselves from this kind of thought.

What did previous sage said

Ugra Narasimha Picture

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Dandavat pranam to all devotees,

PAMHO

Wish to ask senior members, Is it disrespectful to place UgraNarasimha Picture outside the main entrance. The idea is to ward off bad/evil energies. Please advise. Some Vastu sites, say that one can pl

Practicing Krishna consciousness without a spiritual master

Is it okay to practice bhakti even without a spiritual teacher and learn through reading Srila Prabhupada's books ..

process of worship in Mangalarti , Narasimha Arti, Tulasi Arti, Darsanarti and Guru Puja

I have started to perform Mangalarti, Narasimha Arti, Tulasi Arti, Darsanarti and Guru Puja. We have a small center with few devotees. We have Gaura Nita deities.
I am performing this sewa since few days only. I was searching the process of performing

What to ask of God/Krishna?

In my journey in learning about Krishna Consciousness I am starting to realise how devotees actually talk to God.

In my observation they do not appear to ask God for anything, only to be his humble servant.

In other religions one may pray to God to hel