This kinda hit me,
The only way you can stay satisfied in this material world 0 is by accepting that you can never be satisfied in this material world.
How's that for a googly?
Is the material body, simply a bag of stool, urine, blood, mucus, and other horrible things?
Once upon a time a prince met a very beautiful young girl. Immediately upon seeing her beauty, the prince decided to marry the beautiful girl. But she didn’t want to marry him, as she knew that the prince was only interested in her material senses, her beauty, and not her real self.
The girl said to the prince “If I remove my beauty, will you still marry me?” The prince said “Yes, I am r
Story of Dhruva...
ALWAYS CHANT
" HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE, HARE RAM HARE RAM RAM RAM HARE HARE"
AND BE THE TRUE DEVOTEE OF GOD
BECAUSE IT IS PROVED THAT
KHUDA KHUD HI KARTA HAI APNE BANDE KI NIGRANI,
NAYA MANJA NAYA BISTAR NAYA DANA NAYA PAANI,
AGAR TUJHSE NA SULJHEIN TERE ULJHEY HUYE DHANDHEY,
TO BHAGWAN KE INSAAF PE CHHOD DE BANDEY,
WO KHUD HI TERI MUSHKILEY ASAAN KAREGA,
JO TU NAHI KAR SAKA USE BHAGWAN KAREGA.
ISKCON’s headquarters, Mayapur, West Bengal, India — The Mayapur Academy, which aims to train brahmanas with a focus on Deity worship, looks set to add a new building to its educational campus to accommodate its rapid growth.
In an early March meeting of the Mayapur Administrative Council, a proposal for the school to occupy three floors of a new building about to be constructed was approved.
The Academy currently finds its home on the 5,000-square-foot second floor of ISKCON Mayapur’s Chaitanya B
The Priest used to perform daily Puja and offer fesh milk to God. One day that milkmaid got late. On this priest scolded the poor girl.
"What can I do?" she said. "I start out early from my house, but I have to wait a l
The soul is eternal but the body is temporary. Thus when the body is finished (death), the soul must continue to exist in another body.
If a person kills and soon after dies himself. How can he be punished unless he takes birth again? If a sinner is sent to hell forever then how can God be merciful unless he is given another chance?
Once you had the body of a baby and now an adult. The baby body is gone but you still exist. This is reincarnation, changing bodies.
Just as you c
In 1976, Srila Prabhupada visited New Vrindavan. They were building a house
for Srila Prabhupada, and they were going to call it Prabhupada’s Palace. At
that time it was a very crude construction site, just cement and steel, and
they gave Srila Prabhupada a tour of it. One of Srila Prabhupada’s very
senior disciples, he said, “Srila Prabhupada, this is going to be your
palace. Will it be like the palaces in the heavenly planets or in Vaikuntha
where there’s no need for the sun or the moon or electric
By Kesava Krsna Dasa
We all know about avoiding prohibited foods, but may not know why, or what effects they produce. Becoming aware of such bad effects will cause us to think extra before eating more “delicious” sin.
We understand that there are difficulties faced by certain householders, especially if both husband and wife work, or are being surrounded by indifferent family members. Whatever the situation, it is worth trying to place oneself in an advantageou
By Sri Nandanandana dasa
For those of us who have traveled the length and breadth of India, there are many temples that have allowed us in and left indelible and inspiring memories for our spiritual progress. There have also been some temples who have kept us out, or even kicked us out after we have already entered, as if they do not want to share their culture with us, or anyone they feel does not meet their requirements. I can understand that to
from Back to Godhead, May-June 1994
Here’s a page full of reasons. I’ll spare you the footnotes, but each reason is fully upheld by evidence from Vedic writings likeBhagavad-gita, the Upanisads, and the Puranas.
Chanting Hare Krishna awakens love of God.
Chanting Hare Krishna brings liberation as a side benefit along the way.
When you chant Hare Krishna, you automatically develop knowledge and detachment.
Chanting Hare Krishna gets you out of the endless cyc
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna,
What's So Special About Chanting Hare Krishna?
By Nandlal
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama
Rama Rama, Hare Hare
We've all heard the Hare Krishna mantra at some time, but what the heck is so special about this mantra? Why are we supposed to spend time chanting it? What can it do for us?
First of all, let me explain a little about mantra-yoga. Mantra-yoga is actually a mystical tradition found in almost every spiritual path in the
Aindra Dasa Interview:
Another important point that I very much appreciated. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in his book, called Sri Caitanya and His Teachings, I think that’s the name of the book, or Sri Caitanya’s Teachings, yeah, Sri Caitanya’s Teachings, in that book, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati states that of the five angas of devotional service - there are sixty-four angas, fifty-nine actually, but five are reiterated for emphasis. What are they? These are mathura-vasa, bhagavata-sravana, sri-murti
One who knows the constitution of the soul, he is called brahmana. Because the soul is Brahman. Soul is not matter. So one who knows the constitution of the soul, he is called brahmana. We have already discussed this matter, that brahmana does not mean a particular class or born in a particular country. A brahmana means who knows the position of the soul, or the constitution of the soul. He is brahmana. Just like a person who is conversant with medical science. He is called medical man or a doct
Hare Krishna to all devotees.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
When I hear about Lord Krishna's pastimes, I feel Krishna is the supreme personality of godhead and so he can do anything..There is nothing as such he cannot do anything...But when I hear about Chaitanya mahaprabhu's pastimes
I feel ..ha..chaitanya mahaprabhu did that...so great is he...when he too is Lord krishna himself...
Why is this different feeling?
When discussing the topic of killing (meat eating) with Christians and Muslims. They ultimately justify killing animals for food by pointing to their scriptures. Thus the main reason why man kills for a living (meat eating) is religion. The Bible and Koran both state that animals are food. They both claim that their scripture is the word of God and thus there is absolutely nothing wrong in killing innocent animals.
This raises the question would God want man to eat m
