Normally when I go out for a walk, I see too many things that I do not like to see. What to do? This is material world and I am a fallen soul. Today, I had to go to a shop to buy some lemons and cucumbers. It takes at least 10 minutes to reach the shop on foot. I thought I rather walk and chant few extra rounds while walking both ways.
The worse part of Japa rounds while walking along the public roads is I get distracted by too many objects. While my lips are uttering the Mahamantra, my mi
In the material world, if one engages in chanting a material name, he will feel tired after chanting a few times. However, one can chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra all day and night and never feel tired. As chanting is increased, it will come out new and fresh. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī said that if he could somehow get millions of ears and tongues, then he could relish spiritual bliss by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
Question to Radhanath Swami: We read in Gita: Krishna says that when there is a decline in religion and an up-rise in irreligion, he descends. Look at the world today; so much of irreligion, so many problems. There is tsunami of irreligion and problems crashing against practically every living entity in the whole planet- there's an inundation. Where is God?
Radhanath Swami: Krishna has descended in this age in his name. And all the power of all the incarnations is within the name, because Krishna
Question to Radhanath Swami: How exactly does this chanting of God's holy names work?
Radhanath Swami: It begins by regular chanting, like treatment begins with regular intake of medicines. And then we try to go deeper into the holy name by living according to the qualities of a true devotee, i.e. to live our life with humility, with tolerance and forgiveness, offering honor and respect to others, while demanding no respect for ourselves. We should live by the principles of morality, we should li
Six orthodox philosophies of Vedic tradition:
1. Sankhya – Sankhya explains the evolution of natural elements from subtle to gross
2. Yoga - Patanjali’s yoga describes the eightfold method of meditation
3. Nyaya - Nyaya sets forth the techniques of logic
4. Vaisesika - Vaisesika considers the basic metaphysical categories of reality.
5. Mimamsa - Mimamsa establishes the standard tools of scriptural interpretation
6. Astavakra - tried to establish the impersonal effulgence (brahmajyoti) as the S
How do I increase my faith in Krsna?
How can our faith grow from initial interest to full conviction
Initial faith (Sraddha),
Association with pure devotees (Sadhu Sanga),
Performance of regulated devotional practices (Bhajana Kriya),
Freedom from material attachment (Anartha Nivritti) ,
Steadiness in self-realization (Nista),
A taste for Krsna Conscious activities (Ruchi),
Deepening attachment to Krsna (asakti),
Spiritual ecstasy (bhava), and
Finally prema (prema),
the highest perfection in love of God.
The best way is to hear yourself chanting the actual names, Hare Krsna mantra. This is the way to chant without losing attention. One’s mind should be fixed on the sound. As Prabhupada has written, the mouth should move. One should not slur Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna. He should not fall asleep while chanting in his so-called bhajana. As Krsna advises Arjuna in practicing yoga, “Wherever the mind wanders due to its restless and flickering nature, you have to drag it back.” So this applies to our chan
Krishna has descended in this age in his name. And all the power of all the incarnations is within the name, because Krishna is non-different from his names. We simply have to chant with proper consciousness and reciprocate with his love that has descended in his name. When Krishna physically appeared five thousand years ago, very few people recognized him. So many people considered that he was just a powerful person. Similarly, when Krishna appears in his name—without association of Krishna’s l
Question: Service to Man is Not Service to God? |
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Thank you for the great session on 8 April in Noida. But I did not like one opinion of yours. You said that it is all rubbish to think that by serving mankind we are serving God. Are you 100% sure? If you are, than what is your opinion about Mother Teresa? Her whole life was devoted to the service of mankind and she has been declared a saint. I would be very happy if you are able to satisfy me with a proper explanation. |
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Question: How to Get a Prestigious Post? |
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I want to take birth again in the human life in a prestigious post. What should I do? |
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Answer: Go Only For the Ultimate Prestigious Post |
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You should give up this foolish desire to take birth again in this material world for getting a prestigious post. The most prestigious post in this material world is the position of Lord Brahma, the lord of the universe. But even that post is miserable, as confirmed by Lord Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita, because Lor |
ISKCON Utah Celebrates Holi In A Big Way
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Every year the Hare Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, USA puts on the biggest Holi celebration in the Western Hemisphere. In 2011 the Spanish Fork Police department estimated that over 40,000 people attended in the first day alone of the two-day festival, starting on the 27th of March. Organizers carefully rationed their stash of approximately 120,000 bags of colored powder.
Attendees come from a
Modern Day Mentality – Ignorance and Foolishness
some say you live in goloka...some say in vrindavana..
but i see you in my heart ...with your divine consort...
your effulgence like sapphire rays..your bright yellow clothes...your peacock feathered crown..your lotus like eyes..your bimba fruit lips..by seeing your beauty i imagine,that how could one get attracted to someone other than you...
your lotus feet are my only shelter...your sight is my only hope..prays your humble servant kamal,may i always remain merged in your thoughts.....
