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Some may be born with extraordinary qualities whilst some may be too ordinary. Some may have magnetic persona while some may not attract the attention of others. Every individual possess certain qualities and do not posses certain other qualities. However one quality which is inherent in every living being irrespective of his caste, creed, religion, gender and wealth is his ability to love. Love is the innate quality of a soul.

Every soul has the ability to love and also be loved. Love makes us h

So we are not aware what is the aim of life. So Krsna is very kind. He therefore comes. He came just before the beginning of this Kali-yuga, the most fallen age, and left for us the Bhagavad-gita. And then, after Him, after His departure... It is said in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, "After departure of Krsna from this planet to His own abode, the principle of religion and knowledge, where it is kept?" So the answer is: "It is kept in the Srimad-Bhagavatam." Adhuna udita. So Krsna is nondifferent from

Realization of One's Ineligibility

Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev!

We recently came across a powerful statement of Srila Bhakti Siddantha Saraswati Thakur Maharaj - "The root of it all is humility or the due realization of one’s ineligibility. If our unfitness for devotional service is revealed to us eith

Acceptance

I tried something different with my japa today.

This is a very crude attempt to describe it verbally.

Up until now I have been trying to think about focussing on the sound of the mantra and not getting caught up in my thoughts.

Often it feels like a constant battle. The current of my thoughts and emotions carries me out of the present moment, until I realize I'm not in the present moment and I bring myself back to the present, to the simple awareness of the sound of my voice, the syll

This is beginning of successful life. Adau sraddha, this sraddha, or this niscayatmika buddhi, or vyavasayatmika buddhi, is the beginning of spiritual life. If one has no faith in the words of the authorities, then he has no hope. Samsayatma vinasyati. Vinasyati means he does not get any chance to enter into spiritual life. We are in the material world. We are... Vinasyatsu. We are in an atmosphere of being finished. That everyone, we know. This body... I am concerned with this body, and the bod

Pearl Drops

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

January 23, 1970

Swami A.C. Bhaktivedanta

Dear Swamiji:

Thank you very much for sending me a copy of your letter to the Los Angeles Times, now also published in the Daily Californian. I think you will agree with me that apart from publicity, little is gained by discussing religious or philosophic issues through interviews and letters in the press; but allow me to make two brief observations.

First, I know that devotion to Kr

chanting hare krishna is very joy full and have my satisfaction and also unexpressed feeling i had ji

Fire of Bhakti - 5

Srila Prabhupada was sent by the Lord to fulfil Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s prediction "Prtvithe ache yata nagaradi grama, sarvatra pracara haibe more nama" - In every town and village of the world, My name will be heard. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura wrote in his Sajjona-tosani, “Soon there will be a time when the chanting of Krishna’s name will be heard in England, France, Russia, Germany and America.”

In 1965, at the age of 69, when ordinary persons are thinking of retirement, he left Vrindavan &

The River Yamuna….. Millions have depended on it since eternity, millions still do. 

Rivers are natural resources to the world. 

The river Yamuna is one of the two biggest rivers (other being Ganges) which flow through the world’s largest river basin- The Ganga river Basin. This basin area is approximately 1,086,000 square kilometers and has a population of 500 million. This area is also the land to one of the most ancient civilization known.

Officially Dead -  Ironically, the river once pride of I

Fire of Bhakti - 4

Even one wrong habit can disturb your health permanently. We all know drinking spoils the liver,smoking spoils the lungs,I have been proud about having no such vice, but one thing got me down- chocolates. Being a non-smoker,non-alcoholic,and a pure vegetarian,I was sure things would work out fine on my health front, but I was in for a shock.I had developed a habit of munching chocolates whenever I got a chance.I would make sure the chocolate did not contain eggs, and would then feast on them.Thi

What is Kumbh Mela

Kumbh Mela will be the largest human gathering on the earth. Last time, 70 million people visited the festival site. This festival is celebrated in the cities of Allahabad (Prayag), Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik, Indiaand happens once every 12 years in each city. In January 2013, Kumbh Mela will be held at Allahabad.  Don't miss this opportunity; plan your itinerary now.  you will get the latest updates on Maha Kumbh Mela festival with photos and videos direct from the festival 

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

It is natural that a philosophical mind wants to know about the origin of the creation. At night he sees the stars in the sky, and he naturally speculates about their inhabitants. Such inquiries are natural for man because man has a developed consciousness which is higher than that of the animals. The author of Srimad-Bhagavatam (Vyasadeva) gives a direct answer to such inquiries. He says that the Lord Sri Krishna is th