So we have to understand the activities of Krsna. He's not dull-headed, nirakara. Why nirakara? He is acting in so many ways, and who acts in different ways unless he's a person? This is the conclusion. Unless He's a person, how He can act in so many different ways, according to circumstances? Just like we are receiving so many letters from different centers. So unless I am a person, how can I give direction? It is not a dull stone. So Krsna is not dull stone. Therefore we have to study Krsna's

Appointment with Krishna 3/12

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

Last week in Abu Dhabi, it was our great fortune that we could have the association and blessings of our spiritual master, His Holiness Mahavishnu Gosvami Maharaja who opened our eyes by explaining how material association disturbs our spiritual existence. We always hanker for association, which is not desirable, and to overcome this we need constan

Srila Prabhupada: The siddha-pranali process is followed by a class of men who are not very authorized and who have manufactured their own way of devotional service. They imagine they have become associates of the Lord simply by thinking of themselves like that.

This external behavior is not at all according to the regulative principles. The so-called siddha-pranali process is followed by the prakrita-sahajiya, a pseudosect of so-called Vaishnavas. In the opinion of Rupa Gosvami, such activities

The following quotes given by his Divine grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on astrology. He advised to put more faith and reliance on Krsna.

3/24/74 BG Bombay :

Tamala Krshna:What is the position of astrology in Krshna consciousness?
Srila Prabhupada: Astrology is a science. Krshna consciousness has nothing to do with astrology, but it is the general custom that as soon as a child is born the astrologers come. That is the Indian system, Vedic system.

05/03/69 Lecture: Boston, Massachusetts :

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The teaching of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati on raganuga-bhakti is, that ajata ruci (without taste) raganuga sadhakas (practitioners) should adopt the methods of raganuga sadhana that they are qualified to adopt in proportion to their development of sacred greed (lobhamayi sraddha), while following the angas (limbs) of vaidhi bhakti (regulated devotional service).

This follows Sri Jiva Goswami's Bhakti-sandarbha 311

ajata-tadrsa-rucina tu sad-visesa adaramatradrta 
raganugapi vaidhi-samvalitaivanus he

The Spiritual Form of the Self

by Sriman Muralidhar das

Following is a critique of the philosophy of the Radha Kunda babajis who teach that when a disciple comes to a guru he should be "given" a spiritual body of a manjari. In this article, the author carefully presents the teachings of Prabhupada Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur who taught that this "siddha pranali" system of worship is a concoction and a deviation from the ways of devotion taught by Sri Rupa-Sanatana.

A significant aspect

Appointment with Krishna 2/12

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

The following are some of the nectarean instructions given by our beloved Guru Maharaja in Abu Dhabi during his recent yatra here.

Means of Conquest:
All of us want to conquer everything. But we do not know the means of conquest. Srimad Bhagavatam is the very means of conquest. In Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.4, it is said,

naaraayanam namaskrtya
naram cai

VRAJ KI KHOJ

We are happy to inform the devotees and the general public that with blessings of Srila Prabhupada of ISKCON, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi,  Gaurang Institute for Transcendental Awakening (GITA), has made a 2 hours + movie on history of Vraj, titled ‘Vrak Ki Khoj’, the 3 minute demo of which can be viewed by invoking the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmih8y435Cg

          CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU IN 'VRAJ KI KHOJ'

H.G. Jitamitra Prabhu, Senior Pre

Who Exactly Is God?

First we have to know the Qualities of God

God is the most powerful person, no one can defeat God in anyway.

God is the most beautiful person, no one is more beautiful than God.

God is the most loving person, he is the nicest guy around.

God is the most merciful person, he doesn’t send anyone eternally to hell.

God is the most forgiving person, he gives us unlimited chances (reincarnation).

God is the most caring person, he even cares for the animals like cows, pigs, chickens etc. (

‘Some are born great. Some are made great. Some attain greatness. Some strive hard but do not become great.’ This applies to the lives of Bhakta also. Mangal attained greatness in this fashion.

Once upon a time there lived a pious Brahmin called Ramadasu in a village near Krishnaveni river. He had a son called Bilva Mangal. The father brought him up in the true orthodox way. He was trained in the Shastras. His upbringing and the religious training moulded him into a kind natured, soft-spoken, god

Krsna says, karmany evadhikaras te ma phalesu kadacana: "You can go on. You can go on with your business, but don't expect the fruit of the business." Ma phalesu. He indirectly says, "The fruit should be given to Me." Ma phalesu kadacana: "Don't expect the fruit." Suppose you grow a nice mango tree, and there will be fruit, nice fruit. So according to Bhagavad-gita, it is said, ma phalesu kadacana: "You don't take the fruits." "Oh? Such a nice mango tree I have nourished in so many years. Now th

There are two kinds of living entities:

• one is called ksara, and the
• other is aksara.

Appointment with Krishna 1/12

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

We were really very fortunate to be with Srila Gurudeva whose unlimited compassion overwhelmed us with the nectarean ocean of Krishna's names, qualities and pastimes, in spite of scorching summer. Maharaja is completely transcendental to the material atmosphere as he is fixed in transcendence. The often repeated crime by us (not a mistake) is to con

Introduction

yam imam puspitam vacam

pravadanty avipascitah

veda-vada-ratah partha

nanyad astiti vadinah

kamatmanah svarga-para

janma-karma-phala-pradam

kriya-visesa-bahulam

bhogaisvarya-gatim prati

Bg 2.42-43

Men of small knowledge are very much attached to the flowery words of the Vedas, which recommend various fruitive activities for elevation to heavenly planets, resultant good birth, power, and so forth. Being desirous of sense gratification and opulent life, they say that there is nothing more than

Difference between God & Dog

We often walk across from big bungalows to small houses; where we see that the statues/idols of God are put at the entrance of the house in a small – one or two feet cabin with a zero watt bulb on the head of the idol / statue.

Depending on their livelihood; people live in a palatial; luxurious; comfortable houses with chairs, sofa sets; divans; foam beds; ACs; PCs; having a living room, dining room, bedroom and even the bathrooms – a very spacious ones.  But coming