The individual living being exists in a relationship between that which is him and that which is not him. Those who find this relationship painful and want to remove the pain sometimes deny this relationship by stating that the individual self is all that exists and therefore there is no such thing as relationship. They posit a self which exists in an impersonal, formless, relationshipless oneness and imagine that they have become liberated from all the pain of relationship. However, since our v

Let’s follow the gorgeous emerald-pillar to the kunja

Verse 57

Translation

My dear friend, look there, Who is That walking slowly on the path of Gokul? He is alone and has a crown of peacock-feather; His body is as gorgeous as an emerald pillar; His face has a swee

Sankirtana Party and distribution of our magazines and books is our real program. Other things are secondary. (Letter to Satsvarupa, Moscow, 21 June, 1971)

-By.H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Preach to an enthusiastic audience

"For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me."—Bg. 18.68

Dear Prabhus and Maharajas,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, who gave us the sacred mission to spread Krishna consciousness to the best of our ability.

I'm writing to invite you to preach to an audience eager to hear about Krishna consciousness: the readers of Back to Godhead. F

Bhakti Swaroop Damodar Swami

Entering the grihasta ashram is not just for sense enjoyment, but it is to have a son like Dhruva Maharaja, a son like Bhaktisiddanta Prabhupada, a son like our Prabhupada so that you can also be transferred to the kingdom of God. It is very important. You should train your children, especially if you have a son it is your duty to train your son to be a perfect brahmacari from the very childhood. Not that he should be entangled in this material world any longer. It i

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

Many a times we all must have come across people who actually become happy when others are in distress. Or may be their happiness lies in only seeing others in distress and unhappiness. I personally have witnessed such crooked smile which enlightens one's face after giving some trouble to a person who has never counteracted. Some people are very much satisfied to see that peopl

One particularly illuminating lesson from the forest comes in the form of the Himalayan musk deer. The musk deer is referenced in Sanskrit poetry and philos

Tomorrow you become a big preacher, don’t take the credit, give it to Guru and Krishna.
Whenever we would go to Prabhupada and thank him and glorify him for the
service he had done he would say, ‘I have done nothing. This is all happening
due to the mercy of my Guru Maharaj and Krishna’.(Bhagavad-gita 7.3 ), Moscow,
19.05.2001

-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

Took a bath despite to the type of whether,

Waking up when the Sun was not there.

Oh, yes! Before swept cleanly the floor,

Meditating that God will love me for.

Wearied my sari and put tilak,

Also kajal, decoration to my eyes and hair.

Opened Altar to meet my Lord there,

Or correctly, to be seen by Him here.

Paid obeisance with lots of prayers,

Which I copied from Acharias previous.

"Oh Lord! You are only shelter…" and so on,

"Please, don't neglect Your child alone!"

Sang Samsara with held up ha

The narration of Govardhana’s Avirbhava, or appearance, in this world and the receiving of the name of "Giriraja" is described in the second chapter of the Vrndavana-khanda of the Garga-Samhita, by Sri Gargacaraya. In a counsel of wise and elderly gopas of Vraja that included Nanda Maharaja and his brother Sananda amongst the discussion, the previously mentioned topics were debated upon. Pandu and Bhisma raised the questions for discussion, and the narration was then told by Sananda to Nanda Ma