Question to Radhanath Swami: We are logical and rational beings but still why do we find it so tough to identify with the soul and stop identifying with the body?
Radhanath Swami Answers: All of us are conditioned since time immemorial by our own activities and by our own choices of seeking temporary and flickering pleasures for this body. And therefore to evoke our consciousness back to the qualities of soul and build again a relationship with God will require a total transformation of our lif
The need to accept discipleship of an enlightened guru is emphasized both by tradition and by the words of the scriptures. Yet, this step on the spiritual sojourn turns out to be a squirmy one for many. The difficulty arises due to ominous thoughts of loss of freedom. Haven’t you heard of grisly tales where disciples where punished by their masters for being disobedient?
Here I narrate my tale. Long time ago, I was afflicted by what I thought was bronchitis. My hacking cough pained me, but what
We must show an alternative to the exploitation of this world. In this world poor people are beaten down by the rich people. In Krishna Consciousness we have no concern with a person’s income. We honor and respect because of his faith, devotion and humility. In materialistic society, women are exploited and denied their rights because of their weaker physical natures. In Krishna Consciousness, we are taught to honor every woman especially devotee women as a holy mother and give them great respec
"One who passes the Catumasya season without observing religious vows,austerities and chanting of japa, such a fool although living should be consideredto be a dead man." (Bhavisya Purana)"
In the month of Sravana (July , August) one should refrain from eating spinach.In th e month of Bhadra (August, September) of yogurt ,in Asvina (September, October) milk .In Karttika (October, November) meat and urad dahl." (Skanda Purana)
Visnu Rahasya (Lord Brahma to Narada Muni): "If one accepts all theseVai
हे गुरुदेव जय हो तिहारी
हम पर रहे कृपा तिहारी
भटक रहे थे हमे रास्ता दिखाया
प्रभ मिलने का रास्ता दिखाया
चरणों में आपके है दुनिया हमारी
हे गुरुदेव जय हो तिहारी
पतितपावन हे दीन बंधू
करुना निधान हो युगपुरुष आप
सबसे अलग है महिमा तिहारी
हे गुरुदेव जय हो तिहारी
चरणों में हमको जगह देदो गुरुवार
हमे अपनी किरपा का पातर बना लो
झोली फैलाये बेठे है हम तो
डारो हमपे भी इक नज़र करुनामई
हे गुरुदेव जय हो तिहारी
श्रधा के फूल भक्ति का भोग
जलाये ह्रद
Merciful Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadev in Our Life
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Please accept our humble pranams! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev !!
 We had a very successful opening of the Japa Room yesterday....at one stage 26 devotees were in attendance and many good questions and comments were made in the chat room. One very good question was about the time when we should chant - someone asked is it OK to make up our rounds the next day if we had a busy day?....and another about chanting half our Japa quota before going to work and chanting the rest when returning home. It got me thinking about the importance of rising as early as possible
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Srila Prabhupada explains that, sleep is only to recover from the fatigue due to working hard. The devotees are meant to work very hard. Devotees must never be lazy. All the great acharyas condemn laziness. When we are lazy, we are just opening the doors for Maya to rush into our mind and take complete control. Therefore we must be very active, we must be very busy in hearing the glories of the Lord, in chanting the glories of the Lord and in rendering service by executing the instructions of t
Question: How Can Krishna Not Know His Potency? |
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Gurudeva, I request you to enlighten me on this phrase: "The wonderful potency of the Supreme Lord Krishna is bewildering even to the jugglers. That potential power is unknown even to the self-sufficient Lord, so it is certainly unknown to others." |
