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Question: Why Lord Shiva Smokes Marijuana?

My dear Gurudeva,

I beg to clarify a doubt. A Muslim friend of mine argued that Lord Shiva is considered as the greatest Vaishnava, but yet he contradicts Vaishnava principles by smoking marijuana. Why does Lord Shiva smoke marijuana, even though he is considered to be the greatest Vaishnava?

Surender K.
 

Answer: He Can Smoke It, While We Cannot.

Just as the sun is so powerful it can extract water from urine without being polluted, Lord Shiva is so powerful

If a man's brain can produce a space satellite, one can very easily imagine how brains higher than a man can produce similarily wonderful things which are far superior.

      Srimad Bhagavatam 1st Canto 1st Chapter

Questions asked by devotees and answered by Bhakti Charu Swami

Questions asked by devotees and answered by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami

Question: According to this statement Srila Prabhupada tells that the souls which are expanded through the material energy of the supreme are the conditioned souls, as we know getting conditioned means thinking ourselves the enjoyer and controller because of which we are suffering. So according to that the jivas are sufferings because they were expended by mat

GBC Annual General Meeting Report- February 20th, 2011

A GBC group photo at the Temple of Vedic Planetarium site in Mayapur

The 2011 Governing Body Commission (GBC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) commenced on February 20th in the Society’s world headquarters, Mayapur, West Bengal. Madhusevita Das, this year’s GBC chairman, welcomed the GBC body, appreciating that thirty-one out of thirty-three voting GBC members were present at th

Story – The unknown fast

  In the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata, Bhishma, whilst resting on a bed of arrows and  discoursing on Dharma, refers to the observance of Maha Shivaratri by King Chitrabhanu. The story goes as follows.

 Once, King Chitrabhanu was observing a fast with his wife, and it was the day of Maha  Shivaratri. The sage Ashtavakra came on a visit to the king’s court.

The sage asked, “ O king why are you observing a fast today?” King Chitrabhanu explained the reason, as he had th

When we really feel the necessity for transcendental knowledge, or when we are eager, then our consciousness can digest it.

When food is not digested, even if it is the best food, it has minimal value - Nectar Drops

Srila Prabhupada flew from Los Angeles to San Francisco. After the slower pace of the Los Angeles center, the activities in San Francisco encouraged Prabhupada.

I think San Francisco center has been very much sanctified by unalloyed devotional service of the members here. As soon as there are sincere devotees, immediately the situation changes favorably.

The morning and evening meetings drew crowds of interested young people, and Srila Prabhupada observed: "Dancing in ecstasy is often exhibited t

Srila Prabhupada comments of Shiva Ratri and its observance:

Demon Çaìkhacüòa Killed - taken from Krsna Book

Once upon a time, the cowherd men of Våndävana, headed by Nanda Mahäräja, desired to go to Ambikävana to observe the Çiva-rätri ceremony. The räsa-lélä was performed during the autumn, and after that the next big ceremony is Holi, or the Doläyäträ ceremony. Between the Doläyäträ ceremony and the räsa-lélä ceremony there is one important ceremony called Çiva-rätri, which is especially observ