"Although God has no parents as He is eternal and is the father of everyone, yet He can agree to become someone's child - have a little baby form and a devotee to serve Him as a parent. As a parent, the parents think that they are bigger than the child.
The parents always want to protect the child. Even though Krishna is the Supreme protector of everyone. His parents always think, "I have to protect Krishna. If I don't protect Krishna, some danger will befall Krishna."Introduction - The Supreme Abode
The abode of Lord Sri Krsna is described in the Bhagavad-gita, Fifteenth Chapter, sixth verse:
na tad bhasayate suryo
na sasanko na pavakah
yad gatva na nivartante
tad dhama paramam mama
"That supreme abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by fire or electricity. Those who reach it never return to this material world."
Bhagavad Gita 15.6
This verse gives a description of that eternal sky. Of course we have a material conception of the sky, and we think of
Topic : Vision How to see God ? Ointment is applied to the eyes for clear vision. When the ointment of love of Godhead will be applied to our eyes, then with these eyes we shall be able to see God. God is not invisible. Simply like a man with cataract or any other eye disease, he cannot see. That does not mean the things do not exist. He cannot see. God is there, but because my eyes are not competent to see God, therefore, I deny God. God is there, everywhere. Srila Prabhupada, Boston, May 1st, 1969 |
On the 3rd of July, almost two thousand devotees gathered for a festival celebrating the 17th anniversary of the installation of the Deities at Moscow`s Leningradskiy Prospect temple. They also became witnesses to the rare event of a sannyasa initiation – that of thesecond Russian devotee accepting the renounced order of life.
Sannyasa is considered to be the highest spiritual rank in Hinduism in general and in the Bengali Vaishnava tradition. It means total renunciation of the world`s pleasures
Kamika Ekadasi - from BrahmA Vaivarta PurANa:
The saintly king Yudhisthira maharaj said, “Oh Supreme Lord, I have heard
from You the glories of fasting on Deva-sayani EkAdasii, which occurs
during the light fortnight of the month of AshADha. Now I would like to
hear from You the glories of the EkAdasii that occurs during the dark
fortnight (krishna paksha) of the month of ShrAvaNa (July –August). Oh
Govindadeva, please be merciful to me and explain its glories. Oh Supreme
VAsudeva, I offer my most humb
Demigod worship - A matter of lust
In the Bhagavad-gita, worship of different demigods or rendering service to them is not approved.
It is stated in the Seventh Chapter, twentieth verse:
kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah
prapadyante 'nya-devatah
tam tam niyamam asthaya
prakrtya niyatah svaya
"Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures." Here it is plainly said that those who ar
