Sense Gratification Is for the Birds
If some danger were to come now, we humans might be victims, but a bird would immediately fly away. So the bird has better facility for defense. Is it not?
A Feast for Lord Caitanya
Advaita Acarya offered to the Deity of Lord Krsna the feast his wife had prepared. Pleased to see the gorgeous arrangement for Krsna’s pleasure, Lord Caitanya expressed His great satisfaction. Then He humbly sat down to one side, expecting to take a small portion of the offering.
A Passage to the Real India
News of tragedy from India shocked the world—first, the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi followed by mass murders and mayhem, then, hardly a month later, the catastrophic poisonous gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal.
Lord Caitnaya: A Place Among God’s Friends
Lord Caitanya enjoys a reunion with some of His dear friends. He was at this time living in the coastal city of Puri on the Bay of Bengal in the state of Orissa, and His quarters were near the compound of the famous temple of Jagannatha.
All Religions are the Same — Letters
Religions are much the same, it appears. The same claims seem to run through all of them: “Believe and obey, and good things will come to you. Don’t ask for proof, but accept religion on faith, for this is the only requirement of God.”
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When the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared before Bali Maharaja as a dwarf brahmana, He begged Bali for three steps of land. To Bali, who ruled a vast empire, this seemed like surprisingly little to ask for.
We Are All Eternal Servitors of Krsna
Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that the actual identity of every living creature is that he is the eternal servant of God. If one thinks like that—”I am no one else’s servant: my business is to serve God.”—then he is liberated.
The Sources of Misery
From the highest planet in the material world, down to the lowest, all are places of misery, where repeated birth and death take place.
The Cure for All Despondency
Even if one has achieved great success in business, or has amassed great wealth, a nice family, fame, or any amount of worldly or mystical power, still dissatisfaction at the inner core of one’s being is liable to occur.
New Vrndavana: The West’s First Krsna Conscious Community
You have New York, New England, and so many ‘New’ duplicates of European countries in the USA–why not import New Vrndavana in your country?
Knowledge of the Absolute
In the Seventh through the Twelfth chapters Krsna gives an elaborate description of the Supreme Personality Himself, His nature and manifestations.
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As a child, Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, almost daily fulfilled His promise that He would always protect His devotees.
ISKCON Fiji
The young children flock to the sound of the holy name and shout with clarity and volume, ‘Hare Krsna!’ The temple is packed on Sundays. Fijian girls dance joyfully to Hare Krsna. Krsna is so kind to us!
Holy Rathayatra Festival in London
The mammoth chariot lumbered down through the heart of London, while on all sides thousands chanted and danced in ecstasy. Piccadilly Circus overflowed with the masses who lined the streets and sidewalks. The giant tower, over 50 feet high, swayed precariously as Lord Jagannatha’s Rathayatra car moved slowly towards Trafalgar Square. From between the buildings […]
Elevation to the Pure Life
Everyone is hankering after happiness and pleasure, and when one’s existence is purified he will be placed on the transcendental platform and will be able to enjoy eternal happiness.
Holy Rathayatra Festival in Tokyo
In the tradition of Lord Caitanya, the Rathayatra Festival was celebrated by ISKCON devotees in Tokyo. The Supreme Lord Sri Krsna’s realm is everywhere, and the chanting of the holy name Hare Krsna is universal because it is transcendental to all material designations.
Krsna, Our Dearmost Friend
Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is our dearmost friend. By Krsna is meant God. Krsna means all-attractive, for how can God be God if He does not have all attractive qualities in full?
Govinda: The Primal Cause
Krsna who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes.
Attaining the Supreme
The Eighth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita begins with a series of seven questions. Arjuna asks, “What is Brahman?” “What is fruitive activity?” “What is the material manifestation?” “What are the demigods?”
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Lord Jaganatha please be visible to me. Indeed, You alone know Yourself by Your own potencies, O origin of all, Lord of all beings, God of gods, O Supreme Person, Lord of the universe!