Bhakti — Spontaneous Love of Godhead
“Bhakti” or spontaneous loving service cannot be applied to any object within the world of three dimension but it is a thing which is absolute monopoly of the Personality of Godhead.
Mr. Bernard Shaw’s Wishful Desire
Mr. Shaw or Mahatma Gandhi both are distinguished thinkers and lead the world in respect of many things. There are other great men and scientists who are equally respected leaders of thought in the world but none of them has ever tried to solve the question of death
Mr. Churchill’s “Humane World.”
We are pleased to find that leaders of world politics such as Mr. Churchill has now a days began to think of a human world and trying to get rid of the terrible national frenzy of hate. The frenzy of hatred is another side of the frenzy of love.
Let Krsna speak for Himself
Quotes from Krsna’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is. Picture article.
Chance: There is No Such Thing
There is no such thing as chance; when we say that an event happens by chance or by accident, this simply means that we are unfamiliar with the reasons why it happens. There is a cause behind everything.
From the Reservoir of Knowledge
Since 1966, Srila Prabhupada has written literally thousands of personal letters to his disciples, answering their questions, giving them encouragement and opening their eyes to newer and newer realizations of Krsna.
The Urgent Need for Krsna consciousness
Human society is being misled by leaders who are blind, for they do not know the aim and objective of human life, which is self-realization and the reestablishment of our lost relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Krsna Is
Quotes by Srila Bhaktsiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur from Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita on the nature of Krsna.
Sleepers Awake! Summer 1966 Part Two
When Srila Prabhupada walked in to begin kirtana, he looked at the newly decorated temple and showed surprise. “Ah, you are advancing,” he said. “This is very nice. This is Krsna consciousness.”
Freedom in Krsna
In the Western countries people are generally familiar with hatha-yoga. This is an approved method however at the present moment people are short-lived, and not very fortunate therefore it is not possible to properly execute this hatha-yoga.
Liberation of the Cave Dwellers
In Plato’s Republic, Socrates uses the allegory of the cave to illustrate the nature of man’s attachment to the illusory things of this material universe. He tells of men living in the depths of an underground cave, the entrance of which is open to the light.
The Logician and Lord Caitanya
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya tested the transcendental condition of Lord Caitanya in the light of authentic scriptures. He checked His pulse, heartbeat, stomach movements, etc., and found that His bodily functions were all in complete suspension.
The Disciplic Succession
Many times, when people inquiring about Krsna consciousness hear from us about the importance of disciplic succession, they are not able to grasp what we are talking about. We say, “Krsna consciousness is coming down in disciplic succession.”
Lord Caitanya Takes Sannyasa
At twenty-four Lord Caitanya took sannyasa. He had become the most popular and influential person in Navadvipa, Why, then, did He leave His household responsibilities to enter the renounced order?
A Revival Of Vedic Arts
For so long I’d been hearing the devotees in Mayapur talk about terra cotta panels, terra cotta tiles, terra cotta bas-reliefs, terra cotta statues, terra cotta this, terra cotta that. After seven years I’d developed a kind of apathetic I’ll-believe-it-when-I-see-it attitude.
Death: The Flight of the Soul
Through the ages Western man has alternately pondered or ignored death, the most persistent yet least understood fact of our existence.
One Scripture For The Entire World
Bhagavad-gita, or the Song of the God, is the most ancient, widely read and authoritative religious scripture known to man and is a book of spiritual knowledge surpassing all others in beauty, depth and lasting truth.
A Transcendental Invitation
By chanting Hare Krsna, one will naturally come to dance in ecstasy, and after chanting and dancing one can rest and relish the taste of the many varieties of spiritual delicacies which are offered to Krsna.
Association With Saintly Persons
Lord Caitanya says that one should always try to associate with saintly persons because if one establishes a proper association with a saintly person, even for a moment, he attains all perfection.
New York City 1966: Sleepers Awake!
It was almost like following a Martian down the street. Somehow Srila Prabhupada floated through it all, seemingly unaware of the stares, comments and general sensation he was creating.