The Advent, Exile, and Triumph of Lord Ramacandra
Just to attract us to His service, God appeared on earth more than one million years ago as Lord Ramacandra—the most benevolent ruler and valiant hero the world has ever known.
Lord Caitanya Visits Sri Rangam
On an island in the Kaveri River the Lord saw the city of Sri Rangam. He also saw the beautiful temple of Ranganatha, the largest Visnu (Krsna) temple in all of India.
The Song of God
The Song of God in English Verse by Hiranyagarbha dasa (Based on the Bhagavad-gita As It Is, translation and commentary by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.) O Prabhupada! You hold the torch Which opens blinded eyes; In this entire maddened world Just you alone are wise. You are the only preacher here, Just […]
Krishna – The Personal Form Of God
“The Supreme Lord walks and does not walk. He is far away, but He is very near as well He is within everything, and yet He is outside of everything.”
The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya
Caitanya Mahaprabhu listened to the Bhattacarya’s comments on the Vedanta philosophy for seven days without asking a question or even speaking a word. Sarvabhauma, therefore, could not tell whether his student was properly understanding or not.
Let Krsna speak for Himself
Quotes from Krsna’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is. Picture article.
KRSNA Is Nondifferent From His Name
Krsna consciousness is the perfect process for solving all the problems of life because it can at once end our illusory separation from Krsna, the Supreme Lord. Krsna is present everywhere, even within the atom and within the heart of every living creature.
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?
Every Town and Village
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) President of Zambia Honors ISKCON Guru Lusaka, Zambia—President Kenneth Kaunda recently held a dinner here in honor of Srila Bhaktitirtha Swami Krsnapada, one of ISKCON’s spiritual masters who oversee the movement in Africa. President Kaunda, a vegetarian and an admirer of […]
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.
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 Enchantment of Goloka
The soul is like a sleeping man. When a man sleeps at night, he forgets his real life to wander in a world of dreams. As a sleeping man can be called back to consciousness when he hears the sound of his name, so the dormant spirit soul is stirred to transcendental life by the vibration of the name Krsna.
Everything Belongs to KRSNA
Everything belongs to Krsna. When we come to understand that everything belongs to Him, our material attachments slacken, and as we become detached from material life we increase our spiritual life and advance in knowledge.
Lord Caitanya Defeats the Great Scholar, Kesava Kasmiri
The night after the youthful Lord Caitanya defeated Kesava Kasmiri in debate, the goddess of learning, Sarasvati, informed the great scholar in a dream that Lord Caitanya was none other than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna Himself.
Lord Caitanya’s Childhood Pastimes
The seemingly ordinary activities of Lord Caitanya as a child are entirely transcendental. Who would have thought that a child at play could topple the bastions of monism and pantheism?
Saviors of the Most Fallen
More merciful than the most merciful Lord Caitanya is Nityananda Prabhu. Together, He and Lord Caitanya offer the simplest and most sublime method of self-realization.
The Science of Reincarnation: Coming Back
For the soul, there is never birth or death. Nor, having once been, does he ever cease to be. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying, and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain.
Teachings of Lord Caitanya
The greatest spiritual master of the Hare Krsna movement, Caitanya Mahaprabhu, asked His disciple Rupa Gosvami to go to Vrndavana and preach His mission. This is disciplic succession.
Lord Caitanya: A Mission to Awaken the Soul
Lord Caitanya awakened. Taking His devotees with Him, He journeyed through the towns and villages of Nadia. The mrdanga drums resounded and the hand cymbals played in time.
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.