The Flow of Attraction to Krishna
The bodily effulgence of Krishna generates millions of universes. In this solar system the sun produces many planets, and due to sunshine the planets are warm and the seasons change.…
Escape from Eternal Time
Everyone is a servant of eternal time, and therefore no one can be king in this material world. A king is a person who can order. However, even a king…
God of the Fools
As in the present day, throughout history many cheaters have falsely claimed to be incarnations of God, and naive followers have acclaimed them. This excerpt from Srila Prabhupada's Krishna Book…
With Krishna on the Battlefield of Life
On the Battlefield of Kuruksetra all the members of Arjuna's family were present before him, and he had to kill them. Since the Battle of Kuruksetra was a family fight,…
The Book for Swanlike Men
Those who relish Srimad-Bhagavatam are compared to swans that enjoy pleasant ponds of water, scenic and natural, whereas materialists are compared to the crows who prefer to enjoy the garbage…
Obstacles on the Path of Eternity
Everyone requires possessions such as food grains, clothing, money and other things necessary for maintenance of the body, but one should not collect more than his actual basic needs. If…
The Royal Road to Krishna
King Rantideva was always satisfied and depended completely on the Lord's providence. At the same time, when guests came to his palace the generous king would personally look after their…
Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out On Christ, Christians and Krishna
"Thou shall not kill" Christians like to misinterpret this instruction. They think the animals have no soul, and therefore they think they can freely kill billions of innocent animals in…
Searching for the Place of No Anxiety…
Atheist-existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre writes that because man wants to be God but cannot, he is a "useless passion" in a universe that has no purpose—and thus, he is always in…
Srila Prabhupada’s Thoughts… On Vedic Society Versus Modern Society
The prosperity of humanity does not depend on a demoniac civilization that has no culture and no knowledge but has only gigantic skyscrapers, and huge automobiles always rushing down the…
From Despair to Love (Part 2) Making the Leap of Faith
Soren Kierkegaard, the father of existentialism, said we have to make the leap of faith and he saw the goal as God. He wrote, "There is a God—His will is…
The World of Names
Everywhere you look there are so many names. Names for packages, names for signposts, names for places, names for plants, names for people. Names are convenient, and maybe a little…
Can We Keep Society from Going to the Dogs?
Many observers feel that with corruption so common and scandal nearly standard, society is in a bad way and getting worse. What's really happening, and what to do? India's Bhavans…
Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out On Absolute Authority
Absolute authority is bad when the authority is wrong. But if the authority is right, then it is good—because you can submit to one authority and receive all knowledge. It's…
Nirvana – Annihilation or Devotion?
German pessimist philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) thought that nirvana, (freedom from suffering) means becoming desireless—putting an end to our will. But His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada disagrees.…
Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out On Darwinian Evolution
The species already exist, and the living entity simply transfers himself from one womb to the next, just as a man transfers himself from one apartment to another.…
Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out on Illicit Sex and Public Opinion
Society is just like a child. If a child wants to go to hell, should the father allow it? Society may want so many nonsensical things, but it is the…
Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out on Science and Belief
Your so-called science is also belief. If you call your way science, then our way is also science. Your belief is that life comes from chemicals, but you cannot prove…
What Thomas Aquinas Knew and Didn’t Know About the Kingdom of God
Thomas Aquinas compiled the entire Church doctrine in Summa Theologica, which constitutes the official philosophy of the Roman Catholic Church. He also systematized a good deal of Platonic and Aristotelian…
Breaking the Bonds of False Fatherhood
Unfortunately many parents are not satisfied with this movement... However, we have no alternative other than to teach our disciples to free themselves from materialistic life. We must instruct them…
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