From Back to Godhead In a former age, God’s empowered incarnation employed extreme measures to deal with an extreme situation. Sectarian and political disputes are common not only today but occurred even during the time of … Read More
From Back to Godhead Lessons on life, death, and living in a spirit of devotion ISKCON devotees commonly use the phrase, “Going back home, back to Godhead.”Have you ever thought about what this means when a … Read More
Just after the 12 years of exile of the Pandavas was completed, they were considering where to spend the remaining 1 year incognito. While still in the forest, a brahmana came to them and reported that … Read More
Yesterday was the last day of our yatra. On the request of devotees we have come to this place. It is a very unknown part of Vrindavana this particular temple. It is not to be found … Read More
“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 above quote is referenced from mantra five … Read More
Direct devotional service is divided into five transcendental humors or flavors, and indirect devotional service is divided into seven transcendental humors. Nectar of Devotion 34: Transcendental pleasure derived from devotional service can be divided into two … Read More
The largest Gaudiya Vaisnava Archive on the Internet. www.isvara.org Anyone with an interest in Krishna’s stories and philosophy should register. At present, it has about 150 thousand written, audio, and video documents, and every day it … Read More
Everyone is trying to be happy in the material world. Real happiness however is found on a deeper level. Now, the art is to develop a bigger vision. The Bhagavad-gita, in the beginning, talks about Arjuna, … Read More
Speaking on Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.26.47 on January 22, 1975, in Juhu, Bombay, Srila Prabhupada appealed to us not to be preoccupied with the temporary miserable and happy conditions of life but to put a permanent end to the real … Read More
“jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole kota nidrā jāo māyā-piśācīra kole” “Lord Gauranga is calling, “Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called Maya?” … Read More
From Back to Godhead How we value, acquire, use, and relate to money reflects our inner state of being. Sri Sukadeva Goswami said, “Money does not stay in one place. It passes from one hand to … Read More
Frustration gives way to illumination during one extraordinary night in the life of a prostitute. While prostitutes are often depicted negatively in traditional literature, some religious texts depict them positively as testimonies to the transformational potency … Read More
From a talk by Srila Prabhupada on Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 25.29, January 21, 1967, San Francisco. The laws of nature are so strict that if you have to suffer, nobody can check it. That is realized by Prahlada Maharaja. … Read More
Pregunta Haribol, Guru Maharaja, ortorgeme su bendición, Maharaja quiero hacer una pregunta, Srila Prabhupada comentaba de que el Señor Jesucristo es también nuestro Guru, en tal sentido, como mañana se conmemora su desaparición debemos hacer ayuno … Read More
