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Don’t Make Friendship with Others’ Wife & Don’t Take Others’ Money by Tricks – Prabhupada 0790        

Are there Vedic Mantras that promote the Hindu concept of sacred cow? Yes most certainly it is. In Vedas Cows are equated to the nectar of immortality (Amrita) and also to the supreme Vedic deities like … Read More

      Darshan of Shri Yamuna Devi, Vrindavan | Braj Ras        

  Question: For some, Balarama’s age is a controversy. 1 year is mentioned in Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Krishna-janma-khanda 13.235. However, many Gaudiya vaisnavas say this contradicts other descriptions. Most acaryas seem to concur that the difference was … Read More

    By Archana Siddhi Devi Dasi Developing the quality of empathy has many benefits for aspiring devotees of the Lord. When I was doing my clinical psychotherapy internship in graduate school, a supervisor stressed connecting … Read More

  As I recall, one of the features of ISKCON culture in the mid-’70s was to offer obeisances to the other devotees first thing in the morning. I’ve always understood that this came from Srila Prabhupada, … Read More

  Srila #Bhaktivinoda Thakura lists ten offenses against the holy Dhama that we must carefully avoid to gain the full benefit of pilgrimage or residence in the dhama: 1. To disrespect one’s spiritual master, who reveals … Read More

Odana Sasthi     Sri Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya 16.78 gadadhara-pandite tenho punah mantra dila odana-shashthira dine yatra ye dekhila TRANSLATION Pundarika Vidyanidhi initiated Gadadhara Pandita for the second time, and on the day of Odana-shashthi … Read More

“Do not imitate the kirtana-kari (one who does kirtana) Anukara, imitation, is a mere burlesque. By arraying oneself in the trappings of a devotee like a harlequin one may deceive people, but one does no good … Read More

“So if you actually feel for your country, for your community, for your people, just spread this Krishna consciousness. They’re dying. You spread this Krishna consciousness. They’ll come again to life, and everything will be actually … Read More

“The spiritual master is also kind in that he begs from door to door, country to country, town to town: “My dear ladies and gentlemen, my dear boys and girls, please take to Krsna consciousness.” In … Read More

  That type of kindness which does not give rise to manda, or evil, is termed amandodaya daya. For example, if a sick man is allowed to eat forbidden items or a drunkard is helped to … Read More

Kolahala, Kolāhala: 14 definitions Introduction Introduction In Hinduism Purana In Jainism General definition Languages Pali Marathi Sanskrit See also Kolahala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. If you want to know the … Read More

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  Sri #Rama Navami Lord #Ramacandra’s Appearance Day Hawaii, March 27, 1969 Spoken by His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ramadi murtishu kala-niyamena tishthan nanavataram akarod bhuvaneshu kintu krishnah svayam samabhavat paramah puman yo … Read More

Is becoming vegetarian favorable for devotional service to Hari? What is the spiritual result of becoming a vegetarian? By eating foodstuffs that are in the mode of goodness, one’s existence becomes purified. The word existence refers … Read More

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