Sugriva Challenges Ravana As soon as the sun rose, Rama carefully observed the city and was struck by its beauty. And there, at the top of the tallest tower, Rama saw Ravana’s ten heads. It was … Read More
Sri Bhajana-rahasya was compiled by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura. With this book, the great teacher gives us a hint of his own method of bhajana, a guide for his sincere followers. The undersigned Akincana, a few years … Read More
Krishna’s inner self is Consciousness itself and, in certain Sruti texts, is defined as Brahman. The Sruti texts alluded to by Sri Jiva are some verses of the Upanisads, in which Krishna is defined as satyam … Read More
Question Why should we refrain from singing the Maha Mantra after singing to Lord Nrsimha? Answer In some temples you hear that devotees mix songs that have nothing to do one with the others … Read More
There are people who feel that the search for truth is more fun than getting to the goal. When they find it they say no, it can’t be, and so they continue wandering in the meanders … Read More
Narada had only told him a summary of the story, and Valmiki felt the need to know all the details. So, he sat down in the yoga position and immersed himself in deep meditation. And … Read More
The glories of hearing the holy name from the mouth of a sadhu are described in Srimad Bhagavatam (4.20.24): na kamayate natha tad apy aham kvacin na yatra yusmac-caranambujasavah mahattamantar-hrdayan mukha-cyuto vidhatsva karnayutam esa me varah … Read More
Valmiki’s Mission One day, after finishing his religious rites and ablutions, the sage returned to the hermitage. And there, radiant with the light of a thousand suns, Brahma, the first being born, the one who designed … Read More
Sixth Theme: Entering Tattva Sandarbha Now, having paid homage to the mantra-gurus, the tutors who illustrate the meaning of the Bhagavata, I wish to write the treatise called Bhagavata-sandarbha. Seventh Theme: The Three Aspects of Absolute … Read More
Bad Warning Signs Malyavan was one of the oldest and wisest Raksasas and was highly respected in the court. Seeing worse warning signs, he advised Ravana to return Sita and make peace with Rama. Ravana roared … Read More
Man is imperfect The limitation of reaching veritable and conclusive truths is caused by human imperfection. On October 6, 1969, our Acarya (we use this Sanskrit word in the sense of “best source of explanation of … Read More
Mahadvadasi Sometimes, due to the manner in which the Ekadasi tithi and the Dvadasi tithis are positioned in relation to the sunrise (there are eight different cases), the vrata is observed on the Dvadasi and the … Read More
The Story of Drona and Drupada Who was Drona? Drona, the son of the famous sage Bharadvaja, was a Brahmana renowned for possessing great knowledge and holiness, but devoid of any material wealth. That was the … Read More
India’s Treasures Does India hide something? How many people travel back and forth to that sunny and hot country each year? Why have so many poets, writers, musicians, painters, and artists in general turned to India … Read More
How to do spiritual life? Some ways are better than others to have exact knowledge. In the preceding paragraphs we have divided knowledge in two fields: that of material science and that of spiritual science. In … Read More
