Did Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Say That We Do Not Need Preachers?
Quote from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati: “The world is in no need of any reformer. The world has a very competent person for guiding its minutest happenings. The person who finds that there is scope for reform … Read More
Prabhupada’s words fell on deaf ears
Srila Prabhupada’s missionary efforts have resulted in large numbers of “non-Hindus” adopting the path of Vaishnavism. Predictably, many of these foreign devotees have tried to negotiate entry into the Jagannath temple. Most importantly, the celebrated spiritual … Read More
Proof of the existence of God
Question: I read an article in which the author cited the creation of the intelligent human being as evidence for the existence of God. He wrote that something so complex and intelligent must have a … Read More
Reincarnazione e Metempsicosi
Domanda … Io frequento da anni la “new age”. Uno degli argomenti che mi interessa di piu’ e’ la “metempsicosi”. Vorrei sapere se e’ un altro modo di chiamare la “reincarnazione” oppure se sono … Read More
Sudama (en English)
Sudama has a supremely attractive bodily luster, which is slightly fair. He wears blue garments and is decorated with jeweled ornaments. Sudama’s father is Matuka and his mother is Rocana. He is beautified by his … Read More
The best practice is chanting Hare Krishna
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada once explained that after careful consideration of the five limbs of bhakti, the best practice is sri-nama bhajana. (1) Sadhu-sanga-assotiating with devotees is recommended to create a taste or inclination for sri-nama … Read More
Krishna is not sectarian. Krishna is not Hindu
“Krishna is not sectarian. Krishna is not Hindu; Krishna is not Indian; Krishna is not African. Krishna is nothing of this material world. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, transcendental. Simply by knowing Krishna, one … Read More
Three types of Gurus
The guru who gives first initiation is called harinama-diksa guru. He who gives second initiation is called mantra-diksa-guru. He who gives instructions is the siksa-guru. This is a section of the book “Brilliant as … Read More
La prova di Sita
Sita non credeva a ciò che ascoltava. Si chiese se mai le sue sofferenze avrebbero avuto fine. Perché doveva subire un destino così crudele? “Se vuoi puoi chiedere protezione a Laksmana,” continuò Rama, “o a … Read More
Reflejo devocional
Preguntas: Espero se encuentren bien. Acudo a ustedes para hacerles la siguiente consulta. Publicaron en mi Facebook este comentario de SS Hridayananda Maharaja, y me pareció importante. Me siento tan estancado en mi práctica devocional y … Read More
Some devotees say that the two demigods Aditi and Kasyapa
38/39. Some devotees say that the two demigods Aditi and Kasyapa, who incarnated as Kausalya and Dasaratha, Prsni and Sutapa, and also as Devaki and Vasudeva, the parents of Balarama and Krishna, also entered the … Read More
The Meeting Of the Pandavas With Krishna
Certain that those brave warriors could not be any other than the Pandavas, Krishna and Balarama had followed them and arrived at the potter’s house just as the brothers were still discussing the problem of their … Read More
Srila Prabhupada, please don’t go
Giriraj Swami: One night in the middle of the night when I was sleeping on the roof of the gurukula building, one of Prabhupada’s assistants came and woke me up. And immediately so many thoughts rushed … Read More











