By Satyaraj Das and Dr. Deadwyler The question of sampradaya, or the disciplic lineage of spiritual teachers, is the basis of authority for all religious and philosophical teachers and movements arising from the Vedantic … Read More
Who was Radha’s husband? Why did Radha marry Abhimanyu? Hello friends …. Who was Radha’s husband? This is a question whose answer has not been answered till date, and its biggest reason is that … Read More
By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura The holy command of Shri Guru has been that we shall serve Godhead in association with one another. By the word ‘we’ he did not mean any one individual. … Read More
Much of the snow has turned into water, trapped between heaps of white and bordered by slush. The reason is the mild temperature. It got up to 8°C and that meant wrapping my jacket around my … Read More
Srila Prabhupada would describe how sometimes during the rainy season in Mayapur, the Ganga is flooding its banks and the entire area goes underwater. And sometimes, Mayapur is almost two months in a lockdown underwater, imagine … Read More
Entonces, miremos el teléfono. Porque ese es el tema del día. Es el teléfono que se está utilizando en nombre de impulsar este movimiento, el que está destruyendo este movimiento. Es una crisis, una adicción. Algo muy adictivo. Trate de no … Read More
Providing inspiration for the world’s largest democracy. “We say God’s on our side but the more important question to ask is are we on God’s side…” (George Washington) Democracy is supposed to be ‘by the … Read More
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Lecture given in San Francisco on September 11, 1968 Only one person can rightfully claim to be beyond all control. jñanam te ’ham sa-vijñanam idam vakshyamy asheshatah … Read More
Hay varias definiciones de la dimensión de la palabra. Dependiendo de lo que queramos hablar, el significado cambia mucho. Por ejemplo, en Caitanya Caritamrita Adi-lila 2.53 Srila Prabhupada describe tres entidades, que son virat (energía material), … Read More
From Back to Godhead Even in the most hopeless situations there is hope—when we turn to Lord Krishna. “Can you please speak to my relatives,” a doctor friend requested me after a Sunday feast program in … Read More
A sign of a good leader is that he does not request those under him to do something that he is not prepared to do. So before we desire to distribute this Vedic culture to the … Read More
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
