Defusing India’s Ancient Atomic Blasts The facts behind an urban legend claiming a nuclear war in India some 12,000 years ago. by Brian Dunning Filed under Ancient Mysteries Skeptoid Podcast #541 October 18, 2016 Podcast transcript … Read More
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः । तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥ १६ ॥ kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’py atra mohitāḥ tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt Synonyms kim — what … Read More
न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा । इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते ॥ १४ ॥ na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā iti māṁ yo ’bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate … Read More
Why don’t I appreciate the devotees enough? Question: Sometimes I commit offenses to devotees because I don’t appreciate them enough. How can I learn to have more esteem for them, to be inclined to serve and … Read More
We are eternal na tv evaham jatu na tv evaham jatu nasam na tvam neme janadhipah na caiva na bhavisyamah sarve vayam atah param “Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, … Read More
How to transcend this material world Question Hare Krishna devotees !! Accept my respectful obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada !! Accept my most repeated obeisances, Manonatha Maharaja!! I wanted to greet you and ask a … Read More
Commemorating Jesus Christ Srila Prabhupada: “Guru Maharaja (Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami) said, saktyavesa-avatara, powerful incarnation. Therefore whenever there was question of Jesus, I never disrespected Jesus, never criticized him, because I know that he is powerful … Read More
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः । तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम् ॥ १३ ॥ cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam Synonyms cātuḥ-varṇyam — the four divisions of human society; mayā … Read More
What is pure love? Srila Rupa Gosvami defines pure devotional service as the tendency to be fully engaged in Krishna consciousness, serving Radha Krishna with love and devotion. Nothing else is present in the mind and … Read More
Purva-raga and the first meeting of Radha Krishna in Sanket Our Acaryas divide Sri Krishna’s transcendental pastimes into four phases, called Kaumara, Pauganda, Kaisora and Yauvana. The first, Kaumara, goes from His appearance day to the … Read More
Karma Yoga, the science of action Summary of a more elaborate answer: Karma (action) is a fundamental part of our existence and Karma yoga is a branch of Bhakti Yoga. The spiritual soul is active by … Read More
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम् । मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥ ११ ॥ ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ Synonyms ye — all who; yathā … Read More
Gurvastaka is not a song for Prabhupada? The main issues are: Is the Gurvastakam (the samsara davanala song) intended for Srila Prabhupada? Is it only for him? Could disciples of other gurus meditate on their own … Read More
Why do terrible things happen in Vrndavana? Someone asked me to make some consideration about violence in holy places. How come horrible things happen in a place that should be like a paradise? In particular, why … Read More
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन ॥ ९ ॥ janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti … Read More
