What is Samadhi
The sanskrit word Samadhi has different meanings. Let’s see some of them. First case: Samadhi may be divided in two words: sama (same) and dhi (intelligence). When departing this world, the pure devotee has reached the … Read More
How to choose a spiritual master, by Srila Prabhupada
My Guru Mahārāja, my spiritual master, used to say that you have to select a spiritual master not by seeing but by your ear, but by hearing. And you don’t select a spiritual master who … Read More
Who is the seer? And who is the seen?
Question Dear Guru Maharaj Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to You and SP “From the darkness of false ego, the first of the five elements, namely the sky, is generated. Its subtle form … Read More
What is the Aranyaka portion of the Vedas?
There are various sections of Sruti (the Vedas), some of which are the Samhitas, the Upavedas, the Vedangas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, the Sutras, the Upangas etc. The Aranyakas (literally “set in the forest”) deal with … Read More
The main costitutional principles of material nature
Question Dear Guru Maharaj Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to You and Srila Prabhupada. What are the 11 sense organs? In addition to that question, what is the significance of the 16 principle creative … Read More
The marks on Radha Krishna’s soles
Question Dear Guru Maharaj Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to You and Srila Prabhupada In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it talks about krsna having marks on his feet. Does krsna really have these marks on the … Read More
An Aksauhini
Maha-bharata Adi Parva, Sangraha An aksauhini is a whole army consisting of 109,350 foot soldiers, 65,610 horses, 21,870 chariots 21,870 elephants The aksauhinis “The Rishis said, ‘We have a desire to know, O son of Suta, … Read More
We’ll never die again!
Here we have two dishonest sources of information: one is the scientist and another is the journalist. Where is the dishonesty? To lie passing off something for something else. Or, as in other cases, passing … Read More
Consciousness, meaning and definition
The other day we were talking about consciousness. What is consciousness? How can we define it? The following verse from the Mundaka Upanisad (3.1.9) that we find in Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita (2.17, purport) gives us a … Read More
The test of advancement: you are jolly.
Srila Prabhupada: That is the test. How you are advancing in chanting will be tested how far you are free from material anxieties. That’s all. Then real life begins. As long as you are perturbed by … Read More
Who are the Mahajanas?
The Mahajanas are twelve particularly powerful personalities enpowered by the Lord to spread transcendental knowledge and devotion. Literally mahajana means “great person”. Srimad-Bhagavatam say they are: 1. Lord Brahma, 2. Shiva, 3. Narada, 4. the four … Read More
Medicines and cannabis
Question Hare krishna maharaj Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to srila Prabhupada. There is a new medecine thst claims to relief many people from anxiety stress sleep etc however is coming from the … Read More
What and what not
A very technical explanation on how to fast on this 5 days, very interesting, but also very complicated for one who has a complicated mind. Answer It’s not necessary that we follow all of … Read More
Quien es responsable?
Pregunta Haribol Guru Maharaja, ortorgeme su bendición e ilumine mis caminos con sus conocimientos, Guru Maharaja, leyendo el Bhagavad-gita capítulo 5, texto 15, dice “y el Señor Supremo tampoco asume la responsabilidad de las autoridades pecaminosas … Read More
Tomar siksa de los hermanos espirituales de Srila Prabhupada
Pregunta Hare krsna ! Maharaj por favor acepte mis reverencias a sus santos pies de lotos , Por favor usted me puede dar la cita de prabhupad del Cc , donde el dice que no vayan … Read More
