I was visiting Puerto Rico just three weeks before the recent hurricane struck. While being there my wife brought me to the lush rainforest of El Yunque and to some of the most beautiful beaches in … Read More
Devotees see any difficulties they may undergo as just a token of their karma, to remind them and impel them on. There is a beautiful verse in the Srimad Bhagavatam: “My dear Lord, one who … Read More
The wonderful thing about any devotional service that we offer to the Lord is to our eternal benefit. We never lose out as Krsna says in Bhagavad Gita: “In this endeavor there is no loss or … Read More
The elephant Gajendra The following article is based on notes I made while preparing for Srimad Bhagavatam class here in Sridhama Mayapur India. “Now, fully desiring release from material life, I offer my respectful … Read More
Mayapur is the holy land of Lord Caitanya’s birth place. It is the World headquarters of ISKCON and home of over 5000 devotees from all over the world. It is situated along the banks of the … Read More
Now this Arjunacarya…that’s a very nice story. When he was writing commentaries, oh, he thought, “How is that Lord will come Himself and deliver the goods? Oh, it is not possible. He might be sending through … Read More
Now, the materialist says, “All right, you do not know whether you are going or not. You are giving up this material enjoyment. You are simply living on capatis. Oh, we have got so many palatable … Read More
So materialists, they do not know where their advancement of material civilization will be perfect. They do not know that. Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum. That perfection will never come, but they are after that … Read More
Now, these planets, these material planets, as it is mentioned here, surendra-loka… Surendra means highly qualified demigods, their planets. Surendra-lokam asnanti. Asnanti means they enjoy. And what do they enjoy? Divyan divi deva-bhogan. They enjoy godly … Read More
Tapoloka means those who have performed here severe penances, and they are transferred there in Tapoloka. In Tapoloka, when there is destruction, annihilation of this material world, in the Tapoloka there is no destruction. They get … Read More
As I have several times mentioned that your standard of living in America is very nice. So others, people from other parts, they also try to come here and settle here. But you have got restriction, … Read More
Trai-vidya means Vedas. There are three kinds of knowledge in the Vedas, trai-vidya: karma-kanda, upasana-kanda, and jnana-kanda. Karma-kanda means this, how we can adjust to material happiness or material living very nicely. That is called … Read More
So they are soma-pah. Soma is a kind of beverage. Just like in this material world we have got different kinds of liquors. It is not intoxicating, but there is mention. Here in the Bhagavad-gita it … Read More
So anyway, all of them, the first-class mahatma and all these people, they are transcendentalists. They are trying to realize the Absolute Truth. Maybe in different grades, but they are trying. And besides that, besides … Read More
He gives personally Bhagavad-gita 9.20-22 class, given by His Divine Grace Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, on December 6, 1966, New York. Prabhupada: trai-vidya mam soma-pah puta-papa yajnair istva svargatim prarthayante te punyam asadya surendra-lokam … Read More
The Messenger from Vaikuntha by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada Question: Everything I know is based on my experience of this world. So how will I know about anything that is transcendental? Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati: It … Read More
The Perfection of all Bhajana By Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura Bhaktivinode Thakur discusses the glories of Sri Radha Kunda in his piyusha-varshini commentary on the last verse of Srila Rupa Gosvami’s Upadesamrita. sri-radha-krishnera svabhavika mahatmya … Read More
Question: Hare Krishna – I am happy to know how glorious is the holy name from your article i.e., “Namabhasa offers eternal residence in the spiritual abode of Vaikuntha, especially in Kali-yuga.” This is the declaration … Read More
Extract from a private email You come from the spiritual world but at a certain point in time you decided to leave and try an adventure in another world, where you may have the illusion of … Read More
Questions: Today I visited the Krishna temple in Caracas and I liked the atmosphere, the singing and the vegetarian food. But I do not understand what they say. Can you please summarize in a few words … Read More
