Here is the remedy for eliminating all inauspicious things within the heart which are considered to be obstacles in the path of self-realization. The remedy is the association of the Bhāgavatas. There are two types of Bhāgavatas, namely the book Bhāgavata and the devotee Bhāgavata. Both the Bhāgavatas are competent remedies, and both of them or either of them can be good enough to eliminate the obstacles. A devotee Bhāgavata is as good as the book Bhāgavata because the devotee Bhāgavata leads his life in terms of the book Bhāgavata and the book Bhāgavata is ful...

It has been described that the Lord awarded Vasudev and Devaki a glimpse of parenthood only for a moment. It is described that the vatsalya or parental inclination of Vasudev and Devaki was a result of sadhana in many past lives while Nanda and Yasoda’s parental affection is timeless. Lord Krsna appeared in the hearts of Vasudev, Devaki and Nanda Yasoda before manifesting in physical vision but Yogamaya created an illusion of childbirth exertions in Devaki and Yasoda mayi. It has also been described “janma karma ca me divyam..” Krsna’s appearance is trans...

As the newly married Vasudeva and Devaki prepared to start for home, conchshells, bugles, drums, and kettledrums all vibrated in concert for their auspicious departure. But as Kamsa, controlling the reins of the horses, drove the chariot along the way, an unembodied voice addressed him, "You foolish rascal, the eighth child of the woman you are carrying will kill you!''. Kamsa was a condemned personality in the Bhoja dynasty because he was envious and sinful. Therefore, upon hearing this omen from the sky, he caught hold of his cousin's hair with his left hand and...

Srutakirti Das: I felt very fortunate because I was able to see Prabhupada when he wasn't with his disciples. He wasn't busy training them in management in a variety of ways or chastising them for the mistakes they had made. He wasn't getting involved in seeing that the books were being produced. So many different services that he was doing in the service for his spiritual master.

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To Love God is a short English article written in 1871, describing bhakti (love) as the religion of the soul. The piece is based on Christ Jesus’ teaching “Love God with all thy heart, with all thy mind, and with all thy strength, and love man as thy brother.

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Srila Prabhupada, our Founder-Acharya, the perfect example of being conservative but simultaneously merciful

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I stopped Sultana who was instantly drawn to the Bhagavad Gita. She explained that she meditates everyday and chants. Intrigued, I asked her what she chants. Her response was ‘Hare Krishna!’ So naturally my response was to say “you must visit the Soho Street Hare Krishna Temple”. She said she didn’t know a Hare Krishna Temple existed.

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Enjoy these ancient mantras set to a sweet reggae tune. "Jiv jago" means "Wake up sleeping soul" as chanting these mantras will reawaken our long-forgotten spiritual identity.

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Parividha das: This comedy was staged in the late nineties at the ISKCON annual Summer Festival in Radhadesh. After seeing photographs of this performance, several devotees requested that I share a video of the play

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