14 Krishna Conscious Affirmations with Evidence.
How could your life change if you choose to think this way?
1. My human life is sacred and I am responsible to honor it in that way.
“The human body, which can award all benefit in life, is automatically obtained by the laws of nature, although it is a very rare achievement. This human body can be compared to a perfectly constructed boat having the spiritual master as the captain and the instructions of the Personality of Godhead as favorable winds impelling it on its course. Considering...
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- 20 Feb 2023
They had to be fifty or sixty feet long, in one single throw. I-beams of very heavy steel. And somehow we had to get them into the ceiling. And we had no money. So I went to Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones and asked him, and he said, "Oh, yes, just have my secretary give you the check." So he bought them.
- 20 Feb 2023
Caturatma das: YamarÄja is one of the twelve MahÄjanas. These are the personalities that give us our understanding and our standards in KáčáčŁáča Consciousness. We can greatly benefit from that. Now for the non-devotee, for those not interested in their spiritual upliftment, YamarÄja has one purpose, heâs the lord of death. Heâs feared by everyone who is not in their devotional position and he is the source of anxiety and stress when an individual who is not a devotee is leaving this w...
- 19 Feb 2023
By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, we gradually develop our eternal relationship with the Supreme Person and thus attain the perfection called svarupa-siddhi. We should take advantage of this benediction and go back home, back to Godhead. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.3.37 Purport )
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- 19 Feb 2023
Prabhupada, “Give me your son. I will make him an acharya.”
Atma Tattva: I had a Krishna book and on the back cover was a picture of Prabhupada looking at a champak flower he was holding. I showed the man this picture and said, “This is our Guru Maharaj, he has translated these books.”
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- 19 Feb 2023
Visakha dasi ACBSP: Think of a topiary. A topiary is a shrub clipped to create a particular shape. When we look at a topiary, we don’t see the plant’s natural shape but the shape that’s been imposed on it. Topiaries may be visually entertaining, but when that “clipping” is applied to people and they are forced to function in ways that may be artificial for them, it leads to misery. To prevent someone from serving Krishna according to his or her personal proclivities is a kind of violence. No one wins – not the persons ...
- 19 Feb 2023
From Bhaktisiddhanta Vaibhava: By chanting without offenses you will personally realize that all perfections come from the holy name.
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- 19 Feb 2023
Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji – Disappearance day
gauravirbhava bhumes twam nirdesta sajjana priyah
vaisnava sarvabhauma sri jagannathaya te namah
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja, who is respected by the entire Vaisnava community and who discovered the place where Lord Caitanya appeared.”
- 19 Feb 2023
Vaisesika Dasa: We humans have very short lives. Measured by geological time, our lifespans are not even a nanosecond. Nonetheless, the bhakti scriptures say that this brief period is enough for anyone to attain spiritual perfection. Whatâs more, they reprove as irresponsible and miserly those who do not utilize their lives to attain such perfection. Having so much at stake with so little time may seem daunting!...
- 18 Feb 2023
Srila Prabhupada: Do you think it was easy for me?
“The mood was very sober, but Srila Prabhupada wanted to hear from everyone. He went around the room and asked each devotee what they thought was wrong in the temple. And each person gave their realization, and everyone else listened to that realization. And then Srila Prabhupada spoke. He said that we were all here because he had followed the instructions of his Guru Maharaja and come to the West. And then he added with great emphasis: ‘Do you think it was easy for me to leave India all al...
- 18 Feb 2023
- 18 Feb 2023
Proud of your new “supercar”? (2 min video)
Sivarama Swami: A new Mercedes, BMW, Tesla or Porsche … will make us Happy? It’s a myth - let me explain.
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- 18 Feb 2023
Today is the auspicious Maha Sivaratri , a day to honor and pray to lord Siva. Lord Siva is known as Ashutosh, one who is pleased very easily, so somehow if we can please him on this Maha Sivaratri then we can make rapid progress in Krishna consciousness
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- 18 Feb 2023
âAny religion, it doesnât matter whether Hindu religion, Muslim religion, Christian religionâif you are developing love of God, then you are perfect in your religion. . . . And what kind of love? Ahaituki: without any cause. âO Lord, I love You, God, because You supply me so many nice things. You are order-supplier.â No, not that sort of love. Without any exchange.
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- 14 Feb 2023
âThose friends who show affection but are self-absorbed at heart are not friends in the truest sense. They simply play a part in mutual self-interest. They would never show their love unless there was some profit they could take advantage of. Oh slender-waisted gopis, others love without concern for what they have to gain from love or get back in return. Such people may be parents, friends or saints, but you can tell that they are truly friendly and wish everybody well. Still others donât or canât give back...
- 14 Feb 2023
Radhanath Swami: When I was young, no one called it Valentines Day, everyone called it Saint Valentine's day. You remember? Now they just call it Valentines Day because they don’t want to think about saints (laughter). Because it’s actually totally contradictory to the whole conception of what valentine’s day is all about. Who was saint valentine?
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- 14 Feb 2023
One Path, Many Paths.
HG Caitanya Caran das: When we start exploring life’s spiritual side, we may hesitate to commit ourselves to any particular spiritual path: “Won’t that make me close-minded and incapable of appreciating other paths?”
- 13 Feb 2023
The inside job!
Sutapa das: The ungrateful, inappropriate and irrational ways in which people act can infuriate us to no end. We deal with our anger by letting it loose (passionate and vengeful outbursts) or locking it up (emotionally disconnecting). Both expressions, however, are indicative of our own shortcomings. Allowing someone else’s negativity to displace our own consciousness, means there is still work to do. We seek emotional deposits from others because we haven’t become full in ourselves. But isn’t that natural? Aren’...
- 13 Feb 2023
Historic ISKCON London photos!...
How to remain determined in Krishna consciousness.
BB Govinda Swami: If there’s ever a question to do something conservative or to do something liberal, it’s always better to do something on the conservative side of Krishna consciousness. You know, being more conservative in our frame of mind may not be as expedient in terms of gratifying our senses. But if we have that focus to keep us closer to Srila Prabhupada, and His mood and His instructions, then you’ll be able to remain in your determination more. And then among yourselves, y...
- 13 Feb 2023
The Power of Prayer.
By Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami.
Atheists think that a prayer to God is sheer imagination. But for centuries, thousands of sincere practitioners have accumulated definite evidence of the positive results of prayer. The serious doubt regarding prayer is not whether God can hear and respond, but whether the things people pray for are worthwhile. According to St. Teresa of Avila. “More tears are shed in this world from prayers that are answered than from those that go unanswered.” Th...
- 12 Feb 2023
The Law of Large Numbers.
Vaisesika das: “In probability theory, the law of large numbers (LLN) is a theorem that describes the results of performing the same experiment a large number of times. According to the law, the average of the results obtained from a large number of trials should be close to the expected value, and will tend to become closer as more trials are performed.” (Wikipedia)...
- 12 Feb 2023
My Spiritual Journey towards Krishna - Rasapriya Devi Dasi (9 min video)
The beginning of our spiritual journey is often characterized by idealism. Everything is fresh and fascinating, a whole new world to explore...
- 12 Feb 2023
It is with mixed feelings that I enter the crematorium, after all, it is a place of death. Although I have come here many times, I still become very thoughtful each time I revisit this place. Maybe it is because I am reminded of my own mortality....
- 12 Feb 2023