Digesting the False Ego.
Sacinandana Swami: “When an intelligent person engages constantly in worshiping Me through loving devotional service as described by Me, his heart becomes firmly situated in Me. Thus all material desires within the heart are destroyed. The knot in the heart is pierced, all misgivings are cut to pieces and the chain of fruitive actions is terminated when I am seen as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 11.20.29-30)
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- 4 Jan 2023
Master, when will I see God?
Master: When you are as desperate with longing as a man who craves for water after he has been lying for ten days and nights in the desert near the pyramids.
Pine for Him in the same way, feeling that you can’t live for even one more second without Him.
Then only, when your intense eagerness for Him will drive away your lust for the senses, will He come to you.[1]
Student: I ask myself – do I have enough determination to pursue this path?
- 4 Jan 2023
Greed…
Radhanath Swami: Wherever we see the greed for wealth, gold, power, prestige, name or fame – consequently we see a rise in hate, envy, fighting and war.
Greed is a source of misery because it never gets satisfied. Its demand increases more and more, despite of our efforts to pacify it. It is compared to feeding a blazing fire, no matter how much amount of fuel you put in, the fuel gets consumed in seconds. It always ends in dissatisfaction.
- 4 Jan 2023
Krishna’s devotees are beyond all material designations (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class in Iskcon Mayapur, Speaker: HH Devamrita Swami.
- 4 Jan 2023
Sudama das: It was a very hot day in Oregon, in August of 1968. I awoke rather early, which for me and the people I was around at that time was somewhat unusual. Usually, coming down from last night’s drugs, everyone would rise sometime afternoon. On that day, as on every day, I awoke with a feeling of separation, a searching for, a longing for…
- 2 Jan 2023
There are many ways to try to find it, but only one will give us the full enjoyment and complete freedom we're looking for
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It is by knowledge of the Absolute Truth that people can become free of their suffering. There are so many universities, so many libraries, so many books, so many web sites—so much information available today. But where is the knowledge by which a person can be freed of ignorance and attain full satisfaction? That knowledge is found in the teachings of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.
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How to Honor Prasad When a devotee distributes prasada, remnants of food offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in order to maintain our spirit of devotional service we must accept this prasada as the Lord's grace received through the pure devotees. Nectar of Instruction (Text 4 Purport) 01. Remember that Krsna prasadam is non-different from Krsna.
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Mlecchas and yavanas!
Srila Prabhupada sent some American and European disciples to one of his sannyasi godbrothers’ ashram in India in the late 60s’. However, this sannyasi forbid them to cook or to perform arotika; they were Westerners and were thus too fallen to perform these services. Prabhupada never forgot this insult to his disciples: half a decade later, when that sannyasi asked Prabhupada for a contribution, Prabhupada replied as follows.
- 2 Jan 2023
No mercy, austerity and cleanliness in this age (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Guru Prasad Swami in ISKCON Vrindavan
- 31 Dec 2022
Sexuality is at the core of human experience. There is little room for arguing this point, given that the very existence of the human race depends on sexual intercourse as a means of procreation. And with sex playing such a central role in the daily affairs of human life, it is no wonder that throughout history it has proven to be a source of unparalleled interest, controversy, taboo, literary & artistic inspiration… the list goes on. In the words of Swami Bhaktivedanta, founder and spiritual teacher of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)...
- 31 Dec 2022
Is God cruel?
Sacinandana Swami: Recently I received a letter in which someone wrote: “I am struggling with the concept that Krishna fully loves the living entities. When I look at the way He deals with someone who does not surrender to His desires, it seems He is quite annoyed and punishes him with heavy circumstances like war, rape, death, doubts about the purpose of his life and many other sufferings. Is someone who creates cruel circumstances for all those who don’t do His will really full of unconditional love? Imagine someone who tor...
- 31 Dec 2022
Secrets to Living COMPLETE Life of Krsna Consciousness - New Year GOALS (20 min video)
Excellent suggestions from HG Vaisesika......
- 30 Dec 2022
Do you want to end the cause of the conditioned state of existence?
Read or listen how you can achieve it according to Srimad-Bhagavatam and Srila Prabhupada.
“Thus being fixed, one must render service unto the Supersoul situated in everyone’s own heart by His omnipotency. Because He is the Almighty Personality of Godhead, eternal and unlimited, He is the ultimate goal of life, and by worshiping Him one can end the cause of conditioned state of existence.”
- 28 Dec 2022
Power of Obedience by Gauranga Das (4 min video)
The ability to reciprocate with the changing demands of the Lord.
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- 28 Dec 2022
Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death (video)
HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami speaks on Srimad Bhagavatam 04.07.35 at ISKCON Perth
- 28 Dec 2022
How I came to Krishna Consciousness - HG Jagat Purush Das (30 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: Happiness is meant for the devotees, not for the karmis, the jnanis or the yogis. It is the property of the devotees. Just like these devotees are chanting very happily. They are not expecting anything. They are happy by chanting. That’s all. Srila Prabhupada – June 22, 1975, Los Angeles
- 28 Dec 2022
This footage by Yadubara captures a historical period in Lord Chaitanya's Kirtan Movement in America. Many thanks to the hard working souls who served Srila Prabhupada and made this event happen. The music for this video is a song I wrote in the winter of 1971, Columbus Ohio.
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The Vedas have profoundly rich poetry that suggests cows and hymns are all tied with rituals, most centrally to yajna, which is crudely translated as sacrifice. It really has to do with the idea that human beings are in particular function of maintenance of the cosmic order, and cows are essential to humans performing that function.
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One Story Four Truths (video)
Using the ancient wisdom of Srimad Bhagavatam to meet the challenges of life.
- 27 Dec 2022
- 27 Dec 2022
HG Srutakirti prabhu: Srila Prabhupada’s airline slippers from his last flight from London to Mumbai in September 1977.
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Is America Materially Advanced??
Srila Prabhupada: — Your seventh question, “How is it that there is so much material "advancement” in the USA even though there is no formal demigod worship? “ Actually there is no material advancement in the USA. Material advancement means there is amply opportunity for eating, sleeping, mating, and defending. Superficially, it appears that in the USA there is sufficient provision of eating, sleeping, mating and defending, but actually nobody is safe even ...
- 27 Dec 2022
Bhagavan: God the Person.
The bhakti tradition acknowledges the personal and impersonal aspects of the Absolute Truth, but values one of them as the more desirable of the two.
- 27 Dec 2022