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- 20 Sep 2022
"For those who think logically, Akhandadhi's Prabhu's Atma Paradigm webinar will steadily dismantle any lingering conception you may have about consciousness being composed of matter or a product of material energy."
...- 20 Sep 2022
Sacinandana Swami: The influence of maya is very difficult to overcome. In our scriptures, the material energy is therefore compared to an ocean. When you sail the ocean you never know when the weather will become stormy and high waves will make it impossible for you to continue your journey. Material life is similar – you never know when difficulties will shake you. Krishna explains this fact to Uddhava and then says: “Devotees are like a strong boat that comes to rescue those persons who are repeatedly rising and falling in the fearful ocea...
- 20 Sep 2022
In answer to your several questions, first; what is meant by conditioned soul? Conditioned soul means one who has accepted something illusion as reality. Conditioned means that due to imperfect desires the spirit soul becomes dependent on material conditions for his satisfaction
...- 20 Sep 2022
Srila Prabhupada was not just another Eastern scholar, guru, mystic, yoga teacher or meditation instructor. He was the embodiment of an entire culture and implanted that culture in the West.
...- 20 Sep 2022
Love , we are told is all we need. It is the most deliberated topic of countless movies, articles, songs, poems, books and discussions. The ultimate purpose of our life is to develop love towards the Supreme Person- Lord Krishna. This podcast discusses amongst other things, how to appreciate love in this world to appreciate Krishna’s love for us.
...- 20 Sep 2022
Mundane Rasa vs. Bhakti Rasa. Bhakti means “Devotional service”. Every service has some attractive feature which drives the servitor progressively on and on. Every one of us within this world is perpetually engaged in some sort of service, and the impetus for such service is the pleasure we derive from it.
...- 20 Sep 2022
“So we tried to discuss our left brain, right brain approaches to Scripture. And then you started by how this brain researcher, she had a different way of looking after a stroke. So, that's one scientific way of saying that, you know, the science way of looking at reality is not the only way. The another layers of chances are through all paranormal research, where there is various kinds of research done in Stanford and other places.
...- 19 Sep 2022
The Bhagavad-gita teaches, “O son of Kuntī, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.” Gita 2.14
- 19 Sep 2022
Can one who has sinned be a saint?
Sometimes people think that once a person has performed sinful acts, especially acts that are grievously sinful, he must be regarded as a sinner forever. This notion runs contrary to Vaishnava philosophy.
- 19 Sep 2022
If the violent communication is from the both, take the responsibility from your part and express and then the best is you dont repeat it, the best apology is change your behavior and change behavior requires something inside not just outside, so i am an imperfect being making this apology, i may make the same mistake again because i am an imperfect being and I am acknowledging my mistake and i am acknowledging my shortcomings. I earnestly and honestly will try to improve. If you want to be in mode of goodness instead of passion and ignorance be in th...
- 18 Sep 2022
The world is on the edge of a precipice, on an individual and global scale. We find ourselves plagued by everything from unemployment, social instability and depression, to climate change, nuclear proliferation and a global pandemic.
...- 18 Sep 2022
“Rules regarding the self are of two types – those for body and those for mind...If a person doesn’t follow the mental rules, his power of realization, concentration, imagination, contemplation and judgement will be weak and will not properly function...
...- 18 Sep 2022
Visakha Devi Dasi ACBSP: Be personal. Honor each individual for who he or she is. This principle was repeatedly exemplified by Srila Prabhupada throughout his time with us. As he saw how everyone is spiritually equal and should have an equal opportunity to participate in his movement according to his or her qualifications and propensities, so can we. As he encouraged everyone, so can we. In the world today, there’s a dire need for this cutting-edge, spiritual vision, a vision that’s resonant with Krishna’s teachings, that’s attrac...
- 18 Sep 2022
In the execution of religious principles we must observe so many formulas, but the ultimate end should be that we develop spontaneous attraction for hearing about God. This is actually wanted. We should not become showbottles of religious life. We should actually try to understand what is religion and what is God and in this way make our lives successful.
...- 18 Sep 2022
Have you ever asked yourself: What keeps holding me back despite my best efforts to advance and break the chain of undesirable habits? The answer, more often than not, is our karma. To be more precise, it’s the part of our karma that must be experienced and cannot be mitigated even through various methods like austerities or sacrifices. Such unavoidable karma is called prarabdha karma.
- 18 Sep 2022
Srila Prabhupada: In Kali-yuga, you cannot strictly follow, neither I can strictly follow. If I criticize you, if you criticize me, then we go far away from our real life of Krsna consciousness.
Morning Walk – March 10, 1976, Mayapur:
Bhāgavata: About attraction and aversion… There’s…
Prabhupāda: Hm? Attraction?
- 16 Sep 2022
- 16 Sep 2022
Shastrakrit Das: I was at a supermarket aisle and this nice young man passes by me, I just said hello. He goes “where have you been man? I have been looking for you!“ I thought he had mistaken me for someone else. He goes “no you, you gave me a Bhagavad Gita last year and I read it twice already, I want to come and chant with you guys” I gave him a card & sure enough he came today for lunch with his wonderful girlfriend, we spoke for a while and they took home a full set of Bhagavatam home. Prasadam + book...
- 16 Sep 2022
1. Recognition of God — The Supreme Owner. Act with the understanding that everything belongs to God. At best, we are careful stewards of God's resources, energies and talents. At worst, we are deluded and become cheaters and thieves who claim another's property as our own.
...- 15 Sep 2022
I was distributing books in Melbourne and approached a young man wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt. I was showing him the Science of Self Realization and explaining the contents. He was interested and wanted to take the book, but said he had no money. I mentioned that we use card readers for credit cards.
...- 15 Sep 2022
Lord Krsna said to Arjuna, “In all activities just depend upon Me and work always under My protection. In such devotional service, be fully conscious of Me. If you become conscious of Me, you will pass over all the obstacles of conditioned life by My grace. If, however, you do not work in such consciousness but act through false ego, not hearing Me, you will be lost.
...- 15 Sep 2022
Guest: What is the highest devotion, the highest bhakti, please?
Srila Prabhupada: To love Krishna. If you become expert how to love Krishna… The idea of loving is not unknown to you. You love somebody. You love your wife. You love your children. You love your country. You love your society. There are so many loving aspect. But when you love Krishna, then your life is perfect. That we have to…
- 13 Sep 2022
