There are three simple steps which will help you go deeper into your kirtan and mantra experience. 1. Focus! Absorb yourself and exit the spiderweb of self-narratives which the mind creates. 2. Don’t hesitate to give yourself entirely to the practice 3. Most importantly, let go and let the Divine act. BEHIND THE SCENES from the latest Heart of The Holy Name seminar, an online chanting seminar given the last Saturday of every month.

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This class on Srimad Bhagavatam 9.4.69 is given by HG Brahma Tirtha Prabhu at Bhakti Center.

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Atma Tattva: In the early ‘80s in Bangalore, I was required to make at least two Life Members a month. I was a bad Life Membership maker and one month I had only ten days left.
I was looking in the telephone directory for Bengali names and I found a 'Ganguly.’
I called and said, "I’m speaking from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. I want to come and see you today.”
Mr. Ganguly sounded positive. He said, “Oh, you are from the Hare Krishna Movement? Please see me at eleven o'clock.”
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This is the way to attain śānti, peace. Understand Kṛṣṇa – that He is the supreme enjoyer, the supreme proprietor, and the supreme friend of everyone. “Accept Kṛṣṇa as your friend. You’ll be happy.” This is the message of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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Ravana’s exploitation of Sita’s service attitude shows how, if we are naive, our virtues can be used against us. Few things cause us as much agony as when our good intentions backfire on us. When we try to do something good for someone but that very person exploits our goodness and hurts us, we feel betrayed, enraged, shattered.

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No one has a monopoly on devotion.

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I recorded this to show my gratitude for you kindness and love. Thank you All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!

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Harikesa: Well, it's the mother's choice to kill the child or not. If the child isn't born yet, it hasn't come to life in the world, so the mother has the responsibility; she can kill it or not because it's her thing, her child, her production, so she can kill it or not. Prabhupada: So I can kill you; I am your guru?

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Question: If I'm originally in the spiritual world, but even the potential to fall down is an imperfection in the creation??

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Aldous Huxley has described: The effects that follow the constant and intense concentration upon evil are always disastrous. Those who crusade not for God in themselves, but against the demons in others, never succeed in making the world better,. No man can concentrate his attention on evil, or even the idea of evil, and remain unaffected. To be more against the demon than for godliness is exceedingly dangerous. Every crusader is apt to go mad. He is haunted by the wickedness that he attributes to his enemies; it becomes sort of a part of him.

There are two main defects in this activity, whether they’re done regularly or even occasionally. The first is that this media always includes intoxication, graphic sex life, violence, and gambling. Therefore watching it means to break the regulative principles. What reason do we have that we should go out of our way to observe and watch these activities of Kali-yuga when it’s already difficult enough to stay away from them? So why would I want to bring these things into my own home, to give ideas to children? Answer: because people have material desires and th...

In the chapter of the Krishna book titled “Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Krishna in the Womb” Srila Prabhupada cautions against the tendency to be a bit impersonal towards God. We understand that Krishna, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has both personal and impersonal aspects – He is simultaneously one with everything and different from everything. It’s easy to see and appreciate the power and energy of Krishna in the world in front of us, but sometimes not so easy to see or understand Krishna as a person – who is He? What does He do?