Duties [dharma] executed by men, regardless of occupation, are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Supreme Lord.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 1.2.8)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by H.H. Hanumat Presaka Swami at ISKCON Vrindavan.

The knowledge of the arrogant defeats the purpose of knowledge
Chaitanya Charan das: “The arrogance of the wicked increases on studying scripture, which is actually meant to remove arrogance, just as the darkness owls experience increases with the rising of the sun, which is actually meant to remove darkness.”

Losing our Chanting Beads
Since last few months I have come across devotees who have lost their chanting beads. If this in itself was not bad enough, then what was even more painful for them was that in all the cases, save one, their spiritual master declined to chant again on new chanting beads.

What is the greatest gift that can be given? (video)
Talk given my HH Devamrita Swami on what is the greatest gift that can be given? Including a discussion about Lord Chaitanya’s external potency.

In God’s Name: A Day in the Life of the Hare Krishnas (video)
Kurma Dasa: A time capsule of life in the Hare Krishna temple in Sydney, Australia in 1973. Classic footage by filmmaker William Kerr.

The Unique Proposal of Bhakti-yoga.
Krsna says, “This process is the supreme intelligence of the intelligent and the cleverness of the most clever, for by following it one can in this very life make use of the temporary and unreal to achieve Me, the eternal reality.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 11.29.22)

Panca Dravida Swami wanted to know how a person can attain perfection simply from one lava, one-eleventh of a second’s association with a pure devotee.

Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Deenabandhu Prabhu - Akshaya Tritiya (Chandan Yatra) in ISKCON Vrindavan

Overstimulated But Existentially Bored!
Visakha Dasi: “Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote over 170 years ago: ‘Boredom is the root of all evil.’”
“To Kierkegaard, boredom is not just feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one’s current activity; boredom is not just a sense of emptiness due to an absence of stimulation. Boredom, he wrote, is the result of an absence of meaning in one’s life. This understanding explains why people today are overstimulated but existential...

Jagannatha Kirtanananda Das speaks to HG Malati Devi Dasi on the ‘The Early Pioneering Days’ of the ISKCON Movement

Am I Ready for Marriage?
BY UTTAMA DEVI DASI
Checklist:
I know why I want to marry.
I am ready to give up being single and to commit to another person for life.

Is Krishna Really Merciful to Me?
HH Sacinandana Swami: Devotees often ask me, “If Krsna is really merciful towards His devotees, why do so many devotees seem to experience misery? I hear in all these lectures that Krsna is so merciful but I don’t experience it – I just had an accident!” Others tell me: “A good friend distanced himself from me,” or “This great devotee is dying from cancer, so how can we make a general statement that Krsna is merciful to His devotees? Maybe He is merciful to Srila Prabhupada, b...

Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Badrinarayan Swami

Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HG Hansarupa Prabhu at Iskcon NYC

Most of the people try to derive pleasure by indulging in gossiping about other people, but let’s see what Socrates says about this:

Govardhana is enchanting… and simultaneously educational. At every turn there is a lesson to learn. While pacing the peaceful perimeter path yesterday, a street vendor suddenly announced: “Monkey seva! Monkey seva!” It was an invitation to feed the mischief-making monkeys that had congregated. “Monkey seva is my thing” I thought, “I’ve been feeding this monkey-like mind for lifetimes!” Some nuts for our furry friends today, but the inner monkey has to diet. Walking a little further we encountered an elder...