By Sita Pati DasOn the spiritual platform there is no difference between a brahmacari, a sannyasi, or a grhasta who is attached to the service of the Lord.
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- 25 Feb 2008
By Karnamrita dasaAn important truth I have learned: when we remain on the fence regarding a certain decision then nothing happens. We have to make a determination, and then go forward in faith, knowing that even what appears to be a wrong decision can be a steppingstone to our correct course. Mistakes are called experience!
...- 25 Feb 2008
By Jatayu dasaWherever I've been or whatever temple I have been in, Your appearance day is the one that is most festive. Devotees are so attracted to You that they spontaneously perform some extra service.
...- 19 Feb 2008
By Praghosa das (ACBSP)I'm remembering a wonderful pastime that I of all people (A father with six beautiful children) was so fortunate to witness in Vrndavana in 1975. It was early in the morning and Srila Prabhupada was going for his morning walk.
...- 13 Feb 2008
By Bhakta RodThe great transcendental high tide of Krishna Conscious bliss, experienced in the mid sixties and very early seventies with Srila Prabhupada's presents, was truly amazing.
...- 1 Feb 2008
By Kesava Krsna DasaWe all should have received some basic training on how to respectfully treat sastra. Knowing that none of Srila Prabhupada's books should touch the ground or other inconsiderate place will make us consign the books to a decent position; but next to the TV! This is a bad idea.
...- 29 Jan 2008
By Dhanesvara Das The Beautiful Story of the Personality of Godhead, otherwise known as the Srimad Bhagavatam, is considered to be the post-graduate study of the spiritual sciences. Sometimes referred to as the fifth Veda, the Bhagavatam is said to contain the essence of all other Vedic literature. It continues our spiritual education from the conclusions of the Bhagavad-gita.
...- 27 Jan 2008
By Jatayu dasaIn the lives of all devotees events take place that are very extraordinary and wonderful. Because such occurrences cannot easily be explained logically then one might label them as being miracles.
...- 24 Jan 2008
By Sankirtana DasActually, the metaphor of a political campaign, in its excitement and competitiveness, seems appropriate to Krishna Consciousness. Devotees want to inject the awareness and teachings of Krishna into the hearts and minds of the "voters."
...- 8 Jan 2008
By Rod DavisSP: "If you are completely sincere and genuine, then you do not have to find Guru, he will find you" An interesting ISKCON pastime I heard recently in Vrndavana about a hippie in 1966 that used to travel around in Ken Kesey's psychodelic bus dance group.
...- 3 Jan 2008
By Shyama Priya devi dasiThe prison system can hold me forever, but I belong to Krishna. As soon as I received the Bhagavad Gita, I was given my marching orders to stand up and fight the enemy forces attacking my mind. Like Arjuna I was bewildered by my pain. I started chanting.
...- 2 Jan 2008
By Karnamrita dasaThere are different opinions regarding social issues or philosophy among devotees. Any perspective, side of an issue, or point of the Krishna conscious philosophy can be carried to an extreme in relation to others.
...- 30 Dec 2007
By Karnamrita dasaThe word enthusiasm has its origins in Greek (en-theos, or having a god within) where it indicated someone overcome with the spirit of some god. It wasn't used then very positively. That definition is still given for the word, but in the last possible use.
...- 22 Dec 2007
By Sankirtana DasLast year I was requested to perform a little of Mahabharata at an evening event for the 1000 attendees of the National Storytelling Conference and the response was amazing.
...- 20 Dec 2007
By Kavicandra SwamiI think that rather than borrowing from the "sinema sampradaya" we should learn and follow what our acarya's have given to us. Srila Prabhupada gave us the HARE KRSNA maha mantra.
...- 11 Dec 2007
By Sri Clayton I have been thinking about that tortured kid in Omaha, who shot all those people and then himself. He was complaining about the meaninglessness of his life - the only meaning he could come up with was to kill, then commit suicide.
...- 11 Dec 2007
By Sankirtana Das (ACBSP)Let me ask you one question, Is your money that good, Will it buy you forgiveness, Do you think that it could, I think you will find, When your death takes its toll, All the money you made, Will never buy back your soul
...- 9 Dec 2007
By Madhavendu dasI am extremely grateful to HH Bhakti Raghava Swami and Antony Brennan for their kind research on the Ghee. I hope this time it will better inform devotees and bring auspiciousness for the whole society.
...- 7 Dec 2007
By Kaunteya DasDue to the historically recurrent tendency of priests to go along with current trends, to avoid censure and the loss of support and approval, I am simply concerned that we don’t choose the easy way out regarding such a morally sticky issue as the death penalty.
...- 6 Dec 2007
By Payonidhi dasSrila Prabhupada has clearly stated ekadasi prasadam is to be served on Gaura Purnima and Janmastami, but some devotees seem to either ignore these instructions to not know the proper standard.
...- 6 Dec 2007
By Karnamrita dasaNowadays devotees are often involved in some type of inter religious dialog where we try to connect with different groups to promote more religious understanding and acceptance.
...- 5 Dec 2007
By Sankirtana Das (ACBSP)In October a group of about 25 students, along with their professors, visited New Vrindaban. For their fall project, the students broke into groups of three and each group was assigned a devotee to interview and to write a paper on their devotee’s Conversion Experience.
...- 4 Dec 2007
By Jatayu dasaOver the years I have found that women in ISKCON are more often taking leadership positions due to their strong preaching endeavors. Below are appreciations of just a few women I have met in the past few years that have inspired me in my own pursuit of Krsna consciousness.
...- 3 Dec 2007
By Kavicandra SwamiIt was a memorial to the work of HH Bhakti Swarupa Damodara Goswami in that field, on the 70th anniversary of his appearance. There were some interesting presentations. One, in which the limitations of “science” were described, I found quite interesting.
...- 30 Nov 2007