Being Silent about One’s Achievements.
Question: In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Lord Siva instructs Citraketu that instead of posing as a devotee externally while lacking in devotional attitude, one should keep one’s bhakti hidden and not pose as a devotee outwardly. In this connection, I sometimes think about how irresistible it is to speak about one’s accomplishments. When talking with friends or others you like to share what you have done and the value of it. In fact it’s normal in one sense. So how do we practically apply this t...

Accessing the Kripa-Sakti While Chanting.
Human society is brought before the big question mark, “Does this all make sense?” the moment it is confronted with death – the existential dilemma. Vaisnava scholars hold that the teachings of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami begin in all earnestness after king Pariksit asked his urgent question: “What should I do now that I am at the brink of death? What should anyone do in this situation?”

“Try to rectify yourself rather than blaspheme the nature or activities of others. This is my instruction.”
~Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.

On the Crucial Choice: To Be Controlled by Force—or by Love.
The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in January 1974 on an early-morning walk in Hawaii.

Jagannatha Kirtanananda Das speaks to Bob Cohen (HG Brahmatirtha Das) on the conversation Bob had with Srila Prabhupada which resulted in the world-renowned book ‘Perfect Questions Perfect Answers’.

Just after raja bhog offering was done I went to chant my rounds and I was meditating how I have only 5 boxes of mogra left for Prabhupad Vyasa puja and I wanted to offer more.

Misconceptions on Grihastha ashram (11 min. video)
Interview with Kalakantha Prabhu.

Question: How can bhakti wisdom help us to become more forgiving?
Answer by Chaitanya Charan das: By helping us see that we are meant to become like our Lord because we are his parts. Just as he has forgiven us, we should forgive others.

We learned early on that new cars and New York City did not go well together. Dents appeared almost daily and our sleep-deprived drivers did not help either

Following Dharma (video)
Morning Class SB 4.21.36 - HH Bhanu Swami - ISKCON Melbourne.

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Saubhari Muni’s story (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Bhima Prabhu, ISKCON Juhu.

Bhakti Yoga—A Method of Nonmechanistic Science.
Sadaputa Dasa: How can we study nonmaterial aspects of reality when we’re living in a world of matter? Modern mechanistic science rests on the premise that reality is ultimately reducible to a simple set of mathematical equations. Such a view fails to account for two important aspects of reality: consciousness, and complex biological form. Here, in the first of a series of articles excerpted from the conclusion of the book, Sadaputa describes how an alternative, nonmechanistic model can be v...

When Lord Brahma ordered Drona, the best of the Vasus, and his wife Dhara to increase progeny, they said unto him, “Dear father, we seek your benediction. Please let us be born on earth so that after our appearance the Supreme Lord will appear as our son and spread devotional service.

Krishna’s merciful hand is behind everything. HH Sacinandana Swami: Yesterday I experienced something extremely shocking at first. Maybe it was a wake-up call.

Understanding Gopi’s Love for Krishna (video)
A class by HH Radhanath Swami
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Unconditional love.
BB Govinda Swami: We should be prepared to open ourselves up. We should be prepared to take down our guards. We should be prepared to dismantle our protective fences that we have around us. And we should say:
“I’m ready to serve You. So You just please do to me whatever is necessary so that I would serve You purely”.

Cobras in Srila Prabhupada’s Quarters
As I walked past the first toilet stall a huge six feet long cobra quickly slithered past me into the stall. Terrified I raced out of the bathroom as fast as my shaking body could take me. I was not sure what kind of snake it was. I didn’t want to create a big scene and interrupt Srila Prabhupada’s darshan…

The mantra to attain perfection in our chanting. Krishna is self-sufficient because all the ingredients for creation are within Himself. First Krishna creates time, for without time there cannot be a beginning of anything. Sukadeva Goswami speaks to Maharaja Pariksit Krishna’s pastimes to bring Him to the point of complete resolute faith and absorption in Krishna.

The Lord: A long-time passed and there was not a single sign that you would ever look in My direction!
HH Sacinandana Swami: Krishna is very eager for the company of each and every one of us.
As I sit here in Vrindavan, I sometimes ask myself, “Does Krishna see my efforts? Does He care for such an insignificant and useless person?” I’ve seen many sincere practitioners of bhakti ask this question.

His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami was a spiritual master and a Governing Body Commissioner (GBC) in the International Society for Krsna Consciousness (ISKCON). He was a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON and was regarded as one the most advanced devotees in the movement today.

“Don’t Think God Has No Feeling” by Srila Prabhupada (SB 7.9.5) 24 min. class recorded in Mayapur, February 25, 1977.

Judging others? (15 min video) by HH Radhanath Swami.
Judgment shuts us down and keeps us from understanding the full situation. If we’re being honest, most judgments about people are based on incomplete information.

In his commentary to the Gita 9.30, wherein Krsna says his devotee is a sadhu even if he commits an abomination, Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakura says that Krsna becomes a little angry thinking that someone is faulting a devotee. If a devotee feels he is bad and lowly, Krsna will repeatedly overlook that offense. If a devotee’s action is bad but his intention is good, Krsna will ignore/forgive the action and accept the intention.

How many of us hide behind the will of God as an excuse for inactivity or laziness? And how many of us attribute our successes to our efforts alone? The Vedic scriptures teach us that nothing in this world moves without the will of God. He is the creator, controller, overseer of multifarious universes, the benefactor of speech, intelligence, talent, and everything else without which we would be considered useless; however, do we just sit back, waiting for God's will to save or direct us without endeavor, or do we activate His will?