The Hare Krishna Revolution

By Niraj Bidawatka Instead of escaping from the prison, the foolish prisoner has installed an air-conditioner We are currently imprisoned in this material world being tightly bound by the three modes of material nature. But instead of getting out of the prison by chanting Hare Krishna, we are busy trying to make our lives comfortable in the prison house by installing air conditioners. An…

By Niraj BidawatkaWhen the Hare Krishna devotees tell people to devote more time for making spiritual progress, they think that the devotees are impractical. They think that, “One needs money for everything in this world and therefore I should devote more time for earning money.” Hence, most of the people have no time for spiritual activities. They think that once they become successful in their…

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Just like in our Vedic system, first of all brahmacārī. That brahmacārī system is very nice. Even Kṛṣṇa, God Himself, He has nothing to learn. He is abhijñā. In the Vedas He is described as abhijñā: He knows everything. But just to teach us, He also became a brahmacārī in the Gurukula. Lord Rāmacandra, He also accepted a guru,…

This is an offering in the honour of Prabhupāda on His Disappearance Day anniversary - 17th November 2023

By Niraj Bidawatka 🔔🔔🔔 Today is Prabhupada’s disappearance day. This is my offering in the honour of Prabhupāda. Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisances. Your Divine Grace is the most compassionate soul in this world, who for the well-being of the masses, did not care for Your own personal comfort. For eleven years Your Divine Grace continuously travelled around the world,…

VYASA PUJA OFFERING TO SRILA PRABHUPADA – 2022

All glories to Srila Prabhupāda You have saved me from going to the darkest regions of hell, which I was destined to suffer on account of my extremely sinful activities. You came at the right time to rescue me. Your Divine Grace saved me from the word jugglery of the speculative scholars and delivered me the sublime essence of the Vedic literatures in a very simple and easy-to-understand…

The whole profession is crooked. She told that they have a cure for cancer. There's a cure for cancer. It comes from a natural herb available in South America. But the American Medical Association has forbidden the importation of this herb, because if the

Tamala Krsna: Oh, one girl now . . . There’s a devotee named Madhusudana. You may remember one of your disciples, his name is Madhusudana. Anyway, his cousin has joined us in New York. So this boy, he’s married to a girl who was the chief nurse for the biggest neurosurgeon in America, who operated on Kennedy. A very big man. So she told us something about the medical profession, some examples.…

KRISHNA IS THE SUPREME CONTROLLER BUT YET HE IS UNDER THE CONTROL OF HIS DEVOTEES

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda Translation: “Mahārāja Parīkṣit heard that out of His causeless mercy Lord Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu, who is universally obeyed, rendered all kinds of service to the malleable sons of Pāṇḍu by accepting posts ranging from chariot driver to president to messenger, friend, night watchman, etc., according to the will of the Pāṇḍavas, obeying them like…

Bharat – The Unsung Brother

By Uma Rajaram This is the story of Bharat, the very submissive brother of Lord Rama and his unique story of perfection in devotion unto Lord Rama in pāda-sevanam mode. Bharat’s father, King Dasharatha, who ruled Ayodhya, belonged to an impressive lineage/dynasty of King Raghu who believed in the maxim ‘prāṇa jāye par vachan na jāye’. Rama, the principled eldest son and heir to the kingdom of…

DOES THE BHAGAVAD GITA MENTION ABOUT THE SUPERSOUL’S EXISTENCE IN THE HEART?

READER’S QUESTION:

Hare Krishna Prabhuji,

After reading Chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita, I have two queries out of curiosity:

1. In Text-17 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, the soul is said to pervade the whole body but Purport says it is located in the heart.

2. Besides, I cannot find Bhagavad Gita saying that there is a Supersoul besides the soul. But in the Purport it is said that both, the soul…

KRISHNA CANNOT BE COMPARED WITH ANYONE ELSE – HE IS THE SUPREME LORD

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord. That is the verdict of the śāstra. In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said. In the Bhāgavata also it is said:

ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam indrāri-vyākulaṁ lokaṁ mṛḍayanti yuge yuge (SB 1.3.28)

So try to understand. And Kṛṣṇa said, mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat (BG 7.7): “No more superior.” You don’t…

BHAGAVAD GITA TUTORIAL: Chapter 10 Verse 10 – HOW TO TALK WITH KRISHNA?

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda

TEXT 10 तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम् । ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते ॥१०॥ teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te TRANSLATION

To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.

We are born…

His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krṣṇa Consciousness

Reporter: What do you try and teach, sir?

Prabhupāda: I am trying to teach what you have forgotten.

Devotees: Haribol! Hare Kṛṣṇa! (laughter)

Reporter: Which is what? (more…)

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

  BHAGAVAD GITA | CHAPTER 16 | VERSE 7

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः । न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते ॥७॥ pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca janā na vidur āsurāḥ na śaucaṁ nāpi cācāro na satyaṁ teṣu vidyate

TRANSLATION

Those who are demoniac do not know what is to be done and what is not to be done. Neither cleanliness nor…