“They say that this world is unreal, that there is no foundation and that there is no God in control. It is produced of sex desire, and has no cause other than lust.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 16.8) Download this episode… Read More ›
Month: September 2013
No Consent Required
“Every living being, whether a man or an animal or a bird, thinks that he is free by himself, but actually no one is free from the severe laws of the Lord. The laws of the Lord are severe because… Read More ›
One Interpretation
“A man working in Krishna consciousness in a factory does not associate himself with the work of the factory, nor with the workers of the factory. He simply works for Krishna. And when he gives up the result for Krishna,… Read More ›
Merging Into Transcendence
“The work of a man who is unattached to the modes of material nature and who is fully situated in transcendental knowledge merges entirely into transcendence.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.23) Download this episode (right click and save) Question: How can… Read More ›
Time I Am
“No one knows where time began and where it ends, and it is time only which can keep a record of the creation, maintenance and destruction of the material manifestation. This time factor is the material cause of creation and… Read More ›
How to Know Someone Is Great
“On the very night of the day of the chastisement of the Kaliya snake, when the inhabitants of Vrajabhumi were sleeping carefreely, there was a forest fire ablaze due to dry leaves, and it appeared that all the inhabitants were… Read More ›
A Matter of Scale
“He is an undifferentiated entity as there is no distinction between potency and the possessor thereof. In His work of creation of millions of worlds, His potency remains inseparable. All the universes exist in Him and He is present in… Read More ›
Removing Miserliness
“When distributing gifts to the people of the town, they are not delaying. Looking again and again at His beautiful eyes, they receive bliss.” (Janaki Mangala, 135) negācārū kaham̐ nāgari gaharū na lāvahiṃ | nirakhi nirakhi ānandu sulocani pāvahiṃ ||… Read More ›
Never Satisfied
“With supreme love, they are doing the family rituals while walking like a great elephant. Not satisfied, the fortunate women continue to fill up with devotion.” (Janaki Mangala, 134) parama prīti kularīti karahiṃ gaja gāmini | nahiṃ aghāhiṃ anurāga bhāga… Read More ›
Not Enough Eyes
“When seeing Rama, they notice His beauty from head to toe. As all parts of Rama’s body are so wonderful, they thought of Indra and his many eyes.” (Janaki Mangala, 133) nakha sikha sanudara rāma rūpa jaba dekhahiṃ | saba… Read More ›