“In the Bhagavad-gita (9.26) the Lord directly states that He accepts vegetarian food from the hands of a pure devotee. Therefore a human being should not only become a strict vegetarian but should also become a devotee of the Lord,… Read More ›
Month: March 2014
The One With The Pregnancy
“When he was in the womb of his mother, Prahlada Maharaja listened to the words of Narada Muni. One cannot imagine how the baby in embryo could hear Narada, but this is spiritual life; progress in spiritual life cannot be… Read More ›
Star of The Book of Beauty
“The mighty Hanuman had overheard everything in truth of what was said by Sita and Trijata, as well as the threats of the Rakshasis.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 30.1) hanumān api vikrāntaḥ sarvam śuśrāva tattvataḥ | sītāyāḥ trijaṭāyāḥ ca rākṣasīnām… Read More ›
Separation With Attachment
“Blessed indeed are the great souls, the greatly fortunate sages who have given up all sins, conquered the mind, and for whom there is neither pleasure nor aversion.” (Sita Devi, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 26.49) dhanyāḥ khalu mahātmāno munayastyaktakilbiṣāḥ ||… Read More ›
Impossible To Forget
“Blessed indeed are the great souls, the greatly fortunate sages who have given up all sins, conquered the mind, and for whom there is neither pleasure nor aversion.” (Sita Devi, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 26.49) dhanyāḥ khalu mahātmāno munayastyaktakilbiṣāḥ ||… Read More ›
Holi 2014
“Hiranyakashipu planned a campaign to kill Prahlada Maharaja. He would kill his son by administering poison to him while he was eating, by making him sit in boiling oil, or by throwing him under the feet of an elephant while… Read More ›
Gaura Purnima 2014
“Most of his contemporary biographers have mentioned certain anecdotes regarding Chaitanya which are simple records of his early miracles. It is said that when he was an infant in his mother’s arms he wept continually, and when the neighboring ladies… Read More ›
Everywhere Are His Eyes
“Generally there will be affection for that which is visible. And for that which is not visible there is no affection. The ungrateful are capable of destroying their affection in this way, but not Rama.” (Sita Devi, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara… Read More ›
Never A Bad Time
“Shame on me, who am uncivilized, unchaste, and living a sinful life, for I continue to protect my life for even a moment without Him.” (Sita Devi, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 26.7) dhiṅmāmanāryāmasatīṃ yāhaṃ tena vinā kṛtā | muhūrtamapi rakṣāmi… Read More ›
Am I Doing Enough
“Shame on me, who am uncivilized, unchaste, and living a sinful life, for I continue to protect my life for even a moment without Him.” (Sita Devi, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 26.7) dhiṅmāmanāryāmasatīṃ yāhaṃ tena vinā kṛtā | muhūrtamapi rakṣāmi… Read More ›