“Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, offer obeisances and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.34) Download this episode (right click and save) मन्-मना भव मद्-भक्तो मद्-याजी मां… Read More ›
Month: January 2020
Two Takeaways From The Story of Vatapi and Ilvala
“The sage Agastya is of such a purified nature that in his hermitage a liar cannot live, nor a deceitful person, nor a wicked person, nor one that is committed to sinful activity.” (Lord Rama speaking to Lakshmana, Valmiki Ramayana,… Read More ›
Is It Necessary To Visit Houses Of Worship
“Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the tulasi tree, which can immediately vanquish volumes of sinful activities. Simply by seeing or touching this tree one can become relieved from all distresses and diseases. Simply by offering obeisances to and… Read More ›
Why Should I Behave Piously If Reputation Can Be So Easily Destroyed
“The false rumor that Krishna had killed Prasena and had taken away the jewel was spread everywhere like wildfire. Krishna did not like to be defamed in that way, and therefore He decided that He would go to the forest… Read More ›
Three People Who Could Not Maintain A Spotless Reputation
“The false rumor that Krishna had killed Prasena and had taken away the jewel was spread everywhere like wildfire. Krishna did not like to be defamed in that way, and therefore He decided that He would go to the forest… Read More ›
Three Instances Where The Concept Of Helping God Seems Invalid
“This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, and the saintly kings understood it in that way. But in course of time the succession was broken, and therefore the science as it is appears to be… Read More ›
Don’t You Find Demigod Worship Throughout Vedic Culture
“Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 7.20) Download this episode (right click and save) कामैस् तैस् तैर् हृत-ज्ञानाः… Read More ›
Three Areas To Which My Attention Gets Diverted
“As confirmed in the Vedanta-sutra (1.1.1), athato brahma jijnasa: without inquiry about the Supreme, or the Transcendence, one cannot give up attachment for this material world. By the evolutionary process in 8,400,000 species of life, one cannot understand the ultimate… Read More ›
Three Types Of Devotees You Can Encounter In Bhakti Life
“There are three classes of devotees, namely the prakrita, madhyama, and maha-bhagavata. The prakrita, or third-class devotees, are temple worshipers without specific knowledge of the Lord and the Lord’s devotees. The madhyama, or the second-class devotee, knows well the Lord,… Read More ›
What About People Who Literally Follow The Rules And Regulations
“According to the instruction of Lord Krishna, Nanda Maharaja and the cowherd men called in learned brahmanas and began to worship Govardhana Hill by chanting Vedic hymns and offering prasadam. The inhabitants of Vrindavana assembled together, decorated their cows and… Read More ›