“It is said in the Manu-smriti that lust cannot be satisfied by any amount of sense enjoyment, just as fire is never extinguished by a constant supply of fuel. In the material world, the center of all activities is sex,… Read More ›
Month: August 2021
Is It Ever Okay To Kill
“Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit greatly sinful acts, driven by the desire to enjoy royal happiness.” (Arjuna, Bhagavad-gita, 1.44) Download this episode (right click and save) अहो बत महत् पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम् यद्… Read More ›
Doesn’t Deity Worship Cheapen The Concept Of God
“We may be very proud of our eyes, but we cannot even see our next-door neighbor. People challenge, ‘Can you show me God?’ But what can they see? What is the value of their eyes? God is not cheap. We… Read More ›
Two Kinds Of Krishna-Katha
“Krishna-katha means narrations about Krishna. There are two Krishna-kathas: narrations spoken by Krishna and narrations spoken about Krishna. Bhagavad-gita is the narration or the philosophy or the science of God, spoken by Krishna Himself. Shrimad-Bhagavatam is the narration about the… Read More ›
Two Distinctions I Can Recognize As A Human Being
“By human calculation, a thousand ages taken together is the duration of Brahma’s one day. And such also is the duration of his night.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 8.17) Download this episode (right click and save) सहस्र-युग-पर्यन्तम् अहर् यद् ब्रह्मणो विदुः… Read More ›
Two Interactions Which Are Not Harmful Within Deity Worship
“The mother-in-law did the arati and offered gifts, following tradition. Looking at His dark face again and again, she felt happiness in the heart and great attachment.” (Janaki Mangala, 165) Download this episode (right click and save) सासु उतारि आरती… Read More ›
To Recognize That The Past Is Prologue
“A person in Krishna consciousness certainly sees Lord Krishna everywhere, and he sees everything in Krishna. Such a person may appear to see all separate manifestations of the material nature, but in each and every instance he is conscious of… Read More ›
What Is Wrong In Being An Animal Lover
“Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 8.6) Download this episode (right click and save) यं यं वापि स्मरन् भावं त्यजत्य् अन्ते कलेवरम् तं तम् एवैति… Read More ›
Is There Anything Wrong With Keeping Pets
“Since a son delivers his father from the hell named ‘Put’, a son is called putra; he who protects his ancestors in every way.” (Lord Rama, Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kand, 107.12) Download this episode (right click and save) पुन्नाम्नो नरकाद्… Read More ›
Is It Necessary To Decode God’s Creation
“But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 10.42) Download this episode (right click and save) अथ वा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन… Read More ›