“Tulsi asks who can be a better protector of the surrendered souls than the protector of Koshala. Vibhishana worshiped, living in fear of his brother, but for him Rama eliminated his poverty and the influence of death.” (Dohavali, 160) Download… Read More ›
Month: June 2024
Two Simple Comparisons For The Elevator Pitch For Bhakti
“Arjuna said: O my dear Krishna, I wish to know about prakriti [nature], Purusha [the enjoyer], and the field and the knower of the field, and of knowledge and the end of knowledge. The Blessed Lord then said: This body,… Read More ›
Should I Work As If Everything Depended On Me
“You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your… Read More ›
Of Equal Or Greater Value
“My dear father, I am very respectfully and humbly inquiring. What is this arrangement? Why you are busy in making some sacrificial ceremony, what is the reason, and what is the result? For whose benefit is it and by what… Read More ›
Five Ways To Understand The Atmarama Description For Vishnu
“What did Vibhishana bring with him in the meeting, and what harm had Vali done? Tulsi says that all protections come from surrender to Shri Rama.” (Dohavali, 159) Download this episode (right click and save) कहा बिभीषन लै मिल्यो कहा… Read More ›
The Movements Of The Powerful
“What did Vibhishana bring with him in the meeting, and what harm had Vali done? Tulsi says that all protections come from surrender to Shri Rama.” (Dohavali, 159) Download this episode (right click and save) कहा बिभीषन लै मिल्यो कहा… Read More ›
Are Some People Condemned By God In This Lifetime
“The word ‘sukriti’ refers to pious activities performed by the mercy of Krishna. One who is fortunate enough to obtain such mercy receives the remnants of the Lord’s food and thus becomes glorious.” (Lord Chaitanya, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 16.100) Download… Read More ›
Five Blemishes Missing From My History As A Dreaded Atheist
“Know that all beautiful, glorious, and mighty creations spring from but a spark of My splendor.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 10.41) Download this episode (right click and save) यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोऽशसम्भवम् yadyadvibhūtimatsattvaṃ śrīmadūrjitameva vā tattadevāvagaccha tvaṃ mama… Read More ›
Four Recommended Activities That Do Not Provide An Understanding Of Krishna
“The form which you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me… Read More ›
Four Recommended Processes For Self-Realization
“For self-realization, the people in Satya-yuga, living a lifetime of a hundred thousand years, were able to perform prolonged meditation. And in Treta-yuga, when the duration of life was ten thousand years, self-realization was attained by performance of great sacrifice…. Read More ›