“’O naughty child, now try going from here, if you can.’ Having spoken thus, she returned to her household duties.” (Vishnu Purana, 5.6.15) Download as podcast episode (right click and save) यदि शक्नोषि गच्छ त्वम् अतिचञ्चलचेष्टित इत्य् उक्त्वा च निजं… Read More ›
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Five Opinions On What Makes Govardhana-puja So Great
“Prepare very nice foodstuffs of all descriptions from the grains and ghee collected for the yajna. Prepare rice, dahl, then halavah, pakora, puri and all kinds of milk preparations like sweet rice, sweetballs, sandesha, rasagulla and laddu and invite the… Read More ›
Is It Time To Rethink The Regulative Principles
“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 10.10) Download as podcast episode (right click and save) तेषां सतत-युक्तानां भजतां प्रीति-पूर्वकम् ददामि बुद्धि-योगं… Read More ›
The Final Adjustment
“But those who worship Me with devotion, meditating on My transcendental form – to them I carry what they lack and preserve what they have.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.22) Download as podcast episode (right click and save) अनन्याश् चिन्तयन्तो मां… Read More ›
When God Already Likes You
“Prahlada Maharaja said: O Supreme Lord, because You are so merciful to the fallen souls, I ask You for only one benediction. I know that my father, at the time of his death, had already been purified by Your glance… Read More ›
Two Aspects To Bhakti-Yoga To Consider
“For one who worships Me, giving up all his activities unto Me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, who has fixed his mind upon Me, O son of Pritha, for… Read More ›
Five Places Where Devotees Sometimes Lack Dedication
“Those who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who are irresolute is many-branched.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 2.41) Download as podcast episode (right click… Read More ›
Four Activities In Bhakti Where Someone Might Question Your Sanity
“The Lord heard the story of Sakshi-gopala with great pleasure because He wanted to impress upon the atheists that the worshipable Deities in the temples approved by the great acharyas are not idols, as alleged by men with a poor… Read More ›
How Do We Develop The Urgency To Serve
“O Rama, for as long as You shall stand before me, even if it be for one hundred years, I will always remain Your servant. Therefore You should be the one to choose a beautiful and appropriate place for the… Read More ›
Five Times I Fell Flat On My Face In Bhakti
“In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 2.40) Download as podcast episode (right click and save) नेहाभिक्रम-नाशो ऽस्ति… Read More ›