“The Sanskrit word mantra is a combination of two syllables, man and tra. Man means ‘mind,’ and tra means ‘deliverance.’ Therefore a mantra is that which delivers you from mental concoction, from hovering on the mental plane. So if you… Read More ›
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Five Reasons We Worship A Man
“Those fourteen thousand Rakshasas of frightening deeds were eliminated by that one man, a foot-soldier, who was Rama.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 26.35) Download this episode (right click and save) चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम् हतान्येकेन रामेण मानुषेण पदातिना caturdaśa sahasrāṇi… Read More ›
Four Lopsided Fighting Configurations
“Those fourteen thousand Rakshasas of frightening deeds were eliminated by that one man, a foot-soldier, who was Rama.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 26.35) Download this episode (right click and save) चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम् हतान्येकेन रामेण मानुषेण पदातिना caturdaśa sahasrāṇi… Read More ›
If Everyone Is Brahman Then Why Is Krishna Special
“O scion of Bharata, you should understand that I am also the knower in all bodies, and to understand this body and its owner is called knowledge. That is My opinion.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 13.3) Download this episode (right click… Read More ›
Five Factors Required By The Professional Performer
“The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are surrendered to Me, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss enlightening one another and conversing about Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 10.9) Download this episode (right click and save)… Read More ›
Govardhana Puja 2024
“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 ›
Diwali 2024
“Good and bad, which are part of the illusion created by Hari, cannot be removed without worshiping Hari. Keeping this in mind, worship Rama and renounce all desires.” (Dohavali, 127) Download this episode (right click and save) हरि माया कृत… Read More ›
With So Much Blame To Go Around
“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 Excuses I Might Make When Asked To Do Something Difficult
“O very powerful one, I depend on your might. As you are the best of the monkeys, O son of the wind, do you exert yourself in such a way that by using your extraordinary strength and bravery, O Hanuman,… Read More ›
Recurring Royalties
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Prahlada, O most pure, O great saintly person, your father has been purified, along with twenty-one forefathers in your family. Because you were born in this family, the entire dynasty has been… Read More ›