“How can I ensure that the purpose of my task does not get destroyed? How shall I avoid mental disparity, and how do I ensure that my crossing of the ocean does not go for naught?” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara… Read More ›
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Two Kinds Of Relationships With The Guru
“Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.34) Download this… Read More ›
Three Reasons The Second Birth Is More Important
“Yes, one’s first birth is by one’s father and mother, and the next birth is by the spiritual master and Vedic knowledge. When one takes his second birth, he comes to understand that he is not the material body. This… Read More ›
Five Leaves On The Blossom Tree Of Bhakti
“According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down into the lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering… Read More ›
No Hanging Up On The Hard Ones
“The example of clear understanding is there in the Bhagavad-gita itself, in the way the teaching is understood by Arjuna, who heard the Gita directly from the Lord. If someone is fortunate enough to understand Bhagavad-gita in that line of… Read More ›
Five Things Narada Muni Didn’t Do When He Met Valmiki
“Valmiki was a great poet, and similarly Vyasadeva is a great writer, and both of them have absolutely engaged themselves in delineating the transcendental activities of the Lord and by doing so have become immortal.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 1.5.22… Read More ›
Five Amazing Powers Of The Spiritual Master
“The Lord said, ‘Chant the holy name of Krishna!’ The tiger immediately got up and began to dance and chant,’Krishna! Krishna!’” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Madhya 17.29) Download this episode (right click and save) “Make me happy. I don’t care how. It… Read More ›
Duryodhana And Suyodhana
“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 ›
Five Reasons To Trust The Spiritual Master
“And when you have thus learned the truth, you will know that all living beings are but part of Me – and that they are in Me, and are Mine.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.35) Download this episode (right click and… Read More ›
Talking About The Alpha Male
“One should not only hear submissively from the spiritual master; but one must also get a clear understanding from him, in submission and service and inquiries. A bona fide spiritual master is by nature very kind toward the disciple. Therefore… Read More ›