“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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Five Kinds Of Sophistry To Abandon
“Thinking like this, one of sober mind, abandon sophistry and all doubts and worship Shri Rama, who is beautiful, merciful, and the giver of happiness.” (Dohavali, 134) Download this episode (right click and save) अस बिचारि मतिधीर तजि कुतर्क संसय… Read More ›
Why Do People Ask Such Dumb Questions Of Their Guru
“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 this episode (right click and save) तेषां सतत-युक्तानां भजतां प्रीति-पूर्वकम् ददामि बुद्धि-योगं तं… Read More ›
Four Ways To Avoid Suffering
“Suffering without knowledge, without remedy, is animal life. One who cannot understand that he is suffering and who thinks that he is very well off is in animal consciousness, not human consciousness. The human being should be cognizant of suffering… Read More ›
My Sentiment Is Better Than Yours
“Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation. The ultimate goal is Krishna, because the philosophers who are also sincerely searching after the Absolute Truth come in the end to Krishna consciousness. This… Read More ›
Five Words Used In The Bhagavad-gita That Prove God Is A Person
“Vedic knowledge is not a question of research. Our research work is imperfect because we are researching things with imperfect senses. We have to accept perfect knowledge which comes down, as is stated in Bhagavad-gita, by the parampara disciplic succession…. Read More ›
How Does The Touchstone Of Principles Apply To Bhakti
“Even kings like Janaka and others attained the perfectional stage by performance of prescribed duties. Therefore, just for the sake of educating the people in general, you should perform your work.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 3.20) Download this episode (right click… Read More ›
Why Do The Impersonalists Get So Mad
“Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature and My supreme dominion over all that be.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.11) Download this episode (right click and save) Friend1: I’ve got a… Read More ›
Taking Narayana As The Supreme
“Vishnu is beyond the range of the material manifestation, and He is not within the control of the material energy. He is the supreme independent Personality of Godhead. This is even admitted by Shankaracharya: narayanah paro ‘vyaktat (Gita-bhashya).” (Shrila Prabhupada,… Read More ›
Some Day You’ll Need Our Help My Friend
“Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 8.6) yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ tyajaty ante kalevaram taṁ tam evaiti kaunteya sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ Download this episode (right… Read More ›