“Being restless, all of the men and women of the city prayed to the demigods. Again and again they asked when Rama would come again.” (Janaki Mangala, 163) Download this episode (right click and save) khagabhara nagara nāri nara bidhihi… Read More ›
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Insomnia
“When the king’s wife heard that the barata party was leaving the next morning, being so sad that sleep couldn’t come to her the night passed.” (Janaki Mangala, 162) prāta barāta calihi suni bhūpati bhāmini | pari na biraha basa… Read More ›
A Satisfying Meal
“On that beautiful night, they played sweet songs with melodious music. The king took his meal, received betel nuts, and then happily returned to the guest house.” (Janaki Mangala, Chand 20.1) so nisi sohāvani madhura gāvati bājane bājahiṃ bhale |… Read More ›
You Aren’t Real
“Another calculation is speculative. Those who are in search of knowledge also speculate on Krishna and consider Him to be less important than the universal form of the Supreme. Thus some think that the universal form of Krishna which was… Read More ›
Talking About Why We Fight
“Actually, the conditioned souls, in ignorance in this material world, are simply guided by sex life, and as soon as they get the opportunity for sex life, they become attached to so-called home, motherland, children, wealth and opulence. As these… Read More ›
Living Like There’s No Tomorrow
“One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman. He never laments nor desires to have anything; he is equally disposed to every living entity. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me.” (Lord Krishna,… Read More ›
Beyond Our Perception
“To know matters beyond one’s perception, one has to learn from a superior authority in the line of disciplic succession. Just to know who is our father is beyond our perception. For that, the mother is the authority. Similarly, we… Read More ›
Climbing Aboard
“Like a proud elephant meeting a rabbit in the forest, Rama is like the elephant and you, O vile one, are like the rabbit.” (Sita Devi, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 22.16) yathā dṛptaśca mātaṅgaḥ śaśaśca sahitau vane | tathā dviradavadrāmastvaṃ… Read More ›
Forms for Meditation
“Even if one concentrates his mind on the boar form of the Lord, that is also yoga. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, one who concentrates his mind constantly in meditation upon the Personality of Godhead in one of His many varieties… Read More ›
Show Me What You’ve Got
“It does not take even a moment for the Lord to kill any powerful demon, including Hiranyaksha. The Lord could have killed him long before, but He allowed the demon to display the full extent of his magical feats. One… Read More ›