“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 ›
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What If I Am Forced To Choose In the Jiva Falling Debate
“The child cries to have the moon from the mother, and the mother gives the child a mirror to satisfy the crying and disturbing child with the reflection of the moon. Similarly, the crying child of the Lord is given… Read More ›
What Exactly Is Maya
“The Supreme Lord said, The indestructible, transcendental living entity is called Brahman, and his eternal nature is called the self. Action pertaining to the development of these material bodies is called karma, or fruitive activities.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 8.3) Download… Read More ›
How Can Something Not Be Krishna
“Everything has a cause, and that cause or seed of manifestation is Krishna. Without Krishna’s energy, nothing can exist; therefore He is called omnipotent. Without His potency, neither the movable nor the unmovable can exist. Whatever existence is not founded… Read More ›
Two Possible Paths For The Liberated Soul
“Salokya means that after material liberation one is promoted to the planet where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides. Samipya means remaining an associate of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sarupya means attaining a four-handed form exactly like that of… Read More ›
Why Do Devotees Think They Are Better Than Everyone Else
“Salokya means that after material liberation one is promoted to the planet where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides. Samipya means remaining an associate of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sarupya means attaining a four-handed form exactly like that of… Read More ›
Three Reasons Vedanta Is Difficult To Follow
“That knowledge of the field of activities and of the knower of activities is described by various sages in various Vedic writings-especially in the Vedanta-sutra-and is presented with all reasoning as to cause and effect.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 13.5) Download… Read More ›
Four Traits Of The Spiritual Energy
“The living entities, who are residents of the spiritual as well as the material expansions, are His marginal energy (tatastha-shakti), and they are at liberty to live in either of the energies, external or internal. Those who live within the… Read More ›
Why Is It Unnatural To Merge Into Brahman
“One’s real dharma, or occupational duty, is explained by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Jivera ‘svarupa’ haya-krishnera ‘nitya-dasa’: [Cc. Madhya 20.108] every living being is an eternal servant of Krishna. That is one’s real occupational duty.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 7.5.51 Purport)… Read More ›
Even The Impersonalists Are Attracted
“All of them – as they surrender unto Me – I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pritha.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.11) Download this episode (right click and save) Friend1: I’m sure you are… Read More ›