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harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha. "In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way." "Chanting the Holy Names" is a collection of nineteen essays discussing the method of bhakti-yoga known as kirtanam, or chanting, whose modern incarnation is the sankirtana-yajna, or the congregational chanting of the holy names, "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare ...

"Vaishnava Holidays" is a collection of thirty essays on the following holidays on the Vaishnava calendar: Gaura Purnima, Holi, Rama Navami, Narasimha Chaturdashi, Krishna Janmashtami, Vyasa Puja, Radhashtami, Dussehra, Diwali, and Govardhana Puja

"Devotional Service" is a collection of thirty-six essays discussing the ancient art of divine love, bhakti-yoga, which is the culmination of all yoga practice and the natural occupational duty of the spirit soul, who is transcendental to the changing of bodies and the relative conditions created by contact with nature.

Sugriva, the chief of the forest dwellers in Kishkindha, was resting in his safe haven on the top of Mount Rishyamukha, a place where his estranged brother Vali could not attack him. Though he was safeguarded from the powerful influence of his brother, Sugriva was by no means in a peaceful condition. At every second of the day there was trepidation, as someone could be coming to attack him. Therefore it wasn’t surprising that when he saw two handsome and well-built young men carrying weapons approaching his forest, he became a bit apprehensive. These two princes seen from a distance ...

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Daily articles from July 2011 “Shri Rama’s holy name is like Narasimhadeva to the Hiranyakashipu-like Kali Yuga. For those who chant the holy name, the Lord offers them all protections and crushes their tormentors, just as He did for Prahlada Maharaja.“ (Dohavali, 26) I/O Talking to Trees My Bible In Your Dreams The Good and The Bad Mine Mine God Loving Final Exam Furthering a Purpose The Marginal Position Dissipating Doubts Stairway to the Stars Have A Little Faith The Biggest Winner The Same As Me This Is Your Life Hoard Mentality See Not My Fall From Grace Service and Compassion ...

Daily articles from July 2012 “Krishna replied, ‘My dear mother, they have plotted together and lodged a complaint against Me so that you will punish Me. My elder brother, Balarama, has joined them. Actually, I have not done this. Take My words as true. Do not be angry and chastise Me.’” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 10.8.34 Purport) Conspiracy Theory Intelligent Worship The Highest Dharma Eyes Like Lotuses To Save A Man Always Spotless Seeing Things Clearly Weapon of Prema No Ordinary Liar If You Look Close Enough The Real God Embarrassing The Moon Come Again Some Other ...

Daily articles from March 2012 “Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons, do not surrender unto Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 7.15) Respectable Boys Rescue Me From Tree to Shining Tree A Simple Plan Bon Voyage Gaura Purnima 2012 Holi 2012 Watch Me Finishing The Race Suffer Not Any Pain The Personal Form Gift Giver Natural Concentration Parting Is Sweet Sorrow Forms of Address Getting Back Up Fun In Frustration Inviting Auspiciousness Elder Brother Together Always Hail To ...

“Who is God? Is He just an abstract concept conceived in the bewildered mind looking for some real meaning to life? Fruitive activity seems to be the obvious solution to redress mental ailments. ‘Just go wherever the sense impulses take you and you will be alright. If you feel like eating something now, go for it. Want to indulge in intoxication, why not give it a try?’ When the pattern of repeated acceptance and rejection, happiness and dissatisfaction, is recognized, the search continues for a higher truth. Perhaps there is something beyond this temporary realm. Maybe there is a ...

Dharma is a Sanskrit word that usually translates to religion, virtue, righteousness, or duty. It is a difficult word to translate because it actually means the essence of something, that which is eternally existing with an object, or that which sustains something. Dharma can apply to anything: water, fire, wind, etc. For example, heat and light represent the dharma of fire, for without heat and light, fire would have no existence. What is the dharma for the living entity? What is it that sustains us? What is it that eternally exists with us? The Vedas tell us that it is the occupational ...

Daily articles from February 2012 “Or, lifting him up and carrying him across the ocean, I will offer him to Rama, like an animal offered to Lord Shiva, the lord of animals.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 13.50) Changing The Subject Matter What To Give Sannyasa At Home Let Me Stay Be Your Own Scientist Dharma-katha Resetting The Clock Sea of Sorrow The Immeasurable Rock and a Hard Place Living Well From Suicide to Redemption Getting Away With It Rest Assured Making the Impossible Possible Pashupati Adjoining Ropes Door Number Two Self Realization Another Thing Coming Heart ...

“Is Lord Krishna really blue, Is He not the god for only the Hindus? Why in His hands does Krishna carry around a flute, And why the flowers and peacock feather to boot? Some say that Krishna is God while others say Vishnu, Please explain these to me, for to Hinduism I am new. Honor the carved statues of Krishna, do many take the privilege, Trusting the Vedas, is not the worship of idols pure sacrilege? Lord Chaitanya, who is He and what did He do? Preach to men did He, but why not to women too? How do I find balance between material and spiritual life? Must I quit my job, renounce my ...

“O hero, your determination and sterling prowess, coupled with Sugriva’s words, tell Me certainly of success.” (Lord Rama speaking to Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kand, 44.14) Trusting Hanuman is a collection of seventeen essays discussing the verses in the Ramayana where Sugriva and Lord Rama go over Hanuman's capabilities with respect to finding the missing princess Sita Devi.

"For Sita" is a collection of 108 original poems in honor of the beloved wife of Shri Rama and daughter of King Janaka.

Daily articles from September 2012 “Although one has affection for many persons, different types of ecstatic love awaken according to the nature of one’s personal relationships.” (Lord Chaitanya, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 4.171) Purification of Riches Send and Receive Hallowed Are The Names Leftovers Glass Half Empty Personal Relationships Special Delivery Putting The Pieces Together The Remainder More Than a Photograph The Divine Color Still In His Heart Just Think Suffering in Four Ways Auspicious Indications Beautiful Krishna Always in Bliss Pleasing Krishna Resolves to Steal ...

Daily articles from June 2012 “This virat-rupa of the Lord was especially manifested, not for the benefit of Arjuna, but for that unintelligent class of men who accept anyone and everyone as an incarnation of the Lord and so mislead the general mass of people. For them, the indication is that one should ask the cheap incarnation to exhibit his virat-rupa and thus be established as an incarnation.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 2.1.24 Purport) A Beautiful Picture The Bright Light Going By What You Know Satisfying Every Condition Real Self-Interest Pivot of the Active Senses ...

Daily articles from November 2012 “I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire. I am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of all ascetics.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 7.9) A Building To Stand The Test of Time Free Wisdom The Big Brain Without Dependency The Nature of Evidence My Wonderful Brain The Enemy Within The Power of Austerity Dear to Rama Something’s Wrong With All You See The Discouraging Lies Diwali 2012 Govardhana Puja 2012 Not So Worried Staying Detached The Guru’s Influence Beautifully Scented Abandoning Pious and Impious Precious...

Daily articles from January 2012 “Consciousness of the material body means spiritual consciousness expressed through the medium of a material body. This consciousness is inferior, destructible and perverted. But superconsciousness of the supramind in the spiritual plane is as good as the spirit soul and is never annihilated.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 1.6.4 Purport) A Very Joyous Meeting Pushing The Rock The Time Is Now Krishna The Person Joyful Respect A Cultured Upbringing All The Shots I Take Binding In Love Showering Nectar Daily Reminder For The Team I Love You Man ...

Daily articles from April 2012 “Chaitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us that we should only beg God for His service life after life. This is the actual meaning of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Teachings of Lord Kapila, Ch 14)

Daily articles from October 2012 “A living entity, by his constitutional position, cannot be void of all desires (the bhukti-kami, mukti-kami and siddhi-kami all desire something for personal satisfaction), but the nishkami devotees of the Lord desire everything for the satisfaction of the Lord. They are completely dependent on the orders of the Lord and are always ready to discharge their duty for the satisfaction of the Lord.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 2.4.19 Purport) Teaching from Experience Research Scholars Looking In All The Wrong Places Brought To You By Divine ...