I called up Krsna the other day because I was having a really hard time. There were so many things going wrong and I couldn’t understand why. So I said, “Krsna, you love me, right? “And feelingly He said, “Of course. I love you unconditionally.” So I questioned how you can love someone and at […]
An old well gave water to all – the young, the old, the happy, the sad – every day without hesitation or delay. When I first came to him thirsty, I was amazed: Did giving water again and again not exhaust him? So I decided to ask. “No problem,” he said, “I am only the […]
Gratitude is a quality of the heart in which we can spiritually grow, in every situation. But without gratitude, even in the most favourable situation, we cannot really progress.
“I Never Cry” by HH Indradyumna Swami Life on the festival tour in Poland this summer was austere – the cramped living facilities, the long hours, and the hotter-than-normal weather – but our three hundred devotees kept their spirits up all the way through. Many said that it had been our best tour, as proved by […]
In the last part of Srimad Bhagavatam, when Krishna is about to leave his mortal body, he imparts the highest wisdom to Uddhava. In that teaching, there is this discussion between a Avadhuta (Dattatreya) and the King Yadhu about what the Avadhuta has learnt and from what source it came from. Maharaja Yadu once observed […]
Today is the auspicious appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, one of the great acharya’s in our line. The Thakura wrote many beautiful bhajans and as we are celebrating World Holy Name festival here is the transalation of a beatifiul and deeply moving bhajan: Keno Hare Krsna Nam – Oh, Why While Chanting Hare Krishna […]
Now, some of you members have asked me to explain the meaning of this chanting, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Now, this sound is transcendental sound, transcendental sound, incarnation, sound incarnation of the Absolute Truth.
Today is Radhastami. So pray to Radharani. She is hare, hara. This word hare is Radharani.
A nama-yajna is exclusively for the pleasure of Krsna and doing it, all participants can become priests. You might ask how you can become a priest of the Holy Name? Lord Caitanya has given the following answer: Make your ears the sacrificial pit. The sacrificial spoon or ladle is your tongue. Use that tongue to […]
We waited. And waited. It was a sweltering summer day in the Florida panhandle. The morning sun glared through the expansive windows of an airport departure gate. There, a young blond haired lady, neatly uniformed with a blue vest over a pressed white shirt and matching blue pants, stepped up to the counter, timidly surveyed […]
