Focus your full attention on the first “Hare” , it’s the gateway to the Palace of the holy name , pray for the mercy of Srimati Radharani .If you chant this one hare properly , u can chant the whole mantra properly so keep it simple just first hare with full concentration. Maskara is made […]
by Suhotra Swami – A person is an eternal being with limited freedom of choice. His awareness of what choices lie before him is shaped by time-bound material phenomena, which include experiences that are physical, emotional, and mental. The phenomena a person currently experiences are in reaction to his past actions. These reactions are plotted […]
Teachings of Queen Kunti Queen Kunti was not only a sophisticated woman from a royal background, but a gentle, thoughtful, and, most importantly, spiritually realized soul which should be evident to anyone who reads the book Teachings of Queen Kunti. The following is an excerpt from a commentary Srila Prabhupada wrote to a statement of […]
by Devamrita Swami Mirror, mirror on the wall, tell me how I’m special, among them all. Innocent, guilty, or somewhere between? Privately, introspective spiritual persons often interrogate themselves about their honest-to-goodness (or honest-to badness) genuine worth. It’s good to face the truth and swallow hard: harbouring material desire is not innocent, normal,or even acceptable—that is, when […]
By Sacinandana Swami After my last walk in India, in December of last year (2012), I went to an Ayurvedic hospital to prepare my body for the many opportunities in 2013. I wanted to be fit as a “fiddle” and the treatment was successful. During my last conversation with Dr. Raju, I asked him […]
Monthly Japa Immersion Day setting six hours aside for only chanting Hare Krishna an intensified opportunity for Presence joined together with others we gain collective supportive strength yet each person is alone with the Name everything else is on hold our investment only in chanting revealing our faith and interest. A pathway from matter to […]
Recently, thoughts of humility have been playing on my mind more than usual. Great prayers stress that one should be more humble than a blade of grass, more tolerant than a tree, and ready to offer all respects to others while desiring none for oneself. In fact, the injunction is so crucial that one saint […]
Many of us have, at some point, come in contact with the following quote: “Watch your thoughts, for they become words, Watch your words, for they become actions, Watch your actions, for they become habits, Watch your habits, for they become character, Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” Unknown ________________________ Are we not […]
Manah-sikshaTeachings to the Mind (from Prarthana) (1) nitai-pada-kamala, koti-candra-susitala je chayay jagata juray heno nitai bine bhai, radha-krishna paite nai dridha kori’ dharo nitair pay (2) se sambandha nahi ja’r, britha janma gelo ta’r sei pasu boro duracar nitai na bolilo mukhe, majilo samsara-sukhe vidya-kule ki koribe tar (3) ahankare matta hoiya, nitai-pada pasariya asatyere […]
Have any of us ever thought that high living is possible within a spiritual domain like ISKCON? There is such a thing as rising high, and living high, but not in the way that some of our corporate methods of management might teach us. Improper use of such management will lead to low living. Is […]
