If we look back into Vedic history we will probably find many incidents that contravene modern-day standards of human rights and discrimination. If say, a liberal human rights monitor group were to go back 5,000 years to observe human conduct as portrayed in the Mahabharata for example, they would likely report negatively to the UN…
The outlook of a preacher
1 see trends in the world and use it to spread Krishna Consciousness. 2 Devotees are the most strategic change agents to deal with the problems society faces. Even many politicians are coming to the conclusion that spiritual revival is the only solution. 3 While there is no doubt that the moral decline in our society has produced…
Bhakti Yoga: In Search of a Lost Love – Radhanath Swami
Mother Nature is always speaking. She speaks in a language understood within the peaceful mind of the sincere observer. Leopards, cobras, monkeys, rivers and trees; they all served as my teachers when I lived as a wanderer in the Himalayan foothills. They shared the kind of lessons that elevate the spirit. One particularly illuminating lesson…
Have faith in Krishna’s plan
Once there was a sweeper in a well known temple and he was very sincere and devoted. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord,he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and He must be feeling very tired. So one day very innocently he…
A story in co-operation
There was once a mother quail who made her nest near the waters edge of a beautiful lake. This lake was frequented by various herds but more especially by a herd of elephants. The quail and the various herds had a mutual understanding and they co existed very peacefully. In due course of time the…
Sri Sivastakam – written By Lord Caitanya Extracted From Murari Gupta’s Diaries
namo namas te tri-dasesvarayabhutadi-nathaya mrdaya nityamganga-tarangotthita-bala-candracudaya gauri-nayanotsavaya “I perpetually offer obeisances unto you, the lord of the thirty primal devas, who are the original father of created beings, whose character is gracious, upon whose head, which is crested by the sickle moon, the Ganga springs, and who are a festival for the eyes of Gauri,…
Prayers to Lord Siva
vrindavanvani pate jaya soma soma maule sanandana sanatana naradeya gopishvara vraja vilasi yuganghri padme prema prayaccha nirupadhi namo namas te “O Shiva, O gatekeeper of Vrindavan! O you who are accompanied by Uma! O you who carry the moon in your hair! O lord worshiped by Sananda-kumar, Sanat-Kumar and Narada Muni! O Gopishwara, the…
Focus on the essential and escape the “tyranny” of 1000 urgent things – Sacinandana Swami
The lives of everyone in the global community have been moving faster over the past so many years. Gone are the days of peaceful contemplation. Instead, the average person’s life is filled with small and large projects, most of them unessential. We’re flooded with information, news, conversation, jobs, activities, commitments, duties, relationships, meetings, travel, and…
Shocker – Kesava Krsna das
We never cease to be amazed or shocked. Thinking that nothing really surprises us anymore, the shock-value of what could happen to us, intrudes impolitely into our sense of peace and harmony, when fellow devotees are struck by sudden death, earthquakes, accidents, illness and coma. Krishna’s ability to astonish us in ways not easily understood…