You may know that onions and garlic are botanical members of the alliaceous family (alliums) – along with leeks, chives and shallots. According to Ayurveda, India’s classic medical science, foods are grouped into three categories – sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic—foods in the modes of goodness, passion, and ignorance. Onions and garlic, and the other alliaceous plants are classified…
Interview: Gauravani of Mantralogy – Gurunistha dasa
Mantralogy is a New York-based collective owned by Saci-suta, Keli-lalita, Gauravani, and Rasa-acharya. They strive to stimulate thekirtana scene by promoting the bhakti lifestyle alongside their professionally produced albums and their clothing line. They are probably best-known for their releases of Gauravani and As Kindred Spirits’ Ten Million Moons and The Mayapuris Mridanga, but that’s only a small part…
The Art Of Negative Preaching : Kesava Krsna dasa
Here is a fictional conversation between a ‘heavy’ preacher – used to calling people mudhas, canines and other low descriptions, and is badly in need of reform – with a reformer preacher trying to strike a balance. Let us see how the ‘heavy’ and negative can remain without turning people off. One can easily take…
The Problem with the World : Selfishness – Karnamrita das
While there are many ways to frame, or lead into, speaking about the root cause of the problems of the world, or of the country I live in, looking more closely at the concept of selfishness will be helpful. I have often thought that fanaticism is the real enemy of the world, since people’s inability…
The Importance of Appreciation in Householder Life – Cintamani devi dasi
“Courtney, Grandma just gave you a cookie. What do you say? Thank you, Grandma.” “You’re welcome, Courtney. Such nice manners…” Most of us can remember being taught the basic etiquette of saying please and thank you growing up. Our parents and other adults repeatedly emphasized the importance of showing appreciation in our interactions with others…
Hare Krishna Hour Podcast – 18 Dec 11 – Listen Now
HARE KRISHNA!!! and welcome to the HARE KRISHNA HOUR, your weekly Krishna Conscious Radio Show brought to you every Sunday mornings between 8am & 9am Hare Krishna Hour 18 12 2011 I’m Atreya Rishi das and I’ll be your host for the next hour. On our show today…. Another amazing show this week with an introduction which explained the life…
Free Will vs Predestination – Easily Explained : Kesava Krsna das
Many times devotees try to reconcile this essentially Christian concept with Vedic understanding, but end up writing lengthy explanations that do not always satisfy the curiosity. This is because it is mostly incompatible with the truths of Bhagavad-Gita, for it has to be broken down in a simplified manner to give a satisfactory and brief…
The One Thing that Changes Everything – A New Year’s Message : Sacinandana Swami
What if there was one thing that could change everything for the better – one thing that could call things such as happiness or perfection into existence like a magical wand? What could it be – and where could one get it? As a child I often pondered these questions and indeed I thought that…
Vedic Wisdom : 12 Points of Philosophy – Kripamoya das
1. There’s more to life than this: Sad to say, but like Buddhism, which came later, and many other traditions of spiritual wisdom, the Vedas are quite pessimistic about the prospect of us ever quite reaching nirvana through shopping or sex. Material nature – the stuff that surrounds us – is organised in such a way…
Kirtan at ISKCON Soweto Temple 27 Nov 11 – Mahavishnu Swami and Caitanya Cintamani
Mahavishnu Swami is one of the many gurus who will be present at Lenasia Ratha Yatra 3,4 Dec along with other renowned leaders : His Holiness Bhakti Caitanya Swami, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami, His Holiness Bhakti Vasudev Swami and His Holiness Bhaki Brhat Bhagavata Swami. Caitanya Cintamani is the designated star performer – take a few minutes…