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Krishna’s help is beyond self doubt!

Eagerness to be in service to Krishna, carries one beyond that self-doubt, because it’s not you, it’s Krishna is carrying you to Him. That’s bhakti. If you don’t have shelter in Krishna, you don’t have that extra help.It’s on your own.You are not going to make it! Although someone may bluff and say “I made […]

10May

Quality Chanting

Sabda-Brahman So, there are these two sides: the broadcasting side and the receiving side. Krishna is the original broadcaster, or Narayana is the broadcaster of the Vedas, Sabda-brahman. Because of Narayana is the source, Sabda-brahman is fully spiritual. Then there are persons who have to have proper receivers

25Apr

Is God partial or do we create our destiny?

It is not, He is partial. It’s, He is reciprocating with the affection of His devotee. He is reciprocating. Here is how Prabhupada explains it. Hiranyakashipu saw the Lord as his enemy. So the Lord said “Oh! you wish Me to be your enemy? Very well, I will be your enemy”. And Prahalad said “I […]

16Apr

Real detachment is attachment with the Supreme

In the 5th Chapter Bhagavad Gita, Krsna speaks about detachment. He says it very clearly what is called detachment is actually yoga. Because you can’t be detached without being attached, in connection with supreme then you can be detached, conversely, if you don’t have that connection with the Supreme there is no

06Apr

Soul Goes With The Mind!

Prahlad’s perfection was – he was always thinking of the Supreme Lord. He wasn’t just in a state of meditation, neutral. He was doing things. But his mind was always upon the Supreme Lord whether it was joyful or dangerous. He had lots of situations which were dangerous, but his mind didn’t go from the […]

29Mar

Developing an Attitude of Gratitude

Four steps, 1) Gratitude journal – every day ideally sometime during the day, ideal time is in the night before you rest, but anytime, best is if its fixed, sometime during the day you step back enter this mode of goodness space.instead of I have got so many things to do when the mind is […]

23Mar

Where Does Humility Begin

Humility begins when we make a sincere effort to reach reality. And then our arm doesn’t reach, it’s beyond our reach. I am very tiny, and acknowledgement of our tininess, Srila Prabhupada once said Krsna consciousness is very simple, God is very great, I am very small. Therefore I should serve HIM that is

14Mar

Meaning of ‘From the heart’ in devotion

What is this from the heart thing mean? Sometimes devotees… more some less some but some devotees use this phrase you know ‘from the heart’. Here is what our Acaryas have to say about that, starting with Rupa and Sanatan Gosvami. And those of you that know Rupa Gosvami’s writings, this is

21Feb

Means of achieving spiritual perfection – A life of service to the Holy Name

A Life of service to the holy name, we all know the yuga dharma – means of achieving spiritual perfection, way up there perfection, not just piety not just good karma, go to heaven; beyond go to heaven is perfection;smashing the cycle of birth and death,smashing karma, smashing the modes of nature, smashing

07Jan

Serving the Holy Name

Our life, our mission, our existence in Bhakti Yoga in practicing Krsna Consciousness is to awaken our forgotten, our dormant relationship with Krsna in its fullness and the primary means for the mood of serving Krsna by which we can be in our relationship with Krsna is the Holy Name. So specifically, the Holy