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Krishna can be obtained easily through Bhakti

Just by studying the Vedas alone transcendence is not going to be yours but when devotion awakens through these devotional scriptures then it becomes possible, so now here scriptural references which speak the same. This is from the 10th canto Bhagavatam, the first one the Sruthis, what’s the Sruthis? The

14Jun

How to cultivate the mood of exclusive devotion or Ananyagatitvam?

How to cultivate the mood of exclusive devotion or Ananyagatitvam? You cultivate the mood of surrender, where we are and what we know there is big gap between the two and we cultivate because we need role models and we need teachers and teachings and process of purification so that we can remove contamination that

07Jun

Anarthas (unwanted things in heart) Vs Sins

Anarthas are in a separate category according to our Acharyas. They are separate category than sin. Jiva Goswami teaches that sin can be neutralized to the root by bhakti, you engage in bhakti and it destroys sin and the reaction of sin and even to the root, the tendency for sin. However Anarthas (unwanted things)

01Jun

How to build character in children?

The activities which we do with the children will help them becoming fixed in the virtue and It is very direct, it’s just hearing the past times of the personality of Godhead, it cleanses the heart and it lifts the character just by hearing, they may not understand the stories in the way just I […]

25May

Some Glories of the Holy Name

HH Romapada Swami gives some shastric glories of the Holy name.

16May

Why ”Bhagavad Gita AS IT IS” is Authentic?

Maharaj responds to a question about what needs to be said to people who ask, why Bhagavad Gita as it is, is authentic as compared to other Bhagavad Gita . He mentions, while other commentaries use the ascending method, Bhagavad Gita as it is does not. Bhagavad Gita as it is, is descending knowledge and […]

10May

Jiva is Conscious and Consciousness

Maharaj explains with help of a lamp example how Jiva is both conscious and consciousness. In the mode of ignorance, consciousness goes to material objects. In Krsna consciousness the Jiva extends his consciousness to Krsna through chanting of the holy name.

03May

Perfection of Chanting

When asked about Perfection of chanting, Maharaj gives an anecdote of HDG Srila Prabhupada. He says Perfection of chanting is when we hear the sound and immediately our mind is drawn to Krishna, and there is insatiable eagerness to hear about Krishna. He talks about different forms of sankirtan.

26Apr

Mind vs Intelligence

Question: How do we know the difference between mind and intelligence?

11Apr

Reversals Reveal Our Shelter

We have reversals in our devotional service, here is Devaki, she is qualified to have Krsna as her son, and six children are killed and one is like taken from her womb even before birth. How inopportune, what misfortune. Any reversals that we may have, how does it compare to that, yet she is fully […]