DEITY WORSHIP-THE MOST VALUABLE BENEDICTION GIVEN BY THE LORD TO NEOPHYTES SB 4.30.27 purport–Deity worship in the form of temple worship is the most valuable benediction given by the Lord to beginners. All neophytes must therefore engage in the worship of the Lord by keeping the arcā-vigraha (arcāvatāra) at home or in the temple.
O my Lord, the transcendental body of Krishna is very sweet, and His face is even sweeter than His body. The soft smile on His face, which is like the fragrance of honey, is sweeter still.” (Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya, 21.136)
SB 4.24.74 purport-Śiva means Lord Śiva, and viriñci means Lord Brahmā. Both of these demigods are engaged in offering prayers to Lord Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa. If we follow in the footsteps of such great personalities and become devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa, our lives will become successful. Unfortunately people do not know this secret. Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi […]
What does it mean to be Krsna Conscious?? Dec 10 1975 Vrndavana conversation-– Hare Krsna-below is a very nice conversation where Srila Prabhupada sets us straight about what it means to be Krsna or God Conscious. If any of us were there during this pop quiz session, then I am sure many other answers could have […]
Madhya TEXTS 17.48-49 keha yadi tāṅra mukhe śune kṛṣṇa-nāma tāṅra mukhe āna śune tāṅra mukhe āna sabe ‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘hari’ bali’ nāce, kānde, hāse paramparāya ‘vaiṣṇava’ ha-ila sarva deśe TRANSLATION–When someone heard the chanting of the holy name from the mouth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and someone else heard this chanting from that second person, and […]
Regarding propaganda against animal slaughter in BTG (Back to Godhead) magazine, please do not print any picture showing how a cow is being murdered in our BTG. This will pollute the whole atmosphere. We are not meant for moving anyone’s sentiment against animal slaughter, we are neither Buddhists or Jains, whose main propaganda is against […]
Krsna Book 2-29…three little tidbits of nectar from this one chapter in Krsna Book…. “When a person dreams at night, hallucinatory figures created by the dream are accepted as real, and the imaginary dream body is accepted as one’s real body. For the time being one forgets that besides the body created in hallucination, there is another, real body in his awakened state. Similarly, in […]
Hare Krsna Question- If some devotee does some tangible service, in good Krsna consciousness for some years, but later comes under the spell of maya,disobeying his guru, what is the result of his later “service”.? If he is not presently following all the orders of the bona fide spiritual master but thinks he is, does […]
Getting rid of unwanted weeds in the heart— Below we have a fairly good look at what happens to the practicing Hare Krsna devotee who does not take care to observe and stop any or all offenses he or she may be making in the process of trying to cleanse his or her heart, by […]
Hare Krsna-Below are some very interesting statements from Krsna Book Vol 2 where different parts of our philosophy are explained nicely. 1.King Yudhisthira wanted to establish that Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and not just some extra ordinary super human being. 2.One who satisfies Gods senses, then his own senses becomes satisfied. […]
