These verses and purports are describing what happened after the departure of Lord Krsna(similar things could be said of when Srila Prabhupada also left) SB 1.14.5- In course of time it came to pass that people in general became accustomed to greed, anger, pride, etc. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, observing all these omens, spoke to his younger brother. […]
Surrender means that “I am surrendering to Kṛṣṇa with full faith that He is quite competent and able to give me protection.” This is called surrender. Not that hesitation: “Oh, I will surrender to Kṛṣṇa, and in case of danger, He may not be able to give me protection.” That is not surrender. – Bhagavad-gītā […]
Hare Krsna-below we have a very instructive discussion whereby Srila Prabhupada is telling us that to become an actual “Vaisnava” is not so easy and therefore Varnashram system is necessary. And while working within this system, one should go on chanting Hare Krsna Maha Mantra and hearing from Krsna’s bona fide pure devotee representative. Feb 14 1977 […]
The books of Srila Prabhupada, by Haripada dasa Srila Prabhupada’s books are no different from Srila Prabhupada, when one reads his books one is associating with Srila Prabhupada. He always said that one who obeys his instructions given in his books, one will live with him. Some very strange people say that one should be […]
Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has sung that the devotees of Lord Caitanya are so powerful that each one of them can deliver a universe. The Ganges water is celebrated as being able to eradicate all kinds of sinful reactions. In other words, when a person takes his bath in the Ganges, he becomes freed from all life’s contaminations. The […]
[pdf-embedder url=”https://harekrishnasociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/The-Gita-Study-GUide.pdf” title=”The Gita Study GUide”] The notes I took are sections from the Gita Guide that I find interesting. They are not from my intellect or mind. By: Hasti Gopala dasa The ease and clarity with which the author expounds upon the text beckon even students unfamiliar with Indian religious tradition into a genuine […]
Friday, May 11, 2018 Ekadasi for both Mayapur, West Bengal, Bharata Bhumi time and Los Angeles, California USA time zones Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura avirbhava tithi [appearance day] Saturday, May 12, 2018 [Mayapura, West Bengal, Bharata Bhumi time] Srila Prabhupada explains the unique position of Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura, in the Gaudiya Sampradaya compiled by […]
Nobody controls you, by Haripada dasa I share that when I left Iskcon in 2008, I prayed to Srila Prabhupada and Krishna to please bless me so that if I feel that someone wants to control me immediately I break the relationship with that person. I want to live free and happy in Krishna consciousness, […]
SB 1.12.30 purport– Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī remarks in this connection that every child, if given an impression of the Lord from his very childhood, certainly becomes a great devotee of the Lord like Mahārāja Parīkṣit. One may not be as fortunate as Mahārāja Parīkṣit to have the opportunity to see the Lord in the womb […]
Hare Krsna–Today’s Deity Darshan, as you can see is lavishly displayed with very fragrant Lilac flower clusters of two different colors. And then there is the other flowers of white snow bells, white and red azaleas,etc.. As Srila Prabhupada tells us below, we will feel happy by so doing. Hare Krsna damaghosa das Nov 3 […]
