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Spiritual Master: Who is It?

17 Nov 2023 | Guru & Discipleship

Accepting a spiritual master is a condition. The Supreme Personality of the Godhead is established for those who would like to see Him. Quite contrary to the sahajiya understanding of many, God cannot be realised on the basis of our intuition or by the strength of our mental and sensual perception. After all, to indulge in illusory concepts is one of the basic qualities of the conditioned soul. God is real; our perception may be illusory.

The System

06 Oct 2023 | ISKCON & Leadership

"The system", a magic word for any demoniac totalitarian regime, is operated by system creators and system guardians...

To Forgive or Not Forgive

25 Aug 2023 | Devotee Conduct

As a hungry man sees the need to lecture about food, a cruel man writes volumes of books about love, and an asocial man may present himself as the ultimate social mediator, one may wonder why some among the ISKCON leaders stress the need for absolute forgiveness so rigidly as if seeking some amnesty for themselves.

Quo Vadis: Where do we come from?

11 Aug 2023 | ISKCON & Leadership

When asked what he was before becoming the leader of the Hare Krsna movement, Srila Prabhupada offered various answers, depending on the person asking.

Krsna Consciousness… Another Dream?

17 Jul 2023 | Preaching & Mission

Arjuna said: O infallible one, please draw my chariot between the two armies so that I may see those present here, who desire to fight, and with whom I must contend in this great trial of arms.

The Power of Intuition

08 Jun 2023 | Miscellaneous

Once hearing Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, talk in His Bhagavad Gita and learning about his all-pervasive presence as Supersoul and His special concern for his devotees,

Beware of Fertile Brains

18 May 2023 | Spiritual Practice

There are those who emerged out of the wasteland of conditioned souls tossed by their karmic destiny here and there, finally finding shelter in the oasis of Krsna consciousness Srila Prabhupada created for us.

The Global Illusion of Oneness

13 Apr 2023 | ISKCON & Leadership

We hear it all the time. The idea of global oneness, where we are supposed to unite and realise how equal and how the same we are, regardless of our origin, the colour of our skin, or even, as advocated today in most bisar ways, in regards to our sex, we are the same and one, men, women, (or women and men in correct order? :-) or those "in between,", great and small, rich and poor, strong and weak,... we are the same.

The "LAZINESS" of a Devotee

20 Mar 2023 | Spiritual Practice

As a follow-up to a text appearing on this web page describing the hypothetically "negligent" nature of a brahmana, here is a most valuable testimony of Srila Prabhupada's wisdom, teaching us what to do when our minds become agitated by the constant flows of chaotic situations this material world is providing or by the awakening material desires sprouting from our hearts.

In Regards to Children's Education

13 Mar 2023 | Society & World

The education of children is of great interest even for those of a demoniac nature, as demons believe that we live only one life and that we are definitely formed by our education.

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