Offenses against devotional service to be avoided
In the supplementary Vedic literature, there is the following list of 32 offenses in the matter of serving the Lord: 1) One should not
Suggestions
Every man has the birthright to accept devotional service
In the Middle Ages, after the disappearance of Lord Caitanya’s great associate Lord Nityānanda, a class of priestly persons claimed to be the descendants of Nityānanda,
Arcā-mūrtis: seeing God face to face
In each and every place of pilgrimage, the Lord is present in His various transcendental forms. These forms are called arcā-mūrtis, or forms
A story of determination for yoga practitioners
The yoga practitioner should be determined and should patiently prosecute the practice without deviation. One should be sure of success at the end and pursue this
How to get relief from material distress?
In the Bhagavad-gītā, the Lord says that one should surrender unto Him, giving up all other engagements. The Lord also gives His word there that He
Trying to extract juice (happiness) from bamboo sticks
Every living being desires the topmost level of enjoyment in this material world, and yet everyone is unhappy here. This unhappiness is present on
Which parents are we supposed to serve in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
One should note how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, advised Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya to learn Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. He advised him to understand Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam not from professional men but from a real bhāgavata, devotee. He
To get rid of an unworthy child or to keep him?
TRANSLATION You are maintaining offense personified, Duryodhana, as your infallible son, but he is envious of Lord Kṛṣṇa. And because you are thus
The difference between vaidhī-bhakti and rāgānugā-bhakti
TRANSLATION “Those who have not attained the platform of spontaneous attachment in devotional service render devotional service under the guidance of a bona fide
The Life and Legacy of Śrī Madhvācārya
Śrīpāda Madhvācārya took his birth at Uḍupī, which is situated in the South Kanaraḍā district of South India, just west of Sahyādri. This is