Do we ever pray to the Lord for material benefits? One subscriber of ours sent us a question: “I know generally we don’t pray for material benefits but in Srimad Bhagavatam we find prayers such
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How To Withstand the Hypnosis of The Senses & The Mind
What is the process of sense control by Krishna Consciousness? In fact, what are senses in the first place and why is it so important to control them? Senses are compared to venomous snakes (BG
How To Stay Alive In The Age of Deceit
Today I would like to talk about honesty, deceitfulness, truthfulness, hypocrisy, authenticity and fakeness within our movement. To open up this topic let us chant the following verse: इदानीं धर्म पादस्ते सत्यं निर्वर्तयेद्यत: । तं
Vyasa-puja Offering
Dear Srila Prabhupada,Please accept my humble obeisances,All glories to Sri Guru & Gouranga!All glories to You! Even though I feel that I am very unqualified and fallen, I always feel encouraged when I read Your
Why Save One Boat and Drown The Other?
While our little Sravanam Diaries podcast was on a break, a hiatus so to speak, I’ve observed a very interesting phenomena around myself. I’ve seen this trend my whole life, but, perhaps, now I’m old
Four Stages of Language
This verse was mentioned in today’s Episode 381 – The Mind Fixed Unflinchingly (Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 1), so as I promised, posting the reference over here: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.85.9 दिशां त्वमवकाशोऽसि दिश: खं