Knowledge – Enlightenment
≻ Modern Education a Global Failure Instead of wasting our energy to supply ourselves with so many facilities and modern amenities, we should apply intelligence to understand who and what we are. More
≻ Spiritual Progress Is Not Dogmatic In essence, when we examine the different presentations by the different avatars or incarnations, we see the same direction. Spiritual life is progressive. People tend to think it's like one dogmatic thing, but it's not. It's like education. We begin by making mud pies in kindergarten, and the teacher commends us, "Oh, that's very good, you're doing very nicely." But if your students were to start making mud pies, you'd think, "What is this?" Because they have advanced. More
≻ Inquiry, Submission, Service Knowlege begins when a person admits his shortcoming, and he goes to an authority. Just like when we have a legal problem, we go to a lawyer. ... In Bhagavad-gita there's a verse, tad viddhi pranipatena pariprasnena sevaya: Krishna says, "Just try to approach a spiritual master, a guru, inquire from him submissively, render him all kinds of service, [and] the self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you, because he has seen the truth." So three things are required for spiritual progress: (1) inquisitive, inquiry, (2) submission - you must be submissive; you can't come and say, "No, no, I don't believe that", challenging, and (3) ultimately service. More
≻ The Soul Is Not Subject To Death We think in terms of Eastern philosophy, Western philosophy, but actually there's no East and West. This is not East and West. This is everywhere. People in the East are also old, diseased and dying. They may have less material amenities in terms of eating, sleeping, defending, mating, but they will all come to the same, undergo the same tribulations. More
≻ Soul Living, Body Dead! From the moment we come out of the womb we are wrestling against birth, old age, disease and death. Sometimes we celebrate birthdays - "Oh, I'm 18 years old now!" But actually, you are 18 years dead. You have died 18 years. Every day the sun comes up and goes down, that's gone. More
≻ Einstein's Mind in a Bottle - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness Westerners are very mind-oriented. We have Einstein and we have so many brilliant minds, but there's mind, intellect and ego, and then there's the living force upon which all of these things stand. When the living force is withdrawn, then everything collapses. Like maybe they have Einstein's mind in a bottle somewhere, but is it thinking anything? More
≻ Philosophy is for Speculators - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness The knowledge of anything comes from within the heart, but externally you have to go through the process. Education is a process. More
≻ Pinch Me, Am I Dreaming? - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness In fact we are dreaming. At night we dream six or seven or eight hours. President Obama lies down and forgets everything. The whole country is going on, but he's dreaming. What he's dreaming, I don't know. And when he's dreaming, he doesn't know that he's dreaming. ... But we're dreaming now. The difference is this dream here is 60 years, and the other is nine or six hours. More
≻ Difference of Temporary and Eternal - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness The Vedic culture was systematically organized by the rishis, or sages – systematically and scientifically and practically organized to do two things: to address the needs of the temporary material body, and at the same time the priority was to address the needs of the person within the body, the kshetra-jñana, the knower of the body. More
≻ The Premise is the Problem - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness Hansadutta das explains the false premise that "I am the body" is the beginning of all problems. More
≻ Where does knowledge begin? - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness From the Vedic perspective, knowledge must be received from higher authority, even the most ordinary knowledge. Like if I ask, "How many people in this room know who is their mother and father?", everyone will say, "Yes, I know," but if I then ask, "How do you know?" You were not present when conception took place. You have accepted it on the authority of someone, either your mother, your father, your brother, your sister. But to know anything, even the most ordinary affairs, we accept some authority. More
≻ The Maha Mantra - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness The whole idea is to chant the maha-mantra for some time before we attempt to make a serious or meaningful presentation in terms of knowledge. The example is just like at the beginning of the class - at least when I was a little boy - the teacher wiped the whole slate clean, and then we were ready for a new day. So it's like that. It's meant to kind of clear your mind and make it more receptive and attentive and available to the subject matter. More
≻ Sita Devi - Separating Myth from Truth Was Sita the daughter of the greatest demon? More
≻ Teachings of the Vedas The Vedas instruct that in order to understand transcendental knowledge, we have to hear from the authority. More
≻ Practical Knowledge There are so many societies where the members seriously discuss Vedanta philosophy while smoking and drinking and enjoying a sensual life. More
≻ You're Not That Body Preliminary talks on spiritual matter is discussed in this Bhagavad-gita. And this book is still read, even after five thousand years, all over the world. More
≻ Cause of all causes It is difficult to understand why this inductive process is being credited as the highest form of knowledge, since the material scientists who follow this method are not able to do anything towards solving the basic problems of humanity. More
≻ FAIL: Universities missing the point of education What university education? They give some technical education, to earn money and eat and sleep and have sex life and die. This is the education. More
≻ End of a Lifetime of Unfinished Work So human life should be for determining where I am going when I finish this life. When this body is finished, am I going to take another body because I have so many plans and desires which I could not fulfill in this body? Or am I going to be liberated and not accept another body to repeat the struggle of existence? More
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≻ Spiritual Progress Is Not Dogmatic In essence, when we examine the different presentations by the different avatars or incarnations, we see the same direction. Spiritual life is progressive. People tend to think it's like one dogmatic thing, but it's not. It's like education. We begin by making mud pies in kindergarten, and the teacher commends us, "Oh, that's very good, you're doing very nicely." But if your students were to start making mud pies, you'd think, "What is this?" Because they have advanced. More
≻ Inquiry, Submission, Service Knowlege begins when a person admits his shortcoming, and he goes to an authority. Just like when we have a legal problem, we go to a lawyer. ... In Bhagavad-gita there's a verse, tad viddhi pranipatena pariprasnena sevaya: Krishna says, "Just try to approach a spiritual master, a guru, inquire from him submissively, render him all kinds of service, [and] the self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you, because he has seen the truth." So three things are required for spiritual progress: (1) inquisitive, inquiry, (2) submission - you must be submissive; you can't come and say, "No, no, I don't believe that", challenging, and (3) ultimately service. More
≻ The Soul Is Not Subject To Death We think in terms of Eastern philosophy, Western philosophy, but actually there's no East and West. This is not East and West. This is everywhere. People in the East are also old, diseased and dying. They may have less material amenities in terms of eating, sleeping, defending, mating, but they will all come to the same, undergo the same tribulations. More
≻ Soul Living, Body Dead! From the moment we come out of the womb we are wrestling against birth, old age, disease and death. Sometimes we celebrate birthdays - "Oh, I'm 18 years old now!" But actually, you are 18 years dead. You have died 18 years. Every day the sun comes up and goes down, that's gone. More
≻ Einstein's Mind in a Bottle - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness Westerners are very mind-oriented. We have Einstein and we have so many brilliant minds, but there's mind, intellect and ego, and then there's the living force upon which all of these things stand. When the living force is withdrawn, then everything collapses. Like maybe they have Einstein's mind in a bottle somewhere, but is it thinking anything? More
≻ Philosophy is for Speculators - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness The knowledge of anything comes from within the heart, but externally you have to go through the process. Education is a process. More
≻ Pinch Me, Am I Dreaming? - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness In fact we are dreaming. At night we dream six or seven or eight hours. President Obama lies down and forgets everything. The whole country is going on, but he's dreaming. What he's dreaming, I don't know. And when he's dreaming, he doesn't know that he's dreaming. ... But we're dreaming now. The difference is this dream here is 60 years, and the other is nine or six hours. More
≻ Difference of Temporary and Eternal - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness The Vedic culture was systematically organized by the rishis, or sages – systematically and scientifically and practically organized to do two things: to address the needs of the temporary material body, and at the same time the priority was to address the needs of the person within the body, the kshetra-jñana, the knower of the body. More
≻ The Premise is the Problem - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness Hansadutta das explains the false premise that "I am the body" is the beginning of all problems. More
≻ Where does knowledge begin? - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness From the Vedic perspective, knowledge must be received from higher authority, even the most ordinary knowledge. Like if I ask, "How many people in this room know who is their mother and father?", everyone will say, "Yes, I know," but if I then ask, "How do you know?" You were not present when conception took place. You have accepted it on the authority of someone, either your mother, your father, your brother, your sister. But to know anything, even the most ordinary affairs, we accept some authority. More
≻ The Maha Mantra - Hansadutta presents the science of Krishna Consciousness The whole idea is to chant the maha-mantra for some time before we attempt to make a serious or meaningful presentation in terms of knowledge. The example is just like at the beginning of the class - at least when I was a little boy - the teacher wiped the whole slate clean, and then we were ready for a new day. So it's like that. It's meant to kind of clear your mind and make it more receptive and attentive and available to the subject matter. More
≻ Sita Devi - Separating Myth from Truth Was Sita the daughter of the greatest demon? More
≻ Teachings of the Vedas The Vedas instruct that in order to understand transcendental knowledge, we have to hear from the authority. More
≻ Practical Knowledge There are so many societies where the members seriously discuss Vedanta philosophy while smoking and drinking and enjoying a sensual life. More
≻ You're Not That Body Preliminary talks on spiritual matter is discussed in this Bhagavad-gita. And this book is still read, even after five thousand years, all over the world. More
≻ Cause of all causes It is difficult to understand why this inductive process is being credited as the highest form of knowledge, since the material scientists who follow this method are not able to do anything towards solving the basic problems of humanity. More
≻ FAIL: Universities missing the point of education What university education? They give some technical education, to earn money and eat and sleep and have sex life and die. This is the education. More
≻ End of a Lifetime of Unfinished Work So human life should be for determining where I am going when I finish this life. When this body is finished, am I going to take another body because I have so many plans and desires which I could not fulfill in this body? Or am I going to be liberated and not accept another body to repeat the struggle of existence? More
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≻ Krishna consciousness vs unconsciousness
It's just like there are two fish. One fish says, "Didn't you see the water?" And the other fish says, "No. Where is it?" More
≻ Newspapers and MSM: Fail Asking questions and getting answers is the whole engagement, according to Srila Prabhupada in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, First Canto. The students are asking questions and getting answers, the politicians are asking questions and getting answers, the housewife is asking questions and getting answers, everyone is asking questions and getting answers, and they go on asking questions and getting answers for the whole of their lives, but the questions and answers do not satisfy anyone. More
≻ Vedas unlocked from Sanskrit The Vedic mantras are received not by learning Sanskrit, but by hearing from the authorized person. Therefore it is called shruti. It is in Sanskrit because there was no other language. Sanskrit was the only language. So now they're being translated into English. So it doesn't matter whether it is in Sanskrit or English, one has to learn it by hearing from the proper person. More
≻ India's spiritual culture One reason I came to the West is that modern India has rejected spiritual knowledge. Today Indians think that if they can imitate Western technology, they will be happy. More
≻ Invitation to Experiment Nor can anyone become a doctor by simply purchasing a book from the market and reading it at home. One has to be admitted to a medical college and undergo training under licensed doctors. More
≻ Back to School Modern university education practically prepares one to acquire a doggish mentality with which to accept the service of a greater master. After finishing a so-called education, the so-called educated persons move like dogs from door to door with applications for some service, and mostly they are driven away, informed of no vacancy. More
≻ Truth to Atheist's Claim that America's Religiosity is Exaggerated But even they do not follow the moral principles. Then what is the..., where is the religion? Just like Christian religion, it is said that "Thou shalt not kill.'' But everyone is killing. More
≻ Seeing with Your Ears My Guru Maharaja used to say, "Don't try to see a saintly person by your eyes. You see a saintly person by the ear." More
≻ Skipping School Straight into Unlicensed Medical Practice Nor can anyone become a doctor by simply purchasing a book from the market and reading it at home. One has to be admitted to a medical college and undergo training under licensed doctors. More
≻ When Skipping School is Intelligent "You don't send your children to school?" "No, no, no, no. I... If we require some technologist, we can purchase. You pay some money; so many technologists you will get, M.A., Ph.D., D.H.C., C.H.C. All right, take payment and do business." More
≻ Tax Law, US Government & Krishna - fiction when convenient? When I was in Calcutta, there was a rent tax passed by the government, and some expert lawyer changed the whole thing by his interpretation. The government had to re-enact, you see, because the purpose was foiled by the interpretation of the lawyer. You see? So we are not out for foiling the purpose of Krishna for which the Bhagavad-gita is said. More
≻ A book review: The Secret is out - Bhagavad-gita As It Is has the answers All the other books of the world... if they are burned, nothing will be lost, because it is all just deception. More
≻ Psychological Breakdown Disciple: Another reason they feel very depressed is that they feel powerless, that they have no power to control their destiny, that all the big social forces, all the big social powers, they're controlling their lives, and... More
≻ The Case for Teaching Krishna Consciousness in Schools This movement is giving opportunity to arouse that dormant Krishna consciousness which is already there in everyone. So if you take that process and allow this Krishna consciousness among the students, oh, it will be great service to the humanity. As a teacher, you will give the greatest service. More
≻ The Beginning of Education: Don't Leave Religion Out The Krishna consciousness, or God consciousness, should be taught from the very beginning of education. This is the greatest drawback of modern education, that not only in your country or any country they have completely neglected what is meant by God. More
≻ Getting A Head in Life In the history there is no woman who is a big philosopher, a big mathematician, big scientist, big educationist. We don't find. They were all men. More
≻ Back to Godhead - Part 2 The more we hear from realized souls, the more we make advancement in our devotional life. More
≻ Living a Life of Deception For a transcendentalist, it is a suicidal policy to be intimately in touch with the sense gratifiers of the world, because such a policy will frustrate the ultimate gain of life. More
≻ Back to Godhead - Part 1 The devotees are actually saintly persons, or sadhus. The first qualification of a sadhu, or devotee, is ahimsa, or nonviolence. Persons interested in the path of devotional service, or in going back home, back to Godhead, must first practice ahimsa, or nonviolence. More
≻ Attached and Detached The Mayavadi philosophy is pluck out the eyes. Buddha philosophy is make it zero. That is also same thing, plucking out. Our philosophy is "No. Cure it." That is the difference. More
≻ More to Religion Than Stop-gap Measures Christ also taught, "You shall love God," but how can one love God by only "Don't kill, don't steal, don't commit adultery"? Only don't, don't, don't. We, however, have so many DOs: "Do chant 16 rounds, do go out on sankirtan, do worship the Deity, do eat prasadam. Our religion is a DO religion; theirs is a DON'T religion. More
≻ Free from Anxieties It is a drug. It is oblivion. Sometimes, for sometimes we forget everything, but again when you come to your consciousness the same anxieties and same thing are there. More
≻ A Case of Mistaken Identity There is a great defect in the modern civilization, and people are accepting this body as self, and based on this mistake in the foundation, everything is going wrong. The basic principle of civilization—accepting this body as the soul—is the beginning of all problems. More
≻ Power Beyond Us If we do not believe in God, we must believe in some power beyond us which is controlling us at every step, call that power God or nature or whatever. There is a controlling power in the universe, and no sane man can deny it. More
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≻ Newspapers and MSM: Fail Asking questions and getting answers is the whole engagement, according to Srila Prabhupada in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, First Canto. The students are asking questions and getting answers, the politicians are asking questions and getting answers, the housewife is asking questions and getting answers, everyone is asking questions and getting answers, and they go on asking questions and getting answers for the whole of their lives, but the questions and answers do not satisfy anyone. More
≻ Vedas unlocked from Sanskrit The Vedic mantras are received not by learning Sanskrit, but by hearing from the authorized person. Therefore it is called shruti. It is in Sanskrit because there was no other language. Sanskrit was the only language. So now they're being translated into English. So it doesn't matter whether it is in Sanskrit or English, one has to learn it by hearing from the proper person. More
≻ India's spiritual culture One reason I came to the West is that modern India has rejected spiritual knowledge. Today Indians think that if they can imitate Western technology, they will be happy. More
≻ Invitation to Experiment Nor can anyone become a doctor by simply purchasing a book from the market and reading it at home. One has to be admitted to a medical college and undergo training under licensed doctors. More
≻ Back to School Modern university education practically prepares one to acquire a doggish mentality with which to accept the service of a greater master. After finishing a so-called education, the so-called educated persons move like dogs from door to door with applications for some service, and mostly they are driven away, informed of no vacancy. More
≻ Truth to Atheist's Claim that America's Religiosity is Exaggerated But even they do not follow the moral principles. Then what is the..., where is the religion? Just like Christian religion, it is said that "Thou shalt not kill.'' But everyone is killing. More
≻ Seeing with Your Ears My Guru Maharaja used to say, "Don't try to see a saintly person by your eyes. You see a saintly person by the ear." More
≻ Skipping School Straight into Unlicensed Medical Practice Nor can anyone become a doctor by simply purchasing a book from the market and reading it at home. One has to be admitted to a medical college and undergo training under licensed doctors. More
≻ When Skipping School is Intelligent "You don't send your children to school?" "No, no, no, no. I... If we require some technologist, we can purchase. You pay some money; so many technologists you will get, M.A., Ph.D., D.H.C., C.H.C. All right, take payment and do business." More
≻ Tax Law, US Government & Krishna - fiction when convenient? When I was in Calcutta, there was a rent tax passed by the government, and some expert lawyer changed the whole thing by his interpretation. The government had to re-enact, you see, because the purpose was foiled by the interpretation of the lawyer. You see? So we are not out for foiling the purpose of Krishna for which the Bhagavad-gita is said. More
≻ A book review: The Secret is out - Bhagavad-gita As It Is has the answers All the other books of the world... if they are burned, nothing will be lost, because it is all just deception. More
≻ Psychological Breakdown Disciple: Another reason they feel very depressed is that they feel powerless, that they have no power to control their destiny, that all the big social forces, all the big social powers, they're controlling their lives, and... More
≻ The Case for Teaching Krishna Consciousness in Schools This movement is giving opportunity to arouse that dormant Krishna consciousness which is already there in everyone. So if you take that process and allow this Krishna consciousness among the students, oh, it will be great service to the humanity. As a teacher, you will give the greatest service. More
≻ The Beginning of Education: Don't Leave Religion Out The Krishna consciousness, or God consciousness, should be taught from the very beginning of education. This is the greatest drawback of modern education, that not only in your country or any country they have completely neglected what is meant by God. More
≻ Getting A Head in Life In the history there is no woman who is a big philosopher, a big mathematician, big scientist, big educationist. We don't find. They were all men. More
≻ Back to Godhead - Part 2 The more we hear from realized souls, the more we make advancement in our devotional life. More
≻ Living a Life of Deception For a transcendentalist, it is a suicidal policy to be intimately in touch with the sense gratifiers of the world, because such a policy will frustrate the ultimate gain of life. More
≻ Back to Godhead - Part 1 The devotees are actually saintly persons, or sadhus. The first qualification of a sadhu, or devotee, is ahimsa, or nonviolence. Persons interested in the path of devotional service, or in going back home, back to Godhead, must first practice ahimsa, or nonviolence. More
≻ Attached and Detached The Mayavadi philosophy is pluck out the eyes. Buddha philosophy is make it zero. That is also same thing, plucking out. Our philosophy is "No. Cure it." That is the difference. More
≻ More to Religion Than Stop-gap Measures Christ also taught, "You shall love God," but how can one love God by only "Don't kill, don't steal, don't commit adultery"? Only don't, don't, don't. We, however, have so many DOs: "Do chant 16 rounds, do go out on sankirtan, do worship the Deity, do eat prasadam. Our religion is a DO religion; theirs is a DON'T religion. More
≻ Free from Anxieties It is a drug. It is oblivion. Sometimes, for sometimes we forget everything, but again when you come to your consciousness the same anxieties and same thing are there. More
≻ A Case of Mistaken Identity There is a great defect in the modern civilization, and people are accepting this body as self, and based on this mistake in the foundation, everything is going wrong. The basic principle of civilization—accepting this body as the soul—is the beginning of all problems. More
≻ Power Beyond Us If we do not believe in God, we must believe in some power beyond us which is controlling us at every step, call that power God or nature or whatever. There is a controlling power in the universe, and no sane man can deny it. More
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does not understand what is God, his education is useless. It has no
meaning. What is that education? Will that education save him from
death? More
≻ Premise is the Problem The whole premise of modern civilization, based on the idea of advancement of education, technology, industry and economics is dismissed by us (VAISHNAVAS) as ERRONEOUS and therefore IRRELEVANT for the well being of this planet earth with its 4 to 5 billion human beings and innumerable animals, insects. More
≻ Human Life is Meant for Inquiry The whole Vedic instruction is just to deliver all suffering humanity from the threefold miseries of material existence. That is the aim and object of Vedic civilization. That means this human form of life is meant for finishing all kinds of troubles. That should be the effort of human being. More
≻ Aim to love The aim of life is to love Krishna. It is not necessary to know how Krishna is God. Just like the child loves mother and father. The child has no knowledge of what is or how it is that the parents are mother and father. It is simply love. More
≻ Sincere Atheists and Honest Thieves ...Some atheists say that "We are Godless because nobody has convinced us about the existence of God." That is honesty. That is honesty. But there are rascals, however you may convince him, he'll not take it. That is rascaldom. More
≻ Vedic Literatures: Fact or Mythology? Why not? If we have an ocean of salt water and a sea of sweet water, why not an ocean of milk, an ocean of liquor or ocean of honey? We have an ocean of oil underground, and we have an ocean of salt water above ground. More
≻ The Age of Modern Reason and Rise of Secularism: Avoidance of the Established Truth ... In the present age respect for Deductive Process is dwindling whereas respect for Inductive Process is increasing, although we know so far the Inductive research is concerned the process has not been successful. More
≻ Vedic Knowledge Compressed into 16 Syllables The hundred-dollar bill is best, because the five-dollar bill and the one-dollar bill are included in the hundred-dollar bill. The power of all other mantras is included in the maha-mantra. More
≻ The Greatest Barrier to Spiritual Life So long this conception of life will exist, that, 'I am this body, and anyone who is related with this body, they are my own men, kinsmen, relatives...' This conception of life is the greatest barrier for advancing in spiritual consciousness. More
≻ Hearing from the Right Source There is television. There is radio. There are newspapers. There are so many things to hear about. But that is not the hearing that will help us to become self-realized. More
≻ Subtle Laws of the Universe We have discussed about brahmastra. It is almost similar to the modern nuclear weapon or bomb. But it is made with chemicals, but this brahmastra is made of mantra. That is the subtle way. More
≻ The Lowest of the Mankind ...There are innumerable low grade human forms of life who are mostly uncivilized and there are only a very few class of men who are actually civilized. The civilized human being are those who have regulated principles of social, political and religious life. More
≻ Learn by Hearing, Not by Reading Shruti means Veda. Shruti is learned by hearing, not by reading. You can understand Vedic principle even though you are illiterate, provided you hear them, aural reception. God has given you the ear. And if you try to hear submissively, to receive something, then it will be fruitful. More
≻ What's Cooking? The shastras are like cookbooks full of recipes--formulas, rituals and procedures. But unless one gets the guidance and association of a chef and actually cooks, he is never sure if what he is cooking is right or wrong. More
≻ It is for the Greatest Scholar, It is for the Innocent Boy This Krishna consciousness movement is not a blind, imposing dogma. Everyone who actually wants to give some service to society, to humanity, must study this philosophy. And we are prepared to meet anyone—scientists, philosophers, poets, thoughtful men—and give the answers to all their questions. More
≻ Who is the Author? If you do not know the teachings of the Buddha, His original teachings, that means you do not know the teachings, and therefore it is pointless for me to discuss with you, since you have no authority. More
≻ The Beginning, Middle and End of Spiritual Life So the process of seeing is to hear. We have to hear Krishna. We hear about Krishna from the pure devotee, from the self-realized soul. More
≻ Spiritual Master and the Disciple In Bhagavad-gita (11.53-54), Krishna confirms: "I cannot be known by penance, austerity nor by the study of the Vedas. Only by pure, unalloyed devotional service can I be seen as I am standing before you now." The living entity begins the path of devotional service when he gets the opportunity to associate with a pure devotee of the Lord, the spiritual master. More
≻ Make Your Choice: What Do You Want? Everything depends on knowledge. We get knowledge from the shastras, sadhus and guru. Even Napoleon said, "Men are controlled by words." That is also explained in the shastras: "As animals are controlled with a stick, men are controlled by the words of the Vedas." More
≻ No One Can Save Himself No Matter How Hard He Tries Although one may perform penance and austerity and practice renunciation, unless one has received transcendental knowledge from a bona fide source, he will not be able to get free from the cycle of birth and death. Real freedom depends on real knowledge, just as it is said, "The truth shall make you free." More
≻ Good Dreams Are Useless and Bad Dreams Have No Importance Our real identity is that we are all eternal servants of Krishna, but on the temporary stage of life we are all acting as masters and enjoyers of material nature. More
≻ Ignorance Means Separation; Finding Yourself and the Supersoul It is taken for granted that everyone who takes birth in the material world is in ignorance. Everyone here is in darkness, because if one were in knowledge and established in his relationship with Krishna, he would not be put into the material condition, just as a healthy person is not admitted into the hospital, nor a law-abiding citizen confined in prison. Only criminals go to prison. Only diseased men go to the hospital. More
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≻ Premise is the Problem The whole premise of modern civilization, based on the idea of advancement of education, technology, industry and economics is dismissed by us (VAISHNAVAS) as ERRONEOUS and therefore IRRELEVANT for the well being of this planet earth with its 4 to 5 billion human beings and innumerable animals, insects. More
≻ Human Life is Meant for Inquiry The whole Vedic instruction is just to deliver all suffering humanity from the threefold miseries of material existence. That is the aim and object of Vedic civilization. That means this human form of life is meant for finishing all kinds of troubles. That should be the effort of human being. More
≻ Aim to love The aim of life is to love Krishna. It is not necessary to know how Krishna is God. Just like the child loves mother and father. The child has no knowledge of what is or how it is that the parents are mother and father. It is simply love. More
≻ Sincere Atheists and Honest Thieves ...Some atheists say that "We are Godless because nobody has convinced us about the existence of God." That is honesty. That is honesty. But there are rascals, however you may convince him, he'll not take it. That is rascaldom. More
≻ Vedic Literatures: Fact or Mythology? Why not? If we have an ocean of salt water and a sea of sweet water, why not an ocean of milk, an ocean of liquor or ocean of honey? We have an ocean of oil underground, and we have an ocean of salt water above ground. More
≻ The Age of Modern Reason and Rise of Secularism: Avoidance of the Established Truth ... In the present age respect for Deductive Process is dwindling whereas respect for Inductive Process is increasing, although we know so far the Inductive research is concerned the process has not been successful. More
≻ Vedic Knowledge Compressed into 16 Syllables The hundred-dollar bill is best, because the five-dollar bill and the one-dollar bill are included in the hundred-dollar bill. The power of all other mantras is included in the maha-mantra. More
≻ The Greatest Barrier to Spiritual Life So long this conception of life will exist, that, 'I am this body, and anyone who is related with this body, they are my own men, kinsmen, relatives...' This conception of life is the greatest barrier for advancing in spiritual consciousness. More
≻ Hearing from the Right Source There is television. There is radio. There are newspapers. There are so many things to hear about. But that is not the hearing that will help us to become self-realized. More
≻ Subtle Laws of the Universe We have discussed about brahmastra. It is almost similar to the modern nuclear weapon or bomb. But it is made with chemicals, but this brahmastra is made of mantra. That is the subtle way. More
≻ The Lowest of the Mankind ...There are innumerable low grade human forms of life who are mostly uncivilized and there are only a very few class of men who are actually civilized. The civilized human being are those who have regulated principles of social, political and religious life. More
≻ Learn by Hearing, Not by Reading Shruti means Veda. Shruti is learned by hearing, not by reading. You can understand Vedic principle even though you are illiterate, provided you hear them, aural reception. God has given you the ear. And if you try to hear submissively, to receive something, then it will be fruitful. More
≻ What's Cooking? The shastras are like cookbooks full of recipes--formulas, rituals and procedures. But unless one gets the guidance and association of a chef and actually cooks, he is never sure if what he is cooking is right or wrong. More
≻ It is for the Greatest Scholar, It is for the Innocent Boy This Krishna consciousness movement is not a blind, imposing dogma. Everyone who actually wants to give some service to society, to humanity, must study this philosophy. And we are prepared to meet anyone—scientists, philosophers, poets, thoughtful men—and give the answers to all their questions. More
≻ Who is the Author? If you do not know the teachings of the Buddha, His original teachings, that means you do not know the teachings, and therefore it is pointless for me to discuss with you, since you have no authority. More
≻ The Beginning, Middle and End of Spiritual Life So the process of seeing is to hear. We have to hear Krishna. We hear about Krishna from the pure devotee, from the self-realized soul. More
≻ Spiritual Master and the Disciple In Bhagavad-gita (11.53-54), Krishna confirms: "I cannot be known by penance, austerity nor by the study of the Vedas. Only by pure, unalloyed devotional service can I be seen as I am standing before you now." The living entity begins the path of devotional service when he gets the opportunity to associate with a pure devotee of the Lord, the spiritual master. More
≻ Make Your Choice: What Do You Want? Everything depends on knowledge. We get knowledge from the shastras, sadhus and guru. Even Napoleon said, "Men are controlled by words." That is also explained in the shastras: "As animals are controlled with a stick, men are controlled by the words of the Vedas." More
≻ No One Can Save Himself No Matter How Hard He Tries Although one may perform penance and austerity and practice renunciation, unless one has received transcendental knowledge from a bona fide source, he will not be able to get free from the cycle of birth and death. Real freedom depends on real knowledge, just as it is said, "The truth shall make you free." More
≻ Good Dreams Are Useless and Bad Dreams Have No Importance Our real identity is that we are all eternal servants of Krishna, but on the temporary stage of life we are all acting as masters and enjoyers of material nature. More
≻ Ignorance Means Separation; Finding Yourself and the Supersoul It is taken for granted that everyone who takes birth in the material world is in ignorance. Everyone here is in darkness, because if one were in knowledge and established in his relationship with Krishna, he would not be put into the material condition, just as a healthy person is not admitted into the hospital, nor a law-abiding citizen confined in prison. Only criminals go to prison. Only diseased men go to the hospital. More
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