Philosophical Articles

Material Designations

by Srila B.B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaja Sree Sree Guru Gauranga Jayatah! The atma is sacchidananda—an eternally existing entity of knowledge and blissfulness. Upadhi means 'denomination or...

Upavasa: Residing Closer to the Lord

by Swami B.V. Tripurari Upavasa means to fast. Vasa may mean to reside and upa means nearby. So upavasa means “to reside nearby.” So the...

The Temple of Jagannath at Puri

by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur The history of the establishment of the great temple in Puri, and the hypocrisy of temple priests as opposed to sincere...

John Krishna

by Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada "Now we have to accept knowledge from Vedas, Vedic knowledge, not this rascal's knowledge. Rascal knowledge is that "Yes,"...

Spirit of the Environment

by Swami B.V. Tripurari Our present environmental crisis is in essence a spiritual crisis. Evidence of this has been documented in the well-known seminal work...

Labor of Love

by Srila B.R. Sridhara Deva Goswami, from Inner Fulfillment: An Introductory Book. The idea that I shall have to labor to live is very dishonorable. I...

Suddha Bhakti is Inherent in every Jiva

by Srila B.B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaja Sree Sree Guru Gauranga Jayatah! The Supreme Lord is residing in the hearts of every living being and He has...

Can Anyone Be Free from Bias?

by Karnamrita dasa While human beings are touted as the “rational animal,” we are actually quite irrational (read, biased) in many ways. We often act...

Gadadhara, Radharani, and Rukmini

by Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev Goswami, originally published in Follow the Angels. Gadadhara Pandita, Radharani and Rukmini, they are of the same line, and that...

To Err Is Human

by Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Goswami, originally published in 1934, in The Harmonist. To err is human. To err is inevitable for all, being not...