Follow the Angels
By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami, originally published in Follow the Angels: The Path of Dedication.
The practices (acharan) of mahajanas are more valuable than our...
The Ramayana on the Need for a Proper Leader
By Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp)
Sometimes people think that the ancient Vedic literature no longer has any real usefulness in this day and age....
Residence in Sri Govardhana
By Srila BR Sridhara Devi Goswami
Giriraja Govardhan is the very favorite abode of our Guru Maharaja. Radha Kunda is the highest, but our guru-varga,...
Worship Sri Govardhan
Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami prays to Giriraja Govardhana as follows:
giri-nripa! haridasa-sreni-varyeti-nama
mritam idam uditam sri-radhika-vaktra-candrat
vraja-nava-tilakatve klpta! vedaih sphutam me
nija-nikata-nivasam dehi govardhana tvam
(Sri Govardhana-vasa-prarthana-dasakam, verse 8)
"O...
Srimati Radharani
Sri Krishna is The Predominating Aspect of the moiety and Srimati Radhika is The Predominated Aspect of the moiety. Moiety means one of the...
What is Markat-Vairagya?
Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Goswami Thakur 'Prabhupad' has made the following comments on the word markata-vairagya:
“To a superficial eye, monkeys...
Where Sakti Rules
By Swami B.V. Tripurari
The yoga tradition of Sri Caitanya with its emphasis on shakti, the feminine power, among other things, played a major role...
Srila Prabhupada’s Dedication and Empowerment
by Swami B.V. Tripurari
Srila Prabhupada left this world in Vrindavana, from where he initially reached out to us. He left the world while absorbed...
Mysticism
by Swami B.V. Tripurari, originally published in Sacred Preface.
Mysticism is found in all of the major religious traditions. It constitutes a spiritual experiential orientation,...
The meaning of democracy
Srila Prabhupada, Evening Darsana - July 8, 1976, Washington, D.C.
"How there can be, because the democracy? You are corrupt, therefore your government is corrupt....