Philosophical Articles

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....