Timingila – Myth or Fact?
References to the Timingila fish of antiquity are to be found in numerous places. In Srimad Bhagavatam, Markandeya Rsi encounters the Timingila in his fantastic experience in the waters of devastation...
Video: The Cactus of Sectarianism
Sectarianism is just like a cactus. It is a mentality which does not allow anybody to get close, because in a sectarian mentality you are always defensive, you are always afraid that somebody may imagine that...
Vegetarianism: Recommended in Vedic Scripture
Many times there seems to be some confusion or lack of clarity on whether the Vedic path condones or condemns the eating of meat. Often times I hear Indians and followers of the Vedic path...
Association Of Suddha Bhaktas Is Essential
The heart disease of every Jiva is Lust (Kama). An enslaved Jiva cannot conquer Kama by his own capacity. We become victims of Kama (passion) when we become averse to Sri Krishna.
Adjust with the environment
Everybody has different natures in this world. Inspite of being disciples of the same Guru, all do not have the same qualities. But we should adjust to the envoirnment around us. The father of Prahlad was not devotee...
About Mumbai Terror & Bodily Conceptions
Why express concern only for (hope) "that the dead and injured are not related to the more than 200 devotees of his Catonsville-based Iskcon Hare Krishna congregation?" Why not be concerned for all who are...
Krsna Consciousness: Love and Beauty
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Bengali poet Hemachandra wrote, "There are so many countries rising in prominence: this land, that land... Only India is under eternal slumber.
Swastika and Cross
In popular western thinking, no two symbols could possibly be more at odds with each other than the swastika and the cross. The swastika is the symbol of Nazi war crimes against humanity and the cross is the symbol...
The End of Doubt
Over the years I have come back to Krsna, each time learning progressively more; however, I never seem to be able to cross the threshold from intellectual understanding to actual belief.
The Worship of Sri-Murti and Idolatry
There is a great misunderstanding in the secular and religious world and especially within the Abrahamic traditions, (Judaism, Islam and Christianity) on the question of Deity worship. The English word 'idol'...