Philosophical Articles

By Satyaraja Dasa A brief analysis of Bhagavad-gita 9.4, 9.5, and 9.6 The Bhagavad-gita is one of the world’s perennial wisdom texts. Because it offers knowledge...

by Srila B.B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaja Sree Sree Guru Gauranga Jayatah! Every conditioned soul in this world has got defects as well as good qualities. Gurudev's...

What is the Hindu stance on euthanasia? Is it murder to "unplug" someone who is simply being maintained by a machine, or is it torture to force a soul to remain in such a hellish condition?

Q and A with Srila B.R. Sridhara Goswami Student: How will a person be able to read the universal wave when his mind is fully...

by Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja Devotee: Srila Prabhupada always emphasized that he was eternally present in his books, instructions, tapes, and letters. So when you...

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada By developing genuine devotional qualities, one’s understand of God becomes clear and perfect arjuna uvacasenayor ubhayor madhyeratham...

by Bhakti Vichar Vishnu Maharaja All the avatars of Bhagavan are either plenary portions (amsha) or portions of the plenary portions (kalaa) of the Lord....

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'...

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 West’s encounter with gurus representing various Eastern traditions has left it with mixed feelings. Theoretically the experience should be overwhelmingly positive.