Philosophical Articles

Ramananda Samvada: The Perfect Conversation

by Satyaraja Dasa In a classic reversal of roles, the Lord and His devotee discuss the highest spiritual truths. (this article was deleted at the Authors...

Sri Gaura ki Vastu? (Who is Sri Gaura?)

The principal personality amongst Sri Gaudiya Vaisnava acaryas, Sri Sri Damodara-svarupa Gosvami, has stated that Sri Caitanyadeva is the Supreme Godhead (svayam-bhagavata-vastu) full of six opulences.

Srila Prabhupada’s Reassurance

At times, things are expressed in various devotee circles in such a way that it seems as if it is 'impossible' to attain the goal (Srila Prabhupada has said that 'impossible' is a word in the fool's dictionary)

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...

The 26 Qualities of a Devotee

On October 20, 1956, Srila Prabhupada described the qualities that he wished to invoke in the members of his new society, The League of...

The Defect of Darwin’s Knowledge

Darwin has no clear conception how the evolution is taking place, neither he has any idea about whose evolution. He simply takes account of...

Controlling the Six Urges of the Senses

by Srila B.B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaja Sree Sree Guru Gauranga Jayatah! Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur has said in his explanation of the first verse of Upadesamrita, “When...

Ego, nescience and forgetfulness

by Srila B.B. Tirtha Goswami Maharaja Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah! Even if we, by previous eternal good deeds, come in contact with a true devotee,...

Betting on God

by Satyaraja Dasa Pascal’s Wager and the Spoils of Faith I read a recent statistic that was mind-boggling: According to a series of Gallup surveys, ninety-four...

Pure Flow

by Srila B.R. Sridhara Deva Goswami Sravana and kirtana should continue together simultaneously. To attend to the place of propaganda is necessary. satatam kirtayanto maa yatantas...