Philosophical Articles

by Swami B.V. Tripurari Bhaktivinoda Thakura initiated Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura with a Nrsingha mantra, and Bhaktisiddhanta in turn gave this mantra to some of his...

Nityananda Prabhu and Advaitacarya are the two expansions of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu who assist His transcendental pastimes.21:02:02

If we accept the concept of Bhagawan, then we have to accept the concept of 'bhaga' also. If we use word 'dhanawan'(wealthy), but exclude the word 'dhana' (wealth), then the word 'dhanawan' becomes meaning less.

By Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following lecture was originally published in The Harmonist in 1936, on the advent day of His...

Is man an animal? According to the current evolution theory, he is. Undeniable, man exhibits animalistic features and propensities, strong enough to categorize man as animal.

The sruti says that food is Brahman; food is rasa. Feeding people with this in mind will make the giver one with Brahman as well. It will enable all those involved to taste rasa--dynamic love of God.

"In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the Bhagavat Geeta, since whose composition years of the gods have elapsed, and in comparison with which our modern world..."

by Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Goswami Maharaja The sampradaya institution has existed in this holy land of Bharata since time immemorial. The word sampradaya is...

It is often said that we are doing mantra meditation, so I was wondering if our acaryas or the sastra have recommended any particular techniques that we can use while doing mantra meditation?

by Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami, originally published at Sri Gaudiya Darsan. We are told that Radharani was found floating in a lotus. Her father Vrsabhanu Raja,...