Questions & Answers session. QD: About the mind and control of mind, to reach the soul, and so how it works? AM: Okay. I’ll explain according to the shastra. “golokera prema-dhana, hari-näma-saìkértana”. That means the holy name has descended from…
The second chapter of Srimad Bhagavatam describes the conversation between Srila Suta Goswami and the sages of Naimisaranya were headed by the great Saunak Rsi. It is entitled Divinity and Divine Service. And the very essence of Bhagavad philosophy is…
TEXT 29 “yatra yatra harer arcä sa deçaù çreyasäà padam yatra gaìgädayo nadyaù puräëeñu ca viçrutäù” SYNONYMS yatra yatra—wherever; hareù—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kåñëa; arcä—the Deity is worshiped; saù—that; deçaù—place, country or neighborhood; çreyasäm—of all auspiciousness; padam—the…
In this most congested and polluted city of Mumbai, many of us are faced everyday with so many challenges, which are threatening the very core and basis of our morality as well as our spiritual peace. Of course even due…
“kià punar brähmaëäù puëyä bhaktä räjarñayas tathä anityam asukhaà lokam imaà präpya bhajasva mäm” SYNONYMS kim—how much; punaù—again; brähmaëäù—brähmaëas; puëyäù—righteous; bhaktäù—devotees; räja-åñayaù—saintly kings; tathä—also; anityam—temporary; asukham—full of miseries; lokam—planet; imam—this; präpya—gaining; bhajasva—be engaged in loving service; mäm—unto Me. …
Bhagavad-Gita 18_46. “yataù pravåttir bhütänäà yena sarvam idaà tatam sva-karmaëä tam abhyarcya siddhià vindati mänavaù” TRANSLATION By worship of the Lord, who is the source of all beings and who is all-pervading, a man can in the performance of…
TEXT 35 madhukära-mahä-sarpau loke ‘smin no gurüttamau vairägyaà paritoñaà ca präptä yac-chikñayä vayam TRANSLATION The bee and the python are two excellent spiritual masters who give us exemplary instructions regarding how to be satisfied by collecting only a little and…
“paras tasmät tu bhävo ‘nyo ‘vyakto ‘vyaktät sanätanah yah sa sarvesu bhütesu nasyatsu na vinasyati” TRANSLATION Yet there is another unmanifest nature, which is eternal and is transcendental to this manifested and unmanifested matter. It is supreme and never…
