Browsing the "Devotees" Category

Philosophy

What is Action and what is Inaction?

April 6th, 2025 | by Madhudvisa dasa

A devotee of Krishna is always busy acting in the service of Krishna so there is no reaction to his activities. Therefore it is as if he was doing nothing.

Devotees

Pure Devotion Versus Mystic Magic

April 4th, 2025 | by

King Ambarisa was famous as a pure devotee of Lord Krishna. But why, Durvasa Muni wondered, should people respect him more than a great mystic yogi like me

Deity Worship

Deity Worship Manual from Krishna Balarama Temple

March 25th, 2025 | by Madhudvisa dasa

A 128 page book that completely documents the current Deity Worship standards and procedures at the ISKCON Sri Krishna Balarama Mandir, Vrindavana, India

Preaching

Why we criticize Mayavadis?

March 24th, 2025 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Many people write to us asking why Prabhupada criticizes Mayavadis and impersonalists. They make so many arguments that we should not criticize Mayavadis

Philosophy

The Four Philosophies: Impersonalism, Yoga, Personalism and Voidism

March 23rd, 2025 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Although there are thousands philosophical groups most of them are following one of four basic philosophies: personalism, yoga, impersonalism or voidism

Devotees

You will see the power of Hare Krishna movement in due course of time…

March 18th, 2025 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Devotees should be trained up to give protection to devotees and if need be they should be prepared to kill demons. That is Vaisnavism. It is not cowardism

Devotees

Entering Krishna’s Family

March 15th, 2025 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

You enter into Krishna's family where He has got His father, mother, His friends, His lover, beloved, cows, His garden, His Yamuna. You enter that family

Prabhupada Memories

Matchless Gifts

March 13th, 2025 | by

Like many New Yorkers, we had been reading books on Eastern philosophy, burning candles and incense and taking ganja, peyote and LSD as aids to meditation

ISKCON

Help! I told the ISKCON Temple President about Prabhupada!!

March 11th, 2025 | by Madhudvisa dasa

My sister out of ignorance told everything about PRABHUPADA to the temple president. Now they're not allowing her to enter the temple.

Devotees

Krishna’s Loving Relationship With His Devotees (MP3 Audio Srimad-Bhagavatam)

March 4th, 2025 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

To control Krishna is not very easy unless one is a great devotee, like the cowherd boys. They used to rise on His shoulders. Krishna was defeated in play

Book Distribution

Peace on Earth or the Earth in Pieces?

March 1st, 2025 | by

This book will tell you about peace on earth, I promised. All right, sir, I'll give it a look. The young airman smiled as he tucked the book under his arm

Book Changes

Prabhupada Reading His Own Books [original pre-1977 edition]

February 22nd, 2025 | by

Prabhupada read his own books with the relish of a pure devotee reading the pastimes of the Lord as if someone else had written them

Book Distribution

What Can Turn a Greyhound Bus into a Temple?

February 21st, 2025 | by

They have converted three Greyhound buses into mobile temples to bring the message of Krishna consciousness to every town and village in the United States

Preaching

Krishna Consiciousness: The Spirit of ’76!

February 19th, 2025 | by

During the Bicentennial there will be another cause for celebration: in the Western world, the chanting of Hare Krishna has now been going on for ten years.

Preaching

The Urgent Need for Krishna Consciousness

February 18th, 2025 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

This Krishna consciousness movement is meant to save human society from spiritual death. At present human society is being misled by leaders who are blind

ISKCON

Some of ISKCON’s Blind Spots

February 17th, 2025 | by Madhudvisa dasa

It is not our business to change, simply to receive the knowledge from Prabhupada and distribute it, without adding or subtracting, to the people we meet

Devotees

Must All Devotees Live in the Temple?

February 14th, 2025 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Wherever you remain it doesn't matter. I saw my Guru Maharaja not more than ten days in my life but I followed his instruction. I never lived in the temple

Devotees

Seeing The Supreme Lord

February 10th, 2025 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Once, Sri Madhavendra Puri traveled to Vrndavana, the holy place where Lord Krishna spent His childhood. There he came upon the hill known as Govardhana.

Devotees

Who Is Vakresvara Pandita?

February 8th, 2025 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Vakresvara Pandita, the fifth branch of the tree, was a very dear servant of Lord Caitanya's. He could dance with constant ecstasy for seventy-two hours

Devotees

Vishnujana.com Website

February 6th, 2025 | by

All glories to Vishnujana Swami, who captures the heart of the devotees! Once again Vishnujana Swami is preaching and singing the glories of Lord Krishna