The Story of Saksi-Gopala
April 19th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
In India there is a temple called Saksi-Gopala. The Deity was once located in Vrndavana. Once two brahmanas went to visit Vrindavan on a pilgrimage
April 19th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
In India there is a temple called Saksi-Gopala. The Deity was once located in Vrndavana. Once two brahmanas went to visit Vrindavan on a pilgrimage
April 18th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
There is a story of Narada Muni who was once asked by a brahmana: “You are going to meet the Lord? Please ask Him when I’m going to get my salvation?”
April 17th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
As for determination one should follow the example of the sparrow who lost her eggs in the ocean. The sparrow asked the ocean to return her eggs
April 15th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Krishna takes charge of the devotees Himself and to the ordinary living entities are taken charge of by maya. Maya is also Krishna's agent.
April 14th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The student was asking the boatman, “Do you know what are the stars?” The boatman said, "Sir, we are ordinary boatman. What do we know about these stars?"
April 13th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
An old woman had to collect wood from the forest. So one day she was praying to God, that “Kindly help me. I am in very poverty-stricken.”
April 11th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
But our philosophy is so sound and solid, that we can meet any philosopher of the world, any philosopher. But you have to learn it. The books are there
April 10th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Despite being looked after well by the father, the fool still disobeys him. One is foolish and low on the human scale if he persists in being punished
April 9th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Visnu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the goal of everything. Doing everything for His satisfaction is the way to liberation from the cycle of karma.
April 8th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The dog is thinking, ‘I am this body,’ and the cat is also thinking, ‘I am this body.’ So if a human being thinks like that, then he remains in ignorance
April 1st, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa
There is a great threat to Prabhuapda's books. A small group of people within ISKCON are not satisfied with Prabhuapda's books. So they are changing them
March 31st, 2026 | by Bhakti Charu Swami
In ISKCON we have to be absolutely clear that Srila Prabhupada is the head of the institution and will continue to be that as long as the institution lasts
March 29th, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa
Krishna is not advising Arjuna to remember Him and give up his occupation. Krishna never suggests anything impractical. To maintain the body one has to work
March 26th, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa
The "Govinda Prayers" exist because the devotees Prabhupada sent to London met George Harrison who encouraged them to make a record which he played music on
March 23rd, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa
Many people have heard of "Dharma," even the term "Sanatana Dharma" has become quite well known. But exactly what is Dharma? And what is Sanatana Dharma?
March 18th, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa
We need to realize we are not the body and accept that no matter how much we try to satisfy the senses we will not get any satisfaction in the long term
March 17th, 2026 | by
Cultivation of higher spiritual knowledge which discerns the matter from spirit does not help us in the achievement of the highest goal.
March 16th, 2026 | by
Prabhupada says after reaching 50 one should go to the forest, or vana. I strongly believe that in our tradition he really means the book distribution van
March 13th, 2026 | by
Prabhupada who distributed the message of Krishna throughout the world was not a conditioned soul. He perfectly displayed the 26 qualities of a pure devotee
March 8th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The speaker and audience are very intimately connected. The speaker can speak very nicely on transcendental subject matters before an understanding audience