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Toward a Peaceful Society

July 30th, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Society cannot be peaceful without four divisions of men functioning in harmony with one another. The divisions are brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras.


A fish is just a fish…

July 2nd, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

If you take a fish out of water and give him gold coins, nice comfortable beds and beautiful women the fish will not be satisfied by any of these things


How to offer food to Krishna?

June 30th, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

If we eat anything which is not Krishna prasadam we are eating sin and we will become sinful because of this. Therefore we can only eat Krishna prasadam


Just what is Samadhi?

June 29th, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

The stage of perfection is called trance, or samadhi, when one's mind is completely restrained from material mental activities by practice of yoga


Krishna consciousness is Yoga in Action

June 28th, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

When the yogi disciplines his mental activities and becomes situated in Transcendence--devoid of all material desires--he is said to have attained yoga.


Chant Hare Krishna and be happy!

June 25th, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

You have noticed Chant Hare Krishna and be happy! at the end of my letters. Some may be skeptical that simply chanting Hare Krishna will produce happiness.


The Real Goal of Yoga

June 23rd, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Yoga is not meant for attaining any kind of material benefit or siddhi. It is not for improving one's health and not even to make the mind peaceful.


Meditational Yoga — The Prerequisites

June 21st, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

To practice yoga one should go to a sacred place and lay kusa-grass covered with deerskin on the ground. The seat should neither be too high nor too low


Living Alone in a Secluded Place?

June 19th, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Not many of us can go and live in the Himalayas or on the banks of the Ganges and even these places are no longer as sanctified as they once were.


Yoga For The New Century

May 26th, 2024 | by Gadadhara das

In order to fully understand what yoga really is let’s look into the ancient Vedas where the true science of yoga is taught. “Veda” means knowledge



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