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harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha. "In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way." "Chanting the Holy Names" is a collection of nineteen essays discussing the method of bhakti-yoga known as kirtanam, or chanting, whose modern incarnation is the sankirtana-yajna, or the congregational chanting of the holy names, "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare ...

Daily articles from July 2011 “Shri Rama’s holy name is like Narasimhadeva to the Hiranyakashipu-like Kali Yuga. For those who chant the holy name, the Lord offers them all protections and crushes their tormentors, just as He did for Prahlada Maharaja.“ (Dohavali, 26) I/O Talking to Trees My Bible In Your Dreams The Good and The Bad Mine Mine God Loving Final Exam Furthering a Purpose The Marginal Position Dissipating Doubts Stairway to the Stars Have A Little Faith The Biggest Winner The Same As Me This Is Your Life Hoard Mentality See Not My Fall From Grace Service and Compassion ...

Daily articles from January 2012 “Consciousness of the material body means spiritual consciousness expressed through the medium of a material body. This consciousness is inferior, destructible and perverted. But superconsciousness of the supramind in the spiritual plane is as good as the spirit soul and is never annihilated.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 1.6.4 Purport) A Very Joyous Meeting Pushing The Rock The Time Is Now Krishna The Person Joyful Respect A Cultured Upbringing All The Shots I Take Binding In Love Showering Nectar Daily Reminder For The Team I Love You Man ...

Daily articles from March 2012 “Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons, do not surrender unto Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 7.15) Respectable Boys Rescue Me From Tree to Shining Tree A Simple Plan Bon Voyage Gaura Purnima 2012 Holi 2012 Watch Me Finishing The Race Suffer Not Any Pain The Personal Form Gift Giver Natural Concentration Parting Is Sweet Sorrow Forms of Address Getting Back Up Fun In Frustration Inviting Auspiciousness Elder Brother Together Always Hail To ...

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Daily articles from June 2012 “This virat-rupa of the Lord was especially manifested, not for the benefit of Arjuna, but for that unintelligent class of men who accept anyone and everyone as an incarnation of the Lord and so mislead the general mass of people. For them, the indication is that one should ask the cheap incarnation to exhibit his virat-rupa and thus be established as an incarnation.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 2.1.24 Purport) A Beautiful Picture The Bright Light Going By What You Know Satisfying Every Condition Real Self-Interest Pivot of the Active Senses ...

Hanuman’s Perseverance is a short collection of poems describing the pastime where Shri Hanuman first searches for Sita Devi after having entered the city of Lanka.

Daily articles from June 2011 “In the Kali Yuga, Shri Rama’s holy name is like a kalpataru that gives full refuge and auspiciousness. By remembering that name, Tulsidas has transformed from bhang into tulasi.” (Dohavali, 11) A Killer Smile Mantra Yoga Working in Harmony Keep the Home Fires Burning The Jewel of Vrindavana The Gem in the Box Practical Application Protective Coverings Instilling Discipline Lifesaver Tell Me What To Do The Crown Jewel An Offer You Can’t Refuse From Nothing to Something Quality Control From Drug to Devotee God Conscious Gone Today or Tomorrow A ...

Remembering My Past Life is a collection of ten conversations discussing various topics of bhakti-yoga, such as reincarnation, how to die, praising of God, and the Supreme Lord's pastimes.

The God Who Might Fail You is a collection of essays discussing the qualities, names, forms and attributes belonging to the entity commonly addressed as "God". “This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kunti, and it is producing all moving and unmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.10)

The Well-Wisher For All is a collection of essays discussing the qualities, names, forms and attributes belonging to the entity commonly addressed as "God". “The Supreme Lord, Purushottama, or Shri Krishna, is the maintainer of all, in both the transcendental and material worlds. He is the life and friend of all because there is eternally natural affection and love between the living entities and the Lord. He is the one friend and well-wisher for all, and He is one without a second. The Lord maintains all the living entities everywhere by His six transcendental opulences, for which He is ...

Following To Freedom, Warring Friends, Good Advice, and More is a collection of 10 short stories discussing various topics of bhakti-yoga philosophy

Daily articles from November 2012 “I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire. I am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of all ascetics.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 7.9) A Building To Stand The Test of Time Free Wisdom The Big Brain Without Dependency The Nature of Evidence My Wonderful Brain The Enemy Within The Power of Austerity Dear to Rama Something’s Wrong With All You See The Discouraging Lies Diwali 2012 Govardhana Puja 2012 Not So Worried Staying Detached The Guru’s Influence Beautifully Scented Abandoning Pious and Impious Precious...

"Thus after carefully considering in many ways the situation with the wife of the Lord of the earth, while situated in the branches of the tree that great soul decided to speak words that were sweet and true." (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 30.44) Chapters: Star of The Book of Beauty, The Ecstasy of Gold, Checking Your Work, Characteristics of the Enemy, God Is Good, Consoling the Moon, Using Common Sense, Yashasvini, Multitasking, Ranging In Darkness, Slow and Steady, A Talking Monkey, Skilled In Illusion, When In Rome, Cheated In All Ages, Further Deliberation, Sounds Like A Gamble, If ...

Daily articles from November 2011 “The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 15.7) Hate Me Now Every Kind of Happiness Coming Up For Air Assessing Sin Exclusive Love No One Like Him Negation Defined The Determining Factor Focus On The Positive Daughter of Janaka Attached To The Result A Monkey’s Mind Seeing The Future What Is Auspiciousness Tunnel Vision Among Their Own Endless Love Avoiding Scorn The Songwriter ...

"Devotional Service" is a collection of thirty-six essays discussing the ancient art of divine love, bhakti-yoga, which is the culmination of all yoga practice and the natural occupational duty of the spirit soul, who is transcendental to the changing of bodies and the relative conditions created by contact with nature.

"As the embodied soul continually passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. The self-realized soul is not bewildered by such a change." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 2.13) "What we refer to as death is nothing more than the changing of bodies. For example, we were all infants at one point in our life, though we have no memory of it. We take it on authority from our parents that we were indeed once small children who roamed around in tiny bodies, not having much intelligence. As we became adults, what changed? The body, ...

“Is Lord Krishna really blue, Is He not the god for only the Hindus? Why in His hands does Krishna carry around a flute, And why the flowers and peacock feather to boot? Some say that Krishna is God while others say Vishnu, Please explain these to me, for to Hinduism I am new. Honor the carved statues of Krishna, do many take the privilege, Trusting the Vedas, is not the worship of idols pure sacrilege? Lord Chaitanya, who is He and what did He do? Preach to men did He, but why not to women too? How do I find balance between material and spiritual life? Must I quit my job, renounce my ...

Daily articles from February 2012 “Or, lifting him up and carrying him across the ocean, I will offer him to Rama, like an animal offered to Lord Shiva, the lord of animals.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 13.50) Changing The Subject Matter What To Give Sannyasa At Home Let Me Stay Be Your Own Scientist Dharma-katha Resetting The Clock Sea of Sorrow The Immeasurable Rock and a Hard Place Living Well From Suicide to Redemption Getting Away With It Rest Assured Making the Impossible Possible Pashupati Adjoining Ropes Door Number Two Self Realization Another Thing Coming Heart ...

Daily articles from September 2012 “Although one has affection for many persons, different types of ecstatic love awaken according to the nature of one’s personal relationships.” (Lord Chaitanya, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 4.171) Purification of Riches Send and Receive Hallowed Are The Names Leftovers Glass Half Empty Personal Relationships Special Delivery Putting The Pieces Together The Remainder More Than a Photograph The Divine Color Still In His Heart Just Think Suffering in Four Ways Auspicious Indications Beautiful Krishna Always in Bliss Pleasing Krishna Resolves to Steal ...