HG Rukmini devi dasi – Shrimad Bhagavatam Lecture, 09 Feb 2018 – Mayapur (Part 2)

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaj said: May I desire nothing but the supreme good of others, even of my greatest enemy. What a high conscience! This is a true leader. You are a leader, all the devotees are leaders and we should have this…

HG Rukmini devi dasi – Shrimad Bhagavatam Lecture, 09 Feb 2018 – Mayapur (Part 1)

svasty astu visvasya khalah prasidatam dhyayantu bhutani sivam mitho dhiya manas ca bhadram bhajatad adhoksaje avesyatam na matir apy ahaituki     May there be good fortune throughout the universe, and may all envious persons be pacified. May all living entities become calm…

Little Nimai Appeared in Mayapur

In India, during the moon eclipse all the people bathe in a sacred river, and while they were bathing they sang and recited the name of Krishna with a loud voice. At that time the demigods saw that scene from the heaven and…

Coping With Depression

Mental Illness on the Rise In their 2001 ‘World Health Report’, the World Health Organization reported on the condition of mental health around the world, estimating that 450 million people on the planet have a mental or behavioral disorder. Furthermore, depression is now…

Intensive Care

Time is ticking and I’m reflecting on what I’ve actually contributed to the world. Though trying to avoid the egotistical desire to ‘make a mark,’ we are impelled to share the ‘fruits’ we have received. Spiritually, morally, and even legally, knowledge brings a…

Infatuation: Reality or Illusion? – You Choose

“Strange that some of us, with quick alternate vision, see beyond our infatuations, and even while we rave on the heights, behold the wide plain where our persistent self pauses and awaits us.” George Elliot     Oh I just really like him.…

Hearing from our youth – Interview to Caitanya Cintamani dd

Even if the following is not a new written article and Caitanya Cintamani – who is a teacher of Music Methodology and Vaisnava Acarya Legacy and Bhajans at the Kirtan Academy in Mayapur and a greately appreciated kirtaniya herself – is now back…

Material Affection – Spiritual Affection

I think Srila Prabhupada’s emphasis is that our time shouldn’t be spent doing mundane welfare work such as opening hospitals, feeding the poor (because others are already doing that) rather we should help people find a comprehensive solution to all their problems. The problem…

Vaisnava Family Love and Affection

Focusing our love on Krishna doesn’t mean indifference to those around us, especially our families. by Krishnanandini Devi Dasi Picture this: Srimati Devi comes home from school one afternoon so quietly that her mother, Sudevi, senses a problem. Srimati,” she calls, “are you…

What is Vedic Astrology?

A horoscope in your hands is a map of destiny. The secrets that it contains can be revealed only by a Vedic Astrologer. Now you may be wondering, What is Vedic Astrology? You probably have heard of astrology – who hasn’t? but very few know about…