Beginners Guide
Study foundational articles for spiritual practice.
Why bad things happen to good people?
From your views Why do ‘bad’ things befall us? How does all that come into play? Is everything karma or can anything just happen? How would a KC devotee deal with let’s say he’s on the road preaching and someone stabs him badly, how would y...
On Chanting Hare Krishna
On Chanting Hare Krishna Although “Hare Krishna” has become a household word, practically nobody knows what it means. Is it merely a repetitious incantation designed to hypnotize its practitioners? Is it a form of escapism? Or is...
Yoga That Works
Yoga That Works The yoga most people are familiar with isn't meant for everyone. In fact, in this age it's hardly possible for anyone.The term yoga literally means "linking" and refers to linking one's consciousness with the Supr...
What is the purpose of life?
What is the purpose of life? So now that we find ourselves in this human form, and in this material world, what are we really supposed to do with it? Everybody at some point in their life wonders why God created this world and ho...
Is Science Another Of Those Fanatical Relegions?
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Follow yourself
Follow yourself I travel the world teaching spiritual principles. What follows is an interesting discussion I had with some young men. “I don’t need God,” says the spokesman. “I have my own way.” “Okay, ” I say. “What ‘way’...
Individuality. Behind the mask. Beyond the labels.
Here’s a letter I got:,Here’s what I wrote back:
Active Spirituality
Preliminary Preparation,1. Meat-eating,2. Intoxication,3. Illicit Sex,4. Gambling,Positive Spirituality
Do you believe in reincarnation?
Do you believe in reincarnation? Yes…. The Bhagavad-gita, the principal scripture of the Hare Krishna movement, and the roots of understanding reincarnation, states “As the embodied soul continually passes, in this body, from...
The peace formula
The peace formula The great mistake of modern civilization is to encroach upon others’ property as though it were one's own and to thereby create an unnecessary disturbance of the laws of nature. These laws are very strong. No li...
Natural disasters?
Natural disasters? As we look around the world, or watch and read the news, practically everywhere is affected by some kind of natural disaster. Floods are displacing millions of people, forest fires are destroying thousands of a...
Shri Radha
Shri Radha …The Feminine Nature of God Millions will gather today, in India and around the world, to offer prayers, worship, and devotional songs glorifying the appearance of the Divine mother, Radha (Radharani). Radha descended...
Why wear robes and saris?
Why wear robes and saris? In the ancient Vedic culture a person dressed according to his or her social and spiritual position. Following those traditions, women who live in Hare Krishna communities wear saris and men wear robes cal...
Why do we ring the temple bell?
Why do we ring the temple bell? Most of the old temples in India have a large bell at the entrance that one needs to ring before entering the temple. Making temple bells is a whole science. These bells are not made out of ordinar...
Why we blow Conch or Shankha?
Why we blow Conch or Shankha? When the conch (Shankha) is blown, the primal sound of Om emerges. Om is the sound that was emanated by God before creation of the universes. The conch (sankha) is one of the attributes of Lord Vi...
Why a devotee has a Shikha?
12) SCIENTIFIC REASONS FOR HAVING SHIKHA:
Why do we take off our shoes before entering the Temple?
Why do we take off our shoes before entering the Temple? First, visiting a temple is quite different from visiting any other place. The temple is the best place we visit. That is the place from which we are to gain something inva...
Why do we circumambulate (Pradakshina) the Temple and Deities?
Skanda Purana chapter 9, verse 28 :-
Why do we wear Neck-beads?
The following are some verses from the Hari Bhakti Vilasa,Srila Prabhupada also states,,Srila Prabhupada has also said,,Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura sings in his Svīkara: Acceptance of Activities Favorable to Pure Devotion –,Q. One may ask th...