If you look outside, you dream; if you look INSIDE, you AWAKEN.
Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, confused medico Jeeva discovers a permanent solution for all diseases and death Jeeva, named by her late grandma, was pursuing her final year medicine in one of the prestigious colleges in Bangalore. She was the kind of girl whom everyone used to love to be with. Her care and service attitude... Continue Reading →
For thirteen years at the Gorilla Foundation in Woodside, California, a developmental psychologist has been teaching sign language to Koko, a female gorilla. Although Koko shows remarkably human emotions and intelligence, her psychologist says she's an average gorilla at best. Koko's psychologist first tried teaching her the same hand signs used by the deaf, but... Continue Reading →
The author conducted a 3-group study on the effects of chanting the hare krsna maha mantra on stress, depression, and the three modes of nature–sattva, rajas, and tamas–described in the Vedas as the basis for human psychology. Sixty-two subjects, self-selected through newspaper advertisements in a Southeastern university town, completed the study. Average age was 24.63... Continue Reading →
Generally one who has received education from today's schools or colleges will have an understanding that Science and Spirituality are 2 contrary topics; that Science is some tested and proven truth and Spirituality is some blind faith. But is it so? Hear to this enlightening lecture and discover for yourself how Science is heading in... Continue Reading →
I am glad to share with you these 12 newsletters. These are compiled based on the unparalleled teachings of His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada who is a scholar, a philosopher, a cultural ambassador, a prolific author, a religious leader, a spiritual teacher, a social critic, and a holy man. A quick question. In... Continue Reading →
In February 1973, Śrīla Prabhupāda was invited to speak at an art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. There he invited his listeners to contemplate the works of the supreme artist—Lord Kṛṣṇa. “The rose is created out of the energies of the Supreme Lord, but these energies are so subtle and so artistic that a nice... Continue Reading →
How does Quantum Physics work? In this article we discuss a very brief simplified history of Quantum Mechanics and will quote what the founding fathers of this branch of science had to say about it. We are not interested in new age mumbo-jumbo. We are interested in understanding what is real and what is false.... Continue Reading →
First we will see EVOLUTION ACCORDING TO MODERN SCIENCE (its shortcomings and why it is 'Evolution in fantasy'): Darwin's Concept of Evolution: Darwin tried to show how the origin of living species could be fully explained by the purely mechanical, unplanned action of natural forces. By the process he called "natural selection," all the higher, complex... Continue Reading →
Today the name Darwin is synonymous with the theory of evolution. Who doesn't know about Darwin! Every educated person knows about him and almost everybody is strongly influenced by his theory that humans evolved from apes. The same has been taught in the schools and colleges from decades. In fact, February 12, Darwin’s birthday... Continue Reading →
I (have) always come across people eating non vegetarian food. Hence, I am tempted to write a post on why we need to quit eating meat and take up vegetarianism eagerly. Some quick questions: Why should we become vegetarian? Are humans meant to eat meat? Animals kill other animals for food, but why shouldn't we? Can... Continue Reading →
This book provides evidence which makes it clear that most religious history is not what we think it is. It lets you see the true heritage that has been suppressed for centuries. It shows that there was once a greatly advanced and ancient culture that was a global society. This was the Vedic civilization. Even... Continue Reading →
We don’t see things as they are; we see things as we are. You may not be aware of this little-known but highly important part of your person that affects many of the decisions you make and how you behave in different situations. It is your Belief Window. You cannot actually see your Belief Window... Continue Reading →
We are all more or less proud of our past Indian civilization, but we actually do not know the real nature of that civilization. We cannot be proud of our past material civilization, which is now a thousand times greater than in days gone by. It is said that we are passing through the age... Continue Reading →
Most of Our Failures in Human Relations are due to “misunderstandings”. We expect other people to react and respond and come to the same conclusions as we do from a given set of “facts” or “circumstances.” Almost no one responds or reacts to “things as they are,” but to his own mental images. Most of... Continue Reading →
What is mantra? Why chant & hear holy names of the Lord? Why our ancestors used to name their children with the names of God ? Why our ancestors had great peace of mind compared to the recent generations? What do the major religions say about chanting the holy names of Lord? How important it... Continue Reading →
Doesn’t it make sense to know the rules of the game before participating in it? Is it not necessary to know the traffic rules before riding a vehicle? Is it not necessary to follow the processes (ISO/ CMMI/ Six Sigma etc) to deliver the right product to the customer within the deadline? Is it not... Continue Reading →
An old farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavad-gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to... Continue Reading →
"When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe, everything else seems so superfluous." “I have made Gita and Sanskrit literature the main source of my inspiration and guidance for the purpose of scientific investigations and formation of my theories”. - Albert Einstein, Physicist. "Because I don't think that I have... Continue Reading →
The name 'Hindu' was developed by outsiders, invaders who could not pronounce the name of the Sindhu River properly. It is neither a Sanskrit word nor is it found in the Vedic literatures. Some sources report that it was Alexander the Great who first misspelled the River Sindhu as the Indu, dropping the beginning “S”,... Continue Reading →
There is a Cobbler who sits across the street in front of my Office Building. Every day, I see that there is a stray dog who comes and sits with him as soon as he arrives at the place, and he feeds him biscuits and some times milk. The man gets busy in his work,... Continue Reading →
It was the time of Gita Jayanti when ISKCON devotees distribute 'Bhagavad-Gita as it is' authored by Srila Prabhupada. A devotee in the United States happened to knock the door of a house and a lady who opened the door was very happy to see him, she said where were you, I was looking out... Continue Reading →
Are you disturbed by the new Corona virus outbreak? Are you relieved that you are unaffected by the new Coronavirus? Do you want to know about an age-old virus which is more dangerous than the Corona virus? Do you want to be immune from any kind of virus attacks? If you answered "yes" to any... Continue Reading →
Generally speaking people don’t take advice, even good advice. This is true even when the advice is free and when it’s offered with love. Think about yourself. How often do you really, honestly take someone else’s advice? How often do you say to yourself, or out loud, “That’s a great idea. That’s a much better... Continue Reading →
In this regard there is a story about Narada Muni and a hunter. Once Narada Muni was passing through a forest near Prayag and saw that many animals were lying half-dead. Feeling compassion for the suffering creatures, he cried out, “Who is the culprit who is killing these animals, leaving them to die in this... Continue Reading →
In this regard, there is a story of Narada Muni, who was once asked by a brahmana: “Oh, you are going to meet the Lord? Will you please ask Him when I’m going to get my salvation?” “All right,” Narada agreed. “I shall ask Him.” As Narada proceeded, he met a cobbler who was sitting... Continue Reading →
In all the scriptures, it is clearly established that the cause of our suffering is due to forgetfulness of our relationship with God. But currently we have either wrong understanding or no understanding about God or even Religion. Srila Prabhupada, my spiritual teacher used to say, if we have got wrong understanding about God or Religion then we should not abandon God or Religion; instead we should work towards getting the right understanding, just like if we have cataract in our eyes, we ask the doctor to remove the cataract and not the eyes!! This spiritual blog is an humble attempt in this regard.
We are not teaching some ritualistic process, that “You become Hindu. You become Christian. You become Muhammadan.” We are simply teaching, “You try to love God. You have forgotten God. You have declared, ‘God is dead.’ These are all nonsense. God is there. You are here. You are suffering because you have forgotten God. You try to love God. Your normal life will come back. You will be happy.” This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
– Srila Prabhupada
AWAKENING BEGINS HERE... 