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Don't create enemies Unncecessarily. We should understand that a sober,dispassionate opinion is much more powerful and less troublesome than an impulsive reply. Even when someone is undobtedly resposible for a misdeed,it is advisable to directly avoid attcking him by name.There is a bengali proverb which says-chunco mere hatha ganda-if you want to kill a skunk,then your hands will smell.In other words,there is no sense in creating enemies unnecessarily,better to disregard the stinker altogather.We donot wish to engage in endless confict that disturbs our life as well as lives of others. When Dharma,the bull was asked by King Parikshit to identify who mercilesly mutilated his legs,Dharma did not care to cast guilt upon anyone because he considered that there were superior and remote causes for his misfortune beyond the immediate actors. Hence it is inaccurate to lay blame on someone else for unpleasant things that happen to us.

Why Money, Take Away The ATM Itself ! New York Times reported on 27th Nov.2009 "A man in Colorado, US, tried to steal an ATM by hauling it away with a stolen truck." The plan didn’t work. The attempted theft of the outdoor ATM in Boulder set off an alarm early morning. When police arrived they found the ATM on its side about 15 feet from its foundation outside a Chase Bank. No money had been taken. Surveillance photos showed a man hooking the ATM’s chain to the back of a U-Haul truck. The truck, which had been reported as stolen, was discovered a short distance away later that day. Instead of stealing money from the ATM, the thief in question tried to steal the ATM itself. !!!!!!!!!!!!! Similar is our story. This world is an undisputed property of God because it existed before we entered here and will continue to exist after our exit. We humans are trying to haul it away from its lawful owner, God. Apart from stealing resources of the world, we are trying to haul away the W...

Answer: Essentially there is no difference in the message of Krishna and the message of Jesus. Like father, like son. The very essence of Jesus' teachings is bhakti, or pure devotion to the Supreme Being. Jesus was preaching perfectly, and his universal message is nondifferent from the teachings of Krishna. Examples are as follows: Message of Jesus :- Man has to change his heart, give up sense gratification and turn to God with complete determination--"Thou shalt love The Lord Thy God with all Thy heart, with all Thy soul, and with all Thy might." Bhagavad-gita "Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend" (Bhagavad-gita 18.65). "To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me" (Bhagavad-gita 10.10). "To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their h...

By Giriraj Swami As long as we are in this world, we must suffer–pain caused by others, pain caused by our own bodies and minds, pain caused by acts of nature. And unless we can tolerate, we cannot live in this world. But how much can a person tolerate? Should we not, on occasion, resist? Why, then, should we tolerate? And if we must, what will enable us to endure the difficulty without being disturbed. Srila Prabhupada told the story of a young boy who tolerated more than I can imagine, giving some idea of why he did not resist and how he was able to abide without being disturbed: “Prahlada Maharaja–his father was putting him in so many dangerous conditions, even giving him poison. He knew that ‘My father has given me poison to drink. All right, let me drink. If Krsna likes, He will save me. Father is giving poison. Who can check?’ And his father was such a big, powerful demon–Hiranyakasipu. Prahlada’s mother cried, requested, but his father forced her: ‘Give your son this poison.’ Sh...

One way we can come to understand or verify the existence of God is simply by studying the meticulous organization of this universe and all the things happening around us. There is such precise design, order and control in the way everything in nature functions, from the gigantic planetary movements down to the intricate workings of a cell. Is it not illogical to propose that this vast universe is conducted so meticulously just by chance and for no purpose? From our practical experience, we know that without much laborious planning, organization and maintenance, everything quickly degrades to chaos. So who has planned, organized and is maintaining the universe? Consider how is it that the sun rises every morning without fail or why there isn't a tsunami or earthquake every week, consider who has supplied all our necessities like fresh water, air and food? Scientists would try to explain that away as natural laws which have come by blind chance, but law means there must be a law-mak...

It is written in purport of Bhagavad Gita (14.16) that one should not kill any living entity. But, microorganisms (bacteria, virus) are always killed by us and plants are also living entities. While one accepts that one should not kill animals for eating, but what about plants and bacteria and vermins? Does that incur sin? Yes, killing any living entity knowingly, or even unknowingly, incurs sinful reactions. The Supreme Lord is the supreme Father of all beings and every living entity has the right to live in this world, just as we humans do. We do not have the right, because of being in a superior life form, to needlessly take the life of or even cause pain to any other living entity; rather as human beings we are expected to show compassion to these innocent creatures. In fact, Srimad Bhagavatam describes that it is the duty of a grihastha (householder) to protect and maintain even the insects, lizards and other lower life forms as if they were one's own children, what to speak o...

Dharma is sometimes translated as religion,but that is not exactly its meaning. Dharma actually means that which one cannot give up, which is inseparable from oneself. There is nitya-dharma and anitya-dharma, eternaldharma and temporary dharma. Every living or noliving object around us , has its eternal nature or dharma. That nitya-dharma cannot be separated from the an object. Srila Prabhupada gives an example: the warmth of fire is inseparable from fire. Therefore,warmth is the nitya or eternal dharma of fire. Another example is water. Liquidity is the eternal dharma of water. Sometimes if there is freezing cold then water turns into a block of frozen ice. But that is not its eternal dharma. The eternal dharma of water is liquidity. When the temperature rises again, it melts. The ice is temporary, anitya-dharma. The body has its dharma, the mind has its dharma, and the soul has its dharma. Sense gratification is the dharma of the material body. The dharma of the mind is sankalpa and ...

The first step in overcoming this material conditioning is of course to recognize the bad habits themselves. This recognition should be accompanied by sincere regret followed by firm resolve to give up the habit. But often we find that despite being aware and regretful for their habits, many people are unable to avoid their sinful tendencies, because of the lack of proper effort. It takes great commitment sustained over time to accomplish the result. Srila Rupa Gosvami gives us the formula for accomplishing it:(Nectar of Instruction verse 3) utsahan niscayad dhairyat tat-tat-karma-pravartanat sanga-tyagat sato vritteh shadbhir bhaktih prasidhyati i.e.Enthusiasm, determination, patience, following regulative principles under the guidance of saintly authorities, and avoiding bad association. The particular methods for addressing specific bad habits may vary, but these are the fundamental principles and I would like to particularly highlight two key factors that support all the ...

One may ask a question-I have always been a pious man, given in charity and donated to the temple. Then why am I made to suffer? Why do bad things happen to good people?Why do innocents suffer in accidents or natural calamities? Vedic scriptures give a very consistent explanation understanding which, having properly understood, one is not bewildered and shaken in their faith in God in the face of a tragedy. The laws of karma are very intricate. Both scripturally and logically, however, we can conclude that every reaction hints at past actions. In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna says to Arjuna, BG 4.17 : gahana karmano gatih. The intricacies of action are very hard to understand. Therefore one should know properly what action is, what forbidden action is, and what inaction is. While the living entity is indeed dependent on God for both happiness and distress, God is not responsible for either; Human being is responsible for it. Karma can be individual, or it can be collective, i.e. reactions...

Mahabharat says : ahaAra-nidra-bhaya-maithunam ca. samanyam etat pasubhih naranam . dharmo hi tesam adhiko viseso . dharmena hina pasubhih samanah . Four common things for animals and human beings. 1.Ahara- eating . 2.Nidra - sleeping . 3.Bhayam- having shelter or house for protection from fear. 4. Maithunam- Sex . Srila Prabhupada. Extra quality with human beings is the dharma or his duty to inquire about the absolute truth or God. The dharma of every human being is to understand what he is, who God is, the relationship between him and God,and to engage in rendering loving service to God. Therefore a human being is superior than animals only when they inquire about the Absolute truth,otherwise they are considered just like animals.

What is mother ? There are seven mothers according to VEDAS : atma-mata guru patni brähmani raja-patnika dhenur dhätré tathä prithvi saptaita matarah smrtah 1. Atma-mata -Real mother, from whose womb we have come to this world 2. Guru patni- wife of the teacher or spiritual master. 3. Brahmani- the wife of a brahamana 4. Raja-patnika- the wife of the king, or the queen. 5. Dhenu- Cow is our mother. 6.Dhatri-Nurse is also mother. 7. Tatha prithvi-the earth is also our mother. Srila Prabhupada According to Vedic civilization, anyone who supplies milk from the body, she is mother. So cow is mother because we are drinking her milk. So from that point of view, one cannot kill cow. If a boy wants to understand, "Who is my father?" the only authority is the mother. Vedic literature is considered to be the mother . She gives evidence that God or Lord Krishna is our father.

Bhagavad Gita says- we are eternal spirit souls and we get another material body after death. BG 2.13 : As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change. BG 2.22 : As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones. Please watch the follwing videos of real life experiences, for the verification of thousands of years old Vedic knowledge . More of these scientific videos on the side bar.

By performance of yajnas, all activities become purified, as it is stated in the Vedas: ahara-suddhau sattva-suddhih sattva-suddhau dhruva smritih smriti- lambhe sarvagranthinam vipramokshah. Performance of yajnas has many benefits By performance of yajna one's eatables become sanctified By eating sanctified foodstuffs one's very existence becomes purified; By the purification of existence finer tissues in the memory become sanctified, and when memory is sanctified one can think of the path of liberation. In Bhagavad Gita (BG) Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna BG 3.16 : My dear Arjuna, one who does not follow in human life the cycle of sacrifice established by the Vedas certainly leads a life full of sin. Living only for the satisfaction of the senses, such a person lives in vain. As explained by Srila Prabhupada Yajna or sarcifice for the current  Age of Kali is the sankirtana-yajna (Kirtan- chanting of the Holy name) is recommended by the Vedic scriptures, and this ...

In B hagavad Gita (BG) Lord Krishna instructs to Arjuna, BG 2.70 : A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires -- that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still -- can alone achieve peace , and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires. BG 2.71 : A person who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, who has given up all sense of proprietorship and is devoid of false ego -- he alone can attain real peace. BG 2.66 : One who is not connected with the Supreme [in Krishna consciousness] can have neither transcendental intelligence nor a steady mind, without which there is no possibility of peace. And how can there be any happiness without peace? BG 5.29 and Svetasvatara Upanishad 6.7 People are anxious to attain peace in the material world. But they do not know the formula for peace, which is explained here . "Men should offer everything to the transcendental service of the Supre...

Bhagavad Gita(BG) Lord Krishna says to Arjuna BG 2.60 : The senses are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they forcibly carry away the mind even of a man of discrimination who is endeavoring to control them. BG 2.62 : While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises. BG 2.63 : From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool. BG 2.67 : As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man's intelligence and can disturb the mind.

In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna instructs to Arjuna, BG 2.48 : Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga. BG 6.2 : What is called renunciation you should know to be the same as yoga, or linking oneself with the Supreme, O son of Pandu, for one can never become a yogī unless he renounces the desire for sense gratification. Who is a successful Yogi ? BG 2.56 : One who is not disturbed in mind even when there miseries or happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger. BG 2.57 : One who is unaffected by whatever good or evil he may obtain, neither praising it nor despising it. BG 2.58 : One who is able to withdraw his senses from sense objects, as the tortoise draws its limbs within the shell

Bhagavad Gita.(BG) Lord Krishna instructs to Arjuna as follows: BG 2.46 : All purposes served by a small well can at once be served by a great reservoir of water. Similarly, all the purposes of the Vedas can be served to one who knows the purpose behind them. Further Lord Krishna says: BG 15.15 : vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo vedānta-krd veda-vid eva cāhamBy all the Vedas I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the knower of the Vedas. Srila Prabhupada Vedānta mean the last word in Vedic wisdom, and the author and knower of the Vedānta philosophy is Lord Krishna; and the highest Vedāntist is the great soul who takes pleasure in chanting the holy name of the Lord. That is the ultimate purpose of all Vedic mysticism.

Manu-samhitā-   The lawbook for mankind, says a murderer should be condemned to death so that in his next life he will not have to suffer for the great sin he has committed. Therefore, the king's punishment of hanging a murderer is actually beneficial. Srila Prabhupada Everything has its proper utility, and a man who is situated in complete knowledge knows how and where to apply a thing for its proper utility. Similarly, violence also has its utility, and how to apply violence rests with the person in knowledge. Although the justice of the peace awards capital punishment to a person condemned for murder, the justice of the peace cannot be blamed, because he orders violence to another person according to the codes of justice.

Bhagavad Gita BG 2.20 : For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain. BG 2.22 : As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones. BG 2.24 : This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, present everywhere, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same. BG 2.25 : It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable and immutable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body. The Śvetāśvatara Upanisad (5.9 )In the Mundaka Upanisad (3.1.9) Size of the soul is described as one ten-thousandth part of the tip of the hair. Very very minute.... Katha Upanisad (1.2.20) There are two kinds of souls — namely the minute particle soul (anu-ātmā) and the Superso...

Bhagavad Gita BG 2.13 : As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change. BG 2.22 : As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.

(Caitanya-caritāmrta, Madhya 8.128) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabh u said that one who is master in the science of Krishna consciousness, regardless of his social position, is the real spiritual master. kibā vipra, kibā nyāsī, śūdra kene naya yei krishna-tattva-vettā, sei 'guru' haya "It does not matter whether a person is a vipra [learned scholar in Vedic wisdom] or is born in a lower family, or is in the renounced order of life — if he is master in the science of Krishna, he is the perfect and bona fide spiritual master." So without being a master in the science of Krishna consciousness, no one is a bona fide spiritual master. Padma Purāna "A scholarly brāhmana expert in all subjects of Vedic knowledge, is unfit to become a spiritual master without being a Vaisnava, or expert in the science of Krsna consciousness. But a person born in a family of a lower caste can become a spiritual master if he is a Vaisnava or Krishna conscious....