Krishna's Mercy

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Dec 30, 2024 · 10 min
Five Important Factors Of Life Explained By Ante Narayana-Smriti
“The highest perfection of human life, achieved either by complete knowledge of matter and spirit, by practice of mystic powers, or by perfect discharge of occupational duty, is to remember the Personality of Godhead at the end of life.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 2.1.6)
Dec 29, 2024 · 10 min
The Two Kinds Of Bhakti-Yoga
“Those who have not attained the platform of spontaneous attachment in devotional service render devotional service under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master according to the regulative principles mentioned in the revealed scriptures. According to the revealed scriptures, this kind of devotional service is called vaidhi bhakti.” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Madhya, 22.109)
Dec 28, 2024 · 9 min
A Happiness Not Dependent On External Factors
“All the demigods and their exalted qualities, such as religion, knowledge and renunciation, become manifest in the body of one who has developed unalloyed devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva. On the other hand, a person devoid of devotional service and engaged in material activities has no good qualities. Even if he is adept at the practice of mystic yoga or the honest endeavor of maintaining his family and relatives, he must be driven by his own mental speculations and must engage in the service of the Lord’s external energy. How can there be any good qualities in such a man?” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 5.18.12)
Dec 27, 2024 · 11 min
Five Ways The Envious Person Might Respond To Seeing The Universal Form
“The Supreme Lord said: My dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I shall impart to you this most secret wisdom, knowing which you shall be relieved of the miseries of material existence.” (Bhagavad-gita, 9.1)
Dec 26, 2024 · 9 min
Proven Through Empirical Data
“But ignorant and faithless persons who doubt the revealed scriptures do not attain God consciousness. For the doubting soul there is happiness neither in this world nor in the next.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.40)
Dec 25, 2024 · 9 min
What About The Animals Sacrifices Mentioned In The Vedas
“My dear King, although Kali-yuga is full of faults, there is still one good quality about this age. It is that simply by chanting the holy name of Krishna, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 12.3.51)
Dec 24, 2024 · 10 min
Five Concepts Created Due To Degradation Of Culture
“A sacred place will be taken to consist of no more than a reservoir of water located at a distance, and beauty will be thought to depend on one's hairstyle. Filling the belly will become the goal of life, and one who is audacious will be accepted as truthful. He who can maintain a family will be regarded as an expert man, and the principles of religion will be observed only for the sake of reputation.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 12.2.6)
Dec 23, 2024 · 7 min
Assuming The Burden
“Those fourteen thousand Rakshasas of frightening deeds were eliminated by that one man, a foot-soldier, who was Rama.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 26.35)
Dec 22, 2024 · 9 min
How Can You Say That The Soul Does Not Do Anything
“Those with the vision of eternity can see that the soul is transcendental, eternal, and beyond the modes of nature. Despite contact with the material body, O Arjuna, the soul neither does anything nor is entangled.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 13.32)
Dec 21, 2024 · 8 min
Five Events I Might Arrive Early For
“The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are surrendered to Me, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss enlightening one another and conversing about Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 10.9)
Dec 20, 2024 · 8 min
Five Ways To Agitate The Senses
“Materially, everyone wants to satisfy his senses, and he wants God to be the order supplier for such satisfaction. The Lord will satisfy the senses of the living entities as much as they deserve, but not to the extent that they may covet. But when one takes the opposite way—namely, when one tries to satisfy the senses of Govinda without desiring to satisfy one's own senses—then by the grace of Govinda all desires of the living entity are satisfied.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Bhagavad-gita, 1.32-35 Purport)
Dec 19, 2024 · 7 min
Enemies To Their Standard Of Civilization
“Yet there is another nature, which is eternal and is transcendental to this manifested and unmanifested matter. It is supreme and is never annihilated. When all in this world is annihilated, that part remains as it is.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 8.20)
Dec 18, 2024 · 9 min
Five Things We Never Get Over
“The man who reads and recites this narration of the Ramayana will be blessed with a long duration of life and after death will be welcomed and respectfully received in the heavenly region, along with sons, grandsons, and relatives.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kand, 1.99)
Dec 17, 2024 · 7 min
Five Justifications For My Inclination To Remember A Single Verse From The Ramayana
“Those fourteen thousand Rakshasas of frightening deeds were eliminated by that one man, a foot-soldier, who was Rama.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 26.35)
Dec 16, 2024 · 9 min
Five Interests Shared By Every Rational Person
“The man who reads and recites this narration of the Ramayana will be blessed with a long duration of life and after death will be welcomed and respectfully received in the heavenly region, along with sons, grandsons, and relatives.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kand, 1.99)
Dec 15, 2024 · 10 min
Five Ways I Postpone Thinking
“Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Vishnu, in Treta-yuga by performing sacrifices and in Dvapara-yuga by serving the Lord's lotus feet can also be obtained in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 12.3.52)
Dec 14, 2024 · 9 min
Five Virtues I Expect Out Of A Leader Of Men
“The man who reads and recites this narration of the Ramayana will be blessed with a long duration of life and after death will be welcomed and respectfully received in the heavenly region, along with sons, grandsons, and relatives.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kand, 1.99)
Dec 13, 2024 · 9 min
Five Transformations I Needed In Order To Succeed As A Parent
“All the demigods and their exalted qualities, such as religion, knowledge and renunciation, become manifest in the body of one who has developed unalloyed devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva. On the other hand, a person devoid of devotional service and engaged in material activities has no good qualities. Even if he is adept at the practice of mystic yoga or the honest endeavor of maintaining his family and relatives, he must be driven by his own mental speculations and must engage in the service of the Lord’s external energy. How can there be any good qualities in such a man?” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 5.18.12)
Dec 12, 2024 · 7 min
An Inclusive Event
“My dear father, I am very respectfully and humbly inquiring. What is this arrangement? Why you are busy in making some sacrificial ceremony, what is the reason, and what is the result? For whose benefit is it and by what means will it be accomplished?” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 10.24.3)
Dec 11, 2024 · 9 min
If No One Is Going To Save You
“My dear father, I am very respectfully and humbly inquiring. What is this arrangement? Why you are busy in making some sacrificial ceremony, what is the reason, and what is the result? For whose benefit is it and by what means will it be accomplished?” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 10.24.3)

Krishna's Mercy

Five Important Factors Of Life Explained By Ante Narayana-Smriti

The Two Kinds Of Bhakti-Yoga

A Happiness Not Dependent On External Factors

Five Ways The Envious Person Might Respond To Seeing The Universal Form

Proven Through Empirical Data

What About The Animals Sacrifices Mentioned In The Vedas

Five Concepts Created Due To Degradation Of Culture

Assuming The Burden

How Can You Say That The Soul Does Not Do Anything

Five Events I Might Arrive Early For

Five Ways To Agitate The Senses

Enemies To Their Standard Of Civilization

Five Things We Never Get Over

Five Justifications For My Inclination To Remember A Single Verse From The Ramayana

Five Interests Shared By Every Rational Person

Five Ways I Postpone Thinking

Five Virtues I Expect Out Of A Leader Of Men

Five Transformations I Needed In Order To Succeed As A Parent

An Inclusive Event

If No One Is Going To Save You