Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in this world at Navadvipa in West Bengal, India, on February 27, 1486 AD. Navadvipa, “the city of nine islands” was a famous center of culture …
Path of Yoga
Question: I am wondering if you have any teachings about how to control the mind and also letting go of material attachments? Answer: There is no quick fix for controlling the …
When the British first came to India in the 1600s, they viewed the Indians as pagans or heathens and ridiculed their religious practices and the teachings of the Vedas. They …
There is a very beautiful prayer by Narottama das Thakur, glorifying the enlightened spiritual masters, called Sri Guru Carana Padma. The last verse is translated as: Our spiritual master is the …
There is a verse in the Old Testament which is the source of a commonly heard saying: Can a person change the colour of his skin or the leopard change its …
The meaning of the word yoga is loving union with the Supreme Lord. When Lord Krishna, the all-attractive Supreme Being descended to this world 5,000 years ago, He spoke the …
This essay is on Developing Your Love for God Through the Process of Sadhana Bhakti. As I don’t yet have love for God, this is a bit like me giving …
In 1972 I was working as a psychiatric nurse at a big psychiatric hospital in Sydney. I was living with a bunch of hippies, but I was a …
One famous singer related that as a child in school he was once asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” His reply was “Happy. I want …
What is night for all beings is the time of awakening for the self-controlled; and the time of awakening for all beings is night for the introspective sage.[Bhagavad-gita 2:69] When two …