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Why did Balaram favor Duryodhana?

By Chaitanya Charan - 29.6 2022 Answer: It is because Krishna enjoys rasa in different ways with different people. So just like Krishna is God, but Mother Yasoda sometimes chastises Krishna, she ties Krishna, threatens him. Why does she do that? Because that’s the way Krishna rejoices in maternal rasa with her. She is in that relationship. So Krishna enjoys a fraternal rasa with Balaramji. Although Balaram is at one level non-different from Krishna but he is also his own person. And when Krishna...Read more...

Why Krishna wanted Arjuna to fight the Mahabharat war?

Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.75 - Duryodhana Humiliated

Why are there so many commentaries on the Gita?

By Chaitanya Charan - 29.6 2022 Question- Why are there so many commentaries on Bhagavad-gita? There are many commentaries on BG because it is a very important book. It is a human tendency to use such books to broadcast their own opinions and views. BG’s message...Read more...

Commentaries on the Tenth Canto

Bhagavad Gita Vaishnava Commentaries

Krishna The God of Varieties

By Vamsi Vihari Dasa - 29.6 2022 Variety is said to be the spice of life. Imagine a life where you eat the same vegetables daily, wear the same clothes, meet the same people, and visit the same places. So boring, right? This world is full of varieties seasonal changes in the form of...Read more...

Feeling God’s presence

The Science of Knowing God

Which Brahma are you?

By Karnamrita dasa - 29.6 2022 The story of Lord Brahma going to visit Krishna at Dvarka is one of my favorite stories for reminding me of my insignificance. I think of this story when I am confused with other Karnamritas. I get email for Karnamrita dasi the singer, and I get asked if I...Read more...

Brahma and Saraswati or Gayatri

The last instructions of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

By editor - 29.6 2022 By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura The last instructions of Srila Bhaktivinoda thakura is found in his Sva niyama dasakam: Sri Sri Sva-niyama-dasakam “12 Verses of My Own Self-imposed Regulative Principles” by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura The...Read more...

Feeling God’s presence

By Vraja Bihari Das- 28.6 2022 “When I lay these questions before God I get no answer. But a rather special sort of ‘No answer.’ It is not the locked door. It is more like a silent, certainly not uncompassionate, gaze. As though He shook His head not in refusal but...Read more...

Ayurveda and the Mind: Keys to Yoga and Ayurveda Psychology

Dr David Frawley - 28.6 2022 Ayurveda is inherently a psychological as much as a physical system of medicine. Its scope of practice includes both physical (sharirika) and mental (manasika) diseases. Therefore, we cannot really understand Ayurveda without looking at its view of the...Read more...

Why the practice of Yoga should begin with Ayurveda

Yoga and Ayurveda

Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 43

BY: ROCANA DASA - 28.6 2022 A critical analysis of the Srila Prabhupada-Lilamrta by Satsvarupa das Goswami. This section of Chapter Eight of Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta, "Planting the Seed", is primarily made up of interview transcripts, no doubt edited, coming from...Read more...

Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 42

Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 41

Kathmandu

BY: SUN STAFF - 28.6 2022 Krishna Mandir (left) in Patan Square Kathmandu a 'shangri-la' for worshippers of Krsna and Buddha alike. Note: The great Gorkha earthquake of 2015 undoubtedly destroyed some of the temples mentioned in this article. Kathmandu, the capital city of...Read more...

Katmandu scenes, 2001

The Temples of Kathmandu

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur and the TOVP, 2022

By Sunanda Das - 28.6 2022 This article is being presented in honor of the divine disappearance day of the original pioneer of the Krishna consciousness movement, His Divine Grace Sri Srimad Bhaktivinoda Thakur, June 28 (US) / June 29 (India). namo bhaktivinodaya sac-cid-ananda-namine...Read more...

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura disappearance

Bhaktvinod Thakur

Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 42

BY: ROCANA DASA - 27.6 2022 A critical analysis of the Srila Prabhupada-Lilamrta by Satsvarupa das Goswami. Today we begin Chapter Eight of Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta, "Planting the Seed". The author opens this chapter with a quote from Hayagriva. So far, I've...Read more...

Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 41

Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 40

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura disappearance By editor - 27.6 2022 Lecture given by HH Tamal Krishna Goswami on 11th July 1991 in Dallas. Today is the disappearance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Gadadhara Pandit. Srila...	Attempted Robberies at North American Temples By editor - 27.6 2022 ISKCON Baltimore reported to North American officials that four to five people attacked an Arkansas Hindu temple, a Buddhist temple, a local Kali temple, and a few others...
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Disappearance Day By Giriraj Swami - 27.6 2022 Today we are observing the disappearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Sri Gadadhara Pandita. I first learned of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura when I visited...	How the Essence of Religions Came From Vedic Culture By Sri Nandanandana dasa - 27.6 2022 (An Excerpt from the book Mysteries of the Ancient Vedic Empire, by Sri Nandanandana dasa–Stephen Knapp) As we look over the various cultures and...
Why did Rama worship Shiva? By Chaitanya Charan - 24.6 2022 Rama demonstrates the ideal Dharmic behavior of worshipping Devatas, as per that specific time. Rama did it because He knew that Ravana was Shiva’s...	Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 41 BY: ROCANA DASA - 24.6 2022 A critical analysis of the Srila Prabhupada-Lilamrta by Satsvarupa das Goswami. Today we complete our review of Chapter 7 of Srila Prabhupada...
Yogini Ekadasi BY: SUN STAFF - 24.6 2022 Yogini Ekadasi is observed on June 24th in LA and Mayapur, from the Brahma-vaivarta Purana. Yudhisthira Maharaj said, "Oh Supreme Lord, I have heard the...	Veda and Yoga are One Veda and Yoga are One: Veda is knowledge and Yoga is its practice Dr David Frawley - 23.6 2022 Veda is the knowledge and Yoga is its practice. It is that simple. They are two sides of the...

Kenyan Presidential Candidate is an ISKCON Devotee	Why is Iskcon banned in Singapore?
Relativity and the Path to the Absolute	Vaisnava-ninda (Criticizing a Vaisnava), Part 8
Srivasa Pandita	Vaisnava-ninda (Criticizing a Vaisnava), Part 7
The Cure For Fear	Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 35
How can we become determined like Hanuman?	Light Of Hope In The Darkness Of Sorrow
Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 40	Description of Goloka
Srirangam Temple - Trichy, Tamil Nadu	Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 34
Srivasa Pandit Thakur Disappearance	Vaisnava-ninda (Criticizing a Vaisnava), Part 6
Wonderful Prasadam	The Panihati Cida-dadhi Festival
The Historical Development of Vaisnavism and ISKCON	Krishna as King
How to understand the Bhagavatam’s cosmology?	The Science of Knowing God
Ahimsa Vs. Veganism	The Story of Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi
God’s Protection	The Anatomy of the Self
3 Pieces of Helpful Advice for Marriage in Bhakti	Killing the Demons Of Talavana Forest
Unauthorized Gurus and Spiritual Advancement	How Much Are You Worth?
Modern Science and the Vedic Science of Consciousness	Nirjala Ekadasi
Practice Pranayama to Access Higher Energies	Ganga Puja
Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 39	Brahmananda Katha
Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 38	Brahmananda Prabhu “The Mountain of our mission”
Vakresvara Pandit Appearance	Tributes for our dearly departed Brahmananda Prabhu
Deadly D’s to determination	Farewell Brahmananda Prabhu
Bhagavata Mahatmya: The Journey and Rejuvenation of Bhakti Devi	Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 33
Chance and the Unity of Nature	Vaisnava-ninda (Criticizing a Vaisnava), Part 5
Affirmations for chanting the Hare Krishna Maha mantra	Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 32
Light Of Hope In The Darkness Of Sorrow	The Flight of the Soul
Psychological Immunity and How to Measure it	Exploring the animal kingdom through Vaisnava literature
Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 37	Vaisnava-ninda (Criticizing a Vaisnava), Part 4
Vaisnava-ninda (Criticizing a Vaisnava), Part 9	Vaisnava-ninda (Criticizing a Vaisnava), Part 3
Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 36	Deconstructing the Lilamrta, Part 31
“THE GANGS ALL HERE”	The Mars Chronicles