Philosophy
By editor - 10.9 2021
Below is the translation and commentary on some of the Nyāya Sutras, which describe the nature of a scientific theory as comprised of four aspects. The first aspect represents the purpose of the system; the second, the functional parts that execute this purpose; the...Read more...
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Impersonalism and the Doomed to Fail Attempt to Judge Sadhus
By Madhavananda Das - 9.8 2021
The proud practice of using our dull material senses to try to judge who is sadhu and who is not is the same as the neti neti endeavor of the impersonalists. The impersonalists try to understand...Read more...
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By Sadaputa Dasa - 6.8 2021
While scientific discoveries test religious dogma, religious and
paranormal experiences challenge scientific theories.
In the Vaisnava tradition of India, God is defined as Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan: the unlimited light of pure being...Read more...
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By Suhotra Prabhu - 21.6 2021
Srila Vyasadeva, being tri-kala-jna, foresaw 5000 years ago the rise of Buddhism. Therefore in his Vedanta-sutra (second adhyaya, second pada) he encapsulated a description and a refutation of each of the four main schools of Buddhist philosophy...Read more...
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Urmila (Devi Dasi) ACBSP - 18.6 2021
It is difficult to say which is "better." In the Isopanisad it is stated that impersonalism is worse than demigod worship, and that demigod worship leads one to ignorance. But in Bhagavad-gita demigod worship is described as being in...Read more...
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Dr David Frawley - 10.6 2021
Raja Yoga commonly refers to the royal or higher Yoga of meditation. While the term is not specifically mentioned in the Yoga Sutras, the Yoga Sutra tradition has been commonly called Raja Yoga over time. Raja Yoga is an ancient term found in the works...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 14.4 2021
HDG Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, 'Colloquies With Foreigners'.
Talk to Mrs. Nora Morell of Germany
September 1, 1936
We should have firm faith in the Divinity. We are absolute infinitesimals, and it is only proper we should associate...Read more...
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By Krishna Ragini Devi dasi - 7.4 2021
We all complain we don’t have enough time. So many schedules, so many deadlines, so many tasks to attend to, so many phone-calls to answer and make, so many demands we have to fulfill: our check-to-do lists seem inexhaustible. Absorbed in all...Read more...
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By editor - 2.9 2021
By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
1. We are put to test and trial in this world. Only those who attend the kirtana of the devotees can succeed.
2. Every spot on earth where discourses on God are held is a place of pilgrimage.
3. Possession of objects not...Read more...
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Seven stages of purification and transcendental elevation
BY ADMINISTRATOR - 12.10 2020
By H.H. Radhanath Swami
ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam
sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam
anandambudhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamrtasvadanam...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF- 8.10 2020
Introduction to Sri Krishna-samhita by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur.
The people of India and other countries may be divided into two categories- the asslike and the swanlike. Of these two, the asslike are in the majority. The swanlike are in the minority. Swanlike...Read more...
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By Vamadeva - 2.10 2020
Your own mind is your best friend or worst enemy, depending upon how you relate to it. The mind is the part of your nature closest to and most intimate to your inner Self and Being, but also connected to the external world and its influences. Much of what we call...Read more...
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By Venugopal Acharya (Vraja bihari dasa)
A few years ago, I went through a serious crisis. I’d been hearing bad rumours about someone I respected and was disturbed by the news. Moreover, my relationships with people I knew closely had soured. I was distressed and began to feel...Read more...
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By Radhacharan Das - 3.9 2020
There are various Sampradaya doing Vraj bhav upasana in Madhurya Rasa. Some call it Gopi Bhava some calls Sakhi Bhava or Sahchari bhava or Sringara bhava or Manjari bhav. But the broad difference made between them is Gopi Bhava and Sakhi bhava. This sakhi...Read more...
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By editor - 1.9 2020
Edited from a lecture by Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa
It is normally taken by people that religion means a type of faith, but this is not actually the real meaning of religion.
In the introduction to the Bhagavad Gita As It Is, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami...Read more...
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By editor - 21.8 2020
Selling sastras and teaching them for money is prohibited.
APANYAM ATHA PANYAM VA VIKRAYAM NA PRAYOJAYET
One should not sell something that should not be sold, or that has already been sold to someone else. (HBV 11.778; an example: salagram - HBV 5.436-7)
...he...Read more...
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By Gauranga Darshan Das - 5.8 2020
Ghosts do not have gross bodies. But they do have subtle bodies. Gross bodies are made of earth, water, fire, air, and ether. Subtle bodies are made of mind, intelligence, and ego. Both of these bodies are material and all individuals in this world are...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 9.7 2020
Six Qualities that Enhance Bhakti by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Dhairya - Patience
For the practitioner of devotional service, dhairya, patience, is extremely necessary. Those who possess the quality of dhairya are called dhira, sober. Due to lack of this...Read more...
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BY: CAITANYA DAS - 21.5 2020
The puffed up Darwinian scientific community think themselves very advanced in knowledge. Their effective brainwashing education programs have indoctrinated millions upon millions of supposedly intelligent students, but anyone with real intelligence -- and there...Read more...
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By His Divine Grace A.C.B. Swami Prabhupada
Authorities and Lawyers (2:10:51)
Any question that is put forward may be answered by quoting the authority, and that satisfies the saner section. That is the system even in the law court. The best lawyer gives evidence from the past judgement of...Read more...
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By Mahesh-das - 8.5 2020
So the conclusion is that whatever may be our past, let us come to Krsna consciousness and immediately join Krsna. Just like with a diseased man, it is a waste of time to try to find out how he has become diseased, better to spend time curing the disease.
91-05-14...Read more...
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By editor - 1.5 2020
The System Of Cosmic Justice
Science of reincarnation
Karma - the law behind reincarnation
Dharma - cosmic ethics
Sanatana-dharma: higher aspect of dharma
Every civilized society has systems assuring its smooth work and protecting it from various negative...Read more...
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A Bhagavatam Conception of Mind
By Bhanu Swami - 1.5 2020
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Story of Puranjana
King Puranjana had unlimited desires for sense enjoyment. Consequently he traveled all over the world to find a place where all his desires could be fulfilled. Unfortunately he found a feeling of...Read more...
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By Janakinatha Dasa - 31.3 2020
Every December, the book marathon promises to be an exciting event. While travelling from door to door, village to village, through remote parts of India, we invariably meet someone who has been miraculously touched by Krishna’s mercy. One...Read more...
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By Jaya Gaurasundara dasa Gauravanacari - 25.3 2020
A. Introduction
1. What is vanaprastha?
The word vanaprastha is composed of the words vana, meaning “forest” and prastha, meaning “to go,” so a vanaprastha is “One has gone to the forest.” Vanaprastha...Read more...
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