Tag: Materialism

WE ARE ONE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY DIFFERENT

09 Oct 2019 | ISKCON & Leadership

International Society of Krsna Consciousness, started by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, following the timeless ideals of Vedic society, which united people on spiritual principles and categorized them along the level of their individual consciousness and conditioning.

Two Kinds of Maya

26 Sep 2019 | Spiritual Practice

Only very few in this material world search after Truth. Most are satisfied with the lies being served to them (...)

WHERE DO ALL THESE THINGS COME FROM?

03 Apr 2019 | ISKCON & Leadership

One of the most amazing symptoms of Krsna’s illusion, imposed upon those who sincerely want to forget Him, is that the conditioned souls never develop this very essential desire to investigate the origin of everything surrounding us.

How can one distinguish similarities from realities?

10 Oct 2018 | Questions and Answers

By listening from a spiritual guide who is hopefully not illusioned by the similarities. Another deceiving feature of the material energy is the hope for comfort to be found within the boundaries of this material world...

How important is the Bhakti Vrksa program in terms of general preaching?

09 Oct 2018 | Questions and Answers

It is a completely natural sequence of any preaching attempt that when interested persons become more involved the need of an "organized attempt to spread Krsna Consciousness", as Srila Bhaktivinodha Thakura defined it, arises...

When Srila Prabhupada says that to go back to Krsna...

04 Jul 2018 | Questions and Answers

This is a permanently relevant question as the conditioned soul has a permanent tendency to cheat, above all to cheat oneself. To consider oneself to be somebody one is not is an ongoing illusion dominating

Is Krsna Vegan?

17 May 2018 | Questions and Answers

Obviously not, the "Veganism", how probably Srila Prabhupada would call it, is just another attempt of the conditioned souls to be unique, distinct… and foolish. That doesn’t mean that as a

Despite being engaged in Krsna consciousness, for many years, how come that a devotee can still be exhibiting the symptoms of a conditioned soul?

15 May 2018 | Questions and Answers

"Many years" may in our case not mean "many years" for the Supreme Lord. After all, His "instant" mercy may prove to be very different from our concept of "instant". When Lord

Sankirtan, melting the heart

30 Apr 2018 | Book distribution kī jaya!

Those who are the exceptional recipients of Lord Caitanya’s mercy can experience, while trying to induce conditioned souls to accept Srila Prabhupada’s books, a change of heart. A very wonderful change of heart indeed. Even a very new devotee, once putting his own egoism aside, can experience this unique emotion instantly. To break through the heavy fortified heart of the conditioned soul, (Srila Prabhupada quotes often, describing the conditioned souls as having a "steel framed heart") a devotee has to become truly humble.

What should one consider when one intends to open a restaurant?

24 Apr 2018 | Questions and Answers

Seeking Srila Prabhupada’s instructions in this regard, one will not find many. But following can be stated from His side: -1- Restaurants, originally named by Him as "Hare Krsna Restaurants", but

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