Tag: Preaching

Kṛṣṇa Consciousness... Another Kind of Gallery Exhibition?

15 Sep 2025 | Reflections & Offerings

Spending my childhood mostly with books—and above all, their illustrations—I was naturally drawn to observe and examine the world around me through drawing.

The Beauty of a Detail

20 May 2025 | ISKCON & Leadership

Both the demoniac and pious ones occasionally state that "the devil is in the details" or "God is in the details".

Gaura Purnima Meditation, 13.3.2025

14 May 2025 | Scriptures & Tradition

When will the day come when we, as active devotees and those who are pious at heart, will truly be able to appreciate what Lord Caitanya has given us? Never before—not even in every Kali-yuga—have the gates to Goloka Dhāma been opened in this way, through the unlimited mercy of the Lord.

Kṛṣṇa Consciousness: Right Now and Right Here

07 May 2025 | Preaching & Mission

It doesn’t take much to become disturbed by the constant flow of information cyberspace on the internet is filled with. As a matter of fact, there are so many things we become informed about that we don’t need to know.

What is Important

18 Apr 2025 | Śrīla Prabhupāda said

Māyā's function is to make the important unimportant and the unimportant or less important important. And so, in due course, the purpose and main focus of any mission may be covered or diverted to less important issues, which may appear urgent and of great value at a given time. They are not.

Answering Questions That Were Never Asked

20 Mar 2025 | Miscellaneous

Those who have gotten a glimpse of the unending depth of knowledge in Srila Prabhupada’s books constantly face the question: how many can embrace this unique opportunity to change their destiny, move ahead, and possibly reach the highest goal—returning back home, back to Godhead?

Kṛṣṇa Consciousness: A Walk on a Razor's Edge

14 Feb 2025 | Grhastha & Family

With Śrīla Prabhupāda's arrival in the West, a spiritual revolution was set in motion. As is the destiny of all revolutions, the initial revolutionary spirit can turn into a more comfortable and established regime of maintenance at best, or an opportunistic lifestyle where the exploits of the original pioneers are turned into playgrounds for politically minded individuals. Sometimes, revolutionaries themselves turn out to be the enjoyers of the conquered territories, acting more in a colonizing rather than a cultivating spirit.

Besides so many of Srila Prabhupada’s books being distributed, why are so few actively joining his movement?

26 Jan 2025 | Questions and Answers

While distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books, I never bothered with this kind of question. Book distribution was Srila Prabhupada’s topmost ecstasy, and that was good enough for me to keep going. Like spreading seeds of bhakti, a gardener has no control over which ones will fructify. But he knows that, by Supreme Will, when the right time and circumstances arrive, any potent seed can suddenly turn into a plant. He also knows that weeds are always present, ready to choke any valuable plant, so he is vigilant to keep them away.

The Ineffective Brahminical Preaching

22 Oct 2024 | Preaching & Mission

It was in my presence when Srila Prabhupada stated that without the close cooperation of brahminical and ksatriya-motivated devotees, we will not be able to spread Krsna Consciousness.

The Cult of Endless Forgiveness

15 Oct 2024 | Devotee Conduct

In urgent need to forgive everybody everywhere all the time, we hear occasionally, as if in need to be forgiven themselves, the preachers of such an unconditional cult of forgiveness spreading their “love.”

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