Chanting in a Way to Attract Krishna’s Heart

A devotee gives his life to God, everyone is liberated by his influence. In the end everyone will be most proud and satisfied. That is Krishna consiouness. And this faith, this determination is what is required, otherwise there are so many obstacles, so much propaganda to divert our attention. And …

Valuing the Contribution of Mothers

Look at what is happening to the world today, because we don’t understand the Vedic conception of the absolute necessity for a peaceful life and peaceful society, to honour and respect our mothers. The earth is our mother. She is being exploited in such ways that if we keep going …

The Different Levels of Perception

According to the Vedic system there are five ways of acquiring knowledge. The first is ‘pratyaksha’ which means through direct perception of the mind and senses. But that is very faulty! Another is ‘paroksha,’ which means indirect knowledge, receiving and understanding from higher authorities who know more than us. The …

Fear and the way out

“This world is a place of fear. The most prominent expenditures within society today, all over the planet, are based on fear.” – Radhanath Swami. People put a lot of time, energy and money into building hospitals and buying medicines. It is all based on fear of disease, fear of …

Uprooting the weeds of bad habits

Addictions are very deep; they are like weeds. If you cut a weed it just grows right back. If you cut it again, it grows back again. The more you cut it, the more it grows. And if you don’t cut it, it will strangle the flower of your consciousness. …

Can’t we make the connection

I was listening to a radio show and this lady from anti-cruelty for animals was boasting that how she saw someone tied their dog too close to a post and so she called the police because that dog did not have space to move. That person actually got fined. Then there were calls for questions to this lady on radio.

Habits cover our logic and intelligence

Today people use their free-will to condition themselves to such dangerous habits. They are not only illegal, but even though they are so dangerous to the mind, body and soul, they are utterly socially acceptable. Let us take smoking cigarettes for instance. First of all, just a couple of years …