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Posted: 7 years 19 weeks ago
How could I explain to someone in a moment about my path of Bhakti-yoga or Krishna consciousness??
Sometimes people casually ask what I believe in, looking for a nutshell understanding, so perhaps they will know how to categorize me. I really wish people would understand that there is only one Divine system in the Universe known by infinite names, and represented by many religions. Still I try my best to look for ways to share the similarities, while celebrating the differences.
Besides all...
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Posted: 7 years 19 weeks ago
Due to his spiritual empowerment and his purity Shrila Prabhupada was able to explain the deeply esoteric philosophy of Krishna consciousness in a way that could be grasped by people with no external background in Vedanta (philosophical conclusions of the Vedic scriptures) or Bhakti. Certainly in essence our philosophy is very simple, as stated in many verses in the Gita, such as 9.34 where Krishna tells us how to be Krishna conscious:
"Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My...
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Posted: 7 years 19 weeks ago
One of our great predecessor gurus or acharyas, Shrila Bhaktivinode Thakur who lived during the second half of the 19th till the beginning of the 20th century, analyzes religions as having both form and substance.
The form is the outer manifestation of the teaching in terms of it's appearance, special dress of practitioners, rules and regulations etc. The value or purpose of the "form" of the teaching is to deliver the substance or really the inner or esoteric purpose.One of our great...
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Posted: 7 years 20 weeks ago
In the current issue of Back to Godhead magazine my wife, Archana-siddhi d.d. wrote an article about the latest craze in the self improvement, "personal growth" world, "The Secret". She tried her best to present a balanced view since there are many truths in that book which are indeed universal. She mainly was objecting to the Book and DVD's use of what is called, "the law of attraction" for solely material reasons, when in truth this is the law which determines where we will go at the time of...
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Posted: 7 years 19 weeks agoHow could I explain to someone in a moment about my path of Bhakti-yoga or Krishna consciousness?? Sometimes people casually ask what I believe in, looking for a nutshell understanding, so perhaps they will know how to categorize me. I really wish people would understand that there is only one Divine system in the Universe known by infinite names, and represented by many religions. Still I try my best to look for ways to share the similarities, while celebrating the differences. Besides all...0 Comment(s)618 Reads