Haribol dear prabhus. If the concept of varnashrama-dharma has any kind of interest to you, here are some thoughts inspired by our vaishnava literature, one of them is Shyamasundar’s book, “In Chasing the Rhinos with the Swami”. I hope you will appreciate my efforts to share them with you despite the unusual form of analyses. Shyamasundar Pra

Suivi de la version française You should enjoy reading this experience told by Janananda Maharaj in London.* It testifies to the effectiveness of preaching when the devotee is dressed in dhoti. In my humble opinion, a sannyase or a brahmacari should always be dressed like this, with a shaved head. But I also believe that there are many other equal

Realizing that God is everywhere and unique requires a deep and esoteric knowledge of Vaishnava philosophy. The Srimad-Bhagavatam was composed in such a way as to guide us of this essential and universal truth: God is a Person. Devotees like to say Krishna does this or does that, or Krishna gives his blessings and whispers in the heart his instruct

(Cet article peut être lu en français.) This is a continuation of a study on varnashrama-dharma, the beginning of which you can read by following this link. In the first Back to Godhead, which was printed in 1944 , Srila Prabhupada wrote these lines concerning the politics of Independence in India (the capital letters are his): “OUR RESOLVE MUS

Les dévots ont l'habitude de dire à tout moment que Krishna fait ceci ou cela, qu'il accorde ses bénédictions et que dans nos coeurs il murmure ses instructions et confidences. Cette façon générale de s'exprimer aboutie à la confusion. Dans le coeur réside Kṣīrodakaśāyī-Viṣṇu, ce n'est pas Krishna en tant que tel. Krishna ne s'oc

Srila Prabhupada insists in the purport of this verse I am focusing on (5.18) to recall that "the devotee makes no distinction of caste or species" and that "such is the vision of the one who holds the true knowledge." The subject is intriguing, to say the least, since we know well that the Vaishnava doctrine is more personalistic than any current

(You can read this article in English by following this link.) Cet article est la continuation d'une étude sur le varnashrama-dharma dont vous pouvez lire le début en suivant ce lien -en anglais. «NOTRE RÉSOLUTION DOIT ÊTRE DE RETOURNER À DIEU. Nous concevons des plans pour l'avenir et la paix au sein de la nation et pour sa sécurité civile

Suivi de la version française The war in Ukraine is not an abstraction of the mind. It cannot be confined to our imagination and its rules, as with spiritual realization, which is a contract between guru and disciple, outside the conditions of this lower world. Because one can be materially poor, but spiritually rich. The war in Ukraine reminds us

Srila Prabhupada insiste dans la teneur et portée de ce verset (5.18) pour rappeler que «le dévot ne fait aucune distinction de caste ou d’espèce» et que «telle est la vision de celui qui détient le véritable savoir.» Le propos est pour le moins intriguant car nous savons bien que la doctrine vaishnava est plus personnaliste que n'import

You can read the first part of this text by clicking on this link Emmanuel Macron, the French President, receives the Srimad-Bhagavatam from the hand of a female devotee. Politician and chief of the armed forces, he is the supreme authority in military matters. In my last message to you on varnashrama-dharma, I stressed the importance given by Sril