The Lord is situated in everyones heart as the witness.

The Bhagavad-gita confirms that the Lord Krishna is situated in everyone’s heart as the witness, and as such He is the supreme director of sanction. The director is not the enjoyer of the fruits of action, for without the Lord’s sanction no one can enjoy. For example, in a prohibited area a habituated drunkard puts […]

What is the meaning of Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, how does chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra helps anyone?

First principle in devotional service is to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa maha-mantra (maha means “great”; mantra means “sound that liberates the mind from ignorance”). Kṛṣṇa or Christ- the name is the same. The main point is to follow the injunctions of the Vedic scriptures that recommend chanting the name of God in this age. The […]

Difference between a mayawadi and a pure devotee

There are many so-called devotees who think that in the conditioned state we may worship the Personality of Godhead but that ultimately there is no personality; they say that since the Absolute Truth is impersonal, one can imagine a personal form of the impersonal Absolute Truth for the time being, but as soon as one […]

The false ego is born because of misuse of independence

In the beginning, from clear consciousness, or the pure state of Krsna Consciousness, the first contamination sprang up. This is called false ego, or identification of the body as self. The living entity exists in the natural state of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but he has marginal independence, and this allows him to forget Kṛṣṇa. Originally, pure […]

Mind is a product of egoism in goodness and intelligence is a product of egoism in passion

The mind is the product of ego in goodness and the function of the mind is acceptance and rejection according to desire. But here intelligence is said to be the product of ego in passion. That is the distinction between mind and intelligence; a mind is a product of egoism in goodness, and intelligence is […]

What is the difference between lords incarnation and lords expansion?

“Lord Krishna is the original Absolute Personality, the Godhead, and all the other Viṣṇu forms – with four hands, decorated with conch, lotus, club, and wheel – are plenary expansions of Krishna. These twenty-four forms are known as the vilasa manifestation of the prabhava (four-handed) form, and they are named differently according to the position […]

The Supreme Lord is the seer of all worlds

The Supreme Lord Krishna is the seer of all worlds, both material and transcendental. In other words, the Supreme Lord is the ultimate beneficiary and enjoyer of all worlds, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (5.29). The spiritual world is the manifestation of His internal potency, and the material world is the manifestation of His external […]

How Krsna consciousness is different than Buddhist philosophy & Mayavadis?

In this world everyone is trying to get liberation from material pangs. Those who follow Buddhist philosophy are trying to get liberation from the material miseries by reaching nirvana. Nirvana means “the stage when everything is extinguished”. The Buddhists want to make everything void; they want to make all material varieties zero. That is the […]

Characteristics of spiritual world

The transcendental world or Vaikuntha atmosphere is enriched with transcendental qualities. These transcendental qualities, as revealed through the devotional service of the Krishna, are distinct from the mundane qualities of ignorance, passion and goodness. Such qualities are not attainable by the non-devotee class of men. In the padma purana, Uttara-khanda, it is stated that beyond […]

Do devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa have to suffer for their past misdeeds

In court, an important man is sometimes found to be a culprit, and the judge may be able to fine him a hundred thousand dollars and know that the man can pay it. But he may tell the man, “You just give one cent”. That is also punishment, but it is greatly minimized. Similarly, we […]