How to gain control over your mind as per Bhagavad Gita?
In Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches us how to control the mind. Let us learn the process he recommends to successfully gain control over the mind.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, please free me from the clutches of my evil mind
Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please give me strength so that like Avantī brāhmaṇa in all situations and circumstances I should tolerate the urges of my mind. Nothing in this world should agitate me. Nothing in this world should allure me.
What is the reason behind Hathi Besha of Lord Jagannath?
We might have seen many pictures of Lord Jagannath having Hathi Besha or elephant head like Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva. It looks so different. What could be the reason behind Hathi Besha of Lord Jagannath? Specially on the day of Snana Yatra, Lord Jagannath is decorated as Gajanana or Hati Besha.
Reason behind Lord Jagannath’s unique form
Do you know why Lord Jagannath, his brother Lord Baladeva and sister Subhadra Devi look so different. They have big eyes, large lips, round faces, and extended hands as if about to embrace someone. There is a beautiful story behind Lord Jagannath and his siblings' unique form.
What is the best way to overcome maya?
Maya is extremely powerful. She shackles the living entities and imprisons them in this world. But we can overcome maya which is an illusory energy
How to attain freedom from never ending suffering?
The Coronavirus pandemic has killed thousands of people all over the world. Even the wealthiest and the mightiest people of the world are helpless in front of it. It has…
Bilvamangala Thakura: Blinded by Lust liberated by Love
Bilvamangala Thakura was a wealthy south Indian Brahmin and belonged to a cultured family. But he got attracted to a prostitute named Cintamani. The attraction soon became an attachment. And…
Whom do you love more – Krishna or your husband?
Once Srila Prabhupada jokingly asked a newly married girl, “Whom do you love more – Krishna or your husband?” The girl hearing the question started crying. Prabhupada was little surprised. He asked her why is she crying. The girl replied....
How to enjoy unlimited happiness in 2020?
2019 is gone. 2020 is in. Most of us are busy welcoming 2020, hoping that this year will bring unlimited happiness and will fulfil all our unfulfilled desires. We are…
Tulabharam challenge: When Satyabhama was about to lose Krishna
Satyabhama is a devoted wife of Krishna. But she is very demanding. She has a feeling that she rules Krishna’s heart and Krishna loves her more than other queens. Once…
Damodar Lila: Why Balaram could not untie Krishna
Balaram was furious. Someone informed him that Krishna has been bound by ropes to a wooden mortar. "How dare can anyone tie Krishna by ropes? Who has the audacity to…
Damodar lila – Controlling the controller with the ropes of love
Krishna was hungry. He wanted milk and so he went to his mother. Mother Yasoda was churning butter at that time. When she saw Krishna, she immediately understood that…