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…
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
Krishna & Balaram Balaram was furious. Someone informed him that Krishna has been bound by ropes to a grinding mortar. "How dare can anyone tie Krishna by ropes? Who has…
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…
Heart like Butter
Some may be born with extraordinary qualities whilst some may be too ordinary. Some may have magnetic persona while some may not attract the attention of others. Every individual possess…
Important lessons to learn from Ramayana
With just his tail, Hanuman effortlessly burned the entire city of Lanka. But he too wasn’t successful in burning the lust and ego of Ravana, the powerful king of Lanka. …
How to please Goddess Durga during Durga Puja
Candidasa was a devoted worshipper of Goddess Durga while his brother was a pure Vaisnava who would worship Shaligram. Candidasa was rich but his brother was poor. Candidasa had a…
How to derive maximum pleasure from our senses
Our senses which are mostly uncontrolled are compared to deadly serpents. Just as a bite of a snake kills a person similarly the wild senses many a times drive a…
HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj teaches an invaluable lesson to a cook
Once HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj was passing through the deity kitchen in the temple. One lady who was doing some service in the deity kitchen saw Maharaj and she immediately…
Colourful Celebration of Krishna Utsav
Lord Krishna appeared almost a week back, but the celebration is still going on. In Vrindavan after the appearance of Krishna every day, in fact every moment, there was festivity.…
1st Janmashtami celebrated at Iskcon New Town Kolkata with religious fervour
Hundreds of devotees thronged to Iskcon New Town, Kolkata on 24th August to celebrate Janmashtami, the appearance day of Lord Krishna. Although it rained almost continuously and heavily throughout the…