Did you know, that one and a half hours before the sunrise each day, is called in the Vedas the Brahma-muhurta hour (hour of God)? It is the best time for self-realization. It has been claasified as the most prestime segment of the day for doing one's sadhana or spiritual practice, especially chanting of the holy names of the Lord - Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare. Srila Prabhupada, the great acarya (perect spirit

In the fall of 2004 in San Luis Obispo, California, Hridayananda Goswami (Howard Resnick Ph.D.) offered a series of lectures on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. The course was based on his own translations from the original Sanskrit text to English, explaining the meaning of each verse in a straightforward, practical, and easily assimilated manner. One would be hard pressed to find anyone more qualified than H.D. Goswami to present the teachings of the Yoga Sutra. Possessing a deep g

VEDIC RANCH HOSTS SMALL HERD OF ZEBU COWS Mar 01, 2015 — SEDONA, ARIZONA, USA (SUN) — "Every house-holder can have a little land, a cow for milking, grow their own food - economic problem solved". Srila Prabhupada must have said this many times. He really believed that anyone could live, survive in this way, with Krishna consciousness of course. Without a spiritual life of Krishna consciousness, what's the use, of anything? The only way to satisfy the soul is to lead a life d

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA (from the foward of Bhagavad-gita As It Is , by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada) THOMAS MERTON (Catholic Theologian) The word Gita means "Song." Just as in the Bible the Song of Solomon has traditionally been known as "The Song of Songs" because it was interpreted to symbolize the ultimate union of Israel with God (in terms of human married love), so The Bhagavad Gita is, for Hinduism, the great and unsurpassed Song th

In the Bhagavad-gita as It Is, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna says; The demoniac do not know what is to be done.and what is not to be done....They engage in unbeneficial work meant to destroy the world." The government officials, in a democratic society, are chosen by the people. Therefore, if they find and elect an enlightened being, who places primary importance on human society being engaged in the pursuit of understanding the Absolute Truth and self real

KARMA has become a household word. Just about everone has heard something about it - "as you sow, so shall ye reap" (the Bible). Every action we perform is like a seed sown. Just as different seeds, such as rice seeds or mango seeds, bear fruits at different rates, so do different karmic seeds. But while we can discard ripe produce if its turns out bad, we can't discard the bad fruit of our karmic seeds. We have to eat—suffer—every single karmic fruit we have sown. The Sanskr

Bhagavad-gita: "It was the first of books, it was as if an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene, consistent, the voice of an old intelligence, which in another age and climate, had pondered and thus disposed of the same questions which exercise us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Journals Bhagavad-gita as It Is, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The largest selling, most widely used edition of the Gita in the Western world. What if

Bhakti is derived from the Sanskrit word bhaj, which means - loving service. Yoga in Sanskrit means - connection. Bhakti yoga means to connect to the Supreme by means of loving pure devotional service. We all have divine love or Bhakti within our self. However, it is in dormant state. There is a simple way to awaken this dormant loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This process is laid down by Lord Sri Krishna in Bhagavad Gita, and especially propogated by

What is this universe we live in? Why do so many living beings come into existence, perish, yet so many others, countless living entities, visit this psace for a short time, and also disappear? What is the purpose? The universe has an intelligent design. Does this imply an intelligence behind its working? The Vedic literature, ancient spiritual sanskrit texts that are thousands of years old, contain much information about this suject. They describe this material universe as o

Maybe our family didn't extend the values of live and let live, to the other species that also have their home here on this planet. But, now that we are on our own, we should give this some serious thought, and be a positive force that will change the world for good. Karma means, what goes around comes around. Ever wonder why there is so much war and killing going on all over the world? K A R M A. #vegetarian #krishna #karma #prasadam #Bhagavadgita #bhaktiyoga #health