Category: Philosophy

Srila Prabupada mentions that either of Hare Krishna or Hare Rama can be chanted first. “There is no difference between the holy name of Krishna and Rama. But still, there is some distinction. In the śāstra it is said that if you chant one thousand times Lord Viṣṇu’s name, that is equal to chanting one name of Lord Rāma. Sahasra, Sahasra, Viṣṇu-Sahasra-Nāma. And if you chant three […]

A sincere, kripa patra devotee of Divine Couple from UK asked the following questions, to which was just made to compile the answers based on the merciful teachings of our Srila Prabhupada, predecessor Acharyas and Six Goswamis. Here are the questions: How did the jivatma initially want to enjoy the material realm separate from Krishna? […]

For genuine sincere seekers, devotional life should not be rushed to bhav stage (Read 9 stages of devotional life) on social media as is the trend all around, unfortunately. Many reels and social media culture show direct Prema and Rasa without the seekers taking to elementary process like bhajan kriya, sadhu sang, anartha nivritti (Read […]

Philosophy of Mayavadis or Impersonalists: Advaita or Kewaladvaita. Advaita is derived from two words ‘A’ (not) and ‘Dwaita’ (two). So, it means not two. They say that there is nothing but only spiritual effulgence (brahman or impersonal formless feature). They follow principle of ‘aham brahasmi’ or I am Brahman, and ‘sarvavam khalvidam brahman’ or all […]

For spiritual perfection, a seeker should take shelter of a bonafide Guru coming in line with authentic Guru Shishya Parampara under any of 4 Sampradayas (Read about Guru Tattva here). The Guru Shishya Parampara in Brahma Madhava Gaudiya Sampradaya Krishna Brahma Narada Vyasa Madhva Muni (Purnaprajna) Padmanabha Narhari Madhava Aksobhya Madhava Aksobhya Jayatirtha Jnanasindhu Dayanidhi Vidyanidhi […]

The Six Goswamis are the principal assistants of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who were instructed by Him to unveil spots of pastimes of Divine Couple in Vrindavan to the world, and also write and preach about the science of devotional life to embark conditioned souls like us on the journey back to home, back to Godhead, […]

Divine Couple or Yugal Jodi (in Hindi) is a beautiful, heartfelt and ecstatic term coined by Rasika Acharyas to address the Lords of their life – our Queen Srimati Radharani and Shyamsundar Krishna! They are the Supreme Personality of the Godhead, the cause of all causes and the owner of the entire creation! For vrajvasis, […]

There are nine stages of bhakti as described in Madhurya Kadambini by Srila Vishwanatha Chakravarti Thakur Prabhupada. The nine stages of bhakti are as follows: Shraddha: Having faith in the spiritual process of chanting the Holy Names in the form of Hare Krishna Mahamantra. Sadhu Sanga: Associating with saints (or devotees of Lord) through recorded […]

In course of the spiritual path, many seekers who take shelter of Srila Prabhupada in their initial days of spiritual journey, often meet with ‘devotees’ from different sampradaya or mood, and get this doubt that remains mostly unanswered. It is a bold, straight-forward, and very important discussion for those who want to be attached further […]