Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! From Times Of India 4 Jan, 2007 l 1109 hrs IST. An ancient Vishnu idol has been found during excavation in an old village in Russia’s Volga region, raising questions about the prevalent view on the origin of ancient Russia. The idol found in Staraya (old) Maina village dates back to [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! The nature of the spirit soul is Sat-Cit-Ananda i.e. the soul is eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss. In contrast, the body is temporary and full of ignorance and suffering. Because of this incompatibility between the two, the soul, who is meant to be happy in an eternal blissful [...]

The biggest problem is the identity crisis. Who am I? Am I this body, mind, intelligence, or the head, or the nose? If one can find out one’s real identity, then he can work to­wards achieving lasting happi­ness. We are not these bodies; we are  pure spiritual souls (Atma). The existence of the soul is [...]

WHY ARE MANKIND’S PROBLEMS INCREASING DESPITE RAPID  GROWTH OF SCIENCE AND  TECHNOLOGY?    As we move into the 21st Century, we see that Science and Technology have reached heights, which could not have been imagined a few hundred  years ago. There are so many modern amenities today like air-conditioners, vehicles, 5-star hotels, the finest of vehicles, [...]

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Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., is the director of the Human Genome Project. His most recent book is “The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.” This article has some extracts from the Mr. Francis Collins article published on CNN. ROCKVILLE, Maryland (CNN) — I am a scientist and a believer, and I [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! So we should give a prominent position in our life for prayers and pilgrimage, fasts and festivals and for satsang and self-realization. These are all very important to free our mind from the sufferings of the world. Right  from a small child to an old man, anyone can practice this chanting on [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Sometimes people ask why do they have to pay money for buying the NITAI (Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna Naam Bhakti Yoga) spiritual Holy Books of our Acharyas and Shrila Prabhupada. It is simple. When they want to travel a distance of 10 miles, they have to pay for their car’s fuel and to [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! God is our only eternal friend. To be frank with you, the harsh reality that no one in this world is interested in you. Don’t expect the world to rush to your rescue when you are in trouble; it will just not happen. Far from run­ning to help you, even our [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! We have to understand that unless we agree to abide by the laws of God, we can never achieve peace of mind. This can be understood from an example. Suppose a person wants to break all the laws of the government; he wants to steal, he wants to harm others etc…And he comes running [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Many people understand, at an intellectual level, that material enjoyment is always the cause of suffering, but still despite their best efforts to restrain themselves, they are un­able to give up the desire to enjoy. Therefore the million-dollar question is: how can we give up the enjoying mentality? It is possible [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! At this point, a question may come up, “Daily spiritual practice is alright, but how should we go about our various duties? In other words, how should we live in this world?” The first and foremost thing to un­derstand is the most basic truth; that we are not God, but we [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! It is important to note in this connection that when we say that we should remember God and chant His Holy Names, it doesn’t mean that we should become lazy and give up all our responsibilities. The ideal approach to work is: be balanced; don’t be irresponsible, but don’t purchase trouble [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! The Vedic way of life is based on the principle of ‘Simple Living and High Thinking’. We should work only as much as is nec­essary to fulfil the basic necessities of life and utilize our remaining time, energy and money for reviving our eternal life.  How? By engaging in devotional service [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! You may be wondering, “How is it possible that with disturbances all around me, I should remain undisturbed?” It is possible when we depend on the power of God by taking His shelter whenever such inconveniences come. When we surrender to Him, He will give us the necessary will power, inner [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Generally we can see that our mind be­comes especially agitated whenever we are insulted and the thorn of the desire to take revenge torments the mind for a long time. The only way to control the mind in such cir­cumstances is by shutting our eyes to the in­sults. On reading this, [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! We all know that, somehow or other, if we can learn to control our mind, then we can accomplish many things in our life. So naturally, an of us are interested in controlling our mind. At the same time we are all well aware of the disastrous consequences of an uncontrolled [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! People ask for peace of mind but they want to very carefully preserve their material greed. But the truth is peace of mind and material greed are incompatibles. You have to make your choice. It is wisely said, ‘God has provided for everyone’s need, but not for everyone’s greed.’  An angry [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Instead of aspiring for such ephemeral and temporary worldly recognition we should be aspiring to be recognized by God and His Devotees. Why? Because God is a person who loves you for what you are and not for what you have. And He loves you so much that He remains your [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Craving for worldly glory and recognition is the surest way to physical and mental rest­lessness. The whole world is running madly after name, fame and recognition. But why do we want recognition? Have we ever asked ourselves this question? We want name, fame and recognition so that people may under­stand our [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Resentment and envy for the success of others are actually a sign of cowardice, a sign of the ab­sence of the courage to accept the reality that we cannot control the world around us. We are disturbing the peace of mind for no gains whatsoever, because nobody has the power to change the [...]

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! We should also know that no one can make or mar our career. Sometimes we imagine, “A has blocked my promotion.” or  “B has ruined my business by competing in the same field.” and so on. And due to such imaginary conceptions, we feel envy and animosity to­wards others. But actually [...]

 Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! The search for happiness is the eternal quest for every living entity. In the modern times, the propaganda throughout the world is to work very hard to earn ones livelihood to accumulate more and more wealth to increase one’s name and fame and thus become happy.Consequently, everyone is caught up in an environment of [...]