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Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj was an associate of Thakur Bhaktivinoda. He was well-known and very much respected among the vaishnava community. As such he became known as “Vaishnava Sarvabhauma”. He spent a lot of time in the land of Vrindavan and that was where he is believed to have attained perfection. Later he moved [...]
The Six Goswamis of Vrindavan were the people who revived Vrindavan. Rupa and Sanatana were direct disciples of Sri Chaitanya and they compiled literatures based on the teachings they received from Him. The other goswamis also were disciples of Sri Chaitanya with the exception of Jiva who was initiated by his uncle, Rupa Goswami. Sanatana [...]
With all the professional bookstores that are available in just about every community today, avid readers some times wonder where they can locate used books. The avid reader normally love the smell and the feel of the older dusty and cozy used bookstores that are fill more like the real world.
In a used bookstore readers [...]
It is unbelievable how the purchasing price of new books can cost the avid reader much more in the long run than any given used book. It seems that even with copies of used books available, some readers still have money to burn on copies that are new.
One of the biggest complaints of any college [...]
God is not understood through mere words. It takes time: lifetimes and millenniums of practice. Some may get discouraged but only the sincere practitioners go to God. By sincere we mean no duplicity and no crookedness, always pure hearted and straightforward in dealings. The scriptures of the Buddhists talk about good character because unless one [...]
Even in this world most of the believers in God lament and pray to God when they are in trouble and they forget to worship Him when they are living comfortably. The mentality is the same among the demigods. The level of enjoyment is so high in the heavenly planets that the demigods forget to [...]
The sage Kashyapa had two wives, Diti and Aditi. From Diti the demons were born and from Aditi came the demigods. The demons also follow the Vedic ways of life under the guidance of their spiritual master, Sukracharya. It so happened that many times the demons took over the heavens and made the demigods flee [...]
Many educational programs, shows and documentaries are very informative in the sense that they are scientific proofs. There is everything from learning alphabets and cooking to building spaceships. Television can help discovering new cultures; learn about other parts of the globe and other things that we cannot find in our community.
Television affects both children and [...]
Shiva is one of the three main deities in Hindu religion. He is the personification of the mode of ignorance, although he is transcendental to the modes of nature. Followers of Lord Shiva are called shaivaites. He’s also known as “Mahadev”, the great God. Vaishnavism, Shaivism and Shaktism form the three main denominations in Hinduism.
Vishnu [...]
To understand the meanings of liberation and immortality one must first agree on a common point and from there we shall proceed with the explanation. First of all, the body is temporary and the soul is eternal. The soul is the actual living entity that gives consciousness to the body. Without the soul, the body [...]