From Back to Godhead, 1974 When people see a picture like the one you see here, they often ask, "Who is that girl with Krishna?" The answer is that She is Srimati Radharani, Krishna's pleasure potency. The devotees of the Krishna consciousness movement humbly try to glorify Srimati Radharani because by Her mercy one can advance wonderfully in Krishna consciousness. What Is the Pleasure Potency? Everyone naturally wants to enjoy, yet no one is fully independent in finding enjoyment. To satisfy our desires, we need the association of others. We use the expression "to enjoy oneself," but … [Read more...] about Who is that Girl with Krishna
How Manipur Became a Krishna Conscious State
from Back to Godhead, November-December 1995 The Vedic scriptures tell us that Manipur was a Krishna conscious land even more than five thousand years ago. But for the last several centuries the Manipuris have also worshiped various regional semi-historical deities, who hold a place in Manipuri culture even today. In modern times, worship of Vishnu first gained prominence in Manipur in the fifteenth century, during the reign of King Kyamba. It is said that the Pong king Khekhombha of the Shan kingdom gave Kyamba a Vishnu chakra (the symbolic disc of Vishnu). The presence of … [Read more...] about How Manipur Became a Krishna Conscious State
A Distant View of 9/11
This essay, read by Jayadvaita Swami, is available as an audiobook. Download (right-click - Save as...) The policy of wise rulers has always been to disguise strong acts under popular forms. Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859) History of England, Volume 1 When it all happened on 9/11, I was away from the United States—in the Middle East, to be more precise. I didn’t watch the catastrophe on television; I didn’t have one. (I almost never watch tv, and rarely read newspapers.) And I can tell you that from my detached and distant vantage point the events looked very different … [Read more...] about A Distant View of 9/11
Suggested reading
Here are some books you can refer to for further information. Coming Back Life Comes from Life Bhagavad-gita As It Is Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation Children who Remember Previous Lives Cases of the Reincarnation Type Where Reincarnation and Biology Intersect Reincarnation and Biology: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects … [Read more...] about Suggested reading
Memories matched by congenital bodily conditions
Dr. Stevenson’s most recent contribution to studies of cases of the reincarnation type is an examination of cases in which birthmarks or birth defects seem to correspond to physical features of the "former person," often to fatal wounds. An unusual birthmark, for example, might correspond in shape and position to a previous person’s knife wound. Or severe and unusual birth defects in a person’s legs, defects in the form of ropelike constrictions, might correspond to the injuries of a previous person tied by the legs and killed A child, one may suppose, … [Read more...] about Memories matched by congenital bodily conditions
The Vedic answer
The Vedic answer is that at the end of one lifetime we embark upon another. The Bhagavad-gita says, As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones. … [Read more...] about The Vedic answer
About Reincarnation
The Vedic teaching on the cycle of birth, death, and birth again Does some aspect of our personality survive bodily death? If it does survive, where does it go? Eternal heaven or hell? Or perhaps we merge into some sort of spiritual oneness. At the end of one lifetime, do we embark upon another? The explanatory value of the Vedic point of view Who gives credence to this? If reincarnation is a fact, how does it work? Why reincarnation? What’s the purpose? What about scientific evidence for reincarnation? Déjà vu Channeling, or mediumistic … [Read more...] about About Reincarnation
Ritvik
Here are some papers treating an unusual doctrine that has gotten more attention than it deserves. Where the Ritvik People Are Wrong (31 KB, MS Word, zipped) Where the Ritvik People Are Wrong Again (29 KB, MS Word, zipped) Plain Vanilla (12 KB, MS Word, zipped) All of the above, in one archive (71 KB) "Where the Ritvik People Are Wrong" and "Plain Vanilla" are available as one high-res print-ready booklet. You are welcome to print it, as many copies as you'd like, provided you keep it as is and on its own (not mixed with anything else). You can right-click on this link to download … [Read more...] about Ritvik
Media Library
Check out the new media page. Recordings of classes, seminars, and question-and-answer sessions with Jayadvaita Swami are available from: KKSBlog Bloemstraat 167a 1016 LA Amsterdam The Netherlands A video of Jayadvaita Swami recalling memories of Srila Prabhupada has been released as Part 40 of the “Memories” series published by Illumination Television. … [Read more...] about Media Library
How to Stay Healthy in India
The two troubles that most commonly afflict the physical bodies of visitors to India are diarrhea and the common cold. Both are easy to avoid, and easy to recover from. Diarrhea How do you get it? By eating contaminated food, drinking bad water, or (the most usual way) eating more than you can digest. How to avoid it? Entirely forgo meat, eggs, poultry, and seafood. In tropical climates, they're harder to digest. And in India fishing, butchery, and handling of meat are done by people of a very low class. So--I'll spare you the details--with this stuff you always … [Read more...] about How to Stay Healthy in India
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