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Daily articles from August 2010 “The activities or desires that relatively help a soul attain his constitutional position are called piety. The opposite are called sin. Since devotional service to Krishna is one’s constitutional position, when one cultivates this service, then nescience, which is the root cause of relative situations in the form of sin and piety, is gradually fried and abolished.” (Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Shri Krishna Samhita, 10.2 Purport) Saying Grace Jnana and Vairagya Ambrosia He Who Hesitates Is Lost Karma-mukta Delivering the Mind The Rock Achintya-...

Daily articles from August 2011 “As a desire tree, whatever you want you can have from the Vedas. Veda means knowledge; it is so complete that whether you want to enjoy in this material world or you want to enjoy spiritual life, both kinds of knowledge are there. If you follow the Vedic principles, then you will be happy.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Krishna Consciousness The Topmost Yoga System, Ch 8 ) At Every Step Ease of Implementation The Starting Point Why Should I Try The Home of Dharma Betting On The Cure Endless Possibilities The Ripened Fruit From an Anthill Franchising Bhakti Rasa ...

Daily articles from October 2010 “She has fully absorbed her body, mind and life in Lord Jagannatha. Therefore she was unaware that she was putting her foot on My shoulder. Alas! How fortunate this woman is! I pray at her feet that she favor Me with her great eagerness to see Lord Jagannatha.” (Lord Chaitanya, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 14.29-30) Destroying Our Foes Vishnu and Krishna Encouragement Words Mean Things You Gotta Believe The Messenger With The Message The Spiritual Doctor Hyphenation The Highest Gain Killing With Kindness What’s the Use Potential For Intelligence What ...

Daily articles from October 2011 “The Lord heard the story of Sakshi-gopala with great pleasure because He wanted to impress upon the atheists that the worshipable Deities in the temples approved by the great acharyas are not idols, as alleged by men with a poor fund of knowledge.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, Introduction) Look At This Doubling Down Sharing Gold Dancing To Their Wish Dussehra 2011 Creating Gods From Snake to Swan Sakshi-gopala Won Over Sum of Its Parts Auspicious Invocation Knowledge Means Power Mahatma I’m Ready For More As I Understand It Tinkling of ...

Daily articles from August 2009 Equality A Perfect Sannyasi Gopi Jana Vallabha Life Is Meant For Austerity Brotherly Love Illicit Sex Feeling Right At Home The Lord of Earth Back to Basics Sanatana Dharma Animal Sacrifice Maintainer of the Universe Krishna Janmashtami 2009 Vyasa Puja 2009 Fasting Not To Be Denied God is One Ishvara Parama Krishna The Simple Life Falling On Hard Times Food For The Soul Giving To The Lord Spreading The Message The Power of Love Rules of Etiquette The Joys of Childhood Radhashtami 2009 Remover of Fears Perfect Yoga A Divine Vision Real Heaven

Catching Krishna is a short collection of poems describing the pastime where Lord Krishna is tied to a mortar by mother Yashoda for having broken a pot of butter in anger.

“The Lord is personal although impersonal, He is atomic although great, and He is blackish and has red eyes although He is colorless.” (Kurma Purana) Chapters: God is a Person, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, A Personal Touch, Do You See What I See?, Is Not Null, I See Me, I’m Still Standing, What Is Maya, Achintya-bhedabheda-tattva, Always With Form, A Person With Knowledge, Driven to Impersonalism, The Two Mayas

"Devotion Without Obstruction" is a collection of fifteen essays discussing the four regulative principles of devotional service [refraining from meat eating, gambling, intoxication and illicit sex] described in the teachings of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the effect following those principles has on consciousness.

"For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotees, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 18.68) "From the seeds distributed to the disciples by the spiritual master, trees of devotion get planted everywhere. But what’s even more remarkable is that the guru teaches his spiritual descendants how to distribute seeds themselves. This was especially the mission of Lord Chaitanya, who cut through the barriers erected by sectarian traditions and ignorance by traveling from town to town and inducing others to chant the ...

“Those great saints, who are knowers of dharma and greatly fortunate, spoke these words to me: ‘Rama will visit your very pious ashrama. Along with Saumitra [Lakshmana], you should offer Rama the greatest hospitality as your guest. Thus after seeing Him, as a benediction, you will ascend to the eternal realm.’” (Shabari speaking to Lord Rama, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 74.15-16) “Welcoming Rama” is a collection of nine essays discussing the verses in the Ramayana which describe the time when Rama and Lakshmana visited the female ascetic Shabari in the forest.

“Is Lord Krishna really blue, Is He not the god for only the Hindus? Why in His hands does Krishna carry around a flute, And why the flowers and peacock feather to boot? Some say that Krishna is God while others say Vishnu, Please explain these to me, for to Hinduism I am new. Honor the carved statues of Krishna, do many take the privilege, Trusting the Vedas, is not the worship of idols pure sacrilege? Lord Chaitanya, who is He and what did He do? Preach to men did He, but why not to women too? How do I find balance between material and spiritual life? Must I quit my job, renounce my ...

“I am faithfully engaged in the service of Rama, who is as immovable as a great mountain, as great a lord as Mahendra [Indra], and who, like a great ocean, is incapable of being agitated.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 47.33) Devoted to Rama is a collection of twenty essays discussing the verses from the Ramayana that cover Sita's initial interaction with Ravana when he approached her in the Dandaka forest in the guise of an ascetic.

“Rama bewailing thus, like one who had no protector, being stricken with grief and overwhelmed by great illusion appeared impoverished and lifeless. Thereafter, Lakshmana, the son of Sumitra, lovingly pressing His lotus feet, instantly reassured Him thus: Like the demigods obtaining ambrosia, King Dasharatha, after performing great austerities and great deeds, obtained You as a son. Being attached to Your qualities, the king, as we have heard from Bharata, attained the divine nature due to separation from You. O Kakutstha, if You are unable to tolerate this distress, then how will the ...

In dream one moment you’re dwelling upon, And then the next moment it is gone. The universal manifestation in son’s mouth to see, Then in an instant Yashoda from vision set free. To loving her beautiful son she returned, In process a deep respect for God was earned. But devotion in maternal affection not to stop, Concern for darling of Vrindavana she couldn’t drop. Thus know there is higher state than reverence, Love in bhakti-rasa God’s preference. “Yashoda’s son” is a collection of twenty-one essays discussing the pastime where Lord Krishna shows the universal form to mother...

“All glories to Kunja-vihari, who playfully announces Madanotsava (Cupid’s festival) with the melodies from His colorfully decorated flute, and whose pastimes are praised by a multitude of male and female parrots.” (Shrila Rupa Gosvami, Shri Kunja-vihary-ashtakam, 4) “Praised by Parrots” is a collection of twenty-two essays discussing the Kunja-vihary-ashtakam of Shrila Rupa Gosvami.

Caught Butter Handed is a collection of sixteen essays describing the pastime where Lord Krishna is tied to a mortar by mother Yashoda for having broken a pot of butter in anger. If to a deserted island you should go, Not many possessions there you know. So take only those things you really need, Automatically choose favorite items indeed. Appreciation augmented by full reliance, Nothing else around, on object full dependence. For the yogi keep always one person in mind, Who in her courtyard feeding monkeys mother did find. Think of Yashoda telling Krishna that break pots He can’t, ...

Discussing the pastime of the meeting between Shri Krishna and the fruit vendor in Vrindavana. “While Krishna was going to the fruit vendor very hastily, most of the grains He was holding fell. Nonetheless, the fruit vendor filled Krishna’s hands with fruits, and her fruit basket was immediately filled with jewels and gold.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 10.11.11)

"Devotional Service" is a collection of thirty-six essays discussing the ancient art of divine love, bhakti-yoga, which is the culmination of all yoga practice and the natural occupational duty of the spirit soul, who is transcendental to the changing of bodies and the relative conditions created by contact with nature.

The Cookie Competitor, Bitter Lemonade, Travelling Tirtha, and More is a collection of 10 short stories discussing various topics of bhakti-yoga philosophy

"O Sita, those munis, who have taken to strict vows, living aggrieved in Dandaka-aranya have personally approached Me, who am a protector of the surrendered, and sought refuge." (Lord Rama speaking to Sita Devi, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya-kanda, 10.4) The sages residing in the Dandaka forest were being harassed daily by the ogres ranging the night, those demons intent on thwarting the peaceful religious activities of the rishis given to asceticism and penance. Understanding that their only chance at safety and peace lay in the hands of the divine prince of Ayodhya, Shri Rama, the sages kindly...