The Devotee Does Not Ask

Among all the Vaisnavas the mood of the Gaudiya Vaisnava is the highest, because Gaudiya Vaisnava does not ask for any benefit from serving Krsna. Instead of asking to be taken care of by God,Gaudiya Vaisnava instead chooses to love and care for God.Knowing this, one may wonder why Sudama went to Krsna to ask…

Krsna Loves His Devotee So Much

Krsna loves His real devotee. No matter what position that devotee is in, if he or she is sincere, seriously following, Krsna plays with that devotee. For example, Sudama was Krsna’s sincere devotee and seriously loved Him so much so that he did not care about his own status of poverty. One day his wife…

How Eastern And Western Philosophy Differ

Eastern and Western philosophies disagree with each other about the problems of birth, death, karma, reincarnation, good and evil, the nature of the soul, existence of God, free will, spiritual practice and liberation. When Western philosophers discuss these topics they base their theory on their speculation, that is why their conclusion is impersonalistic. Eastern philosophers…

Evil Spirits and Chanting

Because this is the age of Kaliyuga, the demonic forces are everywhere, but they run away from those places where pure mantras are chanted. For example, as related in the Valmiki Ramayana, Lord Rama once was asked by a ghost, “O Lord, we are also Your creation. We also need a place to live and…