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Unemployment – Defect of the modern civilization

Srila Prabhupada assessed any situation with utmost clarity and on the platform of truth. Here is just one example of his great ability to...
Kartik month ghee lamps

Month full of Dancing – What makes Kartik month so special?

We have heard of people dancing on the new year day, on birthdays, in clubs and in parties. Such dancing lasts for a day...

Says Chanakya Pandit

Try to save your soul (yourself) as long as your body is healthy and under control, and death is distant; when the death is...

Negation cannot grant realization of the Absolute Truth – Bhaktivinod Thakur

Appearance of an acharya in this world is by no means an ordinary thing. Such acharyas are some of the most confidential servants of...

Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur’s not-so-known contribution

History has witnessed the dark age that descended on earth after the disappearance of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates. Those unable to understand...

Varnasrama training course concluded

Recently concluded Varnasrama training courses at ISKCON Sri Mayapur received a promising number of local as well as visiting participants. Ram Lakshman das,  Director...
pleasant surprise

Like to give pleasant surprise? You may want to read this

Wanting to make our loved ones happy is natural. Among the many ways to make them happy, giving a pleasant surprise holds special significance....
why fear

The surest way to get rid of any fear, for good

Have you experienced fear at any stage in your life? Do you think fear can make one do certain things and prevent from doing...
mayapur

Knowing Sri Mayapur As It Is – 10

As months after months and years after years pass by, I keep wondering if my appreciation for and attachment to Sri Mayapur Dham has...

“Says Chanakya Pandit” – New series

Although Chanakya, the great thinker and philosopher, also known as Chanakya Pandit,  Rishi Chanakya, Acharya Chanakya, and Arya Chanakya, need no introduction, yet for...

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Lord Chaitanya - Origin of all avatars

When God descends on the Earth – Understanding an Avatar

Avatar is a known word these days even in the western countries. Internet and social media users know how they can change their avatar....
faith in God

Struggling to have absolute faith in God? Read this!

The most common explanation from people who cannot believe in God is, they don't believe in God because they don't see Him. Some others...

Financial security – Are we joining the bandwagon?

Today, the world has come to a stage where practically every person is made to believe, or compelled to think, that unless he has...

Brexit – Beaten Britain or Fall of Europe?

Out of curiosity, today I Googled "Brexit" and found a whooping ~14,40,00,000 results in 0.43 seconds. Compared to that, the word "economy" returned about...

Self-development: Eliminating common barriers

In the world that we live in, the might seems to be always right. While the law of karma and the supreme will of...