March 30th, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
It is stated in the Vedanta-sutra that Brahman’s motivation for expanding himself as the universe is to express joy in the form of divine play (lokavat tu lila kaivalyam), the lila of creation (srsti-lila)
March 15th, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
Narayana begins his answer to Brahma’s inquiry by explaining that the entire varied creation expands from a singular source.
February 10th, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
\"Therefore, in the consciousness that \'I am the divine Lord beyond the mode of passion,\' one should meditate on the self, thinking], \'I am Gopala.\'\"
January 22nd, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
In the twelve forests of Mathura, Krishna is present in twelve different forms
December 31st, 2010 | by Nitaisundara
All of these forests facilitate Gopala Krishna in his cowherd lilas and his rendezvous with the gopis. Among them Vrndavana is the most important, and it is to be understood that Vrndavana is the group leader of all twelve of Gopala Puri’s forests
December 19th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
History has shown that significant change comes more readily from committed individuals, not organizations or governments, and certainly not committees
December 1st, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Durvasa Muni begins to narrate the exchange between Brahma and Narayana
November 21st, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Krishna’s being \"situated in the effulgence of the sun\" also indicates that he is situated in Vraja. Out of compassion for the cows, Govinda resides among them as a cowherd
November 7th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
There are two beautifully plumed birds making their home in this body, which, like a tree, is meant to be felled. The lesser of the two is the fragmentary portion of Brahman who enjoys and suffers; the other is merely an observer
October 29th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Spiritual emotion, bhava, is constituted of Sri Krishna\'s internal energy, svarupa-sakti. Its awakening in the devotee\'s heart signals the first ray of the sun of prema, ecstatic love of God
October 17th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
How could Durvasa be said to have fasted after eating what they had offered him, and how could Krishna be a brahmacari? What was the mystic truth behind the apparently contradictory statements made by both Durvasa and Krishna
October 3rd, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Although the gopis had not fully understood the import of Krishna’s contention that he was celibate, being inspired by the affirmation of his prowess, they nonetheless uttered the words “Krishna is a brahmacari” as he had told them to. The Yamuna then immediately gave them passage
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