May 7th, 2014 | by Harmonist staff
\"The world cycles, its souls, and the karma that binds them together are all anadi, beginningless, as is Vishnu himself. Indeed, the world cycles are compared to his breathing, and God has no first breath.\"
April 24th, 2014 | by Harmonist staff
\"How can we jump into the Absolute Good - the ocean of our real interest? That is the problem and our questions should be of such a general character. \"
April 7th, 2014 | by Harmonist staff
To this Mahaprabhu replies \"Do not practice the craft of a guru for the purpose of injuring others through malice. Do not adopt the trade of a guru in order to get immersed in the slough of this world. But if you can, indeed, be my guileless servant and you will be endowed with my power--then you need not fear.”
April 3rd, 2014 | by Harmonist staff
It is important to note that Srila Prabhupada is the founder acarya of an institution, not a religion or even a lineage. The founder of Srila Prabhupada’s religion is Sri Caitanya
February 27th, 2014 | by Harmonist staff
Using the head to soften the heart, one who deeply contemplates the causeless nature of bhakti will easily overcome this final stage of unsteady devotion and advance blissfully to the stage of nistha
December 31st, 2013 | by Harmonist staff
\"The only real meaning or purpose worthy to be served is the connection with the universal wave, the universal movement. Anything besides that is anartha— undesirable and unnecessary.\"
December 19th, 2013 | by Harmonist staff
Faith in sastra really leads to faith in sadhus; sastra stresses this over and over again. Bhakti comes from bhakti in the context of sadhu sanga
December 14th, 2013 | by Harmonist staff
The advancing bhakta must remain equipoised when confronted with the realization that meaningful spiritual advancement “takes so long” on the one hand, and fully confident that mercy is forthcoming through Krsna’s pure devotees, “it wont take long” on the other
December 5th, 2013 | by Harmonist staff
By Swami B.V. Tripurari The most popular word in all languages is “I.” We invoke this word more than any &hellip
November 7th, 2013 | by Harmonist staff
After initial spiritual enthusiasm begins to even out, one then enters a stage of spiritual practice characterized by the vacillation between focused and distracted, constant and sporadic, etc
April 23rd, 2013 | by Harmonist staff
The Godhead’s desire to bestow liberation—his compassion—requires another world. Thus from the trans-spatial, timeless realm of Vaikuntha, the world of time and space manifests, and in the above verse, Krsnadasa Kaviraja identifies the deity from whom our world issues forth
January 8th, 2013 | by Harmonist staff
\"We are not simply given the world to our understanding; we are given most immediately our experiences of it.\"
