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14 words that explain the whole Universe (Mundaka Upaniṣad #04)
The Upanisads are famous for bringing up complicated philosophical concepts in just a few words. The verse 1.1.8 of the Mundaka Upanisad is a surpris…
1 year, 3 months ago
Life and death of a materialistic person –a description of hell (Srimad Bhagavatam #43)
In chapter 30, Lord Kapila describes the negative results of sinful activities. The problem with material activities connected with sense gratificati…
1 year, 4 months ago
The intriguing nature of the Supreme Brahman (Mundaka Upaniṣad #03)
In this material world, we can observe that a creator is always different from the elements used in his creation. An artist may use paint to create a…
1 year, 4 months ago
The ultimate goal (Srimad Bhagavatam #42)
Although Lord Kapila describes the practice of mystic yoga, the ultimate goal is pure devotional service, therefore the process He describes is not d…
1 year, 4 months ago
The importance of the spiritual master (Mundaka Upaniṣad #02)
The Kaṭha Upaniṣad (2.9) confirms: naiṣā tarkeṇa matir āpaneyā proktānyenaiva su-jñānāya preṣṭha, “This realization, my dear boy, cannot be acquired …
1 year, 4 months ago
Developing pure devotional service (Srimad Bhagavatam #41)
Impersonalists generally believe that to become free from material contamination one should renounce all material activities and connections. However…
1 year, 4 months ago
The foundation of all knowledge (Mundaka Upaniṣad #01)
Srila Vyasadava composed the Upanisads by selecting passages from the four original Vedas that deal directly with the topic of self-realization. The …
1 year, 4 months ago
Different categories of devotional service (Srimad Bhagavatam #40)
In the previous chapters, Lord Kapila already described the creation and structure of the material world and how the soul becomes entrapped in it, as…
1 year, 4 months ago
The source of all existence (A study of the Taittiriya Upaniṣad, #8)
Although the Lord is always with us, our consciousness is currently focused on matter, and thus we can't associate with Him. We are covered by the fa…
1 year, 4 months ago
Developing Pure Love (Srimad Bhagavatam #39)
The ultimate goal of the process of bhakti-yoga is to develop pure love of Godhead. As Krishna explains in the Bhagavad-Gita: "One who is thus transc…
1 year, 4 months ago