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“The yogic situation is that of detachment from all sensual engagements. Closing all the doors of the senses and fixing …

One translation of the word yoga is “plus” – that is, just the opposite of minus. At the present moment, …

“One who, at the time of death, fixes his life air between the eyebrows and, by the strength of yoga, …

This process by which the yogi closes the doors of the senses is technically called pratyāhāra, meaning “just the opposite.” …

Scientists have been trying for many years to reach other planets with spaceships, but this is not the process. Maybe …

The devotees of Kṛṣṇa are not interested in any planet within this material universe, because they know that on all …

In the higher planets, six of our months are equal to one of their days, and the inhabitants of these …

In the very beginning of Bhagavad-gītā, however, we learn that we are not subject to death.

“For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not …

The spirit soul is a very minute particle within the body. It cannot be seen like the external body, but …

“After being situated in this yoga practice and vibrating the sacred syllable oṁ, the supreme combination of letters, if one …

One who is intelligent naturally thinks, “I am permanent and eternal. Why should I be interested in things that are …

Thus by vibrating oṁ and leaving the material body thinking of the Supreme Lord, the yogi is transferred to the …

As living entities, we all want enjoyment. We do not simply want existence. We are constitutionally sac-cid-ānanda-eternal (sat), full of …

“O lotus-eyed Lord, although nondevotees who accept severe austerities and penances to achieve the highest position may think themselves liberated, …

The impersonalists are like astronauts in search of a planet. If they cannot rest in some planet, they have to …

In the material world, the highest pleasure is found in sex. That is but a perverted reflection of the pleasure …

Kṛṣṇa’s planet is described in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.29) in this way:

“I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor, who is tending the surabhi cows that fulfill all desires, who …

The conclusion, therefore, is not to try to elevate ourselves to any material planet, because the same miserable conditions of …